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Learners of English as a second language usually know the word an once they have reached the level A1 – Beginner. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning an meaning

What does an mean?

Definitions in simple English

an Determinative

— An (or a) is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. I just ate an apple. It is indeed an honor to have met you today.

AN

— noun an associate degree in nursing

Synonyms an synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as an?

an English » English

a

one

on

for

at

anode

year

upon

towards

toward

the

per

into

inside

in

by

an-

aboard

word that is not

with

unit

to

tender

syringe

subscribe

submit

some

regarding

over

onto

only

offer

of

next to

near to

near

indefinite article

in order to

in case

if

have

expert

enema

each

concerning

beside

be

atop

at the rate of

apiece

AN English » English

Associate in Nursing

ammonium nitrate

alpha-numeric

acrilonitrile

Topics an topics

What do people use an to talk about?

Work and occupation Work Method

Try, attempt

• What words refer to trying to do something?
  try attempt make an attempt experiment test make a stab at it give it a go try it out see if it works make an effort aim to do something assay endeavor essay seek to do something strain struggle undertake venture give it a whirl have a try try and do something see if you can do something
• What words refer to trying hard to do something?
  do your best try your best put your mind to it make an effort be at pains to do something strive to the best of your ability do the best you can as best you can give something your best
• What words refer to doing something in order to try to do something else?
  try and do something in an effort to do something in an attempt to do something

Language and thought Want

Offer

• What words refer to offering to do something for someone?
  offer to do something (for someone) volunteer come forward let me proffer tender make an overture
• What words refer to offering someone money for something you want?
  offer someone (money) for something make an offer bid
• What words refer to taking back an offer?
  take back an offer withdraw an offer

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Attack

• What words refer to attacking someone?
  attack lead an attack the attack fell on assault assail charge come at drive force your way go for lay into make a run on rush sail into set upon strike confront penetrate defenses be on the offense
• What words describe a person or place that is easy to attack?
  vulnerable sitting duck be an easy target open to attack
• What words refer to starting to fight?
  launch an attack mount an attack start a fight pick a fight be spoiling for a fight looking for a fight challenge (someone to fight)

Work and occupation Hunt and fish

Hunt

• What words refer to hunting animals?
  hunt (v) hunt (n) lay in wait blind decoy animal call bag an animal strike to cause injury strike hard kill flush an animal out of hiding to suddenly come out of hiding search hide capture chase away aim miss target shoot hit target nick
• What words refer to hunting with dogs?
  hunt with dog hunting dog hunting dog bell take up the chase catch the scent follow the scent corner an animal tree an animal bay (sound of a dog when following an animal)

Grammar Part of speech Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns

• What pronouns are used to indicate a particular referent?
  a an the this these that those specific

Person Sense, perceive Hear

Listen

• What words refer to listening to something?
  listen listen to listen for hear someone out lend an ear tune in audit give an ear to heed pay attention to prick up your ears be all ears attend to get an earful hearken

Person Healthy

Treat disease

• What words refer to surgery?
  surgery surgical operate operation perform an operation have an operation major surgery minor surgery operating theater operating table amputate implant transplant inoperable incision stitch suture sew up scalpel
• What words refer to trying to find out what is wrong with a sick person?
  diagnose prognosis draw/take a sample examine a patient take an x-ray do a test test for lab report take someone's temperature take someone's blood pressure take someone's pulse check-up take a sample specimen

Work and occupation Work Difficult, impossible

Advantage

• What words refer to having an advantage over other people?
  have an advantage be at an advantage have something on your side the odds are stacked in your favor have a head start have everything going for you hold all the cards have the upper hand be in a strong position be in a position of strength
• What words indicate that something gives one person an advantage over others?
  give someone an advantage give someone the edge be to someone's advantage be in someone's favor favor (v)

Person Sense, perceive See

Watch

• What words refer to watching something so that nothing bad happens?
  watch keep an eye on observation monitor
• What words refer to watching something for a long time, but not watching it all the time?
  watch keep an eye

Person Healthy Disease

Skin disease

• What words refer to having an infection?
  have an infection be infected infect get infected break out develop an infection

Person Healthy Disease

Stomach illness

• What words refer to being sick in your stomach?
  have an upset stomach have a stomach-ache tummy-ache be sick to your stomach
• What words refer to something making your stomach feel sick?
  nauseate give you an upset stomach make you sick to your stomach

Person Healthy

Injure

• What words refer to being injured?
  be injured sustain an injury be bleeding be hurt get hurt be wounded suffer harm
• What words refer to an injury?
  injury accident bruise cut impairment wound slash puncture stab sprain tear/pull a muscle shock concussion bump break a bone fracture dislocate a bone dislocation sprain put out an eye nose bleed scar sting bite sore blister contusion frostbite heatstroke sunstroke sunburn burn welt drug overdose

