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Details of this week's UK mobile emergency alert system test released | ITV News

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

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  • 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

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US / bɪ /

UK / bi /

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  • verb
  • Being

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

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  • 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

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

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  • 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

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

A1
  • 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

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

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  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

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  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

you

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US / jʊ /

UK / ju /

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  • pronoun
  • Person someone is speaking or writing to
  • Person or people in general

this

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US / ðɪs /

UK / ðɪs /

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  • 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

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

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  • 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

get

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US / ɡet /

UK / ɡɛt /

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  • 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

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

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  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

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  • 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)

what

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US / wɒt /

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

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  • 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

all

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US / ɔ:l /

UK / ɔl /

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  • adverb
  • Completely; totally
  • determiner
  • Being every one of something
  • pronoun
  • 100% of something; the complete amount

do

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US / du: /

UK / du /

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  • 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

like

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US / laɪk /

UK / laɪk /

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  • 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

will

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US / wɪl /

UK / wɪl /

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  • 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

go

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US / ɡəʊ /

UK / ɡo /

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  • noun
  • A turn in a game
  • verb
  • To attend or be at a place
  • To do an activity
  • To function properly
  • To move or travel to another place

one

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US / wʌn /

UK / wʌn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to people generally
  • Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
  • number
  • Number 1
  • pronoun
  • You; we; people in general; someone
  • The thing or person previously referred to

there

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US / ðɛə /

UK / ðɛr /

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  • adverb
  • Used to illustrate the existence of something
  • In a particular respect
  • In that place or position, at that location

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

UK / əˈbaʊt /

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  • 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)

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

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  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

know

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US / nəʊ /

UK / noʊ /

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  • 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

your

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US / jɔ: /

UK / jʊr, jɔr, jor,jə /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to you; belonging to the other person

time

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US / taɪm /

UK / taɪm /

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  • 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

come

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US / kʌm /

UK / kʌm /

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  • 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

want

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US / wɔnt /

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

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  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

more

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US / mɔ:(r) /

UK / mɔr, mor /

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  • adjecitve
  • In addition; extra
  • Greater in amount, number, or size
  • adverb
  • To a greater degree; in greater quantity
  • For a longer period of time
  • determiner
  • Additional quantity
  • pronoun
  • A greater or additional number

would

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US / wʊd /

UK / wʊd /

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  • 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

now

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US / naʊ /

UK / naʊ /

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  • 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

here

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

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  • adverb
  • In this place; at this location, position or time

say

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US / seɪ /

UK / se /

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  • 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

how

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US / haʊ /

UK / haʊ /

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  • 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)

thing

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US / θɪŋ /

UK / θɪŋ /

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  • noun
  • (Used to introduce the reason for something)
  • Something you cannot remember the name of

these

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US / ði:z /

UK / ðiz /

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  • determiner
  • People, things, or ideas near you
  • pronoun
  • The objects near the speaker

well

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US / wel /

UK / wɛl /

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  • 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

could

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US / kəd /

UK / kʊd /

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  • other
  • Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
  • Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

where

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US / hwɛə /

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

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  • conjunction
  • At or in the place which
  • In whatever place
  • pronoun
  • Word you use to ask the location of something

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

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  • noun
  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • Men, Women, Children

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

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  • pronoun
  • Which person
  • Used to introduce information about people

little

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US / 'lɪtl /

UK / ˈlɪtl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being short in length of time
  • Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
  • Being very young or younger than others
  • adverb
  • By an amount or degree that is not very much
  • Not often; rarely
  • noun
  • A person's name

need

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US / ni:d /

UK / nid /

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  • 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

which

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US / wɪtʃ /

UK / hwɪtʃ,wɪtʃ /

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  • determiner
  • Question word to ask about a person's choice
  • pronoun
  • (Used to describe something previously mentioned)
  • Question word to decide either, or

lot

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US / lɒt /

UK / lɑt /

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  • 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

use

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US / ju:s /

UK / ju:s /

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  • 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

also

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US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

UK / ˈɔlso /

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  • adverb
  • In addition; too; in a similar way

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

something

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US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

