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party

party [noun] (CELEBRATION)

a social event when a lot of people meet together to enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing etc

US /ˈpɑːr.t̬i/ 
UK /ˈpɑː.ti/ 
party - مهمانی

مهمانی، جشن، پارتی

مثال: 

I met John at a party two months ago.

من جان را دو ماه پیش در یک پارتی ملاقات کردم. 

a social event when a lot of people meet together to enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing etc

party - مهمانی
معادل فارسی: 

مهمانی، جشن، پارتی

مثال انگلیسی: 

I met John at a party two months ago.

من جان را دو ماه پیش در یک پارتی ملاقات کردم. 

Oxford Essential Dictionary

party noun (plural parties)

1a time when friends meet, usually in somebody's home, to eat, drink and enjoy themselves:

We're having a party this Saturday. Can you come?
a birthday party

2(politics) a group of people who have the same ideas about politics:

He's a member of the Labour Party.
culture

The main political parties in Britain are the Labour Party, the Conservative Party (also called the Tory Party) and the Liberal Democrats. In the US the main parties are the Republicans and the Democratics.

3a group of people who are travelling or working together:

a party of tourists

 

Oxford Essential Dictionary for learners of English© Oxford University Press, 2006.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

party

I. party1 S1 W1 /ˈpɑːti $ ˈpɑːrti/ BrE AmE noun (plural parties) [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: partie 'part, party', from partir 'to divide']
1. FOR FUN a social event when a lot of people meet together to enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing etc:
We’re having a small party this evening to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
throw/give a party
The university threw a party to welcome them.
go/come to a party
Are you going to the party tonight?
at a party
I met John at a party a couple of months ago.
the party spirit (=the way someone feels when they are really enjoying a party) ⇨ hen party, house party, stag party, party animal
2. IN POLITICS [also + plural verb British English] a political organization with particular beliefs and aims, which you can vote for in elections:
I have always voted for the Labour Party.
He failed to win the party’s nomination for President.
The conference is open to all party members. ⇨ party line
3. GROUP OF PEOPLE [also + plural verb British English] a group of people who go somewhere together or do a job together
party of
a party of tourists
There were several students in our party.
A search party was sent out to look for the missing climbers.
a rescue party
Admission is free for school parties. ⇨ working party
4. IN AN ARGUMENT/LAW law or formal one of the people or groups who are involved in a legal argument or agreement:
helping the two parties to reach an agreement
guilty/innocent party
He sees himself as the innocent party in this dispute. ⇨ third party1
5. be (a) party to something formal to be involved in an activity or decision:
I was not a party to this discussion.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 1)
■ verbs
have a party We’re having a party on Saturday night.
hold a party The party was held at his flat.
throw/give a party (=organize it) Staff threw a party to celebrate the news.
host a party (=give a large or formal party) The party was hosted by the Danish ambassador.
go to/come to a party (also attend a party formal) Are you going to Tom’s party? | About 500 people will attend a party in her honour.
invite somebody to a party I’ve been invited to Greg’s party next weekend.
gatecrash a party (=go to it even though you have not been invited) Some older boys tried to gatecrash the party.
a party is in full swing (=people at a party are having a good time talking, dancing etc) At 3 am, the party was still in full swing.
there is a party going on Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on.
a party breaks up (=it ends and people go home) The party broke up a little after midnight.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + party
a birthday party They met at her sister’s 18th birthday party.
a Christmas/Halloween etc party I hope you’re going to the office Christmas party.
a big/small party I don’t really like going to big parties.
a dinner party (=one where people are invited to someone’s house for an evening meal) It’s a favorite topic of conversation at fashionable dinner parties these days.
a cocktail party (=a fairly formal party, at which alcoholic drinks are served) I first met him at a cocktail party at the American embassy.
a fancy dress party British English, a costume party American English (=one where people wear unusual clothes, for example so they look like someone from a story) She went to the fancy dress party as Snow White.
an office party I danced with my boss at the office party.
a surprise party Amy has planned a surprise party for his birthday.
a farewell/leaving party You didn’t come to Ken’s farewell party, did you?
a street party (=one held outside in a street) Thousands flocked to the street party on Princess Street to celebrate New Year.
a lavish party (=one where a lot of money has been spent) He threw lavish parties for his celebrity friends.
■ party + NOUN
the party spirit (=the way people feel when they are really enjoying a party) There’ll be plenty of free champagne to get the party spirit going.
be in a party mood (=want to enjoy yourself at a party) Kate wasn’t really in a party mood, so she stayed home.
party games The children had great fun playing party games.
a party dress The little girls were wearing white party dresses.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'make a party' or 'do a party'. Say have a party.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + party
a political party The Labour Party and the Conservative Party are the two main political parties in Britain.
the Labour/Democratic etc Party The leadership race within the Republican Party is almost over.
an opposition party (=a party that is not in power) The tax increase was criticized by opposition parties.
the ruling party (=the party in power) The ruling party’s level of support grew throughout the year.
a right-wing/left-wing party Support for the right-wing parties was strongest among young working-class men.
■ party + NOUN
a party member He’s been a Conservative party member for 20 years.
the party leader He met with opposition party leaders.
a party candidate (=someone who represents a political party in an election) The seat was won by the Socialist Party candidate with 68% of the vote.
the party faithful (=strong supporters of a party) His policies appeal to the party faithful.
a party activist (=someone who works hard for a party) Campaign literature is distributed by unpaid party activists.
party policy (=a political party’s official plan or position on important subjects) There has been a change in party policy.
a party conference He will give a speech at the Tory party conference this morning.
the party chairman British English He resigned as Conservative party chairman.
a party official The incident has angered senior party officials.
■ verbs
a party wins/loses an election Do you think the Labour Party can win the next election?
join a party Bloomfield joined the Communist Party in 1946.
form/found a party The two politicians broke away from the PDF to form a new political party.
■ phrases
a party is in power From 1945 until 1951 the Labour Party was in power in Britain.
a party comes to power (=begins to be the government) The ruling party came to power in May 2001.
• • •
THESAURUS
party a social event when a lot of people meet together to enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing etc: We’re having a party for Sarah’s 40th birthday. | I met my boyfriend at a party.
get-together an informal party: Christmas is the perfect time for a family get-together.
ball a large formal party where people dance: the end of term ball
rave a large party which is held outside or in an empty building, where people dance to music and take illegal drugs
reception a large formal party, especially one after a wedding or to welcome an important person: The wedding reception is at a nearby hotel. | a reception for the Thai Foreign Minister | They attended a White House reception to mark the Queen’s visit.
function a large formal or official party: He has been asked to play at many corporate functions (=an official party held by a company).
celebration a party or special event that is organized in order to celebrate something: the country’s 50th anniversary celebrations | It was a 21st birthday celebration which Mary would never forget.
bash informal a party, especially a big one that a lot of famous people go to – used especially in journalism: the star’s birthday bash | a picture of him at a Hollywood bash | a showbiz bash
do British English informal a party: We’re having a do to celebrate Margaret’s birthday.
dinner party a party where people are invited to someone’s house for an evening meal: I met him at a dinner party.
house-warming (party) a party that you have when you move into a new house: We’re having a house-warming next week.
cocktail party (also drinks party British English) a party that people go to in order to talk and have a drink together for a few hours
fancy-dress party British English, costume party American English a party where people dress in special clothes, for example to look like a famous person or a character in a story
hen party especially British English a social event just before a wedding, for a woman who is getting married and her female friends
stag night British English, bachelor party American English a social event just before a wedding, for a man who is getting married and his male friends
baby/wedding shower American English an event at which people give presents to a woman who is going to have a baby or get married
II. party2 BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle partied, present participle partying, third person singular parties) [intransitive]
informal to enjoy yourself with a group of other people by drinking alcohol, eating, dancing etc:
Let’s party!
 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

party

 

 

party [party parties partied partying] noun, verb   [ˈpɑːti]    [ˈpɑːrti] 

 

noun (pl. parties)
1. (also Party) countable + singular or plural verb a political organization that you can vote for in elections and whose members have the same aims and ideas
the Democratic and Republican Parties in the United States
She belongs to the Labour Party.
the ruling/opposition party

• the party leader/manifesto/policy

2. countable (especially in compounds) a social occasion, often in a person's home, at which people eat, drink, talk, dance and enjoy themselves
a birthday/dinner/garden, etc. party
to give/have/throw a party
Did you go to the party?
• party games

 

3. countable + singular or plural verb a group of people who are doing sth together such as travelling or visiting somewhere
The school is taking a party of 40 children to France.
• The theatre gives a 10% discount to parties of more than ten.

 

4. countable (formal) one of the people or groups of people involved in a legal agreement or argument
the guilty/innocent party
The contract can be terminated by either party with three months' notice.
The judge's decision satisfied most of the parties concerned.

Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting a body of people united in opposition to others, also in sense 1): from Old French partie, based on Latin partiri ‘divide into parts’. Sense 2 dates from the early 18th cent.  
Thesaurus:
party noun
1. C+sing./pl. v.
the Democratic Party
factioncamplobby
rival/opposing parties/factions/camps
the socialist party/camp
belong to a party/faction/camp
2. C
They threw a huge party to celebrate the end of term.
celebrationreceptiondanceballrave|BrE disco|AmE shower|informal, especially journalism bash
at a party/celebration/reception/dance/ball/rave/disco/shower/bash
have/hold/go to/attend a party/celebration/reception/dance/ball/rave/disco/shower/bash
3. C+sing./pl. v.
a coach party of tourists
groupbandcontingentteamcrewsquadgangdetachment|formal company|often disapproving pack
a party/group/band/contingent/team/crew/squad/gang/detachment/pack of sth
in (a) party/group/band/team/crew/squad/gang/company/pack
join a party/band/team/crew/gang 
Collocations:
Politics
Power
create/form/be the leader of a political party
gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress
start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution
be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle
lead/form a rival/breakaway faction
seize/take control of the government/power
bring down/overthrow/topple the government/president/regime
abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy
establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government
be forced/removed/driven from office/power
resign/step down as party leader/an MP/president/prime minister
enter/retire from/return to political life
Political debate
spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate
engage in/participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over sth)
get involved in/feel excluded from the political process
launch/start/lead/spearhead a campaign/movement
join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement
criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government
lobby/put pressure on the government (to do sth)
come under fire/pressure from opposition parties
Policy
call for/demand/propose/push for/advocate democratic/political/land reform(s)
formulate/implement domestic economic policy
change/influence/shape/have an impact on government/economic/public policy
be consistent with/be in line with/go against/be opposed to government policy
reform/restructure/modernize the tax system
privatize/improve/deliver/make cuts in public services
invest (heavily) in/spend sth on schools/education/public services/(the) infrastructure
nationalize the banks/the oil industry
promise/propose/deliver/give ($80 billion in/significant/substantial/massive) tax cuts
a/the budget is approved/ (especially NAmE) passed by parliament/congress
Making laws
have a majority in/have seats in Parliament/Congress/the Senate
propose/sponsor a bill/legislation/a resolution
introduce/bring in/draw up/draft/adopt/pass a bill/a law/legislation/measures
amend/repeal an act/a law/legislation
veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution
get/require/be decided by a majority vote
more collocations at economy, voting  
Example Bank:
By now the party was in full swing.
First we must notify all the interested parties.
From 1991 new political parties emerged to challenge the governing party.
Gordon Brown's speech at the Labour party conference
He loves throwing lavish parties.
He was accused of having strong links with the Communist Party.
I was at a party in London that night.
I'm organizing a surprise party for my sister.
It was time for us to join the coach party.
Most MPs will follow the party line.
Mr Cameron was cheered by the party faithful.
On moving in they threw a huge house-warming party.
She arrived with a party of helpers.
She became the leader of the party in 2008.
She is a hard-drinking, non-stop party girl.
She left the party in 2000.
She refused to follow the party line= the official view of the party.
She turned up at her fiancé's bachelor party.
The Labour Party was returned to power in 2001.
The Labour party lost the vote on this important issue.
The Liberal party controlled the Senate at this time.
The captain told the crew to prepare to receive a boarding party.
The girls were having a slumber party.
The party broke up around midnight.
The party was officially dissolved in 1927.
The wedding party climbed into the carriages.
There was a party going on next door.
They are now the majority party in Parliament.
They attended the launch party for the new film.
This agreement binds both parties.
This agreement is binding on both parties.
This agreement shall be binding upon both parties.
We had a farewell party for Michelle when she left the company.
You must sign the document in the presence of an independent third party
a bitter dispute which finally split the party
a surprise birthday party
both main political parties
members of the parliamentary party
policies that would be out of place in the Republican party platform
the majority party in both Houses
the parties contesting the elections
A rescue party immediately set off by boat.
Did you go to their party?
He gave a dinner party for some old friends.
It was decided to send out a search party to look for the missing climbers.
Several members of the England cricket touring party were robbed outside the team hotel.
The theatre gives a 10% discount to parties of more than 10.
There were fizzy drinks, cake and party games.
They threw a party to celebrate the end of term.
We're going to have a housewarming party next weekend.
a coach party of German tourists
the party leader/manifesto/policy
• the ruling/opposition party

Idioms: bring something to the party  party to something

Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting a body of people united in opposition to others, also in sense 1): from Old French partie, based on Latin partiri ‘divide into parts’. Sense 2 dates from the early 18th cent.  
Example Bank:

• That guy Jake— he really knows how to party!

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

party / ˈpɑː.ti /   / ˈpɑːr.t̬i / noun [ C ] (CELEBRATION)

A1 a social event where a group of people meet to talk, eat, drink, dance, etc., often in order to celebrate a special occasion:

a birthday party

a farewell party

a dinner party (= a small, sometimes formal party where a meal is eaten)

a fancy-dress ( US costume ) party (= a party where people wear clothes that make them look like someone or something else)

Peter has/gives/throws really wild parties.

Word partners for party noun (CELEBRATION)

have / give / go to / throw a party • a birthday / Christmas / family / office party • a big / private / wild party • at a party

Word partners for party noun (POLITICAL)

join / form / found / represent a party • a political / left-wing / right-wing party • the governing / opposition / ruling party • a party activist / leader / member

 

party / ˈpɑː.ti /   / ˈpɑːr.t̬i / noun [ C , + sing/pl verb ] (POLITICAL GROUP)

B1 an organization of people with particular political beliefs that competes in elections to try to win positions in local or national government:

the Democratic Party

the Green party

the Conservative party

The party has/have just elected a new leader.

He was elected as party leader in 2001.

They contacted party members from across the nation to ask for their support.

Word partners for party noun (CELEBRATION)

have / give / go to / throw a party • a birthday / Christmas / family / office party • a big / private / wild party • at a party

Word partners for party noun (POLITICAL)

join / form / found / represent a party • a political / left-wing / right-wing party • the governing / opposition / ruling party • a party activist / leader / member

 

party / ˈpɑː.ti /   / ˈpɑːr.t̬i / noun [ C , + sing/pl verb ] (VISITING GROUP)

a group of people who are involved in an activity together, especially a visit:

a party of tourists

Most museums give a discount to school parties.

Word partners for party noun (CELEBRATION)

have / give / go to / throw a party • a birthday / Christmas / family / office party • a big / private / wild party • at a party

Word partners for party noun (POLITICAL)

join / form / found / represent a party • a political / left-wing / right-wing party • the governing / opposition / ruling party • a party activist / leader / member

 

party / ˈpɑː.ti /   / ˈpɑːr.t̬i / noun [ C ] (INVOLVEMENT)

one of the people or groups of people involved in an official argument, arrangement, or similar situation:

The UN called on all parties in the conflict to take a positive stance towards the new peace initiative.

It's often difficult to establish who the guilty party is following a road accident.

Word partners for party noun (CELEBRATION)

have / give / go to / throw a party • a birthday / Christmas / family / office party • a big / private / wild party • at a party

Word partners for party noun (POLITICAL)

join / form / found / represent a party • a political / left-wing / right-wing party • the governing / opposition / ruling party • a party activist / leader / member

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

party

[pɑ͟ː(r)ti]
 
 parties, partying, partied

 1) N-COUNT A party is a political organization whose members have similar aims and beliefs. Usually the organization tries to get its members elected to the government of a country.
  ...a member of the Labour party.
  ...India's ruling party.
  ...opposition parties.
  ...her resignation as party leader.
 2) N-COUNT A party is a social event, often in someone's home, at which people enjoy themselves doing things such as eating, drinking, dancing, talking, or playing games.
 
  The couple met at a party...
  We threw a huge birthday party...
  Most teenagers like to go to parties.

 4) N-COUNT: usu with supp A party of people is a group of people who are doing something together, for example travelling together.

  They became separated from their party.
  ...a party of sightseers.
  ...a research party of scientists.
 5) N-COUNT: usu supp N One of the people involved in a legal agreement or dispute can be referred to as a particular party. [LEGAL]

  It has to be proved that they are the guilty party.
  ...he was the injured party.
  ...a court, the decision of which may not satisfy either party.
 6) PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n Someone who is a party to or is party to an action or agreement is involved in it, and therefore partly responsible for it.
  Crook had resigned his post rather than be party to such treachery.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1par·ty /ˈpɑɚti/ noun, pl -ties [count]
1 : a social event in which entertainment, food, and drinks are provided
• We are having/giving/throwing a party.
• a high school dance party
• Were you invited to her party?
• Our New Year's Eve party was a huge success.
• a dinner party
• a birthday/costume/farewell party
- often used before another noun
• a party hat/dress
party decorations/games
• Get in the party spirit.
• I'm not in a party mood.
- see also block party, cocktail party, drinks party, hen party, house party, slumber party, stag party, tailgate party, tea party
2 : an organization of people who have similar political beliefs and ideas and who work to have their members elected to positions in the government
• political parties with opposing agendas
• the Democratic/Republican Party
• The senator is loyal to his party.
• the ruling party [=the party that is in power]
party members/policy
• the party leader
3 law : a person who is involved in a legal case or contract
• the two parties in the marriage contract
• the guilty party
• The parties in the lawsuit reached a settlement.
- see also third party
4 formal : someone or something that is involved in an activity
• The principal of the school was urged to be a party [=participant] in the educational council.
• Interested parties are asked to contact their local representative.
- often + to
• a party to the international coalition aimed at fighting hunger
• He refused to be a party to [=he refused to take part in] the gambling ring.
5 : a group of people who do something together
• a mountain-climbing party
• a rescue/search party
- often + of
• a party of travelers from Great Britain
• He made a reservation at the restaurant for a party of four. [=for a group of four people]
• A party of teenagers is in charge of the neighborhood cleanup.
the life (and soul) of the party
 

school

school [noun] (EDUCATION)

a place where children are taught

US /skuːl/ 
UK /skuːl/ 
school - مدرسه

مدرسه‌

مثال: 

What did you ​learn at school today

امروز در مدرسه چه چیزی یاد گرفتی؟

a place where children are taught

School - مدرسه
معادل فارسی: 

مدرسه‌، دبستان‌، آموزشگاه‌، دبيرستان‌، مكتب‌، دانشكده‌، یک موسسه ی آموزشی، محلی برای آموزش و یادگیری

مثال انگلیسی: 

What did you ​learn at school today

امروز در مدرسه چه چیزی یاد گرفتی؟

Most ​children ​start/​begin school at the ​age of five.

بیشتر بچه ها در 5 سالگی مدرسه را شروع می کنند.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

school

 noun

1 (plural schools) a place where children go to learn:
Lucy is at school.
Which school do you go to?

2 (no plural) being at school:
I hate school!
He left school when he was 16.
School starts at nine o'clock.

grammar
You usually talk about school without 'the' or 'a': I enjoyed being at school.Do you walk to school? You use 'a' or 'the' when more information about the school is given: Harry goes to the school that his father went to.She teaches at a school for deaf children.

Look at Study Page S12.

3 (plural schools) (American, informal) a college or university, or the time that you spend there

4 (plural schools) a place where you go to learn a special thing:
a language school

