Despite pent-up demand, poor affordability will hold back market recovery this year: Robert Hogue
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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
ontario
US / ɒn'teərɪəʊ /
•UK / ɑ:n'terɪoʊ /
- proper noun
- A province in eastern Canada, between Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes; population 12,160,282 (2006);
- A commercial city in southwestern California, east of Los Angeles; population 171,691 (est. 2008).
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
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
price
US / praɪs /
•UK / praɪs /
- noun
- Person's name
- Cost of something in money
- verb
- To determine or set the cost of something
level
US / 'levl /
•UK / ˈlɛvəl /
- adjecitve
- (Sports) equal to another
- Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
- noun
- Specific height of something
- Amount of ability you have compared to others
- Floor or deck within a building
- Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
- verb
- To aim a gun at someone
- To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
- To make things flat or even
- To make a score equal to another, in sports
half
US / hɑ:f /
•UK / hæf, hɑf /
- adjecitve
- Not complete
- adverb
- Partly; somewhat
- noun
- One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
- The part you get when one is divided into two;
anticipate
US / æn'tɪsɪpeɪt /
•UK / ænˈtɪsəˌpet /
- verb
- To expect or look ahead to something positively
- To be aware of something that might happen
highlight
US / ˈhaɪlaɪt /
•UK / ˈhaɪˌlaɪt /
- noun
- Best or most interesting part of something
- Spot or section lighter than the area around it
- verb
- To use chemicals to make some hair a lighter color
- To make people aware of a problem, subject, issue
- To focus particular attention on; draw attention
- To use a pen to mark places of interest in a book
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
demand
US / dɪ'mɑ:nd /
•UK / dɪˈmænd /
- noun
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
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
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
across
US / əˈkrɔs /
•UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /
- adverb
- Distance from one side to another
- (Go) from one side to the other of something
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
stress
US / stres /
•UK / strɛs /
- noun
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
- A state of mental tension, worry due to problems
- verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- To say your opinion strongly
- To be in a state of mental tension due to problems
strength
US / streŋθ /
•UK / strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ /
- noun
- Condition of being strong
open
US / 'əʊpən /
•UK / ˈopən /
- adjecitve
- Available for use; accessible
- Not being hidden; available for others to see
- Being available for customers to enter or use
- Allowing everyone to use or take part in
- Not secret anymore
- Not closed or shut
- Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
- noun
- Name for a tennis or golf competition
- 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
one
US / wʌn /
•UK / wʌn /
- pronoun
- You; we; people in general; someone
- The thing or person previously referred to
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to people generally
- Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
- number
- Number 1
liftoff
US / 'lɪftˌɒf /
•UK / 'lɪftˌɒf /
- noun
- Initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad
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
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
stretch
US / stretʃ /
•UK / strɛtʃ /
- noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
- A period of time
- verb
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
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
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
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
big
US / bɪɡ /
•UK / bɪɡ /
- adjecitve
- Popular
- Serious
- Large
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
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
reverse
US / rɪ'vɜ:s /
•UK / rɪˈvɚs /
- noun
- Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- (Drive a vehicle) backward gear of a vehicle
- Instance of a significant change, for the worse
- In a backwards order
- Back part or side of something
- verb
- To drive a vehicle backward
- To change to an opposite state, way or condition
- To change back to a previous or normal condition
- To change something to its opposite
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
how
US / haʊ /
•UK / haʊ /
- adjecitve
- To what degree? in what amount?
- adverb
- (Used to explain the way to do something)
- exclamation
- For what purpose or reason?
