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Raj Picks Leonard to Join His Project | The Big Bang Theory

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US / səbˈmɪt /

UK / səbˈmɪt /

A2
  • verb
  • To accept a superior force has power over you

exactly

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US / ɪgˈzæktli /

UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /

A1
  • adverb
  • No more and no less than; precisely

beyonce

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US / bɪˈjɒnseɪ /

UK / bɪˌjɔnˈseɪ /

A1

mission

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US / 'mɪʃn /

UK / ˈmɪʃən /

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  • noun
  • A task or role someone is given to do
  • Special assignment given to a person or group
  • Group tasked with a specific duty
  • A task given to someone to gain or achieve
  • Religious group wishing to convert others
  • Housing for a religious group working overseas
  • Religious or charitable task in a foreign country

among

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US / əˈmʌŋ /

UK / əˈmʌŋ /

A1
  • preposition
  • In the center of several things

either

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US / ˈaɪðə(r) /

UK / ˈiðɚ, ˈaɪðɚ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • One of two (used when there is a choice of two)
  • adverb
  • (After negative statements) likewise, in addition
  • conjunction
  • Used as the first of two connected things
  • determiner
  • Used as the first of two connected things
  • pronoun
  • The one or the other

proposal

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US / prəˈpəʊzl /

UK / prəˈpozəl /

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  • noun
  • Act of asking someone to marry you
  • Offer or plan to people who can decide about it

team

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US / ti:m /

UK / tim /

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  • noun
  • Group of people working on a task together
  • Group of people playing a sport together

allergic

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US / əˈlɜ:dʒɪk /

UK / əˈlədʒɪk /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Of or having a reaction to an allergy

should

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US / ʃʊd /

UK / ʃʊd /

A1
  • other
  • Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

ideal

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US / aɪˈdi:əl /

UK / aɪˈdiəl, aɪˈdil /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Exactly right; could not be better
  • Which is thought of as being perfect

new

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US / nju: /

UK / nu, nju /

A1
  • 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

alien

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US / 'eɪlɪən /

UK / ˈeliən,ˈeljən /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Being foreign, different or unfamiliar
  • noun
  • Foreigner; a person not from this place
  • Person or creature from a planet other than Earth

will

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US / wɪl /

UK / wɪl /

A1
  • 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

position

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US / pəˈzɪʃn /

UK / pəˈzɪʃən /

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  • noun
  • Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • Specific location where someone or something is
  • Where you play or your role on a sports team
  • Person's job or status level
  • Set of conditions affecting what you can (not) do
  • verb
  • To put in a particular location or direction

sure

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US / ʃʊə(r) /

UK / ʃʊr /

A1
  • 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

input

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US / ˈɪnpʊt /

UK / ˈɪnˌpʊt /

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  • noun
  • Advice or ideas that someone provides
  • verb
  • To put in information, advice or opinions

science

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US / 'saɪəns /

UK / ˈsaɪəns /

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  • noun
  • Study of the physical world, based on facts

three

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US / θri: /

UK / θri /

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  • number
  • Number 3

love

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US / lʌv /

UK / lʌv /

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • A very strong feeling of affection
  • The person you care very deeply about
  • Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
  • verb
  • To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
  • To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
  • To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction

make

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US / meɪk /

UK / mek /

A1
  • 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

one

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US / wʌn /

UK / wʌn /

A1
  • 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

how

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US / haʊ /

UK / haʊ /

A1
  • 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)

rig

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US / rɪɡ /

UK / rɪɡ /

B2
  • noun
  • Shape and number of sails on a ship
  • Structure that draws out oil from under the ground
  • A truck, usually large
  • verb
  • To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
  • To fit out a ship with ropes and sails
  • To fix something in place so that it does not move
  • To provide someone with clothes

body

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US / ˈbɒd.i /

UK / ˈbɑdi /

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  • noun
  • An object distinct from other objects
  • A group of people involved in an activity together
  • Main part of something
  • A person's physical self

this

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US / ðɪs /

UK / ðɪs /

A1
  • 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

encounter

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US / ɪn'kaʊntə(r) /

UK / ɛnˈkaʊntɚ /

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  • noun
  • A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
  • verb
  • To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
  • To meet someone or something unexpectedly

message

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US / 'mesɪdʒ /

UK / ˈmɛsɪdʒ /

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

the

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

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  • article
  • Used to refer to something already mentioned
  • Used to show there is only one of something
  • determiner
  • Used to describe all of a family

james

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US / dʒeimz /

UK / dʒemz /

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

you

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US / jʊ /

UK / ju /

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

across

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US / əˈkrɔs /

UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /

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

expect

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US / ɪk'spekt /

UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /

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  • verb
  • To believe something is probably going to happen

breathe

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US / bri:ð /

UK / brið /

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  • verb
  • To move air into and out of your lungs
  • To say something very softly
  • To stop moving so one can rest

