Anticipation Of Ground Assault In Gaza By Israel Increases
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existence
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•UK / ɪɡˈzɪstəns /
- noun
- State of being present, alive or real
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
ground
US / graʊnd /
•UK / ɡraʊnd /
- noun
- Connection of electrical equipment to earth
- Place where people play particular sports
- Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
- verb
- To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
- To make sharp or smooth through friction
- To press together with force making a sound
- To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
- To hit the bottom
- (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
- To prevent a plane from taking off
- To place the ball over the goal line in rugby
force
US / fɔ:s /
•UK / fɔrs, fors /
- noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
- verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
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
step
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•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
equipment
US / ɪˈkwɪpmənt /
•UK / ɪˈkwɪpmənt /
- noun
- Tools or materials used to perform a task
encouraging
US / ɪn'kʌrɪdʒɪŋ /
•UK / ɛnˈkə:rədʒɪŋ, -ˈkʌr- /
- adjecitve
- Giving support to make more determined, confident
- verb
- To increase the chance of something happening
- To make someone more determined or confident
least
US / li:st /
•UK / list /
- adverb
- In the smallest or lowest way
- noun
- Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree
norm
US / nɔ:m /
•UK / nɔ:rm /
- noun
- Standard or regular way of doing something
- An established standard of performance or behavior
- verb
- To make something average (statistics)
resistance
US / rɪ'zɪstəns /
•UK / rɪˈzɪstəns /
- noun
- Force that stops or slows movement of something
- Refusal to accept something new or different
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
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
cause
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•UK / kɔz /
- noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
crush
US / krʌʃ /
•UK / krʌʃ /
- noun
- Strong attraction to someone
- verb
- To break something into small pieces by pressing
- To defeat someone or something (in a game)
- To damage something by flattening it
- To cause someone to feel humiliated
evening
US / ˈi:vnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈivnɪŋ /
- noun
- Last part of the day and early part of night
- A social event in the early part of the night
- verb
- To make something level; to flatten
- To make something equal
natalie
US / ˈnætəli /
•UK / ˈnætli /
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
dead
US / ded /
•UK / dɛd /
- adjecitve
- Not alive
- Being bored or not interested
- Unable to operate because electricity etc. ran out
- Being unable to feel, physically or emotionally
- adverb
- Completely; absolutely
element
US / 'elɪmənt /
•UK / ˈɛləmənt /
- noun
- Essential or particular part of something
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
recruit
US / rɪ'kru:t /
•UK / rɪˈkrut /
- noun
- Person who has just joined the military
- Person who has just begun a new activity or job
- verb
- To convince and help people to join the military
- To find new employees, volunteers or members
- To find people to join an organization or business
warfare
US / ˈwɔ:fɛə /
•UK / ˈwɔrˌfɛr /
- noun
- Methods used by those fighting in a war
- Long, sometimes violent struggle between groups
win
US / wɪn /
•UK / wɪn /
- noun
- Success in beating the other team or competitors
- Success in a game or contest
- verb
- To get something as a prize because of a success
- To gain something you want because of your efforts
- To succeed in a game or contest
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
govern
US / ˈgʌvn /
•UK / ˈgʌvərn /
- verb
- To officially control land and make policies
idf
US / aɪ'di:əlɪst /
•UK / aɪˈdiəlɪst /
health
US / helθ /
•UK / hɛlθ /
- noun
- (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
like
US / laɪk /
•UK / laɪk /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in status or kind to something else
- Similar; the same
- adverb
- For example
- preposition
- Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
- In a way similar to the way something is done
- Such as; for example
- verb
- To want to
- To find something pleasing; to prefer something
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’
threat
US / θret /
•UK / θrɛt /
- noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
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
week
US / wi:k /
•UK / wik /
- noun
- Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
enough
US / ɪˈnʌf /
•UK / ɪˈnʌf /
- adjecitve
- Sufficient to answer the need
- adverb
- To a satisfactory degree
- pronoun
- Equal to what is needed; as much as required
- Adequate number or amount
evacuate
US / ɪ'vækjʊeɪt /
•UK / ɪˈvækjuˌet /
- verb
- To move people from dangerous to a safe places
judith
US / ˈdʒu:diθ /
•UK / ˈdʒudɪθ /
- other
- An Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
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
task
US / tɑ:sk /
•UK / tæsk /
- noun
- Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- verb
- To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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
abduction
US / æb'dʌkʃn /
•UK / æb'dʌkʃn /
- noun
- Crime of taking (a child) away by force
component
US / kəmˈpəʊnənt /
•UK / kəmˈponənt /
- adjecitve
- Being a part of something
