WATCH: Sen. Moran delivers opening statements during hearing on Larry Nassar abuse investigation
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assault
US / əˈsɔ:lt /
•UK / əˈsɔlt /
- noun
- An attack on someone physically or emotionally
- verb
- To attack someone physically or emotionally
speak
US / spi:k /
•UK / spik /
- verb
- To be able to use a certain language
- To use words to tell information, express thoughts
additional
US / əˈdɪʃənl /
•UK / ə'dɪʃənl /
- adjecitve
- Further or added
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
perpetrator
US / ˈpɜ:pətreɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˌpə:pəˈtretɚ /
- noun
- Someone who commits a crime
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
importantly
US / ɪmˈpɔːtntli /
•UK / ɪmˈpɔːrtntli /
- adverb
- In an important way;
someone
US / ˈsʌmwʌn /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /
- pronoun
- Person who is not known or named
unacceptable
US / ˌʌnəkˈseptəbl /
•UK / ˌʌnɪkˈsɛptəbəl, -æk- /
- adjecitve
- Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
stuck
US / stʌk /
•UK / stʌk /
- adjecitve
- Not able to move
- verb
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- To remain in one place or position for a long time
athlete
US / ˈæθli:t /
•UK / ˈæθˌlit /
- noun
- Person trained to compete in sports
appear
US / ə'pɪə(r) /
•UK / əˈpɪr /
- verb
- To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- To seem to be
- To act in a play, movie, or be mentioned in media
chairperson
US / ˈtʃeəpɜ:sn /
•UK / ˈtʃerpɜ:rsn /
- noun
- The person in charge of a meeting
partnership
US / ˈpɑ:tnəʃɪp /
•UK / ˈpɑ:rtnərʃɪp /
- noun
- Shared business relationship with someone
- Working with others for some purpose
survivor
US / səˈvaɪvə(r) /
•UK / sərˈvaɪvə(r) /
- noun
- Person, thing that continues to live or exist
warn
US / wɔ:n /
•UK / wɔrn /
- verb
- To tell someone about possible danger
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
agent
US / 'eɪdʒənt /
•UK / ˈedʒənt /
- noun
- Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- Person who represents or decides for others
- A spy; someone who spies on other countries
certain
US / ˈsə:tn /
•UK / ˈsɚtn /
- adjecitve
- Definite, fixed
- Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
- Being sure about something; without doubt
grateful
US / ˈgreɪtfl /
•UK / ˈɡretfəl /
- adjecitve
- Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
once
US / wʌns /
•UK / wʌns /
- adverb
- One time; one instance
- At a time in the past
- conjunction
- When; as soon as
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
appalling
US / əˈpɔːlɪŋ /
•UK / əˈpɔːlɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Causing shock or distress because it is terrible
find
US / faɪnd /
•UK / faɪnd /
- noun
- Object discovered by chance
- Things that have been discovered from searching
- verb
- To become aware of something that is happening
- To discover or meet by chance
- To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
- To learn through study, research, or effort
- To discover something by looking for it
inaction
US / ɪnˈækʃn /
•UK / ɪnˈækʃən /
- noun
- Not taking any action; not doing anything
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
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
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
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’
storey
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
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
particularly
US / pəˈtikjuləli /
•UK / pɚˈtɪkjələli, pəˈtɪk- /
- adverb
- Specially; more than others
senate
US / 'senət /
•UK / ˈsɛnɪt /
- noun
- A board of governors at a college or university
strengthen
US / ˈstreŋθn /
•UK / ˈstrɛŋkθən,ˈstrɛŋ-,ˈstrɛn- /
- verb
- To make something stronger
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
include
US / ɪnˈklu:d /
•UK / ɪnˈklud /
- verb
- To make someone, something part of a group
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
then
US / ðen /
•UK / ðɛn /
- adverb
- A time that is not now
- Following another thing in time or arrangement
- Following on reasonably from what was just stated
- At that time, not now
claim
US / kleɪm /
•UK / klem /
- noun
- Demand for something that is believed to be due
- Something said to be true when others don't agree
- verb
- To demand something that is believed to be due
- To cause someone's life to come to an end
- To say something is true when others may not agree
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
commerce
US / ˈkɒmɜ:s /
•UK / ˈkɑ:mɜ:rs /
- noun
- Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
passage
US / 'pæsɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈpæsɪdʒ /
- noun
- Process of moving through time
- Journey by ship from one place to another
- Narrow opening which things can go through
