Apple moving production from China to India remains 'vital,' says WSJ's Joanna Stern
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Original YouTube Video | CNBCTelevision Published on 2023-04-14
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and
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that
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not
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for
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you
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this
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- adjecitve
- Used to indicate something already been discussed
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- adverb
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- A specific amount of
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with
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- preposition
- As an employee of a certain company
- Against something or someone
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about
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- adverb
- To be ready to; going to
- Nearly; approximately; roughly
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- preposition
- Concerning or of (a topic)
get
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- verb
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but
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- conjunction
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can
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- noun
- A metal container for storing food
- other
- Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
- verb
- To have permission to
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- To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container
they
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- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
just
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- adjecitve
- Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
- Doing or being what is right or fair
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- adverb
- Almost; nearly
- Exactly at the time of
- Exactly (the same as, like)
what
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- adjecitve
- Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
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- adverb
- To a certain degree
- determiner
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- exclamation
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all
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- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
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
like
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•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
go
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•UK / ɡo /
- 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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•UK / wʌn /
- 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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•UK / ðɛr /
- adverb
- Used to illustrate the existence of something
- In a particular respect
- In that place or position, at that location
out
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•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
from
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•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
see
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•UK / si /
- verb
- To go on a date with someone
- To predict whether something is, or will be true
- To understand what someone says
- To use your eyes to look at something
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- To visit or meet with someone
- To find out by waiting or looking
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make
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•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
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
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
time
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•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
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- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
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- 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
US / 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
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
more
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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
when
US / wen /
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- adjecitve
- Concerning or during the time something happens
- adverb
- Word you use to ask about the time, or day
- conjunction
- Although
- In the event that; if
- pronoun
- Which time
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
some
US / səm /
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- adjecitve
- Remarkable; very good (or very bad) in a way
- Concerning a certain unclear degree, quantity
- determiner
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- pronoun
- Number of persons, things in a group, but not all
because
US / bɪ'kɒz /
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- conjunction
- For a reason
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
good
US / ɡʊd /
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- adjecitve
- Proper, appropriate or right
- (Of an amount) enough; plenty
- Excellent; high quality
- Acting well or properly; of moral character
- In a positive or happy emotional state
- noun
- Advantage or benefit
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
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- 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
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- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
thing
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- noun
- (Used to introduce the reason for something)
- Something you cannot remember the name of
then
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- 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
