✳ middle (noun)
Sounds:
- /ˈmɪdəl/ (US)
- [ˈmɪ.ɾɫ̩] (US)
- [ˈmɪ.dəɫ] (UK)
- [ˈmɪ.dʊ] (UK)
- [ˈmɪ̝.dəɫ] (General-Australian)
- [ˈmɪ̝.dʊ] (General-Australian)
- [ˈmɪ̝.ɾ-] (General-Australian)
- /ˈmɘdɘl/ (New-Zealand)
- [ˈmə.dɯ(ɫ)] (New-Zealand)
- [ˈmə.ɾ-] (New-Zealand)
Forms:
- middles (plural)
middle (noun) senses:
1. A centre, midpoint.
2. The part between the beginning and the end.
3. (cricket) The middle stump.
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Sounds:
- /ˈmɪdəl/ (US)
- [ˈmɪ.ɾɫ̩] (US)
- [ˈmɪ.dəɫ] (UK)
- [ˈmɪ.dʊ] (UK)
- [ˈmɪ̝.dəɫ] (General-Australian)
- [ˈmɪ̝.dʊ] (General-Australian)
- [ˈmɪ̝.ɾ-] (General-Australian)
- /ˈmɘdɘl/ (New-Zealand)
- [ˈmə.dɯ(ɫ)] (New-Zealand)
- [ˈmə.ɾ-] (New-Zealand)
Forms:
- middles (plural)
middle (noun) senses:
1. A centre, midpoint.
2. The part between the beginning and the end.
3. (cricket) The middle stump.
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✳ middle (adj)
middle (adj) senses:
1. Located in the middle; in between.
2. Central.
3. (grammar) Pertaining to the middle voice.
middle (adj) senses:
1. Located in the middle; in between.
2. Central.
3. (grammar) Pertaining to the middle voice.
✳ middle (verb)
Forms:
- middles (present, singular, third-person)
- middling (participle, present)
- middled (participle, past)
- middled (past)
middle (verb) senses:
1. (obsolete) To take a middle view of.
2. (obsolete, nautical, transitive) To double (a rope) into two equal portions; to fold in the middle.
Forms:
- middles (present, singular, third-person)
- middling (participle, present)
- middled (participle, past)
- middled (past)
middle (verb) senses:
1. (obsolete) To take a middle view of.
2. (obsolete, nautical, transitive) To double (a rope) into two equal portions; to fold in the middle.
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- plus installation?
- no, my hard drive is easy to remove and replace.
- plus installation?
- no, my hard drive is easy to remove and replace.
🌜 Past Perfect 🌛
By the time she arrived, we had already made the decision.
By the time she arrived, we had already made the decision.
🗣 Conversation 🗣
- What would you like for your main dish?
- Steak, please.
- How would you like it?
- Medium rare, please.
- Anything else, sir?
- May I have a glass of red wine, please?
- Of course.
- What would you like for your main dish?
- Steak, please.
- How would you like it?
- Medium rare, please.
- Anything else, sir?
- May I have a glass of red wine, please?
- Of course.
✳ slow (adj)
Sounds:
- /sləʊ/ (UK)
- /sloʊ/ (US)
Forms:
- slower (comparative)
- slowest (superlative)
slow (adj) senses:
1. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
2. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
3. Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
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Sounds:
- /sləʊ/ (UK)
- /sloʊ/ (US)
Forms:
- slower (comparative)
- slowest (superlative)
slow (adj) senses:
1. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
2. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
3. Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
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✳ slow (verb)
Forms:
- slows (present, singular, third-person)
- slowing (participle, present)
- slowed (participle, past)
- slowed (past)
slow (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
2. (transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
3. (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
Forms:
- slows (present, singular, third-person)
- slowing (participle, present)
- slowed (participle, past)
- slowed (past)
slow (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
2. (transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
3. (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
✳ slow (noun)
Forms:
- slows (plural)
slow (noun) senses:
1. Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
2. (music) A slow song.
Forms:
- slows (plural)
slow (noun) senses:
1. Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
2. (music) A slow song.
✳ slow (adv)
Forms:
- slower (comparative)
- slowest (superlative)
slow (adv) senses:
1. Slowly.
Forms:
- slower (comparative)
- slowest (superlative)
slow (adv) senses:
1. Slowly.