Data on Chinese Foreign Assets Increase in 2010
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fast
US / fɑ:st /
•UK / fæst /
- adjecitve
- In a way that is difficult to move or change
- Moving or able to move quickly
- Showing time that is later than the actual time
- adverb
- With a great deal of speed
- noun
- Period of time when a person chooses not to eat
- verb
- To refuse food for a long time
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
its
US / ɪts /
•UK / ɪts /
- adjecitve
- Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
- determiner
- Of something; belonging or related to something
- other
- Possessive form of “it”
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
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- High quality porcelain originally made only in China
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
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
billion
US / ˈbɪljən /
•UK / ˈbɪljən /
- noun
- Number 1,000,000,000
dollar
US / ˈdɒlə(r) /
•UK / ˈdɑ:lə(r) /
- noun
- A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
chart
US / tʃɑ:t /
•UK / tʃɑ:rt /
- noun
- Drawing showing information in a clear way
- Map of the sea or stars
- verb
- To make a plan for future action
- To make a map of
- To keep a record of developments over time
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
bit
US / bɪt /
•UK / bɪt /
- noun
- Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- Small piece of something
- verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
look
US / lʊk /
•UK / lʊk /
- noun
- Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
- The way someone, something appears to be
- Act of searching for or examining something
- verb
- To appear to be; seem
multiply
US / ˈmʌltɪplaɪ /
•UK / ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ /
- verb
- To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
- To increase something by a large quantity
- To have increased by a large quantity
- To calculate two numbers e.g. 2 x 4
hold
US / həʊld /
•UK / hold /
- noun
- Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
- Influence or power held over someone
- Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
- verb
- To agree to keep something for someone
- To have the capacity to support/contain something
- To control an area and protect it from attack
- To not allow someone to leave a place
- To cause an event to happen at a place or time
- To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
- To have a specific quality or property
- To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
- To have or own something
- To wait before being able to talk on the phone
- To limit the movement of someone in a sport
asset
US / 'æset /
•UK / ˈæsˌɛt /
- noun
- Thing that has value to you
well
US / wel /
•UK / wɛl /
- adjecitve
- Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
- Healthy and in good condition
- adverb
- In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
- In a complete, total, or full manner
- A great and considerable degree
- In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
- exclamation
- Used to begin or continue a particular statement
- Used to show you want to start saying something
- Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
- You say this to change the topic of a conversation
- Used to indicate you are making a final remark
- noun
- Long deep hole in the ground to get water
- verb
- To cause your eyes to fill with tears
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
website
US / ˈwebsaɪt /
•UK / 'websaɪt /
- noun
- Collection of webpages in one location
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
difference
US / 'dɪfrəns /
•UK / ˈdɪfərəns, ˈdɪfrəns /
- noun
- A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
treasury
US / ˈtreʒəri /
•UK / ˈtrɛʒəri /
- noun
- Government office concerned with finance
exchange
US / ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ /
•UK / ɪksˈtʃendʒ /
- noun
- Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
- Short discussion or talk
- The place you can change money to another currency
- Place where things or services are exchanged
- Act of returning something to a store
- Act of giving a thing in return for another thing
- verb
- To share (a look, a few words etc.)
