English Definition

ĭngglĭsh
englishes
adjective
Of England or its people or culture.
Webster's New World
Of the language of England and the U.S.
Webster's New World
Of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its people or culture.
American Heritage
Of or pertaining to those residents of the U.S. and Canada who are not Amish.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the English language.
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noun
The West Germanic language spoken by the people of England and the U.S., and in the Commonwealth, Liberia, etc.
Webster's New World
The English language of a particular time, region, person, or group of persons.
American English.
American Heritage
A characteristic way of using this language.
Broken English.
Webster's New World
The equivalent in the English language; English translation.
Webster's New World
A school course or class in the English language or its literature.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • side
  • yurak
  • votyak
  • toda
  • tipura
  • paya
  • pampango
  • tavgi
  • tamashek
  • takelma
  • tagula
  • syryenian
  • soyot
  • shluh
  • shilha
pronoun

The language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and other parts of the world.

English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
Wiktionary

(collective plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen.

The Scottish and English have a history of conflict.
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(Amish, collective plural) The non-Amish.
Wiktionary

A surname​.

Wiktionary
verb
To translate into English.
Webster's New World
To apply the principles of English pronunciation, spelling, etc. to; Anglicize (a foreign word)
Webster's New World
To translate into English.
American Heritage
To give English to (a ball)
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idiom
the English
  • the people of England
  • those residents of the U.S. and Canada who are not Amish
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Other Word Forms of English

Noun

Singular:
English
Plural:
englishes

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to English

  • the English

Origin of English

  • From Middle English, from Old English Ænglisc (“of the Angles”), from Ængle (“the Angles”) +‎ -isc, a Germanic tribe. Compare German Englisch, French anglais and Spanish inglés.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English Englisc from Engle the Angles

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old English Englisc from Engle the Angles

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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