--- title: E — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 29 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/29/) [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 29 [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/E/) … [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/28/) **29** [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/30/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) **eu** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (abbreviation) «EU» stands for the European Union, a group of many European countries that work together on trade, travel, laws and money.[↗](../../eu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (French) «Eu» is a form of the verb «avoir» (to have): «j'ai eu» means «I had»; it sounds like «oo» said with rounded lips.[↗](../../eu/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Portuguese) «Eu» means «I» in Portuguese.[↗](../../eu/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In names from Greek, such as Prometheus, «eu» is said as two separate sounds, «e-oo».[↗](../../eu/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* France, Germany and Ireland are in the EU.[↗](../../eu/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many EU countries use the euro.[↗](../../eu/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The UK left the EU after a vote.[↗](../../eu/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ukraine has applied to join the EU.[↗](../../eu/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In French, «j'ai eu un chien» means «I had a dog».[↗](../../eu/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In Portuguese, «eu» means «I».[↗](../../eu/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The EU flag is blue with a circle of yellow stars.[↗](../../eu/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · \[53\] Most of the words ending in eus may also be pronounced thus: AE'-ge-us, \[=a\]'-tre-us, pro-me'-the-us, etc.[↗](../../eu/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **eucalyptus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A eucalyptus is a tall tree from Australia with long, strong-smelling leaves; it is also called a gum tree.[↗](../../eucalyptus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Eucalyptus is the oil from its leaves, used in some medicines and sprays.[↗](../../eucalyptus/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves.[↗](../../eucalyptus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The eucalyptus tree smells fresh after rain.[↗](../../eucalyptus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Eucalyptus oil is used in some cold medicines.[↗](../../eucalyptus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Most of Australia's forests are eucalyptus forests.[↗](../../eucalyptus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bark of the eucalyptus peels off in strips.[↗](../../eucalyptus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A kookaburra sat in the old gum tree.[↗](../../eucalyptus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to most animals, but not to koalas.[↗](../../eucalyptus/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **eucharist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) The Christian service in which bread and wine are blessed and shared to remember Jesus's Last Supper; also called Holy Communion, the Mass or the Lord's Supper.[↗](../../eucharist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The bread and wine themselves, which many Christians believe become, or show, the body and blood of Christ.[↗](../../eucharist/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* On Sunday the family went to the Eucharist.[↗](../../eucharist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The priest blessed the bread and wine at the Eucharist.[↗](../../eucharist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians believe Jesus gave the Eucharist at the Last Supper.[↗](../../eucharist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Catholics call the Eucharist the Mass.[↗](../../eucharist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She received the Eucharist for the first time at her First Communion.[↗](../../eucharist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Eucharist» comes from a Greek word meaning «thanksgiving».[↗](../../eucharist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **eunuch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A eunuch is a man who has been made unable to have children, who was often given work looking after the rooms of a king or queen.[↗](../../eunuch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The eunuch hurried back to the king.[↗](../../eunuch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The eunuch carried the letter to the princess.[↗](../../eunuch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The king sent for the chief of the eunuchs.[↗](../../eunuch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · For thus saith the LORD concerning the eunuchs that keep My sabbaths, and choose the things that please Me, and hold fast by My covenant: (Prophets ISA.56.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eunuch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Neither let the alien, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying: 'The LORD will surely separate me from His people'; neither let the eunuch say: 'Behold, I am a dry tree.'[↗](../../eunuch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.56.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eunuch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **euphemism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A euphemism is a gentle, polite or indirect word or phrase used instead of one that sounds too harsh, rude or upsetting.[↗](../../euphemism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Examples: «passed away» for «died», «let go» for «sacked», «the little boys' room» for «the toilet».[↗](../../euphemism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Passed away» is a euphemism for «died».[↗](../../euphemism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The company said workers were «let go», a euphemism for being sacked.[↗](../../euphemism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Powder my nose» is an old euphemism for going to the toilet.[↗](../../euphemism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Between jobs» is a euphemism for «out of work».[↗](../../euphemism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma used a euphemism because she didn't want to upset us.[↗](../../euphemism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Put to sleep» is a gentle euphemism for a vet ending a sick pet's life.