Definition/Meaning of English

• English - Adjective: English (comparative more English, superlative most English) Of or pertaining to England . 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. I: During the war of 1914–18 the English working class were in contact with foreigners to an extent that is rarely possible. The sole result was that they brought back a hatred of all Europeans, except the Germans, whose courage they admired. English-…
• English - Noun: English (countable and uncountable, plural English or Englishes) (countable, in plural, uncountable) The people of England , e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen . The English and the ROTW have a long history of conflict, periodically interrupted for tea. 1979, Stormont Mancroft, Bees in Some Bonnets, p. 175 Cricket—a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to…
• English - Proper noun: English (countable and uncountable, plural Englishes) (countable, uncountable) The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles , the Commonwealth of Nations , North America , and many other parts of the world. How do you say ‘à peu près’ in English ? English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca. (countable, uncountable) A variety , dialect , or…
• English - Verb: English (third-person singular simple present Englishes, present participle Englishing, simple past and past participle Englished) (archaic, rare, transitive) To translate, adapt or render into English. 2011, Colin Cheney, 'Where Should I Start with Tomas Tranströmer?' Here, the poems are Englished by twelve different translators 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of…
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