--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 20 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, 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/M/page/20/) [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/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 20 [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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Modern English, meaning 1:* Of the Middle Ages.[↗](../../medi-val/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 12 (return) \[ Post-mediæval Preachers, by S.[↗](../../medi-val/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Three hundred Aesop’s fables / Translated by George Fyler Townsend) · 11 (return) \[ Fables may possibly have been not entirely unknown to the mediæval scholars.[↗](../../medi-val/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Three hundred Aesop’s fables / Translated by George Fyler Townsend) · Remarks.--Apart from the interest of its wide travels, and its appearance in the standard mediæval History of England by Matthew Paris, the modern story shows the remarkable persistence of folk-tales in the popular mind.[↗](../../medi-val/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Indian Fairy Tales) **mediaeval** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (history) From or to do with the Middle Ages, the time in Europe from about 500 to 1500 AD.[↗](../../mediaeval/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, negative) Very old-fashioned or cruel, as in «mediaeval punishments».[↗](../../mediaeval/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We visited a mediaeval castle in Wales.[↗](../../mediaeval/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mediaeval knights wore heavy armour.[↗](../../mediaeval/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In mediaeval times, most people worked on farms.[↗](../../mediaeval/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Black Death killed many people in mediaeval Europe.[↗](../../mediaeval/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The town still has its mediaeval walls.[↗](../../mediaeval/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Monks copied books by hand in mediaeval monasteries.[↗](../../mediaeval/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Sending kids to bed with no phone?[↗](../../mediaeval/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") That's mediaeval!» joked my brother.[↗](../../mediaeval/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **median** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In maths, the median is the middle number when a list of numbers is put in order.[↗](../../median/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, Australia) The median strip is the strip of land between the two sides of a road.[↗](../../median/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In geometry, a median is a line from a corner of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side.[↗](../../median/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The median of 2, 5 and 9 is 5.[↗](../../median/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the numbers in order before you find the median.[↗](../../median/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · For 3, 4, 8 and 10 the median is 6, halfway between 4 and 8.[↗](../../median/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The median age of the class is 10.[↗](../../median/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The car hit the median of the highway.[↗](../../median/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The median of a triangle goes to the middle of a side.[↗](../../median/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mediate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To mediate is to help two people or groups who disagree to talk and find an agreement, without taking sides.[↗](../../mediate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To be the means by which something passes or happens between two things.[↗](../../mediate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A teacher mediated between the two friends after their fight.[↗](../../mediate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school trains pupils to mediate playground quarrels.[↗](../../mediate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Another country offered to mediate in the dispute.[↗](../../mediate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach mediated between the angry players.[↗](../../mediate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A good mediator listens to both sides.[↗](../../mediate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians believe Jesus mediates between God and humans.[↗](../../mediate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · To intervene in any thing, to mediate the peace, accomodate a quarrel.[↗](../../mediate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../mediate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived fron the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them.[↗](../../mediate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../mediate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived from the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them.[↗](../../mediate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../mediate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mediator** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mediator is a person who helps two people or groups who disagree to talk calmly and reach an agreement.[↗](../../mediator/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law, money) A mediator can be a trained, fair person who helps settle arguments about divorce, children, money or work without going to court.[↗](../../mediator/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (church) Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator between God and people.[↗](../../mediator/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A mediator can also be a go-between who links two different worlds, such as the living and the dead.[↗](../../mediator/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our teacher acted as a mediator when Sam and Jack fell out.[↗](../../mediator/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ella is a peer mediator at lunchtime.[↗](../../mediator/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum and Dad saw a mediator to agree who the children would live with.[↗](../../mediator/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A good mediator listens to both sides and doesn't take sides.[↗](../../mediator/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The two countries asked a mediator to help them make peace.[↗](../../mediator/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (church) The vicar said that Christians believe Jesus is the mediator between God and people.[↗](../../mediator/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The union and the company met with a mediator to end the strike.[↗](../../mediator/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He also possessed the power of bringing back departed spirits to the upper world, and was, therefore, the mediator between the living and the dead.[↗](../../mediator/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Shin is sibilant, and Aleph is the Mediator and as it were a friend placed between them.[↗](../../mediator/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../mediator/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **medical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with medicine, doctors, illness and keeping people healthy.[↗](../../medical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As a noun, a check of your body by a doctor.[↗](../../medical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She needs medical help right away.[↗](../../medical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This is a medical emergency — call an ambulance\![↗](../../medical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother wears a medical bracelet for his allergy.[↗](../../medical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse keeps a medical kit in her office.[↗](../../medical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors go to medical school for many years.[↗](../../medical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He had a medical before joining the team.[↗](../../medical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The physicians of Myddvai were historic personages, renowned for their medical skill for some six centuries, till the race died out with John Jones, fl.[↗](../../medical/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") 1743.[↗](../../medical/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **medicament** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) A medicine: a substance used to treat an illness or injury, such as a tablet, cream or syrup.[↗](../../medicament/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The nurse put the medicament on the cut.[↗](../../medicament/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep all medicaments out of the reach of children.