📖 A — The English dictionary · page 16

adventurous — Everyday, meaning 1: Liking to try new, exciting and sometimes risky things; brave and curious.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Full of excitement and danger: «an adventurous journey».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: New and bold, not the usual: «an adventurous menu».↗ Example: The adventurous girl climbed to the top of the hill.↗ · Mole felt adventurous and set off to see the river.↗ · We had an adventurous holiday camping in the mountains.↗ · Be adventurous and try the curry!↗ · The explorers made an adventurous trip across the ice.↗ · Toad was adventurous, but also very foolish.↗ · MANSTIN was an adventurous brave, but very kind-hearted.↗

adverb — Everyday, meaning 1: An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb — how, when, where or how often something happens — like «quickly», «yesterday», «here» or «often».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Adverbs can also describe adjectives or other adverbs: «very tall», «really slowly».↗ Example: «Quickly» is an adverb in «She ran quickly».↗ · Add an adverb to show how the giant walked: «heavily».↗ · «Yesterday» is an adverb of time.↗ · «Very» is an adverb in «very cold».↗ · Many adverbs end in «-ly».↗ · Suddenly, the lights went out.↗ · «Always» and «never» are adverbs of frequency.↗

adverbial — Everyday, meaning 1: An adverbial is a word, phrase or clause that does the job of an adverb, telling us how, when, where or how often something happens: «in the morning», «after lunch», «with a smile».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A fronted adverbial is an adverbial placed at the start of a sentence, usually followed by a comma: «Later that day, we went home.».↗ Example: «After school» is an adverbial of time.↗ · Start your sentence with a fronted adverbial.↗ · «As quick as a flash, the fox ran off» begins with an adverbial.↗ · Put a comma after a fronted adverbial.↗ · «In the garden» is an adverbial of place.↗ · «With great care, she lifted the egg» uses a fronted adverbial.↗ · An adverbial can be one word or a whole phrase.↗

adversary — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) An enemy or opponent; someone you fight or compete against.↗ Example: The knight faced his adversary on the bridge.↗ · In chess, try to guess your adversary's next move.↗ · The two teams were old adversaries.↗ · She was a tough adversary in the debate.↗ · Sherlock Holmes's greatest adversary was Moriarty.↗ · Even adversaries can shake hands after the game.↗ · Heracles destroyed this new adversary with his club, and now called upon his nephew to come to his aid.↗ · If I whet My glittering sword, and My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine adversaries, and will recompense them that hate Me.↗ (Torah DEU.32.41, JPS 1917)↗ · But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.↗ (Torah EXO.23.22, JPS 1917)↗ · Were it not that I dreaded the enemy's provocation, lest their adversaries should misdeem, lest they should say: Our hand is exalted, and not the LORD hath wrought all this.'↗ (Torah DEU.32.27, JPS 1917)↗ · LORD, how many are mine adversaries become!↗ (Writings PSA.3.2, JPS 1917)↗ · How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach?↗ (Writings PSA.74.10, JPS 1917)↗ · A fire goeth before Him, and burneth up His adversaries round about.↗ (Writings PSA.97.3, JPS 1917)↗

adverse — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Adverse means bad, harmful or not helpful.↗ e.g. "adverse weather" is bad weather that causes problems.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An adverse effect or reaction is a harmful one, such as when a medicine makes someone ill.↗ Example: The match was cancelled due to adverse weather.↗ · Some people have an adverse reaction to peanuts.↗ · Too much screen time can have adverse effects on sleep.↗ · The climbers turned back in adverse conditions.↗ · The medicine leaflet lists possible adverse effects.↗ · The plan had no adverse results.↗ · In this ship, with his few remaining followers, Odysseus now set sail, but was driven by adverse winds to an island called AEaea.↗

adversity — Everyday, meaning 1: A very hard or unlucky time, full of problems and troubles: illness, being poor, losing someone, or facing danger.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A particular difficult event or misfortune (plural adversities).↗ Example: She showed great courage in the face of adversity.↗ · The team overcame adversity to win the final.↗ · The family faced many adversities after the flood.↗ · Adversity can make friends grow closer.↗ · The story is about a boy who triumphs over adversity.↗ · Helen Keller's life is an example of courage in adversity.↗ · We must make friends in prosperity if we would have their help in adversity.↗ · A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.↗ (Writings PRO.17.17, JPS 1917)↗ · If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small indeed.↗ (Writings PRO.24.10, JPS 1917)↗ · For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the wicked stumble under adversity.↗ (Writings PRO.24.16, JPS 1917)↗

