/striːt/
Translation
A road in a town or city, with houses or shops on both sides.
Word origin
From Latin strata, meaning a paved road, which came into Old English very early.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- strata
Grammar
Examples
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Here "street" is the road with houses on both sides.
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"Street" is the road where the shop is.
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"Streets" is the plural, meaning more than one street.
A street is a road in a town or city. It has houses, shops, or other buildings on both sides. People walk along the street, cars drive down it, and each street usually has its own name.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(12)A Rainy Afternoon
3 min read · Core 1000
Lost in Town
3 min read · Core 1000
Market Morning
3 min read · Core 1000
The Journey
3 min read · Core 1000
The Late Bus
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
The Boat in the Garden
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Long Way Home
4 min read · Core 1000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(7)Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining, there's a problem, and why the subject slot is never empty
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
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