--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 22 description: The 1498 words of the English dictionary under P, 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/P/page/22/) [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/) / P # P — The English dictionary · page 22 [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:* Cruel and unfair treatment of a person or group, especially because of their religion, race, beliefs or who they are.[↗](../../persecution/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church, history) The persecution of the early Christians by some Roman emperors, and the persecution of many faith groups through history and today.[↗](../../persecution/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The early Christians suffered persecution in Rome.[↗](../../persecution/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many refugees flee persecution in their countries.[↗](../../persecution/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Religious persecution is when people are hurt for their faith.[↗](../../persecution/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Pilgrims left England partly to escape persecution.[↗](../../persecution/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Saint Paul at first led the persecution of Christians.[↗](../../persecution/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Bullying a group because of who they are is a kind of persecution.[↗](../../persecution/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is said the quarrel grew out of the persecution the race of Geese suffered at the teeth of the Fox family.[↗](../../persecution/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · That smote the peoples in wrath with an incessant stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.[↗](../../persecution/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.14.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../persecution/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **persecutor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Someone who treats another person cruelly and unfairly again and again, to hurt or harm them.[↗](../../persecutor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The poor girl ran from her persecutors.[↗](../../persecutor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The king's men were the persecutors of the kind old man.[↗](../../persecutor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her persecutor followed her all the way home.[↗](../../persecutor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; yet have I not turned aside from Thy testimonies.[↗](../../persecutor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.157, JPS 1917)[↗](../../persecutor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors; for they are too strong for me.[↗](../../persecutor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.142.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../persecutor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou, O LORD, knowest; Remember me, and think of me, and avenge me of my persecutors; take me not away because of Thy long-suffering; know that for Thy sake I have suffered taunts.[↗](../../persecutor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.15.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../persecutor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **perseverance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Keeping on trying to do something even when it is hard, or when you fail at first.[↗](../../perseverance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) Christians speak of perseverance in faith: keeping faith through hard times.[↗](../../perseverance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She learned to ride her bike through perseverance.[↗](../../perseverance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class has a star for perseverance.[↗](../../perseverance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Perseverance pays off: keep practising\![↗](../../perseverance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The spider's perseverance inspired Robert the Bruce.[↗](../../perseverance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It took great perseverance to finish the marathon.[↗](../../perseverance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Learning the piano needs patience and perseverance.[↗](../../perseverance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Your brothers can be released," said she, "if you have only courage and perseverance.[↗](../../perseverance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **persevere** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To keep trying to do something even when it is difficult or you fail at first, and not give up.[↗](../../persevere/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* If you persevere with your reading, it will get easier.[↗](../../persevere/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She failed her swimming test twice but persevered.[↗](../../persevere/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The explorers persevered through snow and ice.[↗](../../persevere/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Persevere with the puzzle; you're nearly there.[↗](../../persevere/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He persevered and finally learned to ride a bike.[↗](../../persevere/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists persevere through many failed experiments.[↗](../../persevere/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He set to work and persevered till he invented the first boat.[↗](../../persevere/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **persian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Persian describes Persia, the old name for Iran, and its people, history and culture.[↗](../../persian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Persian, also called Farsi, is the main language of Iran, also spoken in Afghanistan (Dari) and Tajikistan (Tajik).[↗](../../persian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A Persian is a person from Persia or Iran.[↗](../../persian/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A Persian, or Persian cat, is a cat breed with long fluffy fur and a flat face.[↗](../../persian/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A Persian carpet or rug is a hand-woven carpet with rich patterns.[↗](../../persian/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Cyrus the Great ruled the Persian Empire.[↗](../../persian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Greeks fought the Persians at the Battle of Marathon.[↗](../../persian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My neighbour speaks Persian at home.[↗](../../persian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our Persian cat has long white fur that needs brushing every day.[↗](../../persian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The living room has a beautiful Persian rug.[↗](../../persian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Persian New Year, Nowruz, starts on the first day of spring.[↗](../../persian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The word «paradise» comes from an old Persian word for a garden.[↗](../../persian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Overwhelmed with grief, he sought consolation from the beautiful Persian.[↗](../../persian/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.[↗](../../persian/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.6.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../persian/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded heads of fathers' houses; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.[↗](../../persian/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.12.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../persian/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **persimmon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sweet orange fruit that grows on a tree in warm lands.[↗](../../persimmon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") An unripe persimmon is very hard and bitter.[↗](../../persimmon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The persimmon is orange when it is ripe.[↗](../../persimmon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not bite an unripe persimmon; it is as hard as stone.[↗](../../persimmon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We picked three persimmons from the tree.[↗](../../persimmon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **persist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To persist is to keep doing something even when it is hard or other people want you to stop.[↗](../../persist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* If something bad persists, it continues for longer than expected.[↗](../../persist/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* If your cough persists, go to the doctor.[↗](../../persist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She persisted with the puzzle until she solved it.[↗](../../persist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain persisted all afternoon.[↗](../../persist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He persisted in asking questions, even after we said no.