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

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416 words · showing 121–180

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  • understand/ˌʌndəˈstænd/verbA14 meaningsTo see clearly what something means.
  • understandableadjectiveB22 meaningsFair or natural in the circumstances; easy to see the reason for.
  • understandablyadverbB2+In a way that is reasonable in the circumstances.
  • understanding/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/nounA2+2 meaningsA grasp of what something means.
  • understate/ʌndəˈsteɪt/verbC1To make something sound smaller than it is.
  • understatement/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/
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Saying less than the case deserves.
  • understudy/ˈʌndɚstʌdi/nounB2+An actor ready to take over a part at short notice.
  • undertake/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo formally take a big task upon yourself.
  • undertaker/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkə(ɹ)/nounB2+A person whose job is arranging funerals and preparing the dead.
  • undertaking/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/nounB2+A task taken on, or a formal promise.
  • undertone/ˈʌndə(ɹ)təʊn/nounC1The faint colour beneath the surface of skin.
  • undertownounC12 meaningsThe pull of water back out under a breaking wave.
  • underwater/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/adjectiveB1Below the surface of the water.
  • underwear/ˈʌndəwɛə/nounA2Clothes worn next to the skin.
  • underworld/ˈʌndəˌwɜːld/nounB2The world of organised crime, or the land of the dead.
  • underwriternounC1Somebody who accepts a risk in return for a premium.
  • undesirable/ˌʌndɪˈzaɪɹəbəl/adjectiveB2+Unwanted because of the harm it brings.
  • undetectableadjectiveC1Impossible to notice, find or measure.
  • undeterredadjectiveB2Continuing despite difficulty or discouragement.
  • undisclosedadjectiveC1Not made known publicly.
  • undo/ʌnˈduː/verbB12 meaningsTo cancel the last thing you did.
  • undoing/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/nounC1The cause of somebody's ruin.
  • undone/ʌnˈdʌn/adjectiveB23 meaningsUnfastened or untied.
  • undoubtedly/ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/adverbB22 meaningsWithout any doubt at all.
  • undress/ʌnˈdɹɛs/verbB1To take clothes off.
  • undulatingadjectiveC1Rising and falling in gentle waves.
  • unduly/ʌnˈdjuːli/adverbC1More than is reasonable.
  • unearth/ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)θ/verbB22 meaningsTo dig something up.
  • unease/ʌnˈiːz/nounB2+A vague feeling of anxiety.
  • uneasilyadverbB2+In a way that shows anxiety or discomfort.
  • uneasy/ʌnˈiːzi/adjectiveB23 meaningsSlightly worried that something is wrong, without knowing exactly what.
  • uneducated/ʌnˈɛdjʊkeɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+Having had little or no formal schooling.
  • unemployed/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving no paid work but wanting it.
  • unemployment/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/nounB1+The state of having no paid work, and how widespread it is.
  • unencumbered/ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd/adjectiveC2Free of anything that would weigh you down.
  • unenviableadjectiveC1So difficult or unpleasant that nobody would want it.
  • unequal/ʌnˈiːkwəl/adjectiveB2+Not the same in size, rank or fairness.
  • unequivocal/ʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl/adjectiveC2Leaving no room whatever for doubt.
  • unethical/ʌnˈɛθɪkəl/adjectiveB2Against the principles of right conduct.
  • uneven/ʌnˈivən/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot level.
  • uneventful/ˌʌnɪˈvɛntf(ʊ)l/adjectiveC1With nothing notable happening.
  • unexceptional/ˌʌnɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/adjectiveC2Ordinary, with nothing to make it stand out.
  • unexpected/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/adjectiveB2Coming as a complete surprise.
  • unexplainedadjectiveB2Still without any account or answer.
  • unfair/ʌnˈfɛə(ɹ)/adjectiveB1Not treating everybody by the same rules.
  • unfair dismissalnounC1Being sacked without lawful reason.
  • unfamiliar/ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/adjectiveB2Not known or recognised.
  • unfashionableadjectiveB2+Out of favour with current taste.
  • unfathomable/(ˌ)ʌnˈfæðəməbl̩/adjectiveC1Impossible to understand or get to the bottom of.
  • unfeasible/ʌnˈfiː.zə.bəl/adjectiveC2Not able to be done in practice.
  • unfeelingadjectiveB2+Showing no sympathy for others.
  • unfit/ʌnˈfɪt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNot physically healthy or in good condition.
  • unflappable/ʌnˈflæpəbəl/adjectiveC1So impossible to fluster that no emergency ever ruffles you.
  • unfold/ʌnˈfoʊld/verbB23 meaningsTo open something that was folded and spread it out flat.
  • unforeseen/ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn/adjectiveB2+Not expected and not planned for.
  • unforgettable/ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/adjectiveB2Leaving so strong an impression that it stays with you for life.
  • unforgivableadjectiveB2So hurtful that the person wronged could never pardon it.
  • unforgivingadjectiveC12 meaningsUnwilling to forgive a mistake or offence.
  • unfortunate/ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/adjectiveB2Unlucky, or resulting from bad luck.
  • unfortunately/ʌnˈfɔː.tjʊ.nət.li/adverbA2+Sadly; as a matter of bad luck.