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Etymology

From Old English Englisc < Engle (“the Angles,” a Germanic tribe).

Pronunciation

Adjective

English (not comparable)

Positive English

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)
  1. English-language; of or pertaining to the English language.
  2. Of or pertaining to England or its people.
  3. Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
    an English ton

Proper noun

Singular English

Plural -

English

  1. The language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, the United States of America, and other parts of the world.
    English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
  2. (collective plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen.
    The Scottish and English have a history of conflict.

Usage notes

Translations

the English language
  • Afrikaans: Engels af(af)
  • Akan: English ak(ak)
  • Albanian: anglisht sq(sq), anglishte sq(sq)
  • Amharic: እንግሊዝኛ am(am)
  • Arabic: إنْجِلِيزِيّ / إِنْكِلِيزِيّ (’ingilīzi) m., إنْجِلِيزِيّة / إنْكِلِيزِيّة‎ (’ingilizíyya) f.
  • Armenian: անգլերեն hy(hy) (angleren)
  • Asturian: inglés ast(ast)
  • Azeri: ingiliscə az(az), инҝилисҹә az(az)
  • Bambara: Angilɛkan bm(bm)
  • Bashkir: Инглиз теле ba(ba)
  • Basque: ingelesa eu(eu)
  • Bavarian: Englische Sproch
  • Belarusian: ангельскай be(be) (anhél’skaj), англiйская be(be) (anhlíjskaja)
  • Bengali: ইংরেজি bn(bn)
  • Bikol Central: Ingles
  • Bishnupriya Manipuri: ইংরেজি ঠার
  • Bosnian: engleski bs(bs) m.
  • Breton: saoznek br(br) m.
  • Bulgarian: английски bg(bg) (anglíjski) m.
  • Catalan: anglès ca(ca) m.
  • Cebuano: Iningles
  • Chechen: Ингалсан мотт
  • Cherokee: ᏲᏁᎦ chr(chr) (yonega), ᎩᎵᏏ chr(chr) (gilisi)
  • Chichewa: Chingerezi
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: 英文 (yīng-mán)
    Hakka: Yîn-vùn
    Min Dong: Ĭng-ngṳ̄
    Min Nan: Eng-gí nan(nan)
    Simplified: 英语 (yīng-yǔ), 英文 (yīng-wén)
    Traditional: 英語 (yīng-yǔ), 英文 (yīng-wén)
  • Choctaw: įkiliš imanimpa
  • Chuvash: акăлчан чĕлхи
  • Comanche: taibo tekwapu
  • Cornish: sowsnek kw(kw)
  • Cree: ᐊᑲᔭᓯᒧᐃᐧᐣ cr(cr)
  • Creek: mekvlesv´lkē
  • Crimean Tatar: İngliz tili
  • Croatian: engleski hr(hr) m., Engleski jezik hr(hr)
  • Czech: angličtina cs(cs) f.
  • Danish: engelsk da(da)
  • Dhivehi: އިނގިރޭސި dv(dv)
  • Dutch: Engels nl(nl) n.
  • Dutch Low Saxon: Engels
  • Erzya: англань кель
  • Esperanto: angla eo(eo) lingvo eo(eo)
  • Estonian: inglise et(et)
  • Ewe: Eŋlisigbe
  • Extremaduran: ingrés
  • Faroese: enskt fo(fo)
  • Finnish: englanti fi(fi), englannin kieli fi(fi)
  • Franco-Provençal: Anglès
  • French: anglais fr(fr) m.
  • Galician: inglés gl(gl)
  • Georgian: ინგლისური ka(ka) (inglisuri)
  • German: Englisch de(de) n.
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰
  • Greek: αγγλικά el(el) (angliká) n.
  • Greenlandic: Tuluttut ka(ka)
  • Gujarati: અંગ્રેજી gu(gu) (ā.ngrejī) f.
  • Haitian Creole: Angle
  • Hawaiian: ‘Ōlelo Pelekania
  • Hebrew: אנגלית he(he) (anglít) f.
  • Hiligaynon: Ingles
  • Hindi: अंग्रेज़ी hi(hi) (aṅgrezī)
  • Hungarian: angol hu(hu), angolul hu(hu)
  • Icelandic: enska is(is)
  • Indonesian: bahasa id(id) Inggris id(id)
  • Interlingua: anglese ia(ia)
  • Interlingue: Angles ie(ie)
  • Irish: Béarla ga(ga) m.
  • Italian: inglese it(it)
  • Japanese: 英語 ja(ja), えいご ja(ja) (eigó)
  • Javanese: basa Inggris jv(jv)
  • Kabyle: Taglizit
  • Kannada: ಆಂಗ್ಲ kn(kn)
  • Kazakh: Ағылшын тілі kk(kk)
  • Kinyarwanda: Icyongereza
  • Komi: Англия кыв
