English Words Starting With E

• evaluate

  verbverb-transitiveB2 (Upper Intermediate)
  /ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/To assess or judge the value, quality, importance, or effectiveness of something.
• evaluation

  nounC1
  /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃ(ə)n/The process of judging or calculating the quality, importance, amount, or value of something.
• evan

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɛvən/A proper noun, primarily a male given name.
• evanesce

  verbverb-intransitiveLow
  /ˌɛvəˈnɛs/To fade away or vanish, often in a gradual or delicate manner.
• evanescence

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˌɛvəˈnɛs(ə)ns/The quality of being fleeting, vanishing, or lasting only for a very short time.
• evangel

  nounC2
  /ɪˈvandʒ(ə)l/The Christian gospel or the act of preaching it.
• evangeliary

  nounVery Rare
  /ɪˌvæn.dʒɪˈleə.ri/A liturgical book containing the four Gospels, or passages from them, arranged for reading at Mass or other services.
• evangelical

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌiːvænˈdʒelɪkəl/Relating to a branch of Protestant Christianity that emphasizes the authority of the Bible, personal conversion, and spreading the Christian message.
• evangelicalism

  nounC1
  /ˌiːvænˈdʒelɪkəlɪzəm/A Protestant Christian movement emphasizing personal conversion, biblical authority, and spreading the faith through evangelism.
• evangeline

  nounLow
  /ɪˈvændʒəliːn/A proper noun, primarily a female given name.
• evangelism

  nounC1/C2
  /ɪˈvændʒəlɪzəm/The act or practice of spreading a particular doctrine, faith, or set of beliefs, especially with the aim of converting others.
• evangelist

  nounC1
  /ɪˈvændʒəlɪst/A person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially through preaching.
• evangelistary

  nounRare
  /ɪˌvæn.dʒəˈlɪs.tər.i/A liturgical book containing the Gospels arranged for reading at Mass.
• evangelize

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪˈvæn.dʒə.laɪz/To preach the Christian gospel to someone; to attempt to convert someone to Christianity.
• evanish

  verbverb-intransitiveVery Rare / Archaic
  /ɪˈvanɪʃ/To vanish completely, to disappear from sight or existence.
• evans

  nounLow
  /ˈɛvənz/A surname of Welsh origin, meaning 'son of Evan' or 'son of John'.
• evanston

  nounMedium-Low
  /ˈɛvənstən/A proper noun referring to a city in Illinois, USA, located on the shore of Lake Michigan, and home to Northwestern University.
• evansville

  nounLow
  /ˈɛvənzvɪl/A city in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana.
• evaporate

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ɪˈvæp.ər.eɪt/To turn from liquid into vapour, typically due to heat.
• evaporated milk

  nounMedium
  /ɪˌvæpəreɪtɪd ˈmɪlk/A canned milk product with about 60% of the water removed by evaporation, unsweetened.

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