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    Everyday Grammar: Contronyms

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    林宜悉 posted on 2020/07/03
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    US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/

    UK /ˈkɒntekst/

    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Set of facts surrounding a person or event
    • The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
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    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
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    lack

    US /læk/

    UK /læk/

    • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
    • To not have, or not have enough, of something
    • Uncountable Noun
    • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    mean

    US /min/

    UK /mi:n/

    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Average of a set of numbers
    • A method, course of action, or instrument by which something can be accomplished.
    • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
    • To express a particular idea or thought
    • To intend to do something in particular
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