  • Korean: 영어 ko(ko) (英語 yeongeo)
  • Kurdish: inglîzî ku(ku), ئنگلیزی ku(ku) (îngilîzî)
  • Kyrgyz: Англис тили ky(ky)
  • Ladino: lingua Inglesa
  • Lao: ພາສາອັງກິດ lo(lo)
  • Latin: Anglica la(la) f., lingua anglica la(la)
  • Latvian: angļu lv(lv)
  • Ligurian: lèngoa ingleise
  • Limburgish: ingels li(li)
  • Lingala: Lingɛlɛ́sa ln(ln)
  • Lithuanian: angliškai lt(lt), anglų kalba lt(lt) f.
  • Lojban: glibau jbo(jbo)
  • Low Saxon: ingelsch nds(nds)
  • Lower Sorbian: Engelšćina
  • Luxembourgish: Englesch lb(lb)
  • Macedonian: англиски mk(mk) (anglíski)
  • Malagasy: anglisy mg(mg)
  • Malay: bahasa ms(ms) Inggeris ms(ms)
  • Malayalam: ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ml(ml)
  • Maltese: ingliż mt(mt)
  • Manx: Baarle gv(gv)
  • Mazanderani: اینگلیسی زبون
  • Mohawk: Tiohrhēnsa
  • Moksha: англань (anglan’)
  • Mongolian: англи mn(mn) (angli)
  • Nahuatl: inglatlahtōlli nah(nah)
  • Narom: Angliais
  • Nauruan: Anglise
  • Ndonga: English
  • Nepali: अँग्रेजी (a.ngrejī)
  • Nez Perce: so·yapo·tímtki
  • Northern Sami: Eaŋgalsgiella
  • Norwegian: engelsk no(no)
  • Novial: anglum
  • Occitan: anglès oc(oc)
  • Ojibwe: zhaaganaashiimowin
  • Old English: Englisc ang(ang)
  • Ossetian: англисаг æвзаг
  • Pali: आंगलभाषा pi(pi) (Āngalabhāsā)
  • Pennsylvania German: Englisch
  • Persian: انگلیسی fa(fa) (engelisi)
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: Inglish
  • Polish: język angielski pl(pl) m.
  • Portuguese: inglês pt(pt)
  • Punjabi: ਅੰਗ੍ਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ pa(pa)
  • Romanian: engleză ro(ro) f., limba engleză ro(ro)
  • Romansch: lingua englaisa rm(rm)
  • Russian: английский язык ru(ru) (anglíjskij jazýk) m., английский ru(ru) (anglíjskij) m.
  • Sami: engalaskiela
  • Samoan: Fa'aperetania sm(sm)
  • Samogitian: onglu kalba
  • Sardinian: ingresu
  • Scots: Inglis
  • Serbian:
    Cyrillic: енглески sr(sr) m.
    Roman: engleski sr(sr) m.
  • Shoshone: daibō'an daigwape
  • Sicilian: lingua ngrisa scn(scn)
  • Silesian: angelsko godka
  • Sindhi: انگريزيf sd(sd) (Angrezi)
  • Slovak: angličtina sk(sk)
  • Slovene: angleščina sl(sl)
  • Sorbian: Jendźelšćina
  • Sotho: Senyesemane st(st)
  • Southern Zazaki: İngılızki
  • Spanish: inglés es(es) m.
  • Sundanese: basa Inggris su(su)
  • Swahili: Kiingereza sw(sw) (noun 7)
  • Swazi: síNgísi ss(ss)
  • Swedish: engelska sv(sv)
  • Tagalog: Ingles tl(tl)
  • Tahitian: Anglès
  • Tajik: англисӣ tg(tg), انگلیسی tg(tg) (anglīsī)
  • Tamil: ஆங்கிலம் ta(ta) (aangilam), ஆங்கிலம ta(ta) (aangilama)
  • Taos: phonsàytų’úne
  • Tatar: англия tt(tt) (anglija)
  • Telugu: ఇంగ్లీషు te(te) (ingleeshu)
  • Tetum: Inglés
  • Thai: ภาษาอังกฤษ th(th) (phaasáá angkrit)
  • Tok Pisin: Tok Inglis tpi(tpi), Inglis tpi(tpi)
  • Turkish: İngilizce tr(tr)
  • Turkmen: iňlisçe tk(tk), иңлисче tk(tk)
  • Twi: English tw(tw)
  • Ukrainian: англійська uk(uk) (anhlíjs’ka) f.
  • Upper Sorbian: Jendźelšćina hsb(hsb)
  • Urdu: انگریزی ur(ur) (aṅgrezī)
  • Uzbek: ingliz tili uz(uz)
  • Venetian: łéngua inglexe
  • Vietnamese: tiếng Anh vi(vi)
  • Volapük: Linglänapük vo(vo)
  • Votic: Angljitšina
  • Welsh: saesneg cy(cy)
  • West Frisian: Ingelsk fy(fy) n.
    Western Apache: Indaa’ biyáti’, Inndaa’ biyáti’, Innaa’ biyáti’, Innaa biyáti’, Inndaa’ biyáti’
  • Wolof: Àngale wo(wo)
  • Xhosa: isiNgesi xh(xh)
  • Yakut: ааҥл тыла
  • Yiddish: ענגליש yi(yi) (english)
  • Yoruba: Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì yo(yo)
  • Zulu: Ngisi zu(zu), isiNgisi zu(zu)
person from England
