Understanding Hamas: Who they are and what they want
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obviously
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•UK / ˈɑːbviəsli /
- adverb
- In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand
probably
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•UK / ˈprɑbəbli /
- adverb
- That is likely to happen or be true
after
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•UK / ˈæftɚ /
- adverb
- Later than another time, or behind something
- conjunction
- Following something before
- preposition
- When an event happened or time has passed
discipline
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•UK / ˈdɪsəplɪn /
- noun
- Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- Particular field of study
- Act of punishing a person for wrongdoing
- verb
- To control or train others by making them obey you
- To punish a person for their wrongdoing
many
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•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
itself
US / ɪtˈself /
•UK / ɪtˈsɛlf /
- pronoun
- Referring to it
proxy
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•UK / ˈprɑksi /
- noun
- Person authorized to act for another
ultimate
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•UK / ˈʌltəmɪt /
- adjecitve
- Basic; original; most significant
- Being the greatest example of something
- Happening or coming at the end of process; final
will
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•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
actually
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•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
attack
US / ə'tæk /
•UK / əˈtæk /
- noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
- verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
diaspora
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•UK / daɪˈæspərə /
- noun
- Spread of a group (e.g. Jews) to other countries
integral
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•UK / ˈɪntɪɡrəl, ɪnˈtɛɡrəl /
- adjecitve
- Being an essential part of something; necessary
palestinian
US / ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪən /
•UK / ˌpælɪˈstɪniən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Palestine
- noun
- Person from Palestine
violent
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•UK / ˈvaɪələnt /
- adjecitve
- Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
write
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•UK / raɪt /
- verb
- To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- To invent or create a computer program
- To create a song or piece of music
extensively
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•UK / ɪkˈstɛnsɪvlɪ /
- adverb
- Very much or often; to a large degree
popular
US / ˈpɒpjələ(r) /
•UK / ˈpɑ:pjələ(r) /
- adjecitve
- Liked or enjoyed by many people
separate
US / 'sepəreɪt /
•UK / 'sepəreɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To live away from your husband or wife
- To move things away from each other
basic
US / 'beɪsɪk /
•UK / ˈbesɪk /
- adjecitve
- At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
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
side
US / saɪd /
•UK / saɪd /
- adjecitve
- In addition to the central or most important thing
- Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
- noun
- Position or opinion that is opposite to another
- Right or left part of a person's body
- Feature of someone's personality
- Straight edge of an object
- One of two or more groups fighting each other
- verb
- To decide to agree with one point, not the other
shock
US / ʃɒk /
•UK / ʃɑ:k /
- noun
- The passage of an electricity through the body
- Sudden bad feeling caused by something unexpected
- verb
- To affect someone with an electrical current
- To cause great surprise, horror, or anger
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
associate
US / ə'səʊʃɪeɪt /
•UK / əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt /
- adjecitve
- Part of a job title indicating a junior position
- noun
- Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- verb
- To spend time with other people; mix with
- To form a connection in your mind between things
chief
US / tʃi:f /
•UK / tʃif /
- adjecitve
- The one highest in authority or importance
- noun
- Leader of a race or group of people
- The one highest in authority or importance
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
occupy
US / 'ɒkjʊpaɪ /
•UK / ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ /
- verb
- To enter and take control of land/property
- To fill a time, a space, or an area
- To live in a particular building
- To fill someone's thoughts or make a person busy
position
US / pəˈzɪʃn /
•UK / pəˈzɪʃən /
- noun
- Person's opinion or attitude about something
- Specific location where someone or something is
- Where you play or your role on a sports team
- Person's job or status level
- Set of conditions affecting what you can (not) do
- verb
- To put in a particular location or direction
exactly
US / ɪgˈzæktli /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /
- adverb
