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characterEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-West Germanic *ain Old English ān Middle English an Middle English a English a From Middle English a, an, from Old English ān (“one; a; lone; sole”). More at one. The "n" was gradually lost before consonants in almost all dialects by the 15th century. Cognate with Alemannic German a (“a, an”), East Franconian a (“a, an”).
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The first letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
- Apple starts with A.
- Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]
The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin…
The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
- Item A is "foods", item B is "drinks".
A rank, normally the highest rank, on any of various scales that assign letters.
- We assign each item inspected a rating from A through G, depending on various factors.
- In the UK, the highest social grade is A – upper middle class.
- The only standard brassiere cup size smaller than the A cup is the AA cup.
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The highest letter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).
- I was so happy to get an A on that test.
- Darcy's pretty sharp. She pulls A's.
A tone three fifths above C in the cycle of fifths
A tone three fifths above C in the cycle of fifths; the sixth tone of the C major scale; the first note of the minor scale of A minor; the reference tone that occurs at exactly 440 Hz; the printed or written note A; the scale with A as its keynote.
- Orchestras traditionally tune to a concert A.
A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people…
A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type B antigen in their blood. People with this blood type may receive blood from type A or type O but cannot receive blood from AB or B.
- My blood type is A negative.
Mass number.
A universal affirmative suggestion.
Abbreviation of adulterer or adulteress, used as a human brand.
Allele dominant.
Alternative spelling of A.M. and AM (“ante meridiem”).
Ace. (including in card games)
Acre.
Adult
Adult; as used in film rating.
Ammeter.
Angstrom.
Answer.
An assist.
Asexual.
Arsehole.
Atom.
- A-bomb
Atom
Atom; atomic.
The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- This expression is zero, for we have replaced the column of a''''s by the column of bs and hence the determinant has two columns identical.
- Passmore. Capital P-a-double s-m-o-r-e.
The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ay and written in the Latin…
The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ay and written in the Latin script.
The name of the Latin script letter A/a.
- This piece somewhat resembles an a. On the left is a man seated on the ground, with a dog between his legs, and a large bird of prey in his hands, which appears to be biting his head.
- But with some prelude of disparagement, / Read, mouthing out his hollow oes and aes, / Deep-chested music, and to this result.
- Letters should be spelled as follows; aes, bees, cees, dees, ees, efs, gees, aitches, ies, jays, kays, els, ems, ens, oes, pees, ques, ars, esses, tees, ues, vees, ws or dubleyuz, exes, wyes, zees.
An unspecified example of (something)
An unspecified example of (something); the indefinite article.
- There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
- He had another formidable difficulty in getting him across the river, where both horses stuck for a time in the mire, and Beatte was nearly unseated from his saddle by the force of the current and the struggles of his captive.
- The young man thanked me, and took his leave with some little precipitation, after declining a glass of liquor.
One
One; used before score, dozen, hundred, thousand, million, etc.
- I've seen it happen a hundred times.
- Everybody drinks a lot in wartime, but it seemed to me that I must have drunk enough to float a couple of battleships.
- You've seen it a dozen times already.
Used in some phrases denoting quantity, such as a few, a good many, a couple, a little, a…
Used in some phrases denoting quantity, such as a few, a good many, a couple, a little, a bit, etc.
- He's a bit thick, isn't he?
- They asked me a few questions.
Used in some adverbial phrases denoting the degree or extent of an action, such as a…
Used in some adverbial phrases denoting the degree or extent of an action, such as a little, a bit, a lot, etc.
- The door was opened a little.
- The bridge was shifted a bit to the east and rebuilt, this time with the shops of money-changers along both sides.
The same
The same; one and the same. Used in phrases such as of a kind, birds of a feather, etc.
- We are of a mind on matters of morals.
- They're two of a kind.
Any
Any; every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope.
- A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
Used before an adjective that modifies a noun (singular or plural) delimited by a numeral.
- The lottery jackpot is worth a staggering three hundred million dollars.
- The holidays are a mere one week away.
