English

A1 Topic:Communication

US /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ UK /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #966

Meanings

1

noun
the West Germanic language that originated in England and is now spoken in many countries around the world

English is the main language used at the conference.
2

adj
written or spoken in the English language, or relating to that language

The museum provides English translations of every label.
3

adj
of or relating to England, its people, or its culture

The course explores English history from the Tudors to the present.
4

noun
the people of England considered collectively

In the census table, the English were listed separately from the Scots and the Welsh.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the west germanic language... English language

2 adj · written or spoken in the... English-language

3 adj · of or relating to england,... of England

4 noun · the people of england... people of England

Word family

Derived forms EnglishnessEnglish-speakingEnglish-languageun-English

Related forms EnglandEnglishmanEnglishwomanAnglophoneAnglicize

Common collocations

Etymology

From Middle English Englisch and English, from Old English Englisċ ("of the Angles"), formed from Engle ("the Angles") + -isċ, the ancestor of modern -ish. The same tribal name produced England, originally "land of the Angles." Angle is commonly connected with Angeln in present-day Schleswig-Holstein; the deeper origin of the place-name is uncertain.

Topics

Communication

External links

# English

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 966

## Meanings
1. the West Germanic language that originated in England and is now spoken in many countries around the world
2. written or spoken in the English language, or relating to that language
3. of or relating to England, its people, or its culture
4. the people of England considered collectively

## Examples
- English is the main language used at the conference.
- The museum provides English translations of every label.
- The course explores English history from the Tudors to the present.
- In the census table, the English were listed separately from the Scots and the Welsh.

## Synonyms
- English language
- people of England

## Derived Forms
- Englishness
- English-speaking
- English-language
- un-English

## Related Forms
- England
- Englishman
- Englishwoman
- Anglophone
- Anglicize

## Etymology
From Middle English Englisch and English, from Old English Englisċ ("of the Angles"), formed from Engle ("the Angles") + -isċ, the ancestor of modern -ish. The same tribal name produced England, originally "land of the Angles." Angle is commonly connected with Angeln in present-day Schleswig-Holstein; the deeper origin of the place-name is uncertain.

## Topics
- Communication

markdown