English words, explained simply
The 2,000 most common English words, each explained in simple English with its level, examples, pronunciation and translations.
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A
- ability
- able
- absolute
- absolutely
- academic
- academy
- accept
- access
- accident
- according
- account
- accurate
- achieve
- acid
- act
- active
- activity
- actor
- actress
- actual
- actually
- ad
- add
- addition
- additional
- address
- administration
- administrative
- admit
- advance
- advanced
- advantage
- adventure
- advertising
- advice
- affect
- afford
- afraid
- after
- afternoon
- again
- age
- aged
- agency
- agent
- agree
- agreement
- ahead
- aid
- aim
- air
- aircraft
- airport
- album
- alcohol
- alive
- allow
- almost
- alone
- alongside
- already
- also
- alternative
- always
- amazing
- amount
- analysis
- ancient
- angel
- angry
- animal
- anniversary
- annual
- answer
- anxiety
- any
- anymore
- anyway
- anywhere
- apart
- apartment
- app
- apparently
- appeal
- appear
- appearance
- apple
- application
- apply
- appointment
- appreciate
- approach
- appropriate
- approval
- approximately
- area
- argue
- argument
- arm
- armed
- army
- arrest
- arrival
- art
- article
- artist
- aside
- ask
- assembly
- assessment
- assistance
- assistant
- association
- assume
- atmosphere
- attack
- attempt
- attend
- attention
- attitude
- attorney
- attractive
- audience
- audio
- author
- authority
- auto
- automatically
- available
- avenue
- average
- avoid
- award
- aware
- awareness
- away
- awesome
- awful
B
- baby
- back
- background
- bad
- badly
- bag
- balance
- ban
- band
- bank
- bar
- barely
- baseball
- based
- basic
- basically
- basis
- basketball
- bath
- bathroom
- battery
- battle
- bay
- be
- beach
- beat
- beautiful
- beauty
- become
- beer
- begin
- beginning
- behavior
- belief
- believe
- bell
- benefit
- bet
- better
- big
- bike
- bill
- birth
- birthday
- bit
- black
- blame
- blind
- block
- blog
- blood
- board
- boat
- bob
- body
- bomb
- bond
- bonus
- book
- border
- boring
- boss
- bottle
- bound
- bowl
- box
- boy
- boyfriend
- brain
- branch
- brand
- bread
- break
- breakfast
- breath
- bridge
- brief
- bright
- brilliant
- bring
- broken
- brother
- brown
- budget
- build
- building
- bullshit
- bunch
- bus
- bush
- business
- busy
- button
- buy
C
- cabinet
- cable
- cake
- call
- calm
- camera
- camp
- campaign
- campus
- can
- cancer
- candidate
- cannot
- cap
- capable
- capacity
- capital
- captain
- car
- carbon
- card
- care
- career
- careful
- carefully
- carry
- case
- cash
- cast
- castle
- catch
- category
- cause
- celebrate
- cell
- cent
- center
- central
- centre
- century
- certain
- certainly
- chain
- chair
- chairman
- challenge
- chamber
- champion
- championship
- chance
- change
- channel
- chapter
- character
- charge
- charity
- chart
- chase
- chat
- cheap
- check
- cheese
- chemical
- chest
- chicken
- chief
- child
- childhood
- china
- chocolate
- choose
- church
- circle
- circuit
- city
- civil
- claim
- class
- classic
- clean
- clear
- clearly
- click
- client
- climate
- clinical
- clock
- close
- closed
- closely
- clothes
- clothing
- cloud
- club
- coach
- coal
- coast
- code
- coffee
- cold
- collection
- college
- color
- colour
- combat
- combination
- combined
- comedy
- comfortable
- command
- commander
- comment
- commercial
- commission
- commissioner
- commitment
- committee
- communication
- communications
- community
- company
- compare
- comparison
- competition
- competitive
- complete
- completely
- complex
- complicated
- computer
- concept
- concern
- concerned
- concert
- concrete