- To sell one currency to get another
- To return something to a store
- To give things of similar value to each other
chinese
US / /
•UK / /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of China
just
US / dʒʌst /
•UK / dʒʌst /
- adjecitve
- Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
- Doing or being what is right or fair
- Legally correct; having enough evidence
- adverb
- Almost; nearly
- Exactly at the time of
- Exactly (the same as, like)
check
US / tʃek /
•UK / tʃɛk /
- adjecitve
- Decorated with squares made up of lines
- noun
- Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
- A mark on a form, equivalent to 'yes'; tick
- Mark used to show that something is correct
- Procedure to prevent errors or control something
- verb
- To confirm the details of something are correct
- To leave your things with staff who look after it
- To examine something to see if something is wrong
- To examine in order to prevent errors/a problem
increase
US / ɪn'kri:s /
•UK / ɪnˈkris /
- noun
- Fact of increasing; amount something grows by
- verb
- To make or become larger in size or amount
almost
US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /
•UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /
- adverb
- Only a little less than, nearly, not quite
have
US / həv /
•UK / hæv /
- verb
- To drink, smoke, eat or use something
- To experience the effects of something
- To organize an event, or join in an activity
- To own, possess, or hold something
- To cause to happen or produce a particular effect
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
datum
US / ˈdeɪtəm /
•UK / ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm /
- noun
- Item of factual information
with
US / wɪð /
•UK / wɪð, wɪθ /
- preposition
- As an employee of a certain company
- Against something or someone
- By using something as a means
- Due to; because of
- Including
- Possessing as a feature
- Related to
- (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
- Used to express that people or things are together
academy
US / ə'kædəmɪ /
•UK / əˈkædəmi /
- noun
- School that specializes in certain subjects
hundred
US / 'hʌndrəd /
•UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /
- number
- 100
cnbc
US / /
•UK / /
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
focus
US / 'fəʊkəs /
•UK / ˈfokəs /
- noun
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- verb
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
yuan
US / jʊ'ɑ:n /
•UK / juˈɑn, juɑn /
- noun
- Unit of money in China
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
salman
US / ˈsæmən /
•UK / /
see
US / si: /
•UK / si /
- verb
- To go on a date with someone
- To predict whether something is, or will be true
- To understand what someone says
- To use your eyes to look at something
- To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
- To visit or meet with someone
- To find out by waiting or looking
- To watch (a game, movie or TV show)
sense
US / sens /
•UK / sɛns /
- noun
- Certain mental feeling or emotion
- Normal or clear state of mind
- Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
- verb
- To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
- To recognize the presence of something
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
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
convert
US / kən'vɜ:t /
•UK / kənˈvɚt /
- noun
- Person switching from one belief system to another
- verb
- To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- To change form, character, or function to another
devalue
US / ˌdi:'vælju: /
•UK / diˈvælju /
- verb
- To reduce the value or worth of a currency, etc.
november
US / nəʊˈvembə(r) /
•UK / noˈvɛmbɚ /
- noun
- 11th month of the year
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
measure
US / ˈmeʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛʒɚ /
- noun
- Plan to achieve a desired result
- Tool used to calculate the size of something
- verb
- To determine the value or importance of something
- To calculate size, weight or temperature of
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
compare
US / kəm'peə(r) /
•UK / kəmˈpɛr /
- verb
- To consider how similar and different things are
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
pick
US / pɪk /
•UK / pɪk /
- noun
- Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- Item selected from a group of choices
- verb
- To take fruit or vegetables from a plant or tree
- To decide on a thing from various choices; select
- To remove (flower, etc.) with your fingers
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
expansion
US / ɪkˈspænʃn /
•UK / ɪkˈspænʃən /
- noun
- Making or becoming larger
good
US / ɡʊd /
•UK / ɡʊd /
- adjecitve
- Proper, appropriate or right
- (Of an amount) enough; plenty
- Excellent; high quality
- Acting well or properly; of moral character
- In a positive or happy emotional state
- noun
- Advantage or benefit
give
US / ɡɪv /
•UK / ɡɪv /
- noun
- Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- verb
- To hand over or present something to someone
- To cause someone to have or experience something
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
video
US / 'vɪdɪəʊ /
•UK / ˈvɪdiˌo /
- adjecitve
- Of a moving film, with sound
- noun
- Recording capturing action with sound
- verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
currency
US / 'kʌrənsɪ /
•UK / ˈkɚrənsi, ˈkʌr- /
- noun
- Widespread acceptance
- Money system that a country uses
khan
US / kɑ:n /
•UK / kɑn, kæn /
- other
- A title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
supply
US / sə'plaɪ /
•UK / səˈplaɪ /
- noun
- Availability of products and services for use
- Specific things needed to perform a certain task
- verb
- To give or sell goods to others for their use
balance
US / ˈbæləns /
•UK / ˈbæləns /
- noun
- Instrument for weighing things
- Being stable; having equal weight on both sides
- Money remaining after paying costs
- verb
- To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
- To make two or more things equal
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
bond
US / bɒnd /
•UK / bɑnd /
- noun
- Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- Closeness that is shared between people or groups
- Loan that a government must buy back by a set date
- Written agreement to pay back borrowed money
- Joint or connection, often using glue
- verb
- To develop a close relationship with
- To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue
rough
US / rʌf /
•UK / rʌf /
- adjecitve
- Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
- Being imprecise, inexact, and not detailed
- Not gentle or not soft
- Having an uneven or not smooth surface
- Raw and natural
- (Of sea weather etc.) not calm with strong winds
- Involving or causing sudden, forceful movements
- adverb
- In a manner that is difficult, or violent
- noun
- Violent, loud, and unpleasant person
- Incomplete drawing or draft done lacking detail
- verb
- To make something less smooth
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
divide
US / dɪ'vaɪd /
•UK / dɪˈvaɪd /
- verb
- To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- To separate something into equal pieces
economy
US / ɪ'kɒnəmɪ /
•UK / ɪˈkɑnəmi /
- noun
- Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- Total of all goods, services and wages in an area
million
US / ˈmɪljən /
•UK / ˈmɪljən /
- number
- 1,000,000
once
US / wʌns /
•UK / wʌns /
- adverb
- One time; one instance
- At a time in the past
- conjunction
- When; as soon as
US / prɪnt /
•UK / prɪnt /
- noun
- Process of making books, magazines etc.