restore
US / rɪˈstɔ:(r) /
•UK / rɪˈstɔr, -ˈstor /
- verb
- To return a thing to its original condition
university
US / ˌju:nɪ'vɜ:sətɪ /
•UK / ˌjunɪˈvɜrsəti /
- noun
- High-level educational institution; college
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
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
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
jurisdiction
US / ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃn /
•UK / ˌdʒʊrɪsˈdɪkʃn /
- noun
- Specific area of legal authority
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
enforcement
US / ɪn'fɔ:smənt /
•UK / ɪn'fɔ:smənt /
- noun
- Process of making sure that rules are followed
receive
US / rɪ'si:v /
•UK / rɪˈsiv /
- verb
- To get something someone has given or sent to you
- To allow someone to become a member (of a club)
- To welcome someone as a guest into your home
- To respond to (e.g. news) in a particular way
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
unfortunately
US / ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənətli /
•UK / ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli /
- adverb
- In a way that is to be regretted; unluckily
dancer
US / 'dɑ:nsə(r) /
•UK / 'dænsər /
- noun
- People who move their body with rhythm to music
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
nichols
US / ˈnɪkəlz /
•UK / /
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
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
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
turn
US / tɜ:n /
•UK / tɚn /
- noun
- Place where changing of direction happens
- Your time or chance to perform a duty
- Your chance to play or do in say a game
- Unexpected change, as in the weather
- verb
- To become (a particular age)
- To become a different quality, color, etc.
- To change the direction of something, e.g. a car
- To move in an opposite direction or position
- To shape metal with a spinning tool
jamie
US / dʒeimz /
•UK / dʒemz /
sheen
US / ʃi:n /
•UK / ʃin /
- noun
- Soft, smooth, shiny quality, as of glossy hair
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
accept
US / ək'sept /
•UK / ækˈsɛpt /
- verb
- To agree to receive or take something offered
- To admit that something is true or correct
effective
US / ɪˈfektɪv /
•UK / ɪˈfɛktɪv /
- adjecitve
- Working efficiently to produce a desired result
half
US / hɑ:f /
•UK / hæf, hɑf /
- adjecitve
- Not complete
- adverb
- Partly; somewhat
- noun
- One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
- The part you get when one is divided into two;
legal
US / 'li:ɡl /
•UK / ˈliɡəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the law; allowed by law
state
US / steɪt /
•UK / stet /
- adjecitve
- Concerning region within a country
- noun
- Region within a country, with its own government
- Situation or condition something is in
- verb
- To say; declare as fact
accountable
US / əˈkaʊntəbl /
•UK / əˈkaʊntəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Be responsible to someone or for some activity
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
colleague
US / 'kɒli:ɡ /
•UK / ˈkɑlˌiɡ /
- noun
- Person you work or cooperate with
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)
january
US / ˈdʒænjuəri /
•UK / ˈdʒænjueri /
- noun
- 1st month of the year
woman
US / ˈwʊmən /
•UK / ˈwʊmən /
- noun
- Adult female human being
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
accountability
US / əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ /
•UK / əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ /
- noun
- Responsibility to someone or for some activity
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
thoroughness
US / ˈθʌrənəs /
•UK / ˈθɜːroʊnəs /
- noun
- Great care in performing all aspects of a task
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
send
US / send /
•UK / sɛnd /
- verb
- To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- To cause mail or packages to go to another place
- To move something quickly in a particular way
- To give information or greetings to someone
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
necessarily
US / ˌnesəˈserəli /
•UK / ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr- /
- adverb
- In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
rank
US / ræŋk /
•UK / ræŋk /
- adjecitve
- Complete and total; very obvious
- Growing out of control
- (Of a smell) very bad; pungent; stinking
- noun
- Group of people with a certain level of status
- Level or position, as in society/sport competition
- A place for taxis to wait for customers
- Row in which people stand side by side, as in army
- verb
- To rate or class things
- To assign a level or status, as of importance, to
- To put items into a sequence, e.g. of importance
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)