- condition
- conduct
- conference
- confidence
- confident
- conflict
- confused
- congress
- connection
- conservative
- consider
- consistent
- constant
- constantly
- constitution
- construction
- consumer
- contact
- contain
- contemporary
- content
- contest
- context
- continue
- contract
- contrast
- control
- convention
- conversation
- cook
- cooking
- cool
- copy
- core
- corner
- corporate
- corporation
- correct
- cost
- could
- council
- count
- counter
- country
- county
- course
- court
- cover
- coverage
- cream
- create
- creation
- creative
- credit
- crew
- crime
- criminal
- crisis
- critical
- criticism
- cross
- crown
- cry
- cultural
- culture
- cup
- curious
- current
- currently
- custom
- customer
- cut
D
- dad
- daily
- damage
- damn
- dance
- danger
- dangerous
- dark
- data
- date
- dating
- daughter
- day
- dead
- deal
- dear
- death
- debate
- debt
- debut
- decade
- decide
- decision
- dedicated
- deep
- deeply
- defeat
- defence
- defend
- defense
- definitely
- definition
- degree
- deliver
- delivery
- demand
- democracy
- democratic
- department
- depression
- depth
- deputy
- describe
- description
- deserve
- design
- desk
- destroy
- detail
- detailed
- determine
- determined
- develop
- development
- device
- die
- diet
- difference
- different
- difficult
- digital
- dinner
- direct
- direction
- directly
- director
- dirty
- discovery
- discuss
- discussion
- disease
- display
- distance
- distribution
- district
- division
- do
- doctor
- document
- dollar
- domestic
- don
- door
- double
- doubt
- down
- download
- draft
- drama
- draw
- drawing
- dream
- dress
- drink
- drive
- driver
- drop
- drunk
- dry
- dude
- due
- duke
- duty
- dying
E
- ear
- early
- earn
- earth
- easily
- east
- eastern
- easy
- economic
- economy
- edition
- editor
- education
- educational
- effect
- effective
- effectively
- effort
- egg
- election
- electric
- electricity
- electronic
- element
- else
- emergency
- emotional
- empire
- employee
- employment
- empty
- en
- encourage
- end
- ending
- enemy
- energy
- enforcement
- engaged
- engine
- engineer
- engineering
- enjoy
- ensure
- enter
- entertainment
- entire
- entirely
- entitled
- entry
- environment
- environmental
- episode
- equal
- equipment
- equivalent
- era
- error
- escape
- especially
- essential
- establish
- estate
- even
- evening
- event
- eventually
- ever
- everyday
- everywhere
- evidence
- evil
- ex
- exact
- exactly
- example
- excellent
- except
- exchange
- exciting
- exclusive
- executive
- exercise
- exist
- existence
- existing
- expansion
- expect
- expensive
- experience
- experienced
- expert
- explain
- explanation
- exposure
- express
- expression
- extension
- extensive
- extent
- external
- extra
- extreme
- extremely
- eye
F
- facilities
- facility
- fact
- factor
- factory
- fail
- failure
- fair
- fairly
- faith
- fake
- fall
- false
- familiar
- family
- famous
- fan
- fantastic
- far
- farm
- fashion
- fast
- fat
- father
- fault
- favor
- favorite
- favourite
- fear
- feature
- federal
- fee
- feed
- feel
- feeling
- fellow
- festival
- fiction
- field
- fifth
- fight
- fighting
- figure
- file
- fill
- film
- final
- finally
- finance
- financial
- find
- fine
- finish
- fire
- firm
- first
- fish
- fishing
- fit
- fix
- flag
- flash
- flat
- flight
- floor
- flow
- fly
- focus
- folks
- follow
- following
- food
- foot
- football
- force
- ford
- foreign
- forest
- forever
- forget
- form
- formal
- format
- formation
- former
- formula
- fort
- forward
- foundation
- founded
- founder
- fourth
- fox
- frame
- frank
- free
- freedom
- frequently
- friend
- friendly
- front
