ann

/æn/

noun 5name 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

boring, exclusive, good, high, last, mean, mean, other

The last annual conference was held in Boston and attracted over five hundred participants.

VERB + ANN

got, help, knows, like, made, married, name, remind

My sister got Ann's phone number from a mutual friend last week.

ANN + NOUN

friends, heaven, lullaby, month, secretary, tavy's, tennis

Ann's secretary scheduled the meeting for next Tuesday afternoon.

PREP.

in, up

The company announced its new product line up in the annual shareholder meeting.

ADV.

also, deliberately, elegantly, often

She deliberately announced the engagement at the family dinner last night.

Definitions

name

A female given name from Hebrew.

ramsden. When you say Ann, you mean, I presume, Miss Whitefield. / tanner. I mean our Ann, your Ann, Tavy's Ann, and now, Heaven help me, my Ann!

Given a perfectly good American name like Ann, she has deliberately chosen to label herself "Anya" after a long-dead great-grandmother, and put jam in her tea.

name

A surname from Welsh.

noun

Abbreviation of anniversary.

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Example Bank

ramsden. When you say Ann, you mean, I presume, Miss Whitefield. / tanner. I mean our Ann, your Ann, Tavy's Ann, and now, Heaven help me, my Ann!

Wiktionary

Given a perfectly good American name like Ann, she has deliberately chosen to label herself "Anya" after a long-dead great-grandmother, and put jam in her tea.

Wiktionary

"Her full name is Annie Lou. Like calling herself a snooty white girl name like Ann makes up for it." "Must I remind you that Ann is also my middle name?"

Wiktionary

The show was so boring that Ann and I fell asleep.

Tatoeba · #26462

In spite of their various differences, Joan and Ann are friends.

Tatoeba · #28135

Mike is in the second year of high school and Ann is too.

Tatoeba · #32922

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, ann is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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