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Upset

• What words refer to feeling very upset?
  deeply hurt deeply distressed distraught be in a state be in an uproar emotions in an uproar torment tormented

Language and thought Communication Say Ask

Answer

• What words refer to answering a question?
  answer give an answer reply get back to respond acknowledge
• What words refer to not having an answer or not knowing what to answer?
  have no answer lack answer not know what to answer don't know how to answer don't know what to say don't have an answer can't answer

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Facial expression

• What words refer to making an expression on your face?
  make a face get an expression on your face have an expression on your face give someone (an expression)

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Trouble

Accident

• What words refer to having an accident?
  have an accident be involved in an accident crash

Social behavior Law Trial

Investigate a crime

• What words refer to investigating a crime or accident?
  investigate look into inquire hold an inquiry conduct an inquiry make inquiries go into probe delve into be under investigation examine obtain evidence

Social behavior Conflict War

Weapon, shoot

• What words refer to using a weapon?
  archery draw a pistol draw a sword draw a bow fit an arrow raise a gun aim load stab hurl a spear swing an ax drop a bomb stick a knife into someone bludgeon whip (v)

States Quantity All

Most, least

• What words refer to an amount being the largest it has ever been?
  an all-time high record high high water mark
• What words refer to an amount being the smallest it has ever been?
  an all-time low record low lowest ebb

States Quantity All

Almost

• What words indicate that someone almost does something?
  almost nearly very nearly come close to be on the verge of come within an inch of
• What words indicate that something almost happens?
  almost be near to be on the brink of come within an inch of

States Quality Shape Horizontal

Leaning, sloping

• What words describe something in a leaning position?
  leaning at an angle out of plumb angled on a slant aslant slanted inclined oblique tilted crooked list askew out of kilter
• What words describe a surface that is sloping?
  sloping slope up/down on an incline rising rise up (toward) ascending upgrade uphill falling fall away descending downgrade downhill dip

States Location Area

Occupy an area

• What words refer to occupying an area?
  occupy occupy an area take up space cover an area fill

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of identificational and explanatory clauses

• What words are used to introduce an example?
  for example e.g. as follows as below such as let me give you an example to illustrate
• What words mark a digression?
  let me just insert as an aside this is off the subject oh by the way

Person Sense, perceive

See

• What words refer to seeing something?
  see set eyes on witness see something with your own eyes behold notice perceive get an eyeful

Person Sense, perceive See

Look

• What words refer to consciously looking at something?
  look look at view observe eye (v) cast an eye on watch take a look at have a look at

Person Sense, perceive See Visible

Appear

• What words refer to something appearing?
  appear become visible come into view come into sight come out loom loom up reappear surface materialize assume visible form put in an appearance

Person Healthy

Sick

• What words refer to being sick with a disease?
  have (a disease) suffer from be sick with infected with stricken with have an attack of

Person Healthy Injure

Amputate

• What words refer to the condition of having lost a limb?
  be an amputee disfigured

Person Healthy

Symptom of disease

• What words refer to itching when the skin is irritated?
  itch have an itch scratch be irritated

Person Life Sexual relations

Sexual immorality

• What words refer to sex between close relatives?
  have an incestuous relationship incest

Person Life Birth

Miscarriage

• What words refer to killing a baby before birth?
  abortion abort have an abortion terminate a pregnancy

Person Life Stage of life Child

Rear a child

• What words refer to taking care of a child while their parents are doing something else?
  look after mind (a child) keep an eye on baby-sit sit take care of childcare

Person Life Die

Inherit

• What words refer to inheriting something?
  inherit receive an inheritance succeed to

Language and thought Think

Learn

• What words refer to learning something?
  learn acquaint acquire ascertain conclude dawn on deduce determine discover examine experience figure out find get (the answer) glean grasp (mentally) gain (knowledge/understanding) look something up master obtain perceive pick someone's brain pick up (a subject) question (v) realize recognize reflect study get an education

Language and thought Think Learn

Solve

• What words refer to solving something?
  solve figure out work out clear up find an explanation answer calculate calculator

Language and thought Think

Opinion

• What words refer to holding an opinion toward a question or issue?
  hold/have an opinion hold a view have a perspective

Language and thought Think Opinion

Agree with someone

• What words refer to two people coming to agreement?
  come to an agreement come together ratify a treaty

Language and thought Think Opinion

Approve of something

• What words refer to approving of something very much?
  be all for be all in favor of be a great believer in be an advocate of

