english
Forms
- Comparative
- more english
- Superlative
- most english
- Plural
- english
Definitions
1.Of or pertaining to England.
- In Canada, people speak English and French.
- "Excuse me, do you speak English?" "Yes. A little."
2.Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).
- In Canada, people speak English and French.
- "Excuse me, do you speak English?" "Yes. A little."
3.Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
- In Canada, people speak English and French.
- "Excuse me, do you speak English?" "Yes. A little."
4.English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
- Honest, honest, English is just a language of confusions.
- Those immigrants Anglicised their names to make them sound more English.
1.The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
- The English and the ROTW have a long history of conflict, periodically interrupted for tea.
- Cricket, a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity.
2.The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community.
3.Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically.
- Sorry, my English isn't very good. I wish I had better English.
4.A particular instance of the English language, including:
- I loved reading until 7th grade English.
- Thank you, doctor. Now, please say that again in English.
- What's the English for 'à peu près'? It depends: how is it being used?
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1896
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English Englisch, English, Inglis, from Old English Englisċ (“of the Angles; English”), from Engle (“the Angles”), a Germanic tribe + -isċ; equivalent to Engle + -ish.
Doublet of Anglish.