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
danger
US / ˈdeɪndʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈdendʒɚ /
- noun
- The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed
job
US / dʒɒb /
•UK / dʒɑ:b /
- noun
- Something that must be done
- Regular work at which you earn money
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
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
howard
US / ˈhaʊəd /
•UK / ˈhaʊərd /
- noun
- English actor of stage and screen
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
arrest
US / əˈrest /
•UK / əˈrɛst /
- noun
- Act of catching people who committed crimes
- verb
- To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- (Police) to catch and keep criminals
- To stop or slow something that is happening
ask
US / ɑ:sk /
•UK / æsk /
- verb
- To say to someone that you want something
crime
US / kraɪm /
•UK / kraɪm /
- noun
- Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
explicit
US / ɪkˈsplɪsɪt /
•UK / ɪkˈsplɪsɪt /
- adjecitve
- Definite; clearly stated; specific
- (Of images/language) very clear, e.g. showing sex
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
senator
US / ˈsenətə(r) /
•UK / ˈsɛnətɚ /
- noun
- An elected politician belonging to the senate
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
correct
US / kə'rekt /
•UK / kəˈrɛkt /
- adjecitve
- Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- True or accurate
- verb
- To fix a problem
- To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
- To punish in order to improve
question
US / 'kwestʃən /
•UK / ˈkwɛstʃən /
- noun
- Issue or problems you are dealing with
- What you ask about; issue
- verb
- To ask for or try to get information
- To have or express concerns or uncertainty
credible
US / ˈkredəbl /
•UK / ˈkrɛdəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Believable; that can be believed or trusted
individual
US / ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl /
•UK / ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl /
- adjecitve
- Made for use by one single person
- Having a distinct manner different from others
- noun
- Single person, looked at separately from others
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
biles
US / /
•UK / /
- other
- Bitter yellow green liquid in your stomach
generation
US / ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /
•UK / ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən /
- noun
- Act or process of producing or causing something
- People born and living at about the same time
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
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
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
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
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
larry
US / 'bɔɪstərəs /
•UK / ˈbɔɪstərəs, -strəs /
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
pervasive
US / pə'veɪsɪv /
•UK / pɚˈvesɪv /
- adjecitve
- Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
fear
US / fɪə(r) /
•UK / fɪr /
- noun
- Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- verb
- To be afraid of or nervous about something
institution
US / ˌɪnstɪˈtju:ʃn /
•UK / ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtju- /
- noun
- Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
- Tradition, custom or system accepted by a group
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
topic
US / 'tɒpɪk /
•UK / ˈtɑpɪk /
- noun
- Subject or issue people talk or write about
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
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”
responsibility
US / rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətɪ /
•UK / rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti /
- noun
- Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- A thing to be done because it is morally correct
- State of being dependable or reliable
suspicion
US / sə'spɪʃn /
•UK / səˈspɪʃən /
- noun
- Feeling that something or something is doubtful
- Feeling that someone could be guilty of something
- A tiny amount of something
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
change
US / tʃeɪndʒ /
•UK / tʃendʒ /
- noun
- Exchange of one set of clothes for another
- Money in the form of coins instead of paper
- Money returned after giving too much
- Act of making or becoming something else
- verb
- To exchange one set of clothes for another
- To exchange one kind of money for another
- To replace something with another thing
- To make or become something else
- To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another
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
liability
US / ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti /
•UK / ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti /
- noun
- Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
