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de — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • able adj Having the power, skill, resources, or opportunity to do something.
  • bus noun A large motor vehicle that carries many passengers along a fixed route.
  • earthy adj Resembling soil in smell, taste, or appearance.
  • exposure noun The state of being unprotected from something harmful, such as weather, disease, or danger.
  • one num The number 1; the first positive whole number.
  • sneer verb To curl the lip slightly in contempt or scorn.
  • the article Used before a noun to show that the listener already knows, or can work out, exactly which thing is meant.
  • you pronoun The person or people being spoken or written to.

Senses

de is used for these senses in English:

  • able Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  • bus (intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
  • bus (intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
  • earthy Down-to-earth, not artificial, natural.
  • earthy Like or resembling the earth or of the earth.
  • exposure (uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
  • one A single.
  • one Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a certain".

able — full definition

  1. adj Having the power, skill, resources, or opportunity to do something.
  2. adj Skilled or competent.

bus — full definition

  1. noun A large motor vehicle that carries many passengers along a fixed route.
  2. noun A pathway in a computer that carries data between components.
  3. verb To transport people by bus.
  4. verb To clear dirty dishes from tables, typically in a restaurant.

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