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

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19,295 words · showing 721–780

  • apocalypse/əˈpɒkəlɪps/nounB2+The violent end of the world.
  • apocalyptic/əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/adjectiveC2Resembling or predicting the end of the world.
  • apologetic/əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/adjectiveC1Showing or expressing regret.
  • apologise/əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/verbA2+To say sorry for something you did.
  • apologize/əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/verbA22 meaningsTo say you are sorry for something you did.
  • apology/əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
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nounA23 meanings
A statement saying you are sorry for something you did.
  • apology statementnounB2A public message admitting fault and expressing regret.
  • apostle/əˈpɑsl̩/nounC2An early messenger of a faith, or a keen supporter.
  • apostrophe/əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi/nounB2The raised mark showing a missing letter or possession.
  • app/æp/nounA2+A program, especially one on a phone or tablet.
  • appalledadjectiveB2+Deeply shocked and dismayed.
  • appalling/əˈpɔːlɪŋ/adjectiveC1Shockingly bad or horrifying.
  • apparatus/ˌæp.əˈɹeɪ.təs/nounB2+4 meaningsThe set of equipment needed for a particular job or experiment.
  • apparel/əˈpæɹəl/nounB2+Clothing, in formal or trade usage.
  • apparent/əˈpæɹənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsEasy to see or understand; obvious.
  • apparently/əˈpæɹəntli/adverbA22 meaningsFrom what people say or what it seems.
  • apparition/ˌæp.əɹˈɪʃn̩/nounC1A ghostly figure that appears suddenly.
  • appeal/əˈpiːl/nounB26 meaningsA request to a higher court to change a decision made by a lower one.
  • appeal courtnounB2The higher court that reviews a decision already made.
  • appealing/əˈpiː.lɪŋ/adjectiveC1Attractive, or asking for sympathy.
  • appear/əˈpɪə/verbA24 meaningsTo come into view; to become visible.
  • appearance/əˈpɪə.ɹəns/nounA2+2 meaningsHow somebody or something looks.
  • appease/əˈpiːz/verbC1To calm somebody by giving them what they want.
  • appellation/ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/nounC2A name or a title given to somebody.
  • append/ʌˈpɛnd/verbC1To add something at the end.
  • appendix/əˈpɛn.dɪks/nounB22 meaningsExtra material attached at the end of a document.
  • appetisingadjectiveB2+Looking or smelling good enough to want.
  • appetite/ˈæp.ɪ.taɪt/nounB12 meaningsThe wish to eat.
  • appetizer/ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə/nounB1+The small first course that wakes your hunger.
  • applaud/əˈplɔːd/verbB22 meaningsTo clap the hands to show approval.
  • applause/əˈplɔːz/nounB1The sound of people clapping to show approval.
  • apple/ˈæpəl/nounA1A round fruit that grows on trees.
  • apples and orangesphraseB2Two things too different to be compared fairly.
  • appliance/əˈplaɪ.əns/nounC1A machine made for one household job.
  • applicable/əˈplɪk.ə.bəl/adjectiveC1Relevant to the case in hand.
  • applicant/ˈæp.lɪ.kənt/nounB2+A person who formally asks for a job, place or permission.
  • applicatornounC1The small tool a product is put on with.
  • appliquénounC1Decoration made by sewing shapes onto a background.
  • apply/əˈplaɪ/verbA2+5 meaningsTo make a formal written request for a job, a place or permission.
  • appoint/əˈpɔɪnt/verbC12 meaningsTo choose someone officially for a job, post or role.
  • appointment/əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/nounB12 meaningsA time booked to see somebody.
  • appraisal/əˈpɹeɪzəl/nounC13 meaningsA judgement of how good, valuable or effective something is.
  • appraiser/əˈpɹeɪz.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+Somebody who judges what a valuable is worth.
  • appreciate/əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/verbB14 meaningsTo recognise the full worth of something and be glad of it.
  • appreciation/əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/nounC1Grateful recognition, or a rise in value.
  • appreciative/əˈpɹi.ʃətɪv/adjectiveB2+Showing that you recognise the value of something.
  • apprehend/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd/verbC2To arrest somebody, or to grasp a meaning.
  • apprehension/æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/nounC1Worry about what is coming, or an arrest.
  • apprehensive/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/adjectiveC1Uneasy about what is about to happen.
  • apprentice/əˈpɹɛntɪs/nounB2+3 meaningsA young worker learning a skilled trade on the job from someone who has mastered it.
  • apprenticeship/əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/nounC1Years of learning a craft by working beside a master.
  • apprise/əˈpɹaɪz/verbC1To inform somebody of something.
  • approach/əˈpɹəʊt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo come nearer to somebody or something.
  • approachable/əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/adjectiveB2+Easy to walk up to and talk with.
  • appropriatelyadverbB2+In a way that suits the occasion.
  • approval/əˈpɹuːvəl/nounB22 meaningsOfficial agreement that something may happen or be done.
  • approve/əˈpɹuːv/verbB12 meaningsTo officially agree that something may go ahead.
  • approximate/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsClose to right but not exact.
  • approximately/əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/adverbB1Close to the true number but not exact.
  • approximation/əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+An answer close enough to be useful.