Which word in the english dictionary has most meanings? Please, I need it in 24 hrs.?

Answer 1

What word has the most definitions?

"Set" has 464 definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary. "Run" runs a distant second, with 396. Rounding out the top ten are "go" with 368, "take" with 343, "stand" with 334, "get" with 289, "turn" with 288, "put" with 268, "fall" with 264, and "strike" with 250.

Answer 2

I used to give the same answer as Melody, but that is now out-of-date.

The official dictionary used for this is the Oxford English Dictionry (OED). The answer USED to be (that is, in earlier editions of the OED), "set".

But according to OED's "revisions" listings, that is no longer the case. In their third edition, it has been overcome by

"make"

Here's what they say:

"For many years the verb to set has been cited as the longest entry in the OED. But a recheck shows that it has at last been toppled from this position. The longest entry in the revised matter is represented by the verb to make (published in June 2000). However, it is quite possible that set will regain its long-held position at the top of the league of long words when it comes itself to be revised.

"In ranking order, the longest entries currently in the online Third Edition of the OED are:

make (verb - revised)
set (verb),
run (verb)
take (verb)
go (verb)
pre- (revised)
non- (revised)
over- (revised)
stand (verb)
red
point (the noun - revised

http://www.oed.com/news/revisions.html

Answer 3

I don't know if it is the most, but the word "run" has quite a few definitions.

Answer 4

I think the word is water. Not positive.

Answer 5

I have heard that "shot" has the most distinct meanings.

Answer 6

I am pretty positive the answer is "set"

Answer 7

freedom!
without it we would be stuck in a hell hole!

Answer 8

get

Answer 9

'put'