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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
vary
US / ˈveəri /
•UK / ˈveri /
- verb
- To change something and make it different
- To be changeable, both up and down
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)
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
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
tag
US / tæɡ /
•UK / tæɡ /
- noun
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Act of touching someone you are chasing in a game
- verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
climate
US / ˈklaɪmət /
•UK / ˈklaɪmɪt /
- noun
- Typical weather conditions in a particular place
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)
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
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
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
fair
US / feə(r) /
•UK / fɛr /
- adjecitve
- Neither very good nor very bad; average
- (Of skin) light colored; not dark
- Quite good; quite a lot
- Treating all people the same way
- (Of hair) light colored; blonde
- (Of weather) sunny; not raining
- noun
- Event for companies to show their products
- Event to sell things to help a charity
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
love
US / lʌv /
•UK / lʌv /
- noun
- Person's name
- A very strong feeling of affection
- The person you care very deeply about
- Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
- verb
- To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
- To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
- To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
other
US / 'ʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌðər /
- adjecitve
- A thing different from that mentioned
- determiner
- (Something) else; not the first (one)
- pronoun
- Being the one and only thing of that category
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
term
US / tɜ:m /
•UK / tɚm /
- noun
- Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- Length of time something is expected to happen
- Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
- The (precise) name given to something
- verb
- To call; give a name to
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
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
help
US / help /
•UK / hɛlp /
- noun
- Something given to enable a person to do something
- Assistance given to someone in need
- Someone who makes something easier or possible
- verb
- To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- To make something better or less difficult
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
disruption
US / dɪs'rʌpʃn /
•UK / dɪs'rʌpʃn /
- noun
- When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
louise
US / ˌlaʊdˈspi:kə(r) /
•UK / ˈlaʊdˌspikɚ /
anything
US / ˈeniθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- A thing of any kind
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
affect
US / ə'fekt /
•UK / əˈfɛkt /
- verb
- To cause a change in something else
front
US / frʌnt /
•UK / frʌnt /
- adjecitve
- Opposite of back; the forward part of an object
- noun
- Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- Area where fighting in a war is happening
- Place where air of different temperatures meets
- verb
- To have the forward part facing something
- To lead a group of people, usually a band
only
US / ˈəunli /
•UK / ˈonli /
- adverb
- Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
- Not very important or serious
- Just that type of thing, person
- Short time ago; not before a certain time
- conjunction
- Except; but
possibility
US / ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ /
•UK / ˌpɑsəˈbɪlɪti /
- noun
- Something with a chance of happening or being true
sentence
US / 'sentəns /
•UK / ˈsɛntəns /
- noun
- Official punishment given by a court of law
- Set of words that make a whole statement
- verb
- (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
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
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
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
lot
US / lɒt /
•UK / lɑt /
- noun
- What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- A group of people seen together
- Item for sale at an auction
- Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking
propose
US / prə'pəʊz /
•UK / prəˈpoz /
- verb
- To make an offer of marriage
- To offer or put forward an idea for consideration
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
rest
US / rest /
•UK / rɛst /
- noun
- Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- State in which there is a lack of motion
- Part of something remaining after some was used
- verb
- To stop working or avoid activity to recover
- (Of dead person) to lie in a grave
- To lean, support or place something against
- To not be tired because you had enough sleep
action
US / 'ækʃn /
•UK / ˈækʃən /
- noun
- Something that a person or thing does
- verb
- To act to do something
aware
US / əˈwɛə /
•UK / əˈwɛr /
- adjecitve
- Knowing or feeling that something exists
hard
US / hɑ:d /
•UK / hɑː(r)d /
- adjecitve
- Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- (Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
- (Of alcohol) strong
- Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
- Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
- Strong
- (Of edge) clear; sharp
- Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
- adverb
- With lots of force, power, or impact
obvious
US / ˈɒbviəs /
•UK / ˈɑbviəs /
- adjecitve
- Easily understood and clear; plain to see
prison
US / 'prɪzn /
•UK / ˈprɪzən /
- noun
- Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
bill
US / bɪl /
•UK / bɪl /
- noun
- Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- Sign or poster advertising something
- Paper money; a bank note
- Piece of paper showing what you have to pay
