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# ilk

noun (no plural); also used in the Scots phrase «ilk ane» (each one)

«ilk» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old use) A kind or type; a group of the same sort, as in «people of that ilk». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilk/#m1)
2. (Scots, old use) Each, every one of a group, as in «ilk ane». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilk/#m2)

### In the lessons

in Scots tales, «ilk ane» means each one of a group, and a sort of people is called their ilk

### Examples

- He and his ilk always avoid hard work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilk/#x1)
- Beasts, ilk ane with two heads, blocked the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilk/#x2)
- People of that ilk prefer to stay at home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilk/#x3)

### Note

«ilk ane» means each one, so in a count every one is counted; the word itself adds no number.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ilk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ilk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ilk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ilk.html) on Mova free.