Lesson 19: Mastering the Most Frequent Verbs & Tenses
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Word Past Past Participle Third Person Singular Gerund Meaning Example Sentence Synonyms Antonyms Collocations
#537
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instruct
/ɪnˈstrʌkt/
verb
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instructed
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instructed
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instructs
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instructing
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to teach; to give directions
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The teacher instructed the students carefully.

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teach, educate, guide, direct
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confuse, mislead, neglect, ignore
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carefully instruct, instruct students, instruct properly, instruct clearly
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#538
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beat
/biːt/
verb
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beat
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beaten
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beats
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beating
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to hit repeatedly; to defeat; to pulse rhythmically
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My heart beats faster when I exercise.

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hit, strike, defeat, pulse
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lose, calm, soothe
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beat fast, beat rhythmically, beat repeatedly, beat drums
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#539
👂
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hear
/hɪər/
verb
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heard
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heard
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hears
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hearing
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to perceive sound; to listen to
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I can hear the birds singing.

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listen, perceive, detect, catch
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ignore, miss, overlook
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hear clearly, hear voices, hear music, hear sounds
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#540
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inform
/ɪnˈfɔ:m/
verb
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informed
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informed
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informs
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informing
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to tell someone about something; to give information
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Please inform me when you arrive at the airport.

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notify, tell, advise, communicate, update
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conceal, hide, withhold, suppress
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inform immediately, inform authorities, inform properly, keep informed
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#541
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worship
/ˈwɜːrʃɪp/
verb
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worshipped
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worshipped
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worships
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worshipping
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to show reverence and adoration for a deity; to honor with religious rites
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They worship at the temple every Sunday.

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revere, adore, venerate, praise
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blaspheme, desecrate, dishonor, profane
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worship regularly, worship God, worship together, worship freely
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#542
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approve
/əˈpruːv/
verb
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approved
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approved
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approves
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approving
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to officially agree to or accept something; to give permission
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The committee will approve the new policy tomorrow.

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accept, endorse, sanction, authorize
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reject, disapprove, deny, refuse
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approve quickly, approve unanimously, officially approve, approve application
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#543
🎁
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grant
/ɡrænt/
verb
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granted
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granted
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grants
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granting
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to give or allow someone to have; to admit or agree
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The university granted him a scholarship.

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give, provide, award, bestow
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deny, refuse, withhold, reject
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grant permission, grant access, grant request, grant scholarship
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#544
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invest
/ɪnˈvest/
verb
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invested
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invested
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invests
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investing
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to put money, time, or energy into something to make a profit or achieve a result
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He decided to invest his savings in the stock market.

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put money into, fund, finance, contribute, spend
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withdraw, divest, spend recklessly, waste
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invest wisely, invest money, invest heavily, invest time
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#545
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reply
/rɪˈplaɪ/
verb
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replied
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replied
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replies
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replying
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to respond to a question or statement
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She will reply to your email as soon as possible.

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respond, answer, react, acknowledge
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ignore, question, ask, inquire
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reply quickly, reply promptly, reply politely, reply immediately
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#546
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tread
/triːd/
verb
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trod
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trod
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treads
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treading
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to step or walk on something; to crush with feet
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Don't tread on the flowers.

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step, walk, trample, stomp
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avoid, lift, hover
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tread carefully, tread lightly, tread softly, tread water
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#547
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insist
/ɪnˈsɪst/
verb
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insisted
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insisted
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insists
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insisting
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to demand firmly; to state persistently
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He insisted on paying the bill.

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demand, require, maintain, assert
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yield, surrender, give up, abandon
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insist strongly, insist firmly, insist repeatedly, insist on
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#548
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mention
/ˈmenʃən/
verb
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mentioned
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mentioned
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mentions
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mentioning
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to refer to something briefly; to speak about or name
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She forgot to mention the meeting time.

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refer to, state, cite, note, bring up
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omit, ignore, overlook, skip
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mention briefly, mention earlier, mention specifically, worth mentioning
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#549
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weave
/wiːv/
verb
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wove
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woven
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weaves
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weaving
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to make cloth by interlacing threads; to move in and out
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She learned to weave beautiful carpets.

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interlace, braid, plait, intertwine
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unravel, separate, disentangle
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weave carefully, weave together, weave fabric, weave baskets
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#550
🎉
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felicitate
/fɪˈlɪsɪˌteɪt/
verb
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felicitated
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felicitated
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felicitates
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felicitating
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to congratulate; to express good wishes
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We felicitated the graduating students at the ceremony.

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congratulate, praise, commend, honor
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criticize, condemn, disapprove
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felicitate warmly, felicitate publicly, felicitate achievement, felicitate winners
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#551
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kid
/kɪd/
verb
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kidded
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kidded
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kids
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kidding
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to joke or tease; to speak in a playful manner
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I'm just kidding with you.