- (Used to ask someone or something's condition)
five
US / faɪv /
•UK / faɪv /
- number
- 5
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
rather
US / 'rɑ:ðə(r) /
•UK / ˈræðɚ, ˈrɑðɚ /
- adverb
- Somewhat; fairly; not that much
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
beyond
US / bɪ'jɒnd /
•UK / biˈɑnd, bɪˈjɑnd /
- adverb
- On or to the farther side
- In addition to
- preposition
- Later in time than
- Out of the limits of
couple
US / 'kʌpl /
•UK / ˈkʌpəl /
- noun
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
- verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- To put two people or things together
where
US / hwɛə /
•UK / hwɛr, wɛr /
- conjunction
- At or in the place which
- In whatever place
- pronoun
- Word you use to ask the location of something
far
US / fɑ:(r) /
•UK / fɑr /
- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
call
US / kɔ:l /
•UK / kɔl /
- noun
- A order or request for action
- The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
- A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
- A short visit to a place or person
- A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
- verb
- To make a request or order for action
- (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
- To announce the date of an election
- To make a judgment about something
- To give someone or something a name
- To guess in advance the result or outcome
- To visit a place or person for a short time
- To phone someone
- To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice
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
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
entirely
US / ɪnˈtaɪəli /
•UK / ɪnˈtaɪərli /
- adverb
- Wholly; completely
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
pickup
US / ˈpɪkʌp /
•UK / ˈpɪkˌʌp /
- noun
- Small truck that has an open back with low sides
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
possibility
US / ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ /
•UK / ˌpɑsəˈbɪlɪti /
- noun
- Something with a chance of happening or being true
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
front
US / frʌnt /
•UK / frʌnt /
- adjecitve
- Opposite of back; the forward part of an object
- noun
- Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- Area where fighting in a war is happening
- Place where air of different temperatures meets
- verb
- To have the forward part facing something
- To lead a group of people, usually a band
real
US / rɪəl /
•UK / ˈriəl, ril /
- adjecitve
- Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- Being important or special
obligation
US / ˌɒblɪ'ɡeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɑblɪˈɡeʃən /
- noun
- Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
- other
- Fact of being forced morally to do something
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
emphasize
US / 'emfəsaɪz /
•UK / ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz /
- verb
- To stress the items that are important
afternoon
US / ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n /
•UK / ˌæftərˈnu:n /
- noun
- Time after 12:00 and before the evening meal
another
US / əˈnʌðə(r) /
•UK / əˈnʌðɚ /
- adjecitve
- One more, but not this
- determiner
- One more added
- pronoun
- One more (thing)
meet
US / mi:t /
•UK / mit /
- noun
- Sporting competition e.g. swimming
- verb
- To provide something that is necessary
- To come together at a certain time or place
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
game
US / ɡeɪm /
•UK / ɡem /
- noun
- Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- Birds and animals people hunt to kill and eat
- Match between two teams
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
come
US / kʌm /
•UK / kʌm /
- verb
- To arrive at a place
- (Of mail) to be delivered
- To move toward someone; go with someone
- To reach a certain point or state
until
US / ənˈtɪl /
•UK / ʌnˈtɪl /
- conjunction
- Up to; to a time when something happens
- preposition
- Before (a specific time)
relief
US / rɪˈli:f /
•UK / rɪˈlif /
- noun
- Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- Artwork, e.g. part of wall, that partly sticks out
- People who replace other workers and their duties
- Release from worry, stress or tension
trajectory
US / trə'dʒektərɪ /
•UK / trəˈdʒɛktəri /
- noun
- The path followed by a flying object
significantly
US / sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli /
•UK / sɪɡˈnɪfəkəntlɪ /
- adverb
- In a way that is important or noticeable
- In a way that is meaningful
pen
US / pen /
•UK / pɛn /
- noun
- Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- Writing tool that uses ink
- verb
- To put animals, people in a fenced or closed area
- To write (a song, love letter, etc.)
poor
US / pʊə(r) /
•UK / pʊr /
- adjecitve
- Inferior; below the normal standard
- Deserving of pity or sympathy
- Without money; not rich
major
US / 'meɪdʒə(r) /
•UK / ˈmedʒɚ /
- adjecitve
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
- noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- verb
- To study a particular subject at university
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
hike
US / haɪk /
•UK / haɪk /
- noun
- Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- A long walk in mountains, etc. for exercise
- Long walk, often in a rural area, for exercise
- verb
- To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
- To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise
back
US / bæk /
•UK / bæk /
- adjecitve
- Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- adverb
- Have returned to a place you were before
- noun
- The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
- Location at the rear of something
- The reverse of side something
- Area on the rear of your body
- verb
- To bet money on something
- To go backwards in a car
- To support and encourage someone or some cause
contrast
US / 'kɒntrɑ:st /
•UK / ˈkɑ:ntræst /
- noun
- Comparison that shows obvious differences
- Difference in light and dark in photos, etc.
