i'm going into town

  • 1town — W1S1 [taun] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(main centre)¦ 3¦(people)¦ 4¦(where you live)¦ 5¦(village)¦ 6¦(not country)¦ 7 go to town (on something) 8 (out) on the town 9 town and gown ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; …

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  • 2town — [ taun ] noun *** 1. ) count a place where people live and work that is smaller than a city: a small town an industrial town in China Mountains overlook the town on three sides. a town on the Mississippi River town of: the northern Wisconsin town …

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  • 3town — noun 1 place with many streets and buildings ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major ▪ little, small, tiny (esp. AmE) ▪ nearby, neighbouring/n …

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  • 4town — /taUn/ noun 1 PLACE (C) a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village: an industrial town in the Midlands | the town of Norwalk, Connecticut 2 MAIN CENTRE (U) the… …

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  • 5town */*/*/ — UK [taʊn] / US noun Word forms town : singular town plural towns 1) [countable] a place where people live and work that is larger than a village but smaller than a city a small town an industrial town in China Mountains overlook the town on three …

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  • 6Town — n. 1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village and usu. not created a city. b any densely populated area, esp. as opposed to the country or suburbs. c the people of a town (the whole… …

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  • 7town — n. 1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village and usu. not created a city. b any densely populated area, esp. as opposed to the country or suburbs. c the people of a town (the whole… …

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  • 8town*/*/*/ — [taʊn] noun 1) [C] a place where people live and work that is larger than a village but smaller than a city a small town[/ex] a town on the River Thames[/ex] the northern Belgian town of Onkerzele[/ex] See: city 2) [U] the town or city that you… …

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  • 9into — /in tooh/; unstressed /in too, teuh/, prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The train chugged into the station. 2. toward or in the direction of: going into town. 3. to a point of contact with; against: backed into a… …

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  • 10into — in•to [[t]ˈɪn tu[/t]] unstressed [[t] tʊ, tə[/t]] prep. 1) to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room[/ex] 2) toward or in the direction of: going into town[/ex] 3) to a point of contact with; against: backed into a parked car[/ex] 4)… …

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