What does “particular” mean?
- 1
adjectiveused to talk about one specific person or thing
Is there a particular book you’re looking for?
- 2
adjectivevery careful about choosing what you like
He’s very particular about his coffee.
Particular at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /pərˈtɪkjələr/ · per-TIK-yuh-ler
How to use “particular” correctly
“In particular” means especially: “I love fruit, mangoes in particular.”
Common phrases with “particular”
- in particular
- particular about sth
- for no particular reason
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- specific
- fussy
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Word family
- particularly
- particulars
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