Lebanon braces for impact of neighbouring Israel-Hamas war
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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
celebrate
US / 'selɪbreɪt /
•UK / ˈsɛləˌbret /
- verb
- To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
- To express praise or thanks for something
fear
US / fɪə(r) /
•UK / fɪr /
- noun
- Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- verb
- To be afraid of or nervous about something
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
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
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
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
identity
US / aɪ'dentətɪ /
•UK / aɪˈdɛntɪti /
- noun
- Collection of qualities that makes a person
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
butt
US / bʌt /
•UK / bʌt /
- noun
- (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- verb
- To share a boundary by being next to
lebanese
US / ˌlebə'ni:z /
•UK / ˌlebə'ni:z /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Lebanon
post
US / pəʊst /
•UK / post /
- noun
- Message delivered or shared in an online group
- Piece of wood, metal in the ground for support
- Job or position within an organization or company
- Place where a soldier, etc. is ordered to go
- verb
- To send a letter or package using stamps
- To share a message on an internet discussion group
- To send a soldier somewhere to do a job
- To put a message in public for everyone to see
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
beirut
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•UK / /
- proper noun
- The capital and chief port of Lebanon; population 2,006,500 (est. 2009). It was badly damaged during
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”
minister
US / 'mɪnɪstə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɪnɪstɚ /
- noun
- An official who heads a government department
- Person who performs Christian services
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
possible
US / ˈpɒsəbl /
•UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
- Having a chance of happening, or being true
emotionally
US / ɪ'məʊʃənəlɪ /
•UK / ɪˈmoʃənl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a way that shows your feelings
death
US / deθ /
•UK / dɛθ /
- noun
- When someone dies; the end of life
israel
US / 'ɪzreɪl /
•UK / 'ɪzreɪl /
- noun
- Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
troop
US / tru:p /
•UK / trup /
- noun
- Group of people
- Group of mammals or birds
- A group of soldiers
- verb
- To walk past in a group or large number
- To move or gather in a crowd
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
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
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
dispute
US / dɪ'spju:t /
•UK / dɪˈspjut /
- noun
- Argument with someone about something
- A question or doubt about something
- verb
- To argue with someone about something
- To disagree about who owns or controls something
- To question the truth or reality of something
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
pull
US / pʊl /
•UK / pʊl /
- noun
- Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- Force something has that draws other things to it
- Using your hands to move something to you
- verb
- To breathe in smoke, as from a pipe
- To hold something and move it toward you
- To remove something by force
funeral
US / ˈfju:nərəl /
•UK / ˈfjunərəl /
- noun
- Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
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
palestinians
US / ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪənz /
•UK / ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz /
- other
- People from Palestine
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
clash
US / klæʃ /
•UK / klæʃ /
- noun
- A conflict; disagreement
- verb
- To have a disagreement or fight over something
- (Of colors) to not suit or match appealingly
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
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
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
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
hostility
US / hɒˈstɪləti /
•UK / hɑ:ˈstɪləti /
- noun
- Hostile action; an act of war
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
ensure
US / ɪn'ʃʊə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈʃʊr /
- verb
- To make something sure, certain, or safe
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
among
US / əˈmʌŋ /
•UK / əˈmʌŋ /
- preposition
- In the center of several things
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
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
past
US / pɑ:st /
•UK / pæst /
- adjecitve
- No longer current or new
- adverb
- So as to go beyond, or further than something
- noun
- Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
- preposition
- After a particular time
- At a later point in distance; beyond
already
US / ɔ:lˈredi /
•UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /
- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
deploy
US / dɪˈplɔɪ /
•UK / dɪˈplɔɪ /
- verb
- To put into position (often a military operation)
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
notion
US / ˈnəuʃən /
•UK / ˈnoʃən /
- noun
- Sudden idea or desire to do something
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
global
US / ˈgləʊbl /
•UK / ˈgloʊbl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- Of, affecting, or involving the entire world
poet
US / ˈpəʊɪt /
•UK / ˈpoʊət /
- noun
- Person who writes poems
sunday
US / ˈsʌndeɪ /
•UK / ˈsʌndi, -ˌde /
- noun
- Seventh day of the week, the day after Saturday
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
doorstep
US / ˈdɔ:step /
•UK / ˈdɔ:rstep /
- noun
- Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
monday
US / ˈmʌndeɪ /
•UK / ˈmʌndeɪ /
- noun
- Second day of the week; the day after Sunday
protect
US / prə'tekt /
•UK / prəˈtɛkt /
- verb
- To defend someone or something from harm or danger
solidarity
US / ˌsɒlɪˈdærəti /
•UK / ˌsɑ:lɪˈdærəti /
- noun
- Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
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
willing
US / 'wɪlɪŋ /
•UK / ˈwɪlɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Act of making a choice
- verb
- To leave property to someone after your death
- To use mental effort to make something happen
- To influence someone to do something
- To make something happen by strongly wanting it
hezbollah
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•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
plan
US / plæn /
•UK / plæn /
- noun
- Drawing of how something should be done or made
tonight
US / təˈnaɪt /
•UK / təˈnaɪt /
- adverb
- Night following this day
- noun
- This evening; the night of today
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
uproot
US / ˌʌpˈru:t /
•UK / ʌpˈrut, -ˈrʊt /
- verb
- To pull or transfer something from where it grows
loss
US / lɒs /
•UK / lɔ:s /
- noun
- Friend, family, or other loved person's death
- Decrease or decline in quantity or amount
- Experience or state of failing to have or keep
- A situation when you lose a game
- Process of failing to have or keep something
- Difficulty or trouble caused by someone's leaving
- Situation when more money is spent than is earned
prime
US / praɪm /
•UK / praɪm /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the highest in quality or value
- Concerning the highest level of achievement
- Most important, chief importance in value
- verb
- To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
southern
US / ˈsʌðən /
•UK / ˈsʌðərn /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a region in the south
- Being in or toward the south
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
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
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
victory
US / 'vɪktərɪ /
•UK / ˈvɪktəri /
- noun
- Defeating or beating someone or something
exchange
US / ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ /
•UK / ɪksˈtʃendʒ /
- noun
- Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
- Short discussion or talk
- The place you can change money to another currency
- Place where things or services are exchanged
- Act of returning something to a store
- Act of giving a thing in return for another thing
- verb
- To share (a look, a few words etc.)
- To sell one currency to get another
- To return something to a store
- To give things of similar value to each other
nation
US / 'neɪʃn /
•UK / ˈneʃən /
- noun
- Area or region controlled by a government and army
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
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
land
US / lænd /
•UK / lænd /
- noun
- Region or country
- Earth; the ground
- verb
- To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
- To obtain or get something that you wanted
- To (cause to) come down to the ground safely
- To cause to arrive in a specific place or state
charge
US / tʃɑ:dʒ /
•UK / tʃɑrdʒ /
- noun
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
- When a battery has a certain amount of electricity
- Amount of money you pay for a service
- verb
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- To put electricity in a battery
- To give responsibility to take care of or manage
- To state that someone has committed a crime
doubt
US / daʊt /
•UK / daʊt /
- noun
- Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- verb
- To question the truth or certainty of something
kill
US / kɪl /
•UK / kɪl /
- noun
- Animal killed by a person or other animal
- verb
- To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- To end the life of a person or other living thing
- To be very funny
- To prevent something from continuing or operating
- To do something unimportant to pass time quickly
lebanon
US / 'lebənən /
•UK / 'lebənən /
- other
- An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
unclear
US / ˌʌnˈklɪə(r) /
•UK / ˌʌnˈklɪr /
- adjecitve
- Not easy to understand; not obvious
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.)
