--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 64 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/64/) [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 64 [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/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A feeling or idea that a word suggests, in addition to its basic meaning.[↗](../../connotation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") For example, «home» means a place to live, but it suggests warmth and safety.[↗](../../connotation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The word "home" has connotations of warmth and safety.[↗](../../connotation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · "Stubborn" and "determined" have different connotations.[↗](../../connotation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Red can have connotations of danger or of love.[↗](../../connotation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The poet chose words with dark connotations to create fear.[↗](../../connotation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Cheap" can have negative connotations, while "good value" sounds positive.[↗](../../connotation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Discuss the connotations of the word "storm" in the poem.[↗](../../connotation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **conquer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To conquer a country or people means to take control of them by fighting.[↗](../../conquer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To conquer a problem or a fear means to deal with it successfully and beat it.[↗](../../conquer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To conquer a mountain means to climb to the top of it.[↗](../../conquer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To conquer a place can also mean to become very popular there: «The band conquered America».[↗](../../conquer/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Romans conquered most of Britain.[↗](../../conquer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings.[↗](../../conquer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Maya finally conquered her fear of the dark.[↗](../../conquer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They conquered the mountain in three days.[↗](../../conquer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire.[↗](../../conquer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Divide and conquer: break the big problem into small steps.[↗](../../conquer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her song conquered the charts all over the world.[↗](../../conquer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · How did you manage to conquer it?"[↗](../../conquer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **conquering** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Taking control of a country or people by force, especially in war.[↗](../../conquering/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Succeeding in beating or overcoming a difficult problem or fear (conquering a fear of heights).[↗](../../conquering/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Climbing a difficult mountain to the top.[↗](../../conquering/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (adjective) Having won, victorious (the conquering hero).[↗](../../conquering/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Romans were conquering lands all around the Mediterranean.[↗](../../conquering/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · William the Conqueror led the Normans in conquering England in 1066.[↗](../../conquering/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She is conquering her fear of the dark.[↗](../../conquering/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The climbers celebrated conquering the mountain.[↗](../../conquering/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowds cheered the conquering hero.[↗](../../conquering/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Conquering a hard maths problem feels great.[↗](../../conquering/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His prowess in war was marvelous, and he succeeded after some time in conquering the Eastern Barbarians, the Ainu.[↗](../../conquering/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **conqueror** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person, army or country that takes control of a land or people by force, or wins a war.[↗](../../conqueror/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Someone who overcomes a difficulty: «the conqueror of Everest».[↗](../../conqueror/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings.[↗](../../conqueror/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The conquerors forced the people to pay taxes.[↗](../../conqueror/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Alexander the Great was a famous conqueror.[↗](../../conqueror/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hillary and Tenzing were the first conquerors of Everest.[↗](../../conqueror/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · For the people who were conquered, the conqueror was an invader.[↗](../../conqueror/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «We are more than conquerors,» says the Bible.[↗](../../conqueror/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Thereupon the demon dies, and the two ladies greet the conqueror rapturously.[↗](../../conqueror/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Three Fathers and their generations, Seven conquerors and their armies, and Twelve bounds of the Universe.[↗](../../conqueror/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../conqueror/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **conquest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Conquest is taking control of a country, city or people by force, usually in a war.[↗](../../conquest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A conquest is a place or land that has been taken this way.[↗](../../conquest/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Conquest can mean beating a very hard challenge, like the conquest of a mountain or of a disease.[↗](../../conquest/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal, old-fashioned) A conquest can be a person someone has won the love of, said in a boastful way.[↗](../../conquest/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Norman Conquest changed the English language for ever.[↗](../../conquest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Romans began their conquest of Britain with a large army.[↗](../../conquest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Spain's conquest of the Aztec Empire brought terrible suffering.[↗](../../conquest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Climbing Everest was the greatest conquest of his life.[↗](../../conquest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The conquest of smallpox is one of medicine's big wins.[↗](../../conquest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The king boasted about his new conquest.[↗](../../conquest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The conquest of space started with tiny satellites.[↗](../../conquest/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people died during the conquest.[↗](../../conquest/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · They are possibly a relic of the days of Aryan conquest, when the fair-skinned, fair-haired Aryan conquered the swarthier aboriginals.[↗](../../conquest/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **conquistador** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A Spanish (or Portuguese) soldier and explorer who invaded and conquered lands in the Americas after Columbus, such as Hernán Cortés (who conquered the Aztec Empire) and Francisco Pizarro (the Inca Empire).[↗](../../conquistador/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The conquistador Hernán Cortés reached the Aztec capital.[↗](../../conquistador/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Conquistadors searched for gold in South America.[↗](../../conquistador/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Diseases brought by the conquistadors killed many Native people.[↗](../../conquistador/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Pizarro was the conquistador who conquered the Incas.[↗](../../conquistador/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The conquistadors wore metal helmets and armour.