- No more and no less than; precisely
sort
US / sɔ:t /
•UK / sɔrt /
- noun
- Group or class of similar things or people
- verb
- To organize things by putting them into groups
- To deal with things in an organized way
exist
US / ɪɡ'zɪst /
•UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /
- verb
- To be present, alive or real
explore
US / ɪk'splɔ:(r) /
•UK / ɪkˈsplɔr /
- verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
israeli
US / ɪz'reɪlɪ /
•UK / ɪzˈreli /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Israel
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)
fundamental
US / ˌfʌndəˈmentl /
•UK / ˌfʌndəˈmɛntl /
- adjecitve
- Forming a necessary part, base, or core
- noun
- A basic part of something
- (Music) the lowest note in a harmony
group
US / ɡru:p /
•UK / ɡrup /
- noun
- Two or more musicians who play music together
- Number of people or things gathered together
- verb
- To combine or collect objects or people together
palestine
US / ˈpæləstaɪn /
•UK / ˈpæləstaɪn /
- other
- A former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel i
- An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgr
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
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 /
polite
US / pəˈlaɪt /
•UK / pəˈlaɪt /
- adjecitve
- Showing good manners or respect for other people
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
bottled
US / 'bɒtld /
•UK / 'bɒtld /
- adjecitve
- Put in a bottle in the stated way
- verb
- To put something into a bottle to store it
decade
US / ˈdekeɪd /
•UK / ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked /
- noun
- Period of 10 years
orphanage
US / ˈɔ:fənɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈɔ:rfənɪdʒ /
- noun
- Home for children whose parents have died
command
US / kə'mɑ:nd /
•UK / kəˈmænd /
- noun
- Electronic order to a computer to do something
- An order to control things or others
- verb
- To be able to see far from a certain location
- To give an order; have control over others
- To have or get (respect or attention)
government
US / ˈgʌvənmənt /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /
- noun
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
honest
US / ˈɒnɪst /
•UK / ˈɑnɪst /
- adjecitve
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
occupation
US / ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɑkjəˈpeʃən /
- noun
- A career or regular job
- Act of entering and taking control of an area
social
US / ˈsəuʃəl /
•UK / ˈsoʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- Liking being with other people; friendly
- Living together and depending on each other
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
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
hezbollah
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•UK / /
- proper noun
- An extremist Shiite Muslim group which has close links with Iran, created after the Iranian revoluti
part
US / pɑ:t /
•UK / pɑ:rt /
- adjecitve
- To some degree; half; not fully
- noun
- Division of a book
- Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
- A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
- Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
- Some, but not all of a specific thing
- Role in causing something to happen
- verb
- To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
- To move two things apart creating a space
- To leave someone, or to break off a relationship
without
US / wɪˈðaʊt /
•UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /
- preposition
- Not with; not having
bear
US / bɛː /
•UK / bɛr /
- noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
- verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
- To keep moving left or right while going forward
- To show (sign of something)
- To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge
bank
US / bæŋk /
•UK / bæŋk /
- noun
- A financial institution that keeps or lends money
- The side of a river
- A row of things in lines (e.g. computers)
- verb
- To put or keep your money in a bank
- To turn a plane when flying; (of a plane) to turn
body
US / ˈbɒd.i /
•UK / ˈbɑdi /
- noun
- An object distinct from other objects
- A group of people involved in an activity together
- Main part of something
- A person's physical self
path
US / pɑ:θ /
•UK / pæθ, pɑθ /
- noun
- Method of living leading to a particular result
- Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
run
US / rʌn /
•UK / rʌn /
- noun
- Journey between two places made by ship or car
- Series of similar things or successes and failures
- Act of running; exercise of running
- verb
- To depart or travel according to a schedule
- To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
- (Of an engine) to be operating
- To start or use a computer program
- To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
- To manage or operate a business
- To operate or drive something
- (Of a road) to go from one place to another
- To move your legs faster than walking
accept
US / ək'sept /
•UK / ækˈsɛpt /
- verb
- To agree to receive or take something offered
- To admit that something is true or correct
deep
