/streɪt/
Translation
Going the same way without bending or turning.
Word origin
From Middle English, the old past form of stretch, meaning stretched out.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- streght
Examples
ruler.
"Straight" means the line does not bend.
.
Here "straight" means the road does not turn.
.
Here "straight" means the body is not bent over.
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(4)Grammar articles
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Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Modals of deduction in English: must be, might be, could be and can't be
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Past simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
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Quantifiers in English: some, any, much, many and more
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
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