--- title: I — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 14 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/14/) [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 14 [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:* So sad or upset that nothing can cheer you up: an inconsolable child after losing a toy.[↗](../../inconsolable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The little girl was inconsolable when her puppy ran away.[↗](../../inconsolable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The king was inconsolable after the storm.[↗](../../inconsolable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was inconsolable at losing his best friend.[↗](../../inconsolable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **inconstant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (literary) Changing often; not loyal or faithful: an inconstant friend.[↗](../../inconstant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not steady; changing in amount or strength: an inconstant wind.[↗](../../inconstant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The inconstant wind kept changing direction.[↗](../../inconstant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the poem, the moon is called inconstant because it changes shape.[↗](../../inconstant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was an inconstant friend who forgot us when someone new came along.[↗](../../inconstant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Spring weather in Ireland is inconstant: sun, then rain.[↗](../../inconstant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The candle's inconstant flame flickered.[↗](../../inconstant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old song warned of an inconstant heart.[↗](../../inconstant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incontinence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not being able to control when you pass urine or poo; it is a medical condition.[↗](../../incontinence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal, old) A lack of self-control.[↗](../../incontinence/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad has incontinence since his operation.[↗](../../incontinence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some older people need help with incontinence.[↗](../../incontinence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Babies wear nappies because they cannot control their bladder yet.[↗](../../incontinence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Incontinence pads are sold at the chemist.[↗](../../incontinence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse helped him with his incontinence.[↗](../../incontinence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some medicines can cause incontinence.[↗](../../incontinence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incontrovertibly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) In a way that nobody can argue against or prove wrong, because the facts are completely clear.[↗](../../incontrovertibly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Without any possible doubt; certainly.[↗](../../incontrovertibly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The video incontrovertibly showed that the ball crossed the line.[↗](../../incontrovertibly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The experiment proved incontrovertibly that plants need light to grow.[↗](../../incontrovertibly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fingerprints incontrovertibly linked the thief to the broken window.[↗](../../incontrovertibly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It is incontrovertibly true that 2 + 2 = 4.[↗](../../incontrovertibly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The results were incontrovertibly clear, so the teacher did not ask us to repeat the test.[↗](../../incontrovertibly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «You took the last biscuit,» said Mum, «and the crumbs prove it incontrovertibly.»[↗](../../incontrovertibly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists have shown incontrovertibly that the Earth goes round the Sun.[↗](../../incontrovertibly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **inconvenience** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun) Trouble or difficulty that stops things going smoothly or easily.[↗](../../inconvenience/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Sorry for the inconvenience.[↗](../../inconvenience/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) Something that causes small trouble.[↗](../../inconvenience/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The broken lift is an inconvenience.[↗](../../inconvenience/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To cause someone trouble or extra work.[↗](../../inconvenience/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I don't want to inconvenience you.[↗](../../inconvenience/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the roadworks.[↗](../../inconvenience/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Having no hot water is a big inconvenience.[↗](../../inconvenience/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I hope I'm not inconveniencing you.[↗](../../inconvenience/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The late bus was a small inconvenience.[↗](../../inconvenience/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sorry for the inconvenience — the shop opens again soon.[↗](../../inconvenience/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Living far from school is an inconvenience.[↗](../../inconvenience/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The magic waters, of course, soon remedy this temporary inconvenience.[↗](../../inconvenience/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") \[309\][↗](../../inconvenience/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **inconvenient** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Causing trouble or getting in the way of what you want to do: an inconvenient time for a visit.[↗](../../inconvenient/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rain came at an inconvenient time.[↗](../../inconvenient/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It is inconvenient to lose your bus pass.[↗](../../inconvenient/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sleeping on a hard floor is inconvenient.[↗](../../inconvenient/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **inconveniently** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that causes trouble or difficulty, or at a bad time: «The bus broke down inconveniently in the rain.».[↗](../../inconveniently/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shop is inconveniently far from the station.[↗](../../inconveniently/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It started raining inconveniently just as we left.[↗](../../inconveniently/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plug was inconveniently placed behind the sofa.[↗](../../inconveniently/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Inconveniently, my pencil broke during the test.[↗](../../inconveniently/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dentist appointment was inconveniently timed during football practice.[↗](../../inconveniently/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridge was inconveniently closed for repairs.