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  • 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

than

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US / ðən /

UK / ðən /

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  • conjunction
  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

work

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US / wɜ:k /

UK / wɚk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Activity completed in order to make money
  • noun
  • The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • Everything created by an author, artist, musician
  • Activity you do in order to make money
  • Place of employment
  • Final product or result of a some labor or effort
  • verb
  • To bring into a specific state of success
  • To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
  • To do your job in your company or workplace
  • To make an effort to do something
  • To operate a machine or device

actually

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US / ˈæktʃuəli /

UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

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  • adverb
  • Used to add new (often different) information

put

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US / pʊt /

UK / pʊt /

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  • 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

off

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US / ɒf /

UK / ɔ:f /

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of event) canceled; no longer occurring
  • Not having on; not wearing
  • Being somewhat wrong
  • adverb
  • Separated, removed, or away from a place or route
  • (Of a machine) no longer turned on or operating
  • (Of light, computer) no longer attached/connected
  • Far away in terms of time or space
  • preposition
  • Away or free from work
  • (Of foods, drink) old and bad to eat, drink
  • Extending or leading from something
  • No longer in or on some transport or vehicle

tell

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US / tel /

UK / tɛl /

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  • 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

too

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • adverb
  • In addition, also; with emphasis
  • Say that something is more than you want

mean

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US / mi:n /

UK / min /

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  • 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

new

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US / nju: /

UK / nu, nju /

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  • 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

around

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US / ə'raʊnd /

UK / əˈraʊnd /

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  • 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

why

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US / waɪ /

UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /

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  • adverb
  • Question word to ask for a reason
  • exclamation
  • (Used to express surprise or approval)

should

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US / ʃʊd /

UK / ʃʊd /

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  • other
  • Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

sure

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US / ʃʊə(r) /

UK / ʃʊr /

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  • adverb
  • What you say to agree willingly
  • 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

last

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US / lɑ:st /

UK / læst /

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  • adjecitve
  • Most recent; the latest
  • The one before
  • adverb
  • Final; with nothing following; after all others
  • Most recent; the latest
  • determiner
  • The one at the end
  • verb
  • To remain or continue for a certain period of time

bit

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US / bɪt /

UK / bɪt /

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  • 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

many

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US / 'menɪ /

UK / ˈmɛni /

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  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

keep

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US / ki:p /

UK / kip /

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  • noun
  • Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • Money spent on you so you can live in a place
  • verb
  • To continue doing something; not to stop
  • To stop balls going in a goal in sports
  • To not give back or return something
  • (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
  • To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
  • To have and continue to hold something
  • To do something that you have promised or agreed
  • To stay in a certain place or condition
  • To maintain the rules

video

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  • adjecitve
  • Of a moving film, with sound
  • noun
  • Recording capturing action with sound
  • verb
  • To make a moving film of, with sound

every

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US / 'evrɪ /

UK / ˈɛvri /

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  • adjecitve
  • Happening at equal specified intervals/distance
  • determiner
  • Including each person or thing in a group

might

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US / maɪt /

UK / maɪt /

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  • other
  • Used to politely request an action
  • Used to express that something could happen
  • Power, strength, force or influence

different

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US / ˈdɪfrənt /

UK / ˈdɪfrənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not of the same kind; unlike other things

point

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  • noun
  • An item to be discussed
  • Small spot or dot
  • Fact or detail
  • Feature of something
  • The size of the text on a page or screen
  • A certain time or stage in a process
  • Certain position in time or space
  • Idea or fact you try to convince people about
  • Measurement of scores in a game, sport
  • Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
  • verb
  • To face a certain direction, e.g. north
  • To indicate something with your finger to others

live

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US / lɪv /

UK / liv /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
  • Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
  • Glowing because burning; hot
  • Not yet killed (for food)
  • adverb
  • (Music, drama) as it is performed
  • verb
  • To be alive
  • To experience a particular type of life
  • To make your home in a house or town

everything

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US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /

UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /

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  • pronoun
  • All of the things mentioned

while

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US / waɪl /

UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /

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  • conjunction
  • In spite of the fact that; although
  • During the time that; at the same time
  • noun
  • Short amount of time

life

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US / laɪf /

UK / laɪf /

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  • noun
  • All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • Period of time things live, from birth to death

hear

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

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  • verb
  • To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • To be told or find out information or facts
  • To consider or listen to a court case

second

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US / 'sekənd /

UK / ˈsɛkənd /

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  • adjecitve
  • 2nd; the one following first
  • noun
  • Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
  • Short period of time that you wait for someone
  • (Do) soon
  • verb
  • To agree to support a proposal at a meeting

able

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US / 'eɪbl /

UK / ˈebəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Skilled; good at something
  • Having the ability to do something

its

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US / ɪts /

UK / ɪts /

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  • adjecitve
  • Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
  • determiner
  • Of something; belonging or related to something
  • other
  • Possessive form of “it”

yeah

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US / jeə /

UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /

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  • exclamation
  • Another way of saying 'yes'

seem

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US / si:m /

UK / sim /

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  • verb
  • To appear to be something

everyone

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US / ˈevriwʌn /

UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /

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  • pronoun
  • Every person; everybody

reason

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US / 'ri:zn /

UK / ˈrizən /

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  • 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

sound

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US / saʊnd /

UK / saʊnd /

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  • 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

ready

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US / 'redɪ /

UK / ˈrɛdi /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being likely or about to do something
  • Being willing to do a task
  • verb
  • To prepare something for use or action

miss

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US / mɪs /

UK / mɪs /

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  • 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

case

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US / keɪs /

UK / kes /

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  • 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

send

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UK / sɛnd /

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  • verb
  • To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
  • To cause mail or packages to go to another place
  • To move something quickly in a particular way
  • To give information or greetings to someone

expect

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  • verb
  • To believe something is probably going to happen

during

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US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /

UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /

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  • preposition
  • At some point in the course of an event or thing

across

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US / əˈkrɔs /

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  • adverb
  • Distance from one side to another
  • (Go) from one side to the other of something

sometimes

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UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /

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  • adverb
  • Only at certain times; occasionally

area

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  • noun
  • Amount of measured space
  • A specific section or space; part of a region
  • A subject or field of study

system

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US / 'sɪstəm /

UK / ˈsɪstəm /

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  • adjecitve
  • Working in an organized, logical way
  • noun
  • Set of organized, planned ideas that work together

clear

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  • adjecitve
  • Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • Being certain and without doubt
  • Being without any streaks, spots, or cracks
  • Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious
  • adverb
  • Completely; entirely; through the whole of
  • Away from; free from
  • verb
  • To recover from or remove a problem
  • To get rid of the entire contents of
  • To give permission for something to happen
  • To make a place or surface empty by removing
  • To prove that someone is not guilty or to blame

news

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US / nju:z /

UK / nu:z /

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  • noun
  • Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
  • Information about recent events

test

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UK / test /

A1
  • noun
  • A medical examination
  • Action to establish the truth or nature of
  • Examination; questions to measure knowledge
  • verb
  • To be given a medical examination
  • To try to establish the truth or nature of
  • To ask a series of questions to measure knowledge

phone

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US / fəʊn /

UK / foʊn /

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  • noun
  • Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
  • verb
  • To talk to someone using a telephone

child

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  • noun
  • A very young person, between about 2 and 15

worry

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US / ˈwʌri /

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  • noun
  • Something that causes trouble or concern
  • verb
  • To cause concern or trouble over something
  • To feel concerned or troubled about something

option

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US / 'ɒpʃn /

UK / ˈɑpʃən /

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  • noun
  • A choice
  • Right to buy or sell at a certain price and time

event

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US / ɪˈvent /

UK / ɪˈvɛnt /

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  • noun
  • Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
  • Something that happens that you will remember
  • Race or contest in a sports activity or program

report

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US / rɪ'pɔ:t /

UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /

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  • noun
  • Account of the necessary facts and information
  • The telling of news in the media
  • Official statement about something
  • verb
  • To submit a report or bill to the government
  • To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
  • To state something officially
  • To officially present yourself to an authority
  • To describe something by telling it to others

switch

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  • noun
  • A change or shift from one method to another
  • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
  • Thin flexible piece of wood or stick
  • verb
  • To exchange or replace something for another thing

government

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UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /

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  • noun
  • Group of people and system that rule a nation

receive

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US / rɪ'si:v /

UK / rɪˈsiv /

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  • verb
  • To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • To allow someone to become a member (of a club)
  • To welcome someone as a guest into your home
  • To respond to (e.g. news) in a particular way

message

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US / 'mesɪdʒ /

UK / ˈmɛsɪdʒ /

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  • noun
  • Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
  • Piece of information that is told/given to someone
  • verb
  • To communicate using text

raise

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US / reɪz /

UK / rez /

A1
  • noun
  • Increase in a bet above another when playing cards
  • Pay increase
  • verb
  • To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • To gather donations for a cause or charity
  • To bring up and educate a child to maturity
  • To bring a dead person to life
  • To increase a quantity, size, intensity or price
  • To lift (e.g. your hand) to a higher position
  • To mention a topic /issue for discussion; bring up
  • To increase (salary, etc.)
  • To grow or care for plants or animals

particular

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US / pəˈtɪkjələ(r) /

UK / pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ, pəˈtɪk- /

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  • adjecitve
  • One specific (one)
  • Having firm ideas about what is desirable
  • Being special or more than is typical

war

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US / wɔ:(r) /

UK / wɔr /

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  • noun
  • Situation where armies fight each other

hide

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US / haɪd /

UK / haɪd /

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  • noun
  • The skin of an animal used for making leather
  • verb
  • To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found

pack

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  • noun
  • Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
  • Group of people, animals, or objects
  • verb
  • To put things in a suitcase to go on a trip
  • To crowd a place with a large amount of things
  • To put something into a container to store it

risk

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US / rɪsk /

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  • noun
  • Actions that cause potential problems
  • verb
  • To do something potentially dangerous or foolish

reveal

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US / rɪ'vi:l /

UK / rɪˈvil /

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  • verb
  • To show something that was hidden before

tool

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US / tu:l /

UK / tul /

A2
  • noun
  • Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
  • verb
  • To provide a workshop with the right equipment

recognize

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US / ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz /

UK / ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz /

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  • verb
  • To accept the truth or reality of something
  • To consider something as important or special
  • To accept the legal authority of someone, thing
  • To publicly show appreciation for someone's work
  • To know someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or experienced it before

clock

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US / klɒk /

UK / klɑ:k /

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  • noun
  • A device that shows the time
  • verb
  • To measure the time something takes

device

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US / dɪˈvaɪs /

UK / dɪˈvaɪs /

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  • noun
  • Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
  • Method of doing something; a way

concern

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US / kənˈsɜ:n /

UK / kənˈsɚn /

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  • noun
  • Company, firm or business
  • Feeling of worry or anxiety
  • verb
  • To be about a particular topic
  • To have a direct impact on someone
  • To be responsible or mixed up in; to be involved
  • To feel worry or anxiety

park

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US / pɑ:k /

UK / pɑ:rk /

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Public green area in a town for exercise, relaxing
  • Field upon which a sport is played, e.g. baseball
  • verb
  • To stay still without moving
  • To leave your car, bike in a certain place

football

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US / ˈfʊtbɔ:l /

UK / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /

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  • noun
  • Round ball kicked by people playing soccer
  • Sport where 2 teams try to kick a ball in a goal

warn

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US / wɔ:n /

UK / wɔrn /

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  • verb
  • To tell someone about possible danger

wave

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US / weɪv /

UK / wev /

A2
  • noun
  • Movement of sound, air or energy
  • Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
  • Slightly curved shape in hair
  • Frequency of movement of objects together
  • Up and down movement of water in a lake or sea
  • Signal with your hand to say hello or goodbye
  • verb
  • To cause to move side to side or back and forth
  • To swing back and forth as a result of the wind
  • To move your hand or arm to say hello or goodbye

loud

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US / laʊd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
  • Making a lot of noise

text

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US / tekst /

UK / tɛkst /

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  • noun
  • Any form in which writing exists
  • Reading or audio passage, often a story or article
  • Written part of a book or other work
  • verb
  • To send a message by phone or other device

noise

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US / nɔɪz /

UK / nɔɪz /

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  • noun
  • Loud sounds that cause discomfort or annoyance

generally

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US / ˈdʒenrəli /

UK / ˈdʒɛnərəli /

A2
  • adverb
  • Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people

testing

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US / ˈtestɪŋ /

UK / ˈtestɪŋ /

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  • verb
  • To be given a medical examination
  • To try to establish the truth or nature of
  • To ask a series of questions to measure knowledge

weather

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US / 'weðə(r) /

UK / ˈwɛðɚ /

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  • noun
  • Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
  • verb
  • To successfully deal with a difficult situation
  • To erode or become damaged due to the environment

effective

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US / ɪˈfektɪv /

UK / ɪˈfɛktɪv /

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  • adjecitve
  • Working efficiently to produce a desired result

extreme

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US / ɪk'stri:m /

UK / ɪkˈstrim /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very great in degree
  • Farthest from a center
  • Very severe; very strong
  • noun
  • Effort that is thought more than is necessary

encourage

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US / ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ /

UK / ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr- /

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  • verb
  • To increase the chance of something happening
  • To make someone more determined or confident

via

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US / ˈvaɪə /

UK / ˈvaɪə, ˈviə /

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  • preposition
  • By the means of using something
  • By going through, by way of

emergency

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US / ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ /

UK / ɪˈmɚdʒənsi /

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  • noun
  • Sudden event needing an immediate action

danger

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US / ˈdeɪndʒə(r) /

UK / ˈdendʒɚ /

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  • noun
  • The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed

mobile

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US / 'məʊbaɪl /

UK / ˈmoʊbl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Able to be moved or able to move
  • noun
  • Personal phone you take with you wherever you go

violence

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US / ˈvaɪələns /

UK / ˈvaɪələns /

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  • noun
  • Strong physical force of nature
  • Use of physical force to harm someone

afternoon

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US / ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n /

UK / ˌæftərˈnu:n /

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  • noun
  • Time after 12:00 and before the evening meal

radio

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US / ˈreɪdiəʊ /

UK / ˈreɪdioʊ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the broadcasting of sound
  • noun
  • System of sending/receiving signals through air
  • Device to listen to broadcast programs, messages
  • verb
  • To broadcast a message to be heard by radio

abuse

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US / ə'bju:s /

UK / əˈbjuz /

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  • noun
  • Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
  • Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
  • verb
  • To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
  • To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
  • To use something wrongly or dishonestly
  • To insult someone or swear at them

therefore

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US / ˈðeəfɔ:(r) /

UK / ˈðerfɔ:(r) /

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  • adverb
  • And so; for that reason

alert

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UK / əˈlɚt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being aware and able to respond quickly
  • verb
  • To warn someone so they can respond to it

coverage

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US / ˈkʌvərɪdʒ /

UK / ˈkʌvərɪdʒ /

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  • noun
  • Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts

panic

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US / 'pænɪk /

UK / ˈpænɪk /

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  • noun
  • Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  • verb
  • To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think

james

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US / dʒeimz /

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  • proper noun
  • The name of seven Stuart kings of Scotland.
  • The name of two kings of England, Ireland, and Scotland.

loop

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US / lu:p /

UK / lup /

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  • noun
  • A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
  • A circle of rope or string to put around something
  • verb
  • To put a circle of rope around something

nuclear

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US / ˈnju:kliə(r) /

UK / ˈnukliɚ, ˈnju- /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning or involving the center of an atom

smartphone

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US / ˈsmɑːtfəʊn /

UK / ˈsmɑːtˌfoʊn /

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  • noun
  • A telephone that has applications

increasingly

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US / ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli /

UK / ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli /

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  • adverb
  • More and more; in greater degree or amount

charity

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US / 'tʃærətɪ /

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  • noun
  • Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
  • Institution providing help to the needy, the sick
  • Person's name

alarm

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US / əˈlɑ:m /

UK / əˈlɑ:rm /

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  • noun
  • Sound or light used for a warning or alert
  • an alarm clock
  • verb
  • To make someone unpleasantly surprised

seconds

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US / 'sekəndz /

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  • other
  • Units of time; one sixtieth of a minute
  • Short periods of time you wait for someone
  • verb
  • To agree to support a proposal at a meeting

itv

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US / ˌaɪ tiː ˈviː /

UK / ˌaɪ tiː ˈviː /

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  • abbreviation
  • Interactive television.

domestic

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  • adjecitve
  • British informal fight between husband and wife
  • Concerning your own home or house
  • Concerning or made in your own country
  • noun
  • Someone paid to help with housework in your house

sunday

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US / ˈsʌndeɪ /

UK / ˈsʌndi, -ˌde /

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  • noun
  • Seventh day of the week, the day after Saturday

survivor

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UK / sərˈvaɪvə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Person, thing that continues to live or exist

stadium

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US / 'steɪdɪəm /

UK / ˈstediəm /

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  • noun
  • Building with a sports field for watching games

simultaneously

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US / ˌsɪməl'teɪnɪəslɪ /

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  • adverb
  • At the same time; all together

frequent

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US / ˈfri:kwənt /

UK / ˈfrikwənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Happening often
  • verb
  • To go to a place regularly