[↗](../../conquistador/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum shows the Aztec side of the story, not only the conquistadors'.[↗](../../conquistador/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **conscience** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The feeling or inner voice inside you that tells you what is right and wrong, and makes you feel bad when you do wrong.[↗](../../conscience/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church, ethics) Christians and many others believe the conscience helps us know God's law; they examine their conscience before confession.[↗](../../conscience/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «In all conscience» (formal) means «honestly, fairly».[↗](../../conscience/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My conscience told me to give the money back.[↗](../../conscience/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He had a guilty conscience after lying to his mum.[↗](../../conscience/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She went to bed with a clear conscience.[↗](../../conscience/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Jiminy Cricket was Pinocchio's conscience.[↗](../../conscience/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Before confession, Catholics examine their conscience.[↗](../../conscience/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His conscience was bothering him, so he said sorry.[↗](../../conscience/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I couldn't, in all conscience, take the last cake.[↗](../../conscience/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘You must really have another little sin on your conscience.[↗](../../conscience/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **conscientious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Careful to do your work well and thoroughly, because you want to do the right thing.[↗](../../conscientious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Guided by what you believe is right and wrong, as in a «conscientious objector», a person who refuses to fight in a war because they believe it is wrong.[↗](../../conscientious/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Maya is a conscientious pupil who always checks her sums twice.[↗](../../conscientious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher wrote «conscientious and hard-working» on my report.[↗](../../conscientious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Be conscientious about washing your hands before you cook.[↗](../../conscientious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He was a conscientious objector and refused to carry a gun in the war.[↗](../../conscientious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A conscientious dog owner always picks up after the dog.[↗](../../conscientious/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our conscientious librarian puts every book back in the right place.[↗](../../conscientious/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She conscientiously recorded the temperature every hour for her science project.[↗](../../conscientious/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **conscious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* If you are conscious, you are awake and know what is happening around you.[↗](../../conscious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* If you are conscious of something, you know about it or notice it.[↗](../../conscious/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A conscious decision or effort is done on purpose.[↗](../../conscious/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (as part of a word) Conscious can mean caring about something, like «health-conscious».[↗](../../conscious/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After she fainted, she was conscious again in a minute.[↗](../../conscious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In first aid, check whether the person is conscious.[↗](../../conscious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I was conscious of everyone looking at me.[↗](../../conscious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He made a conscious effort to be kind.[↗](../../conscious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad is very health-conscious and eats lots of salad.[↗](../../conscious/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She felt self-conscious about her new glasses.[↗](../../conscious/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When the Queen awakes, she becomes conscious of the theft and pursues the Prince.[↗](../../conscious/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **consciously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* On purpose and knowing what you are doing: «She consciously chose to be kind».[↗](../../consciously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* While being aware of something: «I wasn't consciously listening».[↗](../../consciously/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I consciously slowed my breathing to calm down.[↗](../../consciously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She consciously chose healthy snacks.[↗](../../consciously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You don't consciously think about blinking.[↗](../../consciously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He consciously tried to listen more.[↗](../../consciously/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a consciously quiet entrance.[↗](../../consciously/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I wasn't consciously aware of the time.[↗](../../consciously/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **consciousness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The state of being awake and aware of what is around you (lose consciousness).[↗](../../consciousness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Being aware of something or caring about it (environmental consciousness).[↗](../../consciousness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Your mind; your thoughts and feelings (it entered her consciousness).[↗](../../consciousness/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He lost consciousness after hitting his head.[↗](../../consciousness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She regained consciousness in the ambulance.[↗](../../consciousness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If someone loses consciousness, call an ambulance.[↗](../../consciousness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a growing consciousness about plastic waste.[↗](../../consciousness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists study how the brain creates consciousness.[↗](../../consciousness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The memory slowly came back into his consciousness.[↗](../../consciousness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then I lost consciousness for several minutes.[↗](../../consciousness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **conscript** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun) A person who is made by law to join the army or armed forces.[↗](../../conscript/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To make someone join the armed forces by law.[↗](../../conscript/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My great-grandad was conscripted in 1940.[↗](../../conscript/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Conscripts trained for only a few weeks.[↗](../../conscript/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some countries still conscript young men.[↗](../../conscript/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Conscription was introduced in Britain in 1916.[↗](../../conscript/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He didn't volunteer; he was a conscript.[↗](../../conscript/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **consecrate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To consecrate something is to make it holy by a religious ceremony.[↗](../../consecrate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To consecrate a thing or a person is to give it wholly to a purpose.[↗](../../consecrate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* To make something holy, or set it apart for God, often by a ceremony.[↗](../../consecrate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bishop will consecrate the new church.[↗](../../consecrate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She consecrated her life to helping the sick.