US / di:p /
•UK / dip /
- adjecitve
- Complex and important
- Extreme or intense
- Going far down from the surface
- Low in pitch, as a sound
- adverb
- At a certain distance beneath the surface
opposite
US / ˈɔpəzit /
•UK / ˈɑpəzɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being totally different from
- noun
- Person, thing that is totally different to another
- preposition
- Across from or on the side facing something
schifrin
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•UK / /
stand
US / stænd /
•UK / stænd /
- noun
- Effort to fight against something
- Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
- Place in a stadium where spectators watch
- Table where things are sold at a fair or market
- verb
- To be a candidate in an election
- To be able to accept someone, something; bear
- To last for a long time
- To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
- To place something in a particular position; place
- To be (as stated)
- To still be valid
- To have an opinion about something
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
surprised
US / səˈpraɪzd /
•UK / sərˈpraɪzd /
- adjecitve
- Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
- verb
- To do something that another person didn't expect
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
university
US / ˌju:nɪ'vɜ:sətɪ /
•UK / ˌjunɪˈvɜrsəti /
- noun
- High-level educational institution; college
visible
US / ˈvɪzəbl /
•UK / ˈvɪzəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Can see, easily seen or understood
- Being obvious or easy to see
entire
US / ɪn'taɪə(r) /
•UK / ɛnˈtaɪr /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
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
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
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
let
US / let /
•UK / lɛt /
- verb
- To allow someone to do something
- Introducing a suggestion to do something together
- To rent a house, etc. to others
material
US / məˈtɪəriəl /
•UK / məˈtɪriəl /
- adjecitve
- Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
- Belonging to the world of physical things
- noun
- Cloth; fabric
- Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
- Substance from which a thing is made of
palestinians
US / ˌpælɪˈstɪnɪənz /
•UK / ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz /
- other
- People from Palestine
summer
US / ˈsʌmə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌmɚ /
- noun
- Part of the year when the weather is hot
- verb
- To spend time in a place in the warm months
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
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
how
US / haʊ /
•UK / haʊ /
- adjecitve
- To what degree? in what amount?
- adverb
- (Used to explain the way to do something)
- exclamation
- For what purpose or reason?
- (Used to ask someone or something's condition)
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
across
US / əˈkrɔs /
•UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /
- adverb
- Distance from one side to another
- (Go) from one side to the other of something
heinous
US / ˈheɪnəs /
•UK / ˈhenəs /
- adjecitve
- Hatefully bad; evil
may
US / meɪ /
•UK / me /
- noun
- 5th month of the year
- other
- Used to express a desire
- Expresses permission, possibility or probability
- Used to show that a thing could be true
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
weekend
US / ˌwi:kˈend /
•UK / ˈwi:kend /
- noun
- Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
although
US / ɔ:lˈðəu /
•UK / ɔlˈðo /
- conjunction
- Despite the fact that; however
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
solution
US / səˈlu:ʃn /
•UK / səˈluʃən /
- noun
- Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- Way to solve or deal with a problem
actor
US / ˈæktə(r) /
•UK / ˈæktɚ /
- noun
- Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
align
US / əˈlaɪn /
•UK / əˈlaɪn /
- verb
- To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
closely
US / 'kləʊslɪ /
•UK / ˈkloslɪ /
- adverb
- In a careful manner
- Nearby; just next to
ground
US / graʊnd /
•UK / ɡraʊnd /
- noun
- Connection of electrical equipment to earth
- Place where people play particular sports
- Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
- verb
- To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
- To make sharp or smooth through friction
- To press together with force making a sound
- To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
- To hit the bottom
- (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
- To prevent a plane from taking off
- To place the ball over the goal line in rugby
interesting
US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Taking your attention; making you want to know
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
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
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
york
US / jɔ:k /
•UK / jɔrk /
- proper noun
- A city in northern England, on the Ouse River; population 136,900 (est. 2009).
- A commercial and industrial city in southeastern Pennsylvania; population 40,097 (est. 2008).
