- English⇄adj. 1. of or having to do with England, its people, or their language.
2. belonging to the English language; written or spoken in the English language. - English⇄English, adjective, noun, verb.
- English⇄noun Englishness.
- English⇄noun 1. (pl. in use.) the people of England.
2. the language of England, including Old English or Anglo-Saxon (before 1100), Middle English (about 1100-1500), and Modern English (from about 1500). English is also spoken in the United States, Canad - English⇄v.t. 1. to translate into English; express in plain English.
2. to adopt (a foreign word) into English.
Ex. ""Liqueur"" is not yet Englished (Walter S. Landor).
3. Sometimes, english. to give a spinning motion to (a ball).