Used before an adjective modifying a person's name, typically used to emphasize that…
Used before an adjective modifying a person's name, typically used to emphasize that person's current condition or emotional state.
- At Waterloo she asked George for £5 and said that she would go home by tube, and a relieved George watched her descend the Underground steps.
- "There, I think that's done it," declared a triumphant John, "we just need to try it with the bar now, where is it?"
- "I will continue my campaign to fight for the rights of all Rwandans," a surprised but happy Rwigara told reporters after celebrating.
Someone or something like
Someone or something like; similar to; used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
- The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
- The man is a regular Romeo.
- [Jules] Pécher actually sculpted a sort of Statue of Liberty for the centerpiece of the monument, but for the rest he thought it advisable to call in Van Rasbourgh, and Rodin thus became a ghost sculptor to a ghost sculptor.
To do with separation
To do with separation; In, into.
- torn a pieces
To do with time
To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. Often occurs between two nouns, where the first noun occurs at the end of a verbal phrase.
- I brush my teeth twice a day.
- A Sundays
- Patent requests for machine learning activities grew on average by 28 percent a year between 2013 and 2016, the study found.
To do with status
To do with status; In.
- To set the people a worke.
To do with position or direction
To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
- stand a tiptoe
To do with process, with a passive verb
To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
- The times, they are a-changin'.
To do with an action, an active verb
To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
- It was a doing.
- Jacob, when he was a dying
To do with an action/movement
To do with an action/movement; To, into.
To do with method
To do with method; In, with.
- Stands here a purpose.
To do with role or capacity
To do with role or capacity; In.
- a God’s name
Have (auxiliary verb).
- I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
- So would I a done, by yonder Sunne, / If thou hadſt not come to my bed.
- "Well, I reckon it did, marm, for that shot would a gone a couple a inches deeper but for my old mammy's camphor bag," answered the cheerful philosopher.
had (auxiliary verb).
- I wisht you a seen 'im; fust he looked mighty gubious; then he begins ter laff. He'll git likened ter ridin' mighty briefly."
He, she, they
He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative.
- He've a got a great venture on hand, but what a [it] be he tell'th no man.
- Doctors, they knaws nowt, fur a [they] says what's nawways true.
Of.
- The name of John a Gaunt.
- cloth a gold; time a day
- What time a day is it?
All.
Pronunciation spelling of to.
- James was going with his mother to attend the ceremonies at which his oldest sister in the convent would make perpetual vows. Being asked where he was going, he answered, “I’m goin’ a see my sister make percapital vowels.”
- The man walks toward me. “I met that asshole. He’s tryin’ a sell us a bag a bullshit.”
- Don’tcha try deny it, / ’Cause Hose knows you dyin’ a try it— […] Knows you out tryin’ a buy it, / But Hose only gives it free
Used to express a future action
Used to express a future action; going to.
- I'm a go see what's going on out there.
- "Sure, Billy, I'm a run downstairs to the machine and get me a pack of bigarettes," he said, taking off with his Melody.
- Ain't nothin' in the house to eat and now that we has Mr. Alex staying with us a few days I'm a need to buy some groceries so yous two can have the house to yo'self 'til I get back.
Contraction of and.
- By cock a pie and Mous-foot Dent bring's in, / Examples to express forbidden Sin:
- Thee lace ma? Chem a laced well-a-fine aready.—Zey wone word more, and chell breſh tha, chell make thy boddize pilmee.
- 4. as if. "I'll gi ye a dunt i' the hid 'a ye dew so no more." This is equivalent to the "an if" of some of our old writers.
Distance from leading edge to aerodynamic center.
specific absorption coefficient
specific rotation
allele (recessive)
across
- Do you have the answer for 23a?
Alternative spelling of a.m. (“ante meridiem”) or am
Alternative form of -a (“empty syllable added to songs, poetry, verse and other speech”).
- “I show a you right a here I can fuck a you.” “Is she crazy?” I asked Wyman.
The name of the Cyrillic script letter А/а.
ah
ah; er (sound of hesitation)
The fourth semiquaver (sixteenth note) of a beat.
- The pianist played a C on the a of four.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for A. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA