Meaning

23 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)

    a unit of language that native speakers can identify

  2. The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)

    (countable, uncountable)The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).

  5. (countable, uncountable)A sign used in a sign language.

  6. Something like such a unit of language:

    (countable, uncountable)A sequence of letters, characters, or sounds, considered as a discrete entity, though it does not necessarily belong to a language or have a meaning.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space.

    сло́воslóvo

  8. (countable, uncountable)A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register).

    сло́воslóvo

  9. (countable, uncountable)With regards to Intel or Intel-compatible hardware and/or in the context of Windows programming, a group of exactly 16 bits regardless of the actual processor capabilities; a fossilized unit referring to the small word size of historical CPUs.

  10. (countable, uncountable)A finite string that is not a command or operator.

    сло́воslóvo

    a verbal command for action

  11. (countable, uncountable)A group element, expressed as a product of group elements.

    сло́воslóvo

  12. (countable, uncountable)The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action. .

Examples

6483 sentences
  1. We received word of his death.

    Нас сповістили про його смерть.

    ruМы получили извещение о его смерти.

    deWir erhielten Nachricht von seinem Tod.

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  2. This word has a double meaning.

    У цього слова два значення.

    ruУ этого слова есть два значения.

    deDieses Wort hat zwei Bedeutungen.

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  3. I can type 50 words a minute.

    Я можу друкувати зі швидкістю п'ятдесят слів на хвилину.

    ruЯ могу печатать по 50 слов в минуту.

    deIch kann 50 Wörter pro Minute tippen.

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  4. No one uses that word anymore.

    Ніхто більше не вживає цього слова.

    ruНикто больше не использует это слово.

    deDas Wort benutzt keiner mehr.

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  5. Tom wanted a word with Mary.

    Том хотів поговорити з Мері.

    ruТом хотел перекинуться словечком с Мэри.

    deTom wollte mit Mary sprechen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
unit of language:
Русский
By meaning 8
unit of language:
something which has been said:
news, tidings:
order, request, expression of will — see also order, request:
promise:
brief discussion:
angry debate; argument:
the word of God:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
unit of language:
promise:

Origin

From Middle English word, from Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Prot

From Middle English word, from Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰom (“word”), from *werh₁- (“to say, speak”). Doublet of verb, verve, and vort; further related to vrata.

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Forms

plural: words
Singularword
Pluralwords

regular

Synonyms

25 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

317 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a word with
  • say a word
  • have a word
  • a few words
  • a word of
  • keep his word
  • believe a word
  • said a word
  • pronounce this word
  • a single word
  • few words
  • understand a word

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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