--- title: I — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 831 words of the English dictionary under I, 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/I/) [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/) / I # I — The English dictionary The words of the English dictionary under I: 831 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova; the ↗ after a sentence leads to the word's page, with every sentence's syntax tree and pragmatics. 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[2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/4/) … [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/39/) **ibex** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An ibex is a wild mountain goat with long, curved, ridged horns that lives in steep rocky places in Europe, Asia and North Africa.[↗](ibex/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ibex climbed the steep cliff with ease.[↗](ibex/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Male ibexes have huge curved horns.[↗](ibex/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw an Alpine ibex on holiday in Switzerland.[↗](ibex/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ibex hooves grip the rocks like rubber.[↗](ibex/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A herd of ibex licked salt from the dam wall.[↗](ibex/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ibex lives high in the mountains.[↗](ibex/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ibex fight by clashing their horns.[↗](ibex/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ibis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An ibis is a wading bird with long legs and a long, thin, curved beak that lives near water.[↗](ibis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Australia, slang) The Australian white ibis is often called a «bin chicken» because it eats from rubbish bins.[↗](ibis/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An ibis poked its curved beak into the mud.[↗](ibis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ancient Egyptians mummified ibises.[↗](ibis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A bin chicken stole my sandwich in the park (Australia, slang).[↗](ibis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The scarlet ibis is bright red.[↗](ibis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ibises often nest in big groups.[↗](ibis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Yes, now you shall taste something nice, and you will see the marabout bird, and the ibis, and the crane.[↗](ibis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ibuprofen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ibuprofen is a common medicine that reduces pain, fever and swelling, sold as tablets or liquid under names like Nurofen or Advil.[↗](ibuprofen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum gave me some children's ibuprofen for my fever.[↗](ibuprofen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ibuprofen helped the swelling in my sprained ankle go down.[↗](ibuprofen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Always ask an adult before taking ibuprofen.[↗](ibuprofen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said to take ibuprofen with food.[↗](ibuprofen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pharmacist checked the right dose of ibuprofen.[↗](ibuprofen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad took ibuprofen for his toothache.[↗](ibuprofen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Read the label: the dose of ibuprofen depends on age.[↗](ibuprofen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* -ic is a suffix (word ending) that makes adjectives: magic, heroic, metallic, athletic; it means of or like.[↗](ic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (abbreviation) IC stands for integrated circuit, a tiny electronic chip.[↗](ic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (abbreviation) In some places I/C means in charge.[↗](ic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* On its own, ic is not an English word.[↗](ic/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ic on its own is not a word.[↗](ic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Add -ic to hero to make heroic.[↗](ic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Words ending in -ic often add -ally to make adverbs: magic, magically.[↗](ic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A phone is full of IC chips.[↗](ic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The -ic ending in Arctic is easy to forget when you say it.[↗](ic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Volcano becomes volcanic with -ic.[↗](ic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And so a short answer is often spoken of as being la-con-ic; that is, as being such an answer as a Lacon would be likely to give.[↗](ic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ice** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ice is water that has frozen hard because it is very cold.[↗](ice/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Water becomes ice at 0 degrees Celsius.[↗](ice/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To ice a cake is to cover it with icing.[↗](ice/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Ice» is also short for ice cream in some places.[↗](ice/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To break the ice is to help people feel relaxed when they first meet.[↗](ice/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She put 4 ice cubes in each glass.[↗](ice/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ice on the pond is 5 centimetres thick.[↗](ice/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 6 glasses with 3 ice cubes in each.[↗](ice/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They went ice skating for 2 hours.[↗](ice/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Water turns to ice at 0 degrees Celsius.[↗](ice/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ice floats because it is lighter than the same amount of water.[↗](ice/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Never walk on ice on a pond or lake.[↗](ice/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The ice melted in the sun.[↗](ice/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A funny game helped to break the ice.[↗](ice/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · It was made entirely of ice.[↗](ice/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Out of whose womb came the ice?[↗](ice/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.29, JPS 1917)[↗](ice/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?[↗](ice/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.147.17, JPS 1917)[↗](ice/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Which are black by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow hideth itself; (Writings JOB.6.16, JPS 1917)[↗](ice/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **iceberg** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An iceberg is a huge piece of floating ice that has broken off a glacier or ice sheet and floats in the sea.[↗](iceberg/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* "The tip of the iceberg" means a small part of a much bigger problem that you cannot yet see.[↗](iceberg/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ship hit an iceberg and began to sink.[↗](iceberg/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Most of an iceberg is hidden under the water.[↗](iceberg/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Polar bears sometimes rest on icebergs.[↗](iceberg/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The broken window was only the tip of the iceberg.[↗](iceberg/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We had iceberg lettuce in our salad.[↗](iceberg/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Icebergs are made of fresh water, not salt water.[↗](iceberg/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The sea looked quite green, and large icebergs were floating about, each like a pearl, she said, but larger and loftier than the churches built by men.[↗](iceberg/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **icelandic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Icelandic means from or to do with Iceland, an island country in the North Atlantic.[↗](icelandic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Icelandic is the language spoken in Iceland.[↗](icelandic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Icelandic horses have a special smooth walk.