- noun
- One of the parts that something is made up of
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
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
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
opening
US / ˈəʊpnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈoʊpnɪŋ /
- noun
- Free job; job you can apply for
- Action of starting something, e.g. a new business
- verb
- To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- To start the activities or services of a business
- To make a space or hole appear in something
- To move or change so that it is no longer closed
- To start something, e.g. a new business
terrorism
US / ˈterərɪzəm /
•UK / ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm /
- noun
- Use of violent acts to make people afraid
anticipation
US / ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn /
•UK / ænˌtɪsəˈpeʃən /
- noun
- Pleasurable feeling about a future event
decent
US / ˈdi:snt /
•UK / ˈdisənt /
- adjecitve
- Being fairly good; acceptable
decision
US / dɪ'sɪʒn /
•UK / dɪˈsɪʒən /
- noun
- Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- Ability to make quick and confident choices
can
US / kæn /
•UK / kən,kæn /
- noun
- A metal container for storing food
- other
- Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
- verb
- To have permission to
- To be possible to do
- To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container
ramp
US / ræmp /
•UK / ræmp /
- noun
- Path that increases in height as you walk up it
- verb
tough
US / tʌf /
•UK / tʌf /
- adjecitve
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Having strict standards
- Being firm and not easily bent or broken
- Being strong physically or mentally
- Being difficult to persuade
- Capable of violence
towards
US / tə'wɔ:dz /
•UK / 'təuədz, twɔ:dz /
- preposition
- In the direction of someone or something
war
US / wɔ:(r) /
•UK / wɔr /
- noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
brutal
US / 'bru:tl /
•UK / ˈbrutl /
- adjecitve
- Extremely violent or mean
currently
US / ˈkʌrəntli /
•UK / ˈkʌrənt(ə)li /
- adverb
- Happening or being in the present time
expect
US / ɪk'spekt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /
- verb
- To believe something is probably going to happen
safety
US / ˈseɪfti /
•UK / ˈsefti /
- noun
- Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
- State of being free from harm or danger
unprecedented
US / ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd /
•UK / ʌnˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd /
- adjecitve
- Not having happened before, or to such a degree
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
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
limitation
US / ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃn /
•UK / ˌlɪmɪˈteʃən /
- noun
- Act of controlling or reducing the size of
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
operate
US / ˈɒpəreɪt /
•UK / ˈɑ:pəreɪt /
- verb
- To control or handle something, such as a machine
- To control or manage something such as a business
- To be working or being used
- To perform surgery on someone
south
US / saʊθ /
•UK / saʊθ /
- adjecitve
- Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
- Coming from the opposite direction from north
- noun
- The direction to your right of the rising sun
establish
US / ɪˈstæblɪʃ /
•UK / ɪˈstæblɪʃ /
- verb
- To set or create something to last for a long time
- To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
farmer
US / ˈfɑ:mə(r) /
•UK / ˈfɑ:rmə(r) /
- noun
- Person who operates a farm
regime
US / reɪˈʒi:m /
•UK / reˈʒim, rɪ- /
- noun
- A system of management; a form of government
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
carry
US / ˈkæri /
•UK / ˈkæri /
- verb
- To have a child, be pregnant
- To have a disease you might give to others
- (Of stores) to sell a particular product
- To hold something and move it to another place
- To travel a long distance (sound)
- To support the weight or burden of something
civilian
US / sə'vɪlɪən /
•UK / sɪˈvɪljən /
- noun
- Ordinary person who is not in the army
child
US / tʃaɪld /
•UK / tʃaɪld /
- noun
- A very young person, between about 2 and 15
fighter
US / ˈfaɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈfaɪtɚ /
- noun
- Something or someone that fights
prevent
US / prɪ'vent /
•UK / prɪˈvɛnt /
- verb
- To stop something from happening or existing
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
bury
US / 'berɪ /
•UK / ˈbɛri /
- verb
- To put something into the ground and cover it
interested
US / ˈɪntrəstɪd /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪstɪd, -təˌrɛstɪd /
- adjecitve
- Having had your attention taken; curious
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
necessary
US / 'nesəsərɪ /
•UK / ˈnɛsɪˌsɛri /
- adjecitve
- Needed or required; unavoidable
understand
US / ˌʌndə'stænd /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
would
US / wʊd /
•UK / wʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate something imagined
- Used to ask or request something politely
- Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
- Used to indicate a preference
- Used to indicate a reaction
- Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
- Used to indicate willingness or ability to do
join
US / dʒɔɪn /
•UK / dʒɔɪn /
- verb
- To bring something close to another, to become one
- To become a member of
- To participate in an activity with others
release
US / rɪ'li:s /
•UK / rɪ'li:s /
- noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
- Relief from sadness, suffering or trouble
- Act of freeing from a jail, cage, prison, etc.
- verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- To allow to leave a jail, cage, etc.; let out
- To let go of something you are holding
rare
US / reə(r) /
•UK / rɛr /
- adjecitve
- (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common
theirs
US / ðɛəz /
•UK / ðɛrz /
- pronoun
- Belonging to them
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
battle
US / 'bætl /
•UK / ˈbætl /
- noun
- Military fight between armies
- Working hard to stop something; struggle
- verb
- To fight or struggle against someone or something
- To work hard to stop something; struggle
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
hurt
US / hɜ:t /
•UK / hɚt /
- noun
- Mental, emotional, or physical pain
- verb
- To cause pain, damage or injury
prepare
US / prɪˈpeə(r) /
•UK / prɪˈper /
- verb
- To make something ready for use
region
US / 'ri:dʒən /
•UK / ˈridʒən /
- noun
- Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
zone
US / zəʊn /
•UK / zoʊn /
- noun
- Area of space designated for a particular use
- verb
- To divide an area for a particular reason
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
resident
US / ˈrezɪdənt /
•UK / ˈrɛzɪdənt, -ˌdɛnt /
- adjecitve
- Someone who lives in a particular place
- noun
- Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
leave
US / li:v /
•UK / liv /
- noun
- Permission to do something
- Vacation time; time off work
- verb
- To go away from; depart
- To gift property to someone after you die
- To allow something to continue happening
- To let something remain unused or available
- To let something or someone remain somewhere
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
aftermath
US / ˈɑ:ftəmæθ /
•UK / ˈæftərmæθ /
- noun
- The bad result/situation after an event
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
base
US / beɪs /
•UK / bes /
- noun
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Unit of counting, e.g. 10 for counting
- Most important idea or ingredient to add others
- Origin or start from which something came
- Main place where an organization or a person works
- verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
ignore
US / ɪɡ'nɔ:(r) /
•UK / ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor /
- verb
- To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
healthcare
US / 'helθkeə /
•UK / 'helθker /
- noun
- Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
hostage
US / 'hɒstɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈhɑstɪdʒ /
- noun
- Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
intelligence
US / ɪn'telɪdʒəns /
•UK / ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns /
- adjecitve
- Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
- noun
- Collection of secret information about something
- Ability to learn things or to consider situations
lieutenant
US / lefˈtenənt /
•UK / lu:ˈtenənt /
- noun
- Officer in the army, navy, or air force
invasion
US / ɪnˈveɪʒn /
•UK / ɪnˈveʒən /
- noun
- Entry into a place to cause harm
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
airstrikes
US / ˈæpl /
•UK / ˈæpəl /
- other
- Attacks on somewhere by fighting planes
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
decide
US / dɪ'saɪd /
•UK / dɪˈsaɪd /
- verb
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
- to affect the result of something
offensive
US / əˈfensɪv /
•UK / əˈfɛnsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Causing displeasure or anger
- Being physically unpleasant
- Attacking or intended to attack
- noun
- A military attack
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
aviv
US / ɑˈviv /
•UK / /
- noun
- In the ancient Hebrew calendar: the first month of the ecclesiastical year and the seventh of the ci
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
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
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
conflict
US / 'kɒnflɪkt /
•UK / ˈkɑnˌflɪkt /
- noun
- Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- verb
- To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
forever
US / fər'evə(r) /
•UK / fɔrˈɛvɚ, fə- /
- adverb
- For all future time; in the future
finally
US / ˈfaɪnəli /
•UK / ˈfaɪnəli /
- adverb
- used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- After a long time or some difficulty
doctor
US / ˈdɒktə(r) /
•UK / ˈdɑːktɚ /
- noun
- Person paid to help people become or stay healthy
- Person awarded the highest university degree
- verb
- To treat someone's illness
- To change something in order to trick someone
peter
US / ˈpi:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈpitɚ /
- noun
- Disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth
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
hiding
US / ˈhaɪdɪŋ /
•UK / ˈhaɪdɪŋ /
- noun
- A severe beating
- verb
- To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
israeli
US / ɪz'reɪlɪ /
•UK / ɪzˈreli /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Israel
georgie
US / ˈdʒɔ:dʒən /
•UK / ˈdʒɔ:rdʒən /
hezbollah
US / /
•UK / /
- proper noun
- An extremist Shiite Muslim group which has close links with Iran, created after the Iranian revoluti
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
last
US / lɑ:st /
•UK / læst /
- adjecitve
- Most recent; the latest
- The one before
- adverb
- Final; with nothing following; after all others
- Most recent; the latest
- determiner
- The one at the end
- verb
- To remain or continue for a certain period of time
merely
US / ˈmiəli /
•UK / ˈmɪrli /
- adverb
- Only, simply, or nothing more than
presence
US / ˈprezns /
•UK / ˈprɛzəns /
- noun
- The same place or area that a person is
- Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
- Something not physically seen but felt to be there
- Feeling a person gives by being noticeable
tonight
US / təˈnaɪt /
•UK / təˈnaɪt /
- adverb
- Night following this day
- noun
- This evening; the night of today
behind
US / bɪˈhaɪnd /
•UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a later or slower time than expected
- Being in a losing position in a sporting event
- Being in the past; old fashioned
- adverb
- Remaining
- noun
- The part of the body that one sits on
- preposition
- At or toward the back of someone or something
- Supporting or helping someone
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
gaza
US / ˈɡɑːzə /
•UK / ˈɡɑːzə /
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
suffer
US / 'sʌfə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌfɚ /
- verb
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
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)
collapse
US / kə'læps /
•UK / kəˈlæps /
- verb
- To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- To suddenly fall down or break apart into pieces
- To fall down suddenly due to being ill or tired
