--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 62 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/62/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 62 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [61](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/61/) **62** [63](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/63/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) **confrontation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A confrontation is an angry argument or fight between people or groups who disagree.[↗](../../confrontation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A confrontation is a meeting where someone faces a person or problem directly, for example to talk about something wrong.[↗](../../confrontation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Confrontation is the act of facing up to danger or a difficult situation.[↗](../../confrontation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sam wanted to avoid a confrontation with the older boys.[↗](../../confrontation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The story ends with a confrontation between the knight and the dragon.[↗](../../confrontation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a confrontation between fans after the match.[↗](../../confrontation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher had a calm confrontation with the boy about the broken window.[↗](../../confrontation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Walking away from a confrontation can be the bravest choice.[↗](../../confrontation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The protest ended in a confrontation with police.[↗](../../confrontation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **confucianism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A way of thinking and living based on the teachings of Confucius, a Chinese teacher who lived about 2,500 years ago; it stresses kindness, honesty, good manners, education and respect for parents, elders and rulers.[↗](../../confucianism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The tradition of schools, rituals and books that grew from these teachings in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam.[↗](../../confucianism/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Confucianism teaches that children should respect and care for their parents.[↗](../../confucianism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Confucius said, «Do not do to others what you would not want them to do to you».[↗](../../confucianism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · For centuries, Confucianism shaped schools and government in China.[↗](../../confucianism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our RE class compared Confucianism and Daoism.[↗](../../confucianism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Confucianism values learning, so exams were very important in old China.[↗](../../confucianism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many families in East Asia still follow Confucian customs at New Year.[↗](../../confucianism/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **confuse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To confuse someone is to make them unable to understand or think clearly: «The instructions confused me.».[↗](../../confuse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To confuse two things is to mix them up and think one is the other: «I always confuse the twins.».[↗](../../confuse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To confuse a situation is to make it more complicated or unclear.[↗](../../confuse/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The long question confused me.[↗](../../confuse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I always confuse «there» and «their».[↗](../../confuse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't confuse a centipede with a millipede.[↗](../../confuse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The new road signs confused the drivers.[↗](../../confuse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · People often confuse the twins.[↗](../../confuse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The magician confused the audience with his trick.[↗](../../confuse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I got confused and went to the wrong classroom.[↗](../../confuse/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If you are confused, ask the teacher to explain again.[↗](../../confuse/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘You confuse the names, Sire,’ said the page hastily.[↗](../../confuse/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") ‘I come on behalf of the Princess Turritella.’[↗](../../confuse/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · This is certainly an editorial error, confusing a Chet for a Taw.[↗](../../confuse/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../confuse/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **confused** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not able to understand something or think clearly; not sure what is happening or what to do.[↗](../../confused/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mixed up or unclear: a confused story.[↗](../../confused/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a verb, mixed up two things, thinking one was the other.[↗](../../confused/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I confused the twins.[↗](../../confused/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm confused about how to do long division.[↗](../../confused/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He looked confused when I spoke French.[↗](../../confused/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't get confused between "their" and "there".[↗](../../confused/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She confused salt with sugar and the cake tasted awful\![↗](../../confused/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma got confused after she fell, so we called an ambulance.[↗](../../confused/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new rules confused everyone.[↗](../../confused/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy looked confused by its reflection.[↗](../../confused/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask the teacher if you are confused.[↗](../../confused/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The smith was quite confused; he knew nothing about any funeral.[↗](../../confused/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Heh or He, H, must not be confused with Cheth, or Heth, Ch.[↗](../../confused/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../confused/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · must not be confused with Zain, Z ; and lastly Qoph, Q is very often replaced by K, which is hardly defensible as there is a true K in addition. '[↗](../../confused/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") 44.[↗](../../confused/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../confused/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Later cosmogonists, such as Ovid, represent it as the confused, shapless mass, out of which the universe was formed into a cosmos, or harmonious order.[↗](../../confused/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../confused/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things.