- fucked
- fuel
- full
- fully
- fun
- function
- fund
- funding
- funds
- funny
- further
- future
G
- gain
- gallery
- game
- gang
- gap
- garden
- gas
- gate
- gear
- general
- generally
- generation
- get
- giant
- gift
- girl
- girlfriend
- give
- glad
- glass
- global
- go
- goal
- gold
- golden
- golf
- gonna
- good
- goods
- gotta
- government
- governor
- grab
- grace
- grade
- graduate
- grand
- grant
- gray
- great
- green
- grey
- gross
- ground
- grounds
- group
- grow
- growth
- guarantee
- guess
- guest
- guide
- guilty
- guitar
- gun
- guy
- gym
H
- hair
- half
- hall
- hand
- handle
- hang
- happen
- happiness
- happy
- hard
- hardly
- harm
- hat
- hate
- have
- health
- healthcare
- healthy
- hear
- hearing
- heart
- heat
- heaven
- heavily
- heavy
- height
- hell
- help
- helpful
- here
- hero
- hidden
- hide
- high
- highly
- highway
- hill
- hip
- historic
- historical
- history
- hold
- hole
- holiday
- holy
- home
- honest
- honestly
- honor
- hope
- hopefully
- horrible
- horror
- horse
- hospital
- host
- hotel
- hour
- house
- household
- housing
- however
- huge
- human
- hungry
- hunt
- hurt
- husband
I
- ice
- id
- idea
- ideal
- identify
- identity
- ignore
- ill
- illegal
- image
- imagine
- immediate
- immediately
- immigration
- impact
- importance
- important
- impossible
- impressive
- improve
- improvement
- inch
- incident
- include
- income
- increase
- incredible
- indeed
- independence
- independent
- index
- individual
- industrial
- industry
- influence
- info
- information
- infrastructure
- initial
- initially
- injured
- injury
- inner
- innocent
- inside
- instance
- instead
- institute
- insurance
- intelligence
- interest
- interested
- interesting
- interior
- internal
- international
- internet
- interview
- introduction
- investigation
- investment
- involved
- iron
- island
- issue
- item
J
K
L
- la
- label
- labor
- labour
- lack
- lady
- lake
- lane
- large
- largely
- last
- late
- later
- latter
- laugh
- launch
- law
- lawyer
- lead
- leader
- leadership
- leading
- league
- learn
- leave
- leaves
- left
- leg
- legal
- legend
- legislation
- length
- lesson
- let
- letter
- level
- liberal
- library
- license
- lie
- lieutenant
- life
- lift
- light
- like
- likely
- limit
- limited
- line
- link
- list
- listen
- literally
- literature
- little
- live
- living
- load
- loan
- local
- location
- lock
- long
- look
- lord
- lose
- loss
- lot
- lots
- loud
- love
- lovely
- loving
- luck
- lucky
- lunch
M
- mac
- machine
- mad
- magazine
- magic
- main
- mainly
- maintain
- maintenance
- major
- majority
- make
- manage
- management
- manager
- manner
- manufacturing
- map
- march
- marine
- mark
- market
- marketing
- marriage
- married
- mass
- massive
- master
- match
- material
- math
- matter
- max
- maximum
- may
- maybe
- mayor
- meal
- mean
- meaning
- means
- meanwhile
- measure
- meat
- media
- medical
- medicine
- medium
- meet
- meeting
- membership
- memory
- mental
- mention
- mess
- message
- metal
- method
- mid
- middle
- mike
- mile
- military
- milk
- mind
- mini
- minimum
- mining
- minister
- ministry
- minute
- mirror
- miss
- missing
- mission
- mistake
- mix
- mixed
- mobile
- mode
- model
- modern
- mom
- moment
- money
- monster
- month
- monthly
- mood
- moral
- morning
- mostly
- mother
- motion
- motor
- mount
- mountain
- mouth
- move
- movement
- movie
- murder
- muscle
- museum
- music
- musical
- must
- mystery
N
- nation
- national
- native
- natural
- naturally
- nature
- navy
- near
- nearby
- nearly
- necessarily
- necessary
- need
- negative
- neighborhood
- net
- network
- never
- new
- news
- newspaper
- next
