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title: E — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4
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- [endorsement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endorsement/) — An endorsement is public support or approval for a person, plan or product. — 10 sentences
- [endowed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endowed/) — If a person is endowed with something, they naturally have a good quality or ability: «endowed with great patience». — 10 sentences
- [endowment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endowment/) — An endowment is a gift of money or property given to a school or charity to keep going. — 4 sentences
- [endurance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endurance/) — The ability to keep going through something long, hard or painful without giving up. — 11 sentences
- [endure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/endure/) — To endure is to bear or suffer something hard or painful without giving up. — 9 sentences
- [enemy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enemy/) — An enemy is a person who hates you or wants to harm you, or someone you fight against. — 12 sentences
- [energetic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energetic/) — An energetic person or animal has lots of energy and is active and lively. — 10 sentences
- [energise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energise/) — To make someone feel full of energy, lively and keen. — 9 sentences
- [energy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/energy/) — The strength and liveliness to be active. — 14 sentences
- [enfeeble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enfeeble/) — To enfeeble someone is to make them weak, so they lose their strength. — 3 sentences
- [enforce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforce/) — To make sure that people obey a law or rule. — 8 sentences
- [enforceable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforceable/) — A rule, law or agreement that is enforceable can really be made to happen: people can be made to obey it, and there is a way to punish or… — 8 sentences
- [enforced](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforced/) — Made to happen or made to be obeyed by people with power, such as police or officials: «The law is strictly enforced.». — 8 sentences
- [enforcement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforcement/) — Enforcement is making sure that people obey a law or a rule, and punishing those who do not. — 8 sentences
- [engage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engage/) — To take part or get involved in something: «engage in a discussion». — 14 sentences
- [engaged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engaged/) — Having agreed to marry someone. — 14 sentences
- [engagement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engagement/) — An engagement is an agreement to marry someone; a couple who are engaged usually wear or give an engagement ring. — 12 sentences
- [engender](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engender/) — To engender a feeling or situation is to cause it or make it begin: «Kindness engenders trust». — 9 sentences
- [engine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engine/) — An engine is a machine that burns fuel or uses power to make something move, like a car, train or plane. — 13 sentences
- [engineer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engineer/) — An engineer is a person who designs and builds machines, bridges, roads, buildings, computers or other things, using science and maths. — 11 sentences
- [english](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/english/) — English is a language, the one you are reading now. It is spoken in many countries, like the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand a… — 12 sentences
- [engraved](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engraved/) — Cut or carved into a hard surface such as metal, stone, glass or wood: «His name was engraved on the cup.». — 10 sentences
- [engraving](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engraving/) — A picture made by cutting lines into a metal plate or block of wood, then covering it with ink and pressing paper onto it to print the pic… — 13 sentences
- [engrossed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engrossed/) — To be engrossed in something is to be so busy with it that you notice nothing else. — 3 sentences
- [engrossing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engrossing/) — Something engrossing is so interesting that it holds all your attention and you forget what is around you. — 8 sentences
- [engulf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/engulf/) — To engulf something is to cover or surround it completely, like a wave, flames or fog swallowing it up. — 9 sentences
- [enhance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhance/) — To make something better, stronger or more attractive; to improve the quality or value. — 8 sentences
- [enhanced](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhanced/) — Enhanced means made better, stronger or more attractive. — 11 sentences
- [enhancement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhancement/) — An enhancement is an improvement that makes something better, stronger or more attractive. — 8 sentences
- [enigma](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enigma/) — An enigma is a puzzle or a mystery that is hard to understand. — 3 sentences
- [enjoin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enjoin/) — To enjoin someone to do something is to order or strongly urge them to do it. — 8 sentences
- [enjoining](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enjoining/) — Enjoining is ordering or strongly urging someone to do something (formal). — 8 sentences
- [enjoy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enjoy/) — To enjoy something means to like doing it or to get pleasure from it. — 12 sentences
- [enjoyable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enjoyable/) — Enjoyable means giving you pleasure; fun or nice to do, see or have. — 9 sentences
- [enjoyment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enjoyment/) — Enjoyment is the feeling of pleasure you get when you like doing something. — 7 sentences
- [enlarge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enlarge/) — To enlarge something is to make it bigger. — 10 sentences
- [enlarged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enlarged/) — Made bigger: an enlarged photo. — 11 sentences
- [enlargement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enlargement/) — The act of making something bigger. — 10 sentences
- [enlightened](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enlightened/) — Enlightened means having understanding and wisdom about something. — 4 sentences
- [enlightenment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enlightenment/) — The state of understanding something clearly after it was puzzling; gaining knowledge. — 10 sentences
- [enlist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enlist/) — To enlist means to join the army, navy or air force. — 10 sentences
- [enlisting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enlisting/) — Enlisting is joining the army, navy or air force, or signing someone up for them. — 8 sentences
- [enmity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enmity/) — A feeling of hate or strong dislike between people or groups; being enemies. — 8 sentences
- [enormous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enormous/) — Very, very large in size, amount or degree; huge. — 9 sentences
- [enormously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enormously/) — Enormously means very much or to a very great amount. — 9 sentences
- [enough](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enough/) — Enough means as much as you need or want. If you have enough money, you can buy it. — 13 sentences
- [enquire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquire/) — To ask someone for information: «enquire about train times». — 10 sentences
- [enquirer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquirer/) — An enquirer is a person who asks for information about something. — 8 sentences
- [enquiry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enquiry/) — A question you ask to find something out, often to a shop, office or school. — 11 sentences
