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parallel - Simple English Wiktionary

parallel is on the Academic Word List.

parallel is on the Basic English 850 List.

  • enPR: păr′ə-lĕl', IPA (key): /ˈpær.əˌlɛl/

Positive
parallel

Comparative
none

Superlative
none
These lines are parallel to each other
  1. When a line is parallel to another line, the two lines do not meet and they are the same distance from each other at every point.
    The two cars ran parallel to each other.
    Trains run along parallel rails.
  1. A similarity between two things.
    I see a parallel between John and Beth – they both like to play with toy cars.

Plain form
parallel

Third-person singular
parallels

Past tense
paralleled

Past participle
paralleled

Present participle
paralleling

Plain form
parallel

Third-person singular
parallels

Past tense
parallelled

Past participle
parallelled

Present participle
parallelling

  1. Be similar to.
    John parallels Beth when he plays with toy cars.
  2. To be the same distant apart from each other at every point.
    Line A parallels line B.