- Person, thing that causes problems for someone
abuse
US / ə'bju:s /
•UK / əˈbjuz /
- noun
- Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
- Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
- verb
- To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
- To use something wrongly or dishonestly
- To insult someone or swear at them
committee
US / kəˈmɪti /
•UK / kəˈmɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who do or decide something
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
department
US / dɪˈpɑ:tmənt /
•UK / dɪˈpɑ:rtmənt /
- noun
- Division of a larger part or organization
evidence
US / 'evɪdəns /
•UK / ˈɛvɪdəns /
- noun
- Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
interview
US / 'ɪntəvju: /
•UK / ˈɪntɚˌvju /
- noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
- verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
list
US / lɪst /
•UK / lɪst /
- noun
- Lean of a boat to one side
- Series of written names, words or numbers
- verb
- To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- To present for sale for a specific price
- To write a series of names, words, or numbers
movement
US / ˈmu:vmənt /
•UK / ˈmuvmənt /
- noun
- Part of a piece of classical music
- Group with a shared interest or goal
- Group sharing the same idea to change society, art
- Action you do when exercising, e.g. in a gym
- Part of a piece of music
ago
US / əˈgəʊ /
•UK / əˈgoʊ /
- adverb
- At a specified length of time in the past
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
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
succeed
US / sək'si:d /
•UK / səkˈsid /
- verb
- To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- To take over position of one who has died or left
- To come after or replace in a series
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
federal
US / 'fedərəl /
•UK / ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl /
- adjecitve
- Consisting of several united states
hundred
US / 'hʌndrəd /
•UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /
- number
- 100
month
US / mʌnθ /
•UK / mʌnθ /
- noun
- One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
protect
US / prə'tekt /
•UK / prəˈtɛkt /
- verb
- To defend someone or something from harm or danger
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
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
indicate
US / ˈɪndɪkeɪt /
•UK / ˈɪndɪˌket /
- verb
- To show something; direct attention to; point out
- To represent something using a symbol or sign
review
US / rɪˈvju: /
•UK / rɪˈvju /
- noun
- Examination of soldiers and supplies
- Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
- Studying again to remind yourself about something
- verb
- To carefully look at the quality of something
- To formally examine something in the military
- To write an opinion about movie, book, or play
- To study again to remind yourself about something
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
decade
US / ˈdekeɪd /
•UK / ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked /
- noun
- Period of 10 years
hear
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- verb
- To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- To be told or find out information or facts
- To consider or listen to a court case
horrific
US / həˈrɪfɪk /
•UK / hɔˈrɪfɪk, hɑ- /
- adjecitve
- Terrifying and shocking
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
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
repeat
US / rɪˈpi:t /
•UK / rɪˈpit /
- noun
- Action that is done again
- Musical passage that is to be played again
- Radio or television program that was shown before
- verb
- To do something over again
- To say something you have learned and memorized
- To relate something you have been told by another
- To say something again
before
US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /
•UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /
- adverb
- At a time earlier than the present; previously
- conjunction
- In advance of something happening
- preposition
- In front of someone or something
cover
US / 'kʌvə(r) /
•UK / ˈkʌvɚ /
- noun
- A different version of another song
- Bed sheets; blankets
- (Police or military) protection from attack
- Amount of money to be paid in an insurance claim
- Thing you put over something to close or hide it
- Front and back part of a book or magazine
- Shelter built to protect from the natural elements
- verb
- To record a different version of another song
- To include as part of its area
- To put something over something to hide it
- To discuss a subject in a talk or meeting
- To form a layer over something so it is hidden
- To have sufficient funds to pay for something
- To include something within an agreed limit
- To report news on TV, radio or in a newspaper
- (Police or military) to protect from attack
