ms.
gb/mˈɪs/ us/mˈɪs/
A2
English
asszony, milliszekundum, ms, kézirat
NOUN
A2
1
asszony
A2
Usage pattern:
Ms. [last_name] / Ms. [full_name]
Please welcome Ms. Rivera to the stage.
Kérem, fogadják szeretettel Rivera asszonyt a színpadon.
I spoke with Ms. Ahmed about the schedule change.
Beszéltem Ahmed asszonnyal az ütemterv módosításáról.
The letter was addressed to Ms. Taylor.
Learner examples
This is Ms. Brown.
Ő itt Brown asszony.
I emailed Ms. Lee.
E-mailt írtam Lee asszonynak.
Common mistake:
Learners often confuse Ms. (neutral) with Miss (usually unmarried) and Mrs. (usually married). Ms. is typically pronounced /mɪz/ (“miz”).
Meaning
title for a woman
Collocations
Ms. Johnson
|Ms. Chen
|Ms. Patel
|Ms. Smith
|call someone Ms.
|address someone as Ms.
|Ms. + last name
Themes
people
|forms_of_address
|social
Definition
A polite title for a woman, used before her name.
A title used before a woman’s name, especially when her marital status is not known or is not relevant.
NOUN
B2
TECHNICAL
2
ms
B2
Usage pattern:
[number] ms / in [number] ms
The ping dropped to 18 ms after I changed networks.
A ping 18 ms-ra esett vissza, miután hálózatot váltottam.
The camera can capture events that last only a few ms.
A kamera olyan eseményeket is képes rögzíteni, amelyek csak néhány ms-ig tartanak.
The system processes each request in under 5 ms.
Learner examples
The delay is 20 ms.
A késleltetés 20 ms.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse ms (millisecond) with m (meter) or s (second). In technical writing it is often written without a period: ms.
Meaning
one thousandth of a second
Collocations
10 ms
|50 ms
|100 ms
|in milliseconds
|response time in ms
|latency in ms
|delay of 5 ms
|measured in ms
Themes
time
|science
|technology
Definition
A very short time: 0.001 seconds.
A unit of time equal to one thousandth (0.001) of a second.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
3
kézirat
B2
Usage pattern:
ms. / (plural) mss.
The editor requested the final ms. by Friday.
A szerkesztő péntekig kérte a végleges kéziratot.
The library catalog lists the document as an 18th-century ms.
A könyvtári katalógus a dokumentumot 18. századi kéziratként tünteti fel.
Several mss. from the collection were digitized last year.
Common mistake:
In this sense, “ms.” does not mean millisecond. The plural is often written “mss.”
Meaning
abbreviation for manuscript
Collocations
original ms.
|unpublished ms.
|ms. copy
|ms. submission
|ms. in the archive
|mss. collection
Themes
writing
|publishing
|education
Definition
A short form of “manuscript.”
An abbreviation for manuscript, especially in publishing, libraries, and academic references.
Grammar
Dictionary form
ms.
IPA
GB/mˈɪs/
US/mˈɪs/
Syllables & stress
ms. (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (ms.)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: ms.
- Plural: ms.s
Word family
Expressions
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