LEARNit Dictionary
corner
noun
/ˈkɔːnə(r)/
UK
/ˈkɔːrnər/
US
A2
1
A2
a part of something where two or more sides, lines or edges join
گوشه, کنج, زاویه
see also
catty-corner(ed)
2
with the number of corners mentioned; involving the number of groups mentioned
کنج, گوشه
a three-cornered hat
a three-cornered fight
3
A2
the place inside a room or a box where two sides join; the area around this place
کنج, گوشه
A large desk occupies another
corner of the room
.
He found a quiet corner and got on with his work.
They made straight for the table in the corner.
She spotted him sitting in the corner of the bar.
We found an empty booth in a
dark corner
of the pub.
There was a television in the
far corner
of the bedroom.
a corner table/seat/cupboard
4
A2
a place where two streets join
کنج محل دو خیابان, نبش
The wind hit him as he
turned the corner
.
the last house before the corner of Beach Road and Hill Avenue
There was a group of youths standing on the
street corner
.
There’s a hotel on the corner of my street.
Turn right at the corner of Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards.
The bus stop is around the corner, I think.
the bookshop around the corner from our hotel
the big tree at the corner with Hill Street
see also
hole-and-corner
5
A2
a sharp bend in a road
پیچ, خم تند
The car was taking the corners too fast.
6
a region or an area of a place (sometimes used for one that is far away or difficult to reach)
گوشه, منطقه, ناحیه
She lives in a quiet corner of rural Yorkshire.
Students come here
from the four corners
of the world.
He knew every corner of the old town.
7
a difficult situation
تنگنا, مخمصه, بنبست
to
back/drive/force somebody into a corner
They had got her in a corner, and there wasn't much she could do about it.
He was used to talking his way out of
tight corners
.
8
a free kick or hit that you take from the corner of your opponent’s end of the field
ضربه کرنر, کرنر
Moore took the corner.
The referee awarded a corner.
see also
corner kick
9
any of the four corners of a ring; the supporters who help in the corner
حامیان, یاران پشتیبان, پشتیبانان, کمککاران
verb
/ˈkɔːnə(r)/
UK
/ˈkɔːrnər/
US
1
to get a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot escape
گیرانداختن, محصور کردن
2
to go towards somebody in a determined way, because you want to speak to them
به دام انداختن, محاصره کردن
I found myself cornered by her on the stairs.
3
to get control of the trade in a particular type of goods
انحصار کردن
They've cornered the market in silver.
4
to go around a corner
پیچیدن به گوشه
The car corners well
.