MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY

Meaning of MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY in English

ˌMary, ˌMary, ˌQuite Conˈtrary BrE AmE

a ↑ nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for young children) : Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY — the title and first line of a traditional nursery rhyme , sometimes set to music. The full poem is: Mary, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MARY — Firmly-believing Mother of Jesus Christ.
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
MARY — noun Etymology: Late Latin Maria, from Greek Mariam, Maria, from Hebrew Miryām Miriam Date: before 12th century the mother of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MARY — I or St. Mary or Virgin Mary flourished beginning of the Christian Era Mother of Jesus . According to the …
Английский словарь Британика
MARY — ˈmerē, ˈmār-, ˈma(a)r-, -ri noun ( plural marys also maries ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: from the name Mary 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARY — (interj.) See Marry.
Английский словарь Webster
MARY — (n.) Marrow.
Английский словарь Webster
MARY — ( n. ) Marrow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MARY — ( interj. ) See Marry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MARY — /mair"ee/ , n. 1. Also called Virgin Mary . the mother of Jesus. 2. the sister of Lazarus and Martha. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARY — n. female first name; mother of Jesus (Virgin Mary, St. Mary)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MARY — noun Etymology: Late Latin Maria, from Greek Mariam, Maria, from Hebrew Miryām Miriam Date: before 12th century 1. : the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARY — noun marrow. 2. mary ·interj ·see marry.
Webster English vocab
MARY — [Mary] n [LL Maria, fr. Gk Mariam, Maria, fr. Heb Miryam Miriam] 1: the mother of Jesus 2: a sister …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MARY — oblast (province), southeastern Turkmenistan, having an area of 33,500 square miles (86,800 square km). It includes the basin of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
MARY — Mary BrE AmE ˈmeər i AmE \ ˈmer i ˈmær i ▶ ˌ Mary ˌ Queen of ˈ Scots BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MARY
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MARY — PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES the Virgin Mary ▪ A portrait of the Virgin Mary looms behind him like a heavenly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MARY — n. Virgin Mary St. Mary Baylis Lilian Mary Bethune Mary Jane McLeod Mary Jane McLeod Blyton Enid Mary Cartland Dame …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MARY — n. or St. Mary or Virgin Mary flourished beginning of the Christian Era Mother of Jesus . According to the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MARY — n. or Mary Tudor born Feb. 18, 1516, Greenwich, near London, Eng. died Nov. 17, 1558, London Queen of England …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MARY — n. born April 30, 1662, London, Eng. died Dec. 28, 1694, London Queen of England (168994). The daughter of King …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MARY — noun Mary is used after these nouns: ↑ muscle
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MARY — < language > An extensible, machine-oriented superset of ALGOL68 developed by Mark Rain. Mary is maintained (and used) by Kvatro …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
MARY — ( Mary of Teck 1867–1953) a British queen. In 1893 she married George, Duke of York, who in 1910 became …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MARY — a Roman Christian who is greeted by St. Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, ch. (Romans 16:6) as having …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
MARY — n 1. ( женское имя ) 1> Мэри, Мери; Мария 2> библ. Мариам 2. рел. дева Мария 3. австрал. сл. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MARY — n 1. ( женское имя ) 1> Мэри, Мери; Мария 2> библ. Мариам 2. рел. дева Мария 3. австрал. сл. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MARY — n AmE sl 1) Mary was first made as a cure for opium addiction — Морфий вначале предназначался как лекарство от пристрастия …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
MARY — n AmE sl 1) Mary was first made as a cure for opium addiction — Морфий вначале предназначался как лекарство …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
MARY — Mary n AmE sl 1. Mary was first made as a cure for opium addiction Морфий вначале предназначался как лекарство …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
MARY — 1) Mary was first made as a cure for opium addiction — Морфий вначале предназначался как лекарство от пристрастия к …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
QUITE — I. quite ˈkwīt, usu -īd.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from quite, quit, adjective, released, free — more at quit 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTRARY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUITE — (a.) Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be …
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRARY — (a.) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
Английский словарь Webster
QUITE — ( a. ) Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — ( a. ) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUITE — /kwuyt/ , adv. 1. completely, wholly, or entirely: quite the reverse; not quite finished. 2. actually, really, or truly: quite …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — — contrarily /kon"trer euh lee, keuhn trair"-/ , adv. — contrariness , n. /kon"trer ee/ ; for 5 also /keuhn …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — I. ˈkän-ˌtrer-ē, -ˌtre-rē noun ( plural -trar·ies ) Etymology: Middle English contrarie, from Anglo-French contraire, contrairie, from Medieval Latin contrarius, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUITE — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from quite, adjective, quit Date: 14th century 1. : wholly , completely not quite finished 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUITE — vt & ·vi ·see quit. 2. quite ·adj to a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably. 3. quite …
Webster English vocab
CONTRARY — noun ·see contraries. 2. contrary ·noun an opponent; an enemy. 3. contrary ·adj opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent. 4. contrary ·noun …
Webster English vocab
QUITE — [quite] adv [ME, fr. quite, adj., quit] (14c) 1: wholly, completely "not ~ finished" 2: to an extreme: positively "~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTRARY — [con.trary] n, pl -trar.ies (13c) 1: a fact or condition incompatible with another: opposite--usu. used with the 2: one of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTRARY — I . / ˈkɒntrəri; NAmE ˈkɑːntreri/ adjective , noun —see also contrary (II) ■ adjective 1. contrary to sth different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUITE — / kwaɪt; NAmE / adverb 1. ( BrE ) (not used with a negative) to some degree SYN fairly , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUITE — quite S1 W1 /kwaɪt/ BrE AmE predeterminer , adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: quit , quite 'free of' (13-19 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTRARY — I. con ‧ tra ‧ ry 1 AC /ˈkɒntrəri $ ˈkɑːntreri/ BrE AmE noun 1 . on the contrary/quite the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUITE — adv. 1 completely; entirely; wholly; to the utmost extent; in the fullest sense. 2 somewhat; rather; to some extent. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUITE — adv. 1 completely; entirely; wholly; to the utmost extent; in the fullest sense. 2 somewhat; rather; to some extent. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUITE — adv.1 completely; entirely; wholly; to the utmost extent; in the fullest sense. 2 somewhat; rather; to some extent. 3 (often …
Oxford English vocab
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
QUITE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use quite to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTRARY — 1. Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other. This view is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUITE — predeterminer COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be quite a novelty (= seem quite new and different ) ▪ In the 1970s, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTRARY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against/contrary to expectations (= very different to what someone expected ) ▪ Contrary to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUITE — (NOT VERY) [adverb] [not gradable], [predeterminer] - to a particular extent, but not veryI was feeling quite pleased with myself.She's …
Cambridge English vocab
CONTRARY — See: ON THE CONTRARY, TO THE CONTRARY.
Slang English vocab
QUITE — adv. Quite is used with these adjectives: ↑ able , ↑ absent , ↑ absurd , ↑ acceptable , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONTRARY — adj. VERBS ▪ be , run , seem ▪ These results run ~ to our expectations. ▪ It seems ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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