at


Definition: Meaning of, at in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / at;ət /

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  1. used to say exactly where something or someone is, or where something happens
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  2. used to say what event or activity someone is taking part in
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  3. used to say that someone is studying somewhere regularly
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  4. used to say exactly when something happens
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  5. during a particular period of time
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  6. used to say which thing or person an action is directed towards or intended for
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  7. used to say what or who causes an action or feeling
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  8. used to say which subject or activity you are talking about when you say whether someone is skilful, successful etc or not
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  9. used to say that someone or something is in a particular state
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  10. used to show a price, rate, level, age, speed etc
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  11. at your best/worst/most effective etc used to say that, at a particular time, someone or something is as good, bad etc as they can be
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  12. used to say what someone tries to touch, or keeps touching
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  13. used to say what someone tries to do
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  14. because of what someone has said
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  15. while I'm/you're etc at it spoken used to suggest that someone should do something while they are doing something else
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  16. be at it again informal if you say that someone is at it again, you mean that they are doing something you disapprove of, which they have done before
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  17. at that also or besides
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  18. at that after something is said
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  19. be where it's at old-fashioned informal used to say that a place or activity is very popular, exciting, and fashionable
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At


Definition: Meaning of, At in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / æt /

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  1. the heaviest of the halogen series a highly unstable radioactive element ; a decay product of uranium and thorium
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At used in phrases

  • Artemision at Ephesus (noun)
    1. the large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
    1. a book by Dee Brown which tells the story of the American West in a way that is sympathetic to the Native Americans
  • Health and Safety at Work Act, the
    1. a set of laws made in the UK in 1974 in order to protect people at work and make sure that they do not have to work in dangerous conditions, without the proper clothing or safety equipment etc
  • Mausoleum at Halicarnasus (noun)
    1. a white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402
  • Saddam bin Hussein at-Takriti (noun)
    1. iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War ; born in 1937, deposed in 2003 after the US-led invasion of Iraq, executed in 2006
  • University of California at Berkeley (noun)
    1. a university in Berkeley, California
  • action at law (noun)
    1. law a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
  • all at once (adverb)
    1. all at the same time
    2. without warning
  • at a loss (adjective)
    1. filled with bewilderment
    at a loss (adverb)
    1. below cost
  • at a low price (adverb)
    1. for a relatively small amount of money
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