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

school

I. school1 S1 W1 /skuːl/ BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: noun: school, pre-school, schooling; verb: school; adjective: PRE-SCHOOL]
[Language: Old English; Origin: scol, from Latin schola, from Greek schole 'discussion, school']
1. WHERE CHILDREN LEARN [uncountable and countable] a place where children are taught:
His mother always used to pick him up from school.
2. TIME AT SCHOOL [uncountable]
a) a day’s work at school:
School begins at 8.30.
before/after school
I’ll see you after school.
b) the time during your life when you go to school:
He’s one of my old friends from school.
Children start school between the ages of four and five.
3. UNIVERSITY [uncountable and countable]
a) American English a college or university, or the time when you study there:
Their kids are away at school now.
She was going to school in Boston.
b) a department or group of departments that teaches a particular subject at a university
school of
the Harvard School of Public Health
law/medical/business/graduate school
After two years of medical school, I thought I knew everything.
4. ONE SUBJECT [countable] a place where a particular subject or skill is taught:
a language school in Brighton
school of
Amwell School of Motoring
5. at school
a) in the school building:
I can get some work done while the kids are at school.
b) British English attending a school, rather than being at college or university or having a job:
We’ve got two children at school, and one at university.
6. in school
a) in the school building:
Sandra’s not in school today.
b) American English attending a school or university rather than having a job:
Are your boys still in school?
7. ART [countable] a number of people who are considered as a group because of their similar style of work:
the Impressionist school
8. school of thought an opinion or way of thinking about something that is shared by a group of people:
There are two main schools of thought on the subject.
9. of/from the old school with old-fashioned values or qualities:
a family doctor of the old school
10. FISH [countable] a large group of fish, ↑whales, ↑dolphins etc that are swimming together
school of
a school of whales
• • •
COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)
■ verbs
go to school Did you go to school in Paris?
attend (a) school formal (=go to a school) Some of the children had not attended school very regularly before.
start school Children in Britain start school when they are five.
leave school He left school when he was 16.
send somebody to school His parents sent him to a private school.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + school
a state school British English, a public school American English (=a school that gets its money from the government) Universities want to encourage more applicants from state schools.
a private school (also a public school British English) (=a school where students pay to study) He was educated at a private school.
sb’s old school (=the school someone went to when they were young) He went back to his old school to give a talk to the children.
a local school (=a school near where someone lives) They sent their kids to the local school.
a boarding school (=a school where children also live and sleep)
a day school (=a school where children go during the day but go home in the evenings) The school is both a boarding school and a day school.
a nursery school (=for children under 5)
an infant school British English (=for children aged 5 to 7)
a primary school British English, an elementary school American English (=for children up to 11) Their children are still at primary school.
a secondary school (also a high school British English) (=for children from 11 to 16 or 18)
a high school American English (=a school for students aged 14 to 18)
a comprehensive school British English (=a secondary school for all children)
a grammar school British English (=a secondary school for children who have passed an exam when they are 11)
■ school + NOUN
school students (also school pupils British English) Most school students have musical interests of some kind.
a school friend She met some old school friends.
a school uniform He was still wearing his school uniform.
the school holidays British English The trip will take place during the school holidays.
the school run British English (=the journey taking children to and from school each day) She had to be back in time for the school run.
the school playground
the school library
the school hall
the school bus
the school curriculum Head teachers were asked to incorporate road safety education in the school curriculum.
school meals/lunches (also school dinners British English) We provide good-quality school meals.
a school governor British English (=an elected person who works with teachers to make decisions about how a school is organized) The school governors have appointed a new head teacher.
the school board American English (=the group of people who are elected to govern a school or group of schools) The courts have upheld the school board's right to dismiss striking teachers.
the school day Most children are tired at the end of the school day.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ of animals
herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants: A herd of cows was blocking the road.
team a group of people who work together: She is being cared for by a team of doctors.
flock a group of sheep or birds: a flock of seagulls | The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock.
pack a group of dogs or wolves: Some dogs are bred to work in packs.
litter a group of kittens or puppies born at one time to a particular mother: He was one of a litter of seven puppies.
school/shoal a group of fish or dolphins: Piranha fish live in shoals in the wild.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

school

 

school [school schools schooled schooling] noun, verb   [skuːl]    [skuːl] 

 

noun  

 

 

WHERE CHILDREN LEARN
1. countable a place where children go to be educated
My brother and I went to the same school.
(formal) Which school do they attend?
I'm going to the school today to talk to Kim's teacher.
• We need more money for roads, hospitals and schools.

• school buildings

2. uncountable (used without the or a) the process of learning in a school; the time during your life when you go to a school: (BrE) to start/leave school
(NAmE) to start/quit school
Where did you go to school?
(BrE) All my kids are still at school.
(NAmE) All my kids are still in school.
(NAmE) to teach school (= teach in a school)

• The transition from school to work can be difficult.

3. uncountable (used without the or a) the time during the day when children are working in a school
Shall I meet you after school today?
School begins at 9.
The kids are at/in school until 3.30.

after-school activities  

 

 

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

4. the school singular all the children or students and the teachers in a school

• I had to stand up in front of the whole school.  

 

 

FOR PARTICULAR SKILL

5. countable (often in compounds) a place where people go to learn a particular subject or skill

• a drama/language/riding, etc. school  

 

 

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY

6. countable, uncountable (NAmE, informal) a college or university; the time that you spend there
famous schools like Yale and Harvard
• Where did you go to school?

 

7. countable a department of a college or university that teaches a particular subject
the business/medical/law school

• the School of Dentistry  

 

 

OF WRITERS/ARTISTS

8. countable a group of writers, artists, etc. whose style of work or opinions have been influenced by the same person or ideas

• the Dutch school of painting  

 

 

OF FISH

9. countable a large number of fish or other sea animals, swimming together
a school of dolphins
compare  shoal  There are many compounds ending in school. You will find them at their place in the alphabet.
more at one of the old school at  old  
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 8 and v. Old English scōl scolu Latin Greek skholē ‘leisure, philosophy, lecture-place’ Middle English Old French escole
n. sense 9 late Middle English Middle Low German Middle Dutch schōle West Germanic Old English scolu ‘troop’ shoal
 
Thesaurus:
school noun C
My sister and I went to the same school.
academycollegeuniversityseminary
at/in school/college/university
at a/the school/academy/college/university/seminary
go to/attend school/an academy/college/university/a seminary 
British/American:
at / in school
In BrE somebody who is attending school is at school: I was at school with her sister. In NAmE in school is used: I have a ten-year-old in school. In school in NAmE can also mean ‘attending a university’. 
Collocations:
Education
Learning
acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(BrE) (some) qualifications
receive/provide sb with training/tuition
develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially BrE) course/(NAmE) program/syllabus
give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
School
go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
be in the first, second, etc. (NAmE) grade/(especially BrE) year (at school)
study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
(BrE) leave/finish/drop out of/ (NAmE) quit school
(NAmE) graduate high school/college
Problems at school
be the victim/target of bullying
(BrE) play truant from/ (both BrE, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
(both especially NAmE) skip/cut class/school
(BrE) cheat in/(NAmE) cheat on an exam/a test
get/be given a detention (for doing sth)
be expelled from/be suspended from school
Work and exams
do your homework/(BrE) revision/a project on sth
work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(NAmE) a paper
finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
hand in/ (NAmE) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
study/prepare/ (BrE) revise/ (NAmE) review/ (NAmE, informal) cram for a test/an exam
take/ (both BrE) do/sit a test/an exam
(especially BrE) mark/ (especially NAmE) grade homework/a test
(BrE) do well in/ (NAmE) do well on/ (informal, especially NAmE) ace a test/an exam
pass/fail/ (informal, especially NAmE) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
University
apply to/get into/go to/start college/(BrE) university
leave/graduate from law school/college/(BrE) university (with a degree in computer science)
study for/take/ (BrE) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
(both NAmE) major/minor in biology/philosophy
earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a PhD in economics 
Grammar Point:
school
When a school is being referred to as an institution, you do not need to use the: When do the children finish school? When you are talking about a particular building, the is used: I’ll meet you outside the school. Prison, jail, court, and church work in the same way: Her husband spent three years in prison.
note at college, hospital  
Example Bank:
Are the children still in school?
Eric is off school again.
He runs a karate school in San Jose, California.
He was expelled from school for verbally abusing his teacher.
His mum kept him off school for two weeks when he was ill.
It is a failing school with some of the worst results in the city.
It was just a typical school day.
My parents let me stay home from school yesterday.
She attends a special school for children with learning difficulties.
She didn't do very well at school.
She teaches elementary school in Atlanta.
She's a middle-school teacher.
She's got four children of school age.
The next day was Monday, a school day.
Their son's at the school near the station.
We're going to play football after school.
You don't need to keep your child home from school because of a cough.
a range of after-school activities
school-age children
the cleverest child in the school
An announcement was made to the whole school
His parents went to the school to talk to his teacher.
I'll meet you outside the school.
In Britain children start school when they are five.
More money is needed for roads, hospitals and schools.
My sister and I went to the same school.
My younger son is still at school.
She wants to go to drama school.
The university has a school of dentistry.
a language/riding school
an elementary/a junior high/a high school
an infant/a junior/a primary/a secondary school
to teach school
• He had very little schooling.

Idiom: school of thought 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

alma mater / ˌæl.məˈmɑː.tə r / / -ˈmeɪ.tə r /   / -ˈmɑː.t̬ɚ /   / ˌɑːl- / noun [ S ]

your alma mater

formal the school, college, or university where you studied

US the official song of a school, college, or university

 

school / skuːl / noun [ C , + sing/pl verb ] (GROUP)

a group of painters, writers, poets, etc. whose work is similar, especially similar to that of a particular leader:

the Flemish School

the Impressionist school of painting

Word partners for school

attend / go to school • begin / leave / start school • expel sb from / play truant from / skip school • teach at a school • a school assembly / bus / dinner / report

 

school / skuːl / noun [ C , + sing/pl verb ] (SEA CREATURES)

a large number of fish or other sea creatures swimming in a group:

a school of dolphins/whales

Word partners for school

attend / go to school • begin / leave / start school • expel sb from / play truant from / skip school • teach at a school • a school assembly / bus / dinner / report

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

school

[sku͟ːl]
 
 schools, schooling, schooled

 1) N-VAR: usu prep N A school is a place where children are educated. You usually refer to this place as school when you are talking about the time that children spend there and the activities that they do there.
  ...a boy who was in my class at school...
  Even the good students say homework is what they most dislike about school...
  I took the kids for a picnic in the park after school.
  ...a school built in the Sixties...
  He favors extending the school day and school year.
  ...two boys wearing school uniform.
 2) N-COUNT-COLL A school is the pupils or staff at a school.
  Deirdre, the whole school's going to hate you.
  ...a children's writing competition open to schools or individuals.
 3) N-COUNT: with supp, oft in names A privately-run place where a particular skill or subject is taught can be referred to as a school.
  ...a riding school and equestrian centre near Chepstow.
  ...the Kingsley School of English.
 4) N-VAR: with supp, oft in names A university, college, or university department specializing in a particular type of subject can be referred to as a school.
  ...a lecturer in the school of veterinary medicine at the University of Pennsylvania...
  Stella, 21, is at art school training to be a fashion designer.
 5) N-UNCOUNT School is used to refer to university or college. [AM]
  Moving rapidly through school, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Kentucky at age 18.
 6) N-COUNT-COLL: usu with supp A particular school of writers, artists, or thinkers is a group of them whose work, opinions, or theories are similar.
  ...the Chicago school of economists...
  O'Keeffe was influenced by various painters and photographers, but she was never a member of any school.
 7) N-COUNT-COLL: N of n A school of fish or dolphins is a large group of them moving through water together.

12) PHRASE: usu n PHR (approval) If you approve of someone because they have good qualities that used to be more common in the past, you can describe them as one of the old school.
 school of thought 
  He is one of the old school who still believes in honour in public life.
  ...an elderly gentleman of the old school.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1school /ˈskuːl/ noun, pl schools
1 a : a place where children go to learn

[count]

• He is going to a different school this year.
• The town is building a new school.

[noncount]

• Where do you go to school?
• He learned to play the flute at/in school.
• Their daughter will start attending school next year.
• He left/quit school [=he stopped going to school] when he was 16.
- often used before another noun
• the school building/newspaper
school lunches/functions/plays/friends
• The town has an excellent school system. [=the schools in the town are excellent]
b US : a college or university

[count]

• He is transferring to a different school next semester.

