Mastering the Most Frequent Verbs & Tenses

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Word Past Past Participle Third Person Singular Gerund Meaning Example Sentence Synonyms Antonyms Collocations
#299
🤲
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bring
/brɪŋ/
verb
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brought
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brought
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brings
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bringing
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to carry or take something to a place; to come with something
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Please bring your books to class tomorrow.

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carry, take, fetch, deliver
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take away, remove, leave
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bring back, bring up, bring about, bring together, bring forward
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#300
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exist
/ɪɡˈzɪst/
verb
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existed
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existed
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exists
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existing
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to have being or reality; to be present
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Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago.

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be, live, occur, happen
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disappear, vanish, cease
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exist naturally, exist peacefully, exist independently, exist together, exist in harmony
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#301
🗑️
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waste
/weɪst/
verb
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wasted
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wasted
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wastes
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wasting
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to use carelessly or without purpose; to squander
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Don't waste your time on this.

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squander, misuse, fritter, throw away
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save, conserve, preserve, use wisely
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waste time, waste money, waste energy, waste resources, waste opportunity
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#302
🤔
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choose
/tʃuːz/
verb
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chose
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chosen
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chooses
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choosing
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to pick one thing from several options; to decide on something
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You can choose any color you like.

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select, pick, decide, opt
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reject, refuse, avoid
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choose carefully, choose wisely, choose freely, choose between, choose from
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#303
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abolish
/əˈbɒlɪʃ/
verb
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abolished
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abolished
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abolishes
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abolishing
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to formally end or stop something; to cancel or eliminate completely
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The government decided to abolish the old tax system.

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eliminate, cancel, terminate, eradicate
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establish, create, institute, implement
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abolish slavery, abolish system, abolish law, abolish practice, abolish completely
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#304
🛁
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bathe
/beɪð/
verb
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bathed
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bathed
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bathes
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bathing
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to wash oneself; to clean the body with water
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I bathe every morning before going to work.

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wash, clean, shower, cleanse
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dirty, soil, stain, contaminate
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bathe regularly, bathe daily, bathe carefully, bathe in water, bathe the baby
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#305
🍎
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rot
/rɒt/
verb
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rotted
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rotted
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rots
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rotting
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to decay or decompose; to become corrupt
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The fruit will rot if left in the sun.

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decay, decompose, spoil, putrefy
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preserve, fresh, maintain, conserve
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rot away, rot completely, rot quickly, rot slowly, rot in storage
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#306
🤞
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hope
/hoʊp/
verb
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hoped
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hoped
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hopes
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hoping
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to expect and desire that something will happen
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I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.

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expect, wish, anticipate, trust
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despair, doubt, fear, worry
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hope for, hope against, hope sincerely, hope desperately, hope in vain
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#307
🔍
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identify
/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/
verb
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identified
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identified
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identifies
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identifying
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to recognize; to establish who someone is
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Can you identify the suspect?

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recognize, detect, spot, determine
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confuse, mistake, overlook, ignore
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identify clearly, identify correctly, identify quickly, identify with, identify as
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#308
🏹
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pierce
/pɪəs/
verb
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pierced
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pierced
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pierces
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piercing
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to make a hole through something; to penetrate with a sharp object
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The arrow will pierce through the target.

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penetrate, puncture, perforate, stab
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seal, block, close, protect
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pierce through, pierce deeply, pierce sharply, pierce the skin, pierce the heart
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#309
🔍
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detect
/dɪˈtekt/
verb
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detected
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detected
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detects
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detecting
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to discover or identify the presence or existence of something; to notice something that is not immediately obvious
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The security system can detect movement in the building.

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discover, find, identify, spot
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miss, overlook, ignore, hide
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detect early, detect automatically, detect movement, detect changes, detect problems
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#310
😤
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harass
/həˈræs/
verb
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harassed
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harassed
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harasses
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harassing
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to persistently annoy or torment someone
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The employees complained that their boss harassed them.

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torment, pester, bother, intimidate
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help, support, comfort, protect
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harass constantly, harass sexually, harass verbally, harass at work, harass online
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#311
🚀
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deploy
/dɪˈplɔɪ/
verb
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deployed
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deployed
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deploys
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deploying
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to position strategically; to use effectively
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The military will deploy troops to the border.

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position, station, arrange, utilize
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withdraw, recall, remove, retreat
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deploy troops, deploy resources, deploy technology, deploy strategically, deploy effectively
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#312
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fail
/feɪl/
verb
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failed
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failed
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fails
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failing
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to not succeed in achieving something; to be unsuccessful
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He failed to complete the assignment on time.

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flop, fall short, miss, bomb
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succeed, pass, achieve, accomplish
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fail miserably, fail completely, fail to understand, fail the test, fail in business
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#313
🍽️
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consume
/kənˈsuːm/
verb
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consumed
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consumed
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consumes
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consuming
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to eat or drink; to use up; to destroy completely
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We consume a lot of water during summer.

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eat, drink, use, devour
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produce, create, save, conserve
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consume food, consume energy, consume resources, consume time, consume alcohol
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#314
💎
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enrich
/ɪnˈrɪtʃ/
verb
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enriched
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enriched
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enriches
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enriching
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to improve the quality or value of something
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Reading books will enrich your vocabulary.

