What does “line” mean?
- 1
nouna long, thin mark on a surface
Draw a straight line across the page.
- 2
nouna row of people waiting for something
We waited in line for an hour.
- 3
nouna row of words in writing, or a connection for phones or trains
Read the first line of the poem.
Line at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /laɪn/ · LYN
How to use “line” correctly
Americans “wait in line”; British speakers usually “queue”.
Common phrases with “line”
- wait in line
- straight line
- on the line
- phone line
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