way
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- adverb
- Used to emphasize the amount of something
- noun
- Particular aspect of something being thought about
- One of various choices that could be made
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- Route to go to a place
- Small street
- Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone
these
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- determiner
- People, things, or ideas near you
- pronoun
- The objects near the speaker
into
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- preposition
- Moving or going inside something
- In the same direction as; in the direction of
- So as to become; taking the state of
well
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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
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- exclamation
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- Long deep hole in the ground to get water
- verb
- To cause your eyes to fill with tears
very
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- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
could
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- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
other
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- adjecitve
- A thing different from that mentioned
- determiner
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- pronoun
- Being the one and only thing of that category
much
US / mʌtʃ /
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- adjecitve
- Very; to a high level or degree
- adverb
- A lot; large amount; a high degree of
- Nearly; basically
- On many occasions; often
- noun
- A large amount; a great quantity
even
US / 'i:vn /
•UK / ˈivən /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
- Being divided equally or fairly
- (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
- Smooth, level, or regular
- Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
- At a regular, equally steady manner
- Remaining steady and unchanging
- adverb
- (When this is surprising) as well; too
- (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
- verb
- To make something level; to flatten
- To make something equal
actually
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- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
where
US / hwɛə /
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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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•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
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
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
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
lot
US / lɒt /
•UK / lɑt /
- noun
- What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- A group of people seen together
- Item for sale at an auction
- Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
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
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
also
US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /
•UK / ˈɔlso /
- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
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
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
still
US / stɪl /
•UK / stɪl /
- adjecitve
- Quiet; without sound
- adverb
- (Used of an action or condition that is ongoing)
- noun
- Machine or device for making alcohol
- Photograph (not a video or moving image)
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
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
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
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
new
US / nju: /
•UK / nu, nju /
- adjecitve
- Not old, recently born, built or made
- Being or doing something for the first time
- Not felt, seen or known previously
- Having been recently bought or obtained
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
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
show
US / ʃəʊ /
•UK / ʃo /
- noun
- False display of love, emotion or action
- An event for displaying or promoting goods
- Play, opera or theater production
- Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
- verb
- To be easily seen or displayed
- To display your emotions or feelings
- To let someone see something; display
- To explain or teach how something is done
- To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
- To prove something to be true, correct
- To reveal or allow something to be seen
last
US / lɑ:st /
•UK / læst /
- 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
great
US / ɡreɪt /
•UK / ɡret /
- adjecitve
- Very large in size
- Very important
- Very good; fantastic; wonderful
- adverb
- Very good; better than before
- noun
- Successful and well-admired person
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
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
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
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
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
point
US / pɔɪnt /
•UK / pɔɪnt /
- noun
- An item to be discussed
- Small spot or dot
- Fact or detail
- Feature of something
- The size of the text on a page or screen
- A certain time or stage in a process
- Certain position in time or space
- Idea or fact you try to convince people about
- Measurement of scores in a game, sport
- Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
- verb
- To face a certain direction, e.g. north
- To indicate something with your finger to others
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
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
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
second
US / 'sekənd /
•UK / ˈsɛkənd /
- adjecitve
- 2nd; the one following first
- noun
- Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
- Short period of time that you wait for someone
- (Do) soon
- verb
- To agree to support a proposal at a meeting
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
anything
US / ˈeniθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- A thing of any kind
