English

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪŋglɪʃ, ˈɪŋlɪʃ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ing′glish or, often, -lish)


Collocations for "English"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "English" in context.

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English

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [fluent, basic, broken, pidgin] English
  2. [American, Australian] English
  3. is [learning, studying] English
  4. [knows how to, can] speak English
  5. speaks English [fluently, at a very high level]
  6. speaks English [poorly, well]
  7. has a degree in English
  8. her English is [coming along, progressing, improving] (well)
  9. English is his native [language, tongue]
  10. they speak English in [England]
  11. written in his native English
  12. is written in English
  13. translate from English [to, into] [Spanish]
  14. translated from the original English
  15. has been translated [to, into] English
  16. is a (regional) [dialect, variety] of English
  17. has [a test, an exam, an interview] in English
  18. tell me in plain English!
  19. the English are known for [their reserve, understatement, drinking tea]
adj
  1. an English [institution, book, family, upbringing]
  2. English [words, dictionaries]
  3. English [literature, grammar, history, subtitles, translation]
  4. the English [language, definition, description]
  5. [has, speaks with] an English accent
  6. is an English [teacher, professor, writer]
  7. is taking English [classes, lessons]
  8. a full English breakfast
  9. a [northern, southern] English [accent, town]
  10. English [dialects, accents]
  11. [the, his] English reserve
additional examples
  1. [fluent, basic, broken, pidgin] English
  2. an English [institution, book, family, upbringing]
  3. [American, Australian] English
  4. English [words, dictionaries]
  5. is [learning, studying] English
  6. English [literature, grammar, history, subtitles, translation]
  7. [knows how to, can] speak English
  8. the English [language, definition, description]
  9. speaks English [fluently, at a very high level]
  10. [has, speaks with] an English accent
  11. speaks English [poorly, well]
  12. is an English [teacher, professor, writer]
  13. has a degree in English
  14. is taking English [classes, lessons]
  15. her English is [coming along, progressing, improving] (well)
  16. a full English breakfast
  17. English is his native [language, tongue]
  18. English- [speaking, born]
  19. they speak English in [England]
  20. English-speaking countries
  21. written in his native English
  22. a [northern, southern] English [accent, town]
  23. is written in English
  24. Middle-English [text, literature]
  25. translate from English [to, into] [Spanish]
  26. Old English [writings, literature]
  27. translated from the original English
  28. English [dialects, accents]
  29. has been translated [to, into] English
  30. [the, his] English reserve
  31. is a (regional) [dialect, variety] of English
  32. has [a test, an exam, an interview] in English
  33. tell me in plain English!
  34. the English are known for [their reserve, understatement, drinking tea]
'English' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
American - British - Canada - Dutch - Japanese - Polish - Portuguese - Spanish - Welsh - advanced - arabic - automatically - autumn - available - bilingual - borrow - both - breakfast - channel - colloquial - combination - commonly - communicate - construction - definition - dictionary - education - elementary - exam - exception - false - fiction - fluency - fluent - fluently - folder - foreigner - formal - fundamentals - grammar - grasp - hardly - high school - homework - idiom - import - informal - intermediate - interpreter - label

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