--- title: I — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 11 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/page/11/) [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 · page 11 [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/I/) … [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/10/) **11** [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/12/) … [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/39/) **impurity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An impurity is a small amount of an unwanted substance mixed into something that should be pure, like dirt in water.[↗](../../impurity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Impurity is the state of not being pure.[↗](../../impurity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We filtered the muddy water to remove the impurities.[↗](../../impurity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rock salt contains sand and other impurities.[↗](../../impurity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The water company removes impurities so the water is safe to drink.[↗](../../impurity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tiny impurities give some gems their colour.[↗](../../impurity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Gold with impurities is not as valuable.[↗](../../impurity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist tested the sample for impurities.[↗](../../impurity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.[↗](../../impurity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.20.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../impurity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And every thing that she lieth upon in her impurity shall be unclean; every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.[↗](../../impurity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.15.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../impurity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And if any man lie with her, and her impurity be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.[↗](../../impurity/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.15.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../impurity/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.[↗](../../impurity/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.22.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../impurity/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity; (Prophets EZK.18.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../impurity/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their way and by their doings; their way before Me was as the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.[↗](../../impurity/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.36.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../impurity/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **impute** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To say that something, usually bad, is caused by or belongs to someone: to impute blame.[↗](../../impute/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths and statistics) To fill in a missing value in data with an estimated one.[↗](../../impute/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It is unfair to impute bad motives to someone without proof.[↗](../../impute/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The report imputed the delay to the bad weather.[↗](../../impute/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist imputed the missing temperature using the average of the days before and after.[↗](../../impute/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't impute the mistake to her; it was mine.[↗](../../impute/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge refused to impute guilt without evidence.[↗](../../impute/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The historian would not impute cruelty to the king without evidence.[↗](../../impute/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then their spirit doth pass over and transgress, and they become guilty: even they who impute their might unto their god.[↗](../../impute/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAB.1.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../impute/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · and the children of Israel did impute things that were not right unto the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city; (Prophets 2KI.17.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../impute/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **in** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In shows that something is inside something else: in the box.[↗](../../in/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In shows a time: in June, in the morning, in five minutes.[↗](../../in/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In shows a way or a state: in pairs, in red, in a hurry.[↗](../../in/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In shows a part of a whole: one in ten.[↗](../../in/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* As an adverb, in means inside or at home.[↗](../../in/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Come in\![↗](../../in/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual) «In» means fashionable or popular: big hats are in; «I'm in» means count me in, I'll join.[↗](../../in/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (casual) «In on» means sharing a secret or a plan; «be in for it» means be in trouble.[↗](../../in/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (formal) The exam voice says «within», «contained within», «in respect of», «in the course of», «in the aggregate», «in excess of».[↗](../../in/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 9:* In time means early enough, not late.[↗](../../in/#m9 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are 5 books on the table and 2 in the box; 5 + 2 = 7 books in all.[↗](../../in/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 3 bags with 4 apples in each bag …[↗](../../in/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many pupils are in the class?[↗](../../in/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat is in the basket.[↗](../../in/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My birthday is in March.[↗](../../in/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Work in pairs, please.[↗](../../in/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Come in and sit down.[↗](../../in/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We will leave in ten minutes.[↗](../../in/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In total we raised 100 dollars.[↗](../../in/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · pizza tonight? im in, that's 5 of us then[↗](../../in/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · You broke mum's vase?[↗](../../in/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") You're in for it now.[↗](../../in/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Determine the number of apples contained within 3 receptacles, each holding 4 apples.[↗](../../in/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The girls arrived just in time.[↗](../../in/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And the Canaanite was then in the land.[↗](../../in/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.12.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../in/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And the famine was sore in the land.[↗](../../in/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.43.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../in/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.[↗](../../in/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.18.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../in/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · My hope, it is in Thee.[↗](../../in/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.39.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../in/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · Is there no balm in Gilead?[↗](../../in/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.8.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../in/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · Whom dost thou pass in beauty?[↗](../../in/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.32.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../in/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **inability** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not being able to do something; a lack of skill, power or means.[↗](../../inability/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* His inability to swim kept him out of the boat.[↗](../../inability/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby's inability to talk made her cry.