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english

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/noun, adjective2 syllables

English means: an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries.

Synonyms for english5

noun, as in an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

English language

noun, as in the people of England

English people

noun, as in (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

side

also used for english

spin, sidespin

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does english mean?6

noun

1

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

2

the people of England

3

(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

4

the discipline that studies the English language and literature

adjective

1

of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people“English history”

2

of or relating to the English language

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

English in a sentence

  • English may be weird, but it can be taught through tough thorough thought, though.espamatics
  • English language courses vary greatly, depending on where you are studying.CM
  • English, as you know, is very much a living language.timmartin
  • English is a terrible language, and you cannot convince me otherwise.AirstripOne
  • English is not easy, but it is interesting.Capuchin
  • English will take you a long time to master.Dejo
  • English and mathematics are made much of in senior high schools.unknown
  • English is not easy for him to learn.voxbubnya

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