English

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to England.
2. English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
3. Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).
4. Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
5. Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
6. Denoting a vertical orientation of the barn doors on a camera.

Noun

1. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
2. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community.
3. (uncountable) Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically.
4. (countable, uncountable) A particular instance of the English language, including:
5. (countable, uncountable) A particular instance of the English language, including:
6. (countable, uncountable) A particular instance of the English language, including:
7. (countable, uncountable) A particular instance of the English language, including:
8. (countable, dated, uncountable) A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point.
9. (Canada, US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of english.

Name

1. (countable, uncountable) The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world.
2. (countable, uncountable) A variety, dialect, or idiolect of spoken and or written English.
3. (countable, uncountable) English language, literature, composition as a subject of study
4. (countable, uncountable) An English surname originally denoting a non-Celtic or non-Danish person in Britain.
5. (countable, uncountable) A male or female given name.
6. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
7. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
8. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
9. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
10. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:

Verb

1. (archaic, rare, transitive) To translate, adapt or render into English.
2. (archaic, rare, transitive) To make English; to claim for England.

Synonyms

English language

Englishman

side

English people

England

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

British

🇬🇧

Englishwoman British Briton

foreign

𐐀𐑍𐑊𐐮𐑇

Sassenach

American

🇺🇸/🇲🇵/🇺🇲

English-speaking person

Saxon

white person

U.S. English

language

AUS

english

AmE

United States English

Amerikkkan

Korean English

US

🇺🇸

Englishpeople

English person

American English

Angle

anglicize

Briton

Englishwoman

pommy

UK

🇬🇧

Anglican

Anglophone

Translations

inglese

inglés

anglais

inglês

Englisch

Engels

anglès

İngilizce

englisch

αγγλικός

Anglais

anglaise

αγγλικά

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Englisch

Inherited from Old English: Englisċ

Cognate with Western Frisian: Ingelsk

Cognate with Scots: Inglis

Cognate with Dutch: Engels

Cognate with Danish: engelsk

Cognate with Old French: Englesche

Cognate with French: anglais

Cognate with German: englisch

Cognate with Spanish: inglés

Cognate with Sanskrit: अंहु

Cognate with Latin: angustus

Cognate with Church Slavic: ѫзъкъ

In summary

From Middle English Englisch, English, Inglis, from Old English Englisċ (“of the Angles; English”), from Engle (“the Angles”), a Germanic tribe + -isċ; equivalent to Engle + -ish. Compare West Frisian Ingelsk, Scots Inglis (older ynglis), Dutch Engels, Danish engelsk, Old French Englesche (whence French anglais), German englisch, Spanish inglés, all ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow”) (compare Sanskrit अंहु (áṃhu, “narrow”), अंहस् (áṃhas, “anxiety, sin”), Latin angustus (“narrow”), Old Church Slavonic ѫзъкъ (ǫzŭkŭ, “narrow”)). More at Angles (tribe) § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Sentences

He worked for a long time on the English mission .

It is available as a video in Spanish and English .

It is a romantic landscape garden designed in the English style .

The following statements were printed in both English and traditional Chinese .

His grandson Robert Simpson was a noted English composer .

There are several English names under which the surah is known .