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

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

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

life

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US / laɪf /

UK / laɪf /

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

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

gentleman

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US / 'dʒentlmən /

UK / ˈdʒɛntlmən /

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  • noun
  • Man who has good manners and is considerate

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US / ɪnˈheɪlə(r) /

UK / ɪnˈhelɚ /

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  • noun
  • Dispenser producing a vapor to be breathed in

would

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US / wʊd /

UK / wʊd /

A1
  • other
  • Used to indicate something imagined
  • Used to ask or request something politely
  • Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
  • Used to indicate a preference
  • Used to indicate a reaction
  • Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
  • Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

interested

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US / ˈɪntrəstɪd /

UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪstɪd, -təˌrɛstɪd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having had your attention taken; curious
  • verb
  • To make someone want to know about something
  • To persuade to do, become involved with something

wide

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US / waɪd /

UK / waɪd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having a great distance from one side to the other
  • adverb
  • Fully; completely

avoid

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US / ə'vɔɪd /

UK / əˈvɔɪd /

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  • verb
  • To prevent from happening
  • To stay away from

really

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US / ˈri:əli /

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

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  • adverb
  • Used to stress something that is said; definitely
  • In a true or accurate manner
  • Very

deliver

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US / dɪ'lɪvə(r) /

UK / dɪˈlɪvɚ /

A2
  • 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

ability

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US / ə'bɪlətɪ /

UK / əˈbɪlɪti /

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  • noun
  • The power, resources or skill to do something

child

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US / tʃaɪld /

UK / tʃaɪld /

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

itsy

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US / ˈwaɪldkæt /

UK / ˈwaɪldˌkæt /

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least

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US / li:st /

UK / list /

A1
  • adverb
  • In the smallest or lowest way
  • noun
  • Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree

bother

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US / 'bɒðə(r) /

UK / ˈbɑðɚ /

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  • noun
  • Problems, concern or worry for someone
  • A disturbance; trouble
  • verb
  • To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
  • To take the trouble to do something

absolutely

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US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /

UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /

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  • adverb
  • Completely; totally; very

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

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

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

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  • adjecitve
  • The person or thing being talked about
  • Used to identify something both the speakers know
  • adverb
  • Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
  • To such a degree
  • conjunction
  • Used to connect a noun clause
  • Used to introduce an adverbial clause
  • Used to introduce a noun clause
  • determiner
  • Used as a noun to refer to something
  • pronoun
  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

sit

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US / sɪt /

UK / sɪt /

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  • verb
  • To take an exam
  • To be in a resting position on a chair
  • To provide seating for people
  • To remain in a still position while being painted

include

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US / ɪnˈklu:d /

UK / ɪnˈklud /

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  • verb
  • To make someone, something part of a group

hard

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US / hɑ:d /

UK / hɑː(r)d /

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  • adjecitve
  • Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • (Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
  • (Of alcohol) strong
  • Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
  • Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
  • Strong
  • (Of edge) clear; sharp
  • Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
  • adverb
  • With lots of force, power, or impact

sensory

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US / ˈsensəri /

UK / ˈsɛnsəri /

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  • adjecitve
  • Referring to the physical senses

like

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US / laɪk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in status or kind to something else
  • Similar; the same
  • adverb
  • For example
  • preposition
  • Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
  • In a way similar to the way something is done
  • Such as; for example
  • verb
  • To want to
  • To find something pleasing; to prefer something

locate

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US / ləʊ'keɪt /

UK / ˈloˌket,loˈket /

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  • verb
  • To find exactly where something is positioned
  • To put something in a new place

case

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US / keɪs /

UK / kes /

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  • noun
  • Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • Set of facts about a crime
  • Set of facts about an event
  • Example or instance of something
  • verb
  • To find out about a place, as in planning to steal

maxwell

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US / 'mækswel /

UK / 'mæksˌwel /

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  • other
  • A cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of square centimeter in a mag

hit

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US / hɪt /

UK / hɪt /

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  • 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

tell

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US / tel /

UK / tɛl /

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  • verb
  • To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • To be able to guess
  • To say or communicate information to someone
  • To inform, but without speaking; indicate
  • To have a negative effect on someone
  • To order someone to do something; command
  • To recognize something based on certain signs
  • To report something to an authority
  • To explain something or teach someone something