[↗](../../inconveniently/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incorporate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To include something as part of a bigger thing: incorporate ideas into a story.[↗](../../incorporate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To mix in: incorporate the butter into the flour.[↗](../../incorporate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (business, law) To make a company into a legal organisation; «Inc.» after a US company name means «Incorporated».[↗](../../incorporate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Try to incorporate three new adjectives into your story.[↗](../../incorporate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gently incorporate the eggs into the cake mixture.[↗](../../incorporate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The new design incorporates a cup holder.[↗](../../incorporate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school play incorporated songs from around the world.[↗](../../incorporate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The town was incorporated in 1850.[↗](../../incorporate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The company's name ends in «Inc.», short for «Incorporated».[↗](../../incorporate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incorporated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Incorporated means included as part of something bigger.[↗](../../incorporated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (money, law) An incorporated company has been officially set up as a corporation, a legal business; «Inc.» after a company name stands for incorporated.[↗](../../incorporated/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An incorporated town or city has its own official local government.[↗](../../incorporated/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She incorporated her friends' ideas into the poster.[↗](../../incorporated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The flour was incorporated into the mixture.[↗](../../incorporated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The company was incorporated in 1998.[↗](../../incorporated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Inc.» stands for incorporated.[↗](../../incorporated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The village was incorporated as a city.[↗](../../incorporated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our project incorporated drawings, facts and a quiz.[↗](../../incorporated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There are numerous time-honored stories which have become so incorporated into the literature and thought of our race that a knowledge of them is an indispensable part of one's education.[↗](../../incorporated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **incorporation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Including something or someone as part of a bigger whole: the incorporation of new ideas.[↗](../../incorporation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (business, law) Making a business into an official company, a corporation (Inc. in the USA).[↗](../../incorporation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Joining a town or area into another one.[↗](../../incorporation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The incorporation of fruit into school meals made them healthier.[↗](../../incorporation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The incorporation of the village into the city happened in 1900.[↗](../../incorporation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Inc. after a company name means it is incorporated.[↗](../../incorporation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher praised the incorporation of quotes in my essay.[↗](../../incorporation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Incorporation of new players into the team took time.[↗](../../incorporation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The incorporation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 was not accepted by most UN countries.[↗](../../incorporation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incorrect** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not right or not true; wrong.[↗](../../incorrect/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not suitable or not polite for the situation, as in «incorrect behaviour».[↗](../../incorrect/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Your answer is incorrect — try again.[↗](../../incorrect/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The spelling of «freind» is incorrect.[↗](../../incorrect/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop gave me incorrect change.[↗](../../incorrect/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His prediction was incorrect, but he learned a lot.[↗](../../incorrect/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That information is incorrect.[↗](../../incorrect/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Incorrect use of the oven can be dangerous.[↗](../../incorrect/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Minor punctuation errors (omitted or incorrect punctuation, mismatched quote marks etc.) have been amended without note.[↗](../../incorrect/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The explanatory notes given by this author are, nevertheless, insufficient and sometimes very incorrect.[↗](../../incorrect/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../incorrect/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **incorrectly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a wrong way; not correctly.[↗](../../incorrectly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He added the numbers incorrectly.[↗](../../incorrectly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My name was spelt incorrectly on the certificate.[↗](../../incorrectly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The car seat was fitted incorrectly.[↗](../../incorrectly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If you measure incorrectly, the cake will flop.[↗](../../incorrectly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She answered two questions incorrectly.[↗](../../incorrectly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The plug was wired incorrectly.[↗](../../incorrectly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incorrigible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Having bad habits or faults that cannot be changed or corrected: «an incorrigible liar».[↗](../../incorrigible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (playful) Always doing something naughty or silly that people half like: «You're incorrigible!».[↗](../../incorrigible/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Toad was incorrigible; he always went back to motor cars.[↗](../../incorrigible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My puppy is an incorrigible thief of socks.[↗](../../incorrigible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad is an incorrigible joker.[↗](../../incorrigible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «You're incorrigible!» laughed Mum when I took another biscuit.[↗](../../incorrigible/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher called him an incorrigible chatterbox.[↗](../../incorrigible/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She is an incorrigible optimist.