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    polite

    US /pəˈlaɪt/

    ・

    UK /pəˈlaɪt/

    A2TOEIC
    adj.AdjectiveShowing good manners or respect for other people
    Everyone liked the boy because he was very polite

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    10:46How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
    • You probably don't want to use these words in polite company.

      You probably don't want to use these words in polite company.

    • You probably don't want to use these words in polite company, but if they do offend people, it's because they offend their sensibilities, and not, say, their ideas about themselves or their identity.

      You probably don't want to use these words in polite company, but if they do offend people, it's because they offend their sensibilities, and not, say, their ideas about themselves or their identity.

    B1

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    • You can't be reasoned with, I'm done being polite

      You can't be reasoned with, I'm done being polite

    • You can't be reasoned with, I'm done being polite

      You can't be reasoned with, I'm done being polite

    A2

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    08:59BOX SET: English In A Minute 5 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!
    • Let me take your jacket. This is a polite way to offer to help.

      Let me take your jacket. This is a polite way to offer to help.

    A2

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    09:25Priority Seats and Invisible Disabilities | Fashioneyesta
    • That's a polite way of asking and it's basically opening a discussion and it's giving people the option.

      That's a polite way of asking and it's basically opening a discussion and it's giving people the option.

    • That's a polite way of asking it.

      That's a polite way of asking it.

    A2

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    • There's the S-wave, which is the thing that actually causes major tremors, and there's also a weaker but faster traveling P-wave, which is like a polite little Messenger to tell you that the S-wave is on its way to come mess your whole day up.

      There's the S-wave, which is the thing that actually causes major tremors, and there's also a weaker but faster traveling P-wave, which is like a polite little Messenger to tell you that the S-wave is on its way to come mess your whole day up.

    • p-wave which is like a polite little Messenger  to tell you that the s-wave is on its way to  

      p-wave which is like a polite little Messenger  to tell you that the s-wave is on its way to  

    B1

    Things Poland has but Taiwan doesn't #2!

    10:38Things Poland has but Taiwan doesn't #2!
    • people are very polite

      people are very polite

    • people are very polite

      people are very polite

    A2

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    • And that's only if you're around decently polite human beings.

      And that's only if you're around decently polite human beings.

    B1

    How To Be Polite In English

    06:20How To Be Polite In English
    • Okay, to "be polite" means to have or show behavior that is respectful and considerate to other people.

      Okay, to "be polite" means to have or show behavior that is respectful and considerate to other people.

    • Saying "please" and "thank you" is a very basic way of being polite, but, as usual, for the English language, it’s not always so simple.

      Saying "please" and "thank you" is a very basic way of being polite, but, as usual, for the English language, it’s not always so simple.

    A1

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    12:16WHY Are BRITS Moving to LIVE IN FRANCE? | Easy English 188
    • Well, I think generally, people are much more polite.

      Well, I think generally, people are much more polite.

    • They're very, very polite.

      They're very, very polite.

    A2

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    03:41Are You Flirting With My Mom?
    • I'm just being polite.

      I'm just being polite.

    • I'm just being polite that was that was a hilarious joke.

      I'm just being polite that was that was a hilarious joke.

    A2