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
though
US / ðəu /
•UK / ðo /
- adverb
- Although, despite the fact that
set
US / set /
•UK / sɛt /
- adjecitve
- Prepared for something; ready
- noun
- Complete group of something
- Place where a television show or movie is filmed
- Group of games in a tennis match
- Device that receives radio or television signals
- verb
- To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
- To decide upon or choose something
- To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
- To decide on a price for something
- To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
- To be located in a specific place or time
- To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
- To put someone in a certain condition or state
- (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon
high
US / haɪ /
•UK / haɪ /
- adjecitve
- Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- Being of excellent quality or excellent standards
- Larger than usual in number, amount or degree
- Holding an important or powerful position
- With a sound close to the top of the musical scale
- Rising upward a great distance
- adverb
- At or to a place far above the ground
- At a great value, amount or price
- In a way that shows a lot of wealth
- noun
- (Weather) area of increased pressure
believe
US / bɪ'li:v /
•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
yeah
US / jeə /
•UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /
- exclamation
- Another way of saying 'yes'
seem
US / si:m /
•UK / sim /
- verb
- To appear to be something
everyone
US / ˈevriwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /
- pronoun
- Every person; everybody
question
US / 'kwestʃən /
•UK / ˈkwɛstʃən /
- noun
- Issue or problems you are dealing with
- What you ask about; issue
- verb
- To ask for or try to get information
- To have or express concerns or uncertainty
hand
US / hænd /
•UK / hænd /
- noun
- Cards given to a player in a card game
- Piece of a clock that points to the time
- Someone who performs physical tasks or work
- Body part at the end of a person's arm
- Help for someone performing a particular action
- Condition of having power or influence
- Member of the crew of a ship
- verb
- To give something to someone personally
important
US / ɪmˈpɔ:tnt /
•UK / ɪmˈpɔrtnt /
- adjecitve
- Having power or authority
- Having a big effect on (person, the future)
person
US / 'pɜ:sn /
•UK / 'pɜ:rsn /
- noun
- Man, woman or child
shoot
US / ʃu:t /
•UK / ʃut /
- noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
- verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- To (cause to) fly away forcefully
- To use a camera to record a film/take a photograph
buy
US / baɪ /
•UK / baɪ /
- noun
- Something you pay for
- verb
- To believe something; accept
- To get something by paying money for it
line
US / laɪn /
•UK / laɪn /
- noun
- Border that divides two places or regions
- Long crease in the skin, often from age
- Mark that is long, straight and very thin
- Row of words, letters or numbers that are written
- Telephone connection
- People waiting one behind the other; queue
- Long thin wire, e.g. for electrical signal
- verb
- To put material along the inside of something
course
US / kɔː(r)s /
•UK / kɔː(r)s /
- noun
- The route or direction e.g. a river moves along
- A series of lessons given over time
- Part of a meal that is served separately
- Place where horses etc. race against each other
- Route or direction that a river, etc. moves along
- verb
- To flow somewhere rapidly and in great quantity
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
month
US / mʌnθ /
•UK / mʌnθ /
- noun
- One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
allow
US / əˈlaʊ /
•UK / əˈlaʊ /
- verb
- To admit the validity or truth of something
- To let or permit someone do something
build
US / bɪld /
•UK / bɪld /
- noun
- Your physical shape; physique
- verb
- To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- To construct a house, office, factory
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
type
US / taɪp /
•UK / taɪp /
- noun
- Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- Group of things or people sharing common features
- verb
- To identify something belonging to a group
- To write by touching keys on a keyboard
drop
US / drɒp /
•UK / drɑp /
- noun
- Distance between a higher and a lower level
- Act of letting something fall (from your hand)
- A decrease in quantity or quality; reduction
- Tiny amount of liquid, with rounded bottom
- verb
- To drive someone to a place and then drive away
- To let something fall from your hand
- To fall or lie down quickly, as when shot
- To decide to stop something e.g. a course)
- To (cause to) reduce in quantity or quality
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
share
US / ʃeə(r) /
•UK / ʃɛr /
- noun
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
- To give information, etc. to someone
interesting
US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Taking your attention; making you want to know
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
low
US / ləʊ /
•UK / lo /
- adjecitve
- Having a small quantity, supply, or amount
- Being unhappy or unpleasant in attitude
- Not high; being near the ground, or bottom
- (Of a voice, sound) being soft; quiet
- noun
- Situation of not having a lot of something
whether
US / ˈweðə(r) /
•UK / ˈhwɛðɚ, ˈwɛð- /
- conjunction
- If something will happen or not
obviously
US / ˈɒbviəsli /
•UK / ˈɑːbviəsli /
- adverb
- In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand
country
US / ˈkʌntri /
•UK / ˈkʌntri /
- noun
- An area of land that is controlled by a government
- Open land that is away from towns and cities
issue
US / 'ɪʃu: /
•UK / ˈɪʃu /
- noun
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
- verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
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
state
US / steɪt /
•UK / stet /
- adjecitve
- Concerning region within a country
- noun
- Region within a country, with its own government
- Situation or condition something is in
- verb
- To say; declare as fact
term
US / tɜ:m /
•UK / tɚm /
- noun
- Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- Length of time something is expected to happen
- Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
- The (precise) name given to something
- verb
- To call; give a name to
phone
US / fəʊn /
•UK / foʊn /
- noun
- Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
- verb
- To talk to someone using a telephone
certain
US / ˈsə:tn /
•UK / ˈsɚtn /
- adjecitve
- Definite, fixed
- Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
- Being sure about something; without doubt
company
US / 'kʌmpənɪ /
•UK / ˈkʌmpəni /
- noun
- Good feeling from being with someone else
- A business that sells things or provides services
- Guests, especially in your home
- Being with another person rather than alone
sell
US / sel /
•UK / sɛl /
- verb
- To exchange something for money
- To persuade people to do, like or agree
release
US / rɪ'li:s /
•UK / rɪ'li:s /
- noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
- Relief from sadness, suffering or trouble
- Act of freeing from a jail, cage, prison, etc.
- verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- To allow to leave a jail, cage, etc.; let out
- To let go of something you are holding
process
US / prə'ses /
•UK / ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs /
- noun
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
- verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- To prepare by treating something in a certain way
- To adopt a set of actions that produce a result
- To convert by putting something through a machine
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
themselves
US / ðəmˈselvz /
•UK / ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðəm- /
- pronoun
- Reflexive form of 'they'
store
US / stɔ:(r) /
•UK / stɔr, stor /
- noun
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
- verb
- To put things in a place for later use
available
US / əˈveɪləbl /
•UK / əˈveləbəl /
- adjecitve
- Present and able to be used
- Able to be used at a scheduled time
wall
US / wɔ:l /
•UK / wɔl /
- noun
- High, flat side of a room or building
personal
US / ˈpɜ:sənl /
•UK / ˈpɚsənəl /
- adjecitve
- Done by or to a particular person; individual
- Concerning a person's private life or feelings
street
US / stri:t /
•UK / strit /
- noun
- Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
anywhere
US / ˈeniweə(r) /
•UK / ˈeniwer /
- adverb
- To any extent or degree (often used with not)
- In, at or to any place
- other
- Use to indicate limits or variation
total
US / ˈtəʊtl /
•UK / ˈtoʊtl /
- adjecitve
- Complete
- noun
- Whole number or amount of something
- verb
- To damage a car beyond repair
market
US / ˈmɑ:kɪt /
•UK / ˈmɑ:rkɪt /
- noun
- Need or demand for a particular product or service
- Area or region where a certain product is sold
- Public event where people sell goods on tables
- Institution where stocks are bought and sold
- verb
- To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
average
US / 'ævərɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Typical or normal; usual; ordinary
- noun
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
range
US / reɪndʒ /
•UK / rendʒ /
- noun
- Cooking stove with multiple burners
- Given distance from a point; how far plane can fly
- Large grassy area where cattle wander and feed
- Group or chain of mountains
- Set of things with something in common
- Limits within which something extends or varies
- A set of products, e.g. so that people can choose
- verb
- To cover an area from one point to another
- To extend to or vary within given limits
- To put things in a row or in line
- To wander or explore
computer
US / kəmˈpju:tə(r) /
•UK / kəmˈpjutɚ /
- noun
- Machine for storing data, accessing the internet
cook
US / kʊk /
•UK / kʊk /
- noun
- A person who prepares food
- Person's name
- verb
- To heat food until it is ready to eat
sad
US / sæd /
•UK / sæd /
- adjecitve
- Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
opening
US / ˈəʊpnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈoʊpnɪŋ /
- noun
- Free job; job you can apply for
- Action of starting something, e.g. a new business
- verb
- To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- To start the activities or services of a business
- To make a space or hole appear in something
- To move or change so that it is no longer closed
- To start something, e.g. a new business
target
US / 'tɑ:ɡɪt /
•UK / ˈtɑrɡɪt /
- noun
- A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- Group you are trying to sell to or influence
- Something shot at to practice shooting
- verb
- To try to influence; direct a message toward
- (Army) to aim an attack at something
technology
US / tek'nɒlədʒɪ /
•UK / tɛkˈnɑlədʒi /
- noun
- Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
expensive
US / ɪkˈspensɪv /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛnsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Costing a lot of money
success
US / sək'ses /
•UK / səkˈsɛs /
- noun
- Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- A successful person; one who achieved their aims
lack
US / læk /
•UK / læk /
- noun
- The state of not having or not having enough of
- A shortage of something
- verb
- To not have, or not have enough, of something
app
US / æp /
•UK / æp /
- noun
- Small applications for smartphones
physical
US / ˈfɪzɪkl /
•UK / ˈfɪzɪkəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the body of a person
- Concerning things that can be seen or touched
- noun
- Health check at the doctors' or hospital
datum
US / ˈdeɪtəm /
•UK / ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm /
- noun
- Item of factual information
audience
US / ˈɔ:diəns /
•UK / ˈɔdiəns /
- noun
- Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
quarter
US / 'kwɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈkwɔrtɚ /
- noun
- 25 cents
- 3-month period of time for businesses, etc.
- One of four equal parts of something
- One of the four time periods in a school calendar
- One of four equal periods of play in some sports
- Area of a town or city defined by its inhabitants
- verb
- To split something into four equal parts
- To give a soldier a place to live for a short time
specifically
US / spəˈsɪfɪkli /
•UK / spəˈsɪfɪkli /
- adverb