[↗](../../incorrigible/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This noise roused the giant, who rushed from his cave, crying: “You incorrigible villain, are you come here to disturb my rest?[↗](../../incorrigible/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **increase** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To become bigger in number, amount or size; to grow.[↗](../../increase/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To make something bigger or more.[↗](../../increase/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) A rise in number, amount or size.[↗](../../increase/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The number of pupils increased from 20 to 25.[↗](../../increase/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Increase 8 by 5 and you get 13.[↗](../../increase/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Prices increase every year.[↗](../../increase/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When you heat water, its temperature increases.[↗](../../increase/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There was an increase in rain this month.[↗](../../increase/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Exercise increases your heart rate.[↗](../../increase/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cases of colds are on the increase.[↗](../../increase/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The number of carriages is continually on the increase.[↗](../../increase/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof; (Torah EXO.23.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increase/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.[↗](../../increase/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.25.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increase/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Take thou no interest of him or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.[↗](../../increase/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.25.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increase/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me.[↗](../../increase/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.71.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increase/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase.[↗](../../increase/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.107.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increase/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD increase you more and more, you and your children.[↗](../../increase/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.115.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increase/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **increased** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Increased means made bigger or became more.[↗](../../increased/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An increased amount is a bigger one than before.[↗](../../increased/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The price increased by $3.[↗](../../increased/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The number of pupils increased to 30.[↗](../../increased/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His savings increased by 12.[↗](../../increased/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · By how much did it increase?[↗](../../increased/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The temperature of the water increased as it was heated.[↗](../../increased/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus fare increased from $2 to $3.[↗](../../increased/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her reading speed increased a lot this year.[↗](../../increased/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain increased in the afternoon.[↗](../../increased/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · As the warmth increased, the Snow Man decreased.[↗](../../increased/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.[↗](../../increased/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.43, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increased/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.[↗](../../increased/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.7.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increased/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.[↗](../../increased/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increased/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.[↗](../../increased/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.15.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increased/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And He increased His people greatly, and made them too mighty for their adversaries.[↗](../../increased/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.105.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increased/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · these mentioned by name were princes in their families; and their fathers' houses increased greatly.[↗](../../increased/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.4.38, JPS 1917)[↗](../../increased/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **incredible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* So amazing that it is hard to believe: an incredible trick.[↗](../../incredible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Very good: that cake was incredible\![↗](../../incredible/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The magician did an incredible trick.[↗](../../incredible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The gods could travel incredible distances.[↗](../../incredible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That cake was incredible\![↗](../../incredible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **incredibly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Incredibly means extremely or very, very: «It was incredibly cold».[↗](../../incredibly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Incredibly can mean in a way that is hard to believe: «Incredibly, the cat survived the fall».[↗](../../incredibly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The test was incredibly hard.[↗](../../incredibly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She is incredibly good at chess.[↗](../../incredibly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It was incredibly hot at the beach.[↗](../../incredibly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Incredibly, the little team won the cup.[↗](../../incredibly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That roller coaster is incredibly fast.[↗](../../incredibly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We were incredibly lucky with the weather.[↗](../../incredibly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy is incredibly cute.[↗](../../incredibly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Incredibly, nobody was hurt in the storm.[↗](../../incredibly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In an incredibly short time Danhasch returned, bearing the sleeping princess.[↗](../../incredibly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **incredulity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not being able to believe something; great surprise and disbelief.