advert — Everyday, meaning 1: An advert is a short message, picture or film that tells people about something to buy or do, to make them want it.↗ It is short for advertisement.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An advert can also tell people about a job, an event or a lost pet.↗ Example: There are 4 adverts in each break.↗ · Each advert lasts 30 seconds.↗ · The shop paid 50 dollars for an advert.↗ · The advert says: 3 for the price of 2.↗ · Adverts try to make you want to buy things.↗ · The toy looked bigger in the advert than in real life.↗ · We designed an advert for our school fair.↗ · Mum saw an advert for a lost dog in the paper.↗

advertise — Everyday, meaning 1: To advertise is to tell people about a product, event or service so they will buy it or come to it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To advertise a job is to tell people it is free so they apply.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To advertise something can mean to make it known: «don't advertise that you're home alone».↗ Example: The shop advertised a big sale.↗ · We made posters to advertise the school fair.↗ · The café is advertising for a new cook.↗ · Companies advertise toys on TV before the holidays.↗ · Don't advertise your address online.↗ · The bike was advertised at 120 pounds.↗ · Perhaps he had only gone astray, and he would advertise him at church next Sunday, and find out where anyone had seen him.↗

advertised — Everyday, meaning 1: Advertised means told the public about something so they will buy it or come to it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) Advertised describes something shown in adverts: «the advertised price».↗ Example: The toy did not work as advertised.↗ · The advertised price was 50 pounds.↗ · The concert was advertised on posters around town.↗ · The job was advertised in the newspaper.↗ · The advertised sale started on Saturday.↗ · The pizza was smaller than advertised.↗ · Pote" was advertised in the "Monthly Chronicle" of 1729.↗

advertisement — Everyday, meaning 1: An advertisement is a notice, picture, film or message that tries to persuade people to buy something, use a service or go to an event.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An advertisement can be a public notice about a job or something for sale.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) «Not a good advertisement for» means a bad example of something.↗ Example: The advertisement said the toy could fly, but it couldn't.↗ · We made an advertisement for the school fair.↗ · There's an advertisement for a new cereal on the bus.↗ · Mum saw a job advertisement in the paper.↗ · Many websites show advertisements that try to make you click.↗ · The advertisement lasted 30 seconds.↗ · His messy room is not a good advertisement for tidiness.↗ (informal)↗ · He sold a drug, pretending that it was an antidote to all poisons, and obtained a great name for himself by long-winded puffs and advertisements.↗

advertiser — Everyday, meaning 1: An advertiser is a person or company that pays to show adverts (ads) to tell people about something they want to sell.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «The Advertiser» is a name used by some newspapers (a name).↗ Example: Advertisers pay a lot to show ads during big football matches.↗ · The advertiser wants children to want the new toy.↗ · Some videos are paid for by advertisers.↗ · Advertisers use bright colours and catchy songs.↗ · The magazine lost an advertiser after the complaint.↗ · Ask yourself what the advertiser wants you to believe.↗

advertising — Everyday, meaning 1: Advertising is the business and activity of making ads to tell people about products or services and to persuade them to buy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Advertising is also the -ing form of «advertise»: telling people about something publicly, in ads, posters or messages.↗ Example: Advertising tries to make you want things.↗ · The company spent a lot on advertising.↗ · Online advertising follows what you search for.↗ · We are advertising our cake sale with posters.↗ · False advertising means telling lies about a product.↗ · My aunt works in advertising.↗ · Advertising for junk food is limited during children's TV in some countries.↗ · The shop is advertising a big sale this weekend.↗

