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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • beg/ˈbɛɡ/verbB13 meaningsTo ask strangers in the street for money or food.
  • beget/biˈɡɛt/verbC2To father a child, or to give rise to something.
  • begging the question/ˈbɛɡɪŋ ðə ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/phraseC2Assuming the very thing you are meant to prove.
  • beginner/bɪˈɡɪnə/nounA2+Somebody who has just started learning.
  • beginner's lucknounB2An unlikely early win by somebody who barely knows the game.
  • begrudge/bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/
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verbC1
To resent giving somebody what they have.
  • beguile/bɪˈɡaɪl/verbC2To charm somebody, often in order to deceive.
  • beguilingadjectiveC1Charming in a way that may mislead.
  • behalf/bɪˈhæf/nounB2The interest of another, in the phrase acting for them.
  • behave/bᵻˈheɪv/verbA23 meaningsTo act in a particular way.
  • behavior/bɪˈheɪ.vjə/nounB12 meaningsThe way somebody acts.
  • behavioural/bɪˈheɪvjərəl/adjectiveB2+To do with how people or animals act.
  • behead/bɪˈhɛd/verbB2+To cut off somebody's head.
  • behemoth/bəˈhi(ː).məθ/nounC1Something enormously large and powerful.
  • behest/bɪˈhɛst/nounC2A command or an urgent request.
  • behind/bɪˈhaɪnd/prepositionA16 meaningsAt or towards the back of someone or something.
  • behind barsphraseB2In prison.
  • behind schedulephraseB2Later than the plan allowed for.
  • behind-the-scenesadjectiveB2Happening out of the public's sight.
  • behold/bɪˈhəʊld/verbB2To look at something, in old or formal use.
  • beholden/bɪˈhəʊldən/adjectiveC1Owing a debt of gratitude to somebody.
  • behoove/bɪˈhuːv/verbC2To be right and proper for somebody to do.
  • beige/ˈbeɪʒ/adjectiveB1+A pale sandy brown colour.
  • belarusnounB2The flat landlocked country of Minsk, between Poland and Russia.
  • belated/bɪˈleɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+Coming after the proper time.
  • belay/bɪˈleɪ/verbC2To hold the rope safe for a climber above you.
  • belch/ˈbɛltʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo let wind up noisily from the stomach.
  • beleaguer/bɪˈliː.ɡə/verbC2To surround with trouble or with an army.
  • beleaguered/bɪˈliːɡəd/adjectiveC1Under constant pressure from all sides.
  • belfry/ˈbɛlfɹi/nounC1The part of a tower where the bells hang.
  • belgiumnounA2+The small north European country of Brussels.
  • belie/bɪˈlaɪ/verbC2To give a false impression of something.
  • belief/bɪˈliːf/nounB12 meaningsSomething held to be true.
  • believable/bɪˈliːvəbl̩/adjectiveB1+Sounding true enough to be accepted.
  • believe/bɪˈliːv/verbA13 meaningsTo accept that something is true.
  • believe it or notphraseB2Introducing something surprising but true.
  • believer/bɪˈlivɚ/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who accepts a faith or an idea.
  • belittle/bɪˈlɪt.əl/verbC1To make somebody or their work seem small.
  • belizenounB2Tiny English-speaking Central American country with a great reef.
  • bell/bɛl/nounA22 meaningsA metal object that rings when struck.
  • bellhop/ˈbɛlˌhɒp/nounB2+The uniformed attendant who takes luggage to rooms.
  • bellicose/ˈbɛlɪkoʊs/adjectiveC2Eager to fight.
  • belligerencenounC2Aggressive readiness to fight.
  • belligerent/bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/adjectiveC22 meaningsEager to fight or argue.
  • bellow/ˈbɛloʊ/verbB2+3 meaningsTo shout in a deep, loud voice.
  • bellwether/ˈbɛlwɛðə/nounC2A sign of the way things are about to go.
  • bellyfulnounC1As much as you can stand of something.
  • belong/bɪˈlɒŋ/verbA24 meaningsTo be owned by somebody.
  • belonging/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe feeling of being accepted as part of something.
  • beloved/bɪˈlʌvd/adjectiveB2Dearly loved.
  • below/bɪˈləʊ/prepositionA14 meaningsIn a lower position than something else.
  • below parphraseC1Not as good as the usual standard.
  • belt/ˈbɛlt/nounA22 meaningsA strip of leather or cloth worn round the waist.
  • bemoan/bɪˈməʊn/verbC1To complain sadly about something.
  • bemused/bɪˈmjuːzd/adjectiveC1Puzzled and unable to make sense of things.
  • bench/ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/nounA22 meaningsA long seat for more than one person.
  • benchmark/ˈbɛnt͡ʃmɑːk/nounB2+3 meaningsA standard that other results are measured against.
  • bend/bɛnd/verbB15 meaningsTo make something straight or flat become curved.
  • bend over backwardsphraseC1To try extremely hard to please someone.
  • beneath/bɪˈniːθ/prepositionB12 meaningsIn a lower position than something.