Wordcyclopedia | English | I would like one kilo of that please.

I Pronoun

— The person who is speaking or writing I am writing this, and you are reading it.

I Noun

— The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

I Symbol

— A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first"). — The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements. — The symbol for electrical current.

I Number

— This is the roman numeral for one (1). It may be written as I or i.

i Noun

— The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

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would Verb

— Would is used to show your past plan or decision. He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn on Monday. — Would is used to show that in the past you expected something to happen. It would soon be time to go home, but I didn't want to leave. It looked like it would rain soon. — Would is used to show that something happened regularly in the past but not now. Every summer we would go to the lake for a few weeks. When I was in Ottawa, the snow would be so deep you couldn't walk. — Would is used to talk about unreal, unlikely, or conditional situations. You wouldn't like it if you had to see it every day. If I could choose I would go to bed at about two o'clock in the morning. I think if he wanted you he would have come to you, don't you? "mathY/math equals math5x/math. If mathx/math equals two, what would mathY/math be?" "mathY/math would be ten." — Would is used to ask politely for something. Would you please explain that to me? Would you mind if I had a party while you were away? — Would is used to offer something politely. Would you like to go out for lunch then? Would you have some bread? — Would is used to give advice. I would go back and talk to him about it. — Would is used to show that something is typical, usually when you are unhappy about it. In this case, it's always stressed. He uwould/u come just when we were leaving.

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like Adjective

— similar or the same She's very like her mother. Japan is becoming more like the U.S. They were dressed in like manner.

like Verb

— To be happy about someone or something; to think that someone or something is good. I like good food.

like Noun

— A like is something that you think is good. Our own likes and dislikes are shaped by what our parents liked. — At the end of a list of things, and the like means: and other similar things. She's good at science, math, and the like. — You use the likes of someone to show that you don't think that person is a good person. You shouldn't be hanging around with the likes of him.

like Interjection

— You use like, when you are trying to think about the right words. He's really, like you know, uh... difficult. — You use like when the information isn't exactly true. We went there when we were like five years old. — You use like when you are trying to make something sound softer. OK, like, why don't you try going there. — You use like before what somebody said. So, I'm like, "What do you mean." And he's like, "you know what I mean."

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one Determinative

— (ordinal first) The number 1. We have one nose and one mouth.

one Noun

— The number 1. One is the smallest whole number.

one Pronoun

— One is a singular pronoun which means "someone" or "people". It is used more often in formal writing. It is easy to see the difference if one looks closely enough.

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kilo Noun

— Kilo is an abbreviation of kilogram (also kg). After my diet, I had lost a kilo. — Kilo is an abbreviation of kilometer (also km). After walking for ten minutes, I had gone one kilo.

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of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

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that Determiner

— Used to show which thing we are talking about; used with things that are not close to the speaker. Give me that book, not this one. Give me that, not this. That dog is hungry.

that Subordinator

— used to link a subordinate clause to a main one You said that you liked me. Give me the book that I dropped.

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please Interjection

— We say "please" when we want to ask someone politely to do something. Pass the salt, please.

please Verb

— Someone pleases someone else when they do what that person likes or wants. Giving her these flowers will please her.

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