--- title: E — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 9 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/9/) [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 9 [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:* The electorate is all the people in a country or area who are allowed to vote in an election.[↗](../../electorate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Australia, New Zealand) An electorate is an area that elects one member of parliament, called a constituency in the UK.[↗](../../electorate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The electorate chose a new prime minister.[↗](../../electorate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Politicians make promises to win the electorate's votes.[↗](../../electorate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Children are not part of the electorate until they turn eighteen.[↗](../../electorate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Scotland, sixteen-year-olds are part of the electorate in some elections.[↗](../../electorate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our local member represents a big rural electorate in Queensland.[↗](../../electorate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Half the electorate did not vote.[↗](../../electorate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The electorate was split down the middle.[↗](../../electorate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **electric** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Electric means using or working by electricity, like an electric kettle or electric car.[↗](../../electric/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Electric means made by electricity, like an electric shock or an electric current.[↗](../../electric/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Electric can describe a very exciting feeling: «The atmosphere was electric».[↗](../../electric/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our new car is electric.[↗](../../electric/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The electric kettle switches off by itself.[↗](../../electric/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never touch a broken electric cable.[↗](../../electric/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He got an electric shock from the old toaster.[↗](../../electric/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We made an electric circuit with a battery and a bulb.[↗](../../electric/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't use electric things near water.[↗](../../electric/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The farm has an electric fence to keep cows in.[↗](../../electric/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd was electric at the final.[↗](../../electric/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Our aunt had an electric wire from the theatre to her room.[↗](../../electric/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **electrical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Using or to do with electricity.[↗](../../electrical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "electrical appliances", "an electrical fault".[↗](../../electrical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Working with electricity.[↗](../../electrical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "an electrical engineer".[↗](../../electrical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A kettle is an electrical appliance.[↗](../../electrical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We built an electrical circuit with a bulb and a battery.[↗](../../electrical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never use electrical things near water.[↗](../../electrical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An electrical fault caused the fire.[↗](../../electrical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Metal is a good electrical conductor.[↗](../../electrical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · An electrician fixes electrical problems.[↗](../../electrical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **electrician** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An electrician is a person whose job is to put in, check and repair electrical wires, sockets, lights and machines.[↗](../../electrician/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The electrician fixed the broken light.[↗](../../electrician/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We called an electrician when the socket started sparking.[↗](../../electrician/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt is an electrician.[↗](../../electrician/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An electrician wires new houses.[↗](../../electrician/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Only a trained electrician should work on the fuse box.[↗](../../electrician/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The electrician switched off the power before she started.[↗](../../electrician/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **electricity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A kind of energy that flows through wires and powers lights, machines and devices.[↗](../../electricity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The supply of this energy to homes.[↗](../../electricity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The electricity went off."[↗](../../electricity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Also natural: lightning and static electricity.[↗](../../electricity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Lamps use electricity.[↗](../../electricity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never touch plugs with wet hands — water carries electricity.[↗](../../electricity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Electricity flows through the wire.[↗](../../electricity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lightning is a kind of electricity.[↗](../../electricity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn off lights to save electricity.[↗](../../electricity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Metals let electricity pass through.[↗](../../electricity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm cut off our electricity.[↗](../../electricity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Rub a balloon to make static electricity.[↗](../../electricity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It flies nineteen million times faster than the best race-horse; and yet electricity is quicker still.[↗](../../electricity/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **electrocute** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To electrocute means to hurt or kill a person or animal with a strong electric shock.[↗](../../electrocute/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Never touch a plug with wet hands, or you could be electrocuted.[↗](../../electrocute/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Stay away from power lines so you don't get electrocuted.[↗](../../electrocute/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't use a hairdryer in the bath; you could be electrocuted.[↗](../../electrocute/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A worker was electrocuted when he touched a live wire.[↗](../../electrocute/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The sign on the substation warns: danger of being electrocuted.[↗](../../electrocute/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never fly a kite near power lines.[↗](../../electrocute/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **electrocution** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Being killed or badly hurt by an electric shock.[↗](../../electrocution/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law, US history) A way of executing a criminal using the electric chair, used in some US states.[↗](../../electrocution/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Never fly a kite near power lines because of the risk of electrocution.[↗](../../electrocution/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Water and electricity together can cause electrocution.[↗](../../electrocution/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sign on the pylon warned of danger of electrocution.[↗](../../electrocution/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The electrician turned off the power to avoid electrocution.[↗](../../electrocution/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many birds die by electrocution on power lines.[↗](../../electrocution/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never poke anything into a socket.[↗](../../electrocution/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **electrolyte** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) A liquid or paste that lets electricity pass through it because it has ions (charged particles) in it, as in a battery.[↗](../../electrolyte/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (health) Salts in your body and in sports drinks, like sodium and potassium, that help your muscles and nerves work.[↗](../../electrolyte/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Salty water is an electrolyte, so it conducts electricity.[↗](../../electrolyte/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sports drinks contain electrolytes.[↗](../../electrolyte/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The battery's electrolyte lets the current flow.