--- title: G — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 27 description: The 650 words of the English dictionary under G, 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/G/page/27/) [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/) / G # G — The English dictionary · page 27 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A real or imagined unfair thing that makes someone feel upset and want to complain.[↗](../../grievance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (work, law) An official complaint by a worker about unfair treatment.[↗](../../grievance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He had a grievance against his neighbour about the noisy dog.[↗](../../grievance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The workers took their grievances to the manager.[↗](../../grievance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Write down your grievance and we will look at it fairly.[↗](../../grievance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The colonists sent a long list of grievances to the king.[↗](../../grievance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She nursed a grievance for years.[↗](../../grievance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The school council listened to pupils' grievances about lunch.[↗](../../grievance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.[↗](../../grievance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **grieve** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To grieve is to feel very deep sadness, especially because someone you love has died.[↗](../../grieve/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To grieve for something lost, like a pet, a home or a friendship, is to feel very sad about losing it.[↗](../../grieve/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In old or formal English, it grieves me means it makes me very sad.[↗](../../grieve/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The whole family grieved when Grandpa died.[↗](../../grieve/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mia grieved for her old dog for a long time.[↗](../../grieve/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It is okay to cry when you are grieving.[↗](../../grieve/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The village grieved after the storm destroyed the old school.[↗](../../grieve/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone grieves in their own way.[↗](../../grieve/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Talking about happy memories helped him grieve.[↗](../../grieve/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The grieving family thanked their friends for their kindness.[↗](../../grieve/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My father grieved when I was gone;[↗](../../grieve/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And it repented the LORD that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart.[↗](../../grieve/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.6.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grieve/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither; for God did send me before you to preserve life.[↗](../../grieve/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.45.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grieve/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · For He doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.[↗](../../grieve/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.3.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grieve/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · How oft did they rebel against Him in the wilderness, and grieve Him in the desert\![↗](../../grieve/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.78.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grieve/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And her foundations shall be crushed, all they that make dams shall be grieved in soul.[↗](../../grieve/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.19.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grieve/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **grievous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Very serious and harmful: a grievous mistake.[↗](../../grievous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Causing great sadness or pain: a grievous loss.[↗](../../grievous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (law, UK) «Grievous bodily harm» (GBH) is a serious crime of badly hurting someone.[↗](../../grievous/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The general made a grievous mistake and lost the battle.[↗](../../grievous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The death of the queen was a grievous loss to the country.[↗](../../grievous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The man was charged with grievous bodily harm.[↗](../../grievous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «I have sinned grievously,» said the knight in the story.[↗](../../grievous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A grievous wound needs a doctor straight away.[↗](../../grievous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Forgetting her birthday was not a grievous crime.[↗](../../grievous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But at last the gods afflicted the country with a grievous pestilence, which made terrible havoc among the people.[↗](../../grievous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.[↗](../../grievous/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.21.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grievous/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous.[↗](../../grievous/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grievous/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.[↗](../../grievous/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.41.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grievous/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · A soft answer turneth away wrath; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.[↗](../../grievous/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.15.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grievous/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · For thus saith the LORD: Thy hurt is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.[↗](../../grievous/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.30.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grievous/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · A grievous vision is declared unto me: 'The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth.[↗](../../grievous/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.21.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grievous/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **grievously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Very seriously or badly: grievously wounded.[↗](../../grievously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) In a way that causes great sorrow or harm: grievously wronged.[↗](../../grievously/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The soldier was grievously wounded in the battle.[↗](../../grievously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «You are grievously mistaken,» said the old judge.[↗](../../grievously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The village suffered grievously in the flood.[↗](../../grievously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The king felt he had been grievously wronged.[↗](../../grievously/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Two climbers were grievously injured in the fall.[↗](../../grievously/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · All of a sudden the King's daughter fell grievously ill, and she sent for her father, and strictly enjoined him, saying--[↗](../../grievously/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, O LORD, for I am in distress, mine inwards burn; my heart is turned within me, for I have grievously rebelled.[↗](../../grievously/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.1.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grievously/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, therefore she is become as one unclean; all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness; she herself also sigheth, and turneth backward.[↗](../../grievously/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.1.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grievously/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **griffin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (myth) An imaginary creature with the head, wings and claws of an eagle and the body of a lion.