'Reconciliation is hope': Governor General marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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chair
US / tʃeə(r) /
•UK / tʃer /
- noun
- A person in charge of an official meeting
- A piece of furniture you sit on
- verb
- To be in charge of a meeting or department
version
US / ˈvə:ʃən /
•UK / ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən /
- noun
- Different way that someone interprets something
- New or different form of something
- An updated form of some software
come
US / kʌm /
•UK / kʌm /
- verb
- To arrive at a place
- (Of mail) to be delivered
- To move toward someone; go with someone
- To reach a certain point or state
lie
US / laɪ /
•UK / lai /
- noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
- verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
relevant
US / ˈreləvənt /
•UK / ˈrɛləvənt /
- adjecitve
- Having an effect on an issue; related or current
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
call
US / kɔ:l /
•UK / kɔl /
- noun
- A order or request for action
- The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
- A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
- A short visit to a place or person
- A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
- verb
- To make a request or order for action
- (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
- To announce the date of an election
- To make a judgment about something
- To give someone or something a name
- To guess in advance the result or outcome
- To visit a place or person for a short time
- To phone someone
- To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice
where
US / hwɛə /
•UK / hwɛr, wɛr /
- conjunction
- At or in the place which
- In whatever place
- pronoun
- Word you use to ask the location of something
wonderful
US / ˈwʌndəfl /
•UK / 'wʌndərfl /
- adjecitve
- Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
back
US / bæk /
•UK / bæk /
- adjecitve
- Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- adverb
- Have returned to a place you were before
- noun
- The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
- Location at the rear of something
- The reverse of side something
- Area on the rear of your body
- verb
- To bet money on something
- To go backwards in a car
- To support and encourage someone or some cause
and
US / ənd /
•UK / ənd, ən,ænd /
- conjunction
- Used to refer to two or more things
- Plus; in addition; on top of that
- Used to introduce an action that follows another
certainly
US / ˈsə:tnli /
•UK / ˈsɚtnli /
- adverb
- Sure; of course
culture
US / 'kʌltʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈkʌltʃɚ /
- noun
- Beliefs and customs of a particular group
hope
US / həʊp /
•UK / hop /
- noun
- When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- verb
- To expect and want something to happen
lot
US / lɒt /
•UK / lɑt /
- noun
- What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- A group of people seen together
- Item for sale at an auction
- Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
complex
US / 'kɒmpleks /
•UK / kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks /
- adjecitve
- Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
- noun
- Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- Psychological issue regarding self-image
girl
US / gɜ:l /
•UK / gɜ:rl /
- noun
- A female child; a young woman
governor
US / ˈgʌvənə(r) /
•UK / ˈgʌvərnə(r) /
- noun
- Person who leads a state or province
issue
US / 'ɪʃu: /
•UK / ˈɪʃu /
- noun
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
- verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
mental
US / ˈmentl /
•UK / ˈmɛntl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the mind
nova
US / 'nəʊvə /
•UK / ˈnovə /
- noun
- A star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the proce
visual
US / 'vɪʒʊəl /
•UK / ˈvɪʒuəl /
- adjecitve
- Of or relating to vision
- noun
- Pictures/images used to help audience understand
kid
US / kɪd /
•UK / kɪd /
- adjecitve
- Made from young goat skin
- noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- verb
- To make fun of someone in a gentle way; to tease
meet
US / mi:t /
•UK / mit /
- noun
- Sporting competition e.g. swimming
- verb
- To provide something that is necessary
- To come together at a certain time or place
unmarked
US / ʌnˈmɑ:kt /
•UK / ʌnˈmɑ:rkt /
- adjecitve
- (Of a police car) not having any identifying marks
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
healing
US / ˈhi:lɪŋ /
•UK / 'hi:lɪŋ /
- noun
- Act of helping others to recover their health
- verb
- To recover from or forget a bad experience
- To make or become healthy or well again
out
US / aʊt /
•UK / aʊt /
- adverb
- No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- Away from home, business, or the usual place
- In a direction/movement away from inside or center
- noun
- Act when a batter cannot continue playing
- verb
- To tell people a secret
national
US / 'næʃnəl /
•UK / ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a nation as a whole
- noun
- A person of a particular country
over
US / 'əʊvə(r) /
•UK / ˈovɚ /
- adverb
- Finished; no longer happening
- Towards the ground/away from a standing position
- noun
- A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
- other
- Finished
- preposition
- Showing the relation when a thing is above another
- On or covering something
- Above or across something
- More than you need
- From one side to the other
- In the direction of; toward
share
US / ʃeə(r) /
•UK / ʃɛr /
- noun
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
- To give information, etc. to someone
only
US / ˈəunli /
•UK / ˈonli /
- adverb
- Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
- Not very important or serious
- Just that type of thing, person
- Short time ago; not before a certain time
- conjunction
- Except; but
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
away
US / ə'weɪ /
•UK / əˈwe /
- adjecitve
- Not present
- adverb
- Disappear completely
- Doing something with a lot of energy
- Not here; far from here; in a different direction
- To a different area, location
inequity
US / ɪnˈekwəti /
•UK / ɪnˈɛkwɪti /
- noun
- Lack of fairness or equal treatment
scotia
US / 'skəʊʃə /
•UK / 'skoʊʃə /
- noun
- (chiefly in classical architecture) a concave molding, especially at the base of a column.
