/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/
Translation
Made by nature and not by people; or normal, and not surprising.
Word origin
From Latin naturalis, from natura meaning birth or nature.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- naturalis
- English cognates
- nature
Examples
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"Natural" here means it comes from plants, not from a factory.
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Here "natural" means normal, the way most people feel.
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A "natural" forest grew by itself, with no help from people.
Used in
Stories
(1)Grammar articles
(13)Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
For, since, already, yet and still in English: which word, and where it goes in the sentence
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Past simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Question tags in English: the mirror rule, aren't I, and tags after let's and imperatives
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
So, such, too and enough in English: words of degree and result
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