transcription, транскрипция: [ mes ]
( messes, messing, messed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you say that something is a mess or in a mess , you think that it is in an untidy state.
The house is a mess...
Linda can’t stand mess.
N-SING : also no det
2.
If you say that a situation is a mess , you mean that it is full of trouble or problems. You can also say that something is in a mess .
I’ve made such a mess of my life.
...the many reasons why the economy is in such a mess...
N-VAR
3.
A mess is something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something.
I’ll clear up the mess later.
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4.
The mess at a military base or military barracks is the building in which members of the armed forces can eat or relax.
...a party at the officers’ mess...
N-COUNT : usu sing