Polysemy or multiple meanings

คัดลอกมาจาก English Vocabulary in advanced use

A great many words in English have more than one meaning.

Look at fair and wind up /waind ^ p/ and their different meaning in these examples:

That wasn't a very fair thing to say! (adjective: use)

The handsome knight fell in love with a fair maiden. (adjective: beautiful)

His knowledge of French is fair. (adjective: neither very bad nor very good)

She has a fair chance of winning the prize. (adjective reasonable)

Fair weather is forecast for tomorrow. (adjective : dry and pleasant)

There's a fair on at the park this week. (noun : public event with games and rides)







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