polite

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈlaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pəˈlaɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pə līt′)

Inflections of 'polite' (adj):
politer
adj comparative
politest
adj superlative

Collocations for "polite"


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

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polite

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a polite [child, woman, teacher, passer-by]
  2. has a polite [nature, disposition]
  3. a polite [manner, way] (of)
  4. a polite [group, society, bunch, class]
  5. a polite [gesture, expression, request, conversation, message]
  6. polite to [strangers, everybody, you teacher]
  7. [taught, brought up, raised] to be polite (to)
  8. that is not a polite way to treat our guests!
  9. that is not polite behavior!
  10. try to be (more) polite!
  11. that was not very polite!
  12. please be polite to the guests
  13. [offered, gave, sent] a polite reply
  14. a polite way to [ask, say no, refuse, decline]
  15. [asked] in a polite way [for, if, where]
  16. a polite [and, yet] serious conversation
  17. a polite [reminder, notice] to our customers
'polite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bow - fiction - greeting - kid - manner - proper - reminder - reply - request - reverse - society - stereotype - teach - term

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