- verb
- To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
- To write individual letters by hand in capitals
someone
US / ˈsʌmwʌn /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /
- pronoun
- Person who is not known or named
straight
US / streɪt /
•UK / stret /
- adjecitve
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- honest and direct
- adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
will
US / wɪl /
•UK / wɪl /
- noun
- Desire or choice of someone
- Document saying who gets your money when you die
- Strong desire to do something; determination
- Desire to do something; strong wish to do
- other
- Used with verbs to express the future
- verb
- To leave property to someone after your death
- To use mental effort to make something happen
- Am (is, are) likely to do
- To influence someone to do something
- To make something happen by strongly wanting it
help
US / help /
•UK / hɛlp /
- noun
- Something given to enable a person to do something
- Assistance given to someone in need
- Someone who makes something easier or possible
- verb
- To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- To make something better or less difficult
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
approximation
US / əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃn /
•UK / əˌprɑksəˈmeʃən /
- noun
- Something that is similar, but not an exact copy
ton
US / tʌn /
•UK / tʌn /
- noun
- Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
and
US / ənd /
•UK / ənd, ən,ænd /
- conjunction
- Used to refer to two or more things
- Plus; in addition; on top of that
- Used to introduce an action that follows another
base
US / beɪs /
•UK / bes /
- noun
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Unit of counting, e.g. 10 for counting
- Most important idea or ingredient to add others
- Origin or start from which something came
- Main place where an organization or a person works
- verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
money
US / 'mʌnɪ /
•UK / ˈmʌni /
- noun
- Coins or notes we use to pay for things
url
US / ˌjuː ɑːr ˈel /
•UK / ˌjuː ɑːr ˈel /
- noun
- Address of a web page on the world wide web
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
minus
US / ˈmaɪnəs /
•UK / ˈmaɪnəs /
- adjecitve
- Being close to the bottom of a letter grade
- noun
- Negative quality; disadvantage
- Sign that indicates subtraction
- preposition
- Being less than zero in number
- Used when subtracting one number from another
- verb
- To take one number away from another; subtract
out
US / aʊt /
•UK / aʊt /
- adverb
- No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- Away from home, business, or the usual place
- In a direction/movement away from inside or center
- noun
- Act when a batter cannot continue playing
- verb
- To tell people a secret
over
US / 'əʊvə(r) /
•UK / ˈovɚ /
- adverb
- Finished; no longer happening
- Towards the ground/away from a standing position
- noun
- A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
- other
- Finished
- preposition
- Showing the relation when a thing is above another
- On or covering something
- Above or across something
- More than you need
- From one side to the other
- In the direction of; toward
keep
US / ki:p /
•UK / kip /
- 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
put
US / pʊt /
•UK / pʊt /
- phrasal verb
- to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
- verb
- To move or place a thing in a particular position
- To rate something in importance or value
- To write or say something in a certain manner
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
approximately
US / əˈprɒksɪmətli /
•UK / əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ /
- adverb
- Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
let
US / let /
•UK / lɛt /
- verb
- To allow someone to do something
- Introducing a suggestion to do something together
- To rent a house, etc. to others
little
US / 'lɪtl /
•UK / ˈlɪtl /
- 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
rate
US / reɪt /
•UK / ret /
- noun
- Current price or cost of something
- Speed or frequency of events over time
- verb
- To assess something or consider its qualities
the
US / ðə /
•UK / ðə /
- article
- Used to refer to something already mentioned
- Used to show there is only one of something
- determiner
- Used to describe all of a family
this
US / ðɪs /
•UK / ðɪs /
- adjecitve
- Used to indicate something already been discussed
- Used to indicate something happening around now
- adverb
- An indication by a physical motion or gesture
- A specific amount of
- determiner
- Person, thing, or idea near you
- pronoun
- Person, thing that has already been discussed
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
year
US / jə: /
•UK / jɪr /
- noun
- Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- Used to refer to the age of a person
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
december
US / dɪˈsembə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈsɛmbɚ /
- noun
- The 12th month of the year
multiple
US / ˈmʌltɪpl /
•UK / ˈmʌltəpəl /
- adjecitve
- Having or involving more than one of something
- noun
- Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
- Shop with many branches
term
US / tɜ:m /
•UK / tɚm /
