envelope
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- noun
- /ˈɛnvəˌloʊp/
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sobre
- Put it in an envelope and mail it.
- a stamped envelope
- an addressed envelope
- a return envelope
She literally said I gave the envelope to the FBI.
- She literally said I gave the envelope to the FBI.
- He sent it in a envelope and it had two index cards.
- We would give the envelopes to each other.
- Joe opened a sealed envelope where he wrote purple bicycle on.
- One day, her name in his envelope, written in his ink, came back to me.
- And we'd say, OK, write down the target in the envelope I left on my desk at Langley.
- She'd open the envelope and he had passed by like a whisker.
Examples
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In your top drawer- go ahead, open it up - there's an envelope with your name on it.
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He opened the envelope and found a surprise birthday card inside.
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On the table was the envelope that they had left that morning.
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Just pick an envelope and tell me what it says I have to do.
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Look, all I want is my watch and the envelope.
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After receiving a call, I put the clothes and the envelope with money in the shopping bag, and walked here from the office!
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The ballot, the only ID, is on the envelope on the outside.
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At our meeting, he handed me a manuscript in a large envelope tied up with string.
Academic text (2011) -
To facilitate a high response rate, a postage-paid return envelope was included with each questionnaire.
Academic text (1996) -
For mailed surveys, each swimmer was given a self-addressed stamped envelope with which to return the inventory.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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A container like an envelope or box used to send things by post
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An envelope that holds the money a worker gets, often given on pay day
An envelope with a clear window that shows the address on the paper inside
A thin envelope or small package for sending by plane to another country
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
Outer parts of a flower, like small leaf parts and colorful petals, that surround its male and female parts
How Enclosing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Envelope comes from a French verb made of en- 'in' and velop 'wrap'. So an envelope is literally something that 'wraps' or covers a letter.