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Determine |
V// 1) to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen. 2) to make a strong decision. 3) to discover the facts or truth about something. |
1) The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we're allowed to spend. 2) Your health is determined in part by what you eat. 3) She determined that one day she would be an actor. 4) On leaving jail, Joe determined to reform. 5) The police never actually determined the cause of death. |
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Wish |
V// 1) used with the past simple to express that you feel sorry or sad about a state or situation that exists at the moment. 2) used with the past perfect to express that you feel sorry or sad about a particular action in the past. 3) to want to do something. 4) to hope or express hope for another person's success or happiness or pleasure on a particular occasion. 5) to hope that something you want will be made real because of good luck or magical powers. 6) to welcome someone with particular words or a particular action. |
1) I wish that I was/were a bit taller.2) I wish that you were coming with me, Peter. 3) I wish (that) I hadn't eaten so much.4) I bet she wishes (that) she'd never got involved in the whole mess. 5) As you wish, Sir. It will be done.6) I wish to make a complaint. 7) We wish you every success in the future.8) I didn't even see her to wish her a happy birthday/wish a happy birthday to her. 9) I remember blowing out the candles on my birthday cake and wishing that John Lee would be my boyfriend. 10) He's funny, bright, handsome - everything a girl could wish for really. 11) He wishes me every morning. |
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Brighg |
Adj// 1) full of light, shining. 2) strong in colour. 3) intelligent and quick to learn. 4) full of hope for success or happiness. |
1) The rooms were bright and airy.2) The lights are too bright in here - they're hurting my eyes.3) A bright star was shining in the East. 4) Leslie always wears bright colours.5) He said hello and I felt my face turn bright red.6) a bright shade of green. 7) They were bright children, always asking questions.8) She was enthusiastic and full of bright ideas and suggestions. 9) You're very bright and cheerful this morning.10) Things are starting to look brighter for British businesses.11) She's an excellent student with a bright future. |
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Land |
N// 1) the surface of the earth that is not covered by water. 2) an area of ground, especially when used for a particular purpose such as farming or building. 3) a country. |
1) It is cheaper to drill for oil on land than at sea. 2) This sort of land is no good for growing potatoes.3) I always prosecute people who trespass on my land. 4) a land of ice and snow.5) The group want to promote their ideas in schools throughout the land. |
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Land |
V// 1) to (cause to) arrive on the ground or other surface after moving down through the air. 2) to arrive on land from the sea. 3) to take goods or people off a ship or aircraft. 4) to get or achieve something good, especially in a way that seems easy or unexpected. |
1) We should land in Madrid at 7 a.m.2) You can land a plane on water in an emergency.3) The bird landed on my finger. 4) We landed at Port Said in the early evening. 5) The general's plan involved landing troops behind enemy lines. 6) He landed a senior editorial job. |
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Rather |
Adv// 1) quite; to a slight degree. 2) more accurately; more exactly. 3) used to express an opposite opinion. |
1) It's rather cold today, isn't it?2) That's rather a difficult book - here's an easier one for you.3) The train was rather too crowded for a comfortable journey. 4) She'll fly to California on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has to.5) He's my sister's friend really, rather than mine. 6) The ending of the war is not a cause for celebration, but rather for regret that it ever happened.7) No, I'm not tired. Rather the opposite in fact. |
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Expect |
V// 1) to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive. 2) to think that someone should behave in a particular way or do a particular thing. |
1) We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job. 2) I expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your bedroom. 3) I expect (that) he'd have left anyway. 4) He didn't expect to see me. 5) I expect punctuality from my students. 6) Borrowers are expected to (= should) return books on time |
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Stick |
V// 1) to cause something to become fixed, for example with glue or another similar substance. 2) to put something somewhere, especially in a not very careful way. 3) If you tell someone to stick something or where they can stick something, it means that you do not want to keep that thing. 4) to push a pointed object into or through something, or (of a pointed object) to be pushed into or through something and stay there. 5) to bear or accept something or someone unpleasant. |