[noncount]

• He goes to school in New York.
• He is attending law/business/medical school.
• She is away at school.
c [count] : a division within a university or college for study and research in a particular area of knowledge - usually singular
• She is a student at the law/business/medical school.
- often + of
• the school of art/engineering
d [count] : a place where people go to learn a particular skill
• acting/driving/language schools
2 [noncount]
a : the activity or process of learning or teaching in a school
School is hard for her.
• Their daughter will start school next year.
• (US) Where do you teach school?
• (US) My parents won't let me get a job while I'm in school. = (Brit) My parents won't let me get a job while I'm at school. [=while I am a student in a school]
• Stay in school and get your diploma.
• He never did well in school.
b : the period of time during which students are in school
• I missed school yesterday.
• He was late for school. [=he was not at the school on time]
• Let's meet after school.
School starts at 8:00 a.m.
- often used before another noun
• the school day/year
3 [count] : the students or students and teachers of a school
• The whole school was at the assembly.
• Five schools donated money to the homeless shelter.
4 [count] : a group of people who share the same opinions, beliefs, or methods
• artists from the Impressionist/Romantic school
- often + of
• the German school of philosophers/philosophy
• a new school of painters/painting
• The two authors come from different schools of writing.
• There are two main schools of thought [=ways of thinking] on that topic.

 

3school noun, pl schools [count] : a large group of fish or other ocean animals that are swimming together
• Fish swim in schools.
- often + of
• a school of fish/dolphins

 

friend

friend [noun] (PERSON YOU LIKE)

Someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with

UK /frend/ 

دوست، رفیق

مثال: 

I've made a lot of friends in this ​job.

من دوستان زیادی در این شغلم پیدا کرده ام.

 

Someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with

معادل فارسی: 

دوست، رفیق

مثال انگلیسی: 

I've made a lot of friends in this ​job.

من دوستان زیادی در این شغلم پیدا کرده ام.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

friend

 noun

pronunciation
The word friend sounds like send, because we don't say the letter i in this word.

a person that you like and know very well:
David is my best friend.
We are very good friends.

make friends with somebody to become a friend of somebody:
Have you made friends with any of the students in your class?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

friend

I. friend1 S1 W1 /frend/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑friend, ↑friendliness, ↑friendship, ↑friendly; adjective: ↑friendly ≠ ↑unfriendly, ↑friendless; verb: ↑befriend]
[Language: Old English; Origin: freond]
1. PERSON YOU LIKE someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with:
Jerry, this is my friend Sue.
She’s always out with her friends.
One of her closest friends died at the weekend.
I met Jim through a friend.
2. be friends (with somebody) to be someone’s friend:
I’ve been friends with the Murkets for twenty years.
3.
a) make friends to become friendly with people:
Jenny has always found it easy to make friends at school.
b) make friends with somebody to become friendly with someone:
He made friends with an old fisherman.
4. be just (good) friends used to say that you are not having a romantic relationship with someone:
I’m not going out with Nathan – we’re just good friends.
5. SUPPORTER someone who supports an organization such as a theatre, ↑art gallery, ↑charity etc by giving money or help
friend of
the Friends of the Tate
6. NOT AN ENEMY someone who has the same beliefs, wants to achieve the same things etc as you, and will support you:
our friends and allies around the world
She shot him a quick glance as if unsure whether he was friend or foe.
Don’t worry, you’re among friends.
7. someone who has created a link with you on a ↑social networking site on the Internet, by visiting your ↑webpage and clicking on it:
She has thousands of friends on MySpace.
8. PARLIAMENT/COURT OF LAW British English
a) my honourable friend used by a member of parliament when speaking about another member of parliament
b) my learned friend used by a lawyer when speaking about another lawyer in a court of law
9. be no friend of something to not like or be a supporter of something:
I’m no friend of socialism, as you know.
10. Friend a member of the Society of Friends SYN Quaker
11. our/your friend spoken used humorously to talk about someone you do not know, who is doing something annoying:
Our friend with the loud voice is back.
12. have friends in high places to know important people who can help you
13. a friend in need someone who helps you when you need it
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + friend
sb’s best friend (=the friend you like the most) Fiona was her best friend.
a good/close friend (=one of the friends you like the most) She’s a good friend of mine.
a dear friend (=a friend who is very important to you) I’d like you to meet a dear friend of mine.
an old friend (=someone who has been your friend for a long time) We went to see some old friends who had moved to Harlow.
a lifelong friend (=someone who has been your friend for the whole of your life) The two men were lifelong friends.
a childhood friend (=someone who was your friend when you were a child) She had been a childhood friend of Tony Walker.
a school friend I met some old school friends for lunch.
a family friend He’s visiting family friends.
a personal friend Mr Hutton is a close personal friend of my father.
a mutual friend (=someone who is a friend of both you and someone else) They went to a mutual friend’s home for dinner.
a firm friend (=a friend you like a lot and intend to keep) They had remained firm friends ever since they first met.
a trusted friend She told only a few trusted friends.
male/female friends Most of my male friends are married now.
■ verbs
have a friend Suzie has plenty of friends.
become friends Liz and Vanessa soon became friends.
remain friends We have all remained friends despite some difficult times.
■ phrases
a friend of mine/yours/Bill’s etc A friend of mine is going to Tokyo next week.
a friend of a friend I managed to get tickets from a friend of a friend.
sb’s circle of friends (=all the friends somebody has) Her small circle of friends used to play cards together.
• • •
THESAURUS
friend someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with: Dad, this is my friend Steve. | She’s going to Palm Springs with some friends. | I got a letter from a friend from college. | Amy’s a close friend of mine. | John was a really good friend to me when I had all those problems last year.
acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ someone who you know and see sometimes, but who is not one of your close friends: We borrowed the money from one of Paul’s business acquaintances.
mate British English informal a friend – used especially about boys or men: He always goes to the pub with his mates on Friday night. | Terry’s an old mate of mine.
buddy American English informal a friend – used especially about men or young people: He’s out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.
pal informal a friend – pal sounds rather old-fashioned: They met at school and have remained close pals.
crony [usually plural] disapproving a friend – used about powerful people who will help each other even if it is slightly dishonest: He’s one of the President’s cronies.
companion written someone who spends time with you, doing the same things as you – used about animals as well as people: travelling companions | His dog was his constant companion. | the perfect companion
the girls informal a woman’s female friends: We’re having a girls’ night out.
the lads British English informal a man’s male friends: a night out with the lads
II. friend2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to add someone to your list of friends on a ↑social networking site:
I never friend someone I haven’t met in real life.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

friend

friend [friend friends friended friending]   [frend]    [frend]  noun

 
PERSON YOU LIKE
1. a person you know well and like, and who is not usually a member of your family
This is my friend Tom.
Is he a friend of yours?
She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time).
He's one of my best friends.
a close/good friend
a childhood/family/lifelong friend
I heard about it through a friend of a friend.
She has a wide circle of friends.

see also  befriend, boyfriend, fair-weather, false friend, girlfriend, penfriend, school friend  

SUPPORTER

2. a person who supports an organization, a charity, etc, especially by giving or raising money; a person who supports a particular idea, etc
the Friends of St Martin's Hospital
• a friend of democracy

• Theatre tickets are 10% cheaper for Friends.  

NOT ENEMY

3. a person who has the same interests and opinions as yourself, and will help and support you
• You're among friends here— you can speak freely.

• His eyes were moving from face to face: friend or foe?  

SILLY/ANNOYING PERSON

4. (ironic) used to talk about sb you do not know who has done sth silly or annoying

• I wish our friend at the next table would shut up.  

IN PARLIAMENT/COURT

5. (in Britain) used by a member of parliament to refer to another member of parliament or by a lawyer to refer to another lawyer in a court of law
my honourable friend, the member for Henley (= in the House of Commons)
my noble friend (= in the House of Lords)

• my learned friend (= in a court of law)  

IN RELIGION

6. Friend a member of the Society of Friends
Syn:  Quaker 
more at man's best friend at  man  n.
Idioms: friend in need  friends  good friends  have friends in high places  
Word Origin:
Old English frēond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vriend and German Freund, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to love’, shared by free.  
Thesaurus:
friend noun C
He's one of my best friends.
companionacquaintanceconfidantally|BrE, informal mate|AmE, informal buddy|informal, old-fashioned pal|often disapproving crony
Opp: enemy
a friend/mate/buddy/pal of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs/my mother's/Diana's, etc.
an old friend/acquaintance/ally/mate/buddy/pal
a good friend/companion/mate/buddy/pal
have friends/acquaintances/allies/mates/buddies/pals 
Example Bank:
Does your sister have any single friends?
Even his own friends don't believe him.
He finds it difficult to make friends.
He introduced me to his circle of friends.
He was last seen leaving a restaurant with a female friend.
He won't win any friends if he carries on talking like that.
Her best friend at school was called Anna.
I was given this necklace by a good friend of mine.
I'm inviting only my closest friends to the party.
If you need a friend, just call me.
It was so relaxing to be among old friends.
My so-called friends are making fun of me because of my weight.
People he had trusted turned out to be only fair-weather friends.
She doesn't have many good friends.
She's made friends with the little girl who lives next door.
They became friends after meeting at college.
We met each other through a mutual friend.
We stayed friends even after we grew up and left home.
a friend from high school
He's one of my best friends.
I heard about it through a friend of a friend.
Is he a friend of yours?
She has a wide circle of friends.
She met up with some of her old school friends.
• She's an old friend.

• a childhood/family/lifelong friend

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

friend / frend / noun [ C ] (PERSON YOU LIKE)

A1 a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family:

She's my best/oldest/closest friend - we've known each other since we were five.

He's a family friend/friend of the family .

This restaurant was recommended to me by a friend of mine.

We've been friends for years.

José and Pilar are (good) friends of ours.

We're (good) friends with José and Pilar.

She said that she and Peter were just (good) friends (= they were not having a sexual relationship) .

I've made a lot of friends in this job.

He finds it difficult to make friends.

→  See also befriend

someone who is not an enemy and who you can trust:

You don't have to pretend any more - you're among friends now.

Word partners for friend

have / find / make friends • be / become friends with sb • sb's best / closest / oldest friend
 

friend / frend / noun [ C ] (PERSON GIVING MONEY)

someone who gives money to an arts organization or charity in order to support it:

The Friends of the Royal Academy raised £10,000 towards the cost of the exhibition.

