Definition of English

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English

Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.

See 1st Bond, n., 8.

Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons.

The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries.

A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type.

A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball.

To translate into the English language; to Anglicize; hence, to interpret; to explain.

To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion.

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English Quotations

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Ronald Reagan

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.
Winston Churchill

If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire.
Winston Churchill

"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?
George Carlin

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.
Theodore Roosevelt

I alone of English writers have consciously set myself to make music out of what I may call the sound of sense.
Robert Frost

I speak two languages, Body and English.
Mae West

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.
Oscar Wilde

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.
Walt Whitman

Yeah, Wacko Jacko, where did that come from? Some English tabloid. I have a heart and I have feelings. I feel that when you do that to me. It's not nice.
Michael Jackson

English Translations

English in Afrikaans is Engels
English in Dutch is Engels
English in Finnish is englantilainen
English in French is anglais
english in German is Englisch
English in Hungarian is angol
English in Italian is inglese
English in Swedish is engelsk

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