- verb
- To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
certainly
US / ˈsə:tnli /
•UK / ˈsɚtnli /
- adverb
- Sure; of course
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
federal
US / 'fedərəl /
•UK / ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl /
- adjecitve
- Consisting of several united states
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)
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
problem
US / ˈprɒbləm /
•UK / ˈprɑbləm /
- adjecitve
- Causing trouble
- noun
- Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- Question to show understanding of a math concept
raise
US / reɪz /
•UK / rez /
- 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
next
US / nekst /
•UK / nɛkst /
- 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
- adjecitve
- Immediately after the previous one
- First occurrence after the present one
indicate
US / ˈɪndɪkeɪt /
•UK / ˈɪndɪˌket /
- verb
- To show something; direct attention to; point out
- To represent something using a symbol or sign
affordability
US / əˌfɔːdəˈbɪlɪti /
•UK / əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti /
- noun
- Cheap enough to buy something you want
manage
US / ˈmænɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈmænɪdʒ /
- verb
- To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- To run or operate a business by directing others
interest
US / 'ɪntrəst /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪst, -tərɪst, -ˌtrɛst /
- noun
- Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- Activity or subject one enjoys doing or learning
- Fee for borrowing money
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
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
center
US / 'sentə /
•UK / ˈsɛntɚ /
- noun
- Community place people go health or social reasons
- Place in the middle of something
- Person or thing that is attracting attention
- verb
- To direct focus toward something
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
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
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
economist
US / ɪˈkɒnəmɪst /
•UK / ɪˈkɑ:nəmɪst /
- noun
- A person who studies economics
almost
US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /
•UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /
- adverb
- Only a little less than, nearly, not quite
before
US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /
•UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /
- adverb
- At a time earlier than the present; previously
- conjunction
- In advance of something happening
- preposition
- In front of someone or something
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
enjoy
US / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ /
•UK / ɛnˈdʒɔɪ /
- verb
- To take pleasure in something
handle
US / 'hændl /
•UK / ˈhændl /
- noun
- The part of a door you hold to open it
- Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
- verb
- To cope with or take responsibility for
- To control a machine, car etc.
- To control or be controlled /used in a certain way
- To deal with a particular situation/person; manage
- To buy, sell, or move materials or goods
- To hold, control, or use something with the hands
- To touch objects with the hands to look at them
canada
US / 'kænədə /
•UK / ˈkænədə /
- proper noun
- A country in northern North America, the second largest country in the world; population 35,900,000
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
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
rebound
US / rɪ'baʊnd /
•UK / ˈriˈbaʊnd, rɪ- /
- noun
- Bouncing off something, then going back into play
- Recovery after defeat/bad time back to good state
- verb
- To bounce off of a surface
- To recover or increase after decreasing
percent
US / pə'sent /
•UK / pɚˈsɛnt /
- adverb
- One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
dictate
US / dɪk'teɪt /
•UK / ˈdɪkˌtet /
- verb
- To speak while someone writes down your words
- To make a thing necessary
- To order that something should happen
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
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
hefty
US / ˈhefti /
•UK / ˈhɛfti /
- adjecitve
- Being heavy or large
- Being in large amount
cumulative
US / ˈkju:mjələtɪv /
•UK / ˈkju:mjəleɪtɪv /
- adjecitve
- Getting larger slowly through more additions
compare
US / kəm'peə(r) /
•UK / kəmˈpɛr /
- verb
- To consider how similar and different things are
withstand
US / wɪðˈstænd /
•UK / wɪθˈstænd, wɪð- /
- verb
- To remain unaffected by something or someone
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
significant
US / sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt /
•UK / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt /
- adjecitve
- Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- Having meaning; important; noticeable
- (Statistics) being clearly different
renewal
US / rɪˈnju:əl /
•UK / rɪˈnu:əl /
- noun
- Action of making something more modern or like new
expect
US / ɪk'spekt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /
- verb
- To believe something is probably going to happen
elevate
US / ˈelɪveɪt /
•UK / ˈɛləˌvet /
- verb
- To make something higher
