english
n. uncountablen. the language that people speak in countries like the UK, the US, and Australia. It is also used as a common language for business and travel around the world.
n. a West Germanic language that originated in early medieval England and is now the global lingua franca. When referring to the language or the people of England, it is always capitalised.
She is learning English to help her get a better job.
Most international flights use English as the primary language for communication between pilots and air traffic control.
While modern English has evolved significantly from its Anglo-Saxon roots, it retains a core Germanic structure despite the heavy influence of French and Latin vocabulary following the Norman Conquest.
From Middle English Englisch, English, Inglis, from Old English Englisċ (“of the Angles; English”), from Engle (“the Angles”), a Germanic tribe + -isċ; equivalent to Engle + -ish. Compare West Frisian Ingelsk, Scots Inglis (older ynglis), Dutch Engels, Danish engelsk, Old French Englesche (whence French anglais), German englisch, Spanish inglés, all ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow”) (compare Sanskrit अंहु (áṃhu, “narrow”), अंहस् (áṃhas, “anxiety, sin”), Latin angustus (“narrow”), Old Church Slavonic ѫзъкъ (ǫzŭkŭ, “narrow”)). More at Angles (tribe) § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Always capitalised. When referring to the people of England collectively, it is used with the definite article ('the English') and takes a plural verb.