King Charles's Coronation: BBC News Review
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Original YouTube Video | bbclearningenglish Published on 2023-05-10
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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
be
US / bɪ /
•UK / bi /
- verb
- Being
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
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’
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
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
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
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
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- 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
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
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
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
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
do
US / du: /
•UK / du /
- other
- Question words for 'do' verbs
- verb
- To act; to perform actions
- To be enough; to be acceptable
- To have a certain effect on something or someone
there
US / ðɛə /
•UK / ðɛr /
- adverb
- Used to illustrate the existence of something
- In a particular respect
- In that place or position, at that location
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
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
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)
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
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
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
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
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
your
US / jɔ: /
•UK / jʊr, jɔr, jor,jə /
- determiner
- Belonging to you; belonging to the other person
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
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
say
US / seɪ /
•UK / se /
- noun
- Power to decide or greatly influence something
- verb
- To indicate or give information using language
- To use words to tell your message
- To ask someone to give information to others
because
US / bɪ'kɒz /
•UK / bɪˈkɔz, -ˈkʌz /
- conjunction
- For a reason
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
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
some
US / səm /
•UK / sʌm /
- adjecitve
- Remarkable; very good (or very bad) in a way
- Concerning a certain unclear degree, quantity
- determiner
- Used to refer to an unspecified amount or number
- pronoun
- Number of persons, things in a group, but not all
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
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
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
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
thing
US / θɪŋ /
•UK / θɪŋ /
- noun
- (Used to introduce the reason for something)
- Something you cannot remember the name of
then
US / ðen /
•UK / ðɛn /
- adverb
- A time that is not now
- Following another thing in time or arrangement
- Following on reasonably from what was just stated
- At that time, not now
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
first
US / fɜ:st /
•UK / fɚst /
- adjecitve
- 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
- noun
- Something that has not happened before
- Position of the winner of a competition
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
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
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
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
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
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
down
US / daʊn /
•UK / daʊn /
- adjecitve
- Being sad, sick, or unhappy
- Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
- adverb
- In a sitting or lying position
- Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
- Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
- noun
- A period of play in American Football
- The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
- preposition
- Along something's path, course, or direction
- Going from a higher position to a lower position
- verb
- To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping
which
US / wɪtʃ /
•UK / hwɪtʃ,wɪtʃ /
- determiner
- Question word to ask about a person's choice
- pronoun
- (Used to describe something previously mentioned)
- Question word to decide either, or
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
need
US / ni:d /
•UK / nid /
- noun
- Thing you must have and cannot not have e.g. air
- Thing you must have and cannot manage without
- verb
- To be unable to manage without something; require
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
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
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
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
use
US / ju:s /
•UK / ju:s /
- noun
- Ability to employ something
- Need to enable it to work
- Permission to do something with something
- Act of spending money
- Operation of a machine for its function
- verb
- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
- To need to operate or work
- To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
- To treat a person badly
- To do something with, for a task or purpose
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
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
put
US / pʊt /
•UK / pʊt /
- phrasal verb
- to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
- verb
- To move or place a thing in a particular position
- To rate something in importance or value
- To write or say something in a certain manner
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