- Hard, often pointed part of a bird's mouth
- Person's name
- verb
- To request payment by handing over an invoice
highway
US / 'haɪweɪ /
•UK / ˈhaɪˌwe /
- noun
- Main road connecting places
nothing
US / 'nʌθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /
- noun
- Item of little or no value, importance, interest
- Number or value of zero
- pronoun
- Not anything, not a single thing
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
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
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
eye
US / aɪ /
•UK / aɪ /
- noun
- The part of the body that you see with
- The skill to see the good and bad parts of a thing
- Hole at the end of a needle
- verb
- To watch or study something closely
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
murderer
US / 'mɜ:dərə(r) /
•UK / ˈmə:rdərɚ /
- noun
- Criminal who intentionally kills someone
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
that
US / ðæt /
•UK / ðæt, ðət /
- adjecitve
- The person or thing being talked about
- Used to identify something both the speakers know
- adverb
- Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
- To such a degree
- conjunction
- Used to connect a noun clause
- Used to introduce an adverbial clause
- Used to introduce a noun clause
- determiner
- Used as a noun to refer to something
- pronoun
- Referring an object far away
- Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
- Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
- adverb
- To a certain degree
- determiner
- Question words used for asking for information
- exclamation
- Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
- Used to ask people to repeat something they said
argue
US / ˈɑ:gju: /
•UK / ˈɑ:rgju: /
- verb
- To fight or disagree over something
- To state your reasons for or against an idea
fight
US / faɪt /
•UK / faɪt /
- noun
- An argument or quarrel
- Act of trying to hurt someone by hitting them
- A struggle to do a difficult task
- verb
- To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- To try to hurt someone by hitting them
- To struggle to do a difficult task
yeah
US / jeə /
•UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /
- exclamation
- Another way of saying 'yes'
cause
US / kɔ:z /
•UK / kɔz /
- noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
right
US / raɪt /
•UK / raɪt /
- adjecitve
- Correct or true
- The south side of you looking at the rising sun
- adverb
- Exactly in a place or time
- Being appropriate for a particular event
- In a straight or direct manner
- noun
- Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
- Ideal of what is just and good
- Political view based on conservatism
- verb
- To fix something previously wrong or unjust
- To make upright, as a boat that has turned over
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
absolutely
US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /
•UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /
- adverb
- Completely; totally; very
case
US / keɪs /
•UK / kes /
- noun
- Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- Set of facts about a crime
- Set of facts about an event
- Example or instance of something
- verb
- To find out about a place, as in planning to steal
detrimental
US / ˌdetrɪˈmentl /
•UK / ˌdɛtrəˈmɛntl /
- adjecitve
- Harmful
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
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
listen
US / ˈlɪsn /
•UK / ˈlɪsən /
- verb
- To carefully consider what someone is saying
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
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
already
US / ɔ:lˈredi /
•UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /
- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
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
either
US / ˈaɪðə(r) /
•UK / ˈiðɚ, ˈaɪðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One of two (used when there is a choice of two)
- adverb
- (After negative statements) likewise, in addition
- conjunction
- Used as the first of two connected things
- determiner
- Used as the first of two connected things
- pronoun
- The one or the other
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
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
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
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
burn
US / bɜ:n /
•UK / bɚn /
- noun
- Damage from fire or heat
- verb
- To destroy with fire
- To feel pain and heat
- To use as fuel for a fire to make light or heat
- To overcook food with too much heat it goes black
imagine
US / ɪ'mædʒɪn /
•UK / ɪˈmædʒɪn /
- verb
- To think creatively about; form mental picture of
obviously
US / ˈɒbviəsli /
•UK / ˈɑːbviəsli /
- adverb
- In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand
scare
US / skeə(r) /
•UK / sker /
- noun
- Act of making some feel frightened
- Something causing people to be afraid
- verb
- To become frightened
- To make someone feel frightened or worried
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
penalty
US / 'penəltɪ /
•UK / ˈpɛnəlti /
- noun
- Negative effect resulting from your actions
- Punishment for committing a crime or offense
- A punishment for breaking the rules of the game
point
US / pɔɪnt /
•UK / pɔɪnt /
- noun
- An item to be discussed
- Small spot or dot
- Fact or detail
- Feature of something
- The size of the text on a page or screen
- A certain time or stage in a process
- Certain position in time or space
- Idea or fact you try to convince people about
- Measurement of scores in a game, sport
- Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
- verb
- To face a certain direction, e.g. north
- To indicate something with your finger to others
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
violent
US / ˈvaɪələnt /
•UK / ˈvaɪələnt /
- adjecitve
- Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