- As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- In particular
limit
US / 'lɪmɪt /
•UK / ˈlɪmɪt /
- noun
- Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- verb
- To stop or prevent an increase past a point
loss
US / lɒs /
•UK / lɔ:s /
- noun
- Friend, family, or other loved person's death
- Decrease or decline in quantity or amount
- Experience or state of failing to have or keep
- A situation when you lose a game
- Process of failing to have or keep something
- Difficulty or trouble caused by someone's leaving
- Situation when more money is spent than is earned
trade
US / treɪd /
•UK / treid /
- noun
- A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- Action of buying and selling things in business
- The buying and selling of goods and services
- Exchanging something for something else
- Job often requiring physical skills, e.g. plumbing
- verb
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
chip
US / tʃɪp /
•UK / tʃɪp /
- noun
- Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
- Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
- Thin piece of fried potato or other food
- Act of hitting a ball high but not very far
- verb
- To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- To break into small pieces, often with a tool
- To hit or kick a ball high but not very far
production
US / prəˈdʌkʃn /
•UK / prəˈdʌkʃən, pro- /
- noun
- Process of producing or growing food naturally
- Process of making something on a large scale
- Process of making a movie or TV show
pro
US / prəʊ /
•UK / proʊ /
- noun
- Reason given in support of something
- Someone experienced and very good at something
- Playing a golf, tennis etc. as a job
pandemic
US / pæn'demɪk /
•UK / pænˈdɛmɪk /
- adjecitve
- (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or
- noun
- a pandemic disease
perspective
US / pə'spektɪv /
•UK / pɚˈspɛktɪv /
- noun
- Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- Ability to understand what is important in life
ban
US / bæn /
•UK / bæn /
- noun
- Official action preventing something happening
- verb
- To make something illegal or not allowed
apple
US / ˈæpl /
•UK / ˈæpəl /
- noun
- Hard round red or green fruit with a white center
physically
US / 'fɪzɪklɪ /
•UK / ˈfɪzɪkəlɪ /
- adverb
- In a manner related to the body
- Concerning reality or the laws of nature
cycle
US / ˈsaɪkl /
•UK / ˈsaɪkəl /
- noun
- Series of regular and repeated actions
- Bicycle, bike
- verb
- To go through a series of events repeatedly
- To ride on a bicycle
surprising
US / səˈpraɪzɪŋ /
•UK / sərˈpraɪzɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Making you feel a bit shocked because unexpected
- verb
- To do something that another person didn't expect
effectively
US / ɪˈfektɪvli /
•UK / ɪˈfɛktɪvli /
- adverb
- In a way that produces the desired result
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
territory
US / 'terətrɪ /
•UK / ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori /
- noun
- Area of land defended by an animal
- Area of particular knowledge or experience
- Area owned or controlled by a government, person
- Area of land with a specific defining feature
china
US / ˈtʃaɪnə /
•UK / ˈtʃaɪnə /
- noun
- A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the wo
- other
- High quality porcelain originally made only in China
US / 'ɡu:ɡl /
•UK / 'ɡu:ɡl /
- noun
- A widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important
- other
- Search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine
vital
US / 'vaɪtl /
•UK / 'vaɪtl /
- adjecitve
- Needed to support life; essential
- Full of life; energetic
ecosystem
US / ˈi:kəʊsɪstəm /
•UK / ˈɛkoˌsɪstəm, ˈiko- /
- noun
- Types of plants and animals in an specific area
journal
US / ˈdʒə:nl /
•UK / ˈdʒɚnəl /
- noun
- A diary; record of what you do every day
- Magazine of academic papers
manufacturing
US / ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərɪŋ /
•UK / ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərɪŋ /
- noun
- The act of making things in factories
- verb
- To produce large numbers of products in a factory
- To create a story or explanation that is not true
gadget
US / ˈgædʒɪt /
•UK / ˈɡædʒɪt /
- noun
- Interesting or unusual tool with a practical use
lower
US / 'ləʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈlaʊɚ, laʊr /
- adjecitve
- In a position more near the bottom
- verb
- To move something downward to the ground
hover
US / ˈhɒvə(r) /
•UK / ˈhʌvər /
- verb
- (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
- To stay close to an area or place
india
US / 'ɪndɪə /
•UK / ˈɪndɪə /
- proper noun
- A country in southern Asia that occupies the greater part of the Indian subcontinent; population 1,3
tim
US / tɪm /
•UK / tɪm /
- abbreviation
- Timothy (especially in biblical references).
mac
US / mæk /
•UK / mæk /
- noun
- Macaroni.
- A mackintosh.
- A type of personal computer.
- A form of address for a man whose name is unknown to the speaker.
iphone
US / 'aɪfon /
•UK / 'aɪfon /
- noun
- Smartphone manufactured by Apple Computers
outlaw
US / ˈaʊtlɔ: /
•UK / ˈaʊtˌlɔ /
- noun
- Person hiding from police after breaking the law
- verb
- To make a practice or thing illegal
someplace
US / ˈsʌmpleɪs /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌples /
- adverb
- In or at or to some place
stern
US / stɜ:n /
•UK / stɜ:rn /
- adjecitve
- Being very severe, strict, or serious
- Not likely to change, weaken or give in
- noun
- Back part of a ship or boat
uncharted
US / ˌʌnˈtʃɑ:tɪd /
•UK / ʌnˈtʃɑrtɪd /
- adjecitve
- (Land, waters) not yet surveyed or investigated
columnist
US / ˈkɒləmnɪst /
•UK / ˈkɑləmnɪst, -əmɪst /
- noun
- Person writing articles in a newspaper or magazine
refurbish
US / ˌri:ˈfɜ:bɪʃ /
•UK / ˌri:ˈfɜ:rbɪʃ /
- verb
- (Of rooms) to redecorate and put in new furniture
curveball
US / ˈkɜːvˌbɔːl /
•UK / /
- noun
- Baseball Any of several pitches that veer to the left when thrown with the right hand and to the rig
macbook
US / /
•UK / /
montana
US / mɒnˈtænə /
•UK / mɑnˈtænə /
- other
- A state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
pc
US / ˌpiː ˈsiː /
•UK / ˌpiː ˈsiː /
- abbreviation
- Personal Computer
joanna
US / /
•UK / /
- noun
- A piano.
idc
US / /
•UK / /
- abbreviation
- I don't care.