rural

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US / ˈruərəl /

UK / ˈrʊrəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the country as opposed to the city

flooding

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US / flʌdɪŋ /

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  • verb
  • To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
  • (Of liquid) to fill or cover something completely

lecture

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  • noun
  • Telling someone off for doing something wrong
  • Talk or speech about a particular subject
  • verb
  • To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
  • To give a talk or speech about a subject

vibrate

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US / vaɪˈbreɪt /

UK / ˈvaɪˌbret /

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  • verb
  • To shake side to side quickly in small movements

halftime

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  • noun
  • Rest time between two periods of a game

wildfire

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  • noun
  • Raging and rapidly spreading large fire

pm

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UK / ˌpiː ˈem /

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  • abbreviation
  • PM is an acronym for Prime Minister

chloe

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  • Introduction to Video Content
  • The UK government is set to test a new emergency alert system that will be used across the country. The test will take place on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and anyone with a mobile phone will receive a loud alarm sound and a vibration lasting for about 10 seconds. This system is designed to warn people about life-threatening situations caused by extreme weather events such as wildfires and flooding. It will send an alert directly to the phone, informing the user of the imminent danger. However, there are concerns about the effectiveness of this system for people living in rural areas with limited or no access to 4G or 5G coverage. While the government acknowledges this risk, it believes that sending alerts through radio waves will be more effective than text messages.There are also worries from domestic violence charities that the alert system could potentially expose survivors of abuse by revealing the location of their hidden phones. However, the government clarifies that this alert system is just one tool among many and does not imply that people should have their phones switched on at all times.This test aims to assess the functionality and effectiveness of the emergency alert system. More information about the test and its purpose is provided in a government video, although many people are not aware of the details. It is essential for everyone to understand the purpose and importance of this test to ensure their safety during potential crises.The results of this test will help the government refine the emergency alert system and ensure that it can efficiently alert and protect the population in times of need. It is crucial for individuals to stay informed and aware of the emergency alert system's capabilities to ensure their safety and the safety of their communities in the face of extreme weather events.Overall, the government's emergency alert system test is an important step in enhancing the country's preparedness for emergencies. It aims to provide timely and life-saving information to the public, enabling them to take necessary actions to protect themselves. Understanding the system's purpose and functionality is vital, as it could potentially save lives in the event of a real emergency.
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  • Now, what will you be doing at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon?
  • Well, if you've got your mobile phone with you, you'll hear a sound of a loud alarm, and it will vibrate for around 10 seconds.
  • But there's no need to panic.
  • It's actually a test for a new government alert system, which will be used across the UK. But it seems not everyone's been kept in the loop, as Chloe Keady now reports.
  • This government video tells you everything you need to know about its new emergency alert system.
  • On Sunday, it's going to be put to the test.
  • But how many of us are clear on what to expect?
  • Do you know about the government's test of its emergency alert system on Sunday?
  • A little bit.
  • Do you know what it's for?
  • No, I don't know what it's for.
  • Yeah, I've heard different things, like missing children or abuse.
  • I'm not too sure what it is.
  • Testing.
  • Lecture all ready.
  • Ready for what?
  • In case of a nuclear war or something like that.
  • I don't know.
  • It's actually meant to warn you if your life is in danger from increasingly frequent extreme weather events, like wildfires and flooding.
  • It'll do it by sending an alert to your phone.
  • Isn't it a worry that people who live in rural areas and therefore might be more at risk of flooding also might not be able to get 4G or 5G coverage where they live and therefore might not get these alerts?
  • While we know that's a risk, we also know that emergency alerts sent via radio waves are more effective than text messages.
  • The alert noise will last for around 10 seconds.
  • Domestic violence charities have raised concerns that it could reveal phones that have been hidden by survivors of abuse.
  • Is the message here from the government that people should have their phones switched on at all times?
  • No. This is just one tool.
  • There are lots of reasons why people might not want to receive this message at a particular point in time or more generally on a particular device.
  • Everyone has the option to switch it off.
  • As I say, we wouldn't encourage that, but we recognise that sometimes people might need to.
  • The test at 3pm on Sunday will come during halftime at Newcastle's St James' Park.
  • If it works, every smartphone in this packed football stadium should go off simultaneously.
  • Chloe Keady, ITV News.