Word partners for friend

have / find / make friends • be / become friends with sb • sb's best / closest / oldest friend

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

friend

/frend/
(friends)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
A friend is someone who you know well and like, but who is not related to you.
I had a long talk about this with my best friend...
She never was a close friend of mine.
...Sara’s old friend, Ogden.
N-COUNT

2.
If you are friends with someone, you are their friend and they are yours.
I still wanted to be friends with Alison...
We remained good friends...
Sally and I became friends.
N-PLURAL: oft N with n

3.
The friends of a country, cause, organization, or a famous politician are the people and organizations who help and support them.
...The Friends of Birmingham Royal Ballet.
N-PLURAL; N-IN-NAMES

4.
If one country refers to another as a friend, they mean that the other country is not an enemy of theirs.
The president said that Japan is now a friend and international partner.
= ally
N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

friend

friend /ˈfrɛnd/ noun, pl friends [count]
1 : a person who you like and enjoy being with
• I'd like you to meet my friend.
• She is such a good/close/dear friend (of mine).
• We're fast friends. = We're the best of friends.
• He's no friend of mine.
• He has always been a good friend to me. [=he has always helped or supported me as a good friend should]
• She's my best friend. [=my closest friend]
• We are childhood friends. [=we have been friends since we were children]
old friends [=people who have been friends for a long time]
• She is an old family friend. = She is an old friend of the family. [=she has known and spent time with the family over many years]
• We are just friends. [=we are not in a romantic relationship]
• He wants to be friends with my younger sister. [=he wants to be my sister's friend]
• She is best friends with my younger sister. [=she is my youngest sister's closest friend]
Friend is sometimes used in a humorous or ironic way to refer to someone who is annoying or disliked.
• Has our friend with the rude attitude been bothering you lately?
• Don't look now. Here comes your friend.
2 : a person who helps or supports someone or something (such as a cause or charity)
• She is a friend of the environment. [=she supports environmental causes]
• The strikers knew they had a friend in the senator. [=knew that the senator supported them]
• Are you friend or foe? [=do you support us or oppose us?]
3 Friend : quaker
a friend in need is a friend indeed
- used to say that a friend who will help you when you need help is a true friend;
friends in high places
✦To have friends in high places is to know people with social or political influence or power.
• She got the job because she has friends in high places.
make friends : to become someone's friend
• Sometimes it is hard for children to make new friends.
- often + with
• She's very good at making friends with people from all walks of life.
man's best friend

restaurant

restaurant [noun]

a place where you can buy and eat a meal

US /ˈres.tə.rɑːnt/ 
UK /ˈres.trɒnt/ 
restaurant - رستوران

رستوران، سالن غذاخوری

مثال: 

We went out to a restaurant to celebrate. 

برای جشن گرفتن رفتیم رستوران.

 

a place where you can buy and eat a meal

restaurant - رستوران
معادل فارسی: 

رستوران، سالن غذاخوری

مثال انگلیسی: 

She decided to open her own restaurant.

تصمیم گرفت که خودش رستوران باز کند.

We went out to a restaurant to celebrate. 

برای جشن گرفتن رفتیم رستوران.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

restaurant

 noun
a place where you buy a meal and eat it

word building
You usually go to a restaurant for a special meal. You can get a quick or cheap meal at a cafe, a sandwich bar, a takeaway or a fast-food restaurant.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

restaurant

restaurant S2 W2 /ˈrestərɒnt $ -rənt, -rɑːnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: restaurer 'to restore', from Latin restaurare; ⇨ restore]
a place where you can buy and eat a meal
Chinese/French/Mexican etc restaurant
We went to a little Italian restaurant near Leicester Square.
He took her out for a five-course dinner in a fancy restaurant.
The company runs a chain of restaurants.
A new restaurant has just opened across the road.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
go to a restaurant We went to a restaurant in the King’s Road.
take somebody to a restaurant He’s taking me to a Japanese restaurant in town.
eat at/in a restaurant (also dine at/in a restaurant formal) Have you eaten in this restaurant before?
a restaurant serves something The restaurant serves lunch from midday until two thirty.
a restaurant specializes in something Restaurants near the waterfront tend to specialize in seafood.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + restaurant
a Chinese/Italian etc restaurant We booked a table at our local Italian restaurant.
a fast-food restaurant (=where food that can be prepared quickly is served or available to take away) The High Street is full of fast-food restaurants.
a fish/seafood restaurant I went to a seafood restaurant by the pier for lunch.
an expensive/cheap restaurant He took her out to an expensive restaurant.
a trendy/fashionable restaurant (=one that is influenced by the most fashionable styles and ideas) The hotel is surrounded by elegant boutiques and trendy restaurants.
a fancy restaurant informal (=expensive and fashionable) In some fancy restaurants, the chefs decorate the salads with flowers.
a posh restaurant British English informal (=where richer people go) They all earn huge salaries and eat at posh restaurants.
an upscale restaurant American English (=where richer people go) It's interesting that rabbit has become so popular at upscale restaurants.
■ restaurant + NOUN
a restaurant chain (=one that is owned or managed by the same company or person) Café Rouge is part of a large restaurant chain.
a restaurant owner/manager He worked as a restaurant manager at Mario's Pizzas for 10 years.
restaurant meals There is a choice of bar snacks or restaurant meals.
• • •
THESAURUS
cafe/coffee shop a place where you can get coffee and other non-alcoholic drinks, cakes, and small meals
fast food restaurant one where you can get meals such as hamburgers, french fries etc
self-service restaurant one where you collect the food yourself
diner American English a restaurant where you can eat cheap and simple food
bistro a small restaurant or bar, especially one serving French-style food
cafeteria (also canteen British English) a place at work or school where you can collect and eat meals

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

restaurant

 

res·taur·ant [restaurant restaurants]   [ˈrestrɒnt]    [ˈrestrɑːnt]    [ˈrestərɑːnt]  noun
a place where you can buy and eat a meal
an Italian restaurant
We had a meal in a restaurant.
We went out to a restaurant to celebrate.
a restaurant owner
a self-service restaurant
compare  cafe  
Word Origin:
early 19th cent.: from French, from restaurer ‘provide food for’ (literally ‘restore to a former state’).  
Collocations:
Restaurants
Eating out
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
have a meal with sb
make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
reserve/ (especially BrE) book a table for six
ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
In the restaurant
wait to be seated
show sb to their table
sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list
open/read/study/peruse the menu
the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list
taste/sample/try the wine
the waiter takes your order
order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (BrE) speciality/(especially NAmE) specialty
serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
complain about the food/the service/your meal
enjoy your meal
Paying
pay/ask for (especially BrE) the bill/(NAmE) the check
pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal
service is (not) included
give sb/leave (sb) a tip 
Example Bank:
If you're too tired to cook, let's go to a restaurant.
It operates 79 restaurants in 26 states.
Restaurant workers are often badly paid.
She decided to open her own restaurant.
She eats at the hotel restaurant when she travels on business.
She frequented the restaurant on almost a weekly basis.
She runs a family fish restaurant on the seafront.
The hotel restaurant serves a buffet breakfast.
They argued the whole time we were at the restaurant.
They walked out of the restaurant without paying.
We don't do a lot of restaurant dining.
We had a quick meal in a small local restaurant.
We would recommend this restaurant to anyone.
We're going to try this Italian restaurant that just opened.
a little restaurant I know in Paris
a restaurant offering a wide variety of local specialities
an Asian restaurant specializing in Thai cuisine
hygiene standards in the restaurant industry
some of the hottest restaurants in New York
the country's most successful chain restaurants
the few local shops and restaurants catering to summer visitors

the increasing cost of restaurant meals

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

restaurant / ˈres.trɒnt /   / -tə.rɑːnt / noun [ C ]

A1 a place where meals are prepared and served to customers

Word partners for restaurant

go to a restaurant • manage / own / run a restaurant • a restaurant offers / serves / specializes in sth • at / in a restaurant • a cheap / expensive / good / posh restaurant • a restaurant manager / owner / worker • the restaurant business / industry

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

restaurant

[re̱stərɒnt, AM -rənt]
 ♦♦
 restaurants
 N-COUNT

 A restaurant is a place where you can eat a meal and pay for it. In restaurants your food is usually served to you at your table by a waiter or waitress.
  They ate in an Italian restaurant in Forth Street...
  We had dinner in the hotel's restaurant.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

restaurant

 

res·tau·rant /ˈrɛstəˌrɑːnt/ noun, pl -rants [count] : a place where you can buy and eat a meal
• a Mexican/Italian/Chinese restaurant [=a restaurant that serves Mexican/Italian/Chinese food]

 

station

station [noun] (BUSES/TRAINS)

A place where trains or buses regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off, goods can be loaded etc, or the buildings at such a place

US /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ 
UK /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ 

ایستگاه

مثال: 

Have you heard anything about paris subway stations?

آیا چیزی راجع به ایستگاه‌های متروی پاریس شنیده‌ای؟

A place where trains or buses regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off, goods can be loaded etc, or the buildings at such a place

معادل فارسی: 

ایستگاه

مثال انگلیسی: 

Have you heard anything about paris subway stations?

آیا چیزی راجع به ایستگاه‌های متروی پاریس شنیده‌ای؟

Oxford Essential Dictionary

station

 noun

1 (also railway station) a place where trains stop so that people can get on and off

2 a place where buses or coaches start and end their journeys:
the bus station

3 a building for some special work:
the police station
the fire station
a petrol station

4 a television or radio company

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

station

I. station1 S1 W1 /ˈsteɪʃən/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin statio 'place for standing or stopping', from stare 'to stand']
1. TRAIN/BUS [countable] a place where trains or buses regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off, goods can be loaded etc, or the buildings at such a place ⇨ terminus:
I want to get off at the next station.
Grand Central Station
Is there a waiting room in the station?
train station/railway station British English
the city bus station
2. CENTRE FOR A SERVICE OR ACTIVITY [countable] a building or place that is a centre for a particular kind of service or activity:
a police station
a fire station
petrol station British English gas station American English (=where petrol is sold)
polling station (=where you vote in an election)
an Antarctic research station ⇨ ↑action stations
3. RADIO/TV [countable] an organization which makes television or radio broadcasts, or the building where this is done:
New York jazz station WBGO
a local TV station
4. SOCIAL RANK [countable] old-fashioned your position in society:
Karen was definitely getting ideas above her station (=higher than her social rank).
5. POSITION [countable] formal a place where someone stands or sits in order to be ready to do something quickly if needed:
You’re not to leave your station unless told.
6. FARM [countable] a large sheep or cattle farm in Australia or New Zealand
7. ARMY/NAVY [countable] a small military establishment:
an isolated naval station
• • •
THESAURUS
station a place where trains or buses regularly stop: The town has its own railway station. | Paddington Station in west London | the bus station
terminus the station or stop at the end of a railway or bus line: We’ve arranged to meet her at the Victoria bus terminus. | the railway terminus in central Calcutta
track [usually plural] the metal lines along which trains travel. This is sometimes used in American English to say which part of a station a train will leave from: The passenger train, traveling at 120 mph, careered off the tracks.
platform the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off a train in a station – used especially to say which part of a station a train will leave from: Trains for Oxford leave from Platform 2.
ticket office (also booking office British English) the place at a station where tickets are sold: You can buy rail tickets online or at the ticket office.
departures board British English (also departure board American English) a board saying when and from which part of a station each train will leave: The departures board said that the train was ten minutes late.
 

station house

ˈstation ˌhouse BrE AmE noun [countable] American English old-fashioned
the local office of the police in a town, part of a city etc SYN police station

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

station

sta·tion [station stations stationed stationing] noun, verb   [ˈsteɪʃn]    [ˈsteɪʃn]

noun  

FOR TRAINS/BUSES
1. a place where trains stop so that passengers can get on and off; the buildings connected with this
I get off at the next station.
the main station
Penn Station
a train station
(BrE also) a railway station
(BrE) a tube/an underground station

(NAmE) a subway station

2. (usually in compounds) a place where buses stop; the buildings connected with this
a bus/coach station  In Britain, the word station on its own usually refers to the train station
Can you tell me the way to the station? In the US it is usual to say which station you are talking about
• the train station

• the Greyhound Bus station  

FOR WORK/SERVICE

3. (usually in compounds) a place or building where a service is organized and provided or a special type of work is done
a police station
(BrE) a petrol station
(NAmE) a gas station
an agricultural research station
• a pollution monitoring station

compare  space station  

RADIO/TV COMPANY

4. (often in compounds) a radio or television company and the programmes it broadcasts
a local radio/TV station

• He tuned to another station.  