[↗](../../confused/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.23.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confused/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · But these also reel through wine, and stagger through strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel through strong drink, they are confused because of wine, they stagger because of strong drink; they reel in vision, they totter in judgment.[↗](../../confused/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.28.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confused/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **confusion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Confusion is the feeling of not understanding something or not knowing what to do.[↗](../../confusion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Confusion is a messy state where things are mixed up and nobody knows what is happening.[↗](../../confusion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Confusion is mistaking one person or thing for another.[↗](../../confusion/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There was some confusion about the time of the match.[↗](../../confusion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She stared at the map in confusion.[↗](../../confusion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · To avoid confusion, write your name on your lunch box.[↗](../../confusion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In all the confusion, I left my coat on the bus.[↗](../../confusion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The two words sound the same, which causes confusion.[↗](../../confusion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After he hit his head, his confusion worried the coach.[↗](../../confusion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire drill ended in noise and confusion.[↗](../../confusion/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask your teacher if the question fills you with confusion.[↗](../../confusion/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The confusion spread wider and wider.[↗](../../confusion/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · It is necessary to avoid confusion between these letters ; different authors translate them in different manners.[↗](../../confusion/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../confusion/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · A separate consideration of the several parts should follow this general grasp of the subject, else much confusion may result.[↗](../../confusion/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../confusion/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.[↗](../../confusion/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.69.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confusion/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and confusion unto him.[↗](../../confusion/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.18.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confusion/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; mine adversaries are all before Thee.[↗](../../confusion/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.69.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../confusion/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **congealed** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* became thick and solid, as a liquid does when it sets.[↗](../../congealed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were piled up — the floods stood upright as a heap; the deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.[↗](../../congealed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.15.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../congealed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.[↗](../../congealed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../congealed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **congee** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A thick, soft rice porridge made by cooking rice in lots of water for a long time, eaten across China and East and South-East Asia, often for breakfast or when someone is ill.[↗](../../congee/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma made me a bowl of congee when I had a cold.[↗](../../congee/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In Hong Kong, many people eat congee for breakfast.[↗](../../congee/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We topped the congee with spring onions and soy sauce.[↗](../../congee/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Congee is rice cooked with lots of water until it is very soft.[↗](../../congee/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend's family eats congee with pickles and a salted egg.[↗](../../congee/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The café sells chicken and ginger congee.[↗](../../congee/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **conger** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large sea eel with grey or black skin, living in rocky places and wrecks in the sea around Europe and elsewhere; it can grow longer than a tall man.[↗](../../conger/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Its flesh as food.[↗](../../conger/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A huge conger lived in the old shipwreck.[↗](../../conger/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The divers saw a conger eel peeping from a hole in the rock.[↗](../../conger/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mock Turtle's drawling-master was an old conger-eel.[↗](../../conger/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Fishermen caught a conger as long as the boat.[↗](../../conger/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A conger is a fish, not a snake.[↗](../../conger/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Congers come out at night to hunt.[↗](../../conger/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **congestion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Too many cars or people in one place, so movement is slow, like traffic congestion.[↗](../../congestion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A blocked feeling in the nose or chest from a cold, with too much mucus.[↗](../../congestion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There was heavy congestion on the motorway.[↗](../../congestion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · London has a congestion charge to cut traffic.[↗](../../congestion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bikes and buses can help reduce congestion.[↗](../../congestion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I have a cold with nasal congestion.[↗](../../congestion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The steam helped clear my congestion.[↗](../../congestion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Congestion at the school gate makes it unsafe.[↗](../../congestion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **conglomerate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (money, business) A big company made up of many different businesses that sell different things.[↗](../../conglomerate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science, geology) A kind of rock made of rounded pebbles and stones stuck together by finer material, like natural concrete.