- The southwestern tip of Hayes Peninsula, on Baffin Bay in Greenland. It served as a base for US expl
attract
US / ə'trækt /
•UK / əˈtrækt /
- verb
- To make something move closer using magnetic force
- To make someone notice and become interested in
benefactor
US / ˈbenɪfæktə(r) /
•UK / ˈbɛnəˌfæktɚ /
- noun
- Person who gives money to charities
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
mean
US / mi:n /
•UK / min /
- adjecitve
- Being good at
- Nasty; unkind
- Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
- noun
- Average of a set of numbers
- verb
- To express a particular idea or thought
- To intend to do something in particular
- To have a particular meaning or value
priority
US / praɪ'ɒrətɪ /
•UK / praɪˈɔrɪti, -ˈɑr- /
- noun
- Thing that is more important/urgent than others
tend
US / tend /
•UK / tɛnd /
- verb
- To move or act in a certain manner
- To take care of
- To regularly behave in a certain way
disappear
US / ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r) /
•UK / ˌdɪsəˈpɪr /
- verb
- To no longer see because it's not there any more
essentially
US / ɪˈsenʃəli /
•UK / ɪˈsenʃəli /
- adverb
- Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
resistance
US / rɪ'zɪstəns /
•UK / rɪˈzɪstəns /
- noun
- Force that stops or slows movement of something
- Refusal to accept something new or different
action
US / 'ækʃn /
•UK / ˈækʃən /
- noun
- Something that a person or thing does
- verb
- To act to do something
get
US / ɡet /
•UK / ɡɛt /
- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
- To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
- To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
- To go somewhere to obtain something
- To (cause to) do a particular thing
- To obtain, receive or be given something
- To currently have
- To prepare for use
- To understand something being said or read
hint
US / hɪnt /
•UK / hɪnt /
- noun
- Helpful piece of information
- Tiny quantity or sign of something
- verb
- To suggest without being direct about it
present
US / 'preznt /
•UK / ˈprɛznt /
- adjecitve
- Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- noun
- Gift
- Verb tense indicating an action is happening now
- Current time; now
- verb
- To introduce someone to others
- To host a program on television or radio
- To give a speech or presentation
- To show something to someone who will examine it
- To appear or happen
- To give an award or prize to someone
prison
US / 'prɪzn /
•UK / ˈprɪzən /
- noun
- Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
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
primary
US / 'praɪmərɪ /
•UK / ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri /
- adjecitve
- Most important, most basic or essential
- Happening first; earliest
- of or for the teaching of young children
understanding
US / ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ /
•UK / ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Being sympathetic
- noun
- When you get the meaning correctly; comprehension
- Knowledge about something or someone
- verb
- To know the meaning of language, what someone says
confront
US / kən'frʌnt /
•UK / kənˈfrʌnt /
- verb
- To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
include
US / ɪnˈklu:d /
•UK / ɪnˈklud /
- verb
- To make someone, something part of a group
quiet
US / 'kwaɪət /
•UK / ˈkwaɪɪt /
- adjecitve
- Hidden, or done in a private way
- Not loud; making very little sound
- verb
- To cause to become calmer or less loud
suppose
US / sə'pəʊz /
•UK / səˈpoʊz /
- conjunction
- What if
- verb
- To imagine or guess what might happen
vision
US / 'vɪʒn /
•UK / ˈvɪʒən /
- noun
- Ability to see; eyesight
- Something you see in your imagination or dreams
- Ability to plan for the future of something
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)
absolute
US / ˈæbsəlu:t /
•UK / ˈæbsəˌlut /
- adjecitve
- Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
- noun
- Something that is complete, total, pure, certain
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
different
US / ˈdɪfrənt /
•UK / ˈdɪfrənt /
- adjecitve
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
fatah
US / ˈfɑtə /
•UK / /
- proper noun
- A Palestinian political and military organization founded in 1958 by Yasser Arafat and others to bri
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
independent
US / ˌɪndɪˈpendənt /
•UK / ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt /
- adjecitve
- Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- noun
- A person not connected to a political party
label
US / 'leɪbl /
•UK / ˈlebəl /
- noun
- A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- A word or term used to describe a person, thing
- A piece of paper or material to identify something
- verb
- To use a term to describe, often negatively
- To attach material to identify something
like
US / laɪk /
•UK / laɪk /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in status or kind to something else
- Similar; the same
- adverb
- For example
- preposition
- Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
- In a way similar to the way something is done
