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Accurately |
Tam olarak |
-I don’t remember my dad’s face accurately |
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Accept |
1. To agree or to take sth -She was in mumbai to accept an awars for her latest novel. -I accept full responsibility for the failure of the plan. -I’ve just accepted an invitation to the opening night party. 2. Approve (to consider sth or someone as satisfactory) -She was accepted as a full member of the society. 3. To believe that sth is true -I can’t accept that there is nothing we can do. |
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Accompany, escort, go with |
1. To go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as sth -Depression is almost always accompanied by insomnia. 2. To show someone how to get to somewhere -Would you like me to accompany you to your room? 3. To go with someone to a social event -“May I accompany you to the ball?” he asked her. 4. To sing or play an instrument with another musician or singer -Miss Jessop accompanied Mr Bentley on the piano |
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Accuse |
1. To say that someone has done sth morally wrong, illegal or unkind -Are you accusing me of lying? -He’s been accused of robbery/murder. 2. If you stand accused of doing sth wrong, people say that you have done it -The government stands accused of eroding freedom of speech |
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Achieve |
To succeed in finishing sth reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort -She finally achieved her ambition to visit South Africa. -We’ve achieved some marvellous results with this new drug. |
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Affect, influence |
1. To have an influence on smone or sth, or to cause a change in someone or sth -Both building badly affected by the fire. -It’s a disease that affect mainly older people. 2. Pretend (to pretend to feel or think sth) -To all his problems she affected indiffirence. 3. To start to wear or do sth in order to make people admire or respect you -At University he affected an upper-class accent. |
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Abandon |
1. To leave a place, thing or person usually for ever -We had to abandon the car. -As a baby he was abandoned by his mother. 2. To stop doing an activity before you have finished it -The game was abandoned of half time because of the poor weather conditions. 3. Abandon yourself to sth (to allow yourself) -He abandoned himself to his emotions. |
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Absorb |
1. To take sth in, especially gradually -Plants absorb carbon dioxide. 2. To reduce the effect of a physical force, shock or change -The barrier absorbed the main impact of the crash. 3. UNDERSTAND -It’s hard to absorb so much information. 4. İnterest very much (to take up someone’s attension) ENGROSS -The project has absorb her for several years. 5. Pay 6. Take control |
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Abuse |
1. To use sth for the wrong purpose in a way thats harmful -The Mayor and his cohorts have abused their positions of power. 2. To treat someone cruelly -Several of the children had been physically abused. 3. To speak to someone rudely or cruelty, INSULT -The crowd started abusing him after he failed to save goal. |
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Acquire, to get sth |
-I was wearing a newly/recently acquired jacket. -As people grow older, their faces acquire more character. |
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Act |
1. Behave -Don’t be so silly, You’re acting like a child. 2. To have an effect -The anaesthetic acted quickly. 3. To do sth for a particular job purpose or to solve problem -He never acts on other people’s advice. (=does what other people suggest) 4. To perform a part şn a film, play etc -Have you ever acted in a play before? *Why are you always acting fool? |
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Adapt |
1. To change sth different conditions or uses -We had to adapt our plans to fit Jack’s timetable. -The play had been adapted for (=changed to make it suitable for) children. 2. Become familiar with a new situation -The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily to new environments. |
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Add |
1. To put two or more numbers or amounts together -If you add three and four you get seven. 2. To put sth with sth else to increase the number or amount or to improve the whole -She’s added a Picasso to her collection. -Her colleagues’ laughter her only added to (=increased) her embarassment. 3. To say another thing -“Oh, and thank you for all your help!” he added as he was leaving. |
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Allegiance (noun) |
Loyalty and support for a rule, country, group or belief -Soldiers have to swear allegiance to the King. |
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Applicant (noun) |
A person who formally request sth, especially a job or to study at a college or university -How many applicants did you have for the job? |
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Alleviate, make things better |
To make sth bad such as pain or problems less severe -The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering. |
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Adjust, anend, adapting, modifying, regulate, alter, |
1. To change sth slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective or suitable etc -As a teacher you have to adjust your methods to suit the needs of slower children. 2. To arrange your clothing -She adjusted her skirt, took a deep breath, and walked into the room. 3. To become more familiar with a new situation -Her eyes slowly adjusted to the dark |
