1 [U] the language of Britain, Ireland, N America, Australia and some other countries:
She speaks good English. * I need to improve my English.
2 [U] English language or literature as a subject of study:
a degree in English * English is my best subject.
3 (the English) [pl.] the people of England (sometimes wrongly used to mean the British, including the Scots, the Welsh and the Northern Irish)
IDIOMS
the King's / Queen's English (old-fashioned) (in Britain) correct standard English
moreatPLAINadj.
adjective connected with England, its people or its language:
the English countryside * an English man / woman * typically English attitudes * an English dictionary -< BRITISH