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joke, tease, jest, fool
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serious, sincere, honest
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just kidding, kid around, stop kidding, no kidding
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#552
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stretch
/stretʃ/
verb
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stretched
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stretched
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stretches
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stretching
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to extend or expand; to make or become longer or wider
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Athletes stretch their muscles before exercising.

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extend, expand, lengthen, reach
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contract, shrink, compress, shorten
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stretch muscles, stretch out, stretch further, stretch limits
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#553
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press
/pres/
verb
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pressed
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pressed
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presses
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pressing
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to push firmly against something; to apply pressure
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Press the button to start the machine.

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push, squeeze, compress, force
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pull, release, loosen
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press button, press firmly, press down, press gently
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#554
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speak
/spik/
verb
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spoke
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spoken
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speaks
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speaking
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to say words; to communicate verbally
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She can speak three languages fluently.

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talk, communicate, express, articulate
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listen, stay silent, be quiet
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speak clearly, speak fluently, speak loudly, speak publicly
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#555
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acquit
/əˈkwɪt/
verb
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acquitted
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acquitted
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acquits
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acquitting
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to declare someone not guilty of a criminal charge; to conduct oneself in a specified way
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The jury decided to acquit the defendant of all charges.

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clear, exonerate, absolve, discharge
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convict, condemn, blame, indict
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acquit completely, acquit charges, acquit defendant, jury acquits
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#556
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stop
/stɒp/
verb
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stopped
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stopped
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stops
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stopping
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to cease moving or operating; to halt; to prevent
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Please stop talking during the movie.

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halt, cease, end, pause
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start, begin, continue, proceed
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stop immediately, stop suddenly, stop working, stop talking
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#557
📤
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send
/send/
verb
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sent
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sent
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sends
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sending
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to cause something to go or be taken to a particular destination; to transmit
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I will send you an email with the details.

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dispatch, transmit, deliver, forward
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receive, get, accept, keep
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send message, send email, send quickly, send immediately
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#558
☀️
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Warm
/wɔːrm/
verb
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Warmed
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Warmed
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Warms
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Warming
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to make or become warm; to heat something gently
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The sun warms the earth during the day.

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heat, comfort, soothe, embrace
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cool, chill, freeze, cold
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warm up, warm gently, warm quickly, keep warm
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#559
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displace
/dɪsˈpleɪs/
verb
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displaced
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displaced
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displaces
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displacing
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to force someone or something out of their usual or original position; to replace or substitute
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The new technology will displace many traditional manufacturing jobs.

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replace, substitute, relocate, remove
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place, position, restore, settle
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displace people, displace completely, forcibly displace, displace workers
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#560
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spread
/spred/
verb
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spread
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spread
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spreads
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spreading
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to extend over a larger area; to distribute; to apply
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The news spread quickly through the town.

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extend, distribute, scatter, circulate
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collect, gather, concentrate, contain
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spread quickly, spread widely, spread evenly, spread news
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#561
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contain
/kənˈteɪn/
verb
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contained
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contained
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contains
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containing
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to hold or include something within
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This box contains all my old photos.

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hold, include, comprise, encompass
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exclude, omit, lack
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contain information, contain ingredients, safely contain, contain within
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#562
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kill
/kɪl/
verb
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killed
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killed
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kills
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killing
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to cause the death of; to end life
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The hunter killed the deer.

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slay, murder, eliminate, destroy
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save, rescue, revive, heal
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kill instantly, kill time, kill bacteria, kill softly
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#563
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deform
/dɪˈfɔːrm/
verb
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deformed
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deformed
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deforms
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deforming
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to change the shape or form of something, especially in a way that makes it ugly or damaged; to distort
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The intense heat began to deform the plastic container.

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distort, disfigure, warp, misshape
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restore, reform, beautify, straighten
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deform completely, deform shape, badly deform, deform metal
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#564
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acknowledge
/əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/
verb
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acknowledged
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acknowledged
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acknowledges
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acknowledging
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to accept or admit the existence or truth of something; to recognize
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She acknowledged her mistake and apologized.

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admit, recognize, accept, confess
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deny, ignore, reject, dispute
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acknowledge openly, acknowledge mistake, acknowledge receipt, acknowledge contribution
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#565
😤
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frustrate
/ˈfrʌsˌtreɪt/
verb
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frustrated
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frustrated
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frustrates
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frustrating
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to prevent from accomplishing; to make someone feel annoyed
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The traffic jam frustrated all the commuters.

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annoy, thwart, hinder, disappoint
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satisfy, please, help, assist
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frustrate attempts, frustrate completely, easily frustrate, frustrate plans
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#566
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express
/ɪkˈspres/
verb
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expressed
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expressed
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expresses
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expressing
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to show or make known a feeling, thought, or opinion
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She expressed her gratitude for the help she received.

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convey, communicate, articulate, state
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suppress, conceal, hide, withhold
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express clearly, express feelings, express gratitude, express concern
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