[↗](../../consecrate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Their bond of friendship was consecrated by a ceremony.[↗](../../consecrate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The king consecrated the bridge with a prayer.[↗](../../consecrate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee; seven days shalt thou consecrate them.[↗](../../consecrate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.35, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecrate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.[↗](../../consecrate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecrate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And ye shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting seven days, until the days of your consecration be fulfilled; for He shall consecrate you seven days.[↗](../../consecrate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.8.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecrate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Who then offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto the LORD?'[↗](../../consecrate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.29.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecrate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so shall they consecrate it.[↗](../../consecrate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.43.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecrate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee; seven days shalt thou consecrate them.[↗](../../consecrate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.35, JPS 1917) · Your sister Anastasia is the most beautiful and most innocent of maidens, and she shall consecrate the deed.[↗](../../consecrate/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.[↗](../../consecrate/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.33, JPS 1917) **consecrated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Consecrated means made holy by a blessing or religious ceremony.[↗](../../consecrated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The graves were in consecrated ground.[↗](../../consecrated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old church is consecrated.[↗](../../consecrated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The woodland felt like a consecrated place.[↗](../../consecrated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Only consecrated ground could hold the dead.[↗](../../consecrated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.[↗](../../consecrated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.3.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecrated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And the holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them.[↗](../../consecrated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecrated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And the priest, who shall be anointed and who shall be consecrated to be priest in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments.[↗](../../consecrated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.16.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecrated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.[↗](../../consecrated/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.29.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecrated/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.[↗](../../consecrated/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.17.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecrated/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I have commanded My consecrated ones, yea, I have called My mighty ones for mine anger, even My proudly exulting ones.[↗](../../consecrated/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.13.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecrated/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **consecration** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Consecration is the act of making something holy by a religious ceremony.[↗](../../consecration/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bishop led the consecration of the new church.[↗](../../consecration/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bread was ordinary until its consecration.[↗](../../consecration/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ceremony of consecration took place at dawn.[↗](../../consecration/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt take the ram of consecration, and seethe its flesh in a holy place.[↗](../../consecration/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecration/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And the other ram was presented, the ram of consecration, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.[↗](../../consecration/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.8.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecration/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave-offering before the LORD; and it shall be thy portion.[↗](../../consecration/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../consecration/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **consecutive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Consecutive means following one after another in order, without a gap.[↗](../../consecutive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 5, 6 and 7 are consecutive numbers.[↗](../../consecutive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It rained for five consecutive days.[↗](../../consecutive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team won four consecutive matches.[↗](../../consecutive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Three consecutive numbers add up to 15: they are 4, 5 and 6.[↗](../../consecutive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · 10, 12 and 14 are consecutive even numbers.[↗](../../consecutive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She came first for the third consecutive time.[↗](../../consecutive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Two consecutive numbers always have one odd and one even.[↗](../../consecutive/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **consecutively** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Consecutively means one after another, in order, without a gap or break.[↗](../../consecutively/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pages are numbered consecutively.[↗](../../consecutively/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She won the race three years consecutively.[↗](../../consecutively/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The seats are numbered consecutively from 1 to 30.[↗](../../consecutively/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It rained on five days consecutively.[↗](../../consecutively/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tickets were sold consecutively, so the numbers had no gaps.[↗](../../consecutively/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Write the even numbers consecutively from 2 to 20.[↗](../../consecutively/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The two films were shown consecutively.[↗](../../consecutively/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He scored in four matches consecutively.[↗](../../consecutively/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **consensus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Agreement among all or most people in a group.[↗](../../consensus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) The general view of most experts after studying the evidence (the scientific consensus).[↗](../../consensus/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The class reached a consensus to visit the zoo.[↗](../../consensus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a strong scientific consensus about climate change.[↗](../../consensus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After a long chat, the family came to a consensus on pizza.[↗](../../consensus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The council could not reach a consensus.[↗](../../consensus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A consensus does not always mean everyone agrees completely.[↗](../../consensus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The general consensus was that the play was brilliant.[↗](../../consensus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") 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