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In the States everyone aspires to be middle class. It's so engrained into the American psyche: As long as you work hard you're going to be rich some day. The history of Britain is that if you're born working class, you're going to stay there, although that is changing.
Nigel Cole

Meaning of "engrained" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENGRAINED

engrained  [ɪnˈɡreɪnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENGRAINED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Engrained is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENGRAINED


close-grained
ˌkləʊsˈɡreɪnd
constrained
kənˈstreɪnd
drained
dreɪnd
fatbrained
ˈfætˌbreɪnd
hairbrained
ˈhɛəˌbreɪnd
harebrained
ˈhɛəˌbreɪnd
house-trained
ˈhaʊstreɪnd
ingrained
ɪnˈɡreɪnd
lamebrained
ˈleɪmbreɪnd
overstrained
ˌəʊvəˈstreɪnd
restrained
rɪˈstreɪnd
scatterbrained
ˈskætəˌbreɪnd
sprained
spreɪnd
strained
streɪnd
trained
treɪnd
unconstrained
ˌʌnkənˈstreɪnd
undrained
ʌnˈdreɪnd
unrestrained
ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnd
unstrained
ʌnˈstreɪnd
untrained
ʌnˈtreɪnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENGRAINED

engrace
engraft
engraftation
engraftment
engrail
engrailment
engrain
engrainedly
engrainedness
engrainer
engram
engrammatic
engrammic
engrasp
engrave
engraved
engraver
engravery
engraving
engraving plate

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENGRAINED

bird-brained
bloodstained
coarse-grained
combined
contained
curtained
fine-grained
foreordained
highly trained
pained
preordained
self-contained
stained
state-maintained
sustained
sweat-stained
tear-stained
unexplained
unmaintained
unstained
well-trained

Synonyms and antonyms of engrained in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENGRAINED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «engrained» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of engrained

Translation of «engrained» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENGRAINED

Find out the translation of engrained to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of engrained from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «engrained» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

根深蒂固的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

engrained
570 millions of speakers

English

engrained
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आरोपित हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرسخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

укоренившимся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enraizado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বদ্ধমূল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enracinée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ditegakkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verwurzelt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

こびりついた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배어 든
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Engrained
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn sâu vào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேரூன்றியுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रोधित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kökleşmiş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

engrained
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zakorzenionych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

укоріненим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inveterat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

engrained
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verouderde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rotad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forankret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of engrained

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGRAINED»

The term «engrained» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.782 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGRAINED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about engrained

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4 QUOTES WITH «ENGRAINED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word engrained.
1
Nigel Cole
In the States everyone aspires to be middle class. It's so engrained into the American psyche: As long as you work hard you're going to be rich some day. The history of Britain is that if you're born working class, you're going to stay there, although that is changing.
2
Seth Grahame-Smith
'Pride and Prejudice' - perhaps more than any other Jane Austen book - is engrained in our literary consciousness.
3
Emraan Hashmi
My faith in God is unshakeable, even though till date, I have not experienced any miraculous incident that makes me feel the presence of a higher power. But the trust in God has been engrained into my psyche since my childhood.
4
Diana Lynn
I will love you with all my heart, To have forever - never to part. This is a promise engrained in me, Take my hand and let it be.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENGRAINED»