- To travel a certain distance in a given time
- To wrap something with something, such as a cloth
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
information
US / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən /
- noun
- Collection of facts and details about something
investigation
US / ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn /
•UK / ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeʃən /
- noun
- Search for information about something
mechanism
US / 'mekənɪzəm /
•UK / ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm /
- noun
- Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- System or process for achieving a certain result
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
oversee
US / ˌəʊvə'si: /
•UK / ˌovɚˈsi /
- verb
- To check on or manage the work of others
without
US / wɪˈðaʊt /
•UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /
- preposition
- Not with; not having
amateur
US / 'æmətə(r) /
•UK / ˈæməˌtɚ /
- adjecitve
- Unskilled in an activity; not professional
- noun
- Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
document
US / 'dɒkjʊmənt /
•UK / ˈdɑkjəmənt /
- noun
- Official (printed) record that gives information
- verb
- To support an opinion with recorded evidence
page
US / peɪdʒ /
•UK / pedʒ /
- noun
- Person's name
- One side of a sheet of paper
- (Olden times) boy servant of a king or queen
- Screen of information on an online service
- verb
- To call for someone via a phone or speaker
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
inspector
US / ɪnˈspektə(r) /
•UK / ɪnˈspɛktɚ /
- noun
- Person whose job is to inspect places
- Policeman or policewoman with a high rank
instance
US / 'ɪnstəns /
•UK / ˈɪnstəns /
- noun
- An example of something; case
- verb
- To give as an example of something else
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
furthermore
US / ˌfɜ:ðəˈmɔ:(r) /
•UK / ˌfɜ:rðərˈmɔ:r /
- adverb
- In addition to what has been said
fall
US / fɔ:l /
•UK / fɔl /
- noun
- Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- A drop in amount; decrease
- Dropping from a standing position to the ground
- verb
- To drop in amount; to decrease
- To come down from a higher position suddenly
- To go from standing to the ground, by accident
interest
US / 'ɪntrəst /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪst, -tərɪst, -ˌtrɛst /
- noun
- Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- Activity or subject one enjoys doing or learning
- Fee for borrowing money
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
judiciary
US / dʒʊ'dɪʃərɪ /
•UK / dʒuˈdɪʃiˌɛri, -ˈdɪʃəri /
- noun
- System of judges and courts in a country
misconduct
US / ˌmɪsˈkɒndʌkt /
•UK / ˌmɪsˈkɑ:ndʌkt /
- noun
- Bad or inappropriate behavior
uncover
US / ʌn'kʌvə(r) /
•UK / ʌnˈkʌvɚ /
- verb
- To remove what is on top to show something
- (Journalist) to discover some news to be reported
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team
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
bipartisan
US / ˌbaɪpɑ:tɪˈzæn /
•UK / ˌbaɪˈpɑ:rtɪzn /
- adjecitve
- Supported by both sides
july
US / dʒuˈlaɪ /
•UK / dʒʊˈlaɪ /
- noun
- 7th month of the year
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
collect
US / kəˈlekt /
•UK / kəˈlɛkt /
- adverb
- By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- verb
- To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
- To gather things, people together in one place
- To get and keep one type of things as a hobby
- To take things and bring them together
- To go and receive, e.g. a prize or an award
- To take control of your own feelings or thoughts
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
belong
US / bɪ'lɒŋ /
•UK / bɪˈlɔŋ /
- verb
- To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
- To own something
- To be in the right place or situation
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
advocacy
US / ˈædvəkəsi /
•UK / ˈædvəkəsi /
- noun
- Request for change
- Public support for a belief
bureau
US / 'bjʊərəʊ /
•UK / ˈbjʊro /
- noun
- Administrative unit of government
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
yet
US / jet /
•UK / jɛt /
- adverb
- At a later time (used after ‘not’)
- (Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
- Eventually; at a future time
- Until now; up to the present
- conjunction
- Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast
compete
US / kəmˈpi:t /
•UK / kəmˈpit /
- verb
- To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
law
US / lɔ: /
•UK / lɔ /
- noun
- Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- A rule made and enforced by a government
- System or rules made by the government
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
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
maggie
US / 'mægɪ /
•UK / 'mægɪ /
- noun
- A magpie.
