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Word Past Past Participle Third Person Singular Gerund Meaning Example Sentence Synonyms Antonyms Collocations
#686
🔒
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keep
/kiːp/
verb
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kept
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kept
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keeps
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keeping
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to have and retain possession of; to continue doing
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I keep my books on the shelf.

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retain, maintain, preserve, hold
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lose, discard, throw away, give up
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keep safe, keep quiet, keep calm, keep secret, keep in mind, keep track of, keep up with
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#687
🤗
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sympathize
/ˈsɪmpəθaɪz/
verb
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sympathized
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sympathized
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sympathizes
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sympathizing
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to feel sorry for someone; to understand and share someone's feelings
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I sympathize with your loss.

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empathize, commiserate, understand, feel for
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ignore, dismiss, disregard
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sympathize with, deeply sympathize, sympathize completely, sympathize sincerely, sympathize wholeheartedly
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#688
🧹
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sweep
/swiːp/
verb
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swept
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swept
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sweeps
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sweeping
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to clean by brushing; to move quickly and smoothly
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She sweeps the floor every morning.

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brush, clean, move quickly, glide
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dirty, mess up
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sweep away, sweep clean, sweep up, sweep aside, sweep through, sweep under
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#689
🪢
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bind
/baɪnd/
verb
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bound
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bound
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binds
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binding
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to tie together; to make a legal agreement; to put a cover on a book
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The rope binds the packages together.

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tie, fasten, secure, unite
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untie, release, free, separate
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bind together, bind tightly, bind securely, legally bind, bind up, bind with
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#690
😈
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misbehave
/ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv/
verb
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misbehaved
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misbehaved
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misbehaves
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misbehaving
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to behave badly or inappropriately; to act in an unacceptable way
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The children misbehaved during the school assembly.

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act up, misconduct, be naughty, disobey
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behave, obey, comply, follow rules
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misbehave badly, constantly misbehave, children misbehave, misbehave in school, misbehave at home
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#691
⚠️
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overdo
/ˌoʊvərˈduː/
verb
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overdid
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overdone
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overdoes
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overdoing
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to do something too much; to exaggerate or carry to excess
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Don't overdo the exercise on your first day at the gym.

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exaggerate, overwork, exceed, overindulge
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underdo, moderate, restrain, limit
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overdo it, overdo exercise, overdo work, don't overdo, overdo things, overdo yourself
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#692
🤝
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oblige
/əˈblaɪdʒ/
verb
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obliged
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obliged
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obliges
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obliging
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to compel or require someone to do something; to help or do a favor
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I would be happy to oblige you with the information you need.

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compel, require, help, assist
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free, release, refuse, deny
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happily oblige, oblige someone, oblige with, willing to oblige, greatly oblige, kindly oblige
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#693
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work
/wɜːrk/
verb
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worked
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worked
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works
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working
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to perform tasks or duties to earn money or achieve goals
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He works as a teacher at the local school.

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labor, toil, function, operate
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rest, relax, play, idle
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work hard, work together, work from home, work late, work overtime, work efficiently
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#694
🍽️
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feed
/fiːd/
verb
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fed
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fed
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feeds
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feeding
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to give food to a person or animal
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She feeds the birds every morning.

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nourish, provide food, give food
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starve, deprive, withhold food
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feed the baby, feed animals, feed birds, feed hungry, properly feed, hand feed
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#695
⚕️
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operate
/ˈɒpəreɪt/
verb
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operated
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operated
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operates
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operating
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to function; to control or manage; to perform surgery
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The surgeon will operate on the patient tomorrow.

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function, run, manage, control
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malfunction, stop, cease, halt
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operate smoothly, operate efficiently, operate machinery, operate business, operate successfully
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#696
👁️‍🗨️
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hide
/haɪd/
verb
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hid
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hidden
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hides
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hiding
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to put or keep out of sight; to conceal from view
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Children like to hide during games.

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conceal, cover, disguise, mask
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show, reveal, display, expose
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hide away, hide behind, hide from, hide under, hide inside, carefully hide
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#697
🤏
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nip
/nɪp/
verb
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nipped
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nipped
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nips
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nipping
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to pinch or bite lightly; to move quickly
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The cold wind nipped at my face.

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pinch, bite, squeeze, clip
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release, let go
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nip quickly, nip gently, nip at, cold nip, frost nip, nip in bud
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#698
🔀
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jumble
/ˈdʒʌmbəl/
verb
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jumbled
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jumbled
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jumbles
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jumbling
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to mix things together in a confused or untidy way
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Don't jumble all the papers together in one pile.

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mix up, muddle, confuse, scramble, tangle
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organize, arrange, sort, separate, order
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jumble together, jumble up, jumble words, jumble everything, completely jumble, randomly jumble
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#699
🤝
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compromise
/ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/
verb
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compromised
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compromised
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compromises
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compromising
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to accept standards that are lower than is desirable; to settle a dispute by mutual concession
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They had to compromise on the budget to reach an agreement.

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negotiate, settle, concede, adjust
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insist, demand, refuse, resist
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compromise on, willing to compromise, compromise between, compromise with, reach compromise
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#700
🍽️
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eat
/iːt/
verb
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ate
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eaten
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eats
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eating
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to put food in the mouth and chew and swallow it
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We eat dinner at 7 PM.

