The most ambiguous word in Russian is "to go". It has 26 basic meanings and even more than a dozen phraseological meanings.
But in terms of ambiguity, English has greatly surpassed Russian. It contains words with hundreds of meanings, and the record holder in this sense has as many as 645 definitions.
Today we are talking about just such words: what is their peculiarity from the point of view of linguistics, why there are so many meanings and what to do with it. Go.
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Run — 645
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I love to run in the park — .
He runs a very successful business. — .
Dr. Lawson wants to run some additional test. — .
Don’t leave your car engine running. — .
I always go for a 10k run in the mornings. — 10- .
The play has had a successful run in the West End. — .
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Set — 430
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He brought a cup of tea and set it on the table. — .
I’ve set the alarm for 7am — 7 .
Have you set a date for the wedding? — ?
I’ve bought new marble chess set. — .
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Go — 368
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I won't go to middle school. — .
We need to go live now. — .
His hearing is going, but otherwise he's remarkably fit for a 95-year-old. — , , , 95-.
Don’t try to eat the whole thing in one go. — .
She’s always so full of go. — .
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Take — 343
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We all need to take responsibility for the response. — .
Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. — , .
The more answers we have, the less precautions we'll have to take. — , .
One cannot take up all issues at once. — .
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He went to the shop to get some milk. — , .
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Why don't you get Nicole to come to the party? — ?
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