dictionaries - How much should I trust Wiktionary? - English …
1) Wiktionary is a multilingual dictionary and each Wiktionary site attempts to translate words from all known languages into one single language (e.g., en.wikt for all languages into English). This is one advantage over OED or Webster. 2) Wiktionary (or volunteers who work on the website) strives to be descriptive.
Can the word "genocide" be used as a verb? If it can't, what are …
2020年7月13日 · In all of the dictionaries I looked at besides Wiktionary, there is not a definition of "genocide" as a verb. So I need to ask you if you think it is okay or usual to you to use "genocide" as a verb to mean "To commit genocide (against); to eliminate (a group of people) completely" like in "The bla bla bla nation genocided the bla bla bla nation."
Usage of the word 'easen' - English Language Learners Stack …
2023年4月12日 · Thank you. However, according to Wiktionary, "lighten" means to make brighter, illuminate. There already exists a verb "light", meaning "To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark." It can be both transitive and intransitive.
Meaning of thing in "Addie is a very cheerful girl. That’s her thing ...
2024年12月22日 · Wiktionary has "custom or habit" Kissing on the cheeks is a French thing. And you can understand this in these terms too. Being cheerful is Addie's habit. A "thing" is the custom that is distinctive. Just as cheek-kissing is typically and distinctively French, so being cheerful is distinctively and typical of Addie.
What is the name of a hole in the ice-covered lake
2023年4月22日 · The wiktionary page notes that it is a "translation hub" that is it is a page that exists only as a target for translation. In principle we could form an endless variety of "A hole in the X is an X hole" That is "ice hole" the use of "ice" as an attributive noun. It isn't a word with any special significance.
Suffixes -ee vs -or - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ee#English: Added to verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb Less commonly added to verbs to form ...
pronunciation - How to tell apart /ɝ/ and /ɛ/? - English Language ...
2020年7月12日 · TL;DR /ɜ/, /ɛ/ and /ɝ/ are significantly different vowels. /ɜ/ and /ɝ/ are virtually the same vowel sound; both are central, the only notable difference is that the latter is being influenced by a following [ɹ]. /ɛ/ is a front vowel i.e. the highest point of the tongue is positioned relatively in front in the mouth.
Difference between "gangway" and "aisle" in an auditorium
From Wiktionary: Gangway: a passageway through which to enter or leave, such as one between seating areas in an auditorium, or between two buildings. Aisle: a clear path through rows of seating. Is the key difference here that a gangway leads to an exit door, while an aisle can just lead from one wall to the other in an auditorium or movie theater?
phrase meaning - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2024年10月17日 · The verb break in break wind means very close to its intransitive sense defined in Wiktionary: (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view. The reason that the transitive usage is not defined in major dictionaries is it is rarely used that way. Break wind is an idiomatic expression where the noun wind means flatus:
Why should the "T" in "T-shirt" be capitalized?
2013年2月12日 · Wiktionary entries vary as to how one word is given the "main" entry and others the "alternatives". Sometimes there's a Google Fight, sometimes it's first come first served, sometimes there's a small battle between who is right among British English and American English! Do not trust these Wiktionary labels! –