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enhance, improve, strengthen, develop
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impoverish, weaken, diminish
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enrich life, enrich experience, enrich knowledge, enrich soil, enrich vocabulary
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#315
📤
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distribute
/dɪsˈtrɪbjuːt/
verb
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distributed
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distributed
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distributes
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distributing
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to give out or spread something among several people or places
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The teacher will distribute the test papers.

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share, divide, spread, allocate
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collect, gather, hoard, accumulate
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distribute equally, distribute widely, distribute fairly, distribute among, distribute to
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#316
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animate
/ˈænɪmeɪt/
verb
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animated
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animated
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animates
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animating
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to bring to life or make lively; to create animation for films or cartoons
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The artist will animate the characters for the movie.

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enliven, invigorate, inspire, energize
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deaden, discourage, depress, dispirit
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animate characters, animate objects, animate discussion, animate with joy, animate the scene
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#317
↗️
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deviate
/ˈdiːvieɪt/
verb
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deviated
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deviated
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deviates
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deviating
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to depart from an established course; to differ
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The path deviates from the main road here.

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diverge, stray, vary, differ
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conform, follow, adhere, comply
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deviate from path, deviate from plan, deviate significantly, deviate slightly, deviate from norm
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#318
🐣
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hatch
/hætʃ/
verb
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hatched
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hatched
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hatches
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hatching
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to emerge from an egg; to devise or create a plan
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The bird will hatch from its egg soon.

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emerge, break out, devise, create
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hide, conceal, suppress, contain
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hatch eggs, hatch plans, hatch schemes, hatch plots, hatch successfully
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#319
🎛️
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manipulate
/məˈnɪpjʊleɪt/
verb
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manipulated
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manipulated
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manipulates
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manipulating
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to handle or control skillfully; to influence someone in a clever way
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She can manipulate the software to create stunning graphics.

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control, handle, manage, influence
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ignore, neglect, abandon, release
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manipulate data, manipulate people, manipulate emotions, manipulate carefully, manipulate skillfully
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#320
🌱
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weed
/wiːd/
verb
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weeded
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weeded
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weeds
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weeding
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to remove unwanted plants from a garden; to eliminate undesirable elements
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We need to weed the garden today.

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remove, eliminate, clear, uproot
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plant, cultivate, grow, nurture
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weed garden, weed out, weed carefully, weed regularly, weed thoroughly
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#321
🏁
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conclude
/kənˈkluːd/
verb
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concluded
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concluded
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concludes
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concluding
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to bring to an end; to decide or determine after consideration
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We will conclude the meeting at five o'clock.

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end, finish, complete, finalize
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begin, start, commence, initiate
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conclude meeting, conclude discussion, conclude successfully, conclude with, conclude that
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#322
🤕
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hurt
/hɜːrt/
verb
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hurt
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hurt
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hurts
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hurting
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to cause pain or injury; to feel pain physically or emotionally
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My back hurts from sitting too long.

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pain, ache, injure, wound
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heal, soothe, comfort, help
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hurt feelings, hurt badly, hurt someone, hurt physically, hurt emotionally
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#323
↕️
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jerk
/dʒɜrk/
verb
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jerked
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jerked
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jerks
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jerking
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to move suddenly and quickly in a sharp way
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The car jerked to a stop when the brakes were applied.

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pull, yank, tug, wrench, snatch
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push, glide, flow, smooth, gentle
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jerk suddenly, jerk away, jerk back, jerk forward, jerk violently
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#324
💥
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boom
/buːm/
verb
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boomed
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boomed
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booms
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booming
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to make a loud deep sound; to grow or increase rapidly
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The thunder boomed across the sky.

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thunder, roar, flourish, prosper
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whisper, decline, fail
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boom loudly, boom across, boom economy, boom business, boom suddenly
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#325
🔍
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magnify
/ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/
verb
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magnified
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magnified
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magnifies
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magnifying
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to make something appear larger; to increase the importance or effect of something
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The microscope can magnify tiny objects for better observation.

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enlarge, amplify, increase, expand
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reduce, minimize, diminish, shrink
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magnify image, magnify problem, magnify sound, magnify greatly, magnify ten times
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#326
⚔️
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fight
/faɪt/
verb
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fought
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fought
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fights
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fighting
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to engage in battle or combat; to struggle against
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The soldiers fight for their country.

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battle, combat, struggle, wrestle
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surrender, yield, give up, retreat
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fight bravely, fight back, fight for, fight against, fight hard
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#327
🔨
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make
/meɪk/
verb
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made
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made
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makes
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making
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to create, produce, or construct something
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I make coffee every morning.

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create, produce, build, construct
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destroy, break, demolish, ruin
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make decision, make progress, make mistake, make money, make time
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#328
🏃
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chase
/tʃeɪs/
verb
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chased
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chased
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chases
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chasing
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to pursue in order to catch or catch up with; to follow rapidly
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The dog will chase the ball across the yard.

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pursue, follow, hunt, track
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flee, escape, avoid, retreat
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chase after, chase away, chase down, chase dreams, chase relentlessly
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