apple

[US]/'æp(ə)l/
[UK]/'æpl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a type of fruit that is typically red, yellow, green, or pink in color, with a smooth skin, juicy flesh, and edible seeds, grown on apple trees.

Phrases & Collocations

a juicy apple

apple orchard

apple pie

crisp apple

an apple

apple tree

apple juice

big apple

red apple

apple cider

green apple

apple vinegar

apples and oranges

apple computer

apple of discord

bad apple

apple of sodom

golden apple

rotten apple

apple blossom

apple sauce

Example Sentences

turkey with apple dressing.

cleave an apple with a knife

Cut the apple into halves.

The apple blossom is out.

They are mucking the apple trees.

A hailstorm hurt the apple crop.

sneak an apple from a shop

That apple is crawling with worms.

Give an apple to each child.

She cut the apple into halves.

These apples are ripe.

He ate an apple whole.

Real-world Examples

The bitter apple and the bite in the apple.

Source: Four Quartets

You want an apple? I'll give you one.

Source: VOA Special November 2019 Collection

She gets " some apples and bananas."

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

It's an apple, here you are. It's an apple, here you are.

Source: Uncle teaches you to learn basic English.

Give me those apples. Those nectarines look good, too.

Source: We Bare Bears

I had an apple for lunch today.

Source: Tim's British Accent Class

And I also got two more apples.

Source: Friends Season 9

Countable nouns can be singular, an apple.

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

On the long table were rosy apples and chunks of maple sugar.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

There's sugar apples, annona. I got manzanos.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

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