everyone
US / ˈevriwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /
- pronoun
- Every person; everybody
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
deputy
US / ˈdepjuti /
•UK / ˈdɛpjəti /
- noun
- Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
honestly
US / ˈɒnɪstli /
•UK / ˈɑnɪstli /
- adverb
- With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
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
everything
US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- All of the things mentioned
shoulder
US / ˈʃəʊldə(r) /
•UK / ˈʃoldɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
- Meat that comes from an animal's upper front leg
- Part of a shirt or coat that covers the shoulders
- verb
- To carry something around your neck
- To push something using the top part of your arm
- To accept a job or responsibility
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
tackle
US / 'tækl /
•UK / ˈtækəl /
- noun
- Equipment used in fishing
- Arrangement of ropes and wheels used for lifting
- Attempt to force a person to the ground
- verb
- To start working on a difficult problem
- To grab and throw a person to the ground
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
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
else
US / els /
•UK / ɛls /
- adverb
- Otherwise; if you fail to
- (Of person place thing etc.) besides; in addition
huge
US / hju:dʒ /
•UK / hjudʒ /
- adjecitve
- Very very large
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
both
US / bəuθ /
•UK / boθ /
- determiner
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
- pronoun
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
show
US / ʃəʊ /
•UK / ʃo /
- noun
- False display of love, emotion or action
- An event for displaying or promoting goods
- Play, opera or theater production
- Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
- verb
- To be easily seen or displayed
- To display your emotions or feelings
- To let someone see something; display
- To explain or teach how something is done
- To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
- To prove something to be true, correct
- To reveal or allow something to be seen
whereas
US / ˌweərˈæz /
•UK / hwɛrˈæz, wɛr- /
- conjunction
- Taking into consideration the fact that
activist
US / ˈæktɪvɪst /
•UK / ˈæktəvɪst /
- noun
- A person who tries to change a government, society
human
US / 'hju:mən /
•UK / ˈhjumən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or characteristic of people
- noun
- A person; a man, woman or child
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
speaker
US / 'spi:kə(r) /
•UK / ˈspikɚ /
- noun
- Electronic device for making or broadcasting sound
- Person who makes a speech before a group
consequence
US / ˈkɔnsikwəns /
•UK / ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns,-kwəns /
- noun
- Importance of a person or thing
- Outcome of an event; result
eight
US / eɪt /
•UK / et /
- number
- 8
job
US / dʒɒb /
•UK / dʒɑ:b /
- noun
- Something that must be done
- Regular work at which you earn money
hell
US / hel /
•UK / hɛl /
- noun
- Any place of pain and suffering
such
US / sʌtʃ /
•UK / sʌtʃ /
- determiner
- Being similar to
- (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
- adverb
- (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)
water
US / 'wɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ /
- noun
- Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- Large area such as an ocean or sea
- verb
- (Of the eyes) to produce tears
- (Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
- To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive
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
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
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
spend
US / spend /
•UK / spɛnd /
- verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
- To use up something completely
tolerate
US / ˈtɒləreɪt /
•UK / ˈtɑ:ləreɪt /
- verb
- To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
- To be able to survive under specific conditions
- To let people do, say or believe what they wish
- To be able to drink (e.g. alcohol) without effects
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
face
US / feɪs /
•UK / fes /
- noun
- Side or outer surface of something
- An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
- Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
- Characteristics you show in public
- verb
- To cover a surface with something like paint
- To deal with a problem or responsibilities
- To look toward; point in a certain direction
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
emergency
US / ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ /
•UK / ɪˈmɚdʒənsi /
- noun
- Sudden event needing an immediate action
hometown
US / 'həʊmtaʊn /
•UK / ˈhomˈtaʊn /
- noun
- Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
oil
US / ɔɪl /
•UK / ɔɪl /
- noun
- A liquid used for frying foods
- Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
- verb
- To add a liquid for frying foods
- To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly
criminal
US / ˈkrɪmɪnl /
•UK / ˈkrɪmənəl /
- adjecitve
- Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- Not justifiable; shameful
- noun
- Person who commits a crime
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)
madam
US / ˈmædəm /
•UK / ˈmædəm /
- noun
- Way to refer to an older woman you do not know
nation
US / 'neɪʃn /
•UK / ˈneʃən /
- noun
- Area or region controlled by a government and army
punish
US / 'pʌnɪʃ /
•UK / ˈpʌnɪʃ /
- verb
- To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
- To treat something or someone roughly
talk
US / tɔ:k /
•UK / tɔk /
- noun
- Style of speaking
- Discussion between two countries
- Giving information in front of people; lecture
- Saying things or ideas to someone with words
- verb
- To make a formal speech about something