1) I tried to stick the pieces together with some glue/tape.2) He stuck up an announcement on the board with pins.3) This glue won't stick. 4) My book got wet and all the pages have stuck together. 5) She stuck her fingers in her ears so that she couldn't hear the noise.6) I'll pay for lunch - I can stick it on my expenses. 7) "I've had enough of working here," she said, "You can stick your job!". 8) She stuck the needle into my arm.9) We decided where to go for our holiday by closing our eyes and sticking a pin in the map. 10) I don't think I can stick this job a day longer.11) I don't know how you can stick living in this place. |
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Bounce |
V// 1) to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface. 2) to move in an energetic and enthusiastic manner. 3) to (cause a cheque to) not be paid or accepted by a bank because there is no money in the account. 4) If an email that you send bounces or is bounced, it comes back to you because the address is wrong or there is a computer problem. |
1) The ball bounced off the goalpost and into the net. 2) She bounced the ball quickly. 3) Tom bounced in, smiling broadly. 4) I had to pay a penalty fee when my cheque bounced.5) To my horror the bank bounced the cheque. |
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Bounce |
N// 1) the act of bouncing, or the quality that makes something able to bounce. 2) an improvement or change to a higher level, for example in how popular a politician or party is. |
1) In tennis you have to hit the ball before its second bounce.2) This shampoo will give your hair bounce (= make it look attractively thick) and shine. 3) His speech to the convention may have given him a bounce.4) The city has seen a bounce in homicide. |
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Reach |
V// 1) to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling. 2) to get to a particular level, especially a high one. 3) to stretch out your arm in order to get or touch something. 4) If an object reaches something, the top or bottom of it touches that thing. 5) to communicate with someone in a different place, especially by phone or email. 6) to understand and communicate with someone. |
1) We won't reach Miami until five or six o'clock.2) They finally reached the coast after five weeks sailing. 3) News of his accident had only just reached us. 4) The temperature is expected to reach 30°C today.5) He's just reached the grand old age of 95. 6) She's grown so tall that she can reach the door handle now.7) He reached for the phone and knocked over a glass.8) The child reached down/out/over and picked up the kitten. 9) The ladder won't quite reach the top of the wall.10) She was wearing a dress that reached (to) her ankles. 11) I've been trying to reach you on the phone all day. 12) He's a strange child and his teachers find it difficult to reach him. |
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Reach |
N// 1) Your reach is the distance within which you can stretch out your arm and touch something. 2) the distance that can be travelled, especially easily. 3) an act of stretching out your arm . 4) the limit within which someone can achieve something. |
1) I like to keep a notebook and pencil within (arm's) reach.2) The top shelf is within/out of (his) reach.3) Make sure that you keep all dangerous substances out of the reach of the children. 4)We live within (easy) reach of the station. 5) You've got quite a long reach - can you get that box down from the top shelf for me? 6) He made a sudden reach for his gun. 7) An expensive trip like that would be completely beyond/out of (my) reach (= I would not have enough money to pay for it).8) After years of saving, the car was at last within (her) reach (= she had enough money to pay for it). |
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Surprise |
N// 1) an unexpected event. 2) the feeling caused by something unexpected happening. |
1) Don't tell Anne we've arranged a party for her - I want it to be a surprise.2) It was a wonderful/nasty surprise to get home and find the letter. 3) My uncle paid us a surprise visit yesterday. 4) He looked at her in/with surprise.5) To my great surprise, they agreed to all our demands. |
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Surprise |
V// 1) to make someone feel surprise. 2) to find, catch, or attack someone when they are not expecting it. |
1) The news surprised everyone.2) It doesn't surprise me that their parents don't want them to get married.3) It will not surprise anyone to learn that the offer has been rejected. 4) The robbers had just opened the safe when they were surprised by the police.5) His mother surprised him helping himself to her gin. |
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Occasion |
N// 1) a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened. 2) a special or formal event. 3) an opportunity or reason for doing something or for something to happen. |
1) We met on several occasions to discuss the issue.2) I've heard him be rude to her on a number of occasions.3) I seem to remember that on that occasion he was with his wife. 4) Sara's party was quite an occasion - there were over a hundred people there.5) At the wedding he sang a song specially written for the occasion. 6) An occasion may arise when you can use your knowledge of French.7) The bride took/used the occasion to make a short speech. |
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Occasion |
V// to cause something. |
1) Her refusal occasioned a lot of trouble.2) The case occasioned the authorities a lot of worry/The authorities were occasioned a lot of worry by the case. |
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Tear |
V// 1) to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off. 2) to move very quickly. |
