--- title: E — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 819 words of the English dictionary under E, 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/E/) [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/) / E # E — The English dictionary The words of the English dictionary under E: 819 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova; the ↗ after a sentence leads to the word's page, with every sentence's syntax tree and pragmatics. 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compute the total expenditure incurred upon purchase of 3 units.[↗](each/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom and Ben receive 5 and 7 cards respectively.[↗](each/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The children gazed at each other.[↗](each/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Each board had two tenons, joined one to another.[↗](each/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.22, JPS 1917)[↗](each/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.[↗](each/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.21, JPS 1917)[↗](each/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.[↗](each/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.26.16, JPS 1917)[↗](each/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.[↗](each/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.85.11, JPS 1917)[↗](each/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · And in the Sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.[↗](each/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.6.23, JPS 1917)[↗](each/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · He entereth into peace, they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.[↗](each/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.57.2, JPS 1917)[↗](each/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **eager** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Wanting very much to do or have something; keen and excited.[↗](eager/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Showing strong interest: «eager faces», «eager to please».[↗](eager/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The eager puppy ran to the door.[↗](eager/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We were eager to start the experiment.[↗](eager/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She is always eager to help.[↗](eager/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The children were eager for the holidays.[↗](eager/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Eager faces watched the magician.[↗](eager/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He's an eager beaver and finishes his work early.[↗](eager/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our dog is so eager to please.[↗](eager/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He was roused from this dejection by Smee’s eager voice.[↗](eager/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.[↗](eager/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.17.12, JPS 1917)[↗](eager/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **eagerly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that shows you really want to do or have something and are excited about it.[↗](eagerly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Keenly and with much interest: «We listened eagerly.».[↗](eagerly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The children eagerly waited for the bell.[↗](eagerly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy eagerly wagged its tail.[↗](eagerly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Alice ran eagerly after the White Rabbit.[↗](eagerly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We eagerly opened the box of new books.[↗](eagerly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The film was eagerly awaited.[↗](eagerly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Can I come?» asked the Mole eagerly.[↗](eagerly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “And back to Kansas?” she asked eagerly.[↗](eagerly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow, and as a hireling that looketh for his wages; (Writings JOB.7.2, JPS 1917)[↗](eagerly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · They come all of them for violence; their faces are set eagerly as the east wind; and they gather captives as the sand.[↗](eagerly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAB.1.9, JPS 1917)[↗](eagerly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And let us know, eagerly strive to know the LORD, His going forth is sure as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.'[↗](eagerly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.6.3, JPS 1917)[↗](eagerly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **eagerness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A strong wish to do or have something, full of energy and interest.[↗](eagerness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Keenness; being impatient to start.[↗](eagerness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In his eagerness to see the puppies, Sam ran ahead.[↗](eagerness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The class showed great eagerness to learn about volcanoes.[↗](eagerness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In her eagerness she knocked over the paint pot.[↗](eagerness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Elephant's Child asked his questions with endless eagerness.[↗](eagerness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mole's eagerness to see the river made him forget his spring-cleaning.[↗](eagerness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog wagged its tail with eagerness when it heard the lead.[↗](eagerness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her eagerness to help made her the teacher's favourite helper.[↗](eagerness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In his eagerness to kill it, he hit himself a smart slap.[↗](eagerness/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **eagle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An eagle is a large, strong bird of prey with a hooked beak, sharp claws (talons) and excellent eyesight.[↗](eagle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In golf, an eagle is a score of two shots less than par for a hole.[↗](eagle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The eagle flew high above the mountain.[↗](eagle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Eagles have very sharp eyesight.[↗](eagle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bald eagle is a symbol of the USA.[↗](eagle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An eagle caught a fish with its talons.[↗](eagle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Eagles build huge nests called eyries.[↗](eagle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My teacher is eagle-eyed and sees every mistake.[↗](eagle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The golden eagle lives in Scotland.[↗](eagle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Eagle accepted the Kite immediately.[↗](eagle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto Myself.[↗](eagle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.19.4, JPS 1917)[↗](eagle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, hovereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her pinions — (Torah DEU.32.11, JPS 1917)[↗](eagle/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Who satisfieth thine old age with good things; so that Thy youth is renewed like the eagle.