Language and thought

Want

• What words refer to wanting to do something?
  want to wish you could aspire to feel like hope you can interested in raring to have an urge to

Language and thought Want

Request

• What words refer to saying something in order to acquire something from the other person?
  request make a request ask for something ask somebody to do something appeal make an appeal petition requisition solicit apply consult

Language and thought Want

Influence

• What words refer to influencing someone to change his thinking or decision?
  influence sway bias pull strings work on affect impact make an impression on prejudice bribe bring into line lead by the nose

Language and thought Want Influence

Insist

• What words refer to insisting that someone do something?
  insist be insistent at someone's insistence put your foot down demand be adamant won't take no for an answer won't hear of maintain be resolute

Language and thought Want Ask permission

Give permission

• What words refer to giving someone permission to do something that is not usually allowed?
  bend the rules make an exception concession excuse exempt waive

Language and thought

Emotion

• What words describe a person whose emotions are so strong that they lose control?
  hysterical have hysterics go to pieces fall apart break down have an emotional breakdown go berserk snap crack crack up give in to get carried away have a fit

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Interested

• What words refer to feeling interested in something?
  be interested in show interest express interest find something interesting take an interest in be curious about

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Obsessed

• What words refer to feeling obsessed with something?
  be obsessed with be fascinated by can't get something out of your mind have a thing about have an unhealthy interest in have a one-track mind

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Dislike

• What words refer to disliking something?
  don't like dislike (v) take a disliking to take an instant dislike to have a healthy dislike for not be fond of not keen on not be crazy about not think much of not be someone's cup of tea not be to your taste not be to your liking not be your thing not be your type have no time for not take kindly to don't care for look down on turn up your nose at be unhappy with hold in disfavor feel unfavorable toward be displeased with

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Hate, detest

• What words refer to feeling hateful?
  hate abhor have an abhorrence abominate deplore despise detest loathe have a loathing for look down on odium feel unfriendly toward

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Disappointed

• What words describe something that causes someone to feel disappointed?
  disappointing be a disappointment be an anticlimax be a letdown not live up to expectations not all it's cracked up to be discouraging disheartening frustrating not up to par

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sorry

Embarrassed

• What words refer to causing someone to feel embarrassed?
  embarrass (someone) cause embarrassment be an embarrassment mortify

Language and thought Communication Say Voice

Speak well

• What words refer to speaking well?
  speak well be eloquent be a good speaker be an excellent speaker be fluent speak clearly articulate

Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Describe

• What words refer to describing an event?
  describe talk about write about give an account of tell of

Language and thought Communication Say

Criticize

• What words refer to criticizing someone or something?
  criticize be critical be a critic of critique accuse attack launch into an attack on badmouth belittle blame carp cavil censure cite charge decry denounce deprecate deride disparage gibe harangue judge lay into mock rake someone over the coals recriminate reprehend reproach ridicule scoff speak evil of tear down (someone) voice your disapproval

Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Gossip

• What words refer to gossiping?
  gossip talk about someone behind their back bitch about slag off bad-mouth start a whispering campaign tattle stab in the back tell tales start a rumor spread rumors spread an evil report slander

Language and thought Communication Make speech

Report

• What words refer to reporting about something that has happened?
  to report give a report give an account broadcast claim

Language and thought Communication Interpreting messages

Show, indicate

• What words refer to something showing that something has a bad quality?
  be a reflection on be a comment on be a symptom of be symptomatic of be an indictment of not say much for reflect badly on make a mockery of sign of the times

Social behavior

Relationships

• What words refer to beginning a relationship?
  get acquainted get to know start a relationship develop a relationship form an association form a partnership

Social behavior Relationships Types of people

Working relationship

• What words refer to beginning a working relationship?
  form an association form a partnership

Social behavior Relationships Kinship

Orphan

• What words refer to being an orphan?
  be orphaned be an orphan

Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group

Invite

• What words are used of causing people to meet together?
  invite extend an invitation invite over ask someone to something assemble bring together call up call together call a meeting collect convene gather mobilize muster rally request someone's presence round up summon bid someone come

Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group

Visit

• What words refer to agreeing to visit?
  make an appointment arrange a visit

Social behavior Social activity Music

Musician

• What words describe a good or bad musician?
  have an ear for music have a good ear maestro tone deaf

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

Mature in behavior

• What words refer to doing something maturely?
  be mature act like an adult act your age

Social behavior Behavior

Admire someone

• What words refer to admiring a person?
  admire be an admirer of accept approve of esteem (v) hold in someone in high esteem look up to have a high opinion of hold someone in high regard respect respectful think highly of think well of hold in honor

