What is a word with 3 meanings?

Homonyms, or multiple-meaning words, are words that have the same spelling and usually sound alike, but have different meanings (e.g. dog bark, tree bark). Beginning in kindergarten, children learn to use context to determine which meaning of a multiple-meaning word is correct in a sentence.

How do you describe something that has multiple meanings?

When a word or phrase has several meanings, you can describe that word as polysemous. One word that’s famously polysemous is “bank.”

How do you use the three different there’s?

Their is the possessive pronoun, as in “their car is red”; there is used as an adjective, “he is always there for me,” a noun, “get away from there,” and, chiefly, an adverb, “stop right there”; they’re is a contraction of “they are,” as in “they’re getting married.”

What are examples of homonyms with meanings and sentences?

A simple example of a homonym is the word pen. This can mean both “a holding area for animals” and “a writing instrument.” Another example is book, which can mean “something to read” or “the act of making a reservation.” In both cases, the sound and spelling are the same; only the definition changes.

What are some words that are spelled the same but have different meanings?

A homonym is a word that is said or spelled the same way as another word but has a different meaning. “Write” and “right” is a good example of a pair of homonyms.

What are some other examples of words that can have multiple meanings depending on who defines the word?

Homonyms are words that have the same spelling and pronunciation, but different meanings….There are many examples of homonyms.

• arm. I have an ant bite on my arm.
• bark. I hope her dog doesn’t bark when I knock on the door.
• clip.
• crane.
• date.
• dough.
• drop.
• engaged.

What are the 20 examples of homonyms with meanings?

Homonym Examples

Homonym	Meaning 1	Meaning 2
arm	body part	division of a company
band	a musical group	a ring
bark	a tree’s out layer	the sound a dog makes
bat	an implement used to hit a ball	a nocturnal flying mammal

What are the 50 examples of homonyms?

Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs

accept – take in	except – other than
bail – to clear water	bail – release of a prisoner
band – a ring, something that binds	band – a group
bare – uncovered	bear – large animal
bases – starting points	bases – four stations on a baseball field

What is the difference between “it” and “them” or “one”?

So, the basic difference is that “it” and “them” are pronouns for specific things and “one” and “ones” are pronouns for things in general. Let me give you some more examples of “them” and “ones”.

What are words that spell the same but have different meanings?

In English language, there are many words that spell the same but differ in meaning as per their usage. These are also called homographs. Based on their usage and functions, words are categorized into eight parts of speech.

What does it mean when you compare two things?

by/in contrast. used when you are comparing two things or people and saying that the second one is very different from the first.

How do you use the word between in a sentence?

@GrammarGirl explains: “Here’s the deal: you can use the word “between” when you are talking about distinct, individual items even if there are more than two of them. For example, you could say, “She chose between Harvard, Brown, and Yale” because the colleges are individual items.