- nice
- nick
- night
- noise
- normal
- normally
- north
- northern
- nose
- note
- notice
- novel
- now
- nuclear
- number
O
- object
- obvious
- obviously
- occur
- ocean
- offer
- office
- officer
- official
- officially
- often
- oil
- ok
- okay
- old
- once
- online
- only
- open
- opening
- operate
- operating
- operation
- opinion
- opportunity
- opposed
- opposite
- opposition
- option
- orange
- order
- organization
- origin
- original
- originally
- other
- otherwise
- outside
- outstanding
- over
- overall
- own
- owner
P
- pack
- package
- page
- pain
- paint
- painting
- pair
- palace
- panel
- paper
- parent
- park
- parking
- parliament
- part
- particular
- particularly
- partner
- partnership
- party
- pass
- passing
- past
- path
- patient
- pattern
- pay
- payment
- peace
- peak
- penalty
- percent
- percentage
- perfect
- perfectly
- perform
- performance
- perhaps
- period
- permanent
- permission
- person
- personal
- personality
- personally
- personnel
- perspective
- pet
- phase
- philosophy
- phone
- photo
- photography
- physical
- picture
- pilot
- pink
- place
- plan
- plane
- planet
- planning
- plant
- plastic
- plate
- platform
- play
- please
- pleased
- plenty
- point
- police
- policy
- political
- politics
- pool
- pop
- popular
- population
- port
- portion
- position
- positive
- possibility
- possible
- possibly
- post
- potential
- poverty
- power
- powerful
- practical
- practice
- prefer
- pregnant
- premier
- prepare
- prepared
- presence
- present
- president
- presidential
- press
- pressure
- pretty
- prevent
- previous
- previously
- price
- pride
- primarily
- primary
- prime
- prince
- princess
- principal
- prior
- prison
- private
- prize
- probably
- problem
- procedure
- process
- processing
- produce
- producer
- product
- production
- professor
- profile
- profit
- program
- programme
- progress
- project
- promise
- promote
- proof
- proper
- properly
- property
- proposal
- proposed
- protect
- protein
- protest
- proud
- prove
- provide
- province
- public
- publication
- pull
- purchase
- pure
- purpose
- push
- put
Q
R
- race
- racing
- radio
- railway
- rain
- raise
- random
- range
- rank
- rare
- rate
- rather
- rating
- ray
- reach
- reaction
- read
- ready
- real
- reality
- realize
- really
- reason
- reasonable
- receive
- recent
- recently
- recognition
- recognize
- recommend
- record
- recording
- recovery
- red
- reduce
- refer
- reference
- reform
- regardless
- region
- regional
- register
- regular
- regularly
- related
- relative
- relatively
- relevant
- relief
- religion
- religious
- remain
- remaining
- remember
- remove
- rent
- repeat
- replace
- replacement
- reply
- report
- represent
- representative
- republic
- republican
- reputation
- request
- require
- rescue
- research
- reserve
- resistance
- resolution
- respect
- respectively
- respond
- response
- responsibility
- responsible
- rest
- restaurant
- result
- retail
- retired
- retirement
- return
- revenue
- review
- revolution
- rice
- rich
- rid
- ridiculous
- right
- ring
- rise
- rising
- risk
- river
- road
- rock
- role
- roll
- roof
- room
- round
- route
- row
- royal
- rule
- run
- rural
- rush
S
- sad
- safe
- safety
- sale
- sales
- salt
- same
- sample
- sand
- save
- savings
- say
- scale
- scared
- scene
- schedule
- scheme
- school
- science
- scientific
- screen
- sea
- search
- season
- seat
- second
- secondary
- secret
- secretary
- section
- sector
- secure
- security
- see
- seek
- seem
- select
- selection
- sell
- semi
- senate
- senator
- send
- senior
- sense
- sensitive
- sentence
- separate
- series
- serious
- seriously
- serve
