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English Vocabulary
Pick a CEFR level (A1–C2, plus C2+ for rare words beyond the CEFR scale) — A1 is the friendliest place to start — and browse its words grouped by topic: travel, food, the body, emotions, and more. Each word shows its meaning, example sentences, and US/UK pronunciation.
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yah
C2
/jɑː/
a dialect or eye-dialect spelling of you
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yer
C2
/jɚ/
nonstandard pronunciation spelling of your
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nigh
C2
/naɪ/
Near in time or space; close at hand.
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thyself
C2
/ðaɪˈsɛlf/
the reflexive or emphatic form of thou, meaning yourself; archaic or literary
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yon
C2
/jɑn/
that or those over there, at some distance but usually within sight
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lor
C2
/lɔɹ/
a sentence-final particle in Singapore and Malaysian English that emphasizes an obvious conclusion, resignation, or inevitability
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summat
C2
/ˈsʌm.ət/
something, in nonstandard Northern and Midlands English
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ut
C2
/uːt/
music: the original solfege name for the first note of a major scale, now usually called do
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owt
C2
/aʊt/
Northern English dialect: anything
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ourself
C2
/ˌaʊɚˈsɛlf/
the reflexive form used with the royal or editorial we, meaning myself
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astride
C2
/əˈstraɪd/
with one leg on each side of something
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nary
C2
/ˈnɛri/
informal or dialectal: not a single; not any, used before a singular count noun
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whereof
C2
/wɛrˈʌv/
of which or of whom; now chiefly formal or archaic
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vis-a-vis
C2
/ˈviːzəvi/
In relation to; compared with.
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suchlike
C2
/ˈsʌtʃˌlaɪk/
of the same or a similar kind
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whereon
C2
/(h)wɛrˈɑn/
on which or on what; now chiefly formal, literary, or archaic
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agin
C2
/əˈɡɪn/
a dialect spelling of again
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whoso
C2
/ˈhuːˌsoʊ/
archaic: whoever; whatever person
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athwart
C2
/əˈθwɔrt/
from one side of something to the other; across, often at an oblique angle
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whereat
C2
/wɛɹˈæt/
at which place or thing; at what, in formal or archaic use
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abaft
C2
/əˈbæft/
at, near, or toward the stern of a ship
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astraddle
C2
/əˈstrædəl/
dated or regional: with one leg on each side of something; astride
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agean
C2
/əˈɡɛn/
dialectal pronunciation spelling of again
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e.g.
C2
/ˌiˈd͡ʒi/
written abbreviation of Latin exempli gratia, used to introduce one or more examples
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i.e.
C2
/ˌaɪˈiː/
written abbreviation of Latin id est, used to restate or explain exactly what is meant
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