advice — Everyday, meaning 1: Advice is an idea or opinion someone gives you about what you should do.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Good advice helps you make a good choice or solve a problem.↗ Example: Can I ask you for some advice?↗ · My teacher gave me good advice about my story.↗ · Take the doctor's advice and rest.↗ · Here's a piece of advice: always check your answers.↗ · She followed her mum's advice and wore a coat.↗ · I need advice about my friend.↗ · Thanks for the advice!↗ · The leaflet has advice about staying safe in the sun.↗ · “Pinocchio, do not listen to bad advice.↗ · Every purpose is established by counsel; and with good advice carry on war.↗ (Writings PRO.20.18, JPS 1917)↗ · Behold, ye are all here, children of Israel, give here your advice and council.'↗ (Prophets JDG.20.7, JPS 1917)↗ · For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.↗ (Writings PRO.24.6, JPS 1917)↗

advisable — Everyday, meaning 1: Advisable means sensible and wise to do; recommended.↗ Example: It is advisable to wear sunscreen at the beach.↗ · It's not advisable to swim straight after a big meal.↗ · Booking tickets early is advisable.↗ · It is advisable to check the weather before a hike.↗ · Warm clothes are advisable in the mountains.↗ · Is it advisable to leave now?↗ · He actually reflected for about five seconds on his folly, and came to the conclusion that it might sometimes be advisable to think before one acted.↗

advise — Everyday, meaning 1: To advise someone is to tell them what you think they should do.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To advise can also mean to tell someone officially about something, as in «Passengers are advised to stay seated».↗ Example: The doctor advised me to rest for two days.↗ · My teacher advised us to check our answers.↗ · I would advise you not to swim there.↗ · Swimmers are advised to stay between the flags.↗ · Mum advised against going out in the storm.↗ · The old owl advised the young rabbit to be careful.↗ · What do you advise me to do?↗ · When the Honorable Mayer Sulzberger heard me expressing my views on Hebrew orthography, he advised me to make a study of the Sefer Yetzirah which in his opinion constitutes the earliest Hebrew grammar extant.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · By pride cometh only contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.↗ (Writings PRO.13.10, JPS 1917)↗

advisement — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Careful thought before a decision.↗

adviser — Everyday, meaning 1: An adviser is a person whose job is to give advice, especially to help someone make decisions.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An adviser can be anyone who gives you advice.↗ Example: The king's adviser told him to make peace.↗ · The careers adviser came to talk to us.↗ · My older sister is my best adviser.↗ · The President met his advisers.↗ · A financial adviser helps with savings.↗ · The wicked adviser tricked the young prince.↗ · But wretched though he was, he had to appear before the queen’s advisers and tell them all that had befallen him, and how he had suffered the monkey to escape.↗

advocate — Everyday, meaning 1: To advocate something is to publicly support it or speak in favour of it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An advocate is a person who speaks up for an idea or for other people.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (law) An advocate is a lawyer who speaks for someone in court, especially in Scotland.↗ Example: She advocates healthy school meals.↗ · He is an advocate for children's rights.↗ · The advocate spoke for the accused in court.↗ · Many doctors advocate more exercise.↗ · Playing devil's advocate means arguing the other side to test an idea.↗ · Be your own advocate and ask for help.↗ · The question is still before the courts, and one can only deal with it as an advocate.↗

adze — Everyday, meaning 1: An adze is an old cutting tool like an axe, but with its blade set across the handle, used for shaping wood.↗ Example: The Stone Age people made an adze from stone.↗ · Māori carvers used a toki, a kind of adze.↗ · The shipbuilder shaped the beam with an adze.↗ · An adze blade is turned sideways, unlike an axe.↗ · The museum has a polished stone adze.↗ · He swung the adze to smooth the log.↗

aegean — Everyday, meaning 1: (a name) The Aegean Sea is the part of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey, with many islands.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Aegean describes the islands and ancient peoples of that area.↗ Example: The Aegean Sea lies between Greece and Turkey.↗ · Crete is the largest island in the Aegean.↗ · Greek sailors traded across the Aegean.↗ · The water of the Aegean is clear and blue.↗ · In the myth, King Aegeus threw himself into the sea, and it was named the Aegean.↗ · Ferries hop between the Aegean islands.↗ · He therefore brought her to Delos, a floating island in the AEgean Sea, which he made stationary by attaching it with chains of adamant to the bottom of the sea.↗