[↗](../../euphemism/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Spot the euphemism in this news report.[↗](../../euphemism/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · \[59\] Literally, "has bid to live long," a conventional euphemism for "has died." "[↗](../../euphemism/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") Remember what his name was," is sometimes added.[↗](../../euphemism/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **eurasian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Eurasian means about Eurasia — Europe and Asia together, the biggest piece of land on Earth.[↗](../../eurasian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) Many animals have Eurasian in their names because they live across Europe and Asia, like the Eurasian otter or Eurasian jay.[↗](../../eurasian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (dated) A Eurasian was a person with one European and one Asian parent.[↗](../../eurasian/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Eurasian plate is one of the biggest tectonic plates.[↗](../../eurasian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Europe and Asia together form the Eurasian landmass.[↗](../../eurasian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a Eurasian jay in the woods.[↗](../../eurasian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Eurasian otter lives in rivers.[↗](../../eurasian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Eurasian steppe is a huge grassland.[↗](../../eurasian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Himalayas formed where the Indian and Eurasian plates meet.[↗](../../eurasian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **eureka** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* «Eureka!» is a cry of joy when you suddenly discover or work out something.[↗](../../eureka/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun, as «eureka moment») A eureka moment is the instant when you suddenly understand something or have a great idea.[↗](../../eureka/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Eureka!» shouted Sam when he finally found the missing puzzle piece.[↗](../../eureka/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Archimedes is said to have cried «Eureka!» in his bath.[↗](../../eureka/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I had a eureka moment when the fractions finally made sense.[↗](../../eureka/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists sometimes have eureka moments, but most discoveries take years of work.[↗](../../eureka/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · California's state motto is «Eureka».[↗](../../eureka/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective's eureka moment came when she saw the muddy boots.[↗](../../eureka/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We all said «eureka» when the experiment worked.[↗](../../eureka/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **euro** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The euro is the money used in many countries of the European Union, such as Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.[↗](../../euro/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Its sign is €.[↗](../../euro/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A euro is one unit of this money; one euro is 100 cents.[↗](../../euro/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ice cream costs two euros.[↗](../../euro/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In Ireland we pay in euros.[↗](../../euro/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · One euro is worth a hundred cents.[↗](../../euro/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I saved twenty euros for the school trip.[↗](../../euro/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The euro sign looks like a «C» with two lines.[↗](../../euro/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Eight euros minus three euros fifty is four euros fifty.[↗](../../euro/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When we went to France, Dad changed pounds into euros.[↗](../../euro/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **europe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Europe is one of the seven continents of the world.[↗](../../europe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Ukraine are in Europe.[↗](../../europe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They flew to Europe for 10 days.[↗](../../europe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The trip to Europe cost $2,400.[↗](../../europe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She visited 5 countries in Europe.[↗](../../europe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The flight to Europe takes 8 hours.[↗](../../europe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Europe is one of the seven continents.[↗](../../europe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ireland is an island in the west of Europe.[↗](../../europe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Many languages are spoken in Europe.[↗](../../europe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The longest river in Europe is the Volga.[↗](../../europe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The climate in the north of Europe is really dreadful.[↗](../../europe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Dr. Zunz, the Nestor of the Jewish Rabbis in Europe, maintains that we have to look for the genesis of the book "Yezirah" in the Geonic period, (700-1000), and that it was consequently composed in a post-talmudical time.[↗](../../europe/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../europe/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **european** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (adjective) From or to do with Europe, the continent that includes countries such as France, Germany, Spain, Ireland and the UK.[↗](../../european/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* European countries.[↗](../../european/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A person from Europe.[↗](../../european/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* France is a European country.[↗](../../european/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many European cities have old castles.[↗](../../european/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The European Union is a group of countries that work together.[↗](../../european/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A European family moved in next door.[↗](../../european/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned about European explorers.[↗](../../european/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Europeans speak many different languages.