[↗](../../electrolyte/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When you have a tummy bug, the doctor may suggest an electrolyte drink.[↗](../../electrolyte/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We used salt water as the electrolyte in our experiment.[↗](../../electrolyte/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pure water is a poor electrolyte.[↗](../../electrolyte/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **electromagnet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An electromagnet is a magnet made by passing electricity through a coil of wire, often wrapped around an iron core; it works only while the electricity is on.[↗](../../electromagnet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We made an electromagnet with a nail, wire and a battery.[↗](../../electromagnet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The electromagnet picked up 12 paper clips.[↗](../../electromagnet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · When we switched it off, the clips fell.[↗](../../electromagnet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A crane with a huge electromagnet lifts old cars.[↗](../../electromagnet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · More turns of wire make the electromagnet stronger.[↗](../../electromagnet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · An electric doorbell has a small electromagnet inside.[↗](../../electromagnet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **electron** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An electron is a tiny particle, much smaller than an atom, that has a negative electric charge and moves around the nucleus (centre) of an atom.[↗](../../electron/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* When many electrons flow through a wire, that flow is an electric current.[↗](../../electron/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An electron has a negative charge.[↗](../../electron/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Electrons flow through the copper wire.[↗](../../electron/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An atom has protons and neutrons in the middle and electrons around them.[↗](../../electron/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When you rub a balloon, electrons move onto it.[↗](../../electron/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Electrons are far too small to see, even with a microscope.[↗](../../electron/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Electricity is a flow of electrons in a circuit.[↗](../../electron/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A proton has a positive charge, and an electron has a negative one.[↗](../../electron/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Electrons move easily in metals, so metals conduct electricity.[↗](../../electron/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **electronic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Electronic describes machines and devices that work using tiny electric circuits and chips, like phones, computers and games.[↗](../../electronic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Electronic also describes things done or stored on computers, like electronic mail or electronic money.[↗](../../electronic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Phones and tablets are electronic devices.[↗](../../electronic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Please switch off all electronic devices in the exam.[↗](../../electronic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sells electronic toys.[↗](../../electronic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An electronic thermometer shows the number on a screen.[↗](../../electronic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Email is short for electronic mail.[↗](../../electronic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep electronic gadgets away from water.[↗](../../electronic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher takes an electronic register on the computer.[↗](../../electronic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **electronically** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* By using electronic devices such as computers, phones or the internet.[↗](../../electronically/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Using electricity and electronic parts, not by hand or by moving parts.[↗](../../electronically/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please hand your homework in electronically.[↗](../../electronically/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum paid the bill electronically.[↗](../../electronically/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The tickets were sent to us electronically.[↗](../../electronically/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doors are locked electronically at night.[↗](../../electronically/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Votes were counted electronically.[↗](../../electronically/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Library books can be borrowed electronically as e-books.[↗](../../electronically/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **electronics** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Electronics are devices that use electricity and tiny parts like chips to work, such as phones, computers and games consoles.[↗](../../electronics/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Electronics is the science and technology of designing and making these devices and their circuits.[↗](../../electronics/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Phones and tablets are electronics.[↗](../../electronics/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep electronics away from water.[↗](../../electronics/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle studies electronics at college.[↗](../../electronics/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned about electronics by building a circuit.[↗](../../electronics/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Old electronics should be recycled, not thrown in the bin.[↗](../../electronics/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The electronics shop sells headphones and cameras.[↗](../../electronics/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **electrum** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A shining mix of gold and silver, or an amber-like metal.[↗](../../electrum/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins and downward, fire; and from his loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of electrum.[↗](../../electrum/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.8.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../electrum/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **elegance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Grace and good taste in the way something looks, moves or is made.[↗](../../elegance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "It was a little rough; it wanted elegance."[↗](../../elegance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She moved with great elegance across the floor.[↗](../../elegance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The vase had an elegance that the plain jug lacked.[↗](../../elegance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **elegant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Graceful and stylish in how something looks or moves.[↗](../../elegant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (of clothes, places) Fine, tasteful and attractive.[↗](../../elegant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths, science) Simple, clever and neat: «an elegant solution».[↗](../../elegant/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The swan glided across the lake in an elegant way.[↗](../../elegant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore an elegant blue dress to the wedding.[↗](../../elegant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ballet dancer's movements were elegant.[↗](../../elegant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That's an elegant way to solve the puzzle.[↗](../../elegant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hotel had elegant chandeliers.[↗](../../elegant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His handwriting is neat and elegant.[↗](../../elegant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The daughters were tall, elegant, slender maidens.[↗](../../elegant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **elegantly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a graceful, stylish and tasteful way.[↗](../../elegantly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She had never danced so elegantly before.[↗](../../elegantly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The table was elegantly set for the feast.[↗](../../elegantly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He bowed elegantly to the queen.[↗](../../elegantly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **element** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One part or feature of something bigger: «an element of surprise».[↗](../../element/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) A pure substance made of only one kind of atom, such as oxygen, iron or gold; there are over a hundred, shown in the periodic table.