young
US / jʌŋ /
•UK / jʌŋ /
- adjecitve
- At an early stage of existence; not mature
- Being recently created or started
- noun
- Babies in a group or family of animals
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
challenge
US / 'tʃælɪndʒ /
•UK / ˈtʃæləndʒ /
- noun
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- A question to determine correctness of something
- verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
emotion
US / iˈməuʃən /
•UK / ɪˈmoʃən /
- noun
- A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
full
US / fʊl /
•UK / fʊl /
- adjecitve
- Containing all the parts; complete
- Containing or holding as much as possible
- Having had enough food
- adverb
- In a direct manner; completely
history
US / 'hɪstrɪ /
•UK / ˈhɪstəri /
- noun
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
chat
US / tʃæt /
•UK / tʃæt /
- noun
- A friendly and relaxed talk with friends
- verb
- To talk in a friendly and relaxed manner
art
US / ɑ:t /
•UK / ɑrt /
- noun
- Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
- A skill or talent you have
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
invitee
US / ˌɪnvaɪ'ti: /
•UK / ˌɪnvaɪ'ti: /
- noun
- A person who has been invited to go somewhere or to do something.
nor
US / nɔ:(r) /
•UK / nɔr /
- conjunction
- Not this or that; also not
see
US / si: /
•UK / si /
- verb
- To go on a date with someone
- To predict whether something is, or will be true
- To understand what someone says
- To use your eyes to look at something
- To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
- To visit or meet with someone
- To find out by waiting or looking
- To watch (a game, movie or TV show)
commission
US / kə'mɪʃn /
•UK / kəˈmɪʃən /
- noun
- Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- An official role or title in the military
- Group officially put in charge of e.g. education
- Order for a specific piece of work, usually of art
- verb
- To hire someone, order work to be done for payment
equality
US / iˈkwɒləti /
•UK / iˈkwɑ:ləti /
- noun
- Idea that all people have the same rights
government
US / ˈgʌvənmənt /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /
- noun
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
immeasurably
US / ɪ'meʒərəblɪ /
•UK / ɪ'meʒərəblɪ /
- adverb
- To an immeasurable degree; beyond measurement
recently
US / ˈri:sntli /
•UK / 'risṇtlɪ /
- adverb
- Just a while ago; not long ago
with
US / wɪð /
•UK / wɪð, wɪθ /
- preposition
- As an employee of a certain company
- Against something or someone
- By using something as a means
- Due to; because of
- Including
- Possessing as a feature
- Related to
- (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
- Used to express that people or things are together
century
US / 'sentʃərɪ /
•UK / ˈsɛntʃəri /
- noun
- Period of 100 years
have
US / həv /
•UK / hæv /
- verb
- To drink, smoke, eat or use something
- To experience the effects of something
- To organize an event, or join in an activity
- To own, possess, or hold something
- To cause to happen or produce a particular effect
part
US / pɑ:t /
•UK / pɑ:rt /
- adjecitve
- To some degree; half; not fully
- noun
- Division of a book
- Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
- A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
- Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
- Some, but not all of a specific thing
- Role in causing something to happen
- verb
- To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
- To move two things apart creating a space
- To leave someone, or to break off a relationship
without
US / wɪˈðaʊt /
•UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /
- preposition
- Not with; not having
complete
US / kəm'pli:t /
•UK / kəmˈplit /
- adjecitve
- Being finished; done; achieved
- Being as perfect and as total as could be
- verb
- To finish or reach the end of doing something
canada
US / 'kænədə /
•UK / ˈkænədə /
- proper noun
- A country in northern North America, the second largest country in the world; population 35,900,000
know
US / nəʊ /
•UK / noʊ /
- verb
- To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- To feel sure or be convinced about something
- To discover or be aware of something
- To be able to distinguish
- To have knowledge of things
often
US / ˈɔfən /
•UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /
- adverb
- Many times; frequently; on many occasions
suffer
US / 'sʌfə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌfɚ /
- verb
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
gather
US / ˈgæðə(r) /
•UK / ˈɡæðɚ /
- noun
- Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
- verb
- To bring objects together into one place
- (Of liquids) To come to a head, as in boil
- To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
- To increase or accumulate
- To bring people, animals together into a group
- To activate strength, courage to prepare for task
- To understand or believe some information
mind
US / maɪnd /
•UK / maɪnd /
- noun
- One's opinion or way of thinking about something
- Part of humans that allows us to think or feel
- verb
- To be bothered or upset by something
- To take care of someone e.g. as a bodyguard
remote
US / rɪ'məʊt /
•UK / rɪˈmot /
- adjecitve
- Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- (Of a possibility) being small or not likely
- (Of time) far off; long ago; far in the future
- Not friendly; separating yourself from others
- noun
- Radio device designed to operate TV, etc.
discovery
US / dɪ'skʌvərɪ /
•UK / dɪˈskʌvəri /
- noun
- Learning something for the first time
end
US / end /
•UK / ɛnd /
- noun
- The point where a process or activity stops
- A point that marks the limit of something; finish
- Goal or desired result
- The tip, edge or limit of something
- verb
- To be the last part of something
mark
US / mɑ:k /
•UK / mɑrk /
- noun
- Person's name
- A dirty spot or line on something
- Grade or score given for homework
- Line or symbol made when writing
- Particular point on a scale of measurement
- Grade, such as a student receives in school
- Stain or spot on something
- Sign or symbol of a quality of feeling
- Written sign or symbol
- verb
- To put a dirty spot or line on something
- To give a grade for homework
- To indicate something with a sign or symbol
- To make or leave a visible sign of (path, etc.)
