Englishfor English speakers
article
Noun
—
An article is a story or report that you can read in a newspaper, journal, or online.
—
An article is a member of a larger group.
A shirt is an article of clothing.
—
An article is an object.
of
Preposition
—
Made using.
It is a house of cards.
patent
Noun
—
A patent is a way of protecting an invention from being stolen.
—
Thomas Edison had over 2000 patents.
patent
Verb
—
To patent means to get a patent on an invention
Thomas Edison patented the light bulb and the phonograph.
law
Noun
—
Laws are the official rules of a government or organisation.
We have defined crime as behaviour which breaks the criminal law.
We believe that this law is wrong and we are not prepared to obey such a law.
The Kyoto treaty became law in 2005.
—
The law is the police.
—
A law is something that is always true.
—
Law is the study of laws.