Skip to content
ARCHIEENGLISH
LearnPlayWordsRanking
  • Learn
  • Play
  • Words
  • Ranking
  • Mine

The library

Vocabulary

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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Level
A1A2A2+B1B1+B2B2+C1C2
Part of speech
nounverbadjectiveadverbprepositionpronounphrase

63 words · showing 1–60

clear filters
  • earn/ɜːn/verbA2+3 meaningsTo receive money for the work you do.
  • eat/iːt/verbA13 meaningsTo take food into the mouth, chew it and swallow it.
  • eavesdrop/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/verbB22 meaningsTo listen secretly to other people's conversation.
  • echo/ˈɛk.əʊ/nounB24 meaningsA sound that comes back to you after bouncing off a surface.
  • edge/ɛd͡ʒ/nounB15 meaningsThe line where something stops — the outer limit of a surface, a space or a shape.
  • edit
← Prev
12
Next →
/ˈɛdɪt/
verbB22 meanings
To change a picture, film or text after it was made.
  • educate/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo teach someone over an extended period.
  • eject/ɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/verbB22 meaningsTo push or throw something out with force.
  • elaborate/ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsMade of many small parts, each one carefully worked out.
  • elbow/ˈɛlbəʊ̯/nounA24 meaningsThe joint in the middle of the arm, where the arm bends.
  • elect/ɪˈlɛkt/verbB2To choose somebody for a post by voting.
  • electrify/ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo supply something with electric power, or convert it to run on electricity.
  • eliminate/ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo remove something completely.
  • embrace/ɛmˈbɹes/verbB23 meaningsTo put your arms around someone and hold them.
  • emerge/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/verbB24 meaningsTo come out from a place where you could not be seen.
  • emphasize/ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo give special importance or force to something.
  • empty/ˈɛm(p).ti/adjectiveA23 meaningsWith nothing inside or on it.
  • enable/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/verbB22 meaningsTo make something possible that was not before.
  • enchant/ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/verbB22 meaningsTo delight somebody greatly.
  • enclose/ənˈkloʊz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo surround something on all sides.
  • encounter/ɪnˈkaʊntə/verbB22 meaningsTo meet somebody or something unexpectedly.
  • encourage/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/verbB12 meaningsTo give somebody the confidence or support to do something.
  • endure/ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/verbB22 meaningsTo suffer through something painful without giving up.
  • engage/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/verbB25 meaningsTo attract somebody's attention and interest and keep hold of it.
  • enhance/ɪnˈhɑːns/verbB2To lift the quality or value of something higher.
  • ensure/ɪnˈʃɔː(ɹ)/verbB2To make certain that something happens or is true.
  • enter/ˈɛntə(ɹ)/verbA24 meaningsTo go into a place.
  • envy/ˈɛnvi/nounB23 meaningsThe unhappy feeling of wanting what somebody else has.
  • equal/ˈiːkwəl/adjectiveB14 meaningsThe same in size, number, value or status.
  • erect/ɪˈɹɛkt/verbC12 meaningsTo build or put up something upright.
  • erupt/ɪˈɹʌpt/verbB2To burst out violently.
  • escalate/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo refer a problem to a more senior person.
  • escort/ˈɛs.kɔɹt/nounB22 meaningsPeople who go with somebody to guard or accompany them.
  • establish/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo set something up so that it continues into the future.
  • estimate/ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/verbB23 meaningsTo judge a number, size or value roughly, without measuring exactly.
  • evacuate/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/verbB2To move everybody out of a dangerous place.
  • evade/ɪˈveɪd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo slip away from capture or questions.
  • evaluate/ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo judge how good, useful or valuable something is after examining it carefully.
  • even/ˈiːvən/adverbA26 meaningsUsed to show that what follows is surprising or extreme.
  • evolve/ɪˈvɒlv/verbB2+3 meaningsTo develop gradually into something more advanced or more complex.
  • exaggerate/ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/verbB2To describe something as bigger or worse than it was.
  • examine/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/verbB14 meaningsTo look at something closely and carefully.
  • exceed/ɪkˈsiːd/verbB22 meaningsTo go past a limit.
  • exchange/ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/verbB15 meaningsTo give something and receive something else in return.
  • exclude/ɪksˈkluːd/verbB22 meaningsTo shut somebody or something out of a group.
  • excuse/ɪkˈskjuːz/nounB14 meaningsA reason given to explain a fault or a failure to do something.
  • execute/ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/verbB23 meaningsTo carry out a plan exactly as designed.
  • exempt/ɪɡˈzɛmpt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFree from an obligation that applies to others.
  • exhale/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/verbB2To push air out of your lungs.
  • exhaust/ɪɡˈzɔːst/nounB22 meaningsThe system carrying waste gases away from an engine.
  • exist/ɪɡˈzɪst/verbA2+2 meaningsTo be real or present in the world.
  • expand/ɪkˈspænd/verbB1+2 meaningsTo grow larger or spread wider.
  • expect/ɪkˈspɛkt/verbA24 meaningsTo think that something will happen.
  • expel/ɪkˈspɛl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo officially force someone to leave a school, country or organisation.
  • explain/ɪkˈspleɪn/verbA13 meaningsTo make something clear enough for another person to understand it.
  • explode/ɪkˈspləʊd/verbB12 meaningsTo burst apart violently.
  • exploit/ˈɛksplɔɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo use something fully.
  • explore/ɪkˈsplɔː/verbB12 meaningsTo travel through a place to find out what is there.
  • expose/ɪkˈspəʊz/verbB22 meaningsTo reveal something hidden.
  • express/ɪkˈspɹɛs/verbA2+4 meaningsTo put a thought or feeling into words, a look, or a work of art.