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Admire, showing respect and admiration |
1. To find someone or sth attractive and pleasant to look at -We stood for a few moments, admiring the view. 2. To respect and approve someone or their behavior -I really admire people who can work in such difficult condition. |
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Admit |
1. Accept (to agree sth is true, especially unwillingly) -She admitted (that) she had make a mistake. -He admitted his guilt. 2. Admit defeat: to accept that you have failed and give up -After several attempts to untie the know, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife 3. ALLOW (to allow someone to enter a place) -Men will not be admitted to the restaurant without tie. |
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Adopt |
1. Take child -They’ve adopted a baby girl. -They have no children of their own, but the are hoping to adopt 2. To accept or start to use sth new -I think it’s time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him. 3. To choose someone or sth or take as your own -Dr Kennedy has been adopted as the party’s candidate for south Cambridge. |
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Advice Counsel |
An opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or or how you should act in a particular situation: -Can I give you a piece of advice? |
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Appoint |
1. To choose someone officially for a job or responsibility -We’ve appointed three new teachers this year. -A comission has just been appointed to investigate fraud claims. 2. DATE (To arrange a date or time when a meeting or other event will happen) -A date has been appointed for the election. |
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Advance |
VERB 1. MOVE FORWARD (to go or move sth forward or to develop or improve sth) -The fire advanced steadily through the forest. -Her study has considerably advanced the cause of equal rights. 2. PAY (to pay someone some money before the regular time) -Could you advance me €500 until Tuesday? 3. SUGGEST (to suggest an idea or theory) -the theory advanced in this article 4. İNCREASE (if sth such as a share price advanced, it increases in value) -On the New York Stock Exchange 1,228 issues advanced and 1,157 declined. NOUN 1. Movement -Recent advances in medical science mean that this illness can now be cured. -Most holiday companies request a 20% deposit in advance. 2. SEX (an attempt to start a sexual or romantic relationship with someone) -She rejected his unwelcome advances. 3. PRİCE -Declining stocks easily defeated advances 413-302. *IN ADVANCE : before a particular time, or before doing a particular thing -If you’re going to come , please let me know in advance. |
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Afford |
1. Have enough -We couldn’t afford to pay the lawyer’s fee. 2. GİVE (to allow someone to have sth pleasant or necessary) -The hut(kümes) afforded little protection from the elements. |
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Alter |
1. To change sth -We’ve had to alter some of our plans. -Giving up our car has radically altered our lifestyle. 2. Remove organs (polite word for castrate (hadım etmek) or spay (kısırlaştırmak) ) |
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Anticipate Expect, foresee |
1. To imagine or expect that sth will happen -We had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn’t anticipate. -At this stage we can’t really anticipate what will happen. 2. To take action in preparation for sth that you think will happen -It’s always best to anticipate a problem before it arises. |
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Appeal Demand, plea |
NOUN 1. A request to the public for money information or help -They’re launching (=starting) an appeal to raise money for famine victims. 2. Legal (a request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision) -The case went to the court of appeal/the appeal court. -She has lodged(=made) an appeal against the severity of the fire. 3. The quality in someone or sth that makes him/her or it attractive or interesting -Spielberg’s movies have a wide appeal. -This used to be a marvellous hotel but it has lost its appeal in recent years. VERB 1. They’re appealing for clothes and blankets to send to the devastated region. 3. I think what appeals to me about his painting is his use of colour. |
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Appreciate |
1. To recognize how good someone or sth is and to value him,her or it -There’s no point buying him expensive wines - he doesn’t appreciate them. 2. To understand a situation and realize that it is important -I appreciate that it’s a difficult decision for you to make. 3. To increases in value -The value of our house has appreciate by 50 percent in the last two years. |
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Approach |
1. To come near to sth or someone in space, time, quality or amount -I see it’s approaching lunch time, so let’s take break -Slow down as you approach the corner 2. To deal with sth -He approached the task in a very mature and systematic way. -My two children have very different ways of approaching things. 3. Communicate: to speak to, write to, or visit someone in order to do sth such as a make a request or business agreement -She’s been approached by a modeling agency. -PJH Corporation said it had been approached by two possible suitors who had submitted to buy the company. |
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Approve |
