![]() ![]() Linguist John Higgins has prepared a comprehensive list of homographs in various categories, including those where the meanings are related but the part of speech and pronunciation change. wound – past tense of wind OR to injure.wave – move the hand in greeting OR sea water coming into shore.row – line OR argument OR propel a boat.learned – past tense of learn OR knowledgeable.evening – smoothing out OR after sunset.down – a lower place OR soft fluff on a bird.bat - piece of sports equipment OR an animal.Here are a few homographs and their meanings: ![]() In order to work out which pronunciation and which meaning is appropriate, you need to be aware of the context. They are not to be confused with homonyms, homophones and heteronyms. Homographs are words with different pronunciation, meanings and origins but the same spelling. ![]()
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