[↗](../../conglomerate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A mass of different things gathered together.[↗](../../conglomerate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Conglomerate rock looks like pebbles glued together.[↗](../../conglomerate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The conglomerate owns a TV channel, a bank and a cereal brand.[↗](../../conglomerate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We found a piece of conglomerate on the beach.[↗](../../conglomerate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rounded pebbles in conglomerate were shaped by water.[↗](../../conglomerate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The big conglomerate bought the toy company.[↗](../../conglomerate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cliffs are made of conglomerate and sandstone.[↗](../../conglomerate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · At first this temple was built of wood, then of stone, and the one lately discovered was formed of conglomerate of shells.[↗](../../conglomerate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **congo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Congo is a great river in central Africa, the second-longest in Africa and the deepest river in the world.[↗](../../congo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Congo is part of the names of two countries beside it: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, with capital Kinshasa) and the Republic of the Congo (capital Brazzaville).[↗](../../congo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The Congo Basin rainforest is the second-largest rainforest on Earth, after the Amazon.[↗](../../congo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Congo River flows through the rainforest.[↗](../../congo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Congo is the deepest river in the world.[↗](../../congo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bonobos live only in the Congo rainforest.[↗](../../congo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[↗](../../congo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Congo rainforest is second only to the Amazon in size.[↗](../../congo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Metals for phone batteries are mined in the Congo.[↗](../../congo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Two countries have «Congo» in their names.[↗](../../congo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **congratulate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To congratulate someone means to tell them you are pleased about their success, good luck or happy event: we congratulated her on winning.[↗](../../congratulate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To congratulate yourself means to feel pleased with yourself for something you did.[↗](../../congratulate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We congratulated Mia on winning the spelling bee.[↗](../../congratulate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team congratulated the winners after the match.[↗](../../congratulate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The head teacher congratulated the whole class.[↗](../../congratulate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I congratulated my aunt on her new baby.[↗](../../congratulate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Congratulations on passing your swimming test\![↗](../../congratulate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He congratulated himself on finishing the puzzle.[↗](../../congratulate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "To my lord Marquis of Carabas," replied the reapers; and the King again congratulated the Marquis.[↗](../../congratulate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **congratulation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Congratulations: words you say to show you are happy for someone who has done well or had good news.[↗](../../congratulation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Congratulations! — an exclamation said to someone on their success or happy event.[↗](../../congratulation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal, singular) The act of congratulating someone: «a letter of congratulation».[↗](../../congratulation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Congratulations on winning the spelling bee\![↗](../../congratulation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Congratulations to Year 5 for the best attendance this term.[↗](../../congratulation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Please give my congratulations to your sister on her new baby.[↗](../../congratulation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We all signed a card of congratulation for our teacher's wedding.[↗](../../congratulation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The head teacher read out a list of congratulations in assembly.[↗](../../congratulation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · "I passed my swimming test!" "[↗](../../congratulation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") Congrats, that's brilliant!"[↗](../../congratulation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh, congratulations, you've spilt juice on the homework again (sarcastic).[↗](../../congratulation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor sent a letter of congratulation to the winning team.[↗](../../congratulation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **congratulations** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* «Congratulations!» is what you say to someone to show you are happy about their success or good news.[↗](../../congratulations/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Congratulations are words or messages that praise someone for something good they did or that happened to them.[↗](../../congratulations/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Congratulations on winning the spelling bee\![↗](../../congratulations/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Congratulations to everyone who finished the fun run.[↗](../../congratulations/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We sent a card with our congratulations to the new parents.[↗](../../congratulations/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «I passed my swimming test!»[↗](../../congratulations/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") «Congratulations!»[↗](../../congratulations/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The head teacher gave her congratulations to the choir.[↗](../../congratulations/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa phoned to offer his congratulations.[↗](../../congratulations/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Congratulations, you solved the hardest puzzle\![↗](../../congratulations/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Say congratulations to the other team, even when you lose.[↗](../../congratulations/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The next day, the king came with the whole court to offer their congratulations, and stayed till quite late.[↗](../../congratulations/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **congregate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To come together and form a group or crowd in one place.[↗](../../congregate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) To gather for worship.