1. Have a good opinion -She doesn’t approve of my friends. 2. To accept, allow or officially agree to sth -We had to wait wait months for the council to approve our plans to extend the house. |
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Argue |
1. To speak angrily to someone, disagree -Kids, will you stop arguing with each other? 2. To give the reasons for your opinion, idea, belief etc. -The senator argued that cuts in military spending were needed. 3. To show that sth is true or exists -The evidence argues a change in policy. |
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Arise |
1. To happen -Should the oportunity arise, I’d love to go to China. -Could you work on Saturday, should the need arise. 2. To get out of bed (=if it were to be necessary) move upwards, ascend -We arose early on Christmas morning. |
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Arrange |
1. To plan, prepare for, or organize sth -I’m trying to arrange my work. -They arranged to have dinner the following month. 2. To put a group of object in particular order -She arranged her birthday cards along the shelf. 3. To make changes to a piece of music -Beethoven’s fifth symphony has been arranged for the piano. |
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Arrive |
1. To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey -It was dark by the time we arrived at the station. 2. To happen or start to exist -The leaves starting to turn brown is a sign that autumn has arrived. 3. If a baby arrives, it is born -Their baby Olivia arrived on the date she was expected. 4. Arrive at sth: to reach an agreement about sth -We all argued about it for hours and eventually arrived at a decision. |
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Assess |
To judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of sth -We need to assess whether the project is worth doing. -Exams are not the only means of assessing a student’s ability. |
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Associate |
1. (Verb) to connect someone or sth in your mind with someone or sth else -Both politicians have been closely associated with the movement for some time. 2. (Noun) someone who is clearly connected to another person as a companion, friend or business partner -Only close friends and associates were invited. 3. (Noun) someone who holds on associate’s degree an associate of arts 4.(Adjective) used in the title of a person whose rank is slightly lower or less complete than the full official position described -an associate director/producer |
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Assure |
1. To tell someone confidently that sth is true, especially so that they do not worry (reassuring) -She assured him (that) the car would be ready the next day. 2. To cause sth to be certain -Excellent exam results meant that she was assured of a place at university. 3. (Of an organization) to promise to pay an amount of money to a person or their family if that person becomes ill, gets injured, or dies in return for small regular payments |
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Attempt |
1. To try to do sth especially sth difficult -He attemted to escape through a window. -It would be stupid to attempt the journey in the dark. 2.(Noun) -She made a few half-hearted attempts to join their conversation. -He made no attempt to be sociable. |
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Attract |
To pull or draw someone or sth towards them, by the qualities they have, especially good ones -The circus is attracting huge crowds/audiences. |
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Avoid Avert |
To stay away from someone or sth -I try to avoid supermarkets on Saturdays, they’re always busy. -I left the pub to avoid a fight (=prevent a fight from happening) |
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Accelerate |
To happen or make sth happen sooner or faster -They use special chemicals to accelerate the growth of crops. -Inflation is likely to accelerate this year, adding further upward pressure on interest rates. |
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Attend |
1. To go on event, place etc. -Over two hundred people attended the funeral. 2. To go officially and usually regularly to a place -I attended the seminars for a month or two. 3. To give attention to what someone is saying -I’m afraid I wasn’t attending to what was being said. 4. To provide a service to someone, especially as part of your job -The queen was attended by her ladies-in-waiting. 5. Result from (to happen as a result of and at the same time as) -The publicity that attends a career in television. |
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Accumulate Gather |
1. To collect a large number of things over a long period of time -We’ve accumulated so much rubbish over the years. 2. To gradually increase in number of amount -If you don’t go through the papers on your desk on a regular basis, they just keep on accumulating. |
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Apply |
1. To request sth, usually officially, especially in writing or by sending in a form -Mandy applied to join the police. -I’ve applied for a new job with the local newspaper. 2. (Relate to) to have a connection or be important -That part of the form is for UK citizens it doesn’t apply to you. 3. To make use of sth or use it for a practical purpose -He wants a job in which he can apply his foreign languages. 4. To spread or rub a substance such as cream or paint on a surface -The paint should be applied thinly and evenly 5. Work hard -You can solve any problem if you apply yourself. |
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Abrogate |
