which word in English language has several meanings?

Answer 1

There are MANY words that have "several meanings". To see this, all you have to do is open a dictionary (or look at an online dictionary) and look for entries where there are several NUMBERED paragraphs, each with a different definition. (Some dictionaries will use just a few numbers and SUB-divided these with "a", "b" "c"... listings underneath the numbers.)

Perhaps what you have in mind is the words that have a VERY large number of meanings. The best place to look for this is the Oxford English Dictionary (or "OED").

The word which has the MOST listings ('meanings') in the most recent edition of the OED (3rd edition, published in 2000) is:

"make"

The OED has posted its own current list of the top words, as follows:

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

Notice that many of these are very common verbs which, over time, have taken on many special uses.

Answer 2

Many English words have multiple meanings. To qualify, the word must be spelled and pronounced the same. "Back," for example, can mean "behind" or "support." Examples of usage are: "He's in the back." or "I'm sure he'll back me."

Words that sound the same, but are spelled differently are homonyms, like "see" and "sea." Words that are spelled the same, but pronounced differently are different words. An example is "lead." When pronounced with a soft "e," to rhyme with "bed," it means a soft metal. When pronounced with a long "e," like in "feed," it means to be first or to guide.

Answer 3

For
Unlawful
Carnal
Knowledge

(You know what I mean) can be a noun, verb, adverb and adjective. This is a George Carlin classic.

Answer 4

there are a lot of words like
sea see
pee pea
pot
weed
behind
the list goes on and on

Answer 5

Most of them

Answer 6

FOR--- is a good example.

I am going to town FOR you (to get you)
I am going to town FOR you ( on your behalf)
I am going to town FOR you ( at your request)
I will do that FOR you ( become your standin)
FOR the moment---(a temporary decision)
For instance---Present an example

I am sure there are more examples, but it is 330 AM.

Answer 7

The word 'race.' It is a verb, ("I'll race you..."), it's an event (a Care Race), and its a catagory of biological ethnicity.

Answer 8

YOU is the word, it could mean mom,dad,dog cat, most anything

Answer 9

I think 98% of them do.

Answer 10

turkey`