[↗](eagle/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.103.5, JPS 1917)[↗](eagle/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Wilt thou set thine eyes upon it? it is gone; for riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.[↗](eagle/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.23.5, JPS 1917)[↗](eagle/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heaven; they chased us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.[↗](eagle/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.4.19, JPS 1917)[↗](eagle/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **eaglet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A young eagle, still a baby or chick.[↗](eaglet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In Alice in Wonderland, the Eaglet is a young bird in the pool of tears and the Caucus-race who tells the Dodo to «Speak English!» because it does not understand his long words.[↗](eaglet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The eaglet waited in the nest for its mother.[↗](eaglet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Speak English!» said the Eaglet.[↗](eaglet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Eaglets are covered in soft grey down.[↗](eaglet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Two eaglets hatched in the eyrie this spring.[↗](eaglet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The eaglet flapped its wings for the first time.[↗](eaglet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The webcam shows the eaglets being fed.[↗](eaglet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "The young eaglet!" cried the miller.[↗](eaglet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ear** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One of the two parts on the sides of the head that you hear with.[↗](ear/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The ability to hear or notice sounds.[↗](ear/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "She has a good ear for music."[↗](ear/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The top part of a cereal plant that holds the grains.[↗](ear/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "an ear of corn".[↗](ear/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* One of the two parts on the sides of the head used for hearing; "give ear" means listen.[↗](ear/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We hear with our ears.[↗](ear/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rabbits have long ears.[↗](ear/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't put anything in your ear.[↗](ear/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm all ears — tell me\![↗](ear/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She has an ear for music.[↗](ear/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Loud noise can hurt your ears.[↗](ear/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We'll play it by ear.[↗](ear/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He ate an ear of corn.[↗](ear/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then she whispered in his ear:[↗](ear/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears.[↗](ear/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.41.24, JPS 1917)[↗](ear/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears.[↗](ear/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.41.7, JPS 1917)[↗](ear/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.[↗](ear/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.41.6, JPS 1917)[↗](ear/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Who among you will give ear to this?[↗](ear/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.42.23, JPS 1917)[↗](ear/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · He that planted the ear, shall He not hear?[↗](ear/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.94.9, JPS 1917)[↗](ear/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.[↗](ear/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.34.3, JPS 1917)[↗](ear/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.[↗](ear/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.1, JPS 1917) · Then she whispered in his ear:[↗](ear/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (The Red Fairy Book) · From thence further go and reckon what the mouth cannot express and the ear cannot hear.[↗](ear/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) **earache** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Earache is a pain inside your ear.[↗](earache/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Informally, giving someone earache means nagging or talking at them too much.[↗](earache/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I couldn't sleep because I had earache.[↗](earache/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She has an earache, so she's staying home.[↗](earache/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Earache often comes with a cold.[↗](earache/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor looked inside my ear with a little light.[↗](earache/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A warm cloth helped my earache a bit.[↗](earache/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell a grown-up if you have earache that does not go away.[↗](earache/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Swimming in dirty water gave him an earache.[↗](earache/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “Tell me, Lamp-Wick, dear friend, have you ever suffered from an earache?”[↗](earache/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **eardrum** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A thin, tight piece of skin inside the ear that shakes (vibrates) when sound reaches it, so that we can hear.[↗](eardrum/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sound makes your eardrum vibrate.[↗](eardrum/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The eardrum is like the skin on a drum.[↗](eardrum/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never poke anything into your ear — you could hurt your eardrum.[↗](eardrum/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Very loud music can damage your hearing.[↗](eardrum/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her eardrum burst when she had a bad ear infection.[↗](eardrum/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When a plane lands, the eardrums can feel pressure; swallowing helps.[↗](eardrum/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The eardrum passes vibrations to three tiny bones.[↗](eardrum/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear ear defenders near very loud machines.[↗](eardrum/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But at this the Carl burst into a roar of laughter, so that the eardrums of the warriors present almost burst inside of their heads.[↗](eardrum/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **earl** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A British nobleman of high rank, below a marquess and above a viscount.[↗](earl/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history) In early England, a powerful lord who ruled a large area for the king.[↗](earl/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The earl lived in a huge castle.[↗](earl/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Harold was Earl of Wessex before he became king.[↗](earl/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An earl's wife is called a countess.[↗](earl/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Earl of Sandwich is said to have given the sandwich its name.[↗](earl/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The earl owned all the land around the village.