ellipse
To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly…To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
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Meaning
1 sensesTo remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
In B's response to A's question:- (A: Would you like to go out?, B: I'd love to), the words that are ellipsed are go out.
Origin
From French ellipse. Learned borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, itself a borrowing from AncienFrom French ellipse. Learned borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis). Doublet of ellipsis.
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Forms
ellipses, ellipsing, ellipsed, ellipsedTenses
ellipse · ellipsed · will ellipse · have ellipsedWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.