[↗](../../medicament/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The leaflet explains how to store the medicament.[↗](../../medicament/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · "Medicament" is a posh word for medicine.[↗](../../medicament/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story, the doctor mixed a strange medicament in a jar.[↗](../../medicament/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never take a medicament that was prescribed for someone else.[↗](../../medicament/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **medicare** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name; US) Medicare is the US government health insurance for people aged 65 and over and some disabled people.[↗](../../medicare/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name; Australia) Medicare is Australia's public health system, which pays for doctors and hospital care for citizens and residents.[↗](../../medicare/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Canada) Medicare is an informal name for Canada's public health insurance.[↗](../../medicare/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandpa is on Medicare now that he is over 65.[↗](../../medicare/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In Australia, Mum showed her Medicare card at the doctor's.[↗](../../medicare/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Medicare helps pay for hospital visits.[↗](../../medicare/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (Australia) The visit was free with Medicare.[↗](../../medicare/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (US) Medicare is for older Americans.[↗](../../medicare/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the UK, the NHS does a similar job.[↗](../../medicare/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Medicare is paid for by taxes.[↗](../../medicare/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Canadians call their health system medicare.[↗](../../medicare/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **medicate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To medicate is to give someone medicine, or to treat an illness with medicine.[↗](../../medicate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Medicated (adjective) means containing medicine: «medicated shampoo».[↗](../../medicate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The vet medicated the sick dog.[↗](../../medicate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Use the medicated cream twice a day.[↗](../../medicate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never medicate yourself without asking an adult.[↗](../../medicate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse medicated the patient at bedtime.[↗](../../medicate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She used medicated shampoo for her itchy scalp.[↗](../../medicate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors decide whether to medicate a fever.[↗](../../medicate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **medication** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Medication is medicine: pills, liquids, creams or injections that a doctor gives to treat an illness or stop pain.[↗](../../medication/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Being on medication means taking medicine regularly.[↗](../../medication/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The nurse keeps our medication in a locked cupboard.[↗](../../medication/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never take someone else's medication.[↗](../../medication/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad is on medication for his high blood pressure.[↗](../../medication/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Read the label before giving any medication.[↗](../../medication/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor changed her medication.[↗](../../medication/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some medications make you sleepy.[↗](../../medication/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep all medication out of reach of children.[↗](../../medication/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **medicinal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Medicinal means used to treat illness or helping the body heal: «medicinal plants».[↗](../../medicinal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (joking) Said about something you enjoy, pretending it is good for you: «a medicinal chocolate».[↗](../../medicinal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Aloe vera has medicinal properties.[↗](../../medicinal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many medicinal drugs come from plants.[↗](../../medicinal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The garden grows medicinal herbs.[↗](../../medicinal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma said the hot drink was «purely medicinal».[↗](../../medicinal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Willow bark was used for medicinal purposes long ago.[↗](../../medicinal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some medicinal plants are poisonous in large amounts.[↗](../../medicinal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Of course it was only water, but it was out of a bottle, and she always shook the bottle and counted the drops, which gave it a certain medicinal quality.[↗](../../medicinal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **medicine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pill, liquid or cream that a doctor or chemist gives to help you get better when ill.[↗](../../medicine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The science and work of doctors: studying medicine.[↗](../../medicine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Something that makes you feel better: «Laughter is the best medicine».[↗](../../medicine/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum gave me some cough medicine.[↗](../../medicine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Only take medicine from a grown-up you trust.[↗](../../medicine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never take medicine that belongs to someone else.[↗](../../medicine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep medicines out of reach of little children.[↗](../../medicine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The medicine tastes like strawberries, but it is not a sweet.[↗](../../medicine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt studied medicine and became a doctor.[↗](../../medicine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Take the medicine twice a day after food.[↗](../../medicine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Laughter is the best medicine.[↗](../../medicine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A merry heart is a good medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.[↗](../../medicine/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.17.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../medicine/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · None deemeth of thy wound that it may be bound up; thou hast no healing medicines.[↗](../../medicine/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.30.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../medicine/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt; in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no cure for thee.[↗](../../medicine/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.46.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../medicine/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **medieval** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Medieval means from or about the Middle Ages, the long period in European history after the Roman times and before the modern age.[↗](../../medieval/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Informally, medieval means very old-fashioned or cruel.[↗](../../medieval/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We visited a medieval castle with a moat.[↗](../../medieval/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Medieval knights wore heavy armour.[↗](../../medieval/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Life in medieval villages was hard.[↗](../../medieval/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The town still has its medieval walls.[↗](../../medieval/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Monks copied books by hand in medieval times.[↗](../../medieval/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class held a medieval banquet.[↗](../../medieval/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Their rules are positively medieval\![↗](../../medieval/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **medina** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Medina is a city in Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam, where the Prophet Muhammad lived after moving from Mecca and where he is buried.