word

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
2. (countable, uncountable) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
3. (countable, uncountable) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
4. (countable, uncountable) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
5. (countable, uncountable) Something like such a unit of language:
6. (countable, uncountable) Something like such a unit of language:
7. (countable, uncountable) Something like such a unit of language:
8. (countable, uncountable) Something like such a unit of language:
9. (countable, uncountable) Something like such a unit of language:
10. (countable, uncountable) Something like such a unit of language:
11. (countable, uncountable) The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action. .
12. (countable, uncountable) Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech.
13. (countable, uncountable) A watchword or rallying cry, a verbal signal (even when consisting of multiple words).
14. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A proverb or motto.
15. (uncountable) News; tidings.
16. (countable, uncountable) An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will.
17. (countable, uncountable) A promise; an oath or guarantee.
18. (countable, uncountable) A brief discussion or conversation.
19. (countable, uncountable) A minor reprimand.
20. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) See words.
21. (countable, uncountable) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture.
22. (countable, uncountable) Logos, Christ.

Verb

1. (transitive) To say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something).
2. (obsolete, transitive) To flatter with words, to cajole.
3. (transitive) To ply or overpower with words.
4. (rare, transitive) To conjure with a word.
5. (archaic, intransitive) To speak, to use words; to converse, to discourse.

Intj

1. (slang) Truth, indeed, that is the truth! The shortened form of the statement "My word is my bond."
2. (emphatic, slang) An abbreviated form of word up; a statement of the acknowledgment of fact with a hint of nonchalant approval.

Verb

Alternative form of worth (“to become”).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɜːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: worthen

Inherited from Old English: weorþan

In summary

From Middle English word, from Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰh₁om. Doublet of verb and verve; further related to vrata.

Synonyms

speech

phrase

language

term

saying

talk

🗣️

news

📰

remark

utterance

expression

message

sentence

voice

formulate

words

promise

vocable

information

tidings

command

story

order

speak

🗣️

statement

intelligence

say

🗣️

parole

matter

reason

spoken

sound

🔉

sacred text

admonition

few words

prayer

articulate

vocabulary

affair

notice

uttered

thing

letter

advice

case

password

name

agreement

countersign

authority

conversation

Translations

mot

palabra

Wort

parola

parole

woord

palavra

słowo

λέξη

paraula

verbum

kelime

λόγος

vocabulum

söz

Sentences

I had a word of comfort to offer here .

The Arab accepted them without a word .

Went was originally enormously annoyed by this word .

According to the dictionary , the word " gizmo " means the same as "gadget".

Breccia is an Italian word meaning " gravel ".

Ukrainian folk word "solontsi" means salty soil .