[↗](../../congregate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pupils congregated around the noticeboard to see the results.[↗](../../congregate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Starlings congregate in huge flocks in the evening.[↗](../../congregate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · People congregated in the square for the celebration.[↗](../../congregate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Elephants congregate at the waterhole in the dry season.[↗](../../congregate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The faithful congregated in the church for Easter.[↗](../../congregate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Please don't congregate in the corridors.[↗](../../congregate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **congregating** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Congregating means gathering together in a group or crowd in one place.[↗](../../congregating/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) People congregating in a church are coming together to worship; the group is a «congregation».[↗](../../congregating/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Birds were congregating on the telephone wires before flying south.[↗](../../congregating/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pupils were congregating near the school gates.[↗](../../congregating/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguins are congregating on the ice to keep warm.[↗](../../congregating/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · People were congregating outside the church for the wedding.[↗](../../congregating/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fans are congregating in the square before the match.[↗](../../congregating/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Please stop congregating in the doorway.[↗](../../congregating/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **congregation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) A congregation is the group of people gathered in a church, synagogue or mosque for worship.[↗](../../congregation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The members of a particular church or religious community.[↗](../../congregation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Any gathering of people or animals.[↗](../../congregation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The congregation sang a hymn together.[↗](../../congregation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The vicar welcomed the congregation.[↗](../../congregation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our church has a small but friendly congregation.[↗](../../congregation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rabbi spoke to the congregation in the synagogue.[↗](../../congregation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The congregation stood up when the bride came in.[↗](../../congregation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The whole congregation said «Amen».[↗](../../congregation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A congregation of seagulls gathered on the beach.[↗](../../congregation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The congregation sat in cushioned seats, and sang out of their Prayer-Books.[↗](../../congregation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.[↗](../../congregation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.12.47, JPS 1917)[↗](../../congregation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.[↗](../../congregation/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.33.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../congregation/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · and assemble thou all the congregation at the door of the tent of meeting.'[↗](../../congregation/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.8.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../congregation/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And all the congregation murmured against the princes.[↗](../../congregation/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.9.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../congregation/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is against them.[↗](../../congregation/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.6.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../congregation/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, (Writings EZR.2.64, JPS 1917)[↗](../../congregation/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **congregational** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) To do with a congregation: the people who gather in a church for worship.[↗](../../congregational/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) Congregational churches are Protestant churches where each local church runs itself, with its members choosing their own minister.[↗](../../congregational/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The congregational singing filled the chapel.[↗](../../congregational/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our village has a Congregational church.[↗](../../congregational/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Congregational churches, the members choose their minister.[↗](../../congregational/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The hymn was sung by the whole congregation — congregational singing.[↗](../../congregational/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Pilgrims of the Mayflower founded congregational churches.[↗](../../congregational/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The congregational meeting decided to repair the roof.[↗](../../congregational/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **congress** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Congress, US) The group of people elected to make laws in the USA, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.[↗](../../congress/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A large formal meeting of representatives from many groups or countries: a medical congress.[↗](../../congress/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A law-making body in some other countries.[↗](../../congress/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Congress meets in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.[↗](../../congress/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The new law was passed by Congress.[↗](../../congress/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A member of Congress visited our school.[↗](../../congress/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors from many countries met at an international congress.[↗](../../congress/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Congress has two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives.[↗](../../congress/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The UK has Parliament instead of Congress.[↗](../../congress/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · On the wall hung a large colored print, representing the congress of Vienna, and all the kings and emperors at once.[↗](../../congress/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · At the International Mathematical Congress held in Paris in 1900, Cantor suggested that zero was pro- bably in use among the Babylonians as early as 1700 B. 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