Dictionary Skills

Dictionary Skills Part 2 How to look up words with more than one meaning.

English words with several spellings ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

English words with several meanings ,[object Object]

Book ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

book [ buk ] n livre m Word in English English word using the phonetic alphabet Type of word it is: n = noun Word in French Gender of the word. m = masculine

book [buk] n livre m The English word is in blue The French word is in black The English phonetic spelling is in italics and square brackets The n for noun is in italics The m for masculine is in italics

[object Object],‘ Livre’ is the French word for book as a noun. In other words, an object. ‘ I read a book’. In French there is another word for a book of stamps or tickets. It is called a ‘carnet’. It is a masculine noun. To book a ticket is the verb ‘prendre’. The vt tell you that it is a verb. All of the following words are also verbs. To book a seat or a room is the verb ‘r é server’. To book a driver, for example with a speeding ticket, is a phrase. To book a football player is also a phrase.

Now look up the word ball . ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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