Englishfor English speakers
man
Noun
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A man is a male human.
He was a young man with blue eyes.
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A human being of either sex; a person.
God cares for all races and all man
God made man in his own image
Scientists and biologists think that man and animals evolved over the years, and that man evolved from a "human" species such as "homo erectus" or "neanderthals" and that man first stood up, millions of years ago, but this isn't true
man
Interjection
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You use man to show your surprise or disappointment.
Oh man, I wanted to do the dishes!
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
biosphere
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noun
the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist
programme
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noun
(= program)
(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
the program required several hundred lines of code
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noun
(= program)
an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
you can't tell the players without a program
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noun
(= program)
a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
he proposed an elaborate program of public works
working mothers rely on the day care program
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noun
(= program)
a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation
the program lasted more than two hours
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verb
(= program)
write a computer program
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verb
(= program)
arrange a program of or for
program the 80th birthday party
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noun
(= plan)
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
they drew up a six-step plan
they discussed plans for a new bond issue
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noun
(= program)
an integrated course of academic studies
he was admitted to a new program at the university
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noun
(= program)
a radio or television show
did you see his program last night?
mab
noun
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(obsolete) A slattern.
mab
verb
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(obsolete) To dress untidily.
Mab
properNoun
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(astronomy) A moon of Uranus