SOCIAL POSITION

5. (old-fashioned or formal) your social position

• She was definitely getting ideas above her station.  

POSITION

6. a place where sb has to wait and watch or be ready to do work if needed
• You are not to leave your station without permission.

see also  docking station  

LARGE FARM

7. (usually in compounds) a large sheep or cattle farm in Australia or New Zealand  

FOR ARMY/NAVY
8. a small base for the army or navy; the people living in it
a naval station
see also  action stations, see panic stations at  panic  n.  
Word Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): via Old French from Latin statio(n-), from stare ‘to stand’. Early use referred generally to “position”, especially ‘position in life, status’, and specifically, in ecclesiastical use, to ‘a holy place of pilgrimage (visited as one of a group)’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.  
Thesaurus:
station noun
1. C
Get off at the next station.
stopbus stopterminusterminaldestination|AmE depot
a rail/railway/railroad station/terminus/terminal
a train station/terminus/depot
a bus station/terminus/terminal/depot
arrive at the station/stop/bus stop/terminal/your destination
2. C (often in compounds)
a local radio/TV station
channelnetwork|technical frequency
a television station/channel/network
a radio station/network/frequency
tune to a station/channel/frequency 
Example Bank:
I can pick up a lot of foreign stations on this radio.
I went into a polling station and cast my vote.
The UK post was a way station to retirement.
The bus leaves the station at 09.00 hours.
The meeting had to be abandoned after local fire station officer, Dave Temple, was called away to a fire.
The police led me into the station house.
The station airs 14 hours of local news per week.
The train arrived at Oxford Station twenty minutes late.
There's a newspaper kiosk in the station.
We get off at the next station.
We got to the station just as the train was pulling out.
We stopped for a break at a motorway service station.
We waited for him at the bus station.
a digital radio station
a gas station attendant
the CIA station chief in Vietnam
I bought a newspaper at the bus station.
I'll get a coffee at the station.
I'll give you a lift to the station.
I'm getting off at the next station.
Temple is the name of both a London tube station and a Paris metro station.
The train left the station on time.
The train was just arriving at the station.
There was an explosion in a subway station.
They met on the station platform.
• a local radio/TV station

• the railroad/train/subway/bus station

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (BUSES/TRAINS)

A1 a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on or off:

a train/rail station

a bus/coach station

UK a railway station

Our office is near the station.

We looked on our map to find the nearest underground/tube ( US subway/metro ) station.
 

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (BROADCASTING)

B1 a company that broadcasts radio or television programmes:

a radio/television station

a commercial/foreign station

a pirate (= illegal) station

The reception is not very good - try to tune in to another station.
 

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (SERVICE)

a building or place used for a particular service or type of work:

a petrol ( US gas) station

a police/fire station

a biological research station

mainly Australian English a large farm with animals in Australia and New Zealand:

a sheep station
 

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (POSITION)

a particular position that someone has been ordered to move into or to stay in:

The police took up their stations at the edge of the road, holding back the crowd.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

station

/steɪʃ(ə)n/
(stations, stationing, stationed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
A station is a building by a railway line where trains stop so that people can get on or off.
Ingrid went with him to the railway station to see him off...
N-COUNT: oft n N

2.
A bus station is a building, usually in a town or city, where buses stop, usually for a while, so that people can get on or off.
N-COUNT: n N

3.
If you talk about a particular radio or television station, you are referring to the programmes broadcast by a particular radio or television company.
...an independent local radio station...
It claims to be the most popular television station in the UK.
N-COUNT: oft n N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1sta·tion /ˈsteɪʃən/ noun, pl -tions [count]
1 : a place where buses, trains, etc., regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off
• They drove him to the bus/train station.
• a subway station
- see also way station
2 : a place where someone does a job or waits for a task
• The waiters were at their stations in the dining room.
• a nurse's/nursing station [=an office area for the nurses working in a hospital]
• The sailors were ordered to man their battle stations.
• After joining the army, he spent five years at his first station. [=post]
3 old-fashioned : a person's social or official position in relation to others : rank
• He had married above his station.
• They were aware of her station in life.
4 : a building, area, etc., where a certain kind of work or activity is done
• a research/space/weather station
• a computer station
• a feeding station for livestock
5 : a place that provides a certain kind of service to the public
• A firefighter led the children on a tour of the station. [=fire station]
• She stopped for gas at the first station [=(US) gas station, (Brit) petrol station] she saw.
• Officers brought him to the station [=police station] for questioning.
6 : a company that makes radio or television broadcasts
• He turned to his favorite sports station.
• What station is the game on? also; : the building from which radio or television broadcasts are made
• Our offices are located next door to a TV station.
7 : a farm or ranch in Australia or New Zealand
• a sheep station

newsstand

newsstand [noun]

A place on a street where newspapers and magazines are sold

US /ˈnuːz.stænd/ 
UK /ˈnjuːz.stænd/ 
newsstand - دکه روزنامه فروشی

دکه‌ی روزنامه‌فروشی

مثال: 

That newsstand sells interesting comic magazines.

آن دکه‌ی روزنامه‌فروشی مجله‌های کمیک جالبی می‌فروشد.

A place on a street where newspapers and magazines are sold

newsstand - دکه روزنامه فروشی
مثال انگلیسی: 

That newsstand sells interesting comic magazines.

آن دکه‌ی روزنامه‌فروشی مجله‌های کمیک جالبی می‌فروشد.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

newsstand

newsstand /ˈnjuːzstænd $ ˈnuːz-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a place on a street where newspapers and magazines are sold
 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

news-stand

ˈnews-stand [news-stand news-stands] (US ˈnewsstand)      noun
a place on the street, at a station, etc. where you can buy newspapers and magazines

The first issue of the magazine hit the news-stands (= went on sale) today.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

newsstand / ˈnjuːz.stænd /   / ˈnuːz- / noun [ C ]

a table or temporary structure used as a small shop for selling newspapers and magazines outside in public places

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

newsstand

/nju:zstænd, AM nu:z-/
also news-stand
(newsstands)

A newsstand is a stall in the street or a public place, which sells newspapers and magazines.
Eight new national newspapers have appeared on the newsstands since 1981.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

newsstand

news·stand /ˈnuːzˌstænd, Brit ˈnjuːzˌstænd/ noun, pl -stands [count] : a place (such as a small outdoor store) where newspapers and magazines are sold

tomato

tomato [noun]

a round soft red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable

US /təˈmeɪ.t̬oʊ/ 
UK /təˈmɑː.təʊ/ 
tomato - گوجه فرنگی

گوجه‌ فرنگى‌

مثال: 

What are the benefits of eating raw tomatoes?

فواید خوردن گوجه فرنگی خام چیست؟

 

a round soft red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable

tomato - گوجه فرنگی
معادل فارسی: 

گوجه‌ فرنگى‌

مثال انگلیسی: 

What are the benefits of eating raw tomatoes?

فواید خوردن گوجه فرنگی خام چیست؟

Oxford Essential Dictionary

tomato

 noun (plural tomatoes)
a soft red fruit that you cook or eat cold in salads:
tomato soup

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

tomato

tomato S2 /təˈmɑːtəʊ $ -ˈmeɪtoʊ/ BrE AmE noun (plural tomatoes) [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Spanish; Origin: tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl]

a round soft red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tomato

 

to·mato [tomato tomatoes]   [təˈmɑːtəʊ]    [təˈmeɪtoʊ]  noun

countable, uncountable (pl. to·matoes)
a soft fruit with a lot of juice and shiny red skin that is eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked
a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich
sliced tomatoes
tomato plants  
Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from French, Spanish, or Portuguese tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl.  
Example Bank:

Demonstrators threw rotten tomatoes at the car.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

tomato     / təmɑ.təʊ /      / -meɪ.t̬oʊ /   noun   [ C  or  U ]   ( plural   tomatoes ) 
  
tomato     A1     a round, red, sharp-tasting fruit with a lot of seeds, eaten cooked or uncooked as a vegetable, for example in salads or sauces 
  
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

tomato

[təmɑ͟ːtoʊ, AM -me͟ɪ-]
 tomatoes
 N-VAR
 Tomatoes are small, soft, red fruit that you can eat raw in salads or cooked as a vegetable.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

tomato

tomato/təˈmɑː.təʊ/ US /-ˈmeɪ.ţoʊ/
noun [C or U] plural tomatoes
a round red sharp-tasting fruit with a lot of seeds which is eaten cooked or raw as a savoury food.

rice

rice [noun]

a food that consists of small white or brown grains that you boil in water until they become soft enough to eat

US /raɪs/ 
UK /raɪs/ 
rice - برنج

برنج 

مثال: 

We usually eat rice as a main dish.

معمولا ما برنج را به عنوان غذای اصلی می خوریم.

 

a food that consists of small white or brown grains that you boil in water until they become soft enough to eat

rice - برنج
معادل فارسی: 

برنج 

مثال انگلیسی: 

We usually eat rice as a main dish.