[↗](icelandic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Icelandic sagas tell stories of Viking families.[↗](icelandic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Icelandic is spoken by about 350,000 people.[↗](icelandic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My Icelandic friend's surname is Jónsdóttir.[↗](icelandic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We read about Icelandic volcanoes in geography.[↗](icelandic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Icelandic has letters like þ and ð that English lost long ago.[↗](icelandic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There are Russian, German, French, Icelandic, Red Indian, and other stories here.[↗](icelandic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **iceman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old, US) An iceman was a man who delivered blocks of ice to homes for iceboxes before fridges.[↗](iceman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) The Iceman, called Ötzi, is a 5,300-year-old mummy of a man found frozen in the Alps between Italy and Austria in 1991.[↗](iceman/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) An «iceman» is a nickname for someone who stays very calm under pressure.[↗](iceman/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ötzi the Iceman was found in the Alps in 1991.[↗](iceman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Iceman had tattoos and a copper axe.[↗](iceman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists found out what the Iceman ate for his last meal.[↗](iceman/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Before fridges, the iceman delivered ice to houses.[↗](iceman/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The goalkeeper was called «the Iceman» because he never panicked.[↗](iceman/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You can see the Iceman in a museum in Bolzano, Italy.[↗](iceman/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ichor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In Greek myths, the bright, golden fluid that runs in the veins of the gods instead of blood.[↗](ichor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Any liquid that flows like blood in a myth or fairy tale.[↗](ichor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In the old Greek tales, the gods had ichor, not blood.[↗](ichor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When the hero was wounded, golden ichor flowed from him.[↗](ichor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ichor was said to be free of disease.[↗](ichor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ichthyosaur** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An ichthyosaur was a large sea reptile that lived at the time of the dinosaurs and looked like a dolphin or a fish, with flippers, a long snout and big eyes.[↗](ichthyosaur/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It was not a dinosaur but a separate kind of reptile that breathed air and gave birth to live young in the sea.[↗](ichthyosaur/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mary Anning found an ichthyosaur fossil on the beach.[↗](ichthyosaur/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An ichthyosaur looked like a dolphin.[↗](ichthyosaur/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ichthyosaurs breathed air, so they swam up to the surface.[↗](ichthyosaur/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ichthyosaurs had very large eyes for seeing in deep water.[↗](ichthyosaur/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · An ichthyosaur was a sea reptile, not a fish.[↗](ichthyosaur/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw an ichthyosaur skeleton in the museum.[↗](ichthyosaur/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **icicle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long, pointed piece of ice that hangs down, made when dripping water freezes.[↗](icicle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Icicles hung from the edge of the roof.[↗](icicle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The icicle dripped in the sunshine.[↗](icicle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't stand under big icicles; they can fall.[↗](icicle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cave had icicles as long as my arm.[↗](icicle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw icicles on the frozen waterfall.[↗](icicle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Icicles form when water drips and freezes.[↗](icicle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Just by stood a thorn-bush; it had neither leaf nor flower, for it was the cold winter time, and icicles hung on the branches.[↗](icicle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **icing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Icing is a sweet topping made of sugar, often with butter or water, that covers cakes and biscuits.[↗](icing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") In the USA it is often called frosting.[↗](icing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Icing is also ice forming on something, like the wings of a plane.[↗](icing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «The icing on the cake» means something extra that makes a good thing even better.[↗](icing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Each cupcake needs 20 g of icing.[↗](icing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She put icing on 12 of the 30 biscuits.[↗](icing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake has pink icing.[↗](icing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How much icing for 6 cakes?[↗](icing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We decorated the cupcakes with blue icing.[↗](icing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mix icing sugar with a little water.[↗](icing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Winning the cup was great, and the medal was the icing on the cake.[↗](icing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Icing on the road made it slippery.[↗](icing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **icon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An icon is a small picture on a computer, tablet or phone screen that you click or tap to open an app or do something.[↗](icon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) An icon is a holy painting of Jesus, Mary or a saint, especially in Orthodox churches, used to help prayer.[↗](icon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An icon is a very famous person or thing that stands for an idea or time: «a fashion icon», «a national icon».[↗](icon/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Click the printer icon to print your work.[↗](icon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Orthodox church was full of golden icons.[↗](icon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma kisses the icon of Mary when she prays.[↗](icon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Eiffel Tower is an icon of Paris.[↗](icon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a fashion icon for many young people.[↗](icon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tap the camera icon to take a photo.[↗](icon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The red double-decker bus is a London icon.[↗](icon/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **iconic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very famous and seen as a symbol of something, so everyone recognises it.[↗](iconic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (computers, art) To do with icons or pictures that stand for something.[↗](iconic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Sydney Opera House is an iconic building.[↗](iconic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The red phone box is iconic of Britain.[↗](iconic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That goal was an iconic moment in football history.[↗](iconic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her yellow raincoat became iconic.[↗](iconic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Statue of Liberty is iconic of New York.[↗](iconic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Adverts call everything «iconic» these days.[↗](iconic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **icu** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* ICU stands for «intensive care unit»: the part of a hospital where very ill or badly hurt patients get constant care and special machines to help them breathe and keep their heart working.