--- title: E — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 13 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/page/13/) [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 · page 13 [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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meaning 1:* An emir is a ruler, a governor or a prince in some Arab lands.[↗](../../emir/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is an old title, found in fairy tales of the East.[↗](../../emir/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The emir gave the prince a palace.[↗](../../emir/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The emir ruled the desert town.[↗](../../emir/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The king's emirs bowed before him.[↗](../../emir/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **emissary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An emissary is a person sent to carry a message or do an official errand for someone else.[↗](../../emissary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king sent an emissary to the neighbouring land.[↗](../../emissary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fairy's emissary brought a letter.[↗](../../emissary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fortune's emissary knocked at the door.[↗](../../emissary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **emission** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Gas, heat, light or another substance sent out into the air: car emissions.[↗](../../emission/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The act of sending something out: the emission of light from a star.[↗](../../emission/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cars produce emissions that pollute the air.[↗](../../emission/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Electric buses have zero emissions from the exhaust.[↗](../../emission/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Countries agreed to cut carbon emissions.[↗](../../emission/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The emission of light from the bulb makes the room bright.[↗](../../emission/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Trees take in some of the carbon dioxide from emissions.[↗](../../emission/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If a car gives off 2 kg of gas a day, its emission in a week is 14 kg.[↗](../../emission/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **emit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To emit is to send out light, heat, sound, gas or a smell.[↗](../../emit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To emit a sound means to make it, like a cry or beep.[↗](../../emit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Sun emits light and heat.[↗](../../emit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cars emit gases that pollute the air.[↗](../../emit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The smoke alarm emitted a loud beep.[↗](../../emit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Fireflies emit light at night.[↗](../../emit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rotten egg emitted a horrible smell.[↗](../../emit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy emitted a little whine.[↗](../../emit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The first was a herring's head, which could emit light in the darkness.[↗](../../emit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **emmental** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Emmental is a yellow Swiss cheese with big round holes in it.[↗](../../emmental/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It has a mild, nutty taste and melts well, so it is used in sandwiches and fondue.[↗](../../emmental/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Emmental is the cheese with the big holes.[↗](../../emmental/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I had a ham and Emmental sandwich for lunch.[↗](../../emmental/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The holes in Emmental come from bubbles of gas.[↗](../../emmental/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mice in cartoons always eat cheese that looks like Emmental.[↗](../../emmental/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We melted Emmental on toast.[↗](../../emmental/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad bought Emmental for the fondue.[↗](../../emmental/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Emmental comes from Switzerland.[↗](../../emmental/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Americans often just call it Swiss cheese.[↗](../../emmental/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **emoji** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An emoji is a small picture or face used in text messages, emails and online posts to show a feeling or idea, like a smiling face or a thumbs-up.[↗](../../emoji/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She sent me a smiley emoji.[↗](../../emoji/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A thumbs-up emoji means OK.[↗](../../emoji/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I added a heart emoji to my message to Grandma.[↗](../../emoji/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some emojis can be misunderstood.[↗](../../emoji/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There are emojis for food, animals and weather.[↗](../../emoji/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't use emojis to be unkind to people.[↗](../../emoji/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **emollient** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An emollient is a cream or lotion that makes dry skin soft and smooth.[↗](../../emollient/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Emollient words or behaviour are calming and gentle, meant to stop people getting angry.[↗](../../emollient/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The doctor gave me an emollient for my eczema.[↗](../../emollient/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rub the emollient cream into dry patches of skin.[↗](../../emollient/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Emollients help skin keep its water in.[↗](../../emollient/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Use an emollient after a bath.[↗](../../emollient/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The head teacher spoke in an emollient tone to calm the angry parents.[↗](../../emollient/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) The minister gave an emollient reply to the protesters.[↗](../../emollient/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma uses an emollient on her hands in winter.[↗](../../emollient/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Emollient creams can make the bath slippery, so be careful.[↗](../../emollient/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **emote** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To show feelings in a strong, often over-the-top way, especially when acting.[↗](../../emote/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (gaming, slang) An «emote» is an animation or small picture that a character in a video game does to show a feeling, like a dance or a wave.[↗](../../emote/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The actor emoted wildly, waving his arms about.[↗](../../emote/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In drama class we practised how to emote without shouting.[↗](../../emote/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She did a victory dance emote after winning the game.[↗](../../emote/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He spent his pocket money on a new emote.[↗](../../emote/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The singer emoted every word of the sad song.[↗](../../emote/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Chat filled with laughing emotes.[↗](../../emote/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **emoticon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small face made from keyboard symbols, like :-) or :(, used in messages to show a feeling.[↗](../../emoticon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) An emoji: a little picture showing a face or thing.[↗](../../emoticon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She ended her message with a smiley emoticon :-).[↗](../../emoticon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Emoticons were invented before emojis.[↗](../../emoticon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn your head sideways to see the emoticon's face.[↗](../../emoticon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A wink emoticon ;-) shows that you are joking.[↗](../../emoticon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't use too many emoticons in a formal email.[↗](../../emoticon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The emoticon :( shows that you are sad.