• 1. a digraph in Latin representing either a native diphthong, as in æquus, or a Greek αι ( ai ) in Latinized spellings, as in æschylus : now usually written ae, or e in some words, such as demon
• 2. a ligature used in Old and early Middle English to represent the vowel sound of a in cat
• 3. a ligature used in modern phonetic transcription also representing the vowel sound a in cat

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• 1. refers to things or people other than the speaker or people addressed
• 2. a dialect word for themselves
• 3. a nonstandard word for those
• 4. Old English th æ m, influenced by Old Norse theim; related to Old Frisian th a m, Old Saxon, Old High German th e m, Old Norse theimr, Gothic thaim

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• 1. in, at, or to that place, point, case, or respect
• 2. used as a grammatical subject with some verbs, esp be, when the true subject is an indefinite or mass noun phrase following the verb as complement
• 3. who or which is in that place or position
• 4. that place
• 5. an expression of sympathy, as in consoling a child
• 6. Old English th æ r; related to Old Frisian th e r, Old Saxon, Old High German th a r, Old Norse, Gothic thar
• 7. In correct usage, the verb should agree with the number of...

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• 1. one, some, or several, as specified, no matter how much or many, what kind or quality, etc
• 2. ( as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural )
• 3. even the smallest amount or even one
• 4. ( as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural )
• 5. whatever or whichever; no matter what or which
• 6. an indefinite or unlimited amount or number (esp in the phrases any amount or number )
• 7. to even the smallest extent
• 8. at all
• 9. Old English æ nig; related to Old Frisian e nig, Old High German ...

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• 1. a great majority of; nearly all
• 2. ( as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural )
• 3. the superlative of many much
• 4. the superlative of much
• 5. (intensifier)
• 6. almost
• 7. Old English m a st or m æ st, whence Middle English moste, m e st; compare Old Frisian maest, Old High German meist, Old Norse mestr
• 8. More and most should be distinguished when used in comparisons. More applies to cases involving two persons, objects, etc, most to cases involving three or more:

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