government
US / ˈgʌvənmənt /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /
- noun
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
instance
US / 'ɪnstəns /
•UK / ˈɪnstəns /
- noun
- An example of something; case
- verb
- To give as an example of something else
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
upon
US / əˈpɔn, əpən /
•UK / əˈpɑn, əˈpɔn /
- preposition
- More formal term for 'on'
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
equip
US / ɪ'kwɪp /
•UK / ɪˈkwɪp /
- verb
- To provide with necessary materials or skills
history
US / 'hɪstrɪ /
•UK / ˈhɪstəri /
- noun
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
increase
US / ɪn'kri:s /
•UK / ɪnˈkris /
- noun
- Fact of increasing; amount something grows by
- verb
- To make or become larger in size or amount
clear
US / klɪə(r) /
•UK / klɪr /
- adjecitve
- Empty; without anything in it or on it
- Being certain and without doubt
- Being without any streaks, spots, or cracks
- Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious
- adverb
- Completely; entirely; through the whole of
- Away from; free from
- verb
- To recover from or remove a problem
- To get rid of the entire contents of
- To give permission for something to happen
- To make a place or surface empty by removing
- To prove that someone is not guilty or to blame
next
US / nekst /
•UK / nɛkst /
- adverb
- The one that follows another in time or order
- At a time or place directly after the present one
- noun
- The one that follows after
- adjecitve
- Immediately after the previous one
- First occurrence after the present one
palestine
US / ˈpæləstaɪn /
•UK / ˈpæləstaɪn /
- other
- A former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel i
- An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgr
sector
US / ˈsektə(r) /
•UK / ˈsɛktɚ, -ˌtɔr /
- noun
- Part that a place is divided into
- Area; type of industry or business
protect
US / prə'tekt /
•UK / prəˈtɛkt /
- verb
- To defend someone or something from harm or danger
unit
US / ˈju:nɪt /
•UK / ˈjunɪt /
- noun
- One apartment in a building
- Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
- A chapter of a textbook
- A standard of measurement of something
- Single item made by a company
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
afar
US / ə'fɑ:(r) /
•UK / əˈfɑr /
- adverb
- From far away
colonel
US / ˈkɜ:nl /
•UK / ˈkɜ:rnl /
- noun
- Person with senior rank in an army or air force
demand
US / dɪ'mɑ:nd /
•UK / dɪˈmænd /
- noun
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
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
order
US / 'ɔ:də(r) /
•UK / ˈɔrdɚ /
- noun
- Religious or social group, as of nuns
- Instructions to others to do what you want
- State in which things are neat and organized
- What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
- Social or political control of an area
- verb
- To put things in a sequence, e.g. a, b, c
- To give instructions to others to do what you want
- To ask for something you want to buy, e.g. a meal
suggest
US / səˈdʒest /
•UK / səɡˈdʒɛst, səˈdʒɛst /
- verb
- To mention something that could be done; propose
destiny
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- Someone's future; the power that governs this
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
proportionality
US / prəˌpɔːʃəˈnæləti /
•UK / prəˌpɔːrʃəˈnæləti /
- noun
- Ratio of two quantities that is constant
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
truck
US / trʌk /
•UK / trʌk /
- noun
- Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- Large vehicle suitable for transporting things
- Simple frame with wheels for moving things; cart
- verb
- To transport something on a lorry, van
word
US / wɜ:d /
•UK / wɚd /
- noun
- Unit of language that has a meaning
- Promise
- Short remark or piece of information
- verb
- To express something by choosing particular words
australian
US / ɒˈstreɪliən /
•UK / ɔˈstreljən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Australia
- noun
- People from Australia
entire
US / ɪn'taɪə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈtaɪr /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
hug
US / hʌɡ /
•UK / hʌɡ /
- verb
- To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
- To keep very close to something
lead
US / li:d /
•UK / lid /
- adjecitve
- Being the main part in movies or plays
- noun
- Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- Information that could help to solve a crime
- Main part in a play or movie
- Heavy, gray metal element
- Rope used to tie something to stop it escaping
- Act of being at the front in a race or game
- verb
- To show the way or guide others
- To be at the front of a race or game
- To travel in front of; go in advance of others
into
US / 'ɪntə /
•UK / ˈɪntu /
- preposition
- Moving or going inside something
- In the same direction as; in the direction of
- So as to become; taking the state of
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
stress
US / stres /
•UK / strɛs /
- noun
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
- A state of mental tension, worry due to problems
- verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- To say your opinion strongly
- To be in a state of mental tension due to problems
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
accept
US / ək'sept /
•UK / ækˈsɛpt /
- verb
- To agree to receive or take something offered
- To admit that something is true or correct
instruction
US / ɪn'strʌkʃn /
•UK / ɪnˈstrʌkʃən /
- noun
- A command for someone formally to do something
- Act of teaching or explaining to others
- Information about how to do or use something
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
man
US / mæn /
•UK / mæn /
- noun
- Humans in general, including male and female
- An adult male human being
- Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
- verb
- To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
- To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)
strip
US / strɪp /
•UK / strɪp /
- noun
- Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
- verb
- To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
- To take property, dignity away from (someone)
whose
US / hu:z /
•UK / huz /
- pronoun
- Refers to the person who owns something
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
identify
US / aɪ'dentɪfaɪ /
•UK / aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ /
- verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
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)
woman
US / ˈwʊmən /
•UK / ˈwʊmən /
- noun
- Adult female human being
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
alone
US / ə'ləʊn /
•UK / əˈlon /
- adjecitve
- Apart from others
- Without equal
- adverb
