Learn how Americans use the verb have in everyday English! This lesson covers have, has, and had with easy explanations, ...

Do you know how to use do up, do over, or do without? In this lesson, Claire teaches six of the most common English phrasal ...

Earlier this month, the UK government unveiled plans that will see migrants forced to pass an A-level English language test ...

The pizza, sandwich and salad restaurant features a wood-fired oven from Naples, Italy, and pie recipe straight from the boot ...

The word buoy dates back to Middle English (boye or boie, 13th–15th century). Its origin is somewhat uncertain but most ...

The word 'ascend,' derived from Latin, signifies moving upwards or climbing to greater heights, both literally and ...

"Deride" (verb) means to mock, ridicule, or speak about someone or something in a contemptuous way. It's used when expressing ...

The word 'acquiesce,' originating from Latin for 'to rest in peace,' means to accept or submit passively without protest. It ...

Besotted (adjective) describes someone who is completely in love, obsessed, or strongly infatuated with someone or something ...

I was comfortably seated in a corner near the hors d’oeuvres (my usual spot) when the conversation turned to the common usage ...

As the book opens, the unnamed son has been living in Japan for twelve years and has not spoken to his mother, aka “the ...

Origin and History The word "staid" originated from the obsolete past participle of the verb stay, first appearing in the mid ...