GREAT / TALL OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW

Meaning of GREAT / TALL OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW in English

( saying ) something large and successful often begins in a very small way

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

OAKS — Airport Name : Khost Airport Airport Location : Khost, Afghanistan IATA Code : KHT ICAO Code : OAKS
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LITTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Little Armenia Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
TALL — I. ˈtȯl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, ready, handsome, brave, probably from Old English getæl quick, ready; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITTLE — I. ˈlid. ə l, -it ə l sometimes when not heavily stressed (ˌ)lil esp when a vowel follows adjective ( …
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GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
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GROW — ˈgrō verb ( grew ˈgrü ; also dialect growed ˈgrōd ; grown ˈgrōn ; also dialect growed ; growing ; …
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FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
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GROW — (v. t.) To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or …
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GROW — ( v. t. ) To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TALL — — tallness , n. /tawl/ , adj., taller, tallest , adv. adj. 1. having a relatively great height; of more …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LITTLE — — littlish /lit"l ish, lit"lish/ , adj. — littleness , n. /lit"l/ , adj., littler or less or lesser, littlest …
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GROW — — growable , adj. /groh/ , v. , grew, grown, growing . v.i. 1. to increase by natural development, as …
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GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
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OAKS — n. horse race for three year old fillies (Equestrian)
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LITTLE — I. ˈli-t ə l adjective ( lit·tler ˈli-t ə l-ər, ˈlit-lər ; or less ˈles ; or less·er ˈle-sər ; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TALL — adjective Etymology: Middle English tal, probably from Old English getæl quick, ready; akin to Old High German gizal quick Date: …
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GROW — verb ( grew ˈgrü ; grown ˈgrōn ; grow·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grōwan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TALL — superl brave; bold; courageous. 2. tall ·superl fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive. 3. tall ·superl high in stature; having …
Webster English vocab
LITTLE — noun a small degree or scale; miniature. 2. little ·adj short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep. 3. little …
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GROW — vi to become attached of fixed; to adhere. 2. grow ·vi to pass from one state to another; to result …
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GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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TALL — [tall] adj [ME, prob. fr. OE getael quick, ready; akin to OHG gizal quick] (15c) 1 obs: brave, courageous 2. …
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GROW — [grow] vb grew ; grown ; grow.ing [ME, fr. OE growan; akin to OHG gruowan to grow] vi (bef. 12c) …
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GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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OAKS — one of the English Classic horse races (along with the Derby, Saint Leger, Two Thousand Guineas, and One Thousand Guineas), …
Britannica English vocabulary
TALL — tall BrE AmE tɔːl tɑːl ▷ taller ˈtɔːl ə AmE \ - ə r ˈtɑːl- ▷ tallest ˈtɔːl ɪst -əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OAKS — Oaks BrE AmE əʊks AmE \ oʊks
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TALL — / tɔːl; NAmE / adjective ( tall·er , tall·est ) 1. ( of a person, building, tree, etc. ) having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITTLE — / ˈlɪtl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] HELP NOTE …
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GROW — / grəʊ; NAmE groʊ/ verb ( grew / gruː; NAmE / grown / grəʊn; NAmE groʊn/) INCREASE 1. grow (in …
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FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
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TALL — tall S2 W2 /tɔːl $ tɒːl/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative taller , superlative tallest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OAKS — Oaks, the /əʊks/ BrE AmE a horse race for fillies (=young female horses) held every year at Epsom in the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LITTLE — I. lit ‧ tle 1 S1 W1 /ˈlɪtl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: lytel ] 1 …
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GROW — grow S1 W1 /ɡrəʊ $ ɡroʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense grew /ɡruː/, past participle grown /ɡrəʊn $ ɡroʊn/) …
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GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
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FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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TALL — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 of more than average height. 2 of a specified height (looks about six feet tall). …
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LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GROW — v. (past grew; past part. grown) 1 intr. increase in size, height, quantity, degree, or in any way regarded as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
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FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
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TALL — adj. & adv. adj. 1 of more than average height. 2 of a specified height (looks about six feet tall). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
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GROW — v. (past grew; past part. grown) 1 intr. increase in size, height, quantity, degree, or in any way regarded as …
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GREAT
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FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
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TALL — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. of more than average height. 2 of a specified height (looks about six feet tall). …
Oxford English vocab
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1. small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
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GROW — v. (past grew; past part. grown) 1. intr. increase in size, height, quantity, degree, or in any way regarded as …
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GREAT
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FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
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LITTLE — I. DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES /lɪt(ə)l/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALL — ( taller, tallest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Someone or something …
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GROW — ( grows, growing, grew, grown) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
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GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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FROM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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LITTLE — I. DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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TALL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tall building ▪ The park was surrounded by tall buildings. a tall tale (= …
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LITTLE
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GROW — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a child grows up ▪ One in four children is growing up in poverty. a …
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