informal
in'fɒ:mәladjective
B22,019th most heard wordIn 83 of 3788 videos (2%)heard 170 timeslast on Oct 28, 2026
- adj. not formal
- adj. not officially recognized or controlled
- adj. used of spoken and written language
Across the 3,788 English YouTube videos LingoDew uses to teach English, “informal” is heard 170 times in 83 videos from 25 channels, the 2,019th most heard word. Unofficial CEFR word lists put it at B2.
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- 3:12To mess with is an informal expression, meaning to interfere with something or someone,捣乱是一个非正式表达，意思是干扰某事或某人，ESLPod.com's Free English Lessons: Daily English 600 - Talking About Sight
- 20:45Now, in most of these words, I would only use the glottal stop in fast, informal speech.现在，在这些词中的大多数里，我只会在快速、非正式的口语中使用喉塞音。Say These 200 DAILY WORDS in a British Accent! (MODERN RP)
- 8:50All right, the phrase gloss over is a friendly, informal way of saying to好的，短语 gloss over 是一种友好、非正式的说法，意思是Natural Vocabulary for Speaking English
- 3:39" This is very informal, very relaxed and casual.”这非常随意、非常轻松自然。English Phrases for Daily Conversation (Practice Small Talk!)
- 2:03We do say exhausted and there are also a lot of alternatives that are more informal.我们确实会说exhausted，而且还有很多更口语化的替代说法。2695 - Running on Fumes? Idioms for Expressing Exhaustion
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- Often heard with
- more informal23×very informal13×informal way9×informal word8×informal situation7×
Related words
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wordwә:dn. a unit of language that native speakers can identifyformal'fɒ:mәladj. being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)gasgæsn. the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any containervision'viʒәnn. a vivid mental imagerayrein. a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescencexeksn. the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
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