[↗](../../griffin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Griffin is also a surname (a name).[↗](../../griffin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The griffin spread its eagle wings and roared like a lion.[↗](../../griffin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A griffin guarded the dragon's treasure.[↗](../../griffin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a stone griffin on the old bank.[↗](../../griffin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story the hero rode on a griffin.[↗](../../griffin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Griffins appear on many coats of arms.[↗](../../griffin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Gryphon is another way to spell griffin.[↗](../../griffin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **grill** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A grill is a part of a cooker or a frame of metal bars over heat, used to cook food quickly with strong heat from above or below.[↗](../../grill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To grill food is to cook it on or under a grill.[↗](../../grill/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A grill can also be a metal grid covering an opening, like on the front of a car (often spelled grille).[↗](../../grill/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To grill someone (informal) is to ask them lots of hard questions.[↗](../../grill/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad grilled sausages on the barbecue.[↗](../../grill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the bread under the grill to make toast.[↗](../../grill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I had a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch.[↗](../../grill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never touch the grill while it is hot.[↗](../../grill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The burgers sizzled on the grill.[↗](../../grill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum grilled me about where I had been all afternoon.[↗](../../grill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The car's grill was covered in mud.[↗](../../grill/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘You stupid old Giant,’ said his wife, ‘you only smell a nice sheep, which I have grilled for your dinner.’[↗](../../grill/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **grille** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A grid or screen of metal bars or wires across a window, door, opening or vent, to protect it or let air through.[↗](../../grille/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The metal grid at the front of a car that lets air reach the engine.[↗](../../grille/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bank window had a strong metal grille.[↗](../../grille/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Air comes out of the grille in the ceiling.[↗](../../grille/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The car's shiny grille had a badge in the middle.[↗](../../grille/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The nun spoke to visitors through a grille.[↗](../../grille/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaves blocked the drain grille.[↗](../../grille/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The speaker's grille protects the parts inside.[↗](../../grille/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **grim** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Grim means very serious, stern and unsmiling («a grim face»).[↗](../../grim/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Grim means unpleasant, worrying or sad («grim news»).[↗](../../grim/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A grim place is dark, cold and gloomy.[↗](../../grim/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK, informal) Grim means horrible or disgusting («The school toilets were grim»).[↗](../../grim/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «Hold on like grim death» means to hold very tightly.[↗](../../grim/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher looked grim when she saw the mess.[↗](../../grim/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The news about the flood was grim.[↗](../../grim/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle was a grim, grey place.[↗](../../grim/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bins smelt grim in the heat.[↗](../../grim/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He held on to the rope like grim death.[↗](../../grim/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather forecast is grim for the weekend.[↗](../../grim/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Grim Reaper is a spooky picture of death.[↗](../../grim/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The princess stood silent, and her face grew grim.[↗](../../grim/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **grimace** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A grimace is a twisted, ugly face made to show pain, disgust or to tease.[↗](../../grimace/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To grimace is to make such a face.[↗](../../grimace/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He pulled a grimace at the sour milk.[↗](../../grimace/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She grimaced when the medicine touched her tongue.[↗](../../grimace/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The goblin made grimaces at the children.[↗](../../grimace/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **grime** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Dirt that has built up in a thick, sticky or black layer on a surface or skin: «the grime on the windows».[↗](../../grime/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (music) Grime is a style of fast rap music that started in London around 2002.[↗](../../grime/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The windows were black with grime.[↗](../../grime/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He scrubbed the grime off his hands.[↗](../../grime/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Years of grime covered the old painting.[↗](../../grime/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Victorian chimney sweeps were covered in soot and grime.[↗](../../grime/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cleaner wiped away the grime from the oven.[↗](../../grime/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin listens to grime and drill music.[↗](../../grime/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **grimly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a stern, serious way, without smiling, often when trouble is expected.[↗](../../grimly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «We must go on,» he said grimly.[↗](../../grimly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldiers marched grimly towards the hill.[↗](../../grimly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirates listened grimly to the news.[↗](../../grimly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **grin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To smile widely, often showing your teeth.[↗](../../grin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A wide, happy or cheeky smile.[↗](../../grin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Phrase «grin and bear it»: to put up with something unpleasant without complaining.[↗](../../grin/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Max grinned when he saw the birthday cake.[↗](../../grin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She had a cheeky grin on her face.[↗](../../grin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He grinned from ear to ear after scoring a goal.[↗](../../grin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Cheshire Cat's grin stayed after the cat disappeared.[↗](../../grin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The injection hurt, but I had to grin and bear it.[↗](../../grin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wipe that grin off your face and tidy your room\![↗](../../grin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “At this the spectre grinned in my face and cried mockingly:[↗](../../grin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **grind** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To crush something into tiny pieces or powder, like grinding wheat into flour or coffee beans.[↗](../../grind/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To make something sharp or smooth by rubbing it on a hard surface.