- [enrage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enrage/) — To enrage someone is to make them very angry. — 5 sentences
- [enraged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enraged/) — Enraged means extremely angry, full of rage. — 9 sentences
- [enraptured](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enraptured/) — Filled with great delight and joy, so happy that you forget everything else. — 9 sentences
- [enrich](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enrich/) — To make something better, fuller or more interesting by adding something good to it. — 13 sentences
- [enrichment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enrichment/) — Enrichment means making something better, richer or more interesting by adding to it. — 10 sentences
- [enrobe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enrobe/) — To enrobe someone is to dress them in a robe or special clothes. — 8 sentences
- [enroll](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enroll/) — To enroll means to put your name on the list to join a school, course, club or class. — 9 sentences
- [enrolment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enrolment/) — Enrolment is the act of joining a school, course or club by putting your name on the list. — 8 sentences
- [ensemble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensemble/) — An ensemble is a small group of musicians, singers, dancers or actors who perform together. — 9 sentences
- [enslave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enslave/) — To enslave people is to make them slaves: owned by others and forced to work without pay or freedom. — 9 sentences
- [ensnare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensnare/) — To ensnare an animal is to catch it in a snare or trap. — 9 sentences
- [ensue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensue/) — To happen after something and because of it; to follow as a result. — 10 sentences
- [ensuing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensuing/) — Coming after something, usually as its result. — 8 sentences
- [ensure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/) — To ensure means to make certain that something happens or is true. — 12 sentences
- [entail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entail/) — To include or need something as a necessary part or result: «The job entails a lot of travel». — 9 sentences
- [entangle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entangle/) — To catch something in a tangle of string, net, rope, hair or wire so it cannot get free. — 10 sentences
- [entangled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entangled/) — Caught and twisted up in string, rope, nets, hair or plants so it cannot move freely. — 11 sentences
- [entanglement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entanglement/) — An entanglement is when things are twisted and caught together, like string, nets or wire. — 9 sentences
- [enter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/) — To enter means to go or come into a place. — 13 sentences
- [enterprise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enterprise/) — A business or company. — 11 sentences
- [entertain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertain/) — To entertain people is to amuse them and keep them interested, for example with a show, a joke or a game. — 12 sentences
- [entertainment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entertainment/) — Entertainment is things that people enjoy watching or doing for fun, like films, shows, music, games and sport. — 10 sentences
- [enthusiasm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiasm/) — Enthusiasm is a strong feeling of excitement and interest in something, and wanting to do it. — 10 sentences
- [enthusiast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiast/) — An enthusiast is a person who is very keen on something and loves doing it. — 5 sentences
- [enthusiastic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastic/) — Enthusiastic means very interested, excited and keen about something. — 8 sentences
- [enthusiastically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastically/) — If you do something enthusiastically, you do it with excitement, eagerness and lots of energy. — 9 sentences
- [entice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entice/) — To entice someone is to get them to come or do something by offering them something nice or tempting. — 5 sentences
- [entire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entire/) — Whole; with every part included (the entire class, the entire day). — 9 sentences
- [entirely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirely/) — Entirely means completely, totally, in every way. — 10 sentences
- [entirety](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entirety/) — The entirety of something is all of it, the whole thing. — 10 sentences
- [entitle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitle/) — To entitle someone to something is to give them the right to have or do it. — 10 sentences
- [entitled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitled/) — If you are entitled to something, you have a right to have it or do it. — 12 sentences
- [entitlement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entitlement/) — An entitlement is something you have a right to have or do, like holiday time or free meals. — 8 sentences
- [entity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entity/) — An entity is something that exists as a separate, single thing with its own identity, such as a company, a country or a living being. — 9 sentences
- [entrails](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entrails/) — The entrails of an animal or person are the inside parts, such as the stomach and guts. — 4 sentences
- [entrance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entrance/) — An entrance is a door, gate or opening where you go into a place. — 12 sentences
- [entrant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entrant/) — A person, team or animal that enters a competition, race or exam. — 9 sentences
- [entrap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entrap/) — To entrap someone or something is to catch them in a trap. — 9 sentences
- [entreat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entreat/) — To entreat someone is to beg them earnestly to do something; it is stronger than asking. — 5 sentences
- [entreaty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entreaty/) — An entreaty is a strong, urgent request, a begging for something. — 5 sentences
- [entrust](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entrust/) — To give someone a job, thing or person to look after because you trust them: «She entrusted me with her keys.». — 9 sentences
- [entry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entry/) — An entry is a way in, like a door or gate, or the act of going in. — 11 sentences
- [entwine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entwine/) — To entwine things is to twist or wind them together so that they are joined or tangled. — 5 sentences
- [enumerate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumerate/) — To name things one by one, like making a list. — 8 sentences
- [enumeration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumeration/) — Counting or naming things one by one. — 9 sentences
- [enunciate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enunciate/) — To say words clearly and carefully, sounding each part. — 8 sentences
- [envelop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelop/) — To envelop something is to cover or wrap it all round so that it cannot be seen clearly. — 5 sentences
- [envelope](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/) — An envelope is a flat paper cover in which you put a letter or card before posting it. — 11 sentences
- [enviable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enviable/) — Something enviable is so good that other people wish they had it or were in its place. — 5 sentences
- [envious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envious/) — Wanting something that someone else has, and feeling unhappy or annoyed that you do not have it; jealous. — 8 sentences
- [environment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/environment/) — The environment is the natural world — air, water, land, plants and animals — that all living things depend on. — 11 sentences

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