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

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  • envisage/ɪnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/verbC1To picture in your mind how something could be.
  • envy/ˈɛnvi/nounB23 meaningsThe unhappy feeling of wanting what somebody else has.
  • epitomiseverbC1To be the perfect example of something.
  • equal/ˈiːkwəl/adjectiveB14 meaningsThe same in size, number, value or status.
  • equip/ɪˈkwɪp/verbB2+To supply somebody with what they need.
  • eradicate/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/
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To destroy something completely and for good.
  • erect/ɪˈɹɛkt/verbC12 meaningsTo build or put up something upright.
  • erode/ɪˈɹəʊd/verbB2+To wear something away little by little.
  • err/ɜː/verbC1To make a mistake.
  • erupt/ɪˈɹʌpt/verbB2To burst out violently.
  • escalate/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo refer a problem to a more senior person.
  • escape/ɪˈskeɪp/verbA24 meaningsTo get free from a place or a situation.
  • eschew/ɛsˈt͡ʃuː/verbC2To keep away from something on principle.
  • escort/ˈɛs.kɔɹt/nounB22 meaningsPeople who go with somebody to guard or accompany them.
  • espouse/ɪˈspaʊz/<a:UK>verbC1To take up and support a cause.
  • espy/ɪˈspaɪ/verbC2To catch sight of something at a distance.
  • 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.
  • estrange/ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/verbC1To turn somebody who was close into a stranger.
  • etch/ɛt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo cut a design into a hard surface, especially using acid.
  • 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.
  • evaporate/ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/verbB2+To turn to vapour and disappear.
  • even/ˈiːvən/adverbA26 meaningsUsed to show that what follows is surprising or extreme.
  • evict/ɨˈvɪkt/verbB2+To force somebody out of a property by law.
  • evidence/ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/nounA2+3 meaningsThe facts, objects and signs that show whether something is true.
  • evince/iˈvɪns/verbC2To show a feeling or quality clearly.
  • evoke/ɪˈvəʊk/verbC1To call up a memory or feeling.
  • evolve/ɪˈvɒlv/verbB2+3 meaningsTo develop gradually into something more advanced or more complex.
  • exacerbate/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/verbC1To make a bad situation worse.
  • exact/ɪɡˈzækt/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsCorrect in every detail; not rounded off or approximate.
  • exaggerate/ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/verbB2To describe something as bigger or worse than it was.
  • exalt/ɪɡˈzɒlt/verbC2To praise somebody very highly.
  • examine/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/verbB14 meaningsTo look at something closely and carefully.
  • exasperate/ɪɡˈzæsp(ə)ɹeɪt/verbC1To irritate somebody past all patience.
  • exceed/ɪkˈsiːd/verbB22 meaningsTo go past a limit.
  • excel/ɪkˈsɛl/verbB2+To be exceptionally good at something.
  • exchange/ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/verbB15 meaningsTo give something and receive something else in return.
  • excite/ɪkˈsaɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo stir strong feeling or activity.
  • exclaim/ɛkˈskleɪm/verbB2+To cry out suddenly from strong feeling.
  • exclude/ɪksˈkluːd/verbB22 meaningsTo shut somebody or something out of a group.
  • excoriate/ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/verbC2To criticise savagely, or to strip the skin off.
  • 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.
  • exemplify/ɛɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/verbC1To be a clear example of something.
  • exempt/ɪɡˈzɛmpt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFree from an obligation that applies to others.
  • exert/ɪɡˈzɝt/verbC12 meaningsTo apply force, effort or influence.
  • exfoliate/ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt/verbB2+To rub away dead skin from the surface.
  • exhale/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/verbB2To push air out of your lungs.
  • exhaust/ɪɡˈzɔːst/nounB22 meaningsThe system carrying waste gases away from an engine.
  • exhilarate/ɪɡˈzɪləɹeɪt/verbC1To fill somebody with excited high spirits.
  • exhort/ɛɡˈzɔːt/verbC1To urge somebody strongly to do something.
  • exile/ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/nounC14 meaningsThe state of being forced to live away from your own country.
  • exist/ɪɡˈzɪst/verbA2+2 meaningsTo be real or present in the world.
  • exit/ˈɛksɪt/nounA23 meaningsThe way out of a building.
  • exonerate/ɪɡˈzɒnəɹeɪt/verbC1To clear somebody of blame.
  • expand/ɪkˈspænd/verbB1+2 meaningsTo grow larger or spread wider.
  • expect/ɪkˈspɛkt/verbA24 meaningsTo think that something will happen.
  • expedite/ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/verbC1To make a process happen faster.