Discover the use of engrained in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to engrained and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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engrained voices
Teucer Wilson and Hugh Lupton. Norfolk is steeped in story. Whether we are travelling along the coast, through the loam-rich farmlands, across the sandy brecklands, among the inland waterways of the broads, or over the marsh and fenlands ...
Teucer Wilson and Hugh Lupton
2
The Awakening of a Warrior-Angel: The Lighthouse Call
The Living Engrained Home is a major part of that balance.” “So the life is like a tree and the Living Engrained Home is like the land?” “Exactly,” Kathy nodded. “ Every stone, a plant and a flower will send the owner of the Living Engrained ...
Meckron Seraph, 2011
3
Thoughtless: Think Less, Be More
it has not had as much time to be engrained in her or him, at least relative to someone who is say 60 years old. If the child is to learn a new language it is going to be easier to use a different word for sky. The child is going to find it easier to call ...
William Sharkey, 2014
4
Love, Justice and Education: John Dewey and the Utopians
In a deep sense these mysteries and events of life that Ulich identified are closely akin to human interests engrained in lived activities, as portrayed byjurgen Habermas (1971). Both philosophers speak directly to ways progressive educators ...
William Henry Schubert, 2009
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The Developing Mind, Second Edition: How Relationships and ...
It is in this way that attractor states become engrained within us and allow old interpersonal states to continue to influence our individual patterns of selforganization. Rigidly engrained states reduce variability in the system, which diminishes its ...
Daniel J. Siegel, 2012
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The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain ...
It is in this way that attractor states become engrained within us and allow old interpersonal states to continue to influence our individual patterns of selforganization. Rigidly engrained states reduce variability in the system, which diminishes its ...
Daniel J. Siegel, 2012
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The Bilingual Brain
He noted that there are very simple organic or motor memories, which are deeply engrained and not available to consciousness. This is what many today would term procedural memory (Squire & Zola, 1996). In addition, there are conscious ...
Arturo E. Hernandez, 2013
8
Sermon Treks: Trailways to Creative Preaching
The Themes of the Year Become Engrained over Time We learn to play the piano by practice. With enough good-quality practice, moving our fingers on the piano becomes instinctive. With the right kind and amount of practice, we soon do not ...
Ronald J. Allen, 2013
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Environmental Problems in Third World Cities - 7000iied
Street-widening. and. the. construction. of. main. roads. have. not. been. a. solution. to. deeply. engrained. problems. but. have. rather. encouraged. the. proliferation. of. private. vehicles. city centre and along its main thoroughfares and main ...
International Institute for Environment & Development, 1989
10
Unfolding the Sun: A Poetic Guide to Letting Yourself Shine!
Engrained. How odd is it that we have ... NotSo You reach out by writing on walls; “God hates. classified people into lesser and and prevents you from seeing the Truth. Unfolding the Sun 49 Engrained Beliefs.
Joelle L. Mueller, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENGRAINED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term engrained is used in the context of the following news items.
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'TUF 21: ATT vs. Blackzilians' blog: Michael Graves on episode No. 12
But overcoming adversity is something that's engrained in us at American Top Team from when we begin training. Although I would've ... «MMAjunkie.com, Jul 15»
2
POW-turned-Senator McCain hosts Vietnam party chief
And yet Vietnam remains engrained in America's dark past. Hours after Trong's visit with McCain, lawmakers and US military veterans held a ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
3
At the Helm: BEE aware and BEE prepared!
The reason for this movement is genetically engrained into them from when they first originated in Africa and had to move constantly to avoid ... «Valley morning Star, Jul 15»
4
Making history in Mississippi
These southern regulations were so deeply engrained in my own identity that I did not accept my sexuality until I was 37. As soon as I broke ... «Washington Blade, Jul 15»
5
World in Progress: Crime Free Villages in El Salvador
Violence seems deeply engrained in society, since the civil war thirty years ago. But amid all the violence, there is a cluster of municipalities in northwestern El ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
6
FIU attorney earns recognition from national association
Carbajal cites fairness and a respect for others among the long-engrained virtues that have guided her to success over the years. “Education ... «FIU News, Jul 15»
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Despite the incredible work that civil society does, it remains under …
... particularly from countries assessed as having middle income status, despite their engrained social problems. E.g. Brazil and South Africa . «Merinews, Jul 15»
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Insurance Premium Tax up from 6% to 9.5% as of Nov 2015 which …
It's a hangover from normal business expense accounting in a limited company – a habit engrained in me for over thirty years. That and a ... «Property118, Jul 15»
9
Germany's long goodbye to coal dashes power price rise prospect
... of the death sentence for its coal sector still condemns power producers to the suffering of engrained falling prices for electricity, analysts say. «Reuters Africa, Jul 15»
10
How clergy abuse survivors have changed history
The vast enormity of a deeply engrained clerical culture that allowed the sexual violation of the innocent and most vulnerable has ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Engrained [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/engrained>. May 2024 ».
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