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How to pronounce english
Say it like this: /ˈɪŋ.(ɡ)lɪʃ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does english mean?
adjOf or pertaining to England.
English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
“Those immigrants Anglicised their names to make them sound more English.”
Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).
nounThe people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
“The English and the ROTW have a long history of conflict, periodically interrupted for tea.”
The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community.
Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically.
“Sorry, my English isn't very good. I wish I had better English.”
verbTo translate, adapt or render into English.
“Here, the poems are Englished by twelve different translators”
To make English; to claim for England.
“While the man Clive—he fought Plassy, spoiled the clever foreign game, Conquered and annexed and Englished!”
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