she

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US / ʃɪ /

UK / ʃi /

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  • pronoun
  • Female person or animal mentioned before
  • (Refers to female person mentioned before)

force

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US / fɔ:s /

UK / fɔrs, fors /

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  • noun
  • Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • Pressure; attraction
  • The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
  • verb
  • To use physical strength or violence to persuade

prefer

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US / prɪˈfɜ:(r) /

UK / prɪˈfɚ /

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  • verb
  • To like something better than something else

get

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US / ɡet /

UK / ɡɛt /

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  • verb
  • To become affected by illness or disease
  • To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
  • To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
  • To go somewhere to obtain something
  • To (cause to) do a particular thing
  • To obtain, receive or be given something
  • To currently have
  • To prepare for use
  • To understand something being said or read

what

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US / wɒt /

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

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  • 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

fun

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US / fʌn /

UK / fʌn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Amusing and enjoyable
  • noun
  • Enjoyable or amusing quality or feeling

delivery

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US / dɪˈlɪvəri /

UK / dɪˈlɪvəri, -ˈlɪvri /

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  • noun
  • Way someone acts when speaking publicly
  • Act of taking something to a person or place

yeah

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US / jeə /

UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /

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  • exclamation
  • Another way of saying 'yes'

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

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  • adverb
  • To be ready to; going to
  • Nearly; approximately; roughly
  • Near; next to; close to
  • In every direction; in the area of
  • preposition
  • Concerning or of (a topic)

its

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US / ɪts /

UK / ɪts /

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

interstellar

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US / ˌɪntəˈstelə(r) /

UK / ˌɪntərˈstelə(r) /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being in the space between stars or star systems

perceptual

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US / pəˈseptʃuəl /

UK / pərˈseptʃuəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Relating to immediate sensory experience

all

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US / ɔ:l /

UK / ɔl /

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

rewrite

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US / ˌri:'raɪt /

UK / riˈraɪt /

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  • verb
  • To write again to improve, or correct errors

yes

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US / jes /

UK / jɛs /

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  • adverb
  • Way to say you agree or will do something

discover

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US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /

UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /

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  • verb
  • To find something new that was not known before

space

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US / speɪs /

UK / spes /

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  • noun
  • Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • Empty area with nothing in it
  • Area in the sky where the stars are
  • Area between written words on a page
  • verb
  • To make a certain distance or time between

thank

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US / θæŋk /

UK / θæŋk /

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  • verb
  • To tell someone you are grateful to them

look

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US / lʊk /

UK / lʊk /

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  • 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

design

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US / dɪˈzaɪn /

UK / dɪˈzaɪn /

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  • noun
  • The way something is planned, to fulfill a purpose
  • verb
  • To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • To think of a plan

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

tactile

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US / ˈtæktaɪl /

UK / ˈtæktəl, -ˌtaɪl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning touch; enjoys touching

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

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

pretty

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US / 'prɪtɪ /

UK / ˈprɪti /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • adverb
  • Very; to a great degree

very

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US / 'verɪ /

UK / ˈvɛri /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a large degree or amount
  • adverb
  • A lot; much; many
  • Used to stress or emphasize a noun

spot

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US / spɒt /

UK / spɑt /

A2
  • noun
  • A certain place or area
  • A difficult time; awkward situation
  • Place or ranking on a list
  • A small amount of (substance help hard work etc.)
  • Mark caused by a drop of liquid, food, etc.
  • verb
  • To see someone or something by chance

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

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

device

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US / dɪˈvaɪs /

UK / dɪˈvaɪs /

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

work

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US / wɜ:k /

UK / wɚk /

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

mommy

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US / 'mɒmɪ /

UK / ˈmɑmi /

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  • noun
  • Word for mother used mostly by young children

theory

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US / ˈθiəri /

UK / ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri /

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  • noun
  • Ideas or principles that explain facts or events

