Oxford Basic American Dictionary

not the same as someone or something in any way She isn't anything like her sister.

an • y • time / ' enitaim / adverb

at any time; it does not matter when Feel free to call me anytime.

an .y .way Ф / 'eniwei/

( also informal an . y . how ) adverb

1 a word that you use when you give a second, more important reason for something

I don't want to go out tonight, and anyway I don't have any money.

despite something

It was very expensive, but she bought it anyway.

I'm afraid I'm busy tonight, but thanks for the invitation

anyway.

a word that you use when you start to talk about something different or when you go back to something you talked about earlier

That's what John told me. Anyway, how are you?

an .y .where Ф / eniwer /

( also informal an .y . place ) adverb

1 used in negative sentences and in questions instead of "somewhere"

can't find my pen anywhere.

Are you going anywhere this summer?

in, at, or to any place, when it does not matter where Just put the box down anywhere.

a . part Ф / э'рш-t/ adverb

away from the others, or from each other The two houses are 500 feet apart.

My mother and father live apart now.

into parts

He took my radio apart to repair it. apart from someone or something

except for

There's no one here, apart from me. I like all vegetables apart from carrots.

a . part . ment Ф / s'partmsnt / noun [ count ]

a group of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a house or big building My apartment is on the third floor.

an apartment building (= a building with a lot of apartments in it )

ap • a • thy / ' apэ9i/ noun [ noncount ]

a feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about anything

ape / eip / noun [ count ]

an animal like a big monkey (= an animal that lives in hot countries and can climb trees ) , with no tail and with long arms. There are different types of ape Gorillas and chimpanzees are apes.

a • piece / э ' pis / adverb

each

She gave the kids $5 apiece.

a • pol • o • get • ic / э^оЬ ' d3etik / adjective

feeling or showing that you are sorry about something The waiter was very apologetic when he spilled my food.

a • pol • o • gize / э ' pabd3aiz / verb

(a . pol . o . giz . es, a . pol . o . giz . ing, a pol. o gized)

to say that you are sorry about something that you have done

I apologized to John for losing his book.

a • pol • o • gy / э 'pabd3i / noun

[ count, noncount ] ( plural a . pol . o . gies ) words that you say or write to show that you are sorry about something you have done Please accept my apology.

a • pos • tro • phe / э ' pastrefi / noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) the sign ( ' ) that you use in

writing

Grammar

You use an apostrophe to show that you have left a letter out of a word or that a number is missing, for example in I'm (= I am ) and '09 (= 2009 ) .

You also use it to show that something belongs to someone or something: the boy's room .

If the apostrophe comes after the letter "s," it shows that there is more than one person: the boys' room (= a room which is shared by two or more boys ) .

ap • palled / s ' pold / adjective

feeling shocked at something bad

She was appalled by his violent behavior.

ap • pa • rat • us / |reps ' rretss / noun

[ count, noncount ] ( plural ap . pa . rat . us . es )

( general science ) the set of tools or equipment used for doing a job or an activity a piece of laboratory apparatus a diver's breathing apparatus

ap • par • ent AWL / s 'prersnt / adjective