- server
- service
- session
- set
- setting
- settlement
- several
- severe
- shadow
- shall
- shame
- shape
- share
- shift
- ship
- shipping
- shirt
- shit
- shock
- shoot
- shooting
- shop
- shopping
- short
- shortly
- shot
- should
- shoulder
- show
- shower
- shut
- sick
- side
- sight
- sign
- signal
- significant
- significantly
- silence
- silent
- silver
- similar
- simple
- simply
- since
- sing
- singer
- single
- singles
- sir
- sit
- site
- situation
- size
- skin
- sky
- slightly
- slow
- slowly
- small
- smart
- smell
- smile
- smoke
- snow
- soccer
- social
- society
- soft
- software
- solar
- soldier
- solid
- solo
- solution
- somehow
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- son
- song
- soon
- sorry
- sort
- soul
- sound
- source
- south
- southern
- space
- speak
- speaker
- special
- species
- specific
- specifically
- speech
- speed
- spend
- spending
- spirit
- split
- sport
- spot
- spread
- spring
- squad
- square
- stable
- stadium
- staff
- stage
- stand
- standard
- star
- start
- state
- statement
- station
- status
- stay
- steam
- steel
- step
- stick
- still
- stock
- stone
- stop
- storage
- store
- storm
- story
- strange
- strategy
- stream
- street
- strength
- stress
- strike
- strongly
- structure
- struggle
- stuck
- student
- studio
- study
- stuff
- style
- subject
- success
- successful
- successfully
- suddenly
- suffer
- suffering
- sugar
- suggest
- suicide
- suit
- summer
- sun
- super
- superior
- supply
- support
- suppose
- supreme
- sure
- surely
- surface
- surgery
- surprise
- surprised
- surrounding
- survey
- survive
- suspect
- sweet
- switch
- system
T
- table
- tag
- take
- talent
- talk
- tall
- tank
- tape
- target
- task
- taste
- tax
- tea
- teach
- teacher
- teaching
- team
- tech
- technical
- technique
- technology
- television
- tell
- temperature
- temple
- temporary
- tend
- term
- terrible
- territory
- test
- testing
- text
- thank
- theatre
- theme
- theory
- therapy
- therefore
- thick
- thin
- thing
- think
- third
- though
- thread
- threat
- throw
- thus
- ticket
- tie
- tight
- time
- tiny
- tip
- tired
- today
- together
- tomorrow
- tone
- tonight
- too
- tool
- topic
- total
- totally
- touch
- tough
- tour
- tournament
- tower
- town
- track
- trade
- trading
- tradition
- traditional
- traffic
- trail
- train
- training
- transfer
- transition
- transport
- transportation
- travel
- treat
- treatment
- tree
- trend
- trick
- trip
- troops
- trouble
- truck
- true
- truly
- trump
- trust
- truth
- try
- turkey
- turn
- twice
- type
- typical
- typically
U
- ultimate
- ultimately
- unable
- uncle
- understand
- understanding
- unfortunately
- union
- unique
- unit
- united
- universal
- universe
- university
- unknown
- unlike
- unusual
- update
- upset
- urban
- use
- useful
- user
- usual
- usually
V
- valley
- valuable
- value
- van
- variety
- vast
- vehicle
- version
- very
- victim
- victory
- video
- view
- village
- violence
- violent
- vision
- visit
- visual
- voice
- volume
- vote
- voting
W
- wage
- wait
- wake
- walk
- wall
- want
- war
- warm
- warning
- wash
- waste
- watch
- water
- wave
- way
- weak
- wealth
- weapon
- wear
- weather
- web
- website
- wedding
- week
- weekend
- weekly
- weight
- weird
- welcome
- well
- west
- western
- wheel
- while
- white
- whole
- wide
- widely
- wife
- wild
- will
- willing
- win
- wind
- window
- wine
- wing
- winner
- winter
- wish
- without
- witness
- woman
- wonder
- wonderful
- wood
- woods
- word
- work
- world
- worldwide
- worried
- worry
- worst
- worth
- would
- write
- writer
- writing
- wrong
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