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line

//laɪn//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Interjection

A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for line

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
lines

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
line
past (v2)
lined
past participle (v3)
lined
present participle
lining
3rd person singular
lines

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

    • The arrow descended in a curved line.
    • "I guess it's like race cars - if you get the right line you can come out at top speed."
    • St Johnstone's Liam Craig had to clear off the line before Steven Anderson sent a looping header into his own net for the equaliser on 36 minutes.
  2. 2.A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.

    • I am in the grocery line.
    • Write on every other line.
  3. 3.A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.

    • I am in the grocery line.
    • Write on every other line.
  4. 4.Direction, path.

    • I am in the grocery line.
    • Write on every other line.

Interjection

A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

  1. 1.Expresses that the speaker has forgotten their dialogue and needs to be prompted with it.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.

    • Line and new repair our towns of war With men of courage and with means defendant.
  2. 2.To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.

    • They lined up the books against the wall.
  3. 3.To form a line along.

Frequency

Overall

Very common· #312

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Common
General reading & writing
Very common
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Uncommon

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.?

Proto-Germanic *līną

Proto-Germanic *līnǭ

Proto-West Germanic *līnā

Old English līne

Middle English line

English line

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