[↗](../../inability/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her inability to sleep made her tired.[↗](../../inability/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop closed because of its inability to pay the rent.[↗](../../inability/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · An inability to see colours is called colour blindness.[↗](../../inability/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His inability to say sorry made things worse.[↗](../../inability/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Fox on her return, discovered what had happened, but was less grieved for the death of her young than for her inability to avenge them.[↗](../../inability/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **inaccessible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Inaccessible means impossible or very hard to reach or get into.[↗](../../inaccessible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Inaccessible also means hard to understand.[↗](../../inaccessible/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A place or website that is inaccessible cannot be used easily by disabled people, for example with no ramp for wheelchairs.[↗](../../inaccessible/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The village is inaccessible in winter because of snow.[↗](../../inaccessible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep medicines inaccessible to toddlers.[↗](../../inaccessible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old library was inaccessible to wheelchair users until they built a ramp.[↗](../../inaccessible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The treasure was hidden in an inaccessible cave.[↗](../../inaccessible/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The website was inaccessible during the storm.[↗](../../inaccessible/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His writing is so complicated it is inaccessible to most readers.[↗](../../inaccessible/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They usually come either to an opening which leads into the underground world, or to the base of an apparently inaccessible hill.[↗](../../inaccessible/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **inaccuracy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mistake or wrong fact in something said, written or measured.[↗](../../inaccuracy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not being exact or correct; the amount by which a measurement is wrong.[↗](../../inaccuracy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher found three inaccuracies in my history report.[↗](../../inaccuracy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old map was full of inaccuracies.[↗](../../inaccuracy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We repeated the experiment to reduce inaccuracy.[↗](../../inaccuracy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The film had many historical inaccuracies.[↗](../../inaccuracy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The inaccuracy of the cheap scale was about ten grams.[↗](../../inaccuracy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Check facts carefully to avoid inaccuracies.[↗](../../inaccuracy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inaccurate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not correct or not exact; containing mistakes.[↗](../../inaccurate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The scales were inaccurate, so we weighed it again.[↗](../../inaccurate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · That map is inaccurate — the road isn't there.[↗](../../inaccurate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His estimate was inaccurate by ten metres.[↗](../../inaccurate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some websites give inaccurate information.[↗](../../inaccurate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · An old ruler with a broken end gives inaccurate measurements.[↗](../../inaccurate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The newspaper report was inaccurate.[↗](../../inaccurate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inaction** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Inaction means not doing anything, especially when something should be done.[↗](../../inaction/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The council was criticised for its inaction over the potholes.[↗](../../inaction/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Inaction on pollution harms the planet.[↗](../../inaction/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His inaction let the problem grow worse.[↗](../../inaction/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After weeks of inaction, the team finally made a plan.[↗](../../inaction/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sometimes inaction is the safest choice, like waiting for help.[↗](../../inaction/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Doing nothing when a friend is bullied is a kind of inaction.[↗](../../inaction/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inactive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Inactive means not active; not moving, working or doing anything.[↗](../../inactive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An inactive person does not take much exercise.[↗](../../inactive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An inactive volcano is not erupting now.[↗](../../inactive/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* An inactive account or club is no longer being used.[↗](../../inactive/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sitting in front of screens all day makes you inactive.[↗](../../inactive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years.[↗](../../inactive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bears are inactive during the winter.[↗](../../inactive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My old game account is inactive.[↗](../../inactive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The inactive machine was covered in dust.[↗](../../inactive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors say inactive children should play outside more.[↗](../../inactive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The lizard stays inactive on cold mornings.[↗](../../inactive/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Even the iron claw hung inactive; as if knowing that it was no intrinsic part of what the attacking force wanted.[↗](../../inactive/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **inactivity** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The state of doing nothing, or of being still.[↗](../../inactivity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **inadequate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not enough, or not good enough for what is needed: inadequate food.[↗](../../inadequate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (feeling) Feeling not good or able enough: feel inadequate.[↗](../../inadequate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old bridge was inadequate for heavy lorries.[↗](../../inadequate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The refugees had inadequate shelter.[↗](../../inadequate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The answer was inadequate: it needed more detail.[↗](../../inadequate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone feels inadequate sometimes, it's normal.[↗](../../inadequate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The lighting was inadequate for reading.[↗](../../inadequate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Inadequate sleep makes it hard to concentrate.[↗](../../inadequate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inadvertently** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Inadvertently means by accident, without meaning to.[↗](../../inadvertently/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I inadvertently deleted my homework.[↗](../../inadvertently/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She inadvertently stepped on the cat's tail.[↗](../../inadvertently/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He inadvertently told her about the surprise party.[↗](../../inadvertently/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Fleming inadvertently discovered penicillin.[↗](../../inadvertently/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful not to inadvertently share where you live online.[↗](../../inadvertently/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tap was inadvertently left running all night.[↗](../../inadvertently/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Sheep eating the acorns inadvertently frayed and tore the cloak.[↗](../../inadvertently/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **inadvisable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not wise or sensible; likely to cause trouble.