- To raise something in status, importance, feeling
calm
US / kɑ:m /
•UK / kɑm /
- adjecitve
- Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- Relaxed and not worried or angry
- verb
- To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
signal
US / 'sɪɡnəl /
•UK / ˈsɪɡnəl /
- adjecitve
- Most important or most noticeable
- noun
- Movement of a hand or other means to send messages
- Act/sound that tells people to do/start something
- Road-side lights that direct traffic to go or stop
- Sound and light waves carrying TV and radio data
- verb
- To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- To make a noise or motion to tell someone to start
illustrate
US / ˈɪləstreɪt /
•UK / ˈɪləˌstret, ɪˈlʌsˌtret /
- verb
- To supply pictures to go along with words
- To be an example that explains or proves something
especially
US / ɪˈspeʃəli /
•UK / ɛˈspɛʃəli, ɪˈspɛʃ- /
- adverb
- More than usual; extremely
cut
US / kʌt /
•UK / kʌt /
- noun
- Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- Small opening made using a sharp object, knife
- A wound on someone's skin caused by a sharp object
- verb
- To reduce the size or amount of something
- To use knife or scissors to divide, open surfaces
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
quite
US / kwaɪt /
•UK / kwaɪt /
- adverb
- Not very; fairly
- Very; In a complete or total manner
maybe
US / ˈmeɪbi /
•UK / ˈmebi /
- adverb
- Possibly but not certainly; perhaps
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
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
decision
US / dɪ'sɪʒn /
•UK / dɪˈsɪʒən /
- noun
- Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- Ability to make quick and confident choices
deliver
US / dɪ'lɪvə(r) /
•UK / dɪˈlɪvɚ /
- verb
- To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- To save someone from a problem or crisis
- To keep a promise; do what you say you would
- To present something to a group, as a speech
- To take something to a person or place
canadian
US / kəˈneɪdiən /
•UK / kəˈnediən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Canada
- noun
- Person from Canada
can
US / kæn /
•UK / kən,kæn /
- noun
- A metal container for storing food
- other
- Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
- verb
- To have permission to
- To be possible to do
- To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container
surprising
US / səˈpraɪzɪŋ /
•UK / sərˈpraɪzɪŋ /
- adjecitve
- Making you feel a bit shocked because unexpected
- verb
- To do something that another person didn't expect
recovery
US / rɪˈkʌvəri /
•UK / rɪˈkʌvəri /
- noun
- Process of returning to a former (good) state
- Act of getting back something that was lost
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
march
US / mɑ:tʃ /
•UK / mɑ:rtʃ /
- noun
- Walk by a group of soldiers who walk in time
- 3rd month of the year
- Music played for soldiers to walk in time to
- Progress towards a future time or place
- Public walk by a group to demand change
- verb
- To force someone to walk somewhere
- (Soldiers) to walk in time with others
- To walk as a group to demand some kind of change
- To walk somewhere quickly often in an angry manner
experience
US / ɪk'spɪərɪəns /
•UK / ɪkˈspɪriəns /
- noun
- Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- An event at which you learned something
- Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
- verb
- To gain knowledge by doing things
angle
US / ˈæŋgl /
•UK / ˈæŋɡəl /
- noun
- Place where two lines or surfaces meet
period
US / ˈpɪəriəd /
•UK / ˈpɪriəd /
- noun
- Set amount of time during which events take place
- A way to emphasize what you will say
- A full stop (.), marking the end of a sentence
- A menstrual cycle
- A set time for a class to be held
head
US / hed /
•UK / hɛd /
- noun
- Counter for the number of cattle
- Natural mental ability or intelligence
- Leader or person with the greatest authority
- Mind; mental ability; mental state
- Side of a coin with a head on it
- Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
- Starting point of something, e.g. a river
- verb
- To hit a ball with your head in a game
- To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
- To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
- To become the leader of something
- To lead or be responsible for something
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
ownership
US / ˈəʊnəʃɪp /
•UK / ˈoʊnərʃɪp /
- noun
- State of having a legal right to possess something
graph
US / græf /
•UK / ɡræf /
- noun
- Image expressing numerical data in lines or shapes
- verb
- To show data using images
correct
US / kə'rekt /
•UK / kəˈrɛkt /
- adjecitve
- Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- True or accurate
- verb
- To fix a problem
- To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
- To punish in order to improve
short
US / ʃɔ:t /
•UK / ʃɔrt /
- adverb
- Less than what is needed
- Suddenly stopping what you are saying or doing
- verb
- (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- adjecitve
- Measuring a small distance
- Happening for a small amount of time
- Unfriendly or rude
time
US / taɪm /
•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
- Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
- Occasion when something happens
- Period or occasion that something occurred
- Period in history or the past
- Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
- How long an event takes; duration
- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
- To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
- To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
door
US / dɔ:(r) /
•UK / dɔr,dor /
- noun
- You walk through this when you go in a room
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
possibly
US / ˈpɒsəbli /
•UK / ˈpɑ:səbli /
- adverb
- May be true or likely, but is uncertain
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
test
US / test /
•UK / test /
- 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
start
US / stɑ:t /
•UK / stɑrt /
- noun
- First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
- Sudden action or movement because you are scared
- other
- Beginning of something in place or time
- verb
- To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
- To turn something on
since
US / sɪns /
•UK / sɪns /
- adverb
- At a point before the present time
- conjunction
- For this reason; because
- preposition
- From the time in the past that
specifically
US / spəˈsɪfɪkli /
•UK / spəˈsɪfɪkli /
- adverb
- As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- In particular
pause
US / pɔ:z /
•UK / pɔz /
- noun
- A temporary break before continuing
- Function on a device to stop and restart it
- Sign to hold a musical note a bit longer
- verb
- To stop doing for a while before continuing
mortgage
US / 'mɔ:ɡɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈmɔrɡɪdʒ /
- noun
- Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
introduction
US / ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn /
•UK / ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən /
- noun
- A first experience with something
- Opening part of a text or piece of music
- Explanation of something, e.g. a place
- Announcement of a new product or service
- Making someone known to another by name
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
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)
sound
US / saʊnd /
•UK / saʊnd /
- adjecitve
- Sensible, dependable and reliable
- Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
- Firm or solid in structure
- Sane; not mentally ill
- Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
- noun
- Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
- Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
- verb
- To seem or appear to be, from what was said
- To say in a clear deliberate manner
- To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell
overall
US / ˌəʊvər'ɔ:l /
•UK / ˈovɚˌrɔl /
- adjecitve
- Viewed as a whole; in general, not as details
improvement
US / ɪmˈpru:vmənt /
•UK / ɪmˈpruvmənt /
- noun
- Addition or change that makes something better
deteriorate
US / dɪ'tɪərɪəreɪt /
•UK / dɪˈtɪriəˌret /
- verb
- To become worse in condition or value
climb
US / klaɪm /
•UK / klaɪm /
- noun
- A trip up something, e.g. a mountain
- Increase or a rise toward a higher price or point
- verb
- To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- To increase or rise toward a higher price or point
much
US / mʌtʃ /
•UK / mʌtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Very; to a high level or degree
- adverb
- A lot; large amount; a high degree of
- Nearly; basically
- On many occasions; often
- noun
- A large amount; a great quantity
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
pre
US / ˈpriː /
•UK / ˈpriː /
- prefix
- A prefix meaning 'before'
- In preparation or in advance
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
believe
US / bɪ'li:v /
•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
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
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
spark
US / spɑ:k /
•UK / spɑrk /
- noun
- Small piece of burning material produced by fire
- Tiny, brief bit of light caused by electric energy
- First small part of an idea or feeling
- verb
- To make tiny, brief bits of light
- To start something new; To set in motion, activate
pretty
US / 'prɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈprɪti /
- adjecitve
- Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- adverb
- Very; to a great degree
hinge
US / hɪndʒ /
•UK / hɪndʒ /
- noun
- Metal piece that attaches a door/gate to the wall
- verb
- To be dependent on or caused by
arrear
US / /
•UK / /
- other
- Something overdue and unpaid
clearly
US / ˈklɪəlɪ /
•UK / ˈklɪrlɪ /
- adverb
- In a way that is easy to understand; obviously
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
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
announce
US / əˈnaʊns /
•UK / əˈnaʊns /
- verb
- To make a public statement about a plan, decision
take
US / teɪk /
•UK / tek /
- noun
- Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
- verb
- To accept something that is offered
- To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
- To use a camera to make (a photo)
- To pick up something and go away with it
- To study a subject in school
- To attempt to pass (an exam)