- Such as; for example
- verb
- To want to
- To find something pleasing; to prefer something
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
prefer
US / prɪˈfɜ:(r) /
•UK / prɪˈfɚ /
- verb
- To like something better than something else
rival
US / 'raɪvl /
•UK / 'raɪvl /
- verb
- To be nearly as good as others in quality, skill
- To be in opposition often as competitors
- adjecitve
- Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
- Opposing; being the team you compete against
- noun
- Someone you are competing against/trying to beat
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
acronym
US / 'ækrənɪm /
•UK / 'ækrənɪm /
- noun
- A word made from the first letters of other words
project
US / prəˈdʒekt /
•UK / prəˈdʒɛkt /
- noun
- A planned piece of work for specific purpose
- Group of homes built by government for poor people
- verb
- To predict what will happen in the future
- To show something on a screen using light
- To stick out past the edge of something
society
US / sə'saɪətɪ /
•UK / səˈsaɪɪti /
- noun
- A group who meet to share values or interests
- Group of people living together
- Upper class of a community
take
US / teɪk /
•UK / tek /
- noun
- Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
- verb
- To accept something that is offered
- To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
- To use a camera to make (a photo)
- To pick up something and go away with it
- To study a subject in school
- To attempt to pass (an exam)
- To require a certain amount of time, money, space
clearly
US / ˈklɪəlɪ /
•UK / ˈklɪrlɪ /
- adverb
- In a way that is easy to understand; obviously
guise
US / gaɪz /
•UK / ɡaɪz /
- noun
- Pretense; act to give a false impression
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
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
bit
US / bɪt /
•UK / bɪt /
- noun
- Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- Small piece of something
- verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
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
nature
US / 'neɪtʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈnetʃɚ /
- noun
- Person's character or particular way of behaving
- Basic look, feel or function of something
- Physical world, including plants, animals, rocks
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
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
military
US / 'mɪlətrɪ /
•UK / ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the army or navy
- noun
- Army or armed forces
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
territory
US / 'terətrɪ /
•UK / ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori /
- noun
- Area of land defended by an animal
- Area of particular knowledge or experience
- Area owned or controlled by a government, person
- Area of land with a specific defining feature
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”
professor
US / prəˈfesə(r) /
•UK / prəˈfɛsɚ /
- noun
- Teacher who teaches at a college or university
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
grisly
US / ˈgrɪzli /
•UK / ˈɡrɪzli /
- adjecitve
- Causing horror or fear
israel
US / 'ɪzreɪl /
•UK / 'ɪzreɪl /
- noun
- Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
move
US / mu:v /
•UK / muv /
- noun
- Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
- An action; doing something
- Step taken to achieve a goal
- verb
- To cause someone to have certain emotions
- To cause something to change to a different place
- To change where people live or a business operates
- To take action to do or achieve something
nathan
US / 'nɑ:stɪ /
•UK / ˈnæsti /
organization
US / ˌɔ:gənaɪˈzeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɔrɡənɪˈzeʃən /
- noun
- Group of people with a particular purpose
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
zoom
US / zu:m /
•UK / zum /
- noun
- Camera lens used to magnify images
- verb
- To move along or go somewhere very quickly
audience
US / ˈɔ:diəns /
•UK / ˈɔdiəns /
- noun
- Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
option
US / 'ɒpʃn /
•UK / ˈɑpʃən /
- noun
- A choice
- Right to buy or sell at a certain price and time
washington
US / 'wɒʃɪŋtən /
•UK / 'wɑ:ʃɪŋtənˌ 'wɔ:ʃɪŋ- /
- other
- A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
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
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
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
give
US / ɡɪv /
•UK / ɡɪv /
- noun
- Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- verb
- To hand over or present something to someone
- To cause someone to have or experience something
forceful
US / ˈfɔ:sfl /
•UK / ˈfɔ:rsfl /
- adjecitve
- Using strong or effective means or expression
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
single
US / 'sɪŋɡl /
•UK / ˈsɪŋɡəl /
- adjecitve
- Being one only, without others
- Only; merely
- Not married or in a relationship
- noun
- One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- An individual song from a CD or album
- Person who is not married or in a relationship
underground
US / ˈʌndəgraʊnd /
•UK / ˈʌndərgraʊnd /
- adjecitve
