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je — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • i.e. abbreviation Used before a restatement that explains or defines exactly what has just been said, meaning 'that is' or 'in other words'.
  • ling noun A long, slender saltwater fish related to cod, used as food.
  • one num The number 1; the first positive whole number.
  • thine det Archaic form of "your", used before a vowel sound.
  • thy determiner An old-fashioned or poetic word for "your," used with a singular person you are addressing.
  • you pronoun The person or people being spoken or written to.
  • your determiner Belonging to, or associated with, the person or people being spoken to.

Senses

je is used for these senses in English:

  • ie Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.
  • ling small, immature, miniature
  • y Forming diminutive nouns.
  • one (indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).
  • thine (archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
  • thy (archaic, EME, dialectal, literary) : that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).
  • you (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]
  • you (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object). [from 16th c.]

ling — full definition

  1. noun A long, slender saltwater fish related to cod, used as food.
  2. noun Common heather, a low shrub with small purple flowers found on moorland.

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