before
US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /
•UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /
- adverb
- At a time earlier than the present; previously
- conjunction
- In advance of something happening
- preposition
- In front of someone or something
around
US / ə'raʊnd /
•UK / əˈraʊnd /
- adjecitve
- Close to someone or something
- adverb
- Located on every side, or along something
- With a motion that moves in a circle or a curve
- Going here and there within (a place)
- Turned or turning in the opposite direction
- preposition
- Roughly; approximately
next
US / nekst /
•UK / nɛkst /
- adjecitve
- Immediately after the previous one
- First occurrence after the present one
- 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
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
sure
US / ʃʊə(r) /
•UK / ʃʊr /
- adjecitve
- Having no doubts about something
- Have confidence in your own words or actions
- Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
- Being correct or true
- adverb
- What you say to agree willingly
yeah
US / jeə /
•UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /
- exclamation
- Another way of saying 'yes'
video
US / 'vɪdɪəʊ /
•UK / ˈvɪdiˌo /
- adjecitve
- Of a moving film, with sound
- noun
- Recording capturing action with sound
- verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
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
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
leave
US / li:v /
•UK / liv /
- noun
- Permission to do something
- Vacation time; time off work
- verb
- To go away from; depart
- To gift property to someone after you die
- To allow something to continue happening
- To let something remain unused or available
- To let something or someone remain somewhere
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
long
US / lɒŋ /
•UK / lɔŋ, lɑŋ /
- adjecitve
- Large distance from one end to the other
- Having many parts, e.g. a book with many chapters
- adverb
- For a large amount of time
- noun
- Person's name
- verb
- To have a strong desire for something or someone
he
US / hɪ /
•UK / hi /
- pronoun
- Object form of a male person you are talking about
- Refer to a person whose sex is not stated or known
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
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
play
US / pleɪ /
•UK / pleɪ /
- noun
- Loose, free movement between two objects
- Single action in a sports game
- Performance in which people act in a theater
- verb
- To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- To perform music on an instrument
- To use a device, e.g. a video game
- To do something for enjoyment and fun
- To do or perform a game or sport
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
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
maybe
US / ˈmeɪbi /
•UK / ˈmebi /
- adverb
- Possibly but not certainly; perhaps
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
man
US / mæn /
•UK / mæn /
- noun
- Humans in general, including male and female
- An adult male human being
- Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
- verb
- To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
- To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)
place
US / pleɪs /
•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
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
top
US / tɒp /
•UK / tɑp /
- adjecitve
- Being good or great; excellent
- Being the most in degree or quality
- noun
- Item of clothing covering shoulders to waist, hips
- A cover or lid
- Part (e.g. road) that is the furthest away
- Highest or upper part or point of something
- Best or highest status or position
- Flat upper surface or edge of an object
- Child's toy that spins on its point
- Upper section or leaves of fruits and vegetables
- Winning in a sport or contest
- verb
- To be higher or larger than a specific value
- To arrive at the highest point of something
- To put a cover or layer or over something
- To kill; murder
- To hold the highest position on a list
- To be more important, successful or better than
- To beat someone or win at a game
yes
US / jes /
•UK / jɛs /
- adverb
- Way to say you agree or will do something
close
US / kləʊz /
•UK / kloʊz /
- adjecitve
- Almost; near
- (Of a friend) well-known; liked by others
- Being near or related
- Similar; nearly the same
- verb
- To come progressively nearer to something
- To end; to bring to an end
- To make something shut; stop from being open
everyone
US / ˈevriwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /
- pronoun
- Every person; everybody
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
subscribe
US / səb'skraɪb /
•UK / səbˈskraɪb /
- verb
- To regularly pay to receive a service
friend
US / frend /
•UK / frɛnd /
- noun
- Person who you like and enjoy being with
together
US / tə'ɡeðə(r) /
•UK / təˈɡɛðɚ /
- adverb
- In an entire or whole manner
- In the same place; not far in a family or group
- In a combined manner
- With contact between two things; touching
- In a loving or sexual manner
- With the same physical position
- At the same time
- In a supportive and united manner
enjoy
US / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ /
•UK / ɛnˈdʒɔɪ /
- verb
- To take pleasure in something
definitely
US / ˈdefɪnətli /
•UK / ˈdefɪnətli /
- adverb
- Without question; beyond doubt
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
fact
US / fækt /
•UK / fækt /
- noun
- Something that is known or proved to be true
until
US / ənˈtɪl /
•UK / ʌnˈtɪl /
- conjunction
- Up to; to a time when something happens
- preposition
- Before (a specific time)
person
US / 'pɜ:sn /
•UK / 'pɜ:rsn /
- noun
- Man, woman or child
learn
US / lɜ:n /
