Word Category Abbreviations
Here is a list of all word category abbreviations in the dictionary, and what they mean:
adj | adjective | describes a noun |
adv | adverb | describes a verb |
con | connector | joins clauses, phrases or sentences |
cop | copula | shows word is the same as another like an equal sign |
dem | demonstrative | points to or shows which noun is talked about |
exp | expression | an expressive word that is a sentence by itself |
indef | indefinite | shows a noun has not yet been mentioned or is different than others of the noun than have already been mentioned |
loc | location | shows the location of a verb in relation to a noun |
n | noun | a person, animal, place, thing or idea |
n.pl | plural noun | a plural noun that has no singular form |
n.sg | singular noun | a singular noun that has no plural form |
num | number | tells how many of a noun there are |
part | particle | word that has a special use |
prep | preposition | introduces a phrase that tells about a previous action |
pron | pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
pron.pos | pronoun possessor | a pronoun that owns or possesses a noun |
pron.refl | pronoun reflexive | a pronoun that shows an object or noun introduced by a preposition is the same as the subject |
quan | quantity | describes the amount of a noun |
ques | question word | asks a question |
v.appl | verb applicative | a transitive or intransitive verb that adds an object or a receiver |
v.in | intranstive verb | a motion, state, or change that does not have an object |
v.tr | transitive verb | an action that can have an object |
vn | verbal noun | a verb used as a noun |