- (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- noun
- Secret group organized to overthrow a government
- Subway system, e.g. in London
vow
US / vaʊ /
•UK / vaʊ /
- noun
- Very serious promise
- verb
- To make a serious, often a religious, promise
george
US / dʒɔ:dʒ /
•UK / dʒɔ:dʒ /
- noun
- Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in whic
liberation
US / ˌlɪbə'reɪʃn /
•UK / ˌlɪbəˈreʃən /
- noun
- Act of setting someone or something free
reform
US / rɪ'fɔ:m /
•UK / rɪˈfɔrm /
- noun
- An improvement, especially in a person's behaviour or in the structure of something
- verb
- To re-shape something to a better condition
- To (cause to) lead a non-criminal life
- To improve society by removing abuse/injustice
- To re-shape something into a different form
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
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
reputation
US / ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn /
•UK / ˌrɛpjəˈteʃən /
- noun
- Common opinion that people have about someone
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
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
decision
US / dɪ'sɪʒn /
•UK / dɪˈsɪʒən /
- noun
- Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- Ability to make quick and confident choices
financially
US / fə'nænʃəlɪ /
•UK / faɪˈnænʃəlɪ /
- adverb
- From a financial point of view
liberate
US / 'lɪbəreɪt /
•UK / ˈlɪbəˌret /
- verb
- To free someone or something that was captured
nick
US / nɪk /
•UK / nɪk /
- noun
- Person's name
- Scratches caused by accidentally knocking
- verb
- To make a scratch in
- To steal
towards
US / tə'wɔ:dz /
•UK / 'təuədz, twɔ:dz /
- preposition
- In the direction of someone or something
arab
US / ˈærəb /
•UK / ˈærəb /
- noun
- Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
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
support
US / səˈpɔ:t /
•UK / səˈpɔrt, -ˈport /
- noun
- Assistance or advice given to someone
- Evidence that helps prove something is true
- A thing to hold up or prevent from falling down
- verb
- To give assistance or advice to someone
- To help prove or show that something is true
- To hold up or prevent from falling down
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
fabric
US / ˈfæbrɪk /
•UK / ˈfæbrɪk /
- noun
- Cloth or material
- Basic structure
iran
US / ɪˈrɑːn /
•UK / ɪ'ræn /
- noun
- A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient e
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
politic
US / ˈpɒlətɪk /
•UK / ˈpɑlɪtɪk /
- adjecitve
- Careful what you say; diplomatic
structure
US / ˈstrʌk.tʃə /
•UK / ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ /
- noun
- The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in
- verb
- To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
relationship
US / rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp /
•UK / rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp /
- noun
- Connection between two or more people or things
- Way people interact or live with each other
- Romantic or loving friendship between two people
themselves
US / ðəmˈselvz /
•UK / ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðəm- /
- pronoun
- Reflexive form of 'they'
terrorism
US / ˈterərɪzəm /
•UK / ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm /
- noun
- Use of violent acts to make people afraid
behaviour
US / bɪˈheɪvjə(r) /
•UK / bɪˈhevjɚ /
- noun
- The way a person or thing acts; manner
carry
US / ˈkæri /
•UK / ˈkæri /
- verb
- To have a child, be pregnant
- To have a disease you might give to others
- (Of stores) to sell a particular product
- To hold something and move it to another place
- To travel a long distance (sound)
- To support the weight or burden of something
civilian
US / sə'vɪlɪən /
•UK / sɪˈvɪljən /
- noun
- Ordinary person who is not in the army
insight
US / 'ɪnsaɪt /
•UK / ˈɪnˌsaɪt /
- noun
- Power to understand people and things very well
- Very good understanding of something
mood
US / mu:d /
•UK / mud /
- noun
- Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
opportunity
US / ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ /
•UK / ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju- /
- noun
- Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
somebody
US / 'sʌmbədɪ /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi, -bədi /
- noun
- Important well-respected person
- pronoun
- Person who is not known or named
dependent
US / dɪˈpendənt /
•UK / dɪˈpɛndənt /
- adjecitve
- Someone who relies on (financial) support
control
US / kən'trəʊl /
•UK / kənˈtrol /
- noun
- A device designed to operate a machine
- Participant in experiment that is left untouched
- Act to dominate or command; make manageable
- A law limiting the growth or spread of something
- A place which overseas or manages e.g. a factory
- verb
- To direct or influence the behavior of something
diplomatic
US / ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk /
•UK / ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk /
- adjecitve
- Concerning formal relationships between countries
- Not being offensive
destroy
US / dɪ'strɔɪ /
•UK / dɪˈstrɔɪ /
- verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
- To kill a sick or unwanted animal
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
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
situation
US / ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌsɪtʃuˈeʃən /
- noun
- Place, position or area that something is in
- Circumstance or condition surrounding an event
- An unexpected problem or difficulty
vast
US / vɑ:st /
•UK / væst /
- adjecitve
- Being very large in size or amount
basis
US / ˈbeɪsɪs /
•UK / ˈbesɪs /
- noun
- Main ingredient or part of something
- Starting situation, fact, idea to develop from
diplomatically
US / ˌdɪplə'mætɪklɪ /
•UK / ˌdɪplə'mætɪklɪ /
- adverb
- With diplomacy; in a diplomatic manner
personal
US / ˈpɜ:sənl /
•UK / ˈpɚsənəl /
- adjecitve
- Done by or to a particular person; individual
- Concerning a person's private life or feelings
fully
US / 'fʊlɪ /
•UK / ˈfʊli /
- adverb
- Completely or entirely
islamic
US / /
•UK / /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Islamic
hunch
US / hʌntʃ /
•UK / hʌntʃ /
- noun
- Premonition or suspicion; guess
- verb
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)
line
US / laɪn /
•UK / laɪn /
- noun
- Border that divides two places or regions
- Long crease in the skin, often from age
- Mark that is long, straight and very thin
- Row of words, letters or numbers that are written
- Telephone connection
- People waiting one behind the other; queue
- Long thin wire, e.g. for electrical signal
- verb
- To put material along the inside of something
opportunistic
US / ˌɒpətju:ˈnɪstɪk /
•UK / ˌɑpətuˈnɪstɪk, -tju- /
- adjecitve
- Taking chances without fear of the consequences
religious
US / rɪˈlɪdʒəs /
•UK / rɪˈlɪdʒəs /
- adjecitve
- Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
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
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
definitely
US / ˈdefɪnətli /
•UK / ˈdefɪnətli /
- adverb
- Without question; beyond doubt
opinion
US / əˈpɪnjən /
•UK / əˈpɪnjən /
- noun
- Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- A person's thoughts on a topic
rich
US / rɪtʃ /
•UK / rɪtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- Containing a lot of exciting events or experiences and therefore very interesting
- (of a color, sound, smell, etc.) Pleasantly deep or strong
- If food is rich, it contains a large amount of oil, butter, eggs, or cream.
sound
US / saʊnd /
•UK / saʊnd /
- adjecitve
- Sensible, dependable and reliable
- Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
- Firm or solid in structure
- Sane; not mentally ill
- Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
- noun
- Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
- Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
- verb
- To seem or appear to be, from what was said
- To say in a clear deliberate manner
- To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell
board
US / bɔ:d /
•UK / bɔrd, bord /
- noun
- Surface for posting or showing information
- Group of persons who direct an organization
- Long piece of material used for riding the waves
- Long thin piece of wood, used for building; plank
- verb
- To enter a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- To cover with long wooden strips of wood
- To pay money to live in someone's house; lodge
evolve
US / ɪ'vɒlv /
•UK / ɪˈvɑlv /
- verb
- To develop certain features
- To develop or change slowly over time
- To slowly change or develop into something better
hamas
US / ˈhɑːmɑːs /
•UK / /
- other
- A militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrori
inch
US / ɪntʃ /
•UK / ɪntʃ /
- noun
- 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
- Very small distance
- verb
- To move or cause to move a small bit at a time
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
under
US / ˈʌndə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌndɚ /
- adjecitve
- In the same place as another thing, but lower
- adverb
- In a lower quantity or price than expected
- preposition
- According to the terms of an agreement or law
- Managed or controlled by the authority of
- Being of a lesser quality or amount than expected
- Influenced or affected by something or someone
- Less or lower in age, amount, size or number
wing
US / wɪŋ /
•UK / wɪŋ /
- noun
- Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
- One of the two parts on the side of a plane, bird
- verb
- To fly to a place
exact
US / ɪɡ'zækt /
•UK / ɪɡˈzækt /
- adjecitve
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
sketch
US / sketʃ /
•UK / skɛtʃ /
- noun
- Brief account of something without many details
- A drawing made quickly that lacks detail
- Brief, funny scene as part of a performance
- verb
- To make a rough plan or idea of something
- To draw images roughly with a pencil
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
start
US / stɑ:t /
•UK / stɑrt /
- noun
- First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
- Sudden action or movement because you are scared
- other
- Beginning of something in place or time
- verb
- To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