معمولا ما برنج را به عنوان غذای اصلی می خوریم.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

rice

 noun (no plural)
short, thin white or brown grain from a plant that grows on wet land in hot countries. We cook and eat rice:
Would you like rice or potatoes with your chicken?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

rice

rice S3 /raɪs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: ris, from Greek oryza, oryzon]
1. a food that consists of small white or brown grains that you boil in water until they become soft enough to eat ⇨ risotto, pilau:
a tasty sauce served with rice or pasta
a plate of brown rice
Serve with plain boiled rice.
a few grains of rice
2. the plant that produces rice:
Rice is the main crop grown in the area.
rice fields

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rice

rice [rice rices riced ricing]   [raɪs]    [raɪs]  noun

uncountable
short, narrow white or brown grain grown on wet land in hot countries as food; the plant that produces this grain
a grain of rice
boiled/steamed/fried rice
long-/short-grain rice
brown rice (= without its outer covering removed)
rice paddies (= rice fields)  
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Greek oruza.  
Example Bank:

a spicy rice dish

 

 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

rice     / raɪs /   noun   [ U ]   
  
    A1     the small seeds of a particular type of grass, cooked, and eaten as food:  
  boiled/steamed/fried rice 
  long-grain rice 
  Do you prefer brown rice or white rice? 
        a grass that produces these seeds and grows in warm wet places 

 
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

rice

[ra͟ɪs]
 ♦♦♦
 rices
 N-MASS

 Rice consists of white or brown grains taken from a cereal plant. You cook rice and usually eat it with meat or vegetables.
  ...a meal consisting of chicken, rice and vegetables...
  Thailand exports its fine rices around the world.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

rice

rice /ˈraɪs/ noun [noncount]
1 : small white or brown grains that come from a southeast Asian plant and that are used for food
• a bowl/grain of rice
• steamed/fried rice
• brown/white rice
2 : the plant that produces rice
Rice is the main crop of the country.
• a field of rice = a rice field/paddy

 

bank

bank [noun] (MONEY)

A business that keeps and lends money and provides other financial services

US /bæŋk/ 
UK /bæŋk/ 
bank - بانک

بانک

مثال: 

He got a large loan from the bank.

او از بانک یک وام بزرگ گرفت.

A business that keeps and lends money and provides other financial services

bank - بانک
معادل فارسی: 

بانک

مثال انگلیسی: 

He got a large loan from the bank.

او از بانک یک وام بزرگ گرفت.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

noun

1 a place that keeps money safe for people:
I've got £500 in the bank.

2 the land along the side of a river:
People were fishing along the banks of the river.

 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

bank

I. bank1 S1 W1 /bæŋk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Sense 1,3,7: Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: banque, from Old Italian banca 'long seat, bank']
[Sense 2,4,6,8: Date: 1100-1200; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language. ]
[Sense 5: Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: banc 'long seat']
1. PLACE FOR MONEY
a) a business that keeps and lends money and provides other financial services
in the bank
We have very little money in the bank.
Barclays Bank
a bank loan
b) a local office of a bank:
I have to go to the bank at lunch time. ⇨ ↑clearing bank, ↑merchant bank
2. RIVER/LAKE land along the side of a river or lake
bank of
the banks of the River Dee
the river bank
3. blood/sperm/organ bank a place where human blood etc is stored until someone needs it
4. CLOUDS/MIST a large mass of clouds, mist etc:
a fog bank
bank of
banks of mist
5. RAISED AREA a large sloping mass of earth, sand, snow etc:
She was sitting on a grassy bank.
bank of
steep banks of snow
banks of flowers
6. MACHINES a large number of machines, television screens etc arranged close together in a row
bank of
banks of TV monitors
7. GAME a supply of money used to ↑gamble, that people can win ⇨ break the bank at ↑break1(24)
8. be makin' bank American English spoken informal to earn a lot of money for the work that you do:
Check out Omar’s new car. The brother must be makin' bank.
9. ROAD a slope made at a bend in a road or ↑racetrack to make it safer for cars to go around
⇨ ↑bottle bank, ↑food bank, ↑memory bank
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
go to the bank I went to the bank and took out $80.
borrow from a bank You may be able to borrow some money from the bank.
a bank lends something The bank lent me £10,000 to help me start the business.
■ bank + NOUN
a bank account How much do you have in your bank account at the moment?
your bank balance (=the actual amount that you have in your bank account) I'm just going to check my bank balance online.
a bank card You can withdraw money using your bank card.
bank charges Will I have to pay bank charges on this account?
a bank clerk (=a junior worker in a bank) He began his career as a bank clerk.
a bank loan What's the interest rate on your bank loan?
a bank note (=a piece of paper money) a $10 bank note
a bank statement (=a written statement of how much you have in a bank account) I get a written bank statement once a month.
a bank manager Could I make an appointment with the bank manager, please?
a bank robber/robbery The bank robbers were never caught.
■ types of bank
a high street bank (=one of the ordinary banks that most people use) There's a lot of competition between the major high street banks.
a commercial bank (=an ordinary bank, or one that deals with large businesses) the role of UK commercial banks in the debt crisis
an investment/merchant bank (=one that buys and sells stocks and shares etc) Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank
a savings bank (=a bank that accepts your savings and provides mortgages)
a clearing bank (=one of the banks in Britain that uses a clearing house when dealing with other banks) large commercial customers of the clearing banks
a central bank (=the main financial authority in a country) The Bundesbank is the central bank of Germany.
the World Bank (=an international organization providing financial help to developing countries) The road building was funded by the World Bank.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bank

bank [bank banks banked banking] noun, verb   [bæŋk]    [bæŋk] 

noun  

FOR MONEY
1. an organization that provides various financial services, for example keeping or lending money
My salary is paid directly into my bank.
I need to go to the bank (= the local office of a bank).
a bank loan
• a bank manager

see also  investment bank, merchant bank  

 

IN GAMBLING

 

2. a supply of money or things that are used as money in some games, especially those in which gambling is involved  

STH COLLECTED/STORED
3. an amount of sth that is collected; a place where sth is stored ready for use
a bank of knowledge
a blood/sperm bank

see also  databank  

 

OF RIVER/CANAL

4. the side of a river, canal, etc. and the land near it
He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank.
• It's on the north bank of the Thames.

• a house on the banks of the River Severn (= on land near the river)  

 

SLOPE

5. a raised area of ground that slopes at the sides, often at the edge of sth or dividing sth
• There were low banks of earth between the rice fields.

• The girls ran down the steep grassy bank.

 

6. an artificial slope built at the side of a road, so that cars can drive fast around bends  

OF CLOUD/SNOW, ETC.
7. a mass of cloud, snow, etc, especially one formed by the wind

• The sun disappeared behind a bank of clouds.  

 

OF MACHINES, ETC.

8. a row or series of similar objects, especially machines
a bank of lights/switches/computers
more at laugh all the way to the bank at  laugh  v.  
Word Origin:
n. senses 4 to 8 and v. senses 3 to 5 Middle English Old Norse bakki Germanic bench ‘set of things in rows’ French banc
n. senses 1 to 3 and v. senses 1 to 2 late 15th cent. French banque Italian banca medieval Latin banca bancus Germanic bank bench
 
Culture:
banks and banking
In Britain, the central bank, which acts as banker for the state and commercial banks, is the Bank of England. The Governor of the Bank of England advises the government on financial matters. The bank sets national interest rates (= the cost of borrowing money) and is responsible for issuing banknotes.
The main commercial banks, called clearing banks or high-street banks, are NatWest, Barclays, Lloyds TSB and HSBC. These are known as the ‘big four’ and have branches in most towns. Former building societies that became banks in the mid 1990s, such as Abbey and the Halifax, now compete with them for customers. People can use a current account and. for savings, a deposit account.The high-street banks offer bank loans for individuals and small businesses. Merchant banks deal with company finance on a larger scale.
In the US there are thousands of banks. This is because banks are prevented by law from operating in more than one state. Some banks get round this rule by forming holding companies which own banks with the same names in different states. Unlike British banks, American banks are banks of deposit and credit and do not build up capital. Banking is dominated by large money center banks, such as Chase, which raise money by dealing in the international money markets and lend it to businesses and other banks.
The US central bank is the Federal Reserve Bank, often called the Fed. In addition to the national Fed in Washington, DC, there are 12 regional ones. The Fed tells commercial banks how much money they must keep in reserve and decides what rate of interest to charge when lending them money. This affects the rate of interest the commercial banks charge their customers.
In the US people keep their accounts in commercial banks which must have a charter (= permission to operate) from the US or a state government. Each state decides whether to allow branch banking, i.e. to allow customers to do business at any branch of a bank, not just the one where they have their account. People also keep money in savings and loans organizations. The most common accounts are checking and savings accounts. 
Collocations:
Finance
Income
earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune
make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
build up funds/savings
get/receive/leave (sb) an inheritance/a legacy
live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
get/receive/draw/collect a pension
depend/be dependent on (BrE) benefits/(NAmE) welfare/social security
Expenditure
spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
invest/put your savings in…
throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
lose your money/inheritance/pension
use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
pay (in) cash
use/pay by a credit/debit card
pay by/make out a/write sb a/accept a (BrE) cheque/(US) check
change/exchange money/currency (BrE) traveller's cheques/(US) traveler's checks
give/pay/leave (sb) a deposit
Banks
have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
credit/debit/pay sth into/take money out of your account
deposit money/funds in your account
withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
(formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
find/go to/use (especially NAmE) an ATM/(BrE) a cash machine/dispenser
be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
Personal finance
manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially BrE) sort out your finances
plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
offer/extend credit (to sb)
arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
pay for sth in (especially BrE) instalments/(NAmE usually) installments
Financial difficulties
get into debt/financial difficulties
be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
run out of/owe money
face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
can't afford the cost of…/payments/rent
fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
incur/run up/accumulate debts
tackle/reduce/settle your debts 
Example Bank:
A group of ten international banks is to underwrite and sell the bonds.
He got a large loan from the bank.
I need to get some money out of the bank.
I'll put half the money in the bank and spend the rest.
Investors lost millions when the bank crashed.
Many of these banks issue both credit and debit cards.
She has her money in one of the largest savings banks.
The River Frome had burst its banks after torrential rain.
The bank charged him a monthly $5 fee.
The bank lent her money to buy a car.
The bond will be priced by the issuing bank.
The central bank has put up interest rates.
The children rolled down the grassy bank.
The company owes the bank more than €4 million.
The government has refused to bail out the bank.
We could see them waving on the opposite bank.
We strolled along the river bank.
a huge bank of switches and buttons
a picnic on the banks of the Thames
a vast bank of cloud
They intend to establish a bank of information which will be accessible to the public.
a blood/sperm bank
Idiom: not break the bank

Derived: bank on somebody  bank up 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

bank / bæŋk / noun [ C ] (MONEY)

A1 an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money, etc., or a building where these services are offered:

High-street banks have been accused of exploiting small firms.

I need to go to the bank at lunch time.

I had to take out a bank loan to start my own business.

In gambling, the bank is money that belongs to the owner and can be won by the players.

bank / bæŋk / noun [ C ] (RIVER)

B2 sloping raised land, especially along the sides of a river:

By the time we reached the opposite bank, the boat was sinking fast.

