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wan

adjective · /wɑn/ · Level 2 · Intermediate

What does wan mean?

wan (adjective): pale, sickly-looking.

Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

How do you pronounce wan?

/wɑn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

What are synonyms of wan?

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

Test yourself: do you know “wan”?

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What does “wan” mean?

pale, sickly-looking

Right! That's what “wan” means.

outside of something

Not quite: that's what external means.

having no deviations

Not quite: that's what straight means.

of great size, large

Not quite: that's what big means.

Which word is closest in meaning to “wan”?

free

Not quite: free means something else.

left

Not quite: left means something else.

next

Not quite: next means something else.

pale

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