- (Animals) to go to the toilet to show your area
- To write or draw a line on something
relation
US / rɪˈleɪʃn /
•UK / rɪˈleɪʃn /
- noun
- Connection between two or more things
- A member of your family
- Way in which two or more things are connected
remember
US / rɪ'membə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /
- verb
- To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it
- To bring a previous image or idea to your mind
meryl
US / ˈmɛrəl /
•UK / /
embrace
US / ɪm'breɪs /
•UK / ɛmˈbres /
- noun
- Act of holding someone closely
- verb
- To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
understand
US / ˌʌndə'stænd /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
intentional
US / ɪnˈtenʃənl /
•UK / ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl /
- adjecitve
- Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
represent
US / ˌreprɪ'zent /
•UK / ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt /
- verb
- To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- To show or describe something in a particular way
- To act on behalf of others in government
- To act or speak for another person or other people
support
US / səˈpɔ:t /
•UK / səˈpɔrt, -ˈport /
- noun
- Assistance or advice given to someone
- Evidence that helps prove something is true
- A thing to hold up or prevent from falling down
- verb
- To give assistance or advice to someone
- To help prove or show that something is true
- To hold up or prevent from falling down
bonjour
US / ˌbɒnˈzʊə /
•UK / bənʒˈʊr /
- other
want
US / wɔnt /
•UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /
- noun
- Something you desire or wish for
- State or condition of poverty
- verb
- To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
cloth
US / klɔθ /
•UK / klɔθ, klɑθ /
- noun
- Piece of material used for cleaning, etc.
- Material made by weaving fibers to make clothes
deal
US / di:l /
•UK / dil /
- verb
- To cope with something - usually troubles
- To give (something bad e.g. news) to
- To buy and sell illegal drugs
- To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
- To do business with someone or to sell products
experience
US / ɪk'spɪərɪəns /
•UK / ɪkˈspɪriəns /
- noun
- Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- An event at which you learned something
- Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
- verb
- To gain knowledge by doing things
host
US / həʊst /
•UK / host /
- noun
- Mass; a great number
- Person who entertains guests
- Plant or animal on or in which parasites live
- Presenter on a television or radio program
- verb
- To be the sponsor of an event, e.g. the Olympics
- To lead or start a party, program, or other event
- To lead a TV or radio show as the announcer
leader
US / ˈli:də(r) /
•UK / ˈlidɚ /
- noun
- Person who is in charge of a group or task
- Person or group who is currently winning
now
US / naʊ /
•UK / naʊ /
- adverb
- At the present time or moment
- Right away or in the next possible moment
- Used to refer to something that just happened
- Time between the present and a moment in the past
- conjunction
- Resulting from or because of something
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
powerful
US / ˈpauəful /
•UK / ˈpaʊəfəl /
- adjecitve
- Having control or influence over
- Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength
quite
US / kwaɪt /
•UK / kwaɪt /
- adverb
- Not very; fairly
- Very; In a complete or total manner
canadian
US / kəˈneɪdiən /
•UK / kəˈnediən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Canada
- noun
- Person from Canada
address
US / ə'dres /
•UK / əˈdrɛs /
- noun
- Exact street location of a place
- A formal speech to a group of people
- verb
- To write the place someone lives on a letter
- To refer to someone or something formally
- To make a formal speech to a group of people
- To try to find a solution to; think about
become
US / bɪ'kʌm /
•UK / bɪˈkʌm /
- verb
- To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
- To be suitable for a particular job or role
child
US / tʃaɪld /
•UK / tʃaɪld /
- noun
- A very young person, between about 2 and 15
commissioner
US / kəˈmɪʃənə(r) /
•UK / kəˈmɪʃənɚ /
- noun
- Person heading a group in charge of something
dream
US / dri:m /
•UK / drim /
- noun
- A wish or hope for something to happen
- Imagination or image of something you want
- Images, thoughts, feelings experienced when asleep
- verb
- To wish for something to happen
- To experience thoughts, images while asleep
save
US / seɪv /
•UK / sev /
- noun
- Preventing a player in a game from scoring a goal
- preposition
- Except; not including
- verb
- To make your computer keep a file
- To keep for future use
- To make something unnecessary; prevent
- To keep money so that you will have it later
- To keep something for future use, such as money
- To keep or rescue someone or something from harm
- To prevent a player in a game from scoring a goal
- To avoid the unnecessary waste of energy, etc.