[↗](../../european/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ev** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (abbreviation) EV stands for electric vehicle, a car, bus or bike that runs on electricity from a battery instead of petrol or diesel.[↗](../../ev/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) eV stands for electronvolt, a tiny unit of energy used in physics.[↗](../../ev/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In some contexts «ev» is a fragment of «every» or «even» in casual typing.[↗](../../ev/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our neighbour bought an EV and charges it overnight.[↗](../../ev/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The car park has six EV charging points.[↗](../../ev/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · EVs are quiet, so be careful crossing the road.[↗](../../ev/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An EV does not give off exhaust fumes from the car itself.[↗](../../ev/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The school minibus is now an EV.[↗](../../ev/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · How far can the EV go on a full charge?[↗](../../ev/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They go and come at His word, and at His command ti)ev pursue like the whirlwind, and kneel before His throne.[↗](../../ev/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../ev/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **evacuate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To evacuate a place is to leave it, or to make people leave it, because it is dangerous.[↗](../../evacuate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To evacuate people is to move them to a safer place.[↗](../../evacuate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We evacuated the school during the fire drill.[↗](../../evacuate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Walk, don't run, when you evacuate the classroom.[↗](../../evacuate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Families were evacuated because of the flood.[↗](../../evacuate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters told everyone to evacuate.[↗](../../evacuate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the war, many children were evacuated to the countryside.[↗](../../evacuate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Line up at the meeting point after you evacuate.[↗](../../evacuate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Leave your bags behind when you evacuate.[↗](../../evacuate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Peace was then concluded, whereupon the Amazons evacuated the country.[↗](../../evacuate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **evacuation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An evacuation is when people leave a dangerous place quickly and in an organised way, such as a building on fire or a town before a flood.[↗](../../evacuation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In history, evacuation was moving children from cities to the countryside to keep them safe in wartime.[↗](../../evacuation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We practised an evacuation drill at school.[↗](../../evacuation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Follow the evacuation route to the assembly point.[↗](../../evacuation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bushfire led to the evacuation of the town.[↗](../../evacuation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · During an evacuation, leave your bags behind.[↗](../../evacuation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The evacuation took only four minutes.[↗](../../evacuation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Families went to an evacuation centre during the flood.[↗](../../evacuation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the war, the evacuation of city children kept them safe from bombs.[↗](../../evacuation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Listen for the alarm and start the evacuation calmly.[↗](../../evacuation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **evacuee** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An evacuee is a person who has been moved away from a dangerous place to somewhere safer.[↗](../../evacuee/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history, UK) In the Second World War, evacuees were children sent from cities to the countryside to escape bombing.[↗](../../evacuee/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The evacuee arrived at the station with a label on her coat.[↗](../../evacuee/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thousands of evacuees left London in 1939.[↗](../../evacuee/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer's family took in two evacuees.[↗](../../evacuee/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Evacuees from the wildfire stayed in the school hall.[↗](../../evacuee/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the evacuee missed his mum terribly.[↗](../../evacuee/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The town welcomed evacuees from the flood.[↗](../../evacuee/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **evade** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To escape from or keep away from someone or something, like a chaser.[↗](../../evade/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To avoid answering a question or doing something you should do, often by being clever or dishonest.[↗](../../evade/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fox evaded the hounds by running into the river.[↗](../../evade/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The winger evaded two defenders and scored.[↗](../../evade/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He evaded my question by changing the subject.[↗](../../evade/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The thief evaded the police for weeks.[↗](../../evade/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some animals evade predators by hiding.[↗](../../evade/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Evading tax is against the law.[↗](../../evade/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · You will not evade your challenge in that way, my love, and you shall run with me or you shall run to your ship with me behind you.[↗](../../evade/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Rittangelius always gives " praeter illud ineffabile."[↗](../../evade/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") Pistorius gives '\* praeter ineffabile."