What does “card” mean?
- 1
nouna piece of stiff paper with a picture and message, sent for birthdays or holidays
She sent me a birthday card from Spain.
- 2
nouna small plastic card used to pay for things or prove who you are
Can I pay by card?
- 3
nounone of a set of small pieces of stiff paper used to play games
We played cards until midnight.
Card at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /kɑrd/ · KAHRD
Common phrases with “card”
- credit card
- birthday card
- play cards
- pay by card
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