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
give
US / ɡɪv /
•UK / ɡɪv /
- noun
- Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- verb
- To hand over or present something to someone
- To cause someone to have or experience something
good
US / ɡʊd /
•UK / ɡʊd /
- adjecitve
- Proper, appropriate or right
- (Of an amount) enough; plenty
- Excellent; high quality
- Acting well or properly; of moral character
- In a positive or happy emotional state
- noun
- Advantage or benefit
especially
US / ɪˈspeʃəli /
•UK / ɛˈspɛʃəli, ɪˈspɛʃ- /
- adverb
- More than usual; extremely
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
rideau
US / 'rɪdl /
•UK / ˈrɪdl /
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
reconciliation
US / ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeʃən /
- noun
- Getting two figures/accounts to match financially
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
trauma
US / 'trɔ:mə /
•UK / ˈtraʊmə /
- noun
- A very severe or upsetting experience
- Serious injury to part of the body
much
US / mʌtʃ /
•UK / mʌtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Very; to a high level or degree
- adverb
- A lot; large amount; a high degree of
- Nearly; basically
- On many occasions; often
- noun
- A large amount; a great quantity
system
US / 'sɪstəm /
•UK / ˈsɪstəm /
- adjecitve
- Working in an organized, logical way
- noun
- Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
claudette
US / 'klætə(r) /
•UK / ˈklætɚ /
ask
US / ɑ:sk /
•UK / æsk /
- verb
- To say to someone that you want something
everybody
US / ˈevribɒdi /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi /
- pronoun
- Every person; everyone
harm
US / hɑ:m /
•UK / hɑrm /
- noun
- Damage or injury
- verb
- To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
land
US / lænd /
•UK / lænd /
- noun
- Region or country
- Earth; the ground
- verb
- To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
- To obtain or get something that you wanted
- To (cause to) come down to the ground safely
- To cause to arrive in a specific place or state
since
US / sɪns /
•UK / sɪns /
- adverb
- At a point before the present time
- conjunction
- For this reason; because
- preposition
- From the time in the past that
sympathize
US / ˈsɪmpəθaɪz /
•UK / ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz /
- other
- To support or be in agreement with something
- verb
- To care about/understand the problems of others
well
US / wel /
•UK / wɛl /
- adjecitve
- Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
- Healthy and in good condition
- adverb
- In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
- In a complete, total, or full manner
- A great and considerable degree
- In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
- exclamation
- Used to begin or continue a particular statement
- Used to show you want to start saying something
- Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
- You say this to change the topic of a conversation
- Used to indicate you are making a final remark
- noun
- Long deep hole in the ground to get water
- verb
- To cause your eyes to fill with tears
within
US / wɪˈðɪn /
•UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /
- adverb
- Inside the limits of an area, time or range
- preposition
- From the inside of something
commemorate
US / kə'meməreɪt /
•UK / kəˈmɛməˌret /
- verb
- To celebrate the memory of someone or some event
exchange
US / ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ /
•UK / ɪksˈtʃendʒ /
- noun
- Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
- Short discussion or talk
- The place you can change money to another currency
- Place where things or services are exchanged
- Act of returning something to a store
- Act of giving a thing in return for another thing
- verb
- To share (a look, a few words etc.)
- To sell one currency to get another
- To return something to a store
- To give things of similar value to each other
fully
US / 'fʊlɪ /
•UK / ˈfʊli /
- adverb
- Completely or entirely
home
US / həʊm /
•UK / hom /
- adjecitve
- A sports team's own field or place of play
- adverb
- Into the correct or intended position
- noun
- House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- Institution for sick or elderly people
- Place where a person or a family lives
- Country where a person lives or was born
- Region that is native to peoples, plant or animals
- verb
- To move towards a particular target location
just
US / dʒʌst /
•UK / dʒʌst /
- adjecitve
- Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
- Doing or being what is right or fair
- Legally correct; having enough evidence
- adverb
- Almost; nearly
- Exactly at the time of
- Exactly (the same as, like)
report
US / rɪ'pɔ:t /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /
- noun
- Account of the necessary facts and information
- The telling of news in the media
- Official statement about something
- verb
- To submit a report or bill to the government
- To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
- To state something officially
- To officially present yourself to an authority
- To describe something by telling it to others
talk
US / tɔ:k /
•UK / tɔk /
- noun
- Style of speaking
- Discussion between two countries
- Giving information in front of people; lecture
- Saying things or ideas to someone with words
- verb
- To make a formal speech about something
- To say things or ideas to someone with words
confederation
US / kənˌfedəˈreɪʃn /
•UK / kənˌfɛdəˈreʃən /
- noun
- Union of political organizations
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
grant
US / ɡrɑ:nt /
•UK / ɡrænt /
- noun
- Money given for education or research
- Person's name
- verb
- To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- To give or let someone do what they want
necessarily
US / ˌnesəˈserəli /
•UK / ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr- /
- adverb
- In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
representative
US / ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv /
•UK / ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv /
- adjecitve
- Acting or speaking for other people
- Typical of a particular group or thing
- noun
- Typical example of a particular category
- Politician who acts on behalf of the people
- A person who acts as an agent or sales person
time
US / taɪm /
•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
- Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
- Occasion when something happens
- Period or occasion that something occurred
- Period in history or the past
- Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
- How long an event takes; duration
- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
- To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
- To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
through
US / θru: /
•UK / θru /
- adjecitve
- having finished using or doing something
- adverb
- From the beginning of something until the end
- preposition
- Over, in, across an entire thing or place
- Allowing you to pass between, or to
- By a particular way or process; by the use of
define
US / dɪ'faɪn /
•UK / dɪˈfaɪn /
- verb
- To explain the meaning of words
- To set or mark the limits of something
racism
US / ˈreɪsɪzəm /
•UK / ˈreˌsɪzəm /
- noun
- Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
unify
US / 'ju:nɪfaɪ /
•UK / ˈjunəˌfaɪ /
- verb
- To bring or join together into one
hall
US / hɔ:l /
•UK / hɔl /
- noun
- Area just inside the entrance of a building
- Large room/building for public events/gatherings
- Large, impressive older home
- Part of the name of a building
welcome
US / 'welkəm /
•UK / ˈwɛlkəm /
- adjecitve
- Being what was wanted or needed
- noun
- Friendly greeting to someone who has arrived
- verb
- To greet someone who has just arrived
- To accept or receive something happily and gladly
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
indigenous
US / ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs /
•UK / ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs /
- adjecitve
- Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
let
US / let /
•UK / lɛt /
- verb
- To allow someone to do something
- Introducing a suggestion to do something together
- To rent a house, etc. to others
little
US / 'lɪtl /
•UK / ˈlɪtl /
- adjecitve
- Being short in length of time
- Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
- Being very young or younger than others
- adverb
- By an amount or degree that is not very much
- Not often; rarely
- noun
- A person's name
murder
US / 'mɜ:də(r) /
•UK / ˈmɚdɚ /
- noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
the
US / ðə /
•UK / ðə /
- article
- Used to refer to something already mentioned
- Used to show there is only one of something
- determiner
- Used to describe all of a family
level
US / 'levl /
•UK / ˈlɛvəl /
- adjecitve
- (Sports) equal to another
- Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
- noun
- Specific height of something
- Amount of ability you have compared to others
- Floor or deck within a building
- Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
- verb
- To aim a gun at someone
- To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
- To make things flat or even
- To make a score equal to another, in sports
parent
US / 'peərənt /
•UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /
- noun
- Person's, animal's mother or father
- Something creating other things of the same kind
teach
US / ti:tʃ /
•UK / titʃ /
- verb
- To help someone learn or do something
youth
US / ju:θ /
•UK / juθ /
- noun
- Being young; time when you are young
- Young person or teenager
- Quality or state of being young
- Boy or a young man
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
how
US / haʊ /
•UK / haʊ /
- adjecitve
- To what degree? in what amount?
