british english in English

noun

1

English as used in Great Britain, as distinct from that used elsewhere.

Webster wanted to distinguish American English from British English by correcting irregular spellings and eliminating silent letters.

Use "british english" in a sentence

1. Counterclaim in British English

2. To engage in Criticism is to Criticise (in British English – see American and British English spelling differences.)

3. Cairngorm in British English (ˈkɛənˌɡɔːm, ˌkernˈɡɒrm)

4. Commutative in British English (kəˈmjuːtətɪv, ˈkɒmjʊˌteɪtɪv)

5. Countervail in British English (ˌkaʊntəˈveɪl, ˈkaʊntəˌveɪl)

6. Acyclic in British English (eɪˈsaɪklɪk, eɪˈsɪklɪk)

7. Artefact is the British English spelling

8. Belgae in British English (ˈbɛldʒiː, ˈbɛlɡaɪ)

9. Augend in British English (ˈɔːdʒɛnd, ɔːˈdʒɛnd)

10. Bonapartism in British English (ˈbəʊnəpɑːˌtɪzəm) noun

11. Aorist in British English (ˈeɪərɪst, ˈɛərɪst)

12. Cockney is a dialect of British English

13. Balkanize in British English or Balkanise (ˈbɔːlkəˌnaɪz)

14. Archaeology in British English or archeology (ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ)

15. Abridgment in British English or Abridgement (əˈbrɪdʒmənt)

16. Aromatize in British English or aromatise (əˈrəʊməˌtaɪz)

17. Abridgment in British English or abridgement (əˈbrɪdʒmənt)

18. afeard in British English or Afeared (əˈfɪəd)

19. Creolized in British English or creolised (ˈkriːəˌlaɪzd)

20. Conjuror in British English or conjurer (ˈkʌndʒərə)

21. Bordelaise in British English (ˌbɔːdəˈleɪz, French bɔrdəlɛz)

22. Cephalization in British English or cephalisation (ˌsɛfəlaɪˈzeɪʃən)

23. Apostatize in British English or Apostatise (əˈpɒstəˌtaɪz)

24. Apologise is the standard British English spelling

25. Botanize in British English or botanise (ˈbɒtəˌnaɪz)

26. Britzka in British English or britska (ˈbrɪtskə)

27. Arrester in British English or arrestor (əˈrɛstə)

28. American English isn't better than British English.

29. Chrism in British English or chrisom (ˈkrɪzəm)

30. Boscage in British English or boskage (ˈbɒskɪdʒ)

31. Bumf in British English or bumph (bʌmf)

32. Argive in British English (ˈɑːdʒaɪv, -ɡaɪv) adjective

33. Circularize in British English or circularise (ˈsɜːkjʊləˌraɪz)

34. Biographize in British English or biographise (baɪˈɒɡrəˌfaɪz)

35. Aluminize (American, Canada, Oxford British English) Verb

36. Apotheosize in British English or apotheosise (əˈpɒθɪəˌsaɪz)

37. Anonymize in British English or anonymise (əˈnɒnɪˌmaɪz)

38. Adrenalized in British English or adrenalised (əˈdriːnəlaɪzd)

39. Apostatize in British English or apostatise (əˈpɒstəˌtaɪz)

40. Carious in British English (ˈkɛərɪəs) or cariose (ˈkɛərɪˌəʊz)

41. Cinereous in British English (sɪˈnɪərɪəs) or cineritious (ˌsɪnəˈrɪʃəs)

42. This is the British English definition of Contextualize.

43. This is the British English definition of Clarification.

44. This is the British English definition of Backscratching.

45. This is the British English definition of Bogof.

46. Bris in British English (brɪs) or Brith (brɪt)

47. Baptised is the preferred spelling in British English

48. Ablings in British English (ˈeɪblɪŋz) or ablins (ˈeɪblɪnz)

49. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Antithesize.

50. This is the British English pronunciation of Attractively.