•UK / lɚn /
- verb
- To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
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
exactly
US / ɪgˈzæktli /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /
- adverb
- No more and no less than; precisely
channel
US / 'tʃænl /
•UK / ˈtʃænəl /
- noun
- Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- TV or radio station or its programs
- Method or way of sending or receiving information
- Narrow passage through which water travels
- Method or route used for sending or getting things
- verb
- To dig a long hole for carrying water
- To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
- To direct water or liquid through a passage
- To direct energy or feelings into something
miss
US / mɪs /
•UK / mɪs /
- noun
- Action of not hitting something or someone
- Form of address to unmarried girl or woman
- verb
- To be absent
- To fail to hit something e.g. a ball
- To do without something
- To fail to see or sense something
- To fail to understand someone's message
- To be too late to ride on something e.g. train
- To feel you want to see someone who is not there
behind
US / bɪˈhaɪnd /
•UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a later or slower time than expected
- Being in a losing position in a sporting event
- Being in the past; old fashioned
- adverb
- Remaining
- noun
- The part of the body that one sits on
- preposition
- At or toward the back of someone or something
- Supporting or helping someone
fast
US / fɑ:st /
•UK / fæst /
- adjecitve
- In a way that is difficult to move or change
- Moving or able to move quickly
- Showing time that is later than the actual time
- adverb
- With a great deal of speed
- noun
- Period of time when a person chooses not to eat
- verb
- To refuse food for a long time
basically
US / ˈbeɪsɪkli /
•UK / ˈbesɪkəli,-kli /
- adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
literally
US / ˈlɪtərəli /
•UK / ˈlɪtərəli /
- adverb
- So as to express the exact meaning of something
- Used to say something is true, even if unlikely
house
US / haʊs /
•UK / haʊs /
- noun
- Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- Building in which a family, person lives
- verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
eat
US / i:t /
•UK / it /
- verb
- To put food in your mouth
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
include
US / ɪnˈklu:d /
•UK / ɪnˈklud /
- verb
- To make someone, something part of a group
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
perfect
US / 'pɜ:fɪkt /
•UK / ˈpɚfɪkt /
- adjecitve
- So good it cannot be improved
- verb
- To do something so well, it cannot be done better
sense
US / sens /
•UK / sɛns /
- noun
- Certain mental feeling or emotion
- Normal or clear state of mind
- Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
- verb
- To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
- To recognize the presence 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
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
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
forget
US / fəˈget /
•UK / fərˈget /
- verb
- To not remember something
possible
US / ˈpɒsəbl /
•UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
- Having a chance of happening, or being true
example
US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /
- noun
- Thing, person which represents a category
read
US / ri:d /
•UK / ri:d /
- noun
- Person's name
- verb
- To take a measurement of a meter (e.g. gas meter)
- To predict your future from cards, a crystal ball
- To look at and comprehend the meaning of a text
- To understand something about a situation
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
special
US / 'speʃl /
•UK / ˈspɛʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Being additional or extra
- Different, better or greater than normal
- noun
- Heavily discounted sales item
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
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
touch
US / tʌtʃ /
•UK / tʌtʃ /
- noun
- Certain way of doing that makes something special
- A small amount of something
- Feeling of a surface
- verb
- To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- To be next to each other with no space between
- To get involved with (used in negative)
- To feel an object with your fingers, etc.
force
US / fɔ:s /
•UK / fɔrs, fors /
- noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
- verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
click
US / klɪk /
•UK / klɪk /
- noun
- The sound a computer mouse makes when you press it
- A short, slight, and sharp sound
- verb
- To work well with someone or something
- To press a computer mouse
- To make a short, slight, and sharp sound
film
US / fɪlm /
•UK / fɪlm /
- noun
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- verb
- To record moving action with a camera
quickly
US / ˈkwɪkli /
•UK / ˈkwɪklɪ /
- adverb
- Without taking a lot of time; fast
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
air
US / eə(r) /
•UK / er /
- noun
- Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- A person's manner intended to impress others
- verb
- To expose to the outside, to dry or freshen
- To broadcast a TV or radio show
- To open a subject to discussion and debate
reach
US / ri:tʃ /
•UK / ritʃ /
- noun
- Power or control someone has over something
- verb
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- To extend a hand or arm to touch or take something
fly
US / flaɪ /
•UK / flai /
- noun
- Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- Opening with fold of cloth hiding zipper on pants
- verb
- To move in the wind, e.g. a flag
- To move at a high speed
- To travel in a plane, helicopter, balloon etc.