[↗](../../evade/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") Postellus evades the difficulty and simply puts the word Belimah into his Latin trans- lation.[↗](../../evade/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../evade/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **evaluate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To evaluate something is to judge how good, useful or successful it is, after thinking about it carefully.[↗](../../evaluate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In maths, to evaluate an expression is to work out its value as a number: «Evaluate 3 × (4 + 2)».[↗](../../evaluate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Evaluate your model bridge: did it hold the weight?[↗](../../evaluate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Evaluate 5 + 3 × 2 (the answer is 11).[↗](../../evaluate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher evaluated our stories and gave feedback.[↗](../../evaluate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists evaluate the results of an experiment carefully.[↗](../../evaluate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We need to evaluate which website gives true facts.[↗](../../evaluate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Evaluate the expression 2a when a = 7.[↗](../../evaluate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors evaluate a patient before choosing a treatment.[↗](../../evaluate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **evaluation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Careful judging of how good, useful or valuable something is.[↗](../../evaluation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A written or spoken report that gives that judgement.[↗](../../evaluation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths) Working out the value of an expression.[↗](../../evaluation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Write an evaluation of your experiment.[↗](../../evaluation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In our evaluation, we said the test was not fair.[↗](../../evaluation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher's evaluation of my story was very kind.[↗](../../evaluation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Self-evaluation helps you see how to improve.[↗](../../evaluation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The evaluation of 5 + 3 × 2 gives 11.[↗](../../evaluation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The school had an evaluation by inspectors.[↗](../../evaluation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **evangelical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) Evangelical describes Christians and churches that put great weight on the Bible, on a personal faith in Jesus and on telling others the good news.[↗](../../evangelical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) An evangelical is a person who belongs to this kind of Christianity.[↗](../../evangelical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Very keen and eager to persuade others about something you believe in, like a cause or a hobby.[↗](../../evangelical/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our neighbours go to an evangelical church on the corner.[↗](../../evangelical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Evangelical Christians believe that each person can have a personal friendship with God.[↗](../../evangelical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The evangelical preacher spoke about the good news of Jesus.[↗](../../evangelical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many evangelicals read the Bible every day.[↗](../../evangelical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle is evangelical about cycling and tells everyone to get a bike.[↗](../../evangelical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She was almost evangelical about her new vegetable diet.[↗](../../evangelical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The evangelical youth group sang songs at the summer camp.[↗](../../evangelical/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **evaporate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* When a liquid evaporates, it slowly turns into a gas (vapour) and goes into the air, often because it is warmed.[↗](../../evaporate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* When feelings or things evaporate, they disappear.[↗](../../evaporate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The puddles evaporated in the sunshine.[↗](../../evaporate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Water evaporates faster on a hot, windy day.[↗](../../evaporate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · When seawater evaporates, salt is left behind.[↗](../../evaporate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Evaporated water rises and forms clouds.[↗](../../evaporate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Leave the wet clothes outside so the water can evaporate.[↗](../../evaporate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My fear evaporated when I saw my mum.[↗](../../evaporate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the experiment, half the water evaporated in a week.[↗](../../evaporate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **evaporation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Evaporation is when a liquid, usually water, slowly turns into a gas (vapour) and goes into the air.[↗](../../evaporation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Evaporation can mean something slowly disappearing.[↗](../../evaporation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Puddles disappear because of evaporation.[↗](../../evaporation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Evaporation is faster on a hot, windy day.[↗](../../evaporation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Evaporation is part of the water cycle.[↗](../../evaporation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Salt is left behind after evaporation of sea water.[↗](../../evaporation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Evaporation of sweat cools your skin.[↗](../../evaporation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We measured evaporation from two dishes of water.[↗](../../evaporation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) … [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/28/) **29** [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/30/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) - ← previous: [page 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/28/) - next →: [page 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/30/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)