  • Arabic: بِرِيطَانِيّ (biriṭāni) m., بِرِيطَانِيّةٌ (biriʈaníyya) f.
  • Armenian: անգլիացի (angliac'i)
  • Breton: Saoz m., Saozon pl., Saozez f., Saozezed f. pl.
  • Bulgarian: англичанин bg(bg) (angličánin) m., англичанка bg(bg) (angličánka) f.
  • Catalan: anglès m., anglesa f.
  • Chinese:
    Simplified: 英格兰人 (yīnggélán-rén)
    Traditional: 英格蘭人
  • Czech: Angličan cs(cs) m., Angličanka cs(cs) f.
  • Danish: englænder
  • Dutch: Engelsman m., Engelse f., Engelsen pl.
  • Esperanto: anglo eo(eo)
  • Estonian: inglane (mf), inglanna (f)
  • Ewe: Eŋlisitɔ n.
  • Finnish: englantilainen fi(fi)
  • French: Anglais fr(fr) m., Anglaise fr(fr) f.
  • German: Engländer de(de) m., Engländerin de(de) f.
  • Greek: Άγγλος (Ánglos) m., Εγγλέζος (Englézos, common) m.
  • Hebrew: אנגלי (angli) m., אנגליה (anglia) f.
  • Hindi: अंग्रेज़ (aṅgrez)
  • Hungarian: angol hu(hu)
  • Icelandic: englendingur is(is)
  • Indonesian: orang Inggris
  • Interlingua: anglese
  • Irish: Sasanach ga(ga) m.
  • Italian: inglese it(it)
  • Japanese: イギリス人, いぎりす じん (igirisújin); archaic: 英国人, えいこく じん (eikokujin)
  • Korean: 영국인, 英國人 (yeonggugin)
  • Kurdish: inglîz, ئنگلیز
  • Latin: Anglus la(la) m.
  • Macedonian: Англичанец mk(mk) (Anglíčanec) m., Англичанка mk(mk) (Anglíčanka) f.
  • Malay: orang Inggeris
  • Norwegian: engelskmann no(no) m.
  • Novial: angle, anglo m., angla f.
  • Ojibwe: zhaaganaash, zhaaganaashi, zhaaganaashag pl., zhaaganaashiwag pl.
  • Persian: انگلیسی (engelisi)
  • Polish: Anglik pl(pl) m., Angielka pl(pl) f.
  • Portuguese: inglês pt(pt) m., inglesa pt(pt) f., ingleses pt(pt) pl.
  • Romanian: englez m., englezoiacă f., englezi pl., englezoaice f. pl.
  • Russian: англичанин ru(ru) (angličánin) m.
  • Sindhi: اَنگريزُ (Angrezu) m. اَنگريزياڻِي (Angreziyaannee) f.
  • Slovak: Angličan sk(sk) m., Angličanka sk(sk) f.
  • Slovene: Anglež sl(sl) m., Angležinja sl(sl) f.
  • Spanish: inglés es(es) m., inglesa es(es) f.
  • Swahili: Mwingereza sg., Waingereza pl. (noun 1/2)
  • Swedish: engelsman sv(sv) m., engelska sv(sv) f.
  • Tagalog: Inglatero tl(tl), Ingles tl(tl)
  • Tamil: ஆங்கிலேயர் (aangilēyar)
  • Thai: คนอังกฤษ (khohn anggrit)
  • Ukrainian: англієць (anglíjets’) m., англійка (anglíka) f., англійці (anglítsi) pl.
  • Urdu: انگریز ur(ur) (aṅgrez)
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Noun

Singular English

Plural uncountable

English (uncountable)

  1. One’s ability to employ the English language correctly.
    My coworker has pretty good English for a non-native speaker.
  2. The English-language term or expression for something.
    What’s the English for ‘à peu près’?
  3. Specific language or wording; a text or statements in speech, whether a translation or otherwise.
    The technical details are correct, but the English is not very clear.

Translations

one’s ability to employ the English language
  • Mandarin: 英文水平 zh(zh)
English-language term or expression
specific language or wording

Verb

Infinitive to English

Third person singular Englishes

Simple past Englished

Past participle Englished

Present participle Englishing

to English (third-person singular simple present Englishes, present participle Englishing, simple past and past participle Englished)

  1. (archaic) To render into English.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York 2001, p. 214:
      [...] severe prohibuit viris suis tum misceri feminas in consuetis suis menstruis, etc. I spare to English this which I have said.

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