- To pilot people or items by plane
- To travel through the air using wings
book
US / bʊk /
•UK / bʊk /
- noun
- Thing made of pages with writing on that you read
- verb
- (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- To reserve (hotel room, etc.) in advance
- To produce a red or yellow card to a soccer player
episode
US / 'epɪsəʊd /
•UK / ˈɛpɪˌsod /
- noun
- One separate event in a series of events
- Show which is part of a larger story
plus
US / plʌs /
•UK / plʌs /
- noun
- A benefit or advantage
- preposition
- In addition; add
- In addition to; Indicates a number above
- Having a value greater than zero
key
US / ki: /
•UK / ki /
- adjecitve
- Important; necessary to make an action successful
- noun
- Answers to exercises, as at the back of a book
- Something you use to open a lock or start a car
- Button on a computer keyboard used for typing
- List that explains symbols or abbreviations
- verb
- To enter information or data into a computer
bye
US / baɪ /
•UK / baɪ /
- exclamation
- Saying farewell to someone
event
US / ɪˈvent /
•UK / ɪˈvɛnt /
- noun
- Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- Something that happens that you will remember
- Race or contest in a sports activity or program
party
US / 'pɑ:tɪ /
•UK / ˈpɑrti /
- noun
- Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- Group of people who travel, do something together
- One side in a legal action or conflict
- Official political group
- verb
- To attend, meet, gather at an event to have fun
return
US / rɪ'tɜ:n /
•UK / rɪ'tɜ:rn /
- adjecitve
- Do again; repeated
- noun
- Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
- Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
- Profit made as a result of a business activity
- Process of going back to a previous way or state
- verb
- To hit something back to the other player or team
- To come back after being away from somewhere
- To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
- To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
- To occur again
war
US / wɔ:(r) /
•UK / wɔr /
- noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
street
US / stri:t /
•UK / strit /
- noun
- Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team
note
US / nəʊt /
•UK / not /
- noun
- Paper money
- Comments at the bottom of a page or end of a book
- A particular musical sound from voice, instrument
- Short piece of writing to help remember something
- verb
- To make mention of something; to make a remark
- To write brief comments to help remember something
connect
US / kə'nekt /
•UK / kəˈnɛkt /
- verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
- To become friends with another person
- To transfer from one part of a trip to another
particular
US / pəˈtɪkjələ(r) /
•UK / pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ, pəˈtɪk- /
- adjecitve
- One specific (one)
- Having firm ideas about what is desirable
- Being special or more than is typical
practice
US / 'præktɪs /
•UK / ˈpræktɪs /
- noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- verb
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
- To do something many times to improve a skill
review
US / rɪˈvju: /
•UK / rɪˈvju /
- noun
- Examination of soldiers and supplies
- Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
- Studying again to remind yourself about something
- verb
- To carefully look at the quality of something
- To formally examine something in the military
- To write an opinion about movie, book, or play
- To study again to remind yourself about something
perhaps
US / pəˈhæps /
•UK / pɚˈhæps /
- adverb
- Possibly, but not certainly; maybe
describe
US / dɪ'skraɪb /
•UK / dɪˈskraɪb /
- verb
- To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
train
US / treɪn /
•UK / tren /
- noun
- Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- Vehicle that carries people and runs on rails
- Long rear section of a (e.g. wedding) dress
- Series of events happening one after another
- verb
- To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
- To educate someone in something, e.g. medicine
- To cause a plant to grow a certain way by cutting
- To point a certain way or toward something
- To practice to get better at a thing, e.g. sports
gun
US / ɡʌn /
•UK / ɡʌn /
- noun
- Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
- verb
- To suddenly make an engine run faster
english
US / ˈɪŋglɪʃ /