Social behavior Behavior Do good to Cooperate with

Compete with

• What words refer to competing with someone?
  compete with try to beat gain an advantage over oppose engage fight struggle vie

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Mistake

• What words refer to making a mistake?
  make a mistake make an error mistake something go wrong get something wrong blunder goof goof up slip up misjudge bungle

Social behavior Law

Pass laws

• What words refer to telling people about a law?
  issue an order publish a law proclaim proclamation

Social behavior Law Trial

Take oath

• What words refer to taking an oath?
  take an oath swear solemnly swear promise guarantee invoke a curse vow forswear raise right hand blood oath adjure

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Riot

• What words refer to rioting?
  riot (v) loot disturb the peace go on a frenzy go on a rampage be in an uproar run amuck

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Make an appeal

• What words refer to one person asking another to do what is good?
  make an appeal appeal to entreat

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Negotiate

• What words refer to two people trying to reach an agreement?
  negotiate try to reach an agreement discuss terms

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Forgive

• What words refer to forgiving someone?
  forgive pardon release restore to favor clear your record have mercy on wipe the slate clean reassure accept accept an apology overlook a wrong cancel a debt

Social behavior Religion Miracle, supernatural power

Omen, divination

• What methods are used to divine secrets?
  interpret dreams read palms read tea leaves read cards read the stars consult your horoscope look into a crystal ball play with a Ouija board examine the entrails of an animal

Work and occupation Work Method Work well

Work hard

• What words refer to working hard?
  work hard labor at strive try hard give it your best do your best push hard go all out wear several hats hard driving make an effort

Work and occupation Agriculture

Harvest

• What special words are used for harvesting each crop?
  harvest maize harvest rice harvest yams harvest beans pick fruit pluck an apple dig potatoes pull carrots cut vegetables

Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Turn

• What words refer to turning?
  turn change direction/course deviate go off at an angle swerve

Physical actions Divide into pieces

Make hole, opening

• What words refer to making a hole in something?
  make a hole make an opening pierce put a hole in bore drill stab broach

States Quantity Plural

Few, little

• What words indicate that there is a small amount of something?
  a little a bit of a small amount of trace trickle dab an element of a touch of a hint of taste of dearth grain hair inappreciable inconsequential inconsiderable infinitesimal insignificant iota limited minimum minute mite moderate modest modicum ounce particle poor scant scanty scintilla shred slight smidgen some speck spoonful suggestion suspicion tidbit tinge tiny trifle whit

States Quantity All Exact

Approximate

• What words indicate that a particular number or amount is approximate?
  about approximately roughly give or take at a guess somewhere in the region of an estimated some something like in round numbers close to

States Quantity Enough

Extra

• What words indicate that there is more than enough of something?
  plenty of more than enough bags of in large quantities plentiful ample abundant an abundance of in abundance copious galore to spare

States Quality Shape

Straight

• What words describe something that is straight?
  straight straight as an arrow direct even lank linear rectilinear true

States Quality Shape

Horizontal

• What words describe something in a horizontal position?
  horizontal prone prostrate longwise flat on the ground on its side lie prone flush on an even keel on the level parallel to the ground

States Quality Texture

Sharp

• What words refer to making something sharp?
  sharpen give an edge to

States Quality Type, kind Compare

Like, similar

• What words refer to something being like another thing?
  resemble bear a resemblance to akin to have an affinity with the same sort of

States Time Aspectual time Age

Old, not new

• What words refer to changing something that is new, so that it looks like it is old?
  antique (v) antiquate give something an antique look

States Time Speed

Quick

• What words describe something that happens quickly?
  happen so fast in the twinkling of an eye came and went so quickly it was all over in a minute

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods Unsure

Seem

• What words indicate that something seems to be a certain way, but you are unsure?
  seem appear look sound give the impression have a (certain) look come across as show signs of strike someone as have all the hallmarks of an air of give the impression

Grammar Case Primary cases

Way, manner

• What words indicate that something is done in a particular way?
  in a ... way/manner/fashion with like along ... lines as if as though with an air of

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Prompters of attention

• What words are used to get someone's attention?
  you you there hey you hello excuse me attention attention please may I have your attention please pay attention listen up everybody now hear this and now for an important announcement and now for a word from our sponsor just a moment wait a minute lend me your ears look here ahem

Grammar Name

Name of a person

• What words refer to a name you use for yourself that is not your real name?
  false name pseudonym pen name stage name alias a.k.a. (also known as) under the name of under an assumed name go by the name of

Examples an examples

How do I use an in a sentence?