- Without anyone or anything else
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
electricity
US / ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti /
•UK / ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti,ˌilɛk- /
- noun
- Energy generated positive and negative charges
mobilization
US / ˌməʊbɪlaɪ'zeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌmoʊbɪlaɪ'zeɪʃn /
- noun
- (Of army) act of getting ready for action
necessity
US / nəˈsesəti /
•UK / nəˈsɛsɪti /
- noun
- Something that you must have or do
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
palestinians
US / ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪənz /
•UK / ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz /
- other
- People from Palestine
seek
US / si:k /
•UK / sik /
- verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
- To try to achieve something
unfortunately
US / ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənətli /
•UK / ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli /
- adverb
- In a way that is to be regretted; unluckily
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
core
US / kɔ:(r) /
•UK / kɔr, kor /
- noun
- Important central part of something
- verb
- To take out the central section of a fruit
goal
US / ɡəʊl /
•UK / ɡol /
- noun
- Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
- (Sports) act of scoring by putting a ball in a net
regard
US / rɪ'ɡɑ:d /
•UK / rɪˈɡɑrd /
- noun
- Admiration or respect for a person or thing
- verb
- To think about a person, thing in a particular way
- To look at a person or thing in a particular way
specific
US / spəˈsɪfɪk /
•UK / spɪˈsɪfɪk /
- adjecitve
- Precise; particular; just about that thing
- Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
intense
US / ɪn'tens /
•UK / ɪnˈtɛns /
- adjecitve
- Very strong, great or extreme in degree
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
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
casualty
US / ˈkæʒuəlti /
•UK / ˈkæʒuəlti /
- noun
- Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
- Someone injured or dead as a result of an accident
define
US / dɪ'faɪn /
•UK / dɪˈfaɪn /
- verb
- To explain the meaning of words
- To set or mark the limits of something
elect
US / ɪ'lekt /
•UK / ɪˈlɛkt /
- verb
- To select someone for a position by voting
destroy
US / dɪ'strɔɪ /
•UK / dɪˈstrɔɪ /
- verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
- To kill a sick or unwanted animal
generation
US / ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /
•UK / ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən /
- noun
- Act or process of producing or causing something
- People born and living at about the same time
hour
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- noun
- 60 minutes
- Particular time of the day
- Fixed, regularly occurring time
lebanon
US / 'lebənən /
•UK / 'lebənən /
- other
- An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
occur
US / əˈkɜ:(r) /
•UK / əˈkɚ /
- verb
- To come to pass or to happen
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
victim
US / ˈvɪktɪm /
•UK / ˈvɪktɪm /
- noun
- Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- Person/animal killed and offered as a sacrifice
- Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
- Person who is tricked or made to suffer
brink
US / brɪŋk /
•UK / brɪŋk /
- noun
- Near to happening; on the verge of
express
US / ɪk'spres /
•UK / ɪkˈsprɛs /
- adjecitve
- Sent by a fast mail service
- Traveling at high speed
- noun
- Fast train or bus
- verb
- To send something by fast mail
- To state or show what you think or how you feel
limit
US / 'lɪmɪt /
•UK / ˈlɪmɪt /
- noun
- Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- verb
- To stop or prevent an increase past a point
launch
US / lɔ:ntʃ /
•UK / lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ /
- noun
- Starting a new project; introducing new product
- Act of firing rockets into the air
- verb
- To start a new project; start selling a product
- To put a rocket into the air
- To put a ship into the water for the first time
protest
US / 'prəʊtest /
•UK / ˈproʊtɛst /
- noun
- Forceful argument against something
- Objection to something
- verb
- To argue against something in a forceful way
- To express a strong objection or dislike
piece
US / pi:s /
•UK / pis /
- noun
- A counter in a board game
- Small part of something larger
- verb
- To put items together to assemble something
set
US / set /
•UK / sɛt /
- adjecitve
- Prepared for something; ready
- noun
- Complete group of something
- Place where a television show or movie is filmed
- Group of games in a tennis match
- Device that receives radio or television signals
- verb
- To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
- To decide upon or choose something
- To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
- To decide on a price for something
- To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
- To be located in a specific place or time
- To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
- To put someone in a certain condition or state
- (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon
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
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
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)
spokesperson
US / ˈspəukspə:sn /
•UK / ˈspoksˌpɚsən /
- noun
- Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
tension
US / 'tenʃn /
•UK / ˈtɛnʃən /
- noun
- Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- Degree to which something is stretched tight
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
reservist
US / rɪˈzɜ:vɪst /
•UK / rɪˈzɜ:rvɪst /
- noun
- Member of a military reserve
situation
US / ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌsɪtʃuˈeʃən /
- noun
- Place, position or area that something is in
- Circumstance or condition surrounding an event
- An unexpected problem or difficulty
tel
US / tɛl /
•UK / tel /
- noun
- Short form of 'telephone', used with phone numbers
street
US / stri:t /
•UK / strit /
- noun
- Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
training
US / ˈtreɪnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈtrenɪŋ /
- noun
- Act of educating someone to get better at
- verb
- To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
- To educate someone in something, e.g. medicine
- To cause a plant to grow a certain way by cutting
- To point a certain way or toward something
- To practice to get better at a thing, e.g. sports
border
US / 'bɔ:də(r) /
•UK / ˈbɔrdɚ /
- noun
- Outer part or edge of something
- Line separating one country, state from another
- verb
- To be right next to another country or state
- To form the edge of something
- To form the edge of (road, etc.)
