gentlemen

CEFRC1

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mɪn/

noun

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    noun

    Plural of gentleman, polite and well-mannered men.

Examples

  • Did any of you gentlemen wait on this man?

  • Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to say a few words of welcome.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /-ən/

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In context

  • "You go and leave them in the Gentlemen." "Leave 'em in the lavatory?"

  • There are quays there and lamps and some squares of grass; a ladies and gentlemen, and a cinema.

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In the 19th century, blank were often seen wearing top hats and carrying canes.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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