What does “smile” mean?
- 1
verbto make your mouth curve up because you are happy or friendly
She smiled when she saw me.
- 2
nounan expression where your mouth curves up
He has a warm smile.
Smile at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /smaɪl/ · SMYL
How to use “smile” correctly
You smile “at” someone: “The baby smiled at me.”
Common phrases with “smile”
- smile at sb
- a big smile
- with a smile
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