[↗](../../persist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep practising — if you persist, you will get better.[↗](../../persist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The smell persisted for days after the bin was emptied.[↗](../../persist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The myth that goldfish have a three-second memory persists.[↗](../../persist/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Why do you persist in this folly?[↗](../../persist/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **persistence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Persistence is going on trying to do something even when it is hard or other people want you to stop.[↗](../../persistence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Persistence is something continuing for a long time: the persistence of the rain.[↗](../../persistence/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* With persistence, she learnt to ride her bike.[↗](../../persistence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His persistence paid off when he solved the puzzle.[↗](../../persistence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The spider showed great persistence rebuilding its web.[↗](../../persistence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Persistence is more important than talent.[↗](../../persistence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We were annoyed by the persistence of the rain.[↗](../../persistence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Learning an instrument takes persistence.[↗](../../persistence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But, knowing that persistence would eventually succeed, he held her fast until she assumed her true form.[↗](../../persistence/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **persistent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A persistent person keeps on trying and does not give up easily.[↗](../../persistent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Something persistent goes on for a long time or keeps coming back: a persistent cough, persistent rain.[↗](../../persistent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She is a persistent and hard-working pupil.[↗](../../persistent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The persistent rain spoiled our picnic.[↗](../../persistent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A persistent cough should be checked by a doctor.[↗](../../persistent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The persistent fly kept landing on my sandwich.[↗](../../persistent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He was persistent and finally got a reply.[↗](../../persistent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Persistent lateness can get you into trouble.[↗](../../persistent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · So savage was it, and so persistent, that it was as much as the people of the house could do to beat it off.[↗](../../persistent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **persistently** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Persistently means continuing again and again without stopping or giving up.[↗](../../persistently/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Persistently can mean annoyingly often: «persistently late».[↗](../../persistently/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She practised the piano persistently until she got it right.[↗](../../persistently/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog barked persistently at the gate.[↗](../../persistently/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was persistently late for school.[↗](../../persistently/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It rained persistently all week.[↗](../../persistently/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The child asked persistently for a puppy.[↗](../../persistently/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If a cough continues persistently, see a doctor.[↗](../../persistently/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ants persistently searched for crumbs.[↗](../../persistently/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The team trained persistently and won.[↗](../../persistently/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **person** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person is a man, woman or child, one human being.[↗](../../person/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «In person» means really there, not on the phone or on a screen.[↗](../../person/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In grammar, person shows who is speaking.[↗](../../person/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I is first person, you is second person, he or she is third person.[↗](../../person/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Each person gets 3 slices.[↗](../../person/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ticket costs 5 dollars per person.[↗](../../person/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many people can sit at 4 tables?[↗](../../person/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A person eats 2 apples.[↗](../../person/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a very kind person.[↗](../../person/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I would like to thank you in person.[↗](../../person/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Only one person can go on the slide at a time.[↗](../../person/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The story is told in the first person: «I ran home».[↗](../../person/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A trusted person is someone your family knows well.[↗](../../person/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Yes, he is forever following people.[↗](../../person/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And all the people shall say: Amen.[↗](../../person/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.27.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../person/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And all the people shall say: Amen.'[↗](../../person/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.27.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../person/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · So the people rested on the seventh day.[↗](../../person/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.16.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../person/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And the people did yet corruptly.[↗](../../person/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.27.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../person/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And all the people wept again over him.[↗](../../person/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.3.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../person/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And the people did according to this promise.[↗](../../person/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.5.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../person/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **personage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) An important or famous person.[↗](../../personage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A character in a play or story.[↗](../../personage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A royal personage visited our town.[↗](../../personage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Duchess was a very grand personage.[↗](../../personage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad imagined himself a famous personage.[↗](../../personage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many great personages came to the wedding.[↗](../../personage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The play has only four personages.[↗](../../personage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor was the most important personage at the fair.[↗](../../personage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · First the personages, and then we will get the play ready.[↗](../../personage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **personal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Personal means belonging to or about one particular person.[↗](../../personal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Personal means private, about your own life, body or feelings.[↗](../../personal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Personal means done by you yourself, not through someone else.[↗](../../personal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Never share personal information online.[↗](../../personal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Washing every day is part of personal hygiene.[↗](../../personal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Please give me some personal space.[↗](../../personal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She ran her personal best in the race.[↗](../../personal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That's a personal question.[↗](../../personal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each pupil has a personal locker.[↗](../../personal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It's nothing personal — I just want to sit alone.