differentiate
US / ˌdɪfə'renʃɪeɪt /
•UK / ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃiˌet /
- verb
- To see or show how things are not the same
extremely
US / ɪkˈstri:mli /
•UK / ɪk'strimlɪ /
- adverb
- In a way that is much more than usual or expected
hamas
US / ˈhɑːmɑːs /
•UK / /
- other
- A militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrori
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
massacre
US / 'mæsəkə(r) /
•UK / ˈmæsəkɚ /
- noun
- Killing of a large number of people
- verb
- To kill a large number of people
system
US / 'sɪstəm /
•UK / ˈsɪstəm /
- adjecitve
- Working in an organized, logical way
- noun
- Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
danger
US / ˈdeɪndʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈdendʒɚ /
- noun
- The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed
escalate
US / ˈeskəleɪt /
•UK / ˈɛskəˌlet /
- verb
- To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- To become much worse or more severe
interrupt
US / ˌɪntə'rʌpt /
•UK / ˌɪntəˈrʌpt /
- verb
- To stop something from happening for a while
per
US / pə(r) /
•UK / pɚ /
- preposition
- In the manner directed or suggested
- For each; during each
sorry
US / ˈsɒri /
•UK / ˈsɑ:ri /
- exclamation
- What you say to admit you were wrong
- adjecitve
- Causing others to feel pity; poor
- Feeling regret or sympathy about wrong thing
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
immediate
US / ɪˈmi:diət /
•UK / ɪˈmidiɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being the very next to or just after
- Done without delay; straight away
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
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
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
anyway
US / ˈeniweɪ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌwe /
- adverb
- A word used to change the topic of a conversation
aid
US / eɪd /
•UK / ed /
- noun
- Action of giving help to others
- Money or help given to those who need it
- verb
- To help others and provide things
crisis
US / 'kraɪsɪs /
•UK / ˈkraɪsɪs /
- noun
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
determine
US / dɪ'tɜ:mɪn /
•UK / dɪˈtɚmɪn /
- verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
gulf
US / gʌlf /
•UK / ɡʌlf /
- noun
- Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
- Wide separation or difference between two groups
- Deep hole in the ground
add
US / æd /
•UK / æd /
- verb
- To include as well
- To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2
butcher
US / ˈbʊtʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈbʊtʃɚ /
- noun
- Store selling meat; person who sells meats
- verb
- To cut up dead animals to sell their meat
- To kill people violently and without compassion
minimize
US / 'mɪnɪmaɪz /
•UK / ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz /
- verb
- To make something seem small or less important
society
US / sə'saɪətɪ /
•UK / səˈsaɪɪti /
- noun
- A group who meet to share values or interests
- Group of people living together
- Upper class of a community
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
understatement
US / ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈstetmənt, ˈʌndɚˌstet- /
- noun
- Description undervaluing how important a thing is
build
US / bɪld /
•UK / bɪld /
- noun
- Your physical shape; physique
- verb
- To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- To construct a house, office, factory
fortress
US / ˈfɔ:trəs /
•UK / ˈfɔ:rtrəs /
- noun
- Military buildings providing protection
hospital
US / ˈhɒspɪtl /
•UK / ˈhɑ:spɪtl /
- noun
- Building for sick people, with doctors and nurses
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
deepen
US / 'di:pən /
•UK / ˈdipən /
- verb
- To become louder, lower or greater in degree
hold
US / həʊld /
•UK / hold /
- noun
- Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
- Influence or power held over someone
- Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
- verb
- To agree to keep something for someone
- To have the capacity to support/contain something
- To control an area and protect it from attack
- To not allow someone to leave a place
- To cause an event to happen at a place or time
- To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
- To have a specific quality or property
- To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
- To have or own something
- To wait before being able to talk on the phone
- To limit the movement of someone in a sport
military
US / 'mɪlətrɪ /
•UK / ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the army or navy
- noun
- Army or armed forces
warning
US / ˈwɔ:nɪŋ /
•UK / ˈwɔ:rnɪŋ /
- noun
- Act of telling someone about possible danger
- verb
- To tell someone about possible danger
daughter
US / ˈdɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈdɔtɚ /
- adjecitve
- (Of a company) being a subsidiary of another firm
- noun
- A female child of someone
educate
US / ˈedʒukeɪt /
•UK / ˈɛdʒəˌket /
- verb
- To teach someone in a school or college
excuse
US / ɪk'skju:s /
•UK / ɪkˈskjuz /
- noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
- verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- To forgive someone for something bad or impolite
assessment
US / əˈsesmənt /
•UK / əˈsɛsmənt /
- noun
- Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
ceasefire
US / ˈsiːsfaɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈsiːsfaɪər /
- noun
- Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
figure
US / ˈfiɡə /
•UK / ˈfɪɡjɚ /
- noun
- Your body shape
- Numbers in a calculation
- Doll-like thing meant to represent a person
- Picture or diagram giving information in a text
- Person who is very important or famous
- Shape of a person seen indistinctly or in outline
- Amount that is expressed in numbers
- verb
- To appear in a game, play or event
- To calculate how much something will cost
- To understand after thinking; work out
israel
US / 'ɪzreɪl /
•UK / 'ɪzreɪl /
- noun
- Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
huge
US / hju:dʒ /
•UK / hjudʒ /
- adjecitve
- Very very large
nowhere
US / 'nəʊweə(r) /
•UK / ˈnoˌhwɛr, -ˌwɛr /
- adverb
- Not in or at any place; no place
organization
US / ˌɔ:gənaɪˈzeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɔrɡənɪˈzeʃən /
- noun
- Group of people with a particular purpose
strife
US / straɪf /
•UK / straɪf /
- noun
- Conflict or discord
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
yes
US / jes /
•UK / jɛs /
- adverb
- Way to say you agree or will do something
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
its
US / ɪts /
•UK / ɪts /
- adjecitve
- Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
- determiner
- Of something; belonging or related to something
- other
- Possessive form of “it”
remove
US / rɪˈmu:v /
•UK / rɪˈmuv /
- verb
- To get rid of something completely
- To make someone leave his or her job or position
- To move, erase or take away from a place
- To take something off (e.g. clothing)
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
between
US / bɪˈtwi:n /
•UK / bɪˈtwin /
- preposition
- From one person, thing, or place, to another
- In the space that separates two objects
- Among two or more people who share something
erect
US / ɪ'rekt /
•UK / ɪˈrɛkt /
- adjecitve
- Standing straight up
- verb
- To put up a tower, statue or building; construct
intimidate
US / ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt /
•UK / ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdet /
- verb
- To make someone feel afraid
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
believe
US / bɪ'li:v /
•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
act
US / ækt /
•UK / ækt /
- noun
- What someone did; action; behavior
- A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
- One of the parts that a stage play is divided into
- verb
- To behave in a certain way
- To perform on a stage or in a movie
civilize
US / ˈsɪvəlaɪz /
•UK / ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz /
- verb
- To teach people how to behave properly
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
look
US / lʊk /
•UK / lʊk /
- noun
- Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
- The way someone, something appears to be
- Act of searching for or examining something
- verb
- To appear to be; seem
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
each
US / i:tʃ /
•UK / itʃ /
- determiner
- Every one of two or more things
- pronoun
- Per one person or thing
distinction
US / dɪˈstɪŋkʃn /
•UK / dɪˈstɪŋkʃən /
- noun
- Special quality that makes something different
- A prize of award for a high level of achievement
devastation
US / ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn /
•UK / ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn /
- noun
- Act of ruining or destroying something
obviously
US / ˈɒbviəsli /
•UK / ˈɑːbviəsli /
- adverb
- In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand
once
US / wʌns /
•UK / wʌns /
- adverb
- One time; one instance
- At a time in the past
- conjunction
- When; as soon as
probably
US / ˈprɒbəbli /
•UK / ˈprɑbəbli /
- adverb
- That is likely to happen or be true
available
US / əˈveɪləbl /
•UK / əˈveləbəl /
- adjecitve
- Present and able to be used
- Able to be used at a scheduled time
assassinate
US / ə'sæsɪneɪt /
•UK / əˈsæsəˌnet /
- verb
- To murder a famous or public figure
army
US / 'ɑ:mɪ /
•UK / ˈɑrmi /
- noun
- Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
new
US / nju: /
•UK / nu, nju /
- adjecitve
- Not old, recently born, built or made
- Being or doing something for the first time
- Not felt, seen or known previously
- Having been recently bought or obtained
reprisal
US / rɪˈpraɪzl /
•UK / rɪˈpraɪzəl /
- noun
- Taking revenge for attack by hurting the attacker
staging
US / ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ /
•UK / ˈstedʒɪŋ /
- verb
- To organize an event to gain public interest
- To be fake or not real
- To produce and perform a play or concert
underbelly
US / ˈʌndəbeli /
•UK / ˈʌndərbeli /
- adverb
- The underside of a four-legged animal
try
US / traɪ /
•UK / traɪ /
- noun
- Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
- verb
- To make an effort, to attempt to do something
- To examine someone or something in a court of law
- To test to see if it is good or you like it