[↗](earl/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Earl is also a first name, as in Earl Grey tea.[↗](earl/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · One fine summer's day Earl Mar's daughter went into the castle garden, dancing and tripping along.[↗](earl/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **earlier** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Earlier means at a time before now or before another time.[↗](earlier/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* More early: sooner than usual or sooner than something else.[↗](earlier/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As an adjective, it means coming before another one, as in an earlier chapter.[↗](earlier/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I saw your dog earlier today.[↗](earlier/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We went to bed earlier than usual because of the trip.[↗](earlier/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus left ten minutes earlier than the timetable said.[↗](earlier/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Look back at the earlier page for help.[↗](earlier/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Earlier, it was sunny, but now it is raining.[↗](earlier/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you come a bit earlier tomorrow?[↗](earlier/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The earlier you start your homework, the sooner you finish.[↗](earlier/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If the film starts at 7:00, an hour earlier is 6:00.[↗](earlier/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But none got there earlier than Mother Monkey.[↗](earlier/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The linear characters in Egypt are earlier than the hieroglyphics, though a few of the forms may ultimately have been fused with the latter.[↗](earlier/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](earlier/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **earliest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Earliest is the superlative of «early»: the first one in time, or the one that comes before all the others.[↗](earliest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The earliest time or moment is the soonest possible one.[↗](earliest/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* At the earliest means not before this time, and possibly later.[↗](earliest/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The earliest train leaves at six in the morning.[↗](earliest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My earliest memory is of a red balloon.[↗](earliest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The earliest people made tools from stone.[↗](earliest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Who woke up earliest today?[↗](earliest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We can finish the project by Friday at the earliest.[↗](earliest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cave paintings are some of the earliest art we know.[↗](earliest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Which runner finished earliest?[↗](earliest/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") She had the shortest time.[↗](earliest/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The present volume attempts to begin the pleasant captivity from the earliest years.[↗](earliest/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The earliest known use of this symbol in Babylonian in- scriptions belongs to the third century B. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](earliest/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The letters of the earliest alphabet having been numeral symbols, all words were originally made up of numeral symbols or numbers.[↗](earliest/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](earliest/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · In my opinion, the sexagesimal position originated from the decimal position, and not the reverse ; for the earliest abacus, which was doubtless based on a decimal position, is older than the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](earliest/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **earlobe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An earlobe is the soft, round part at the bottom of the outside of your ear.[↗](earlobe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She has tiny stars in her earlobes.[↗](earlobe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Your earlobe is soft and has no bone inside.[↗](earlobe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people's earlobes hang free and some are attached.[↗](earlobe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He tugged his earlobe while he was thinking.[↗](earlobe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma had her earlobes pierced.[↗](earlobe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cold wind made my earlobes go red.[↗](earlobe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw a face and colour in the earlobes.[↗](earlobe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **early** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Before the usual or expected time: «The bus came early».[↗](early/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Near the beginning of a day, a period or an event: early morning, early in the year.[↗](early/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Happening long ago or first: early humans, early cars.[↗](early/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I got up early to watch the sunrise.[↗](early/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The train arrived ten minutes early.[↗](early/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We had an early night before the trip.[↗](early/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The early bird catches the worm.[↗](early/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Early people made tools from stone.[↗](early/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Spring flowers bloom early in the year.[↗](early/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Come earlier next time.[↗](early/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If school starts at 8:45 and you arrive at 8:30, you are 15 minutes early.[↗](early/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Whither away so early, Little Red-Cap?’[↗](early/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the LORD.[↗](early/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.19.27, JPS 1917)[↗](early/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them.[↗](early/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.55, JPS 1917)[↗](early/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears; and the men were sore afraid.[↗](early/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.20.8, JPS 1917)[↗](early/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · I rose early at dawn, and cried; I hoped in Thy word.[↗](early/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.147, JPS 1917)[↗](early/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.[↗](early/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.6.12, JPS 1917)[↗](early/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.[↗](early/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.6.20, JPS 1917)[↗](early/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/2/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) - ← previous: [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) - next →: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/2/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)