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

72 words · showing 1–60

clear filters
  • idle/ˈaɪd(ə)l/adjectiveB24 meaningsNot working, not running, not being used.
  • illuminate/ɪˈl(j)umɪneɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo light something up.
  • immortalize/ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/verbC1To make somebody remembered for ever.
  • impair/ɪmˈpɛə/verbC1To weaken or damage a faculty or ability.
  • impale/ɪmˈpeɪl/verbC1To pierce right through with something sharp.
  • impart/ɪmˈpɑːt/
← Prev
12
Next →
verbC1
To give knowledge or a quality to somebody.
  • impede/ɪmˈpiːd/verbC1To slow or obstruct something's progress.
  • impersonate/ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/verbC1To pretend to be somebody else.
  • implant/ɪmˈplɑːnt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo fix something into the body.
  • implicate/ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/verbC1To show that somebody had a part in wrongdoing.
  • implodeverbC12 meaningsTo collapse violently inward.
  • implore/ɪmˈplɔː/verbC1To beg somebody urgently.
  • imply/ɪmˈplaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo let a further meaning be understood without stating it.
  • impose/ɪmˈpəʊz/verbB22 meaningsTo force a rule or burden onto people.
  • impound/ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/verbC1To seize and hold something officially.
  • impress/ɪmˈpɹɛs/verbB23 meaningsTo make someone admire you or think well of you.
  • imprint/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/nounC14 meaningsThe name of a publishing house as it appears on a book, or a branded list within a larger publisher.
  • imprison/ɪmˈpɹɪzən/verbC1To shut somebody up in a prison.
  • inaugurate/ɪˈnɔːɡjʊ.ɹeɪt/verbC1To install somebody formally into high office.
  • incarcerate/ɪnˈkɑː.səˌɹeɪt/verbC1To shut somebody up in prison.
  • incense/ˈɪnsɛn(t)s/nounB2+2 meaningsSweet-smelling smoke burned in worship.
  • incite/ɪnˈsaɪt/verbC1To stir people up to do something violent.
  • incline/ɪnˈklaɪn/nounB2+2 meaningsA slope, especially of a road or track.
  • incorporate/ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo fold one thing into another so it becomes part of the whole.
  • incur/ɪnˈkɜː/verbC1To bring costs, debts or anger upon yourself.
  • index/ˈɪndɛks/nounB25 meaningsAn alphabetical list of topics with the pages where each one is found.
  • induce/ɪnˈduːs/verbC12 meaningsTo bring about a state deliberately.
  • induct/ɪnˈdʌkt/verbC1To admit somebody formally into a post or a body.
  • indulge/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo allow yourself something enjoyable, especially something excessive.
  • infect/ɪnˈfɛkt/verbC1To pass a disease to somebody, or to spread through them.
  • infer/ɪnˈfɜː/verbB2+2 meaningsTo reach a conclusion from evidence and reasoning rather than from being told directly.
  • infiltrate/ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo get inside a group in order to watch it.
  • inflict/ɪnˈflɪkt/verbC1To force pain or damage upon somebody.
  • inform/ɪnˈfɔɹm/verbB13 meaningsTo tell someone a fact, especially one they need or have a right to know.
  • infringe/ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/verbC1To break a law or to encroach on a right.
  • infuse/ɪnˈfjuz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo soak in liquid to draw out flavour.
  • ingest/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst/verbC12 meaningsTo take food or liquid into the body.
  • ingratiate/ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/verbC1To make yourself liked in order to gain advantage.
  • inhabit/ɪnˈhæbɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo live in a place.
  • inhale/ɪnˈheɪl/verbB1+2 meaningsTo draw air, smoke or vapour into the lungs.
  • inhibit/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo hold back a process.
  • initiate/ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo set something in motion.
  • inject/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt/verbC12 meaningsTo push liquid in through a needle.
  • innovate/ˈɪn.ə.veɪt/verbC1To bring in new methods or ideas.
  • inoculate/ɪˈnɒkjuleɪt/verbC1To protect against a disease by a small dose of it.
  • inscribe/ɪnˈskɹaɪb/verbC1To carve or write words on a surface.
  • insert/ɪnˈsɜːt/verbB22 meaningsTo put something into something else.
  • install/ɪnˈstɔːl/verbB23 meaningsTo put equipment or software in place and make it ready to use.
  • instigate/ˈɪnstəɡeɪt/verbC1To be the one who starts something happening.
  • instill/ɪnˈstɪl/verbC1To gradually plant values or confidence in someone's mind.
  • intensify/ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/verbC1To make something stronger or more extreme.
  • inter/ɪnˈtɚ/verbC1To bury a body in the ground.
  • intercede/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/verbC1To speak up on somebody's behalf.
  • intercept/ɪntəˈsɛpt/verbB24 meaningsTo stop or catch something as it moves from one place to another.
  • interject/ɪn.təˈdʒɛkt/verbC1To say something briefly while another person is speaking.
  • interlock/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈlɒk/verbC1To fit together so that neither part can come free.
  • intern/ɪnˈtɝn/nounB1+2 meaningsA student doing a short first job to learn a profession.
  • interpose/ˌɪn.təˈpəʊz/verbC1To put something between, or to intervene.
  • interpret/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/verbB23 meaningsTo decide what something means and explain it.
  • interrupt/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/verbB13 meaningsTo stop someone in the middle of speaking by speaking yourself.