/piːs/
Translation
A part of something, or one thing from a group of things.
Word origin
From Old French piece, meaning a part or bit, of Celtic origin.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- piece
Grammar
Examples
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"Piece" is a part cut from something bigger.
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Here "piece" means one single thing, not a part you can touch.
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"Pieces" is the plural, meaning more than one piece.
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(6)Grammar articles
(7)Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Inversion and word order in English: the subject-verb-object spine and when it flips
Phrasal verbs in English: what they are, meanings, rules and examples
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
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