[↗](icu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (texting, informal) «icu» can be read as «I see you».[↗](icu/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad was moved to the ICU after his operation.[↗](icu/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ICU nurses checked on him every few minutes.[↗](icu/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Babies born very early may spend weeks in the NICU.[↗](icu/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The news said the injured driver was in ICU.[↗](icu/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Only two visitors at a time are allowed in the ICU.[↗](icu/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt is an ICU doctor.[↗](icu/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The patient got better and left the ICU for an ordinary ward.[↗](icu/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **icy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Icy means covered with ice: an icy road.[↗](icy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Icy means extremely cold: an icy wind.[↗](icy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An icy look or voice is very unfriendly.[↗](icy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Be careful, the path is icy.[↗](icy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An icy wind blew from the north.[↗](icy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The car slid on the icy road.[↗](icy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never walk on an icy pond.[↗](icy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The water in the lake was icy cold.[↗](icy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave him an icy look.[↗](icy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My fingers were icy after the snowball fight.[↗](icy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Grit is put on icy roads to make them less slippery.[↗](icy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · An icy hand passed over her head and face, and down towards her heart.[↗](icy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **id** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* ID (usually written in capitals) is short for identification: a card or document that shows who you are, like a passport or student card.[↗](id/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An ID can be a number or name that identifies something, like a user ID or a product ID.[↗](id/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In psychology, the id is the part of the mind with basic wishes and instincts.[↗](id/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In old books and notes, Id. is short for idem, meaning "the same", used to point back to the work just named.[↗](id/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* You need photo ID to get on the plane.[↗](id/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The visitors wore ID badges at school.[↗](id/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Please type your user ID and password.[↗](id/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never share your ID details with strangers online.[↗](id/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The police checked the man's ID.[↗](id/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each book in the library has an ID number.[↗](id/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · 29) Id est, made it the reigning power.[↗](id/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](id/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Id est Liber Jezirah, qui Abrahamos, Patriarchæ adscribitur, unacum Commentario Rabi Abraham F.D. super 32 semitis Sapientiæ, a quibus Liber Jezirah incipit: Translatus et notis illustratus a Joanne Stephano Rittangelio Ling.[↗](id/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](id/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 5') Quoted from CJ iD"l CIIE by L. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](id/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **idea** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A thought or plan that comes into your mind, especially a new one: a good idea.[↗](idea/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* What you know or think about something: «I have no idea».[↗](idea/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The main point or purpose: «The idea of the game is to …».[↗](idea/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* An opinion or belief: «She has her own ideas about it».[↗](idea/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I have an idea: let's build a fort\![↗](idea/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · That's a good idea.[↗](idea/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I have no idea where my shoes are.[↗](idea/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the main idea of this paragraph?[↗](idea/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The idea of the game is to reach the end first.[↗](idea/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Climbing on the roof is a bad idea.[↗](idea/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We shared our ideas in a group.[↗](idea/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Do you get the idea?[↗](idea/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then an idea came to him.[↗](idea/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · We find this very idea in the Pythagorean system.[↗](idea/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](idea/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · This idea is then symbolically explained in the next paragraph.[↗](idea/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](idea/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · 13) See above Note 1, God, idea and word are indivisible.[↗](idea/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](idea/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **ideal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (adjective) Perfect, or the best possible for something: an ideal day for a picnic.[↗](ideal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Existing only in the mind, not real.[↗](ideal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* In an ideal world, nobody would be hungry.[↗](ideal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) A belief or aim of how things should be: the ideals of fairness and freedom.[↗](ideal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun) A person or thing that is perfect.[↗](ideal/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* She is my ideal of a good teacher.[↗](ideal/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It's an ideal day for flying kites.[↗](ideal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This box is ideal for storing toys.[↗](ideal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In an ideal world, everyone would have clean water.[↗](ideal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Fairness is one of our school's ideals.[↗](ideal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants grow fast in ideal conditions.[↗](ideal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · What would your ideal holiday be?[↗](ideal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The theatre was his ideal world.[↗](ideal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete.[↗](ideal/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](ideal/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **idealised** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make someone or something seem more perfect or lovely than it really is, showing only the good side.[↗](idealised/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In art, to paint or draw a person or thing as more beautiful than in life.[↗](idealised/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The painter idealised the queen, so she looked flawless.[↗](idealised/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The story idealised village life and left out the hard work.[↗](idealised/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not idealise your friends; everyone has faults.[↗](idealised/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/4/) … [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/39/) - ← previous: [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) - next →: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/2/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)