[↗](../../incredulity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The look or feeling of someone who thinks «that can't be true!».[↗](../../incredulity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She stared at the huge pumpkin in incredulity.[↗](../../incredulity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His face showed pure incredulity when he heard he had won.[↗](../../incredulity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The class listened with incredulity as the teacher said octopuses have three hearts.[↗](../../incredulity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «You did all your homework?»[↗](../../incredulity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") Mum asked with incredulity.[↗](../../incredulity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The news was met with incredulity.[↗](../../incredulity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «A whale is a mammal, not a fish?» he said with incredulity.[↗](../../incredulity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incredulous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not able or not willing to believe something; showing that you do not believe it: an incredulous look.[↗](../../incredulous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Alice gave the Hatter an incredulous look.[↗](../../incredulous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «A talking toad?» said the boy, incredulous.[↗](../../incredulous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd was incredulous when the small team won.[↗](../../incredulous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She listened with an incredulous smile.[↗](../../incredulous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum was incredulous that I had tidied my room.[↗](../../incredulous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Rat stared at Toad, incredulous.[↗](../../incredulous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He shook his head, incredulous.[↗](../../incredulous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But Penelope, still incredulous, determined to put him to a sure test.[↗](../../incredulous/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The following interesting comment is from Rabbi Moses Botarel:-"It was Abraham our Father-blessed be he who wrote this book to condemn the doctrine of the sages of his time, who were incredulous of the supreme dogma of the Unity.[↗](../../incredulous/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../incredulous/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **increment** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* An increase, or something added.[↗](../../increment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Twenty-ninth Path is the Corporeal Intelligence, so-called because it forms every body which is formed beneath the whole set of worlds and the increment of them.[↗](../../increment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../increment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Twenty-ninth Path is the Corporeal Intelligence, so called because it forms every body which is, formed beneath the whole set of worlds and the increment of them.[↗](../../increment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../increment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **incubate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To keep eggs warm so they will hatch, as a bird does by sitting on them or as a machine does.[↗](../../incubate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To keep something such as germs, or a sick premature baby, at the right warm temperature so it can grow or be looked after.[↗](../../incubate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (medicine) When an illness incubates, it is growing in the body before you feel sick.[↗](../../incubate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal) To develop an idea or a new company slowly before it is ready.[↗](../../incubate/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hen incubates her eggs for about 21 days.[↗](../../incubate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class incubated duck eggs and four ducklings hatched.[↗](../../incubate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists incubate bacteria in warm dishes to study them.[↗](../../incubate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The flu virus incubates for a day or two before you feel ill.[↗](../../incubate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguin dads incubate the egg on their feet.[↗](../../incubate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She incubated her idea for a book for years before writing it.[↗](../../incubate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incubation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Incubation is keeping eggs warm so they can develop and hatch.[↗](../../incubation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (medicine) The incubation period is the time between catching an illness and showing the first signs of it.[↗](../../incubation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Incubation is keeping something, like bacteria or a new business idea, in the right conditions so it can grow.[↗](../../incubation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Chicken eggs need about 21 days of incubation.[↗](../../incubation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · During incubation the hen turns her eggs.[↗](../../incubation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Chickenpox has an incubation period of 10 to 21 days.[↗](../../incubation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bacteria were kept at body temperature for incubation.[↗](../../incubation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We checked the eggs every morning during incubation.[↗](../../incubation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguin fathers do the incubation in some species.[↗](../../incubation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **incubator** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An incubator is a machine that keeps eggs warm so they can hatch.[↗](../../incubator/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An incubator is a special clear cot in hospital that keeps a baby born too early or ill warm and safe.[↗](../../incubator/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An incubator is a warm box used in labs for growing bacteria or cells.[↗](../../incubator/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (business) An incubator is a place or program that helps new small companies grow.[↗](../../incubator/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our class hatched six chicks in an incubator.[↗](../../incubator/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The incubator keeps the eggs at 37.5 degrees.[↗](../../incubator/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My baby brother was born early and spent two weeks in an incubator.[↗](../../incubator/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist put the dish of bacteria in the incubator.[↗](../../incubator/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't open the incubator lid too often or the eggs will cool.[↗](../../incubator/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new app company started in a business incubator.[↗](../../incubator/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") 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