[↗](../../personal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He was too polite to make any personal remarks out loud.[↗](../../personal/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose suggestion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../personal/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose sugges- tion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../personal/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · + Make non-commercial use of the files We designed Google Book Search for use by individuals, and we request that you use these files for personal, non-commercial purposes.[↗](../../personal/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../personal/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **personalised** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Personalised means made specially for one person, often with their name or initials on it.[↗](../../personalised/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Personalised also means changed to suit one person's needs or likes.[↗](../../personalised/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To personalise something is to make it your own or suited to you.[↗](../../personalised/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I got a personalised pencil case with my name on it.[↗](../../personalised/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher made a personalised plan for each reader.[↗](../../personalised/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You can personalise your phone's background.[↗](../../personalised/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The app shows personalised adverts.[↗](../../personalised/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum ordered a personalised birthday cake.[↗](../../personalised/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Personalised number plates cost a lot of money.[↗](../../personalised/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We personalised our lockers with stickers.[↗](../../personalised/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **personality** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Your personality is the kind of person you are: your character, the way you think, feel and behave.[↗](../../personality/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Personality means having a strong, lively, interesting character.[↗](../../personality/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "she has lots of personality".[↗](../../personality/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A personality is a famous person, especially from TV, radio or sport.[↗](../../personality/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a TV personality".[↗](../../personality/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My dog has a big personality.[↗](../../personality/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The twins look alike but have different personalities.[↗](../../personality/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Describe the hero's personality in three words.[↗](../../personality/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She has a cheerful personality.[↗](../../personality/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He became a famous TV personality.[↗](../../personality/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our classroom has lots of personality with all our art on the walls.[↗](../../personality/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In youth one must mingle one's own personality with life, that they may become one.[↗](../../personality/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Soul; the word is NPSh, which is commonly translated soul, meaning the living personality of man, animal or existing thing : it corresponds almost to the Theosophic Prana plus the stimulus of Kama.[↗](../../personality/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../personality/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **personally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Used to give your own opinion.[↗](../../personally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Personally, I prefer cats.[↗](../../personally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Done by you yourself, not by someone else.[↗](../../personally/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The head teacher personally thanked us.[↗](../../personally/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a person, not about your job or skill.[↗](../../personally/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I don't know him personally.[↗](../../personally/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Take it personally»: to feel hurt as if something was aimed at you.[↗](../../personally/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Personally, I think pizza is better than burgers.[↗](../../personally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The author personally signed our books.[↗](../../personally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I don't know the mayor personally.[↗](../../personally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't take it personally — the coach shouts at everyone.[↗](../../personally/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She personally checked every answer.[↗](../../personally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Personally speaking, I'd rather stay in.[↗](../../personally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He had often watched them flying across the sea, but he had never expected to get to know one personally.[↗](../../personally/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **personhood** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The state of being a person.[↗](../../personhood/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **personification** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Personification is a way of writing that gives human feelings or actions to things that are not human: «The wind howled.»[↗](../../personification/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") «The sun smiled down.».[↗](../../personification/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A personification of something is a person or character who stands for an idea.[↗](../../personification/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Father Time is a personification of time.[↗](../../personification/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «The trees whispered secrets» is personification.[↗](../../personification/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Underline the personification in the poem.[↗](../../personification/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «The angry sea swallowed the boat» uses personification.[↗](../../personification/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Father Christmas is a personification of Christmas giving.[↗](../../personification/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old car coughed and groaned up the hill.[↗](../../personification/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She was the personification of kindness.[↗](../../personification/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Hebe was the personification of eternal youth under its most attractive and joyous aspect.[↗](../../personification/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **personify** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (writing) To describe a thing, animal or idea as if it were a person, with human feelings or actions.[↗](../../personify/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The wind howled angrily."[↗](../../personify/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To be a perfect example of a quality.[↗](../../personify/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "She personifies kindness."[↗](../../personify/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Poets often personify the moon as a lady.[↗](../../personify/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In "the angry storm", the writer personifies the weather.[↗](../../personify/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma personifies kindness.[↗](../../personify/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you personify the sea in your poem?[↗](../../personify/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cartoon personifies the vegetables as funny characters.[↗](../../personify/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Old stories personify death as a figure in a cloak.[↗](../../personify/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He personifies the change of seasons, and that process of transformation in nature by means of which the leaf-buds become developed into blossoms, and the blossoms into fruit.[↗](../../personify/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) … [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/21/) **22** [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/23/) … [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/77/) - ← previous: [page 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/21/) - next →: [page 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/23/) - ↑ back to [The English 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