To end a law, agreement or custom formally -The treaty was abrogate in 1929. |
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Abstract |
1. (Adj) existing as an idea, feeling or quality, not as a material object -Truth and beauty are abstract concept. 2. Art -Abstract art 3. A short form of a speech, article, book etc. giving only the most important facts or ideas -There is a section at the end of the magazine that includes abstract of recent articles/books. |
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Abundant |
More than enough -There is abundant evidence that cars have a harmful effect on the environment. |
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Accord |
1. (Verb) to treat someone specially, usually bu showing respect -The massed crowds of supporters accorded him a hero’s welcome 2. (Noun) a formal agreement -On 31 May the two leaders signed a peace accord. 3. If you do sth of your own accord, you do it without being asked to do it (of your own accord) -She came of her own accord. No one asked her to come 4. (With the accord) if people do sth with one accord, they do it together and in complete agreement -With one accord, the delegates walked out of the conference |
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Aisle |
A long, narrow space between rows of seats in an aircraft, cinema or church -Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window? |
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Ally |
Someone who helps and supports someone else -During the First World War, Turkey and germany were allies. |
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Approach Come near Communicate Deal with |
-to come near or nearer sth or someone in space, time, quality or amount. -to speak to, write to, or visit someone in order to do sth such as make a request or business agreement. - to deal with sth. |
-We could just see the train approching the distance. -In my opinion, no other composers even begin to approach Mozart. (Come near in quality to) -I’m not sure how to approach the problem. -We’ve just approached the bank for/about a loan. -She’s been approached by a modeling agency. |
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Abate Decrease, fall |
To Become less strong or make sth less strong |
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Abide Conform to |
-If you can’t abide someone or sth, you dislike them: He couldn’t abide laziness. -abide by sth: to accept or obey an agreement, decision or rule; Competitors must abide by the judge’s decision. -conform to: Members have to conform to a strict dress code. |
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Abolish Eliminate |
To end an activity or custom officially: National Service was abolished in the UK in 1962. |
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Abound Thrive, flourish |
To exist in large numbers: Theories abound about how the universe began. |
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Accelerate Speed up, boost, increase |
The van driver accelerated every time I tried to overtake him. |
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Abate Decrease, fall |
To Become less strong or make sth less strong |
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Abide Conform to |
-If you can’t abide someone or sth, you dislike them: He couldn’t abide laziness. -abide by sth: to accept or obey an agreement, decision or rule; Competitors must abide by the judge’s decision. -conform to: Members have to conform to a strict dress code. |
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Abolish Eliminate |
To end an activity or custom officially: National Service was abolished in the UK in 1962. |
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Abound Thrive, flourish |
To exist in large numbers: Theories abound about how the universe began. |
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Accelerate Speed up, boost, increase |
The van driver accelerated every time I tried to overtake him. |
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Acknowledge Admit, recognize |
-To accept, admit or recognize sth, or the truth or existence of sth -to let someone know that you have receieved sth that they sent you: Please acknowledge receipt of this letter. |
-She acknowledged that she had been fault. -They refuse to acknowledge (=to recognize officially) the new government. |
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Address Speak to |
-home details -a formal speech: She gaven an address to the Royal Family. |
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Adhere |
To stick firmly: A smooth, dry surface helps the tiles adhere to the wall. |
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Advocate Support, claim |
-lawyer, supporter -to speak in support or an idea or course of action: The organization advocates for human rights. |
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Affirm Confirm |
To state sth as true: The suspect affirmed (that) he had been at home all evening. |
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Allocate Assign, attribute |
To give sth to someone as a share of a total amount: The government is allocating £10 million for health education. As project leader, you will have to allocate jobs to people. |
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Allure |
Attraction, charm or excitement: The allure of the stage drew back him to acting. |
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Amplify increase |
-to make sth louder: amplified music/guitar -to increase the size or effect of sth: A funeral can amplify the feelings of regret and loss for the relatives. |
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