il — meaning in English
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English meaning
- the article Used before a noun to show that the listener already knows, or can work out, exactly which thing is meant.
Senses
il is used for these senses in English:
- the Used in many idiomatic expressions and proverbs to refer to common objects, roles, or situations connected with something definite, in the manner of an analogy
- the Used before a noun phrase beginning with superlative or comparative adjective or an ordinal number, indicating that the noun refers to a single item.
- the The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...
the — full definition
- article Used before a noun to show that the listener already knows, or can work out, exactly which thing is meant.
- adv Used with comparative adjectives to show one thing changing in step with another.