--- title: I — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 24 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/24/) [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 24 [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:* Too many to count.[↗](../../innumerable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There were innumerable stars in the sky.[↗](../../innumerable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ants made innumerable tiny paths.[↗](../../innumerable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The toys were innumerable.[↗](../../innumerable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.[↗](../../innumerable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.104.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../innumerable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The clods of the valley are sweet unto him, and all men draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.[↗](../../innumerable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.21.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../innumerable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · They cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the locusts, and are innumerable.[↗](../../innumerable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.46.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../innumerable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inoffensive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not likely to upset, annoy or offend anyone; harmless.[↗](../../inoffensive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Pleasant but rather dull or ordinary: an inoffensive colour.[↗](../../inoffensive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The joke was inoffensive, so everyone laughed.[↗](../../inoffensive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grass snakes are inoffensive and won't hurt you.[↗](../../inoffensive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was a quiet, inoffensive boy who never caused trouble.[↗](../../inoffensive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They painted the room an inoffensive cream.[↗](../../inoffensive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It's better to pick an inoffensive team name.[↗](../../inoffensive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy was inoffensive, just very excited.[↗](../../inoffensive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inoperative** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Inoperative means not working or not in use.[↗](../../inoperative/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The lift is inoperative.[↗](../../inoperative/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Inoperative can mean a rule or law that no longer has any effect.[↗](../../inoperative/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* (formal) The lift is inoperative; please use the stairs.[↗](../../inoperative/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The smoke alarm was inoperative because the battery was flat.[↗](../../inoperative/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) The ticket machine is currently inoperative.[↗](../../inoperative/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Two of the five lights were inoperative.[↗](../../inoperative/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old rule became inoperative when the new one began.[↗](../../inoperative/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Report any inoperative equipment to the teacher.[↗](../../inoperative/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inordinate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Much more than is usual, reasonable or expected; too much.[↗](../../inordinate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Unreasonably large: an inordinate amount of time.[↗](../../inordinate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He spent an inordinate amount of time choosing a pencil.[↗](../../inordinate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The queue caused an inordinate delay.[↗](../../inordinate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She was inordinately proud of her sandcastle.[↗](../../inordinate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We received an inordinate number of emails about lost property.[↗](../../inordinate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The film was of inordinate length — almost four hours.[↗](../../inordinate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat spends an inordinate amount of time asleep.[↗](../../inordinate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inquest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (law) An official inquiry by a court, led by a coroner, to find out why and how a person died, when the death was sudden or unexplained.[↗](../../inquest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A long discussion after something has gone wrong to find out why: a post-match inquest.[↗](../../inquest/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An inquest will be held into the accident.[↗](../../inquest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The coroner leads the inquest.[↗](../../inquest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The inquest found that the death was an accident.[↗](../../inquest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After the defeat, the team held an inquest.[↗](../../inquest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · An inquest helps families understand what happened.[↗](../../inquest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The inquest was opened and adjourned.[↗](../../inquest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inquire** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To ask for information about something: inquire about the times of trains.[↗](../../inquire/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To ask someone something politely: «May I inquire your name?».[↗](../../inquire/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To investigate officially: inquire into an accident.[↗](../../inquire/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum inquired about swimming lessons at the leisure centre.[↗](../../inquire/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «May I inquire where you are going?» asked the guard.[↗](../../inquire/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sign said «Part-time job — inquire within».[↗](../../inquire/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The council will inquire into the playground accident.[↗](../../inquire/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma always inquires after my health.[↗](../../inquire/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We inquired how long the train would take.[↗](../../inquire/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "But why not?" inquired the prince.[↗](../../inquire/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And they said: 'We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.'[↗](../../inquire/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.24.57, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inquire/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses said unto his father-in-law: 'Because the people come unto me to inquire of God; (Torah EXO.18.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inquire/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the judges shall inquire diligently; and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; (Torah DEU.19.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inquire/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Then David inquired of the LORD yet again.[↗](../../inquire/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.23.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inquire/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And David sent and inquired after the woman.[↗](../../inquire/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.11.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inquire/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And the king said: 'Inquire thou whose son the stripling is.'[↗](../../inquire/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.17.56, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inquire/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **inquirer** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A person who asks questions or looks into something.[↗](../../inquirer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **inquiry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An inquiry is a question you ask to get information.[↗](../../inquiry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An inquiry is an official investigation to find out the truth about something, such as an accident.[↗](../../inquiry/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In school science, inquiry is learning by asking questions and testing them.[↗](../../inquiry/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I made an inquiry about the price of the tickets.[↗](../../inquiry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The government held an inquiry into the train crash.[↗](../../inquiry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our science inquiry asked: «Which ball bounces highest?»[↗](../../inquiry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Police are making inquiries about the stolen bike.[↗](../../inquiry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask at the inquiry desk for help.[↗](../../inquiry/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Thank you for your inquiry; we will answer soon.