- To say things or ideas to someone with words
crisis
US / 'kraɪsɪs /
•UK / ˈkraɪsɪs /
- noun
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
effect
US / ɪ'fekt /
•UK / ɪˈfɛkt /
- noun
- An advantage, benefit
- Change brought about by a cause; result
reprehensible
US / ˌreprɪˈhensəbl /
•UK / ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Worthy of or deserving criticism or blame
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
weight
US / weɪt /
•UK / wet /
- noun
- How heavy something is
- Metal object to measure how heavy something is
- Importance, power, and influence person, thing has
- A source of worry, sadness, or emotional stress
food
US / fu:d /
•UK / fud /
- noun
- What people and animals eat to live
- Things taken in by plants to maintain life
- A particular style or type of cooking, e.g. Asian
maybe
US / ˈmeɪbi /
•UK / ˈmebi /
- adverb
- Possibly but not certainly; perhaps
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
offender
US / ə'fendə(r) /
•UK / əˈfɛndɚ /
- noun
- Person who breaks a law or other rule
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
whole
US / həul /
•UK / hol /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; all of
- Being in a good condition
- noun
- Complete amount or sum; total
ankle
US / ˈæŋkl /
•UK / ˈæŋkəl /
- noun
- Region or joint between the foot and the leg
behaviour
US / bɪˈheɪvjə(r) /
•UK / bɪˈhevjɚ /
- noun
- The way a person or thing acts; manner
democratic
US / ˌdeməˈkrætɪk /
•UK / ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk /
- adjecitve
- (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
- Having certain aspects of democracy
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
doable
US / ˈdu:əbl /
•UK / ˈduəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Able to be done; possible
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
interruption
US / ˌɪntə'rʌpʃn /
•UK / ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən /
- noun
- Act of causing a break in something continuous
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
experience
US / ɪk'spɪərɪəns /
•UK / ɪkˈspɪriəns /
- noun
- Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- An event at which you learned something
- Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
- verb
- To gain knowledge by doing things
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
friend
US / frend /
•UK / frɛnd /
- noun
- Person who you like and enjoy being with
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
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
potentially
US / pə'tenʃəlɪ /
•UK / pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ /
- adverb
- That could happen or become reality
record
US / 'rekɔ:d /
•UK / ˈrekərd /
- noun
- Highest or most extreme level achieved
- Round plastic disc on which music has been stored
- History of a person's past actions or achievements
- verb
- To indicate a temperature, speed, etc.; register
- To write down or say what happened
- To put music, sounds onto a device to store it
draconian
US / drəˈkəʊniən /
•UK / drəˈkoʊniən /
- adjecitve
- (Of action, punishment) very strong or severe
necessary
US / 'nesəsərɪ /
•UK / ˈnɛsɪˌsɛri /
- adjecitve
- Needed or required; unavoidable
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
understand
US / ˌʌndə'stænd /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈstænd /
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
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
chill
US / tʃɪl /
•UK / tʃɪl /
- noun
- State of being a little cold
- Feeling of fear or being frightened
- Slight cold or illness that makes you shake
- verb
- To make something cold, e.g. a drink
- To become less tense about something
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)
fuss
US / fʌs /
•UK / fʌs /
- noun
- Act of being excited in a complaining manner
- Act of complaining; a quarrel
- verb
- To be very over-worried or excited
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
without
US / wɪˈðaʊt /
•UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /
- preposition
- Not with; not having
film
US / fɪlm /
•UK / fɪlm /
- noun
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- verb
- To record moving action with a camera
hand
US / hænd /
•UK / hænd /
- noun
- Cards given to a player in a card game
- Piece of a clock that points to the time
- Someone who performs physical tasks or work
- Body part at the end of a person's arm
- Help for someone performing a particular action
- Condition of having power or influence
- Member of the crew of a ship
- verb
- To give something to someone personally
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
scientist
US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
•UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
- noun
- Person who is trained in a science
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
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
government
US / ˈgʌvənmənt /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /
- noun
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
horror
US / ˈhɒrə(r) /
•UK / ˈhɔrɚ, ˈhɑr- /
- noun
- Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
insane
US / ɪnˈseɪn /
•UK / ɪnˈsen /
- adjecitve
- Mentally ill; crazy
- Being mentally disturbed
- Being crazy or stupid
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
public
US / 'pʌblɪk /
•UK / ˈpʌblɪk /
- adjecitve
- Owned by the government
- Concerning society in general
- Being available or accessible to people in general
- Known or able to be known by all people
terrify
US / ˈterɪfaɪ /
•UK / ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ /
- verb
- To scare or greatly frighten
protect
US / prə'tekt /
•UK / prəˈtɛkt /
- verb
- To defend someone or something from harm or danger
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
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