[↗](../../emoticon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **emotion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An emotion is a strong feeling such as happiness, sadness, fear, anger, love or surprise.[↗](../../emotion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Emotion is strong feeling in general, as when someone speaks «with emotion».[↗](../../emotion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Fear is a powerful emotion.[↗](../../emotion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It's okay to show your emotions.[↗](../../emotion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She felt mixed emotions: happy to move, sad to leave her friends.[↗](../../emotion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His voice shook with emotion as he read the poem.[↗](../../emotion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew faces to show different emotions.[↗](../../emotion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Animals like dogs show emotions too.[↗](../../emotion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Writers use actions to show a character's emotions.[↗](../../emotion/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But when at length her talisman was discovered in one of the jars her emotion was so great that she fainted away.[↗](../../emotion/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **emotional** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Emotional means about feelings: emotional problems, emotional health.[↗](../../emotional/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An emotional person shows strong feelings easily, such as crying or getting excited.[↗](../../emotional/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An emotional event or story makes people feel strong feelings.[↗](../../emotional/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum got emotional at my sister's graduation and cried.[↗](../../emotional/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The film had a very emotional ending.[↗](../../emotional/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Talking to a friend gives you emotional support.[↗](../../emotional/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He felt emotional when his dog came home.[↗](../../emotional/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Being kind helps people's emotional health.[↗](../../emotional/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It was an emotional goodbye at the airport.[↗](../../emotional/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She's very emotional and laughs and cries easily.[↗](../../emotional/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · As for keeping myself dry, there is evidently no one here who can at all appreciate an emotional nature.[↗](../../emotional/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **empathy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person, as if you were in their place.[↗](../../empathy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Feeling with someone, not just for them.[↗](../../empathy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Empathy means putting yourself in someone else's shoes.[↗](../../empathy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She showed empathy when her friend's dog died.[↗](../../empathy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Good doctors have empathy for their patients.[↗](../../empathy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Reading stories can help us build empathy.[↗](../../empathy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He lacked empathy and laughed when Tom fell.[↗](../../empathy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher asked us to show empathy to the new boy.[↗](../../empathy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **emperor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A man who rules an empire, a group of many countries or lands, such as the Roman emperors.[↗](../../emperor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Bible) Caesar Augustus was the Roman emperor when Jesus was born.[↗](../../emperor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The emperor penguin is the biggest kind of penguin.[↗](../../emperor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Julius Caesar's adopted son became the first Roman emperor.[↗](../../emperor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The emperor ruled many lands.[↗](../../emperor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, a child shouted that the emperor had no clothes.[↗](../../emperor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Emperor penguins huddle together to keep warm.[↗](../../emperor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · China was once ruled by emperors.[↗](../../emperor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The emperor ordered a census of the whole world.[↗](../../emperor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The most generally accepted modern opinion is that the author was Rabbi Akiba, who lived in the time of the Emperor Hadrian, a.d.[↗](../../emperor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") 120.[↗](../../emperor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../emperor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The most generally accepted modern opinion is that the author was Rabbi Akiba, who lived in the time of the Emperor Hadrian, A.D.[↗](../../emperor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") 120.[↗](../../emperor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../emperor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **emphasis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Special importance or attention given to something: «The school puts emphasis on reading».[↗](../../emphasis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Extra force given to a word or syllable when speaking, to show it matters: «Put the emphasis on "not"».[↗](../../emphasis/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In writing, a way of showing importance, such as bold or italic print.[↗](../../emphasis/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Emphasis can also mean a strong, forceful way of doing something, not only speaking.[↗](../../emphasis/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our coach puts a lot of emphasis on teamwork.[↗](../../emphasis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · "I did NOT break it," she said with emphasis.[↗](../../emphasis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In this lesson, the emphasis is on fractions.[↗](../../emphasis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Italics are used for emphasis in the story.[↗](../../emphasis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The word "photograph" has the emphasis on the first part.[↗](../../emphasis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The school places emphasis on kindness.[↗](../../emphasis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cleric nodded with savage emphasis.[↗](../../emphasis/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **emphasise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To show that something is especially important.[↗](../../emphasise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To say a word or sound more strongly.[↗](../../emphasise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To make something more noticeable, like a line or a colour.[↗](../../emphasise/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher emphasised the importance of checking our answers.[↗](../../emphasise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Underline the words you want to emphasise.[↗](../../emphasise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She emphasised the word «never».[↗](../../emphasise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Bright colours emphasise the eyes in the painting.[↗](../../emphasise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighter emphasised: get out, stay out, call 999.[↗](../../emphasise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He emphasised that the test was only for practice.[↗](../../emphasise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **emphasize** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* To give special importance or attention to something by stressing it.[↗](../../emphasize/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This is at variance with tlie Sefer Yetzirah, which emphasizes the doctrine of creation from nothing by the statement: "He (Godi formed existence out of void, something out of nothing" (Mishnah '22i.[↗](../../emphasize/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../emphasize/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Sefer Yetzirah\*) emphasizes that the number of the double letters is no less and no more than ten, and the number of the simple letters no less and no more than twelve.