•UK / ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of England
- noun
- Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- Person's name
storey
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
website
US / ˈwebsaɪt /
•UK / 'websaɪt /
- noun
- Collection of webpages in one location
meeting
US / ˈmi:tɪŋ /
•UK / ˈmitɪŋ /
- noun
- Gathering of people to discuss something
- verb
- To provide something that is necessary
- To come together at a certain time or place
weekend
US / ˌwi:kˈend /
•UK / ˈwi:kend /
- noun
- Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
police
US / pəˈli:s /
•UK / pəˈlis /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the police and its business
- noun
- People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- verb
- To control an area, or group with a police force
king
US / kɪŋ /
•UK / kɪŋ /
- noun
- Person considered the best or top at something
- Playing card with the image of a king on it
- Key piece in the game of chess
- Royal male ruler of a country
- Person's name
partner
US / 'pɑ:tnə(r) /
•UK / ˈpɑrtnɚ /
- noun
- One you have a business/personal relationship with
- Someone you have personal relationship with
- verb
- To join with others for work or other activity
escape
US / ɪ'skeɪp /
•UK / ɪˈskep /
- noun
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Act of getting away from where you are being kept
- verb
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
- (Gas, water) to come out from a pipe, container
- To not to be noticed or remembered by someone
useful
US / ˈju:sfl /
•UK / ˈjusfəl /
- adjecitve
- That can help with a particular task
various
US / ˈveəriəs /
•UK / ˈvɛriəs, ˈvær- /
- adjecitve
- Several; consisting of different things or types
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
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
plane
US / pleɪn /
•UK / plen /
- noun
- An airplane
- Flat or level surface
- Sharp tool for smoothing or shaving wood
- verb
- To make wood smooth with a shaving tool
bird
US / bɜ:d /
•UK / bɜ:rd /
- noun
- Animal with feathers that uses wings to fly
hungry
US / ˈhʌŋgri /
•UK / ˈhʌŋɡri /
- adjecitve
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
- Being eager to get or do something
emotional
US / ɪˈməʊʃənl /
•UK / ɪˈmoʃənəl /
- adjecitve
- Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
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
helpful
US / ˈhelpfl /
•UK / ˈhɛlpfəl /
- adjecitve
- Doing things that help someone
tom
US / tɔm /
•UK / tɑm /
- noun
- Male cat
- other
- (Ethnic slur) Offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential
speech
US / spi:tʃ /
•UK / spitʃ /
- noun
- A formal talk to an audience
- Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
physically
US / 'fɪzɪklɪ /
•UK / ˈfɪzɪkəlɪ /
- adverb
- In a manner related to the body
- Concerning reality or the laws of nature
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
soldier
US / 'səʊldʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈsoldʒɚ /
- noun
- Person working in an army to fight
male
US / meɪl /
•UK / ˈmel /
- adjecitve
- Characteristic of boys or men
- noun
- A member of the sex that fertilizes eggs
hurry
US / 'hʌrɪ /
•UK / ˈhɚri, ˈhʌr- /
- noun
- Act of moving quickly because you are late
- verb
- To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
airport
US / ˈeəpɔ:t /
•UK / ˈerpɔ:rt /
- noun
- A place where passenger planes land and take off
senior
US / 'si:nɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈsinjɚ /
- adjecitve
- Being older than another person
- Concerning the needs or activities of older people
- (Student) in the final year of school
- noun
- Person who has usually reached a specific old age
- Person who is older than someone else
- Person with higher status or authority than
- Student who is in the final year of school
verb
US / və:b /
•UK / vɚb /
- noun
- Word that expresses an action or state
bbc
US / ˌbiː biː ˈsiː /
•UK / ˌbiː biː ˈsiː /
- abbreviation
- short for British Broadcasting Corporation
harry
US / 'hærɪ /
•UK / ˈhæri /
- noun
- Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
attend
US / əˈtend /
•UK / əˈtɛnd /
- verb
- To take care of someone in need
- To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
- To be present at an event
- To go to a place regularly
crown
US / kraʊn /
•UK / kraʊn /
- noun
- A gold ring put on a King or Queen’s head