- adverb
- (Used to explain the way to do something)
- exclamation
- For what purpose or reason?
- (Used to ask someone or something's condition)
live
US / lɪv /
•UK / liv /
- adjecitve
- Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
- Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
- Glowing because burning; hot
- Not yet killed (for food)
- adverb
- (Music, drama) as it is performed
- verb
- To be alive
- To experience a particular type of life
- To make your home in a house or town
simply
US / ˈsɪmpli /
•UK / ˈsɪmpli /
- adverb
- In an easy or clear manner
year
US / jə: /
•UK / jɪr /
- noun
- Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- Used to refer to the age of a person
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
woman
US / ˈwʊmən /
•UK / ˈwʊmən /
- noun
- Adult female human being
across
US / əˈkrɔs /
•UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /
- adverb
- Distance from one side to another
- (Go) from one side to the other of something
free
US / fri: /
•UK / fri /
- adjecitve
- Living, happening without being controlled
- Costing no money
- Not working; not busy
- verb
- To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison
school
US / sku:l /
•UK / skul /
- adjecitve
- Being to do with schools and education
- noun
- Large group of fish that swim together
- Education of a child
- Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
- A particular belief or idea about something
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
this
US / ðɪs /
•UK / ðɪs /
- adjecitve
- Used to indicate something already been discussed
- Used to indicate something happening around now
- adverb
- An indication by a physical motion or gesture
- A specific amount of
- determiner
- Person, thing, or idea near you
- pronoun
- Person, thing that has already been discussed
forward
US / 'fɔ:wəd /
•UK / ˈfɔrwəd /
- adjecitve
- Toward what is ahead; in front
- Acting in a socially aggressive manner; pushy
- adverb
- Toward the front in place; in front
- Toward a future time; to a more advanced state
- verb
- To send something to another address or person
love
US / lʌv /
•UK / lʌv /
- noun
- Person's name
- A very strong feeling of affection
- The person you care very deeply about
- Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
- verb
- To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
- To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
- To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
other
US / 'ʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌðər /
- adjecitve
- A thing different from that mentioned
- determiner
- (Something) else; not the first (one)
- pronoun
- Being the one and only thing of that category
one
US / wʌn /
•UK / wʌn /
- pronoun
- You; we; people in general; someone
- The thing or person previously referred to
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to people generally
- Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
- number
- Number 1
power
US / 'paʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈpaʊɚ /
- noun
- Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- Ability to move forcefully and quickly
- Energy of something (e.g. electricity or fuel)
- Mathematical way to multiply a number
- Condition of being in political control
- Physical force, energy, and strength
- verb
- To give energy to something, e.g. by electricity
- To move something forcefully and quickly
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
academic
US / ˌækə'demɪk /
•UK / ˌækəˈdɛmɪk /
- adjecitve
- Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- Unimportant or irrelevant; trivial
- noun
- Educator teaching at a college or university
- other
- Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
answer
US / 'ɑ:nsə(r) /
•UK / ˈænsɚ /
- noun
- Reply to a question someone asks
- Solution to a problem or test question
- verb
- To reply to a question someone asks
- To solve a test question or a problem
heal
US / hi:l /
•UK / hi:l /
- verb
- To recover from or forget a bad experience
- To make or become healthy or well again
dear
US / dɪə(r) /
•UK / dɪr /
- adjecitve
- Loved or valued very much
- Expensive
make
US / meɪk /
•UK / mek /
- noun
- Product made by a particular company; brand
- verb
- To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- To get to (a place) on time
- To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
- To create something by putting things together
- To earn a certain amount of money at a job
- To cause or force a person to do something
- To cause something to happen or be formed
ones
US / wʌnz /
•UK / wʌnz /
- number
- Number 1, a single person or thing
path
US / pɑ:θ /