1) You have to be very careful with books this old because the paper tears very easily.2) I tore my skirt on the chair as I stood up.3) A couple of pages had been torn out of/from the book. 4) He went tearing along the road after the bus. |
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Tear |
N// 1) a drop of salty liquid that flows from the eye, as a result of strong emotion, especially unhappiness, or pain. |
1) Did you notice the tears in his eyes when he talked about Diane?2) Why do arguments with you always reduce me to tears (= make me cry)? |
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Corner |
N// 1) the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, roads, etc. 2) a part of a larger area, often somewhere quiet or far away. |
1) Click the icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.2) I have a bruise where I hit my leg on the corner of the table. 3) They live in a remote corner of Scotland, miles from the nearest store. |
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Corner |
V// 1) If a vehicle corners well, badly, etc., it drives around corners in the stated way. 2) to force a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot easily escape. |
1) It's a powerful car, but it doesn't corner well. 2) Once the police had cornered her in the basement, she gave herself up. |
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Wipe |
V// 1) to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid. |
1) Do you have some paper towels that I can wipe the floor with?2) I'll just get a sponge and wipe the crumbs off the table. |
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Wipe |
N// 1) a piece of soft, wet cloth or paper that you use for wiping. 2) an act of wiping. |
1) baby wipes. 2) I'd better give the floor a quick wipe before someone slips on it. |
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Cheek |
N// 1) the soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear. 2) behaviour or talk that is rude and shows no respect. |
1) The tears ran down her cheeks.2) rosy cheeks3) He embraced her, kissing her on both cheeks. 4) He told me off for being late when he arrived half an hour after me. What a cheek! 5) She's got some cheek to take your car without asking. |
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Cheek |
V// 1) to be rude to someone. |
1)He's always getting into trouble for cheeking his teachers. |
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Cost |
N// 1) the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something. 2) something that is given, needed, or lost in order to get a particular thing: |
1) When you buy a new computer, you usually get software included at no extra cost (= for no additional money).2) In most families, two salaries are essential to cover the cost of (= pay for) raising a family. 3) My main concern about moving to London is the cost of housing. 4) We were going to paint the house ourselves, but when we considered the cost in time and effort, we decided to get a painter to do it for us.5) The driver managed not to hit the child who ran in front of his car, but only at the cost of injuring himself. |
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Cost |
V// 1) If something costs an amount of money, you must pay that amount to buy or do it. 2) to calculate the future cost of something. 3) to cause someone to lose or destroy something valuable. |
1) "How much does this book cost?" "It costs £25."2) It costs a lot to buy a house in this part of Sydney.3) The trip will cost you $1,000. 4) My boss asked me to cost the materials for the new fence and gate.5) Has your plan been properly costed (out)? 6) Drinking and driving costs lives (= can cause accidents in which people die).7) His affairs cost him his marriage (= his marriage ended because of them). |
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Suitable |
Adj// 1) acceptable or right for someone or something. |
1)My mother doesn't like me to wear short skirts to church - she doesn't think they're suitable. 2) Each room has books, toys, and games that are suitable to that particular age group. 3) The film is not suitable for children.4) A conference was planned, but finding a suitable venue proved difficult. 5) The movie may not be suitable for very young children. |
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Exact |
Adj// 1) in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in every way. |
1) The exact distance is 1.838 metres.2) The exact time of the accident was 2.43 p.m.3) "I still owe you £7, don't I?" "Actually, it's £7.30 to be exact." |
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Exact |
V// 1) to demand and get something, sometimes using force or threats. 2) to make something necessary. |
1) to exact revenge on someone.2) The blackmailers exacted a total of $100,000 from their victims. 3) Heart surgery exacts tremendous skill and concentration. |
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Pale |
Adj// 1) used to describe a person's face or skin if it has less colour than usual, for example when the person is or ill or frightened, or if it has less colour than people generally have. 2) A pale light or colour is not bright or strong. |
1) You're looking pale - are you feeling well?2) She has a naturally pale complexion and dark hair. 3) She wore a pale blue hat.4) pale winter sunlight. |
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Pale |
V// 1) If a person's face pales, it loses its usual colour. |