[↗](../../medina/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A medina is the old walled part of a city in North Africa, such as in Marrakesh or Fez, with narrow streets and markets.[↗](../../medina/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Medina is also a girls' name (a name).[↗](../../medina/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad moved from Mecca to Medina in 622.[↗](../../medina/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Medina is a holy city for Muslims.[↗](../../medina/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We got lost in the narrow streets of the medina in Marrakesh.[↗](../../medina/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The medina sells spices, lamps and carpets.[↗](../../medina/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Prophet's Mosque is in Medina.[↗](../../medina/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Islamic calendar starts with the journey to Medina.[↗](../../medina/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They rose from the palace roof, and spread their wings toward Medina.[↗](../../medina/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **meditate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To meditate is to sit quietly and focus your mind, often on your breathing, to feel calm and peaceful.[↗](../../meditate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church, religion) To meditate is to think deeply and prayerfully about God or a holy text; Buddhists, Hindus and Christians all meditate in their own ways.[↗](../../meditate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) To meditate on something is to think about it seriously for a long time.[↗](../../meditate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We meditate for five minutes after lunch to calm down.[↗](../../meditate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The monk meditated in silence for hours.[↗](../../meditate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The psalm says to meditate on God's law day and night.[↗](../../meditate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When I feel angry, I meditate and count my breaths.[↗](../../meditate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Buddhists meditate to train their minds.[↗](../../meditate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She meditated on what her grandmother had said.[↗](../../meditate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He sat down on the shore and meditated.[↗](../../meditate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide; and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.[↗](../../meditate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.24.63, JPS 1917)[↗](../../meditate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I will meditate in Thy precepts, and have respect unto Thy ways.[↗](../../meditate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../meditate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, that I might meditate in Thy word.[↗](../../meditate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.148, JPS 1917)[↗](../../meditate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · I will meditate also upon all Thy work, and muse on Thy doings.'[↗](../../meditate/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.77.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../meditate/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **meditation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Sitting quietly and focusing your mind, for example on your breathing, to feel calm and relaxed.[↗](../../meditation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A religious or spiritual practice of deep, quiet thought or prayer.[↗](../../meditation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Serious, careful thought about something; or a piece of writing with such thoughts.[↗](../../meditation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We do five minutes of meditation after lunch.[↗](../../meditation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Meditation helps me feel calm before a test.[↗](../../meditation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Close your eyes and breathe slowly for meditation.[↗](../../meditation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The monk spent hours in meditation.[↗](../../meditation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum listens to a meditation app at night.[↗](../../meditation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Meditation is part of many religions.[↗](../../meditation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The poem is a meditation on loss.[↗](../../meditation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · During meditation, try to notice your breathing.[↗](../../meditation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · At last the Childe of Lambton came home to his father's Hall, after seven long years spent in meditation and repentance on holy soil.[↗](../../meditation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · It is my meditation all the day.[↗](../../meditation/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.97, JPS 1917)[↗](../../meditation/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.[↗](../../meditation/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.5.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../meditation/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.[↗](../../meditation/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.49.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../meditation/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **mediterranean** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Mediterranean (Sea) is the large sea between southern Europe, North Africa and western Asia.[↗](../../mediterranean/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mediterranean means of or near this sea.[↗](../../mediterranean/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Mediterranean countries include Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Egypt.[↗](../../mediterranean/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A Mediterranean climate has hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters, found around this sea and in places like California and parts of Australia.[↗](../../mediterranean/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We went on holiday to a beach on the Mediterranean.[↗](../../mediterranean/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Italy sticks out into the Mediterranean Sea like a boot.[↗](../../mediterranean/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Olives grow well in the Mediterranean climate.[↗](../../mediterranean/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Romans sailed all around the Mediterranean.[↗](../../mediterranean/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Perth has a Mediterranean climate.[↗](../../mediterranean/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors say the Mediterranean diet is healthy.[↗](../../mediterranean/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Many refugees have tried to cross the Mediterranean in small boats.[↗](../../mediterranean/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And then they flew across the Alps towards the blue Mediterranean.[↗](../../mediterranean/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **medium** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Medium means in the middle in size, amount or level, not big and not small.[↗](../../medium/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A medium is a way of communicating or showing something, such as television, paint or the internet.[↗](../../medium/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In science, a medium is a material that something travels through, like air for sound.[↗](../../medium/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A medium is a person who claims to talk to the dead.[↗](../../medium/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'd like a medium pizza, please.[↗](../../medium/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cook the sauce on a medium heat.[↗](../../medium/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He is of medium height.[↗](../../medium/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sound travels through a medium such as air.[↗](../../medium/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her favourite art medium is watercolour.[↗](../../medium/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The internet is a powerful medium.[↗](../../medium/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We found a happy medium between work and play.[↗](../../medium/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My T-shirt size is medium.[↗](../../medium/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · She is of medium height, and the form is perfect in its symmetry and faultless proportions.[↗](../../medium/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/19/) **20** [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/21/) … [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/54/) - ← previous: [page 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