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

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

hello

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US / hə'ləʊ /

UK / hɛˈlo, hə- /

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  • exclamation
  • What you say when you meet someone

well

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US / wel /

UK / wɛl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
  • Healthy and in good condition
  • adverb
  • In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
  • In a complete, total, or full manner
  • A great and considerable degree
  • In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
  • exclamation
  • Used to begin or continue a particular statement
  • Used to show you want to start saying something
  • Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
  • You say this to change the topic of a conversation
  • Used to indicate you are making a final remark
  • noun
  • Long deep hole in the ground to get water
  • verb
  • To cause your eyes to fill with tears

range

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US / reɪndʒ /

UK / rendʒ /

A2
  • 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

object

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US / 'ɒbdʒɪkt /

UK / ˈɑbdʒɪkt /

A2
  • noun
  • Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
  • Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
  • The thing that the action of a verb acts upon
  • verb
  • To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan

sheldon

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US / 'pʊtɪŋ /

UK / 'pʊtɪŋ /

A1

music

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US / 'mju:zɪk /

UK / ˈmjuzɪk /

A1
  • noun
  • Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
  • Academic study of rhythms and sounds
  • Written symbols that represent musical sounds

leg

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US / leɡ /

UK / lɛɡ /

A1
  • noun
  • Part of the body from the hips down
  • The piece of furniture that touches the ground

capable

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US / 'keɪpəbl /

UK / ˈkepəbəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being able to do something very well; proficient

song

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US / sɒŋ /

UK / sɔ:ŋ /

A1
  • noun
  • Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
  • Music with words that are sung to it
  • Art or tradition of singing

anyway

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US / ˈeniweɪ /

UK / ˈɛniˌwe /

A1
  • adverb
  • A word used to change the topic of a conversation

wonder

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US / 'wʌndə(r) /

UK / ˈwʌndɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • verb
  • To feel curious about something
  • To think or consider about something over time

clark

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US / klɑ:k /

UK / klɑ:k /

A1
  • other
  • Canadian politician who served as prime minister

cool

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US / ku:l /

UK / kul /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Steady and calm when facing difficulties
  • Almost cold; not warm or hot
  • Smart or stylish in a way (young) people admire
  • Unfriendly in an indirect way; distant
  • verb
  • To make something decrease in temperature
  • (Of an emotion, etc.) to become less strongly felt

earth

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US / ɜ:θ /

UK / ɚθ /

A1
  • noun
  • Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
  • The planet we live on
  • Soil in which we grow plants

eight

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US / eɪt /

UK / et /

A1
  • number
  • 8

ask

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US / ɑ:sk /

UK / æsk /

A1
  • verb
  • To say to someone that you want something

system

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US / 'sɪstəm /

UK / ˈsɪstəm /

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

leonard

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US / 'fraɪtnɪŋlɪ /

UK / 'fraɪtnɪŋlɪ /

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handful

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US / 'hændfʊl /

UK / ˈhændˌfʊl /

B1
  • noun
  • an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
  • A thing requiring great effort to control, manage

his

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US / hɪz /

UK / hɪz /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

spider

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US / ˈspaɪdə(r) /

UK / ˈspaɪdɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs

behind

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US / bɪˈhaɪnd /

UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a later or slower time than expected
  • Being in a losing position in a sporting event
  • Being in the past; old fashioned
  • adverb
  • Remaining
  • noun
  • The part of the body that one sits on
  • preposition
  • At or toward the back of someone or something
  • Supporting or helping someone

air

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US / eə(r) /

UK / er /

A1
  • noun
  • Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
  • A person's manner intended to impress others
  • verb
  • To expose to the outside, to dry or freshen
  • To broadcast a TV or radio show
  • To open a subject to discussion and debate

bitsy

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US / 'bɪtsɪ /

UK / 'bɪtsɪ /

A1
  • adjective
  • Very small; tiny.

without

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US / wɪˈðaʊt /

UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /

A1
  • preposition
  • Not with; not having

know

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US / nəʊ /

UK / noʊ /

A1
  • 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

haptic

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US / ˈhæptɪk /

UK / ˈhæptɪk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning or proceeding from the sense of touch

mind

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US / maɪnd /

UK / maɪnd /

A1
  • noun
  • One's opinion or way of thinking about something
  • Part of humans that allows us to think or feel
  • verb
  • To be bothered or upset by something
  • To take care of someone e.g. as a bodyguard

scientist

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US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /

UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /

A2
  • noun
  • Person who is trained in a science

hear

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

A1
  • verb
  • To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • To be told or find out information or facts
  • To consider or listen to a court case

raise

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US / reɪz /

UK / rez /

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

presumption

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US / prɪˈzʌmpʃn /

UK / prɪˈzʌmpʃən /

C1
  • noun
  • Assumption accepted without question
  • Doing something without having the right to

part

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US / pɑ:t /

UK / pɑ:rt /

A1
  • 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

could

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US / kəd /

UK / kʊd /

A1
  • other
  • Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
  • Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

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  • 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

information

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US / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn /

