MESS


Meaning of MESS in English

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.

N-VAR

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

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