corner

[US]/'kɔːnə/
[UK]/'kɔrnɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a place where two sides or edges meet, often forming a right angle; a difficult or awkward situation; a region or remote area
vi. to meet or converge at an angle; to accumulate
vt. to monopolize; to force into a corner

Phrases & Collocations

around the corner

in the corner

corner store

corner kick

cornerstone

cutting corners

corner office

on the corner

english corner

at the corner

in a corner

street corner

corner in

four corners

round the corner

cut corners

turn the corner

top right corner

corner shop

corner stone

top left corner

corner radius

corner the market

Example Sentences

Corners on that table are rounded.

round the corner of the street

the extreme corner of the yard

to stand at a corner of the street

the four corners of a rectangle.

a truck that corners poorly.

There is a tavern at the corner of the street.

sat by myself in the corner; the corner of one's eye.

Jan sat at one corner of the table.

he drove the ball into the corner of the net.

the pub stood on the corner of Page Street.

the far-flung corners of the world.

the north-west corner of the square.

this retired corner of the world.

he took the corner in second.

he took the corner in third.

unmapped corners of Africa.

Real-world Examples

Experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.

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

Is there a private corner where we can sit and have a private chat?

Source: Four-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

Huddled together, they backed away into a corner.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

We are starting to turn a corner.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2021 Collection

I call that practicing street corner medicine.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

The Fotor app has a sharing button in the upper left corner of the screen.

Source: VOA Special February 2016 Collection

Senator Warren fought her corner with passion.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2019

It touches almost every corner of government.

Source: Obama's weekly television address.

We'll create a libertarian corner over here.

Source: Harvard University Open Course "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

Explore the really far corners of your backyard.

Source: Cui Wa Talk Show

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