Simple sentences

That was an evil bunny.

I want an MP3 player!

The seven questions that an engineer has to ask himself are: who, what, when, where, why, how and how much.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

You must put an end to your foolish behavior.

You must put an end to this foolish behavior.

Find an empty bottle and fill it with water.

In case of an emergency, push this button.

Call an ambulance.

Do you need an ambulance?

There is an abundance.

All things must have an end.

I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.

I am not an artist. I never had the knack for it.

I do not have an account in these forums.

Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.

First, I'm going to do an outline of my new website.

You're an angel!

You're an angel.

This world is just an insane asylum.

I have to go shopping. I'll be back in an hour.

It's so hot that you could cook an egg on the hood of a car.

My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected.

The French government has launched an online game that challenges taxpayers to balance the national budget.

What does it mean to have an educated mind in the 21st century?

Movie subtitles

Why, did your mom cause an accident again?

I'm an excellent cook.

Who mother dies. Her father has an affair and flees with his lover.

Even though your mom lives her life like that Even though she's an idiot, She doesn't throw away her children.

At least in an emergency leave.

Repeat: an emergency call to the base in Noah.

Without a scientist, we can not find an antidote.

Military intervention in an open area.

As expected, you're an interesting person.

It's quite an inconvenience for us as well.

The world will plunge into an even greater chaos.

Are you an idiot?

No, you're an outsider here.

I'm an outsider no matter where I go.

You're just an Eleven!

So what if he's an honored Britannian?

I'm an individual who has received training.

The opponent is an empire which has subdued over a third of the world.

Britannia is much too large and powerful of an opponent to fight with just one Geass.

Quite an idealist.

The Purists are having an internal conflict.

So we've come to an understanding?

There's an emergency call button she can press.

The whole thing was an act.

Can I have an ice-cream, please?

An eye.

An arm.

Because I'm stuck in an illegal prison in the middle of the Sahara fucking desert.

Be a long walk back, pal, we've been driving for nearly an hour.

Which is why removing you is an easy piece of damage limitation.

How much time do we have? They'll be gone an hour.

Maybe she came here on instinct, like she was looking for Derek. You mean, looking for an Alpha.

I think he is all about building an army to protect himself from the hunters.

He doesn't want her to be killed for an unjust reason, so he has to protect her.

I think I'm finally getting why you keep refusing me, Scott. You're not an omega.

You're already an Alpha of your own pack.

I have an acute phobia of people prying into my personal life.

News and current affairs

After all, medieval alchemists engaged in what we now consider an absurd search for ways to transform base metals into gold.

Wouldn't it be paradoxical, then, if financial alchemy could make an ingot of gold worth dramatically more?

Yet 2008-2009, like 1989, may very well correspond to an epochal change, whose unfolding consequences will be felt for decades.

First, and perhaps above all, the revolutions of 1989 and the subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union put an end to global bipolarity.

One senses something like the making of an American-Asian dominated universe.

Stalin was content to settle for an empire in Eastern Europe.

Social democracy, with its promise of greater equality and opportunities for all, served as an ideological antidote.

For everyone else, a kind of state of emergency was proclaimed that has allowed state interference in essential civil rights. Controls at borders have become an ordeal for many, and police persecution now burdens quite a few.

Any train accident or airplane crash is now at first suspected of being an act of terrorism.

Second, troubles in any single component of total debt will have an impact on all the other components.

Unfortunately, as a result of the private-sector deleveraging and an increase in household savings, the US economy, driven by debt and consumption, slid into recession.

As Ambassador to the United States and the UN, and later as Foreign Minister, he represented an Israel with which the world's liberal imagination could identify.

Yet what appealed to the outside world was not always an asset in the rough and tumble of Israeli politics.

It is far from clear if he would have prevailed, given his lack of an independent political base, but his international prestige and standing might have given him a chance if he would have chosen to throw the gauntlet.

But, despite gold's heightened allure in the wake of an extraordinary run-up in its price, it remains a very risky bet for most of us.

Europe is being cautious in the name of avoiding debt and defending the euro, whereas the US has moved on many fronts in order not to waste an ideal opportunity to implement badly needed structural reforms.

MOSCOW - Most people who know of me think of me as an information-technology expert, someone who probably lives in California and invests in edgy Internet start-ups.

Jeff Greason, a senior manager at Intel, started XCOR Aerospace (in which I'm an investor).

Controls at borders have become an ordeal for many, and police persecution now burdens quite a few.

Because the Democrats in Congress have an almost religious commitment to preserving, intact, America's principal welfare programs for senior citizens, Social Security and Medicare, the legislation does not touch either of them.