--- title: E — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 description: The 761 words of the school dictionary under E, 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/school/E/page/6/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / E # E — The school dictionary · page 6 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/5/) **6** [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/8/) - [ethereal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethereal/) — Ethereal means very light, delicate and airy, as if it belongs to the sky or to a spirit rather than to the solid world. — 4 sentences - [ethical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethical/) — Ethical means morally right, fair and honest. — 9 sentences - [ethically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethically/) — Ethically means in a way that is right and fair. — 8 sentences - [ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethics/) — Ethics are the ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people act. — 10 sentences - [ethiopian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethiopian/) — From or to do with Ethiopia, a country in East Africa, or its people, languages and culture. — 8 sentences - [ethnic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnic/) — Ethnic means to do with a group of people who share a culture, traditions, language or family history. — 8 sentences - [ethnologist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnologist/) — An ethnologist is a person who studies different peoples, their customs and their origins. — 3 sentences - [ethnology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethnology/) — Ethnology is the study of different peoples, their customs, beliefs and stories. — 3 sentences - [ethylene](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ethylene/) — Ethylene is a colourless gas made of carbon and hydrogen; plants make it naturally, and it makes fruit ripen. — 8 sentences - [etiquette](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etiquette/) — The rules of polite behaviour in a society or group, such as how to greet people, eat at table or write a letter. — 8 sentences - [etna](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etna/) — Etna, or Mount Etna, is a large, active volcano on the island of Sicily in southern Italy; it is the highest active volcano in Europe outs… — 8 sentences - [etruscan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etruscan/) — The Etruscans were an ancient people who lived in central Italy, in an area called Etruria (roughly modern Tuscany), before and during the… — 9 sentences - [etymological](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etymological/) — Etymological means to do with etymology, the history of where words come from and how their meanings and forms have changed. — 7 sentences - [etymology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etymology/) — Etymology is the study of where words come from and how they have changed over time. — 8 sentences - [eu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eu/) — «EU» stands for the European Union, a group of many European countries that work together on trade, travel, laws and money. — 12 sentences - [eucalyptus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eucalyptus/) — A eucalyptus is a tall tree from Australia with long, strong-smelling leaves; it is also called a gum tree. — 9 sentences - [eucharist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eucharist/) — The Christian service in which bread and wine are blessed and shared to remember Jesus's Last Supper; also called Holy Communion, the Mass… — 8 sentences - [eunuch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eunuch/) — A eunuch is a man who has been made unable to have children, who was often given work looking after the rooms of a king or queen. — 4 sentences - [euphemism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/euphemism/) — A euphemism is a gentle, polite or indirect word or phrase used instead of one that sounds too harsh, rude or upsetting. Examples: «passed… — 11 sentences - [eurasian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eurasian/) — Eurasian means about Eurasia — Europe and Asia together, the biggest piece of land on Earth. — 9 sentences - [eureka](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eureka/) — «Eureka!» is a cry of joy when you suddenly discover or work out something. — 9 sentences - [euro](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/euro/) — The euro is the money used in many countries of the European Union, such as Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Its sign is €. — 10 sentences - [europe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/europe/) — Europe is one of the seven continents of the world. France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Ukraine are in… — 11 sentences - [european](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/european/) — From or to do with Europe, the continent that includes countries such as France, Germany, Spain, Ireland and the UK. — 9 sentences - [ev](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ev/) — EV stands for electric vehicle, a car, bus or bike that runs on electricity from a battery instead of petrol or diesel. — 9 sentences - [evacuate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evacuate/) — To evacuate a place is to leave it, or to make people leave it, because it is dangerous. — 10 sentences - [evacuation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evacuation/) — An evacuation is when people leave a dangerous place quickly and in an organised way, such as a building on fire or a town before a flood. — 10 sentences - [evacuee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evacuee/) — An evacuee is a person who has been moved away from a dangerous place to somewhere safer. — 8 sentences - [evade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evade/) — To escape from or keep away from someone or something, like a chaser. — 9 sentences - [evaluate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evaluate/) — To evaluate something is to judge how good, useful or successful it is, after thinking about it carefully. — 9 sentences - [evaluation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evaluation/) — Careful judging of how good, useful or valuable something is. — 9 sentences - [evangelical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evangelical/) — Evangelical describes Christians and churches that put great weight on the Bible, on a personal faith in Jesus and on telling others the g… — 10 sentences - [evaporate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evaporate/) — When a liquid evaporates, it slowly turns into a gas (vapour) and goes into the air, often because it is warmed. — 9 sentences - [evaporation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evaporation/) — Evaporation is when a liquid, usually water, slowly turns into a gas (vapour) and goes into the air. — 8 sentences - [evasion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evasion/) — Evasion is avoiding something you should do or face, like a question, a rule or a duty. — 10 sentences - [evasive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evasive/) — If someone is evasive, they avoid giving a clear, direct answer, often because they are hiding something. — 8 sentences - [evasively](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evasively/) — In a way that avoids giving a clear, direct answer or avoids doing something. — 8 sentences - [eve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eve/) — The day or evening before a special day. — 11 sentences - [even](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/even/) — An even number can be split into two equal groups with none left over, like 2, 4, 6, 8. — 14 sentences - [evening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evening/) — The evening is the time at the end of the day, after the afternoon and before night, from about 6 o'clock until bedtime. — 11 sentences - [evenly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evenly/) — Evenly means in equal parts, so everyone gets the same. — 10 sentences - [event](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/event/) — An event is something that happens, especially something important or unusual. — 13 sentences - [eventful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventful/) — Eventful means full of things that happen, many of them exciting or important. — 4 sentences - [eventide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventide/) — Eventide is an old word for evening, the time when the day is ending. — 3 sentences - [eventual](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventual/) — Happening at the end of a long time or after a series of events; final. — 7 sentences - [eventually](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eventually/) — Eventually means in the end, after a long time, a lot of waiting or many problems. — 9 sentences - [ever](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ever/) — At any time: «Have you ever seen a whale?». — 14 sentences - [evergreen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evergreen/) — An evergreen tree or plant keeps green leaves all year round. — 10 sentences - [everlasting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/everlasting/) — Everlasting means lasting for ever, never ending. — 12 sentences - [evermore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evermore/) — Evermore means always, for all time to come. — 4 sentences - [every](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/every/) — Every means each one of a group, with none left out: every child. — 19 sentences - [everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/everyday/) — Everyday means usual or ordinary, used or done all the time, like everyday clothes. — 9 sentences - [everything](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/everything/) — Everything means all the things, every single thing. — 11 sentences - [everywhere](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/everywhere/) — Everywhere means in every place or to every place. — 9 sentences - [evict](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evict/) — To force someone to leave the house or land they live in, usually by law because they did not pay rent or broke the rules. — 9 sentences - [evidence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidence/) — Evidence is facts, signs or objects that show something is true or help to prove it. — 9 sentences - [evident](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evident/) — Easy to see or understand; clear and obvious. — 10 sentences - [evidential](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidential/) — Evidential means to do with evidence or serving as evidence, the facts that show whether something is true. — 8 sentences - [evidently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidently/) — Evidently means clearly or obviously, because you can see it from the signs. — 9 sentences - [evil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evil/) — Evil means very bad and cruel, wanting to hurt others. — 12 sentences - [evolution](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evolution/) — Evolution is how living things change over a very long time, from one generation to the next. — 8 sentences - [evolutionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evolutionary/) — Evolutionary means to do with evolution, the very slow change of living things over many generations, as scientists explain it. — 8 sentences - [evolve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evolve/) — To evolve means to change slowly, over a very long time and many generations, as living things adapt to their surroundings: «whales evolve… — 10 sentences - [ew](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ew/) — "Ew!" is a sound people make to show disgust, when something seems dirty, smelly or gross. — 9 sentences - [ewe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ewe/) — A