SEMI-LITERATE

Meaning of SEMI-LITERATE in English

■ adjective

1》 unable to read or write with ease or fluency.

2》 (of a text) poorly written.

Derivatives

semi-literacy noun

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SEMI LITERATE — малограмотный, полуграмотный
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SEMI LITERATE — малограмотный, полуграмотный
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SEMI — semi- [occurring in compounds] semi- (= half)
Interlingua English vocab
LITERATE — maantigo;mobasa'g;mosulat
English-Visayan vocabulary
LITERATE — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English literat, from Latin litteratus marked with letters, ~, from litterae letters, literature, from plural of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEMI — I. ˈsemē, -mi noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin, short for semi bejanus semibejan, from Latin semi- + New …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITERATE — I. ˈlid.ərə̇t, ˈlitərə̇t, ˈli.trə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V adjective Etymology: Middle English literat, from Latin litteratus, literatus, adjective & noun, from litterae, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEMI- — in pronunciations below, | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ . |semē or |seˌmī or |semi or ( usu not before vowels ) |semə prefix Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITERATE — (n.) A literary man.
Английский словарь Webster
LITERATE — (n.) One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy …
Английский словарь Webster
LITERATE — (a.) Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered.
Английский словарь Webster
LITERATE — ( n. ) One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LITERATE — ( n. ) A literary man.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LITERATE — ( a. ) Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LITERATE — — literately , adv. /lit"euhr it/ , adj. 1. able to read and write. 2. having or showing knowledge of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LITERATE — adj. able to read and write; educated; well-versed in literature
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LITERATE — n. one who can read and write; educated person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LITERATE — I. ˈli-tə-rət also ˈli-trət adjective Etymology: Middle English literat, from Latin litteratus marked with letters, literate, from litterae letters, literature, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEMI- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Latin; akin to Old High German sāmi- half, Greek hēmi- 1. a. : precisely half …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LITERATE — noun a literary man. 2. literate ·adj instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered. 3. literate ·noun one educated, …
Webster English vocab
LITERATE — ■ adjective 1》 able to read and write. 2》 educated or knowledgeable: politically ~. ■ noun a ~ person. Derivatives …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEMI- — [semi-] prefix [ME, fr. L; akin to OHG sami- half, Gk hemi-] 1 a: precisely half of: (1): forming a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEMI — [semi] n, pl sem.is [short for semidetached] (1912) chiefly Brit: a semidetached house [2]semi n, pl sem.is (1942): semitrailer [3]semi …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LITERATE — [lit.er.ate] adj [ME literat, fr. L litteratus marked with letters, literate, fr. litterae letters, literature, fr. pl. of littera] (15c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEMI — semi BrE AmE ˈsem i -aɪ ▷ semi|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LITERATE — literate BrE AmE ˈlɪt‿ ə r ət -ɪt AmE \ ˈlɪt̬ ə r ət ⇨ˈlɪtr ət ▷ literate|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEMI — / ˈsemi; NAmE / noun ( pl. semis ) 1. ( BrE , informal ) a semi-detached house (= one …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITERATE — / ˈlɪtərət; NAmE / adjective able to read and write OPP illiterate —see also numerate , computer-literate •• WORD ORIGIN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEMI- — semi- /semi/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Latin ] 1 . exactly half: a semicircle 2 . partly but not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEMI — sem ‧ i /ˈsemi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural semis ) [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: semi-detached …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LITERATE — lit ‧ e ‧ rate /ˈlɪt ə rət, ˈlɪt ə rɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEMI- — prefix 1 half (semicircle). 2 partly; in some degree or particular (semi-official; semi-detached). 3 almost (a semi-smile). 4 occurring or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEMI — n. (pl. semis) colloq. 1 Brit. a semi-detached house. 2 US a semi-trailer. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LITERATE — adj. & n. --adj. able to read and write. --n. a literate person. øøliterately adv. [ME f. L litteratus (as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEMI — n. (pl. semis) colloq. 1 Brit. a semi-detached house. 2 US a semi-trailer. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LITERATE — adj. & n. adj. able to read and write. n. a literate person. literately adv. [ ME f. L litteratus …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEMI — n. (pl. semis) colloq. 1. Brit. a semi-detached house. 2 US a semi-trailer. Etymology: abbr.
Oxford English vocab
LITERATE — adj. & n. --adj. able to read and write. --n. a literate person. Derivatives: literately adv. Etymology: ME f. L …
Oxford English vocab
SEMI- — Semi- combines with adjectives and nouns to form other adjectives and nouns that describe someone or something as being partly, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEMI — ( semis) 1. A semi is a semi-detached house. ( BRIT INFORMAL ) N-COUNT 2. In a sporting competition, the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITERATE — 1. Someone who is literate is able to read and write. Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITERATE — 1. Someone who is ~ is able to read and write. Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SEMI — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Phebus beat Stanford's Ania Blezynski in the semis. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Leicester won …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LITERATE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB barely ▪ Through it all Giap remained an intellectual, often aloof from his barely …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEMI — (COMPETITION) [noun] [C] [plural] semis - informal for semi-final, see at semi- (HALF)You did very well to make it to …
Cambridge English vocab
LITERATE — [adjective]Literacy in the country has increased, with the literate proportion of the population rising to 52.1% from 43.6% a decade …
Cambridge English vocab
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Slang English vocab
SEMI — noun Semi is used before these nouns: ↑ trailer , ↑ truck
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SEMI — /se'mee/ or /se'mi:/ A spoken abbreviation for semicolon. "Commands to grind are prefixed by semi semi star" means that the …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SEMI — 1. n. Abbreviation for `semicolon', when speaking. "Commands to grind are prefixed by semi-semi-star" means that the prefix is ;;* …
Jargon File English vocabulary
SEMI- — прист. в сложный словах означает половинный, частичный semi-annual ≈ полугодовой semi-official ≈ полуофициальный в сложных словах имеет значение: половина - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEMI — сущ.; разг. 1) одноквартирный дом, имеющий общую стену с соседним домом 2) спорт полуфинал (сокр. от semidetached house) (разговорное) одноквартирный …
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LITERATE — 1. прил. 1) грамотный Syn : grammatical 2) образованный Syn : educated, competent, instructed, learned 2. сущ. 1) грамотный человек …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEMI — _I ʹsemı n ( сокр. от semidetached hose) разг. одноквартирный дом, имеющий общую стену с соседним домом _II ʹsemı = …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LITERATE — literate.ogg 1. ʹlıt(ə)rıt n 1> грамотный человек 2> широко образованный человек the literate - интеллигенция, образованные слои общества 2. ʹlıt(ə)rıt …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SEMI- — прист.в сложный словах означает половинный, частичный semi-annual — полугодовой semi-official — полуофициальный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LITERATE — literate прил.1) грамотный Syn:grammatical 2) образованный Syn:educated, competent, instructed, learned 2. сущ.1) грамотный человек 2) ученый
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SEMI — _I ʹsemı n ( сокр. от semidetached hose) разг. одноквартирный дом, имеющий общую стену с соседним домом _II ʹsemı = …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LITERATE — 1. ʹlıt(ə)rıt n 1) грамотный человек 2> широко образованный человек the literate - интеллигенция, образованные слои общества 2. ʹlıt(ə)rıt a …
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SEMI- — полу- ; ~ semi- annual ; ~ semi- automatic drawing rights ; ~ semi- finished goods ; ~ semi- finished …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
LITERATE — 1. прил. 1) грамотный Syn : grammatical 2) образованный Syn : educated, competent, instructed, learned 2. сущ. 1) грамотный человек …
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