- To require a certain amount of time, money, space
activity
US / æk'tɪvətɪ /
•UK / ækˈtɪvɪti /
- noun
- An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
delinquency
US / dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi /
•UK / dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi, -ˈlɪn- /
- noun
- Bad behavior or crimes
- State of owing money
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
prudential
US / pru(:)ˈdenʃəl /
•UK / pruˈdɛnʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Showing good, careful judgment
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
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
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
way
US / weɪ /
•UK / we /
- adverb
- Used to emphasize the amount of something
- noun
- Particular aspect of something being thought about
- One of various choices that could be made
- Particular existing condition or state
- (Often long) distance or length of time
- How something is done
- Route to go to a place
- Small street
- Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone
yes
US / jes /
•UK / jɛs /
- adverb
- Way to say you agree or will do something
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
minimal
US / ˈmɪnɪməl /
•UK / ˈmɪnəməl /
- adjecitve
- The smallest possible; least
ago
US / əˈgəʊ /
•UK / əˈgoʊ /
- adverb
- At a specified length of time in the past
sustain
US / sə'steɪn /
•UK / səˈsten /
- verb
- To lengthen or continue to do something
- To support or maintain someone or something
- To suffer something damaging or bad
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
total
US / ˈtəʊtl /
•UK / ˈtoʊtl /
- adjecitve
- Complete
- noun
- Whole number or amount of something
- verb
- To damage a car beyond repair
lesson
US / 'lesn /
•UK / ˈlɛsən /
- noun
- Something done to learn or teach something; class
- Wisdom or knowledge received from an experience
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
enough
US / ɪˈnʌf /
•UK / ɪˈnʌf /
- adjecitve
- Sufficient to answer the need
- adverb
- To a satisfactory degree
- pronoun
- Equal to what is needed; as much as required
- Adequate number or amount
borrower
US / ˈbɒrəʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈbɑːroʊər /
- noun
- Person or company that borrows things
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
absolutely
US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /
•UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /
- adverb
- Completely; totally; very
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
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
hit
US / hɪt /
•UK / hɪt /
- noun
- A planned killing, usually for money
- Song, movie etc. that is successful
- When someone strikes someone or something
- Time when a player makes contact with the ball
- Time when a website is accessed
- verb
- To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- To press something, such as a button or switch
- To suddenly realize the importance of something
- To move your hand, a bat, etc. against with force
- To fight, attack or damage something or someone
- To arrive at a specific place, level, or goal
- To make contact with the ball in a game or sport
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
steep
US / sti:p /
•UK / stip /
- adjecitve
- Very expensive
- Rising or falling very sharply, as a cliff or hill
- Involving a quick increase or decrease
- verb
- To fill with a certain quality, e.g. history
- To put a thing in a liquid for some time
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
like
US / laɪk /
•UK / laɪk /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in status or kind to something else
- Similar; the same
- adverb
- For example
- preposition
- Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
- In a way similar to the way something is done
- Such as; for example
- verb
- To want to
- To find something pleasing; to prefer something
different
US / ˈdɪfrənt /
•UK / ˈdɪfrənt /
- adjecitve
- Not of the same kind; unlike other things
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
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
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)
yeah
US / jeə /
•UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /
- exclamation
- Another way of saying 'yes'
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
example
US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /
- noun
- Thing, person which represents a category
bottom
US / 'bɒtəm /
•UK / ˈbɑtəm /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the part under something, e.g. a vase
- noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Lowest part of something; part on which it rests
- Lowest level, part or point of an object
- The part under something, e.g. a vase
- verb
- To hit the lowest part of something
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
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
snapback
US / 'snæpbæk /
•UK / 'snæpˌbæk /
- noun
- A baseball cap with a large flat brim and an adjustable strap at the back consisting of two pieces o
robert
US / 'rɒbət /
•UK / 'rɒbət /
- proper noun
- The name of three kings of Scotland.