female sheep. — 8 sentences - [ex](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ex/) — A person's former husband, wife, girlfriend or boyfriend: «my mum's ex». — 10 sentences - [exact](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exact/) — Exact means completely correct in every detail, not more or less. — 10 sentences - [exactitude](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exactitude/) — Exactitude is the quality of being completely exact, correct and careful about small details. — 7 sentences - [exactly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exactly/) — Exactly means just right, not more and not less. — 12 sentences - [exaggerate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggerate/) — To exaggerate is to make something sound bigger, better, worse or more important than it really is. — 9 sentences - [exaggeration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exaggeration/) — An exaggeration is a statement that makes something seem bigger, better or worse than it really is. — 9 sentences - [exam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exam/) — An exam is a test at school or college to see how much you know. — 11 sentences - [examen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examen/) — The examen is a short daily prayer in which a person looks back over the day, thanks God for good things and asks forgiveness for wrong on… — 11 sentences - [examination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examination/) — An examination is a test of what you know or can do, often written; usually called an exam. — 12 sentences - [examine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/) — To examine something is to look at it very carefully to find out about it. — 12 sentences - [examiner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examiner/) — A person who sets or marks an exam or test, as in «The examiner marked our papers». — 9 sentences - [example](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/example/) — An example is one case that shows how something works or what something is like: a dog is an example of a mammal. — 11 sentences - [exasperated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exasperated/) — Exasperated means very angry and annoyed, so that a person can hardly hold back their temper. — 3 sentences - [exasperating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exasperating/) — Very annoying, making you feel cross and impatient, often because it keeps happening. — 9 sentences - [excavate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excavate/) — To excavate means to dig carefully in the ground to find old things such as buildings, bones or tools. — 8 sentences - [excavation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excavation/) — Digging in the ground, especially carefully to find old things such as bones, pots and buildings. — 11 sentences - [excavator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excavator/) — An excavator is a big machine with an arm and a bucket for digging up earth and rocks. — 8 sentences - [exceed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceed/) — To be more than a number or amount. — 11 sentences - [exceeding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceeding/) — Exceeding means going above a limit or amount. — 15 sentences - [exceedingly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceedingly/) — Exceedingly means very or extremely. — 11 sentences - [excel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excel/) — To excel is to be extremely good at something, better than most others. — 11 sentences - [excellence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excellence/) — The quality of being extremely good; very high quality. — 9 sentences - [excellency](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excellency/) — A title of respect for certain high officials, such as an ambassador or a governor. — 5 sentences - [excellent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excellent/) — Excellent means extremely good, of the highest quality. — 11 sentences - [excellently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excellently/) — Extremely well; in a way that is of the very best quality. — 8 sentences - [except](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/except/) — Except means not including; leaving out. «Everyone except Tom went» means Tom did not go. — 12 sentences - [exception](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exception/) — An exception is a thing or person that does not follow the usual rule or pattern. — 12 sentences - [exceptional](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptional/) — Exceptional means extremely good, much better than usual. — 9 sentences - [exceptionally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exceptionally/) — Exceptionally means very, much more than usual: «exceptionally clever». — 9 sentences - [excerpt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excerpt/) — An excerpt is a short part taken from a longer book, film, speech or piece of music. — 8 sentences - [excess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excess/) — An amount that is more than is needed, allowed or usual. — 12 sentences - [excessive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessive/) — Excessive means too much, more than is needed or sensible. — 9 sentences - [excessively](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excessively/) — Excessively means too much, more than is normal, needed or healthy. — 9 sentences - [exchange](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exchange/) — To exchange means to give one thing and get another thing back. An exchange is that swap. — 14 sentences - [exchangeable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exchangeable/) — Something exchangeable can be swapped or traded for something else. — 8 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/5/) **6** [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/page/8/)