•UK / pæθ, pɑθ /
- noun
- Method of living leading to a particular result
- Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
realize
US / 'ri:əlaɪz /
•UK / ˈriəˌlaɪz /
- verb
- To become aware of or understand mentally
use
US / ju:s /
•UK / ju:s /
- noun
- Ability to employ something
- Need to enable it to work
- Permission to do something with something
- Act of spending money
- Operation of a machine for its function
- verb
- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
- To need to operate or work
- To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
- To treat a person badly
- To do something with, for a task or purpose
walk
US / wɔ:k /
•UK / wɔk /
- noun
- Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
- verb
- To move with your legs at a slowish pace
area
US / 'eərɪə /
•UK / ˈɛriə /
- noun
- Amount of measured space
- A specific section or space; part of a region
- A subject or field of study
concern
US / kənˈsɜ:n /
•UK / kənˈsɚn /
- noun
- Company, firm or business
- Feeling of worry or anxiety
- verb
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- To be responsible or mixed up in; to be involved
- To feel worry or anxiety
listen
US / ˈlɪsn /
•UK / ˈlɪsən /
- verb
- To carefully consider what someone is saying
honour
US / 'ɒnə(r) /
•UK / ˈɑnɚ /
- noun
- Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
- Chance to do something special; privilege
- Respect given to someone who is admired
- verb
- To fulfill an agreement
- To give an award to someone
- To respect someone or something
knowledge
US / ˈnɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈnɑlɪdʒ /
- noun
- Information, understanding, or skill
rid
US / rɪd /
•UK / rɪd /
- verb
- To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
side
US / saɪd /
•UK / saɪd /
- adjecitve
- In addition to the central or most important thing
- Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
- noun
- Position or opinion that is opposite to another
- Right or left part of a person's body
- Feature of someone's personality
- Straight edge of an object
- One of two or more groups fighting each other
- verb
- To decide to agree with one point, not the other
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
partnership
US / ˈpɑ:tnəʃɪp /
•UK / ˈpɑ:rtnərʃɪp /
- noun
- Shared business relationship with someone
- Working with others for some purpose
shoe
US / ʃu: /
•UK / ʃu /
- noun
- Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
- Piece of metal nailed under a horse's foot
- verb
- To put a metal ring on a horse's foot
survivor
US / səˈvaɪvə(r) /
•UK / sərˈvaɪvə(r) /
- noun
- Person, thing that continues to live or exist
wild
US / waɪld /
•UK / waɪld /
- adjecitve
- Living in nature; not tame
- (Of land) not developed by people
- adverb
- In a manner which lacks control
- noun
- A natural environment e.g. jungle, forest
will
US / wɪl /
•UK / wɪl /
- noun
- Desire or choice of someone
- Document saying who gets your money when you die
- Strong desire to do something; determination
- Desire to do something; strong wish to do
- other
- Used with verbs to express the future
- verb
- To leave property to someone after your death
- To use mental effort to make something happen
- Am (is, are) likely to do
- To influence someone to do something
- To make something happen by strongly wanting it
day
US / deɪ /
•UK / de /
- noun
- A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- The period of time when it is light outside
- Person's name
develop
US / dɪ'veləp /
•UK / dɪˈvɛləp /
- verb
- To explain something in steps and in detail
- To create or think of something
- To grow bigger, more complex, or more advanced
- To make a photograph from film
grateful
US / ˈgreɪtfl /
•UK / ˈɡretfəl /
- adjecitve
- Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
third
US / θɜ:d /
•UK / θɜ:rd /
- adjecitve
- 3rd: Number after second
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
small
US / smɔ:l /
•UK / smɔl /
- adjecitve
- Little in size; not big
- (Of letters) not written in capital letters
- Being insignificant or minor
- (Of a business) with few people or things; local
- (Of voice) being soft and quiet
- (Of a child) being young
explorer
US / ɪkˈsplɔ:rə(r) /
•UK / ɪkˈsplɔrɚ, -ˈsplor- /
- noun
- Person who travels to places to discover more them
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
continue
US / kən'tɪnju: /
•UK / kənˈtɪnju /
- verb
- To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop
reflection
US / rɪˈflekʃn /
•UK / rɪˈflɛkʃən /
- noun
- Sign or indication of a state or condition
- Image that you see in a mirror, glass, or water
- An image in glass, water, a mirror, etc.
