Learning English words starting with e and their meaning

What will I learn from the lesson words starting with e and their meaning?

During this lesson you will be able to look up words that you have seen in the lesson you are doing it will give you a brief explanation and tell you if it's a verb, noun, adjective, adverb, preposition. pronoun or conjunction.

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The Parts of Speech

• n. (noun) - a name word
• v. (verb) - an action word
• ad. (adjective/adverb) - a describing word
• prep. (preposition) - a word used to show a relation
• pro. (pronoun) - a word used in place of a noun
• conj. (conjunction) - a joining word

Words beginning with e

• each - ad. every one by itself
• early - ad. at or near the beginning, especially the beginning of the day; opposite late
• earn - v. to be paid in return for work done
• earth - n. the planet we all live on; the ground or soil
• earthquake - n. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surface
• ease - v. to reduce; to make less difficult
• east - n. the direction from which the sun rises
• easy - ad. not difficult; not hard to do
• eat - v. to take food into the body through the mouth
• ecology - n. the scientific study of the environment and links among living and material things
• economy - n. the system by which money, industry and trade are organized
• edge - n. the line where something ends or begins
• education - n. the act of teaching
• effect - n. the result or change caused by something ("The storm had a serious effect on the economy.")
• effort - n. an attempt; the work necessary to do something
• egg - n. the rounded object containing unborn young produced by female birds, fish or reptiles; a single cell in a female person or animal that can develop into a baby
• either - ad. one of two, but not the other
• elect - v. to choose by voting
• electricity - n. a form of energy that flows through wires to provide heat and light, and power to machines
• embassy - n. the offices of an ambassador and his or her assistants
• embryo - n. a human or animal in the earliest stages of its development
• emergency - n. an unexpected and dangerous situation demanding quick action
• emotion - n. a strong feeling such as love, hate, fear or sadness
• employ - v. to give work in return for wages
• empty - ad. having nothing inside; v. to remove everything
• end - v. to stop; to finish; n. the part which comes last
• enemy - n. a person opposing or hating another; a person or people of the other side in a war
• energy - n. power used to do work, usually with machines; the ability and willingness to be active
• enforce - v. to make something be done
• engine - n. a machine that uses energy to cause movement or to do work
• engineer - n. a person who designs engines, machines, roads, bridges or railroads
• enjoy - v. to be pleased or satisfied by something
• enough - ad. as much as necessary; pro. the amount needed
• enter - v. to come or go into
• environment - n. all surrounding things, conditions and influences that affect life; the natural world of land, sea, air, plants and animals
• equal - ad. the same in amount, size, weight or value; having the same rights
• equipment - n. things, tools or machines needed for a purpose or activity
• escape - v. to get free; to get away from; to get out of
• especially - ad. more than others ("We liked the food, especially the fish.")
• establish - v. to bring into existence; to create
• estimate - v. to form an opinion about a value, size or amount using less than complete information
• ethnic - ad. of or concerning people belonging to a large group because of their race, religion, language, tribe or where their ancestors lived
• evaporate - v. to change from a liquid into a gas
• even - ad. in a way not thought possible ("They survived, even though the building was destroyed.")
• event - n. that which happens, especially something of importance
• ever - ad. at any time
• every - ad. each one; all
• evidence - n. material or facts that prove something; a reason for believing
• evil - ad. not good; extremely bad
• exact - ad. having no mistakes; correct in every detail
• examine - v. to study closely
• example - n. a part that shows what the rest of a thing or group is like
• excellent - ad. extremely good
• except - prep. but for
• exchange - v. to trade; to give or receive one thing for another
• excuse - v. to take away blame; to pardon; to forgive; n. a reason (sometimes false) for an action
• execute - v. to kill
• exercise - n. an activity or effort for the purpose of improving the body or to stay in good health
• exile - v. to force a person to leave his or her country; to expel; n. a person who is forced to leave his or her country
• exist - v. to be; to live
• expand - v. to make larger; to grow larger
• expect - v. to think or believe that something will happen; to wait for an event
• expel - v. to force out; to remove from; to send away
• experience - v. to live through an event, situation or condition ("She experienced great pain."); n. something that one has done or lived through ("The experience caused her great pain.")
• experiment - v. to test; n. a test or trial carried out to prove if an idea is true or false, or to discover something
• expert - n. a person with special knowledge or training
• explain - v. to give reasons for; to make clear; to tell about; to tell the meaning
• explode - v. to break apart violently with a loud noise, like a bomb
• explore - v. to travel in a place that is not well known to learn more about it; to make a careful search; to examine closely
• export - v. to send to another country; n. something sent to another country, usually for sale
• express - v. to say clearly
• extend - v. to stretch out in area or length; to continue for a longer time
• extra - ad. more than normal, expected or necessary
• extraordinary - ad. far greater or better than the usual or normal
• extreme - ad. more than the usual or accepted
• extremist - n. a person with strong religious or political beliefs who acts in an extreme or violent way

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