[↗](../../inquiry/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The inquiry found that the bridge was unsafe.[↗](../../inquiry/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · As regards the serious incidents further inquiry is needed.[↗](../../inquiry/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry.[↗](../../inquiry/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.20.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inquiry/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **inquisition** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A long, hard, official questioning or investigation.[↗](../../inquisition/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is also the name of a harsh church court of the past.[↗](../../inquisition/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquisition, and setteth others in their stead.[↗](../../inquisition/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.34.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inquisition/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And when inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree; and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.[↗](../../inquisition/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EST.2.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inquisition/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **inquisitive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Wanting to know about things; asking many questions and looking into what is not your business.[↗](../../inquisitive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The inquisitive cat sniffed every box.[↗](../../inquisitive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Peter was inquisitive and asked many questions.[↗](../../inquisitive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not be so inquisitive about other people's letters.[↗](../../inquisitive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **insane** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old or offensive when used of people) Seriously mentally ill; today doctors use «mental illness» instead.[↗](../../insane/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Very foolish or crazy, as in «That's an insane idea».[↗](../../insane/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (slang) Amazing or extreme, as in «That goal was insane!».[↗](../../insane/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* That skateboard trick was insane\![↗](../../insane/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (slang)[↗](../../insane/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It would be insane to swim in that storm.[↗](../../insane/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This homework is driving me insane.[↗](../../insane/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There was an insane amount of traffic.[↗](../../insane/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The price of those trainers is insane.[↗](../../insane/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Old books called people with mental illness «insane», but today we say «mentally ill».[↗](../../insane/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I do the most insane things I possibly can, and then I tell a poet about it, and thus the whole town gets to know of it directly."[↗](../../insane/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **insatiable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Always wanting more and never satisfied: an insatiable appetite; an insatiable curiosity.[↗](../../insatiable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Elephant's Child had an insatiable curiosity.[↗](../../insatiable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Caterpillars have an insatiable appetite.[↗](../../insatiable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She has an insatiable love of books.[↗](../../insatiable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dragon's hunger for gold was insatiable.[↗](../../insatiable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad had an insatiable craze for new things.[↗](../../insatiable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Babies seem to have an insatiable need for milk.[↗](../../insatiable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His thirst for knowledge was insatiable.[↗](../../insatiable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Wherever I go, I am pursued by a longing that is insatiable--that I cannot explain to myself, and that tears my very heart.[↗](../../insatiable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **inscribe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To inscribe words or a design is to write, carve or engrave them on something, like stone, metal or a ring.[↗](../../inscribe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To inscribe a book is to write a personal message in it.[↗](../../inscribe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths) To inscribe a shape inside another is to draw it so that it fits exactly inside, touching it, like a circle inscribed in a square.[↗](../../inscribe/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The names of the soldiers are inscribed on the stone.[↗](../../inscribe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The trophy was inscribed with the winner's name.[↗](../../inscribe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The author inscribed my book: «To Lily, keep reading!»[↗](../../inscribe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw a circle inscribed in the square so it touches all four sides.[↗](../../inscribe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ancient Egyptians inscribed words on temple walls.[↗](../../inscribe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her bracelet is inscribed with her initials.[↗](../../inscribe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A triangle inscribed in a circle has its corners on the circle.[↗](../../inscribe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Prince Mannikin was seized with a violent desire to inscribe his name among the others, but the remembrance of his dependent position and his lack of wealth held him back.[↗](../../inscribe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.[↗](../../inscribe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.30.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inscribe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **inscribed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Inscribed means written, carved or printed on something, especially stone, metal or the inside of a book.[↗](../../inscribed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) An inscribed shape is drawn inside another so that it just touches its sides or edges, like a circle inscribed in a square.[↗](../../inscribed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The winner's name was inscribed on the cup.[↗](../../inscribed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ring was inscribed with her initials.[↗](../../inscribed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Names of soldiers are inscribed on the memorial.[↗](../../inscribed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw a circle inscribed in a square.[↗](../../inscribed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A square inscribed in a circle has its four corners on the circle.[↗](../../inscribed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The book was inscribed "To Tom, love from Gran".[↗](../../inscribed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then you will come to a column on which is a marble slab inscribed with Cufic characters.[↗](../../inscribed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh that they were inscribed in a book\![↗](../../inscribed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.19.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inscribed/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE MENE, TEKEL UPHARSIN.[↗](../../inscribed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.5.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inscribed/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · then was the palm of the hand sent from before Him, and this writing was inscribed.[↗](../../inscribed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.5.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../inscribed/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **inscription** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Words cut, carved or written on something hard, like stone, metal or a coin.[↗](../../inscription/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Words written by hand inside a book or on a photo, often to the person it is given to.[↗](../../inscription/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The inscription on the old stone was hard to read.[↗](../../inscription/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school trophy has an inscription with the winners' names.[↗](../../inscription/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bench in the park has an inscription for a kind neighbour.[↗](../../inscription/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad wrote an inscription inside the book he gave me.[↗](../../inscription/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Coins have inscriptions around the edge.[↗](../../inscription/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Archaeologists studied the inscription on the wall.[↗](../../inscription/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The ring had a tiny inscription inside it.