[↗](../../grind/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To rub things together hard and noisily: «grind your teeth».[↗](../../grind/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun, informal) Hard, boring work that goes on and on: «the daily grind».[↗](../../grind/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «grind to a halt» means slowly stop.[↗](../../grind/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mill grinds wheat into flour.[↗](../../grind/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pepper is ground in a pepper mill.[↗](../../grind/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people grind their teeth in their sleep.[↗](../../grind/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The traffic ground to a halt.[↗](../../grind/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our back teeth grind our food.[↗](../../grind/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He ground the knife on a stone to sharpen it.[↗](../../grind/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · After the holidays, it's back to the grind.[↗](../../grind/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the Goblin put the tongue on the coffee-mill, and how it began to grind\![↗](../../grind/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.[↗](../../grind/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.31.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grind/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.[↗](../../grind/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.47.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grind/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · What mean ye that ye crush My people, and grind the face of the poor?' saith the Lord, the GOD of hosts.[↗](../../grind/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.3.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grind/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **grinder** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A machine or tool that crushes something into small bits or powder: a coffee grinder, a pepper grinder.[↗](../../grinder/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A power tool with a spinning disc that smooths or cuts metal or stone.[↗](../../grinder/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A back tooth (molar).[↗](../../grinder/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (US) A long sandwich, also called a sub.[↗](../../grinder/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A grinder can also be a person whose job is to sharpen knives and scissors.[↗](../../grinder/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad turns the pepper grinder over his pasta.[↗](../../grinder/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The coffee grinder is very noisy in the morning.[↗](../../grinder/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The builder used an angle grinder to cut the metal pipe.[↗](../../grinder/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sparks flew from the grinder.[↗](../../grinder/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear goggles when someone uses a grinder.[↗](../../grinder/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Your back teeth are grinders that crush your food.[↗](../../grinder/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · As he came to the next village, he saw a scissor-grinder with his wheel, working and singing,[↗](../../grinder/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out shall be darkened in the windows, (Writings ECC.12.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grinder/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **grindstone** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A flat round stone that turns on an axle, used to sharpen tools such as axes and knives.[↗](../../grindstone/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") «Keep your nose to the grindstone» means keep working hard without a rest.[↗](../../grindstone/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer turned the grindstone to sharpen the scythe.[↗](../../grindstone/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad sharpened the knife on the grindstone.[↗](../../grindstone/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He had to keep his nose to the grindstone all week.[↗](../../grindstone/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **grinning** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Smiling widely, often showing the teeth.[↗](../../grinning/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Having a big smile: «a grinning face».[↗](../../grinning/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The children were grinning as they ran into the sea.[↗](../../grinning/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Why are you grinning like that?[↗](../../grinning/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He walked in grinning from ear to ear.[↗](../../grinning/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A grinning pumpkin sat on the doorstep.[↗](../../grinning/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She stood grinning at the top of the climbing frame.[↗](../../grinning/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The photo shows our whole class grinning.[↗](../../grinning/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His feet were almost on the bridge, when a big grey wolf with grinning teeth appeared before the princess.[↗](../../grinning/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **griot** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In West Africa, a traditional storyteller, singer, poet and historian who keeps the history of families and peoples alive by telling it aloud, often with music.[↗](../../griot/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The griot told the story of Sundiata Keita.[↗](../../griot/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Griots remember the history of whole families.[↗](../../griot/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The griot played the kora while he sang.[↗](../../griot/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Mali, griots are still honoured today.[↗](../../griot/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class learned how griots keep history alive by speaking it.[↗](../../griot/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The book was written by a griot's grandson.[↗](../../griot/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **grip** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To grip is to hold something very tightly.[↗](../../grip/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A grip is a tight hold.[↗](../../grip/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Keep a firm grip on the rope.[↗](../../grip/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A grip is the part of something you hold, like the handle of a racket.[↗](../../grip/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Grip is how well something holds onto a surface without slipping.[↗](../../grip/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Shoes need good grip.[↗](../../grip/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To grip someone can mean to hold their attention strongly.[↗](../../grip/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The story gripped me.[↗](../../grip/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grip the handlebars tightly.[↗](../../grip/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep a good grip on the dog's lead.[↗](../../grip/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My trainers have good grip on the wet floor.[↗](../../grip/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tyres lost grip on the ice.[↗](../../grip/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The story gripped me from the first page.[↗](../../grip/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Hold the racket by the grip.[↗](../../grip/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The town was in the grip of a cold winter.[↗](../../grip/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Get a grip, it's only a spider\![↗](../../grip/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But an iron claw gripped his shoulder.[↗](../../grip/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) … [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/26/) **27** [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/28/) … [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/33/) - ← previous: [page 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/26/) - next →: [page 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/28/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)