- Process of thinking carefully about something
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
truth
US / tru:θ /
•UK / truθ /
- noun
- Real facts about something
interact
US / ˌɪntər'ækt /
•UK / ˌɪntɚˈækt /
- verb
- To talk or do things with each other
matter
US / 'mætə(r) /
•UK / ˈmætɚ /
- noun
- Material all things are made of that fills space
- Problem or reason for concern
- verb
- To be of great importance; to count
violence
US / ˈvaɪələns /
•UK / ˈvaɪələns /
- noun
- Strong physical force of nature
- Use of physical force to harm someone
while
US / waɪl /
•UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /
- conjunction
- In spite of the fact that; although
- During the time that; at the same time
- noun
- Short amount of time
exclusion
US / ɪkˈsklu:ʒn /
•UK / ɪkˈskluʒən /
- noun
- Act of preventing someone from taking part
mean
US / mi:n /
•UK / min /
- adjecitve
- Being good at
- Nasty; unkind
- Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
- noun
- Average of a set of numbers
- verb
- To express a particular idea or thought
- To intend to do something in particular
- To have a particular meaning or value
require
US / rɪ'kwaɪə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈkwaɪr /
- verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
thankful
US / ˈθæŋkfl /
•UK / ˈθæŋkf(ə)l /
- adjecitve
- Feeling or showing you are grateful
watch
US / wɒtʃ /
•UK / wɑtʃ /
- noun
- Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
- Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
- Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
- verb
- To keep in check, manage, or control something
- To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
- To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
- To look at carefully to work out what is happening
- To protect and care for someone or something
type
US / taɪp /
•UK / taɪp /
- noun
- Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- Group of things or people sharing common features
- verb
- To identify something belonging to a group
- To write by touching keys on a keyboard
action
US / 'ækʃn /
•UK / ˈækʃən /
- noun
- Something that a person or thing does
- verb
- To act to do something
first
US / fɜ:st /
•UK / fɚst /
- adjecitve
- 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
- noun
- Something that has not happened before
- Position of the winner of a competition
get
US / ɡet /
•UK / ɡɛt /
- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
- To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
- To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
- To go somewhere to obtain something
- To (cause to) do a particular thing
- To obtain, receive or be given something
- To currently have
- To prepare for use
- To understand something being said or read
prayer
US / prɛə /
•UK / prɛr /
- noun
- Words spoken to your god for help
- (+negative) small chance of succeeding
- Strong desire, wish, or hope for a thing to happen
education
US / ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən /
- noun
- Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- Process of giving or receiving teaching
guest
US / ɡest /
•UK / ɡɛst /
- adjecitve
- Referring to people visiting or staying at a place
- noun
- Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- Paying customer at a hotel or restaurant
political
US / pəˈlɪtɪkl /
•UK / pəˈlɪtɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Being active or interested in government matters
- Diplomatic
- Of the system of elections and government
- Concerning government or public affairs
- Involved in getting of power/influence in a group
stay
US / steɪ /
•UK / ste /
- noun
- Legal order to stop or delay an action
- Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
- Period of time spent living in or visiting a place
- verb
- To keep trying without giving up
- To remain in the same place and not move away
- To spend time visiting a place or someone's home
tell
US / tel /
•UK / tɛl /
- verb
- To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- To be able to guess
- To say or communicate information to someone
- To inform, but without speaking; indicate
- To have a negative effect on someone
- To order someone to do something; command
- To recognize something based on certain signs
- To report something to an authority
- To explain something or teach someone something
teaching
US / ˈti:tʃɪŋ /
•UK / ˈtitʃɪŋ /
- noun
- The act of helping people learn
- verb
- To help someone learn or do something
own
US / əʊn /
•UK / on /
- adjecitve
- Belong to oneself
- determiner
- Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
- pronoun
- (Something) belong to myself
- verb
- To have something as your property
place
US / pleɪs /
•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
confront
US / kən'frʌnt /
•UK / kənˈfrʌnt /
- verb
- To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
family
US / 'fæməlɪ /
•UK / ˈfæmli /
- noun
- Close group of people or organizations
- A group of people who are related through blood
- Group of related plants or animals
include
US / ɪnˈklu:d /
•UK / ɪnˈklud /
- verb
- To make someone, something part of a group
honor
US / 'ɒnə(r) /
•UK / ˈɑnɚ /
- noun
- Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
- Chance to do something special; privilege
- Respect given to someone who is admired
- Good standing a person has in a community
- verb
- To fulfill an agreement
- To give an award to someone
- To respect someone or something
must
US / məst /
•UK / mʌst /
- noun
- Something that is necessary or required
- other
- (Used to state that something ought to be true)
- Used to say something is required or necessary
respect
US / rɪ'spekt /
•UK / rɪˈspɛkt /
- noun
- Behavior that follows the established rules
- Admiration for someone
- Regard or admiration for someone or something
- verb
- To follow the established rules
- To think very highly of another person
student
US / ˈstju:dnt /
•UK / ˈstudnt, ˈstjud- /
- noun
- Person studying at school
step
US / step /
•UK / stɛp /
- noun
- Movement done as part of a particular dance
- Distance covered by one movement of a leg; stride
- One part or stage in a process
- Sound made by the feet while walking; footstep
- Flat horizontal piece that forms stairs
- verb
- To raise and moving the foot to put it down
house
US / haʊs /
•UK / haʊs /
- noun
- Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- Building in which a family, person lives
- verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
about
US / ə'baʊt /
•UK / əˈbaʊt /
- adverb
- To be ready to; going to
- Nearly; approximately; roughly
- Near; next to; close to
- In every direction; in the area of
- preposition
- Concerning or of (a topic)
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
different
US / ˈdɪfrənt /
•UK / ˈdɪfrənt /
- adjecitve
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
even
US / 'i:vn /
•UK / ˈivən /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
- Being divided equally or fairly
- (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
- Smooth, level, or regular
- Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
- At a regular, equally steady manner
- Remaining steady and unchanging
- adverb
- (When this is surprising) as well; too
- (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
- verb
- To make something level; to flatten
- To make something equal