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
homebuyer
US / ˈhəʊmbaɪə(r) /
•UK / ˈhoʊmbaɪə(r) /
- noun
- Someone buying a home
despite
US / dɪˈspaɪt /
•UK / dɪˈspaɪt /
- preposition
- Without being affected by something; in spite of
sideline
US / ˈsaɪdlaɪn /
•UK / ˈsaɪdˌlaɪn /
- noun
- Line that marks the width of a playing field
- verb
- To make someone less important, or irrelevant
invitation
US / ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɪnvɪˈteʃən /
- noun
- When someone asks another to attend an event, etc.
first
US / fɜ:st /
•UK / fɚst /
- adjecitve
- 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
- noun
- Something that has not happened before
- Position of the winner of a competition
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
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
actually
US / ˈæktʃuəli /
•UK / ˈæktʃuəli /
- adverb
- Used to add new (often different) information
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
scenario
US / sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ /
•UK / səˈner.i.oʊ /
- noun
- An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
episode
US / 'epɪsəʊd /
•UK / ˈɛpɪˌsod /
- noun
- One separate event in a series of events
- Show which is part of a larger story
sort
US / sɔ:t /
•UK / sɔrt /
- noun
- Group or class of similar things or people
- verb
- To organize things by putting them into groups
- To deal with things in an organized way
gradual
US / ˈgrædʒuəl /
•UK / ˈɡrædʒuəl /
- adjecitve
- Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
continue
US / kən'tɪnju: /
•UK / kənˈtɪnju /
- verb
- To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop
assistant
US / əˈsɪstənt /
•UK / əˈsɪstənt /
- adjecitve
- (Person) helping another, usually as a job
- noun
- Person who helps another, usually as a job
wait
US / weɪt /
•UK / wet /
- verb
- To delay or not do something until later
- To spend time until an expected thing happens
- To remain in a place until a thing happens
once
US / wʌns /
•UK / wʌns /
- adverb
- One time; one instance
- At a time in the past
- conjunction
- When; as soon as
probably
US / ˈprɒbəbli /
•UK / ˈprɑbəbli /
- adverb
- That is likely to happen or be true
housing
US / ˈhaʊzɪŋ /
•UK / ˈhaʊzɪŋ /
- noun
- Homes; houses in general
- Cover for a machine
- verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
chief
US / tʃi:f /
•UK / tʃif /
- adjecitve
- The one highest in authority or importance
- noun
- Leader of a race or group of people
- The one highest in authority or importance
debt
US / det /
•UK / dɛt /
- noun
- Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
delay
US / dɪˈleɪ /
•UK / dɪˈle /
- noun
- Action of being late or happening later
- verb
- To wait some amount of time before doing something
- To do something later than is planned or expected
- To stop something from happening for a time
totally
US / ˈtəʊtəli /
•UK / ˈtotl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a complete way; completely; absolutely
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
fairly
US / 'feəlɪ /
•UK / ˈfɛrli /
- adverb
- Quite; pretty; between very and a little
- In a manner that is right and acceptable
sure
US / ʃʊə(r) /
•UK / ʃʊr /
- adjecitve
- Having no doubts about something
- Have confidence in your own words or actions
- Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
- Being correct or true
- adverb
- What you say to agree willingly
persist
US / pə'sɪst /
•UK / pɚˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst /
- verb
- To continue a course of action despite opposition
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
certain
US / ˈsə:tn /
•UK / ˈsɚtn /
- adjecitve
- Definite, fixed
- Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
- Being sure about something; without doubt