confuse
US /kənˈfjuz/
UK /kənˈfju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something unclear or hard to understand
- To mistake one person or thing for another.
A2Morecorrect
US /kəˈrɛkt/
UK /kə'rekt/
- Adjective
- Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- True or accurate
- Transitive Verb
- To fix a problem
- To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
A2Moreembed
US /ɛmˈbɛd/
UK /ɪm'bed/
- Transitive Verb
- To place or set inside rock, etc.
- To integrate (something) into something else.
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein the past
US
UK
- Phrase
- During a former period of time; previously.
A1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morepractice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMorequiz
US /kwɪz/
UK /kwɪz/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A game in which players answer questions on topics
- Brief spoken or written test, given to students
- Transitive Verb
- To ask a person many questions about something
B1Morerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Moreregular
US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/
UK /ˈregjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- Occurring or being done frequently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Customers who frequently visit a place
- Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
A2TOEICMoretag
US /tæɡ/
UK /tæɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
B1Moretense
US /tɛns/
UK /tens/
- Noun
- The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- Adjective
- Unable to relax; feeling nervous or stressed
- Stretched tight and stiff
A2TOEICMoreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Moreversion
US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/
UK /ˈvə:ʃən/
- Noun
- Different way that someone interprets something
- New or different form of something
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- live: To be alive
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- finished: To use or consume all of something
- finish: To use or consume all of something
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- add: To include as well
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- Miss: To be absent
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- happen: To take place or occur
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- point: An item to be discussed
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- hidden: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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Grammar: How to ask questions correctly in English - Embedded Questions
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Elaine posted on 2014/03/31Ever get confused when asking questions within questions? This video breaks down how to use embedded questions in English, covering both Present and Past Simple tenses so you can sound more natural and polite! You'll learn how to avoid common errors and master question word order for clearer communication.
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