hamas
US / ˈhɑːmɑːs /
•UK / /
- other
- A militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrori
strong
US / strɒŋ /
•UK / strɔŋ /
- adjecitve
- (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- Having big muscles; physically powerful
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
national
US / 'næʃnəl /
•UK / ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a nation as a whole
- noun
- A person of a particular country
syria
US / 'sɪrɪə /
•UK / 'sɪrɪr /
- other
- An Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world
conflict
US / 'kɒnflɪkt /
•UK / ˈkɑnˌflɪkt /
- noun
- Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- verb
- To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
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
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
farah
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
jordan
US / ˈdʒɔ:dn /
•UK / ˈdʒɔrdn /
- noun
- An Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
homeland
US / ˈhəʊmlænd /
•UK / ˈhoʊmlænd /
- noun
- Country where you were born
cite
US / saɪt /
•UK / saɪt /
- verb
- To officially order someone to appear in court
- To officially praise someone, e.g. for bravery
- To reference the work of others in your writing
crystal
US / 'krɪstl /
•UK / ˈkrɪstəl /
- noun
- A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- Rock with regularly repeating internal structure
- Person's name
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
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
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
call
US / kɔ:l /
•UK / kɔl /
- noun
- A order or request for action
- The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
- A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
- A short visit to a place or person
- A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
- verb
- To make a request or order for action
- (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
- To announce the date of an election
- To make a judgment about something
- To give someone or something a name
- To guess in advance the result or outcome
- To visit a place or person for a short time
- To phone someone
- To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice
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
back
US / bæk /
•UK / bæk /
- adjecitve
- Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- adverb
- Have returned to a place you were before
- noun
- The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
- Location at the rear of something
- The reverse of side something
- Area on the rear of your body
- verb
- To bet money on something
- To go backwards in a car
- To support and encourage someone or some cause
regional
US / ˈri:dʒənl /
•UK / ˈridʒənəl /
- adjecitve
- Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
civilian
US / sə'vɪlɪən /
•UK / sɪˈvɪljən /
- noun
- Ordinary person who is not in the army
fighter
US / ˈfaɪtə(r) /
•UK / ˈfaɪtɚ /
- noun
- Something or someone that fights
feeling
US / ˈfi:lɪŋ /
•UK / ˈfilɪŋ /
- noun
- Sensation or emotion you experience
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
involve
US / ɪn'vɒlv /
•UK / ɪnˈvɑlv /
- verb
- To have or be included as a part of something
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team
camp
US / kæmp /
•UK / kæmp /
- noun
- A (military) base
- Exaggerated behavior meant to be funny
- Place where people live for a short time in tents
- verb
- To live temporarily, e.g. in a tent or a vehicle
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
war
US / wɔ:(r) /
•UK / wɔr /
- noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
powerful
US / ˈpauəful /
•UK / ˈpaʊəfəl /
- adjecitve
- Having control or influence over
- Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
refugee
US / ˌrefjuˈdʒi: /
•UK / ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒi /
- noun
- Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
arab
US / ˈærəb /
•UK / ˈærəb /
- noun
- Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
especially
US / ɪˈspeʃəli /
•UK / ɛˈspɛʃəli, ɪˈspɛʃ- /
- adverb
- More than usual; extremely
intensify
US / ɪn'tensɪfaɪ /
•UK / ɪnˈtɛnsəˌfaɪ /
- verb
- To make something stronger or more extreme
security
US / sɪ'kjʊərətɪ /
•UK / sɪˈkjʊrɪtisə'kjurətɪ /
- noun
- Department in a company in charge of protection
- Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
- Person paid to protect property and people
- Things done to protect people, buildings etc.
- Condition of being safe from danger or harm
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
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
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing 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
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
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
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
priority
US / praɪ'ɒrətɪ /
•UK / praɪˈɔrɪti, -ˈɑr- /
- noun
- Thing that is more important/urgent than others
fire
US / 'faɪə(r) /
•UK / faɪr /
- noun
- Heat and the flame produced when burning
- Intense energy for or about something
- verb
- To apply heat to something to make it hard
- To make a person leave their job; dismiss
- To shoot a gun or weapon
- To launch something into the sky, e.g. a rocket
- To start working on something e.g. a project
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
second
US / 'sekənd /
•UK / ˈsɛkənd /
- adjecitve
- 2nd; the one following first
- noun
- Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
- Short period of time that you wait for someone
- (Do) soon
- verb
- To agree to support a proposal at a meeting
syrian
US / 'sɪrɪən /
•UK / 'sɪrɪrn /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Syria
- noun
- Person from Syria
political
US / pəˈlɪtɪkl /
•UK / pəˈlɪtɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Being active or interested in government matters
- Diplomatic
- Of the system of elections and government
- Concerning government or public affairs
- Involved in getting of power/influence in a group
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
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