[↗](../../inadvisable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It is inadvisable to go out in a thunderstorm.[↗](../../inadvisable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Climbing the cliff without a rope is highly inadvisable.[↗](../../inadvisable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It would be inadvisable to leave your bike unlocked.[↗](../../inadvisable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said it was inadvisable to play football with a sprained ankle.[↗](../../inadvisable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Eating wild mushrooms is inadvisable unless an expert checks them.[↗](../../inadvisable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **inanimate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not alive, like a rock, a chair or a toy.[↗](../../inanimate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not moving and showing no sign of life.[↗](../../inanimate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A rock is an inanimate object.[↗](../../inanimate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We sorted pictures into living and inanimate things.[↗](../../inanimate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the inanimate puppet started to dance.[↗](../../inanimate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't blame the chair — it's an inanimate object\![↗](../../inanimate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He lay inanimate on the sofa after the race.[↗](../../inanimate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fire moves and grows but it is inanimate.[↗](../../inanimate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · So in all the fables that are or are not Æsop's all the animal forces drive like inanimate forces, like great rivers or growing trees.[↗](../../inanimate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **inappropriate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not suitable or not right for a particular time, place or person.[↗](../../inappropriate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (safety) Describing words, pictures, touching or messages that are wrong or unsafe for a child, which a child should tell a trusted adult about.[↗](../../inappropriate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Wearing flip-flops on a mountain hike is inappropriate.[↗](../../inappropriate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rude jokes in assembly are inappropriate.[↗](../../inappropriate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If someone sends you something inappropriate online, tell a trusted adult.[↗](../../inappropriate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The film was rated inappropriate for young children.[↗](../../inappropriate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Laughing at a funeral would be inappropriate.[↗](../../inappropriate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Slang can be inappropriate in a formal letter.[↗](../../inappropriate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inattentive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not paying attention; not listening or watching carefully.[↗](../../inattentive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not giving enough care or thought to someone's needs: an inattentive host.[↗](../../inattentive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The inattentive guard was asleep when the prisoner escaped.[↗](../../inattentive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Being inattentive near roads is dangerous.[↗](../../inattentive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I was inattentive and missed the homework instructions.[↗](../../inattentive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An inattentive driver can cause an accident.[↗](../../inattentive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The waiter was inattentive and forgot our drinks.[↗](../../inattentive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tiredness can make you inattentive in lessons.[↗](../../inattentive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inaudible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Too quiet to be heard.[↗](../../inaudible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her whisper was almost inaudible.[↗](../../inaudible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dog whistles are inaudible to people.[↗](../../inaudible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher's voice was inaudible over the noise.[↗](../../inaudible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some bat calls are inaudible to humans.[↗](../../inaudible/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His answer was inaudible, so I asked him to repeat it.[↗](../../inaudible/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The phone rang but it was inaudible in the busy street.[↗](../../inaudible/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inaugurate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To swear a new leader into office at an official ceremony, such as a US president.[↗](../../inaugurate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To open a new building, service or event officially for the first time.[↗](../../inaugurate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) To begin or start a new period or system.[↗](../../inaugurate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The new president was inaugurated in Washington.[↗](../../inaugurate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor inaugurated the new library by cutting a ribbon.[↗](../../inaugurate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The festival was inaugurated in 1950 and still runs today.[↗](../../inaugurate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The invention of the steam train inaugurated a new age of travel.[↗](../../inaugurate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school inaugurated its new playground with a party.[↗](../../inaugurate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The first Australian Parliament was inaugurated in 1901.[↗](../../inaugurate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inauguration** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An inauguration is a formal ceremony to bring a new leader into office, like a president.[↗](../../inauguration/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An inauguration is also the official opening or start of something new, like a building or a festival.[↗](../../inauguration/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The president gave a speech at his inauguration.[↗](../../inauguration/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Inauguration Day in the USA is 20 January.[↗](../../inauguration/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Thousands of people watched the inauguration on TV.[↗](../../inauguration/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor cut the ribbon at the inauguration of the new library.[↗](../../inauguration/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · At the inauguration, the new leader swore an oath.[↗](../../inauguration/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The inauguration of the Olympic Games began with fireworks.[↗](../../inauguration/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The brothers came forward affectionately to welcome him, and his inauguration was as a Sunday feast.[↗](../../inauguration/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **inauspicious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Inauspicious means showing signs that things will go badly; unlucky or not a good start.[↗](../../inauspicious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The trip had an inauspicious start: the bus broke down.[↗](../../inauspicious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It was an inauspicious beginning for the new team, losing 5–0.[↗](../../inauspicious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rain on the first day of the fair seemed inauspicious.[↗](../../inauspicious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Romans thought some bird signs were inauspicious.[↗](../../inauspicious/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Despite inauspicious beginnings, she became a great scientist.[↗](../../inauspicious/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Falling over at the start of the race was inauspicious.[↗](../../inauspicious/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) … [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/10/) **11** [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/12/) … [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/39/) - ← previous: [page 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/10/) - next →: [page 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/12/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)