| anymore |
When you don't do something anymore, it means you used to do it, but you don't do it now. |
| anyone |
Anyone means any person. |
| anything |
If you can play with anything in the room, it means that you can play with what you want to play with and it doesn't matter which thing it is. If you are not allowed to play with anything in the room, then there isn't even one thing you can play with. [2 definitions] |
| anyway |
Sometimes we use anyway to say that something doesn't matter. Let's say your parents tell your brother not to run, but he runs anyway. This means that it doesn't matter that your parents tell him not to run. He runs even though they tell him not to. |
| anywhere |
Anywhere means in any place or in any direction. |
| apart |
If two things are not together anymore, we can say they are apart. If your friend lived near you, but then she moved away, it means that the two of you are apart now. Also, when two things don't happen at the same time, but instead there is time between them, we say the two things happen apart. [2 definitions] |
| apartment |
An apartment is a place to live. It has one or more rooms that are connected to each other. An apartment has a place to sleep and also a place to cook food. An apartment is one part of a larger building, and one building can have many apartments in it. |
| apartment building |
An apartment building is a place that has apartments where different people live. Many families, couples, and single people can live in one apartment building. An apartment building often has many floors with different apartments on each floor. |
| ape |
An ape is a certain type of animal. One kind of ape is the gorilla. Apes are similar to monkeys, but they have no tail, and they are quite large. Apes are also very intelligent. They live in the forests of Africa and Asia. |
| apologize |
When you apologize, you tell someone that you did a bad thing and you feel bad that you did it. When you apologize, you tell someone that you are sorry. |
| apostrophe1 |
An apostrophe is a little mark that you see in certain words like "can't" and "I'm." It goes between letters to show that something is missing there. A word like "can't" is a short way of writing and saying "cannot." Using the apostrophe shows that the meaning is the same as "cannot" but that letters are missing and that the sound is different. [2 definitions] |
| appear |
When you can't see something, but then suddenly you see it, we say it appears. [3 definitions] |
| appetite |
An appetite is the feeling that you want to eat. Sometimes people lose their appetites when they are not feeling well. Sometimes people have an appetite even when they are not really hungry, and sometimes people have no appetite even if their stomach is empty. [2 definitions] |
| appetizer |
An appetizer is something small to eat before the main part of a meal is served. Appetizers are often served at restaurants. The prices for appetizers are less than the prices for main dishes. |
| apple |
An apple is a hard, round fruit with red, green, or yellow skin. Apples grow on trees. |
| appointment |
When you have an appointment with someone, you have a plan and a time for meeting them. If your mom makes an appointment with the doctor, it means that she sets up a time to come in to see the doctor. |
| appreciate |
When we appreciate something, we feel that we are happy to have it and that we want to say "thank you" for it. [2 definitions] |
| approve |
If people approve, they think something is a good idea or a good thing. When you approve of something or someone, you think they are OK. |
| April |
April is the fourth month of the year. |
| apron |
An apron is a piece of clothing that people sometimes wear when they cook or clean or do some other kinds of work. An apron covers the front of the body, or part of it. People who cook in a restaurant always wear aprons. |
| aquarium |
An aquarium is a container filled with water that people use as a home for fish and other water animals. An aquarium is usually made of clear glass. It can be very small so that you can keep it in your room or very big so that even sharks can live in it. [2 definitions] |