FluentPlex

parallel

/ˈpæɹ.əˌlɛl/ adverb C2
  1. With a parallel relationship. · The road runs parallel to the canal.
+ Save to review

From the library

Ten steps with each foot took me along parallel with the wall of the house, and again I marked my spot with a peg.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 19 · B2
The parallel is exact.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 25 · C1
Our researches have evidently been running on parallel lines, and when we unite our results I expect we shall have a fairly full knowledge of the case.”
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 159 · C1

Other matches

Learn parallel in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.