- To turn something on
within
US / wɪˈðɪn /
•UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /
- adverb
- Inside the limits of an area, time or range
- preposition
- From the inside of something
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
yourself
US / jɔ:ˈself /
•UK / jʊrˈsɛlf, jɔr-, jor-, jə- /
- pronoun
- Reflexive form of 'you', used for an emphasis
decimate
US / 'desɪmeɪt /
•UK / ˈdɛsəˌmet /
- verb
- to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
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
undertake
US / ˌʌndə'teɪk /
•UK / ˌʌndɚˈtek /
- verb
- To begin; attempt; take on responsibility for
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
connection
US / kəˈnekʃn /
•UK / kəˈnɛkʃən /
- noun
- Something that joins things together; being joined
- Person you know who can help you in some way
- Changing vehicles when traveling
governance
US / ˈgʌvənəns /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənəns /
- noun
- Way a government is run; function of a government
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
spectrum
US / 'spektrəm /
•UK / ˈspɛktrəm /
- noun
- The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
- a range of different positions, opinions, etc. between two extreme points
where
US / hwɛə /
•UK / hwɛr, wɛr /
- conjunction
- At or in the place which
- In whatever place
- pronoun
- Word you use to ask the location of something
comprehensive
US / ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv /
•UK / ˌkɑ:mprɪˈhensɪv /
- adjecitve
- Including most or all things
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
soldier
US / 'səʊldʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈsoldʒɚ /
- noun
- Person working in an army to fight
direct
US / də'rekt /
•UK / dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- /
- adverb
- Coming straight from something
- verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- To control the acting in a movie or play
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
legitimate
US / lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət /
•UK / ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt /
- adjecitve
- Being born to legally married parents
- Being reasonable and sound
- verb
- To make acceptable and sound
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
meet
US / mi:t /
•UK / mit /
- noun
- Sporting competition e.g. swimming
- verb
- To provide something that is necessary
- To come together at a certain time or place
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
aim
US / eɪm /
•UK / em /
- noun
- Act of pointing something at a target
- Purpose or goal
- verb
- To point something at a target
- To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
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
militarily
US / ˈmɪlətrəli /
•UK / ˌmɪləˈterəli /
- adverb
- As regards the military
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
and
US / ənd /
•UK / ənd, ən,ænd /
- conjunction
- Used to refer to two or more things
- Plus; in addition; on top of that
- Used to introduce an action that follows another
base
US / beɪs /
•UK / bes /
- noun
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Unit of counting, e.g. 10 for counting
- Most important idea or ingredient to add others
- Origin or start from which something came
- Main place where an organization or a person works
- verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
certainly
US / ˈsə:tnli /
•UK / ˈsɚtnli /
- adverb
- Sure; of course
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
until
US / ənˈtɪl /
•UK / ʌnˈtɪl /
- conjunction
- Up to; to a time when something happens
- preposition
- Before (a specific time)
arise
US / əˈraɪz /
•UK / əˈraɪz /
- verb
- To stand up
- To result or happen due to a particular event
despair
US / dɪ'speə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈspɛr /
- noun
- Felling of having lost all hope
- verb
- To have lost all hope; lose heart
prepare
US / prɪˈpeə(r) /
•UK / prɪˈper /
- verb
- To make something ready for use
sometimes
US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /
- adverb
- Only at certain times; occasionally
anything
US / ˈeniθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- A thing of any kind
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
out
US / aʊt /
•UK / aʊt /
- adverb
- No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- Away from home, business, or the usual place
- In a direction/movement away from inside or center
- noun
- Act when a batter cannot continue playing
- verb
- To tell people a secret
over
US / 'əʊvə(r) /
•UK / ˈovɚ /
- adverb
- Finished; no longer happening
- Towards the ground/away from a standing position
- noun
- A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
- other
- Finished
- preposition
- Showing the relation when a thing is above another
- On or covering something
- Above or across something
- More than you need
- From one side to the other
- In the direction of; toward
share
US / ʃeə(r) /
•UK / ʃɛr /
- noun
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
- To give information, etc. to someone