health
US / helθ /
•UK / hɛlθ /
- noun
- (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
impact
US / 'ɪmpækt /
•UK / ˈɪmˌpækt /
- noun
- A striking effect or result to hit with force
- Very strong influence
- Act or force of one thing hitting something else
- verb
- To hit or strike someone or something with force
storey
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
that
US / ðæt /
•UK / ðæt, ðət /
- adjecitve
- The person or thing being talked about
- Used to identify something both the speakers know
- adverb
- Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
- To such a degree
- conjunction
- Used to connect a noun clause
- Used to introduce an adverbial clause
- Used to introduce a noun clause
- determiner
- Used as a noun to refer to something
- pronoun
- Referring an object far away
- Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
- Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
- adverb
- To a certain degree
- determiner
- Question words used for asking for information
- exclamation
- Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
- Used to ask people to repeat something they said
city
US / 'sɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈsɪti /
- noun
- Area with many buildings, roads and people
each
US / i:tʃ /
•UK / itʃ /
- determiner
- Every one of two or more things
- pronoun
- Per one person or thing
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
language
US / ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ /
- noun
- Words or signs used to communicate messages
country
US / ˈkʌntri /
•UK / ˈkʌntri /
- noun
- An area of land that is controlled by a government
- Open land that is away from towns and cities
general
US / 'dʒenrəl /
•UK / ˈdʒɛnərəl /
- adjecitve
- Widespread, normal or usual
- noun
- Top ranked officer in the army
joy
US / dʒɔɪ /
•UK / dʒɔɪ /
- noun
- Deep happiness and pleasure about something
- Thing or person that causes pleasure or happiness
- verb
- To experience happiness or to be glad
miss
US / mɪs /
•UK / mɪs /
- noun
- Action of not hitting something or someone
- Form of address to unmarried girl or woman
- verb
- To be absent
- To fail to hit something e.g. a ball
- To do without something
- To fail to see or sense something
- To fail to understand someone's message
- To be too late to ride on something e.g. train
- To feel you want to see someone who is not there
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
journey
US / 'dʒɜ:nɪ /
•UK / ˈdʒɚni /
- noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- verb
- To travel through a place
minister
US / 'mɪnɪstə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɪnɪstɚ /
- noun
- An official who heads a government department
- Person who performs Christian services
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
communication
US / kəˌmju:nɪ'keɪʃn /
•UK / kəˌmjunɪˈkeʃən /
- noun
- Talking to people; giving information to people
grave
US / ɡreɪv /
•UK / ɡrev /
- adjecitve
- Having a serious, worried expression on your face
- noun
- Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
- Poetic death; being dead
memorial
US / mə'mɔ:rɪəl /
•UK / məˈmɔriəl, -ˈmor- /
- noun
- Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
agree
US / əˈgri: /
•UK / əˈɡri /
- verb
- To have the same opinion as someone else
dignitary
US / ˈdɪgnɪtəri /
•UK / ˈdɪgnɪteri /
- adjecitve
- One in an official position, deserving respect
heart
US / hɑ:t /
•UK / hɑrt /
- noun
- A feeling of care for others; compassion
- Courage, confidence, and emotional strength
- Be cheerfully encouraging
- Most essential, important, or central part
- Referring to a promise or something important
- State or feelings of affection or deep love
- Core part of a vegetable, e.g. a lettuce
- The part of the body that pumps blood
- Place where emotions are believed to be felt
- A shape that represents love
reflect
US / rɪ'flekt /
•UK / rɪˈflɛkt /
- verb
- To indicate or be a sign of something
- To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
- To show an image in glass, water, a mirror etc.
- To think of something seriously and carefully
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
way
US / weɪ /
•UK / we /
- adverb
- Used to emphasize the amount of something
- noun
- Particular aspect of something being thought about
- One of various choices that could be made
- Particular existing condition or state
- (Often long) distance or length of time
- How something is done
- Route to go to a place
- Small street
- Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone
building
US / ˈbɪldɪŋ /
•UK / ˈbɪldɪŋ /
- noun
- A structure with a roof and walls, e.g. a house
- verb
- To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- To construct a house, office, factory
work
US / wɜ:k /
•UK / wɚk /
- adjecitve
- Activity completed in order to make money
- noun
- The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- Everything created by an author, artist, musician
- Activity you do in order to make money
- Place of employment
- Final product or result of a some labor or effort
- verb
- To bring into a specific state of success
- To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
- To do your job in your company or workplace
- To make an effort to do something
- To operate a machine or device
both
US / bəuθ /
•UK / boθ /
- determiner
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
- pronoun
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
show
US / ʃəʊ /
•UK / ʃo /
- noun
- False display of love, emotion or action
- An event for displaying or promoting goods
- Play, opera or theater production
- Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
- verb
- To be easily seen or displayed
- To display your emotions or feelings
- To let someone see something; display
- To explain or teach how something is done
- To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
- To prove something to be true, correct
- To reveal or allow something to be seen
space
US / speɪs /
•UK / spes /
- noun
- Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- Empty area with nothing in it
- Area in the sky where the stars are
- Area between written words on a page
- verb
- To make a certain distance or time between
territory
US / 'terətrɪ /
•UK / ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori /
- noun
- Area of land defended by an animal
- Area of particular knowledge or experience
- Area owned or controlled by a government, person
- Area of land with a specific defining feature
travel
US / ˈtrævl /
•UK / ˈtrævəl /
- noun
- Going to other places, esp. distant places
- verb
- To go to a place that is far away
everything
US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- All of the things mentioned
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
artist
US / ˈɑ:tɪst /
•UK / ˈɑrtɪst /
- noun
- A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
take
US / teɪk /
•UK / tek /
- noun
- Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
- verb
- To accept something that is offered
- To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
- To use a camera to make (a photo)
- To pick up something and go away with it
- To study a subject in school
- To attempt to pass (an exam)
- To require a certain amount of time, money, space
yesterday
US / ˈjestədeɪ /
•UK / ˈjestərdeɪ /
- adverb
- Day before today
- noun
- Day before today