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100 Heteronym Sentences That Change Meaning

August 1, 2026

100 Heteronym Sentences That Change Meaning

No. Item Definition
1. abuse mistreat; improper use
2. addict dependent person; devote habitually
3. address location; to speak to
4. advocate supporter; to support
5. affix attach; attached element
6. alternate every other; substitute
7. annex add on; added building
8. assay analyze; attempt
9. bass low tone; a fish
10. bow bend forward; weapon
11. buffet self-serve meal; strike repeatedly
12. close near; shut
13. combat fight; armed conflict
14. commune shared-living group; communicate intimately
15. conduct behavior; to lead
16. console control unit; comfort
17. content subject matter; satisfied
18. contest competition; to dispute
19. contract agreement; become smaller
20. convict prisoner; find guilty
21. defect flaw; desert duty
22. delegate representative; assign authority
23. desert arid land; abandon
24. detail small part; assign duty
25. digest summary; break down food
26. discount price reduction; disregard
27. does female deer; performs
28. dove bird; dived
29. entrance entryway; to enchant
30. escort companion; accompany
31. estimate rough calculation; to judge
32. exploit use selfishly; notable deed
33. export send abroad; goods sent
34. extract remove; concentrated essence
35. finance money management; provide funds
36. frequent common; visit often
37. graduate degree holder; complete studies
38. house home; provide shelter
39. impact effect; to strike
40. implant insert; inserted device
41. import bring in; goods brought
42. incense fragrant smoke; enrage
43. increase growth; to grow
44. inlay decorative insert; set in
45. insult offend; rude remark
46. intern trainee; confine
47. invalid not valid; sick person
48. invoice bill; charge formally
49. kindle start a fire; arouse
50. laminate layered material; cover in layers
51. lead to guide; a metal
52. live existing now; not dead
53. lower move down; less high
54. minute sixty seconds; tiny
55. misconduct bad behavior; misbehave
56. mouth opening; speak silently
57. number numeral; more numb
58. object thing; to oppose
59. outfit clothes set; equip
60. perfect flawless; make complete
61. permit allow; official pass
62. pervert corrupt person; corrupt
63. polish shine substance; from Poland
64. present gift; to introduce
65. produce make; fruits and vegetables
66. progress advance; move forward
67. project planned task; to throw
68. protest objection; to object publicly
69. read interpret text; already interpreted
70. rebel resister; to defy
71. record stored account; to capture
72. recount tell again; count again
73. recreate refresh oneself; create again
74. refuse decline; garbage
75. relay pass along; race segment
76. resume continue; job summary
77. row line; quarrel
78. sake purpose; Japanese rice wine
79. second next after first; support
80. sewer drain pipe; one who sews
81. slough shed skin; swampy area
82. sow plant seeds; female pig
83. subject topic; to expose
84. survey study; inspect broadly
85. suspect person suspected; to doubt
86. tear rip; drop from eye
87. tires wheels; becomes weary
88. torment severe suffering; torture
89. transfer move; moved person or thing
90. transport carry; transportation system
91. transpose switch positions; move across
92. traverse cross; sideways beam
93. update bring current; latest version
94. upgrade improvement; improve
95. upset disturb; unhappy state
96. upstage outshine; rear stage area
97. use employ; purpose
98. used secondhand; accustomed
99. wind moving air; to twist
100. wound injury; twisted around

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