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    of means

    US /ʌv minz/

    ・

    UK /əv mi:nz/

    B2
    prep. phr.Having resources or wealth available for use.
    They lived comfortably because they were of means.

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    Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? | Otherwords

    08:48Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? | Otherwords
    • Someone who's mischievous might also be devious, so it warps into "mischievous." Espresso can make you go fast, so it gets contaminated with "express," hence "expresso." This word is traditionally pronounced "door" as in "endure," but since it kind of means sour, it's slowly becoming "dour." According to a 1996 American Heritage Dictionary survey, two-thirds of people preferred the traditional pronunciation,

      Someone who's mischievous might also be devious, so it warps into "mischievous." Espresso can make you go fast, so it gets contaminated with "express," hence "expresso." This word is traditionally pronounced "door" as in "endure," but since it kind of means sour, it's slowly becoming "dour." According to a 1996 American Heritage Dictionary survey, two-thirds of people preferred the traditional pronunciation,

    • This word is traditionally pronounced dure as in endure, but since it kind of means sour, it's slowly becoming dower.

      This word is traditionally pronounced dure as in endure, but since it kind of means sour, it's slowly becoming dower.

    B1

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    06:03Milan ice cream ban: BBC News Review
    • Well, 'kind of' means the same,

      Well, 'kind of' means the same,

    B1

    Learn the Top 8 Words Americans Overuse

    02:40Learn the Top 8 Words Americans Overuse
    • The word sort of means that something really happened a certain way, but Americans usually use this word to exaggerate.

      The word sort of means that something really happened a certain way, but Americans usually use this word to exaggerate.

    • The word sort of means that something really happened a certain way,

      The word sort of means that something really happened a certain way,

    B1

    Advanced Prepositions of Time: “throughout”, “ahead of”, “at around”, “out of”…

    19:25Advanced Prepositions of Time: “throughout”, “ahead of”, “at around”, “out of”…
    • And in this case, on a clock, we're saying ahead of. You're ahead of the other people, the meeting starts at 9, maybe you arrived at 8.30, you're early. Okay? Can you come ahead of the other guys? We need to talk about something first. Come early. So, ahead of means to come early.

      And in this case, on a clock, we're saying ahead of. You're ahead of the other people, the meeting starts at 9, maybe you arrived at 8.30, you're early. Okay? Can you come ahead of the other guys? We need to talk about something first. Come early. So, ahead of means to come early.

    • So, "ahead of" means to come early.

      So, "ahead of" means to come early.

    A2

    Trump 2.0 and Taiwan: Will Trump cause or prevent war? | DW News

    13:17Trump 2.0 and Taiwan: Will Trump cause or prevent war? | DW News
    • That world-beating chip industry Taiwan's so proud of means it has one of the largest trade surpluses with the United States.

      That world-beating chip industry Taiwan's so proud of means it has one of the largest trade surpluses with the United States.

    • That world-beating chip industry Taiwan's so proud of means it has one of the largest trade surpluses with the United States.

      That world-beating chip industry Taiwan's so proud of means it has one of the largest trade surpluses with the United States.

    B1

    Test Your Personality, Improve Your English!

    17:10Test Your Personality, Improve Your English!
    • If there was no food, wine, people, bread, flowers, kind of means you're sad.

      If there was no food, wine, people, bread, flowers, kind of means you're sad.

    • If there was no food, wine, people, bread, flowers, it kind of means you're sad.

      If there was no food, wine, people, bread, flowers, it kind of means you're sad.

    A2

    How to Describe Being Happy in English! ?

    07:25How to Describe Being Happy in English! ?
    • So it sort of means to pretend to be happy when doing something that you really don't want to do.

      So it sort of means to pretend to be happy when doing something that you really don't want to do.

    • So it sort of means to pretend to be happy when doing something that you really don't want to do.

      So it sort of means to pretend to be happy when doing something that you really don't want to do.

    A1

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    03:09AEE Bonus: Power Idioms in English with Aubrey
    • It sort of means good for you and good luck.

      It sort of means good for you and good luck.

    • It sort of means good for you and good luck.

      It sort of means good for you and good luck.

    A2

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    • So decent just kind of means, uh, it's kind of a, uh, more, uh, intelligent way of saying like okay, like 50%.

      So decent just kind of means, uh, it's kind of a, uh, more, uh, intelligent way of saying like okay, like 50%.

    • half-decent so decent just kind of means it's kind of a more

      half-decent so decent just kind of means it's kind of a more

    A2

    Quantifiers

    03:52Quantifiers
    • "A lot of" means a large amount or number.

      "A lot of" means a large amount or number.

    • A lot of means a large amount or number.

      A lot of means a large amount or number.

    A2