- noun
- Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- Length of time something is expected to happen
- Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
- The (precise) name given to something
- verb
- To call; give a name to
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
bank
US / bæŋk /
•UK / bæŋk /
- noun
- A financial institution that keeps or lends money
- The side of a river
- A row of things in lines (e.g. computers)
- verb
- To put or keep your money in a bank
- To turn a plane when flying; (of a plane) to turn
make
US / meɪk /
•UK / mek /
- noun
- Product made by a particular company; brand
- verb
- To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- To get to (a place) on time
- To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
- To create something by putting things together
- To earn a certain amount of money at a job
- To cause or force a person to do something
- To cause something to happen or be formed
into
US / 'ɪntə /
•UK / ˈɪntu /
- preposition
- Moving or going inside something
- In the same direction as; in the direction of
- So as to become; taking the state of
forward
US / 'fɔ:wəd /
•UK / ˈfɔrwəd /
- adjecitve
- Toward what is ahead; in front
- Acting in a socially aggressive manner; pushy
- adverb
- Toward the front in place; in front
- Toward a future time; to a more advanced state
- verb
- To send something to another address or person
other
US / 'ʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌðər /
- adjecitve
- A thing different from that mentioned
- determiner
- (Something) else; not the first (one)
- pronoun
- Being the one and only thing of that category
statistic
US / stəˈtɪstɪk /
•UK / stəˈtɪstɪk /
- noun
- Number that represents a piece of information
get
US / ɡet /
•UK / ɡɛt /
- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
- To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
- To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
- To go somewhere to obtain something
- To (cause to) do a particular thing
- To obtain, receive or be given something
- To currently have
- To prepare for use
- To understand something being said or read
roughly
US / ˈrʌfli /
•UK / ˈrʌflɪ /
- adverb
- Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- In a manner that is violent or not careful
- In an inexact, imprecise or violent way
- In a basic, simple manner
then
US / ðen /
•UK / ðɛn /
- adverb
- A time that is not now
- Following another thing in time or arrangement
- Following on reasonably from what was just stated
- At that time, not now
about
US / ə'baʊt /
•UK / əˈbaʊt /
- adverb
- To be ready to; going to
- Nearly; approximately; roughly
- Near; next to; close to
- In every direction; in the area of
- preposition
- Concerning or of (a topic)
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
that
US / ðæt /
•UK / ðæt, ðət /
- adjecitve
- The person or thing being talked about
- Used to identify something both the speakers know
- adverb
- Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
- To such a degree
- conjunction
- Used to connect a noun clause
- Used to introduce an adverbial clause
- Used to introduce a noun clause
- determiner
- Used as a noun to refer to something
- pronoun
- Referring an object far away
- Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
- Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
- adverb
- To a certain degree
- determiner
- Question words used for asking for information
- exclamation
- Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
- Used to ask people to repeat something they said
denominate
US / dɪˈnɒmɪneɪt /
•UK / dɪˈnɑ:mɪneɪt /
- verb
- To assign a name or title to
growth
US / grəʊθ /
•UK / groʊθ /
- noun
- Improvement, development in a skill over time
- A mass on the skin or body part related to illness
- Act of growing
least
US / li:st /
•UK / list /
- adverb
- In the smallest or lowest way
- noun
- Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree
right
US / raɪt /
•UK / raɪt /
- adjecitve
- Correct or true
- The south side of you looking at the rising sun
- adverb
- Exactly in a place or time
- Being appropriate for a particular event
- In a straight or direct manner
- noun
- Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
- Ideal of what is just and good
- Political view based on conservatism
- verb
- To fix something previously wrong or unjust
- To make upright, as a boat that has turned over
number
US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /
•UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /
- noun
- Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- Particular song or dance performed during a show
- Total quantity or amount of things
- verb
- To put numbers on things
- To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
- To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set
tell
US / tel /
•UK / tɛl /
- verb
- To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- To be able to guess
- To say or communicate information to someone
- To inform, but without speaking; indicate
- To have a negative effect on someone
- To order someone to do something; command
- To recognize something based on certain signs
- To report something to an authority
- To explain something or teach someone something