1) His face paled and he looked as if he might faint. |
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Tour |
N// 1) a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around the place or area and learn about it. 2) a journey made for pleasure, especially as a holiday, visiting several different places in an area. 3) a planned visit to several places in a country or area made for a special purpose, such as one made by a politician, sports team, or group of performers. |
1) We went on a guided tour of the cathedral/museum/factory.2) A bus took us on a sightseeing tour of the city.3) a tour guide. 4) a cycling tour of Provence. 5) The England cricket team is on tour in Pakistan. 6) The Queen is making a two-week tour of Australia. |
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Tour |
V// 1) to go on a tour somewhere. 2) If a play tours a particular area, it is performed in several places there. |
1) The New Zealand team will be touring (in) Europe this winter.2) The president toured US military bases yesterday.3) The band is currently touring to promote the new album. 4) The play will be performed first in the capital, and will then tour the rest of the country. |
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Race |
N// 1) a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to finish first. 2) an attempt to be the first to do or to get something. 3) a group, especially of people, with particular similar physical characteristics, who are considered as belonging to the same type, or the fact of belonging to such a group |
1) Do you know who won/lost the race?2) Let's have a swimming race.3) They're taking part in a race to the top of Mont Blanc. 4) Kieran and Andrew are in a race for promotion.5) Three newspapers are involved in a race to publish the story. 6) People of many different races were living side by side.7) Discrimination on grounds of race will not be tolerated. |
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Race |
V// 1) to (cause to) compete in a race. 2) to move or go fast. |
1) He has been racing for over ten years.2) I used to race (against) him when we were boys.3) He's racing three of his dogs on Saturday. 4) He raced down the street.The ambulance raced (= quickly took) the injured to a nearby hospital.5) The summer seems to have raced by (= passed very quickly). |
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Ban |
V// 1) The film was banned (= the government prevented it from being shown) in several countries. |
1) The film was banned (= the government prevented it from being shown) in several countries.2) She was banned from driving for two years. |
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Ban |
N// 1) an official order that prevents something from happening. |
1) There should be a ban on talking loudly in cinemas. |
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Sponsor |
V// to support a person, organization, or activity by giving money, encouragement, or other help. |
1) The team is sponsored by JVC, so the players wear the letters JVC on their shirts.2) Eva said she was doing a ten-mile walk for charity and asked if I'd sponsor her. |
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Sponsor |
N// a person or company that supports a person, organization, or activity by giving money, encouragement, or other help. |
1) All the major theatres now have sponsors, especially for high-cost productions.2) The players wore shirts with the sponsor's logo on the front. |
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Income |
N// 1) money that is earned from doing work or received from investments. 2) a company's profit in a particular period of time. |
1)Average incomes have risen by 4.5 percent over the past year.2) More help is needed for people on low incomes.3) I haven't had much income from my stocks and shares this year. 4) The company's income has greatly improved: profit rose more than 50 percent last year. |
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Reason |
N// 1) the cause of an event or situation or something that provides an excuse or explanation. 2) the ability of a healthy mind to think and make judgments, especially based on practical facts. |
1) The reason for the disaster was engine failure, not human error. 2) The reason why grass is green was a mystery to the little boy. 3) The reason I walked out was because I was bored. 4) We humans believe that we are the only animals to have the power of reason.5) mainly UK old-fashioned He lost his reason (= became mentally ill) when both his parents were killed in the crash. |
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Reason |
V// 1) to try to understand and to make judgments based on practical facts. |
1) Newton reasoned (that) there must be a force such as gravity.2) I spent hours reasoning out the solution to the puzzle. |
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Condition |
N// 1) the particular state that something or someone is in. 2) any of different types of diseases. 3) an arrangement that must exist before something else can happen. |
1) Mum's still got our pram - it's very old, but it's in perfect condition.2) They left the flat in a terrible condition - there was mess everywhere.3) The hospital say her condition (= state of health) is improving slowly. 4) to suffer from a heart/skin condition.5) a medical condition. 6) One of the conditions in the contract is that we don't build on the land.7) We're not in a position to make/set any conditions - we'll have to accept what they offer us.