- An artificial cap on a tooth
- Top part of something
- other
- To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
- verb
- To officially give someone the winners title
- To be made king or queen of a country
- To be at the top of something
lightning
US / ˈlaɪtnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈlaɪtnɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Moving very fast or occurring suddenly
- noun
- Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
pilot
US / 'paɪlət /
•UK / ˈpaɪlət /
- noun
- Person flying a plane; expert guide for a ship
- verb
- To conduct a small practice experiment
- To fly a plane; to direct a ship
- To try TV program out to see if it would succeed
politician
US / ˌpɒləˈtɪʃn /
•UK / ˌpɑlɪˈtɪʃən /
- noun
- Someone whose job is in politics
stair
US / steə(r) /
•UK / stɛr /
- noun
- Steps that go from one level to another
- One step in a flight of stairs
royal
US / 'rɔɪəl /
•UK / ˈrɔɪəl /
- adjecitve
- Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
- Concerning a king or queen
- Used in some titles of noble persons, places
headline
US / ˈhedlaɪn /
•UK / ˈhedlaɪn /
- noun
- Title summarizing a news story
- verb
- To be the main performer at a show
prince
US / prɪns /
•UK / prɪns /
- noun
- Person's name
- Son of a king
cruise
US / kru:z /
•UK / kruz /
- noun
- A long vacation trip on a passenger boat
- verb
- To easily achieve
- To travel by boat or car for leisure
vocabulary
US / və'kæbjələrɪ /
•UK / voˈkæbjəˌlɛri /
- noun
- Words that have to do with a particular subject
- The words that a person knows
concert
US / 'kɒnsət /
•UK / ˈkɑnˌsɚt, -sət /
- noun
- Musical entertainment performed in public
bolt
US / bəʊlt /
•UK / boʊlt /
- noun
- Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
- Piece of metal for joining two things together
- verb
- To lock by putting a piece of metal across a door
- To run away suddenly; jump into action
controversy
US / 'kɒntrəvɜ:sɪ /
•UK / ˈkɑntrəˌvɚsi /
- noun
- Strong public disagreement about something
noun
US / naʊn /
•UK / naʊn /
- noun
- The subject or object of a sentence
guardian
US / 'ɡɑ:dɪən /
•UK / ˈɡɑrdiən /
- noun
- Person who guards, protects, or preserves
realm
US / relm /
•UK / rɛlm /
- noun
- Area ruled by a king or queen
- Field of knowledge or thought
quiz
US / kwɪz /
•UK / kwɪz /
- noun
- A game in which players answer questions on topics
- Brief spoken or written test, given to students
- verb
- To ask a person many questions about something
supportive
US / səˈpɔ:tɪv /
•UK / səˈpɔ:rtɪv /
- adjecitve
- Providing help and support to someone or something
ceremony
US / 'serəmənɪ /
•UK / ˈsɛrəˌmoni /
- noun
- Special social or religious event
- Rigidly formal way of behaving
supermarket
US / ˈsju:pəˌmɑ:kit /
•UK / ˈsupɚˌmɑrkɪt /
- noun
- Self-service store selling groceries etc.
neil
US / niːl /
•UK / niːl /
protester
US / prəˈtestə(r) /
•UK / prəˈtestər /
- noun
- Someone publicly showing their opposition to
beth
US / beiθ,beθ /
•UK / bɛt /
- noun
- Second letter of the Hebrew alphabet
balcony
US / 'bælkənɪ /
•UK / ˈbælkəni /
- noun
- Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
iii
US / θriː /
•UK / θriː /
- cardinal number
graduation
US / ˌgrædʒuˈeɪʃn /
•UK / ˈɡrædʒuˈeʃən /
- noun
- Getting your academic degree or certificate
- Ceremony for students to get their academic degree
preposition
US / ˌprepəˈzɪʃn /
•UK / ˌprɛpəˈzɪʃən /
- noun
- Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
rehearse
US / rɪˈhɜ:s /
•UK / rɪˈhɜ:rs /
- verb
- To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
metaphorically
US / ˌmetə'fɒrɪklɪ /
•UK / ˌmɛtəˈfɑrɪkəlɪ /
- adverb
- In a metaphorical manner
commonwealth
US / ˈkɒmənwelθ /
•UK / ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ /
- noun
- Group of countries connected politically
shun
US / ʃʌn /
•UK / ʃʌn /
- verb
- To avoid using/accepting, e.g. to show disapproval
coronation
US / ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkɔ:rəˈneɪʃn /
- noun
- Crowning of a king or queen
wingman
US / 'wɪŋmən /
•UK / 'wɪŋmən /
- noun
- Pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formatio
controversially
US / ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəli /
•UK / ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃəli /
- adverb
- Involving a great deal or argument
immaculately
US / ɪˈmækjələtli /
•UK / ɪˈmækjələtli /
- adverb
- Perfectly; without defect