- A guillemot.
empower
US / ɪm'paʊə(r) /
•UK / ɛmˈpaʊɚ /
- verb
- To give someone a power or ability
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
gymnastic
US / dʒɪm'næstɪk /
•UK / dʒɪmˈnæstɪk /
- adjecitve
- Showing vigorous agility in performing exercise
olympic
US / əˈlɪmpɪk /
•UK / oˈlɪmpɪk /
- adjecitve
- Of or relating to the Olympic Games
something
US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
- adverb
- In some degree or measure
- noun
- a person or thing of some value or consequence
- pronoun
- Thing that is not yet known or named
- Approximately
fbi
US / ˌefbi:'aɪ /
•UK / ˌefbi:'aɪ /
- abbreviation
- short for Federal Bureau of Investigation
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
invite
US / ɪnˈvaɪt /
•UK / ɪnˈvaɪt /
- noun
- An invitation
- verb
- To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
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
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
effort
US / ˈefət /
•UK / ˈɛfət /
- noun
- Amount of work used trying to do something
local
US / ˈləʊkl /
•UK / ˈloʊkl /
- adjecitve
- Relating to a particular area, city, or town
- noun
- Bus or train, that stops at most stations
- People who live in the area being discussed
- The pub you most frequently go to
pose
US / pəʊz /
•UK / poʊz /
- noun
- False behavior to gain respect or liking
- verb
- To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
- To suggest an idea, question or solution
- To sit or stand while being painted or drawn
- To put someone in a position to be photographed
subsequently
US / ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli /
•UK / ˈsʌbsɪˌkwɛntlɪ /
- adverb
- After something else has happened; as a result
early
US / ˈɜ:li /
•UK / ˈɜ:rli /
- adjecitve
- Happening or appearing before
- adverb
- Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- Happening sooner than expected
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
office
US / ˈɒfɪs /
•UK / ˈɔ:fɪs /
- noun
- Room or building used for business
- Important job position, often in a government
appropriation
US / əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn /
•UK / əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃn /
- noun
- Setting aside of money for a specific purpose
appropriate
US / ə'prəʊprɪət /
•UK / əˈpropriɪt /
- adjecitve
- Right or suitable for some situation or purpose
- verb
- To set aside money for a specific later purpose
- To take (money or goods) without permission
olympics
US / əʊ'lɪmpɪks /
•UK / oʊ'lɪmpɪks /
- other
- The Olympic Games
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
dozen
US / ˈdʌzn /
•UK / ˈdʌzən /
- noun
- 12 people or things
culture
US / 'kʌltʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈkʌltʃɚ /
- noun
- Beliefs and customs of a particular group
until
US / ənˈtɪl /
•UK / ʌnˈtɪl /
- conjunction
- Up to; to a time when something happens
- preposition
- Before (a specific time)
chairman
US / 'tʃeəmən /
•UK / ˈtʃɛrmən /
- noun
- A man in charge of a meeting
- The person who leads a company or organization
culminate
US / 'kʌlmɪneɪt /
•UK / ˈkʌlməˌnet /
- verb
- To finally end (in some event or result)
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
put
US / pʊt /
•UK / pʊt /
- phrasal verb
- to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
- verb
- To move or place a thing in a particular position
- To rate something in importance or value
- To write or say something in a certain manner
train
US / treɪn /
•UK / tren /
- noun
- Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- Vehicle that carries people and runs on rails
- Long rear section of a (e.g. wedding) dress
- Series of events happening one after another
- 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