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Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

Example: Cars 2 is the most influential film of all time. Don't @ me.

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The at sign (@).

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.

Example: Caesar was at Rome;  at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine;  at Jim’s house

Definition: (indicating time) Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.

Example: at six o’clock;  at closing time;  at night.

Definition: In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).

Example: He threw the ball at me.  He shouted at her.

Definition: Denotes a price.

Example: 3 apples at 2¢ (each)   The offer was at $30,000 before negotiations.

Definition: Occupied in (activity).

Example: men at work

Definition: In a state of.

Example: She is at sixes and sevens with him.  They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff.  The city was at the mercy of the occupying forces.

Definition: Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.

Example: Sell at 90.  Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders.  I'm offering it—just to select customers—at cost.

Definition: Because of.

Example: to laugh at a joke   mad at their comments

Definition: Indicates a means, method, or manner.

Definition: Holding a given speed or rate.

Example: It is growing at the rate of 3% a year.  Cruising along at fifty miles per hour.

Definition: (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding.

Example: He slipped at marksmanship over his extended vacation.

Definition: (stressed pronunciation) Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to

Phonetic: "/ði/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

Example: It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.

Definition: With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none. See none the.

Example: I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.

Phonetic: "/ɪkˈspɛns/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.

Example: Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run.

Definition: The elimination or consumption of something, sometimes with the notion of loss or damage to the thing eliminated.

Example: Jones reached the final at the expense of Smith, who couldn't beat him.

Definition: Loss.

Phonetic: "/ɪkˈspɛns/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To charge a cost against an expense account; to bill something to the company for which one works.

Example: It should be acceptable to expense a business lunch with a client.

Phonetic: "/ɔv/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Expressing distance or motion.

Definition: Expressing separation.

Definition: Expressing origin.

Definition: Expressing agency.

Definition: Expressing composition, substance.

Definition: Introducing subject matter.

Definition: Having partitive effect.

Definition: Expressing possession.

Definition: Forming the "objective genitive".

Definition: Expressing qualities or characteristics.

Definition: Expressing a point in time.