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• polite — po|lite S3 [pəˈlaıt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of polire; POLISH1] 1.) behaving or speaking in a way that is correct for the social situation you are in, and showing that you are careful to consider other people s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• polite */ — UK [pəˈlaɪt] / US adjective Word forms polite : adjective polite comparative politer superlative politest a) someone who is polite behaves towards other people in a pleasant way that follows all the usual rules of society polite to: You must be… …   English dictionary

• polite — po|lite [ pə laıt ] adjective * someone who is polite behaves toward other people in a pleasant way that follows all the usual rules of society: COURTEOUS: be polite of someone: It wasn t very polite of you to keep interrupting me. polite to: You …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• polite — [[t]pəla͟ɪt[/t]] politer, politest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is polite has good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct and not rude to other people. Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all… …   English dictionary

• polite — adjective 1) a very polite girl Syn: well mannered, civil, courteous, mannerly, respectful, deferential, well behaved, well bred, gentlemanly, ladylike, genteel, gracious, urbane; tactful, diplomatic Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

• polite — adjective 1) a very polite girl Syn: well mannered, civil, courteous, respectful, well behaved, well bred, gentlemanly, ladylike, genteel, gracious, tactful, diplomatic 2) polite society Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• polite — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• very — ver|y [ veri ] function word *** Very can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before adjectives and adverbs): It had been a long day and he was very tired. I always walk very quickly. She writes very well. as an adjective (only before a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Very Hard Choices — infobox Book | name = Very Hard Choices title orig = translator = image caption = author = Spider Robinson cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction, Speculative fiction novel publisher = Baen… …   Wikipedia

• very — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Very is used with these nouns: ↑antithesis, ↑brink, ↑centre, ↑core, ↑corner, ↑day, ↑edge, ↑end, ↑essence, ↑existence, ↑fundamentals, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• The Polite Force (band) — The Polite Force was a British progressive rock / jazz fusion musical group, active from 1976 to 1978 in the Canterbury scene.The band was formed by Mark Hewins (guitar), Max Metto (sax), Graham Flight (bass) and Vince Clarke (drums) after about… …   Wikipedia