[↗](../../element/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old science) One of the four «elements» people once believed made up everything: earth, air, fire and water.[↗](../../element/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «The elements» means the weather, especially bad weather: «exposed to the elements».[↗](../../element/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* The metal part in a kettle, heater or oven that gets hot.[↗](../../element/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (maths) One member of a set.[↗](../../element/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* «In your element» means happy doing what you are good at.[↗](../../element/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Oxygen is an element we need to breathe.[↗](../../element/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gold is an element, so it is made of only gold atoms.[↗](../../element/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was an element of luck in our win.[↗](../../element/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She's in her element when she's painting.[↗](../../element/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hikers braved the elements on the mountain.[↗](../../element/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The kettle element was covered in limescale.[↗](../../element/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the set {2, 4, 6}, 4 is an element.[↗](../../element/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Teamwork is a key element of the game.[↗](../../element/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.[↗](../../element/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · "Every element has its source from a higher form, and all things have their common origin from the Word (Logos), the Holy Spirit.[↗](../../element/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../element/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · " Every element has its source from a higher form, and all things have their common origin from the Word (Logos), the Holy Spirit. . .[↗](../../element/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../element/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Heavens, The I Hebrew word Heshamaim HShMIM, has in it the element of Aesh, fire, and Mim, water ; and also Shem, name ; The Name is IHVH, attributed to the elements.[↗](../../element/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../element/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **elemental** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Having to do with the basic parts of something, or the first simple building blocks.[↗](../../elemental/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Certain translators have preferred to render otyot yesod as 'elemental letters' by analogy with the Greek term.[↗](../../elemental/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../elemental/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' \[Genesis 1:2\], allowing structure and order to exist in creation.[↗](../../elemental/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../elemental/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **elementary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very simple and basic, the first thing to learn.[↗](../../elementary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Basic in nature, not made of other parts.[↗](../../elementary/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This is an elementary sum for beginners.[↗](../../elementary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Learn the elementary rules before you move on.[↗](../../elementary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wind is an elementary force of nature.[↗](../../elementary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · For an illustration may serve the twenty-two elementary substances by the primitive substance of Aleph (א).[↗](../../elementary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../elementary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · For an illustration may serve the twenty-two elementary substances by the primitive substance of Aleph \[25\] (א).[↗](../../elementary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../elementary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Air, Vayu ; then Water, Apas, which condenses into solid elementary Earth, Prithivi ; and lastly from the Water He formed Fire.[↗](../../elementary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../elementary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **elements** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Parts or features that make up something: «the elements of a story».[↗](../../elements/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) Pure substances made of one kind of atom each, such as hydrogen and carbon.[↗](../../elements/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «The elements»: the weather, especially wind, rain and cold.[↗](../../elements/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The basic, simple first parts of a subject: «the elements of grammar».[↗](../../elements/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (formal) Groups of people within a larger group: «rowdy elements in the crowd».[↗](../../elements/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hydrogen and oxygen are elements.[↗](../../elements/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The elements of a good story include a hook and an ending.[↗](../../elements/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The shed protected the bikes from the elements.[↗](../../elements/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned the basic elements of drawing.[↗](../../elements/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The climbers were exposed to the elements all night.[↗](../../elements/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) Police watched certain elements in the crowd.[↗](../../elements/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There are many elements of difference; but the plainest is plain enough.[↗](../../elements/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · 30) Namely, with the two other elements.[↗](../../elements/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../elements/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 31 That is to say a different combination of the elements.[↗](../../elements/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../elements/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Note the order in which the primordial elements • were produced.[↗](../../elements/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../elements/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **elephant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An elephant is a very large grey animal with a long trunk, big ears and usually tusks; it lives in Africa and Asia.[↗](../../elephant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «The elephant in the room» is a big problem everyone knows about but nobody talks about.[↗](../../elephant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The elephant sprayed water with its trunk.[↗](../../elephant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · African elephants have bigger ears than Asian elephants.[↗](../../elephant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An elephant eats plants all day.[↗](../../elephant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Baby elephants stay close to their mothers.[↗](../../elephant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The elephant weighs as much as five cars.[↗](../../elephant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody mentioned the broken window — it was the elephant in the room.[↗](../../elephant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 3 elephants and each eats 150 kg of food a day.[↗](../../elephant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **elevate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To lift something up to a higher position.[↗](../../elevate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To give someone a higher rank or importance.[↗](../../elevate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To make something better or improve it, like a mood or a dish.[↗](../../elevate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Elevate your sprained ankle on a cushion.[↗](../../elevate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse told him to elevate his arm to stop the bleeding.[↗](../../elevate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The house stands on an elevated spot above the river.[↗](../../elevate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Music can elevate your mood.[↗](../../elevate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She was elevated to captain of the team.[↗](../../elevate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The train runs on an elevated track above the street.[↗](../../elevate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a fiery look, that seemed at once to elevate and to crush him.[↗](../../elevate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) … [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/8/) **9** [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/10/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) - ← previous: [page 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/8/) - next →: [page 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