(dialectal, possibly dated) Alternative form of by. Also found in compounds, especially oaths, e.g. begorra.
verb
(African-American Vernacular, Caribbean, auxiliary, not conjugated) To tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.
(With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
(auxiliary) Used to form the continuous aspect.
(auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
(auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs; this was more common in archaic use, especially with verbs indicating motion. "He is finished", and "He is gone" are common, but "He is come" is archaic.
(copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
(copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
(copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective.
(copulative) Used to indicate that the subject is an instance of the predicate nominal.
(copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
(copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
(copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
(copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
(dynamic / lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
(formal, auxiliary) Used to express future action as well as what is due to, intended to, or should happen.
(intransitive) To occupy a place.
(intransitive) To occur, to take place.
(intransitive, in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
(intransitive, now usually literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
(often impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
(rare and regional, chiefly in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses, the first of which is a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place), and the second of which is a period of time indicating how long ago that day was.
(with a dummy subject it) Used to indicate the time of day.
(with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
ce
ce
noun
Alternative form of cee (“the letter C”)
de
de
article
(African-American Vernacular, Bermuda, Caribbean, Jamaica) Pronunciation spelling of the.
intj
A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.
noun
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Д / д.
verb
(Northumbria) To do.
ea
ea
det
Alternative form of ea.
noun
(UK dialect or archaic) A river or watercourse.
eb
ec
ed
ed
noun
edition
editor
education (uncountable)
ee
ee
intj
(Northern England) eh
noun
(Scotland, Northern England and archaic) An eye.
(chemistry) Enantiomeric excess.
The name of the Latin-script letter E.
ef
ef
conj
(nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of if, representing dialectal English.
noun
The name of the Latin-script letter F.
eg
eg
adv
Alternative form of e.g.
eh
eh
adj
(informal, predicative only) Of mediocre quality; unremarkable.
intj
(Philippines) Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.
(chiefly Canada) An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of an individual addressed by the speaker.
(informal, UK, Australia, chiefly Canada, MTE, New Zealand, US) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.
In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said; compare what, pardon.
In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion; compare wha, huh, za.
verb
To use the interjection eh.
ei
el
el
article
(informal, humorous, chiefly Internet slang) the
noun
(US) An elevated railway, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago.
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Л / л.
The name of the Latin-script letter L.
num
The cardinal number occurring after dek and before do in a duodecimal system. Written ↋, decimal value 11.
em
em
intj
(Scotland, Ireland) a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty; um; umm; erm
noun
(typography) A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
The name of the Cyrillic script letter М / м.
The name of the Latin-script letter M.
pron
(rare, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.
Alternative form of 'em
en
en
noun
(typography) A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).
Abbreviation of English.
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Н / н.
The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.
prep
Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).
pron
(dialectal, Newfoundland) him
(dialectal, Newfoundland) it (when the thing being referred to is masculine)
eo
ep
ep
noun
(informal) episode (of a TV serial, etc.)
eq
er
er
intj
Said when hesitating in speech.
noun
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Р / р.
verb
(informal) To utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found in the phrase um and er.
es
es
noun
(rare) Alternative form of e's.
Alternative form of ess (letter 's') in compounds such as "es-hook".
The name of the Cyrillic script letter С / с.
verb
Pronunciation spelling of is.
et
et
verb
(informal, dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past tense and past participle of eat
eu
ev
ev
symbol
(stenoscript) Abbreviation of even., ever, every
ew
ew
intj
Expression of disgust or nausea.
ex
ex
adj
(Singapore, colloquial) expensive, dear
(rail transport, of a train) the place the train originated from or called at prior to the present location.
Ex-, former, previously but no longer.
noun
(Canada) Clipping of exhibition.
(colloquial) A former partner or spouse, usually short for ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife or ex-husband.
The name of the Latin-script letter X.
verb
To delete; to cross out
ey
ey
noun
(obsolete) An egg.
pron
(rare, epicene, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, one of the so-called Spivak pronouns, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
ez
ez
adj
(US, informal, Internet slang) Alternative letter-case form of EZ
fe
ge
ge
noun
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Г / г.
he
he
det
(African-American Vernacular) Synonym of his
intj
(uncommon, usually reduplicated) An expression of laughter.
noun
(informal) A male.
(uncountable) The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".
The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
The name of the first letter of the Old South Arabian abjad.
The player who chases and attempts to catch the others in this game.
pron
(personal) A male person or animal already known or implied.
(personal, sometimes proscribed) it; an animal whose gender is unknown.
(personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) they; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant.)
A genderless object regarded as masculine, such as certain stars or planets (e.g. Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter) or certain ships.
ie
ie
adv
Alternative form of i.e.
je
ke
le
le
article
(informal, humorous) The.
prep
(obsolete) Next to, near (still used in some place names).
me
me
det
(UK regional, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Alternative form of my
noun
(music) The solfeggio syllable used to indicate the flat of the third note of a major scale.
pron
(US, colloquial, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative.
(archaic, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb.
(informal, with and, often proscribed) As the subject of a verb.
(nonstandard, not with and) As the subject of a verb.
As the complement of the copula (be or is).
As the direct object of a verb.
As the indirect object of a verb.
ne
ne
adv
(obsolete) Not.
(stenoscript) Abbreviation of any.
conj
(obsolete) Nor.
oe
oe
noun
(literary or poetic, rare) A small island.
A grandchild.
pe
pe
noun
The name of the Cyrillic script letter П / п.
The seventeenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew פ, Syriac ܦ, and others; Arabic has the analog faa).
qe
re
re
noun
(music) a syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.
prep
About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters, documents and emails.
se
se
noun
(music) A type of ancient Chinese plucked zither.
te
te
noun
(music) In solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): ta.
(personal) The institution upon which the speaker/writer is acting. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.)
(personal) The plural form of you, including everyone being addressed.
(personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)
(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)
(personal, often considered patronising) A second- or third-person pronoun for a person in the speaker's care.
(personal, royal) The sovereign alone in their capacity as monarch. (This is the royal we. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)
(proscribed) The speaker or writer, used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences and a group of listeners.
Hey guys, how's it going? Today we are going to be playing a new game.
How are we all tonight?
xe
xe
pron
(nonstandard) they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
ye
ye
article
(archaic, definite) The.
Ye Olde Medicine Shoppe (pseudoarchaic)
intj
(slang) Yes, yeah.
noun
The Cyrillic letter Е, е, featured in various Slavic and Turkic languages.
pron
(archaic outside Northern England, Cornwall, Ireland, Newfoundland) You (the people being addressed).
(archaic) You (the singular person being addressed).