UK / ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən /

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  • noun
  • Collection of facts and details about something

discovery

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US / dɪ'skʌvərɪ /

UK / dɪˈskʌvəri /

A2
  • noun
  • Learning something for the first time

cross

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US / krɒs /

UK / krɔs, krɑs /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Angry and upset
  • From one side of something to the other
  • noun
  • (Of animals) mixture of breeds in one animal
  • Person's name
  • verb
  • To put one thing over another e.g. arms
  • To breed one type of animal or plant with another
  • To not to agree with someone; oppose
  • To go from one side of something to the other
  • To meet at one point

communicator

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US / kəˈmju:nɪkeɪtə(r) /

UK / kəˈmjunɪˌketɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Person expressing ideas, thoughts and feelings

hey

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US / heɪ /

UK / he /

A1
  • exclamation
  • What you say when you want someone's attention

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

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

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

A1
  • number
  • 2

help

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US / help /

UK / hɛlp /

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  • 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

lingua

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US / 'lɪŋgwə /

UK / 'lɪŋgwə /

C2
  • noun
  • Technical name for tongue

kid

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US / kɪd /

UK / kɪd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Made from young goat skin
  • noun
  • Child or young person
  • Young goat
  • verb
  • To make fun of someone in a gentle way; to tease

name

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US / neɪm /

UK / nem /

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  • noun
  • What something or someone is called
  • verb
  • To state what someone is called, e.g. John

out

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US / aʊt /

UK / aʊt /

A1
  • 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

transposition

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US / ˌtrænspə'zɪʃn /

UK / ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən /

C1
  • noun
  • Any abnormal position of the organs of the body

think

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US / θɪŋk /

UK / θɪŋk /

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  • verb
  • To have an idea about something without certainty
  • To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

congrat

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US / /

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guy

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US / ɡaɪ /

UK / ɡaɪ /

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  • noun
  • Man; boy; any person

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

perhaps

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US / pəˈhæps /

UK / pɚˈhæps /

A1
  • adverb
  • Possibly, but not certainly; maybe

only

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US / ˈəunli /

UK / ˈonli /

A1
  • adverb
  • Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
  • Not very important or serious
  • Just that type of thing, person
  • Short time ago; not before a certain time
  • conjunction
  • Except; but

any

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US / 'enɪ /

UK / ˈɛni /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • One, or some, no matter which
  • pronoun
  • One (thing) of many; some
  • Subtitles section
  • Hey, would you like to hear some songs I've rewritten to get children interested in the hard sciences?
  • Sure.
  • Really?
  • Yeah.
  • I like music.
  • I like science.
  • I like making fun of Sheldon.
  • Hit it.
  • There was a scientist who had a theory and James Clark Maxwell was his name o.
  • J A M E S C L E R K space M A X W E L L.
  • And James Clark Maxwell was his name o.
  • There was a scientist who had a theory, and James Clark Maxwell is his name o.
  • A M E S T K O.
  • We get it.
  • Perhaps you'd prefer this one.
  • The itsy bitsy spider is not an insect at all, because it has eight legs and two body parts.
  • That's pretty cool, Sheldon.
  • Thank you.
  • Do either of you know Beyonce?
  • I'd love her to get behind you.
  • Hey.
  • Hey.
  • Hello.
  • You guys know the new discovery class missions that NASA's been working on?
  • Yeah.
  • Well, they're looking to include a message from Earth in case one of them is encountered by alien life.
  • Oh, when I encountered alien life, I discovered that the key thing was not to sit in its spot.
  • You can't breathe our air without an inhaler.
  • He's allergic to earth nuts, but I'm the alien.
  • Anyway, I'm among a handful of scientists that have been asked to submit a design proposal for the message and its delivery system.
  • Congratulations!
  • And I was wondering if any of you guys would like to help me do it?
  • Are you kidding?
  • Yes!
  • What did you have in mind?
  • I'll tell you exactly what you should do.
  • Avoid the presumption of the Terran sensory input paradigm.
  • Absolutely.
  • You need a device capable of delivering information across a wide range of perceptual modalities.
  • Any intelligent organism would, at the very least, need the ability to locate the position of objects in space.
  • So, the ideal interstellar lingua franca would be haptic.
  • Oh, how about a three D tactile communicator rigged for cross sensory transposition?
  • Exactly what I expected.
  • Two people forcing their ideas on me, and only one gentleman who could be bothered to ask me what my thoughts were.
  • You two are out.
  • Congratulations, Leonard.
  • You're on the team.
  • My mommy raised a gentleman.