smile is on the Basic English 850 List.
smell - smile - smoke

Pronunciation

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Plain form
smile

Third-person singular
smiles

Past tense
smiled

Past participle
smiled

Present participle
smiling

  1. To put one's mouth in a form which shows that one is happy; to have the sides of one's mouth higher than the middle.
    She smiled at me. I think she likes me!

Singular
smile

Plural
smiles

  1. The act of smiling; the form of one's mouth when one is smiling.
    A visit to the fair always brings a smile to my face.