- To make a person go through hardship; test
- To examine something to see if it works
nurse
US / nɜ:s /
•UK / nɜ:rs /
- noun
- Person trained to care for sick or injured people
- verb
- To care for and look after someone who is sick
- To keep holding a bad feeling about someone
- To drink/allow (baby) to drink milk from breast
reality
US / rɪ'ælətɪ /
•UK / riˈælɪti /
- noun
- What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
population
US / ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn /
•UK / ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən /
- noun
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
soft
US / sɒft /
•UK / sɔft, sɑft /
- adjecitve
- Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- Easy to press, bend or cut; not hard or firm
- Showing a sympathetic and gentle heart
- Not rough to the touch; light in feel
- (Of lights, music) not too bright; not too loud
already
US / ɔ:lˈredi /
•UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /
- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
after
US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /
•UK / ˈæftɚ /
- adverb
- Later than another time, or behind something
- conjunction
- Following something before
- preposition
- When an event happened or time has passed
indeed
US / ɪnˈdi:d /
•UK / ɪnˈdid /
- adverb
- Actually; in fact; in reality
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
thousand
US / ˈθaʊznd /
•UK / ˈθaʊzənd /
- number
- Number 1,000
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
warn
US / wɔ:n /
•UK / wɔrn /
- verb
- To tell someone about possible danger
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
mission
US / 'mɪʃn /
•UK / ˈmɪʃən /
- noun
- A task or role someone is given to do
- Special assignment given to a person or group
- Group tasked with a specific duty
- A task given to someone to gain or achieve
- Religious group wishing to convert others
- Housing for a religious group working overseas
- Religious or charitable task in a foreign country
sure
US / ʃʊə(r) /
•UK / ʃʊr /
- adjecitve
- Having no doubts about something
- Have confidence in your own words or actions
- Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
- Being correct or true
- adverb
- What you say to agree willingly
strike
US / straɪk /
•UK / straɪk /
- noun
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
- Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
- verb
- To hit something
- To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
- To have an idea occur to you
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
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
reason
US / 'ri:zn /
•UK / ˈrizən /
- noun
- Ability to think about facts and form a judgment
- Explanation for why something occurred or was done
- verb
- To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
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
australia
US / ɒˈstreɪliə /
•UK / ɔːˈstreɪliə /
- noun
- The smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
authority
US / ɔ:ˈθɒrəti /
•UK / əˈθɔrɪti, əˈθɑr-, ɔˈθɔr-, ɔˈθɑr- /
- noun
- The power to give orders to people
- Person who is an expert on a particular topic
- Expert knowledge on a given subject
- The power to decide or approve things
- a group of people who have the official power to make decisions
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
fail
US / feɪl /
•UK / fel /
- noun
- A mark on a test showing you did not pass
- verb
- To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- To not do or provide something that is needed
- To stop working or functioning; to break down
- To not achieve a goal, or to go wrong
medical
US / ˈmedɪkl /
•UK / ˈmɛdɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- noun
- A health check or test
shift
US / ʃɪft /
•UK / ʃɪft /
- adjecitve
- (Of work) starting at a certain time, as at night
- noun
- A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
- Period of work starting at a certain time
- verb
- To change in position or direction
- To move something from one place to another
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
utilize
US / ˈju:təlaɪz /
•UK / ˈjutlˌaɪz /
- verb
- To use something for a particular purpose
worried
US / ˈwʌrid /
•UK / ˈwɜ:rid /
- adjecitve
- Feeling troubled or concerned
- verb
- To cause concern or trouble over something
- To feel concerned or troubled about something
assault
US / əˈsɔ:lt /
•UK / əˈsɔlt /
- noun
- An attack on someone physically or emotionally
- verb
- To attack someone physically or emotionally
attack
US / ə'tæk /
•UK / əˈtæk /
- noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
- verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
egypt
US / 'i:dʒɪpt /
•UK / 'i:dʒɪpt /
- noun
- A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civili
lerner
US / ˈlɜrnər /
•UK / /
palestinian
US / ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪən /
•UK / ˌpælɪˈstɪniən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Palestine
- noun
- Person from Palestine
speak
US / spi:k /
•UK / spik /
- verb
- To be able to use a certain language
- To use words to tell information, express thoughts