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Condition |
V// 1) to train or influence a person or animal mentally so that they do or expect a particular thing without thinking about it. |
1) a conditioned reflex/response.2) Pavlov conditioned dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell.3) Women were conditioned to expect lower wages than men. |
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exposure |
N// 1) the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place. 2) the fact of something bad that someone has done being made public. 3) the fact of an event or information being often discussed in newspapers and on the television, etc. 4) a serious medical condition that is caused by8 being outside in very cold weather. 5) a single photograph on a piece of film, or the amount of time a piece of film is open to the light when making a photograph. 6) the direction in which something faces. |
1) You should always limit your exposure to the sun.2) Even a brief exposure to radiation is very dangerous. 3) The exposure of the politician's love affair forced him to resign. 4) His last movie got so much exposure in the press. 5) All the members of the expedition to the South Pole died of exposure. 6) There are 24 exposures on this film. 7) Our dining room has a northern exposure (= faces north), so it's rather cold. |
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Notice |
V// 1) to see or become conscious of something or someone. 2) to bring someone to the attention of the public, usually because of an unusual skill, etc. |
1) noticed a crack in the ceiling.2) Mary waved at the man but he didn't seem to notice. 3) He noticed (that) the woman was staring at him.4) Did you notice how she did that? 5) She was first noticed by the critics at the age of twelve, and went on to become a world-famous violinist. |
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Notice |
N// 1) (a board, piece of paper, etc. containing) information or instructions. 2) information or a warning given about something that is going to happen in the future. 3) the period of time that you must work after you have said that you are leaving your job, or after you have been asked to leave. 4) attention. |
1) There was a large notice on the wall saying "No Parking".2) I saw a notice in the paper announcing their marriage. 3) The next time you visit, can you give me more notice?4) The first responders are ready to spring into action at a moment's notice. 5) Do I have to work out my notice? 6) It has come to/been brought to my notice (= I have been told) that you have been late for work every day this week. |
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Note |
N// 1) a short piece of writing. 2) a short explanation or an extra piece of information that is given at the bottom of a page, at the back of a book, etc. 3) a single sound at a particular level, usually in music, or a written symbol that represents this sound. 4) an emotion or a way of expressing something. 5) a piece of paper money. 6) importance, or the fact that something deserves attention. |
1) He left a note to say he would be home late.2) There's a note on the door saying when the shop will open again. 3) For more information see Note 3. 4) She played three long notes on the piano.5) The engine noise suddenly changed its note and rose to a whine. 6) There was a note of caution in her letter.7) His speech struck just the right note.8) The meeting ended on an optimistic note. 9) a €20 note10) He took a wad of notes from his pocket. 11) There was nothing of note in the latest report. |
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Note |
V// 1) to notice something. 2) to give your attention to something by discussing it or making a written record of it. |
1) They noted the consumers' growing demand for quicker service.2) Please note (that) we will be closed on Saturday. 3) He said the weather was beyond our control, noting that last summer was one of the hottest on record.4) In the article, she notes several cases of medical incompetence. |