[↗](../../inscription/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The houses and bridges were adorned with verses and inscriptions.[↗](../../inscription/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **insect** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An insect is a small animal with six legs and a body in three parts (head, thorax, abdomen); most insects have wings and antennae.[↗](../../insect/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Ants, bees, butterflies, beetles and flies are insects.[↗](../../insect/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A ladybird is a small insect.[↗](../../insect/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Insects have six legs.[↗](../../insect/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees are useful insects that pollinate flowers.[↗](../../insect/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We looked for insects under the log.[↗](../../insect/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The insect has two antennae.[↗](../../insect/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A caterpillar changes into a butterfly.[↗](../../insect/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Use insect repellent when camping.[↗](../../insect/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Count the legs: if there are eight, it is not an insect.[↗](../../insect/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Away with you, vile insect!" said a Lion angrily to a Gnat that was buzzing around his head.[↗](../../insect/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **insectivore** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An animal or plant that eats mainly insects.[↗](../../insectivore/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science, older) A word once used for a group of small mammals like shrews, moles and hedgehogs.[↗](../../insectivore/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Bats are insectivores; one bat can eat hundreds of midges in a night.[↗](../../insectivore/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hedgehog is an insectivore that hunts beetles and worms.[↗](../../insectivore/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A Venus flytrap is an insectivore plant.[↗](../../insectivore/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Anteaters are insectivores with long sticky tongues.[↗](../../insectivore/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Swallows are insectivores that catch flies in the air.[↗](../../insectivore/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Is a frog an insectivore or a carnivore?[↗](../../insectivore/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") Both words can fit.[↗](../../insectivore/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **insectivorous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Insectivorous means eating insects as the main food.[↗](../../insectivorous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Bats are insectivorous and eat thousands of insects a night.[↗](../../insectivorous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Venus flytrap is an insectivorous plant.[↗](../../insectivorous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hedgehogs are insectivorous animals.[↗](../../insectivorous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many birds are insectivorous in summer.[↗](../../insectivorous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sundews are insectivorous plants that trap flies with sticky hairs.[↗](../../insectivorous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Insectivorous animals help control pests.[↗](../../insectivorous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **insecure** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An insecure person does not feel confident and worries that they are not good enough or not liked.[↗](../../insecure/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Insecure means not safe or protected, so it could be broken into, attacked or lost.[↗](../../insecure/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Insecure means not fixed firmly, so it might fall or move.[↗](../../insecure/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* An insecure job or home might be lost.[↗](../../insecure/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She feels insecure about her new glasses.[↗](../../insecure/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An insecure password like «abc123» is easy to guess.[↗](../../insecure/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ladder was insecure, so Dad held it.[↗](../../insecure/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sometimes bullies act tough because they feel insecure.[↗](../../insecure/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The website was insecure, so we didn't type our address.[↗](../../insecure/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Talking to friends helped him feel less insecure.[↗](../../insecure/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Many families worry about insecure jobs.[↗](../../insecure/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **insensible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Unconscious; not awake or aware: knocked insensible.[↗](../../insensible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Not aware of something or not caring about it: insensible to the danger.[↗](../../insensible/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Not able to feel something: insensible to cold.[↗](../../insensible/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (old) Too small or slow to notice: by insensible degrees.[↗](../../insensible/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Not insensible to something means being aware of it and feeling its effect.[↗](../../insensible/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fall knocked him insensible.[↗](../../insensible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She seemed insensible to the cold wind.[↗](../../insensible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He lay insensible on the floor until the doctor came.[↗](../../insensible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The king was insensible to the suffering of the poor.[↗](../../insensible/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Frozen fingers become insensible to pain.[↗](../../insensible/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story, the hero drank the potion and fell insensible.[↗](../../insensible/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I was not insensible to the advantages of his proposal, and gladly assured him of my acceptance.[↗](../../insensible/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **insensitive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not noticing or caring about other people's feelings; saying or doing hurtful things.[↗](../../insensitive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not able to feel or react to something: insensitive to pain, insensitive to light.[↗](../../insensitive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Laughing at her haircut was insensitive.[↗](../../insensitive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It was insensitive to talk about the party in front of the boy who wasn't invited.[↗](../../insensitive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some fish are insensitive to cold water.[↗](../../insensitive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The old scales were insensitive to tiny weights.[↗](../../insensitive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm sorry; that was an insensitive thing to say.[↗](../../insensitive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Being insensitive to pain can be dangerous, because pain warns us.[↗](../../insensitive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **inseparable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Always together; such close friends that you can't keep them apart.[↗](../../inseparable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Impossible to separate: two ideas that are inseparable.[↗](../../inseparable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mia and Zoe have been inseparable since nursery.[↗](../../inseparable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The boy and his dog were inseparable.[↗](../../inseparable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · For many people, Christmas is inseparable from family.[↗](../../inseparable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The twins are inseparable and even finish each other's sentences.[↗](../../inseparable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rights and responsibilities are inseparable.[↗](../../inseparable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Look after» is an inseparable phrasal verb.[↗](../../inseparable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Thought, speech and action are an inseparable unity in the divine being; God made or created, is metaphorically expressed by the word: writing.[↗](../../inseparable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../inseparable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) … [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/23/) **24** [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/25/) … [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/39/) - ← previous: [page 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/23/) - next →: [page 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/page/25/) - ↑ back to [The English 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