CHIEF

Meaning of CHIEF in English

Pronunciation: ' ch ē f

Function: adjective

Date: 14th century

1 : accorded highest rank or office < chief librarian>

2 : of greatest importance or influence <the chief reasons>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CHIEF — I. ˈchēf noun ( plural chiefs ˈchēfs sometimes -ēvz) Etymology: Middle English chief, chef, from Old French chief, chef, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIEF — — chiefless , adj. — chiefship , n. /cheef/ , n. 1. the head or leader of an organized body …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEF — I. ˈchēf adjective Date: 14th century 1. : accorded highest rank or office chief librarian 2. : of greatest importance …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIEF — adj very intimate, near, or close. 2. chief ·adj highest in office or rank; principal; head. 3. chief ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
CHIEF — [chief] adj (14c) 1: accorded highest rank or office "~ librarian" 2: of greatest importance or influence "the ~ reasons" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIEF — a political leader of a primitive social group, such as a band, tribe, or confederacy of tribes. Among many primitive …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHIEF — chief BrE AmE tʃiːf ▷ chiefly ˈtʃiːf li ▷ chiefs tʃiːfs ▶ ˌ chief ˈ constable BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHIEF — / tʃiːf; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. most important : the chief …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEF — I. chief 1 S2 W2 /tʃiːf/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . [only before noun] highest in rank: He was recently …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIEF — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIEF — n. & adj. n. 1 a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIEF — n. & adj. --n. 1. a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
CHIEF — ( chiefs) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The chief of an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIEF — (MOST IMPORTANT) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - most important or mainThe chief problem we have in the area now …
Cambridge English vocab
CHIEF — n. 25B6; noun a Highland chief : LEADER, chieftain, head, headman, ruler, overlord, master, commander, seigneur, liege (lord), potentate. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEF — n. 1 head, leader, principal, superior, supervisor, superintendent, manager, overseer, captain, master, ringleader, chieftain, Dialect himself, Colloq boss, bossman, Brit …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CHIEF — 1. сущ. 1) правитель; руководитель. глава, лидер; начальник; шеф (часто как обращение в разговорной речи) ; директор, заведующий the chief …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEF — chief.ogg 1. tʃi:f n 1. 1> глава, руководитель; лидер; начальник, шеф; заведующий, директор chief of chemical corps - воен. начальник …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHIEF — chief сущ.1) правитель; руководитель. глава, лидер; начальник; шеф (часто как обращение в разговорной речи) ; директор, заведующий the chief of …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHIEF — 1. [tʃi:f] n 1. 1) глава, руководитель; лидер; начальник, шеф; заведующий, директор ~ of chemical corps - воен. начальник (управления) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHIEF — 1. tʃi:f n 1. 1> глава, руководитель; лидер; начальник, шеф; заведующий, директор chief of chemical corps - воен. начальник (управления) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEF — 1. сущ. 1) правитель; руководитель. глава, лидер; начальник; шеф ( часто как обращение в разговорной речи ) ; директор, заведующий …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHIEF — 1. сущ. 1) правитель; руководитель. глава, лидер; начальник; шеф (часто как обращение в разговорной речи) ; директор, заведующий the chief of party …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHIEF — 1. _n. 1> глава, руководитель; лидер; начальник; шеф - chief of police 2> вождь (племени, клана) _Syn: boss 2. _a. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHIEF — 1. n. 1. глава, руководитель; лидер; начальник; шеф - chief of police 2. вождь (племени, клана) Syn: boss 2. a. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHIEF — употребляется в сочетаниях - chief of reliability - crew chief - party chief
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
CHIEF — 1. сущ. глава, руководитель, лидер, начальник, шеф, заведующий - chief clerk - chief engineer - chief executive officer - chief executive - chief financial executive - chief …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
CHIEF — chief n 1. infml "Where to, chief?" the taxi driver asked me "Куда, шеф?" - спросил меня таксист You got …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CHIEF — 1. сущ. 1) общ. вождь (рода, племени, клана, небольшого сообщества) Indian chief — индейский вождь House of Chiefs — палата вождей (высший совещательный …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
CHIEF — 1. сущ. 1) правитель; руководитель. глава, лидер; начальник; шеф (часто как обращение в разговорной речи) ; директор, заведующий the chief …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIEF — a. principal, cardinal. THE ~ THING: li cose cardinal, lu essential; n. chef
English interlingue dictionary
CHIEF — pangulo
English-Visayan vocabulary
CHIEF — I. adjective Date: 14th century accorded highest rank or office , of greatest importance or influence , II. adverb Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHIEF — (a.) Very intimate, near, or close.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIEF — (a.) Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; …
Английский словарь Webster
CHIEF — (a.) Highest in office or rank; principal; head.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIEF — (n.) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle …
Английский словарь Webster
CHIEF — (n.) The principal part; the most valuable portion.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIEF — (n.) The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as …
Английский словарь Webster
CHIEF — ( n. ) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEF — ( n. ) The principal part; the most valuable portion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEF — ( n. ) The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEF — ( a. ) Very intimate, near, or close.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEF — ( a. ) Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEF — ( a. ) Highest in office or rank; principal; head.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEF — adj. main, principal
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHIEF — n. head, leader
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHIEF — n. air chief marshal in chief chief executive chief justice chief master sergeant chief master sergeant of the air force …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHIEF — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French chief, chef head, chief, from Latin caput head ― more at HEAD …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHIEF — n. Function: adverb Date: 14th century archaic : CHIEFLY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHIEF — ■ noun 1》 a leader or ruler of a people. ↘the head of an organization. 2》 Heraldry an ordinary consisting …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHIEF — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ~ of an organization …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHIEF
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEF — (noun) a stupid person You're thick - i.e. 'You're a chief' Not rude at all.
Slang English vocab
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHIEF
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHIEF — I . a. 1. Leading, headmost, first, supreme, most eminent. 2. Principal, main, prime, vital, essential, capital, especial, great, grand, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CHIEF
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIEF — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
CHIEF — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ tribal , village ▪ army , corporate , council , fire , industry , intelligence , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHIEF — ➡ clans
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CHIEF — n. 1) an Indian ~ 2) a fire; police ( AE ) ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
CHIEF — шотл. вождь, наследственный глава клана (clan)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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