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consume, devour, munch, dine
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fast, starve, abstain, refuse
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eat breakfast, eat lunch, eat dinner, eat healthy, eat out, eat together
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#701
🏭
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pollute
/pəˈluːt/
verb
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polluted
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polluted
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pollutes
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polluting
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to make air, water, or land dirty and harmful to people, animals, and plants
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Factories pollute the environment with toxic chemicals.

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contaminate, dirty, taint, poison
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purify, clean, cleanse
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pollute environment, pollute air, pollute water, heavily pollute, pollute atmosphere
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#702
🤝
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participate
/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt/
verb
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participated
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participated
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participates
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participating
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to take part in or become involved in an activity
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Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities.

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join, engage, contribute, take part
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abstain, withdraw, avoid, exclude
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participate in, actively participate, participate fully, participate together, participate willingly
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#703
🍳
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prepare
/prɪˈpɛər/
verb
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prepared
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prepared
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prepares
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preparing
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to make ready; to get something ready for use
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She needs to prepare dinner for her family.

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ready, arrange, organize, plan
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neglect, ignore, abandon, destroy
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prepare for, prepare carefully, prepare dinner, prepare ahead, well prepared, prepare thoroughly
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#704
📋
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arrange
/əˈreɪndʒ/
verb
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arranged
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arranged
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arranges
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arranging
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to organize or put in order; to plan or prepare
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She arranged the flowers in a vase.

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organize, order, plan, prepare
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disorganize, scatter, mess up, disorder
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arrange carefully, arrange properly, arrange meeting, arrange flowers, arrange in order
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#705
💡
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emphasize
/ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/
verb
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emphasized
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emphasized
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emphasizes
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emphasizing
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to give special importance or attention to something
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The teacher emphasized the importance of homework.

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stress, highlight, underline, accentuate
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downplay, minimize, ignore
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emphasize importance, strongly emphasize, emphasize point, emphasize need, clearly emphasize
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#706
🚪
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quit
/kwɪt/
verb
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quit/quitted
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quit/quitted
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quits
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quitting
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to stop doing something; to leave a job or position
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She decided to quit her job and start her own business.

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stop, cease, leave, resign
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start, begin, continue, persist
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quit job, quit smoking, quit school, quit trying, quit suddenly, quit forever
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#707
📄
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submit
/səbˈmɪt/
verb
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submitted
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submitted
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submits
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submitting
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to present for consideration; to surrender; to yield
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Please submit your assignment by Friday.

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present, hand in, surrender, yield
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withdraw, resist, refuse, reject
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submit application, submit report, submit assignment, submit proposal, submit documents
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#708
🤝
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forgive
/fərˈɡɪv/
verb
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forgave
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forgiven
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forgives
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forgiving
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to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense
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I forgive you for your mistake.

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pardon, excuse, absolve
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blame, condemn, resent
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forgive completely, forgive mistake, forgive someone, please forgive, forgive and forget
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#709
⚖️
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overrule
/ˌoʊvərˈruːl/
verb
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overruled
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overruled
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overrules
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overruling
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to reject or disallow by exercising one's superior authority; to override a decision
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The judge overruled the objection from the defense attorney.

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override, reject, veto, dismiss
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approve, accept, uphold, sustain
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overrule decision, overrule objection, overrule vote, judge overrule, overrule authority
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#710
🤔
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suspect
/səˈspɛkt/
verb
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suspected
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suspected
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suspects
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suspecting
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to believe that someone has done something wrong; to doubt or mistrust
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I suspect he is lying about his whereabouts.

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doubt, mistrust, believe, think
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trust, believe, accept
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suspect someone, strongly suspect, suspect of, suspect crime, suspect wrongdoing
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#711
💬
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say
/seɪ/
verb
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said
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said
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says
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saying
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to speak words; to express something in words
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She said hello to me.

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speak, tell, express, utter
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listen, hear, remain silent
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say hello, say goodbye, say something, say yes, say no, say please
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#712
✈️
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land
/lænd/
verb
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landed
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landed
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lands
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landing
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to come down or bring down to the ground; to arrive at a place
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The plane will land at the airport in ten minutes.

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arrive, touch down, alight, descend
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take off, depart, ascend, launch
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land safely, plane land, land on, soft land, emergency land, land at airport
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#713
🔥
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cremate
/ˈkriːmeɪt/
verb
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cremated
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cremated
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cremates
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cremating
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to burn a dead body to ashes as a funeral rite
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According to his wishes, they cremated his body after the funeral.

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incinerate, burn, reduce to ashes
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bury, inter, entomb
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cremate body, cremate remains, cremate after death, decision to cremate, cremation ceremony
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#714
😂
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joke
/dʒoʊk/
verb
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joked
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joked
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jokes
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joking
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to say something funny or amusing; to make fun
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He likes to joke around with his friends.

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jest, kid, tease, amuse, fool around
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serious, formal, stern, grave, solemn
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joke around, make joke, funny joke, tell joke, practical joke, joke about
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#715
📢
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advertise
/ˈædvərˌtaɪz/
verb
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advertised
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advertised
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advertises
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advertising
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to promote or publicize a product or service
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They advertise their products on television.

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promote, publicize, market, announce
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hide, conceal, suppress, withhold
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advertise product, advertise service, advertise online, advertise widely, advertise business
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