n. the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past

n. a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"

n. an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"

n. an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time"

n. a suitable moment; "it is time to go"

n. a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"

n. the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

n. the time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"

n. the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event

n. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

n. an honours degree of the highest class

n. the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first"

n. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

n. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

n. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

v. regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"

v. assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"

v. set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

v. deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"

v. match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"

v. receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"

v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

v. see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"

v. go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"

v. measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"

v. accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door"

v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"

v. visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

v. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"

v. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"

v. date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

v. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

v. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

v. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

v. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

adv. before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "Let's do this job first"

adv. "When Felix first saw a garter snake"

adv. "He put his best foot foremost"

adv. "First we must consider the garter snake"

adj. preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"

adj. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"

adj. (of a cargo shipment) the seller arranges transport and pays all costs until the cargo has been loaded, after which the buyer pays all costs

adj. being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"

adj. serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"

adj. indicating the beginning unit in a series

adj. ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

adj. serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"

n. the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"

n. a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"

n. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

n. an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

n. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

n. time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"

n. the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"

n. a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith

n. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"

n. the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

n. the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"

n. the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"

n. the human act of creating

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

n. the early stage of growth or development

n. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

v. throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"

v. notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"

v. observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

v. look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

v. catch sight of

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

v. go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

v. accompany as a chaperone

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

v. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

v. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"

v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

v. throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"

v. see with attention; "behold Christ!"

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

v. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"

v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

v. make a mathematical calculation or computation

v. show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

v. form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

v. include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"

v. feel admiration for

v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

v. show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"

v. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"

v. judge to be probable

v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

v. keep an account of

v. show respect towards; "honor your parents!"

v. expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

v. make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"

v. make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"

v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

v. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

v. make a promise or commitment

v. make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

v. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"

v. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

v. obtain probate of; "prove a will"

v. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

v. show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

v. assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

v. experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"

adj. necessary foods or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"

adj. serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"

adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

adj. (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"

adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"

adj. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

adj. serving as an introduction or preface

adj. designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"

adj. serving or intended to explain or make clear; "explanatory notes"; "an explanatory paragraph"

adj. preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"

adv. of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter"

adv. for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

adv. at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange"

adj. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

adj. relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch"

adj. being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"

adj. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"

adj. having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"

adj. serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"

adj. serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"

adj. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; "the starting point"; "hands in the starting position"

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

adj. surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore"

adj. used of clothing; "my good clothes"; "her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes"

adj. highest in quality

adj. of greatest advantage or suitability

adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

adj. best of its kind on record: "in record time"

adj. surpassing any previously established record; "a record-breaking high jump"; "record-breaking crowds"

adj. next to the best; "his second-best bed"

adj. (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality; "made of superfine Flemish cloth"

adj. not capable of being improved on

adj. serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"

adj. serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"

adj. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; "the starting point"; "hands in the starting position"

n. time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"

n. the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"

n. a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"

v. have no respect for

adj. coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"

adj. lying between two extremes in time or space or degree; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate level"

adj. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"

adj. functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"

adj. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"