[↗](../../emphasize/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../emphasize/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **emphatic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Emphatic means said or done strongly and clearly, to show you really mean it.[↗](../../emphatic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An emphatic win is a very clear win by a lot.[↗](../../emphatic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her answer was an emphatic «No!»[↗](../../emphatic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He nodded in an emphatic way.[↗](../../emphatic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The team had an emphatic 6–0 win.[↗](../../emphatic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She emphatically denied eating the last biscuit.[↗](../../emphatic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Use an exclamation mark for an emphatic sentence.[↗](../../emphatic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher was emphatic that phones stay in bags.[↗](../../emphatic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **empire** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A group of countries or lands ruled by one ruler or government, often an emperor or empress.[↗](../../empire/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A very large business or group of businesses controlled by one person or company: «a toy empire».[↗](../../empire/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) An area that someone controls: «The kitchen is Dad's empire».[↗](../../empire/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Roman Empire built roads across Europe.[↗](../../empire/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Jesus was born when the Roman Empire ruled Judea.[↗](../../empire/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She built a pizza empire from one small shop.[↗](../../empire/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The British Empire once ruled many lands around the world.[↗](../../empire/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The empire fell after many wars.[↗](../../empire/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother's empire is the sandpit.[↗](../../empire/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Is there such a bird in my empire? and even in my garden?[↗](../../empire/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Dragon (Tali) is in the world like a king upon his throne, the sphere is in the year like a king in the empire, and the heart is in the human body like a king \[42\] in war.[↗](../../empire/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../empire/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **employ** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To employ someone is to give them a job and pay them.[↗](../../employ/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To employ something is to use it: employ a method.[↗](../../employ/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To employ yourself means to keep yourself busy doing something.[↗](../../employ/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bakery employs six people.[↗](../../employ/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My mum is employed by the council.[↗](../../employ/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The factory employs 200 workers.[↗](../../employ/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) Employ a suitable method to solve the problem.[↗](../../employ/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They employed a builder to fix the roof.[↗](../../employ/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop employs extra staff at Christmas.[↗](../../employ/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · You can employ yourself in embroidering your wedding gown.[↗](../../employ/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It is unclear if the author or editor of this section is employing Hebrew terms in a novel way, is unfamiliar with human physiology, or is using animal organs to some symbolic effect, or some combination thereof.[↗](../../employ/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../employ/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **employed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Having a paid job.[↗](../../employed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (past form) Gave someone a job and paid them.[↗](../../employed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Used.[↗](../../employed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the method employed".[↗](../../employed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Employed can also mean kept busy doing something.[↗](../../employed/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt is employed at the hospital.[↗](../../employed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bakery employed six people.[↗](../../employed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He is self-employed and runs his own shop.[↗](../../employed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The method employed in the experiment was simple.[↗](../../employed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She was employed as a lifeguard for the summer.[↗](../../employed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The farm employed extra workers at harvest.[↗](../../employed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Next morning early, Jack asked how he'd be employed that day.[↗](../../employed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There is also a spatial-anatomical parallelism between the terms employed by the SY: the tongue concealed above, the genitals concealed below.[↗](../../employed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../employed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It is certain that the Greeks employed zero in the second century B. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../employed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And these are the singers, heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night.[↗](../../employed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.9.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../employed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **employee** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An employee is a person who works for a company or another person and is paid for it.[↗](../../employee/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shop has 12 employees.[↗](../../employee/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She is an employee at the bank.[↗](../../employee/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Employees must wash their hands before cooking.[↗](../../employee/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He was named employee of the month.[↗](../../employee/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Each employee earns 15 dollars an hour.[↗](../../employee/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The company hired 3 new employees.[↗](../../employee/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Only employees may enter this room.[↗](../../employee/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If 8 employees each work 5 hours, they work 40 hours in total.[↗](../../employee/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **employer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An employer is a person or company that pays people to work for them.[↗](../../employer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum's employer gave her a day off for her birthday.[↗](../../employer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hospital is the biggest employer in our town.[↗](../../employer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An employer must pay workers fairly.[↗](../../employer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The employer interviewed five people for the job.[↗](../../employer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad's employer let him work from home.[↗](../../employer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Employers must keep workers safe.[↗](../../employer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If an employer pays ten pounds an hour for eight hours, the worker earns eighty pounds.[↗](../../employer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He did his duty to his family, his employer, his friends, and to the public at large.[↗](../../employer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) … [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/12/) **13** [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/14/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) - ← previous: [page 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/12/) - next →: [page 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/14/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)