These flowers generally grow on river banks and near streams.

bank / bæŋk / noun [ C ] (MASS)

a pile or mass of earth, clouds, etc.:

A dark bank of cloud loomed on the horizon.
 

bank / bæŋk / noun [ C ] (ROWS)

a row of similar things, especially machines or parts of machines:

a bank of switches

 

bank / bæŋk / noun [ C ] (STORE)

A bank of something, such as blood or human organs for medical use, is a place that stores these things for later use:

a blood bank

a sperm bank

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

bank
I. FINANCE AND STORAGE

/bæŋk/

(banks, banking, banked)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
A bank is an institution where people or businesses can keep their money.
Which bank offers you the service that best suits your financial needs?...
I had £10,000 in the bank.
N-COUNT
2.
A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.
N-COUNT
3.
If you bank money, you pay it into a bank.
Once you have registered your particulars with an agency and it has banked your cheque, the process begins.
VERB: V n
4.
If you bank with a particular bank, you have an account with that bank.
My husband has banked with the Co-op since before the war.
VERB: V with n
5.
You use bank to refer to a store of something. For example, a blood bank is a store of blood that is kept ready for use.
...Britain’s National Police Computer, one of the largest data banks in the world.
N-COUNT: with supp, usu n N

II. AREAS AND MASSES

/bæŋk/

(banks)
1.
The banks of a river, canal, or lake are the raised areas of ground along its edge.
...30 miles of new developments along both banks of the Thames.
...an old warehouse on the banks of a canal.
= side
N-COUNT: usu N of n
2.
A bank of ground is a raised area of it with a flat top and one or two sloping sides.
...resting indolently upon a grassy bank.
N-COUNT
3.
A bank of something is a long high mass of it.
On their journey south they hit a bank of fog off the north-east coast of Scotland.
N-COUNT: N of n
4.
A bank of things, especially machines, switches, or dials, is a row of them, or a series of rows.
The typical laborer now sits in front of a bank of dials.
N-COUNT
5.
see also banked

III. OTHER VERB USES

/bæŋk/

(banks, banking, banked)
When an aircraft banks, one of its wings rises higher than the other, usually when it is changing direction.
A plane took off and banked above the highway in front of him.
VERB: V

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

bank
5bank noun, pl banks [count] : a group or series of objects that are arranged close together in a row - usually + of
• There is a bank of vending machines in the basement.
• Several banks of lights hung above the stage.
• a bank of file cabinets

- compare 1bank 3bank

3bank noun, pl banks [count]
1 : the higher ground that is along the edge of a river, stream, etc.
• We sat on the bank of the river [=on the riverbank] to watch the boats.
• The stream overflowed its banks.
2 a : a steep slope : the side of a hill
• We planted bushes all along the bank in front of the house.
• They climbed a steep bank to get to the terrace.
- see also sandbank
b : a small hill that is built next to a road along a curve in order to make driving on that section of road safer
3 : a thick mass of clouds or fog
• a fog bank
• A bank of dark clouds entered the region.
- see also snowbank

1bank /ˈbæŋk/ noun, pl banks [count]
1 : a business where people keep their money, borrow money, etc., or the building where such a business operates
• Our paychecks are deposited in/into the bank automatically.
• How much money do you have in the bank?
• My cousin works in/at a bank.
• I have to go to the bank today.
- often used before another noun
bank customers
• How much money do you have in your bank account?
- see also savings bank
2 : a small closed container in which money is saved
• She saves all her change in a small bank on her desk.
- see also piggy bank
3 : a place where a particular thing is stored until it is needed
• information stored in a computer's memory banks
- see also blood bank, sperm bank
break the bank : to be very expensive or too expensive : to cost a lot of money - usually used in negative statements
• Buy a car that's dependable but won't break the bank.
laugh all the way to the bank

swim

To move yourself through water using your arms and legs

US /swɪm/ 
UK /swɪm/ 
swim - شنا

شنا کردن

مثال: 

They spent the day swimming and sunbathing.

آنها تمام روز را به شنا کردن و حمام آفتاب گذراندند.

To move yourself through water using your arms and legs

swim - شنا کردن
معادل فارسی: 

شنا کردن

مثال انگلیسی: 

They spent the day swimming and sunbathing.

آنها تمام روز را به شنا کردن و حمام آفتاب گذراندند.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

swim

 verb (swims, swimming, swam /, has swum )
to move your body through water:
Can you swim?
I swam across the lake.

grammar
When you talk about spending time swimming as a sport, you usually say go swimming: I go swimming every day.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

swim

I. swim1 S3 /swɪm/ BrE AmE verb (past tense swam /swæm/, past participle swum /swʌm/, present participle swimming)
[Word Family: noun: ↑swim, ↑swimmer, ↑swimming; verb: ↑swim; adverb: ↑swimmingly]
[Language: Old English; Origin: swimman]
1. MOVE THROUGH WATER [intransitive and transitive] to move yourself through water using your arms and legs
swim in
We swam in the chilly water.
swim around/across etc
She could swim across the lake.
Let’s go swimming this afternoon.
kids learning to swim the backstroke
She was the first woman to swim the Channel.
2. WATER ANIMALS [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] when fish, ducks etc swim, they move around the water using their tails and ↑fins, their feet etc:
Tropical fish swam slowly around in the tank.
3. NOT THINKING/SEEING PROPERLY [intransitive]
a) if your head swims, you start to feel confused or that everything is spinning around:
My head was swimming after looking at that screen all day.
b) if something you are looking at swims, it seems to be moving around, usually because you are ill, tired, or drunk:
The numbers swam before my eyes.
4. be swimming in something to be covered by a lot of liquid:
potatoes swimming in thick gravy
5. swim against the tide/current etc to do or say things which are different from what most people do or say, because you do not mind being different OPP swim with the tide
sink or swim at ↑sink1(15)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

swim

swim [swim swims swam swimming swum] verb, noun   [swɪm]    [swɪm] 

 

verb (swim·ming, swam   [swæm]  ;   [swæm]  swum   [swʌm]  ;   [swʌm]  )
1. intransitive, transitive (of a person) to move through water in a horizontal position using the arms and legs
I can't swim.
The boys swam across the lake.
We swam out (= away from land) to the yacht.
They spent the day swimming and sunbathing.
~ sth Can you swim backstroke yet?

How long will it take her to swim the Channel?

2. intransitive go swimming to spend time swimming for pleasure

I go swimming twice a week.

3. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (of a fish, etc.) to move through or across water
A shoal of fish swam past.

Ducks were swimming around on the river.

4. intransitive (usually be swimming) to be covered with a lot of liquid
~ (in sth) The main course was swimming in oil.

~ (with sth) Her eyes were swimming with tears.

5. intransitive (of objects, etc.) to seem to be moving around, especially when you are ill/sick or drunk

The pages swam before her eyes.

6. intransitive to feel confused and/or as if everything is spinning around
His head swam and he swayed dizzily.
see sink or swim at  sink  v.
Verb forms:

 
Word Origin:
Old English swimman (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwemmen and German schwimmen.  
Which Word?:
bath / bathe / swim / sunbathe
When you wash yourself you can say that you bath (BrE) or bathe (NAmE), but it is much more common to say have a bath (BrE) or take a bath (NAmE).
You can also bath (BrE) or bathe (NAmE) another person, for example a baby.
You bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound.
When you go swimming it is old-fashioned to say that you bathe, and you cannot say that you bath or take a bath. It is more common to swim, go for a swim, have a swim or go swimming: Let’s go for a quick swim in the pool. She goes swimming every morning before breakfast. What you wear for this activity is usually called a swimming costume in BrE and a bathing suit in NAmE.
When you lie in the sun in order to go brown you sunbathe. 
Example Bank:
A beaver swam vigorously upstream.
A water vole swam vigorously upstream.
Exhausted, they swam ashore.
He can't swim well.
She swam back towards the shore.
We swam out to the boat.
swimming across the river
swimming in the sea
to swim across the river
to swim in the sea

Idiom: in the swim 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

swim     / swɪm /   verb   ( present participle   swimming ,  past tense   swam ,  past participle   swum )   (MOVE IN WATER) 
  
swim     A1   [ I  or  T ]   to move through water by moving the body or parts of the body:  
  We spent the day on the beach but it was too cold to  go  swimming. 
  Her ambition is to swim  (across)  the English Channel. 
  I swam two miles this morning. 
  be swimming in/with  sth   disapproving 
        If food is swimming in/with a liquid, it has too much of that liquid in it or on it:  
  The salad was swimming in oil. 

swim     / swɪm /   verb   ( present participle   swimming ,  past tense   swam ,  past participle   swum )   (SEEM TO MOVE) 
  
      [ I ]   (of an object) to seem to move about:  
  Getting up too suddenly made the room swim before her eyes. 
      [ I ]   If your head swims, you feel confused and are unable to think or see clearly:  
  After the second or third drink, my  head  began to swim. 

 
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

swim

/swɪm/
(swims, swimming, swam, swum)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
When you swim, you move through water by making movements with your arms and legs.
She learned to swim when she was really tiny...
I went round to Jonathan’s to see if he wanted to go swimming...
He was rescued only when an exhausted friend swam ashore...
I swim a mile a day.
VERB: V, V, V adv/prep, V amount/n

2.
If you swim a race, you take part in a swimming race.
She swam the 400 metres medley ten seconds slower than she did in 1980.
VERB: V n

3.
If you swim a stretch of water, you keep swimming until you have crossed it.
In 1875, Captain Matthew Webb became the first man to swim the English Channel.
VERB: V n

4.
When a fish swims, it moves through water by moving its body.
The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream.
VERB: V adv/prep, also V

5.
If objects swim, they seem to be moving backwards and forwards, usually because you are ill.
Alexis suddenly could take no more: he felt too hot, he couldn’t breathe, the room swam.
VERB: V

6.
If your head is swimming, you feel unsteady and slightly ill.
The musty aroma of incense made her head swim.
= spin
VERB: V

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1swim /ˈswɪm/ verb swims; swam /ˈswæm/; swum /ˈswʌm/; swim·ming
1 a [no obj] : to move through water by moving your arms and legs
• He's teaching the children to swim.
• She swam across the pool.
• I can't swim.
• He swam (for) almost a mile.
- see also swimming
b [+ obj] : to move through or across (an area of water) by swimming
• He swam the English Channel.
c [+ obj] : to swim by using (a specified method)
• The racers must swim the backstroke.
d [no obj] of a fish, bird, etc. : to move through or over water
• We watched the fish swimming in the river.
• Ducks swam in/on the pond.
2 [no obj] : to be completely covered with a liquid - usually used as (be) swimming in
• The potatoes were swimming in butter/gravy.
3 [no obj]
a : to feel dizzy or unable to think clearly because you are sick, confused, etc.
• I felt weak and my head was swimming.
• All the facts and figures he was reciting were starting to make my head swim. [=starting to make me feel confused, unable to think clearly, etc.]
b of something you are looking at : to seem to be moving around because you are tired, sick, etc.
• The room swam before my eyes.
sink or swim

swim with/against the tide

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