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matter

US /ˈmætɚ/

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UK /'mætə(r)/

verb
To be of great importance; to count

noun
Material all things are made of that fills space
Problem or reason for concern

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effective

US /ɪˈfɛktɪv/

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UK /ɪˈfektɪv/

adjective
In operation; operative.
Successful in producing a desired or intended result.
Working efficiently to produce a desired result
In operation; in force.
Successful in producing a desired or intended result.
Producing a desired or intended result.
Actual rather than nominal; real.
Skillful and producing the intended result.

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commit

US /kəˈmɪt/

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UK /kə'mɪt/

verb
To do something bad, usually a crime
To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
To promise or decide to do something for a purpose

other
To entrust or give into someone's charge or keeping.
To send (someone) to a hospital or prison.
To do or perpetrate (a crime or other reprehensible act).
To pledge or bind (oneself) to a certain course or policy; to make an engagement.

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stake

US /stek/

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UK /steɪk/

noun
Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
Money bet in a game that can be won or lost
A financial involvement in something such as a business
An interest or share in a business, project, or situation
The share you have in a company
A pointed piece of wood or metal that is pushed into the ground
Something that you risk losing, especially money, when you try to do or achieve something
Post stuck in the ground you can tie things to

verb
To bet or wager on an outcome
To risk something important by taking a risk

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escape

US /ɪˈskep/

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UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

noun
An act of leaving a place or dangerous situation.
Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
A way of avoiding something unpleasant.
The 'esc key' on a keyboard
Act of getting away from where you are being kept
An act of leaving a place or dangerous situation.
A way of avoiding something dangerous or unpleasant.
Something that provides a temporary distraction from reality.
A way of temporarily forgetting about your problems.

verb
To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
To get away from a place where you are being kept
(Gas, water) to come out from a pipe, container
To not to be noticed or remembered by someone

other
To get away from a place (such as a prison) where you are being held or kept
To (of a liquid or gas) leak or be discharged unintentionally
To leave somewhere quickly, especially because of danger

other
To succeed in avoiding (something undesirable)

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suffer

US / ˈsʌfɚ/

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UK /'sʌfə(r)/

verb
To experience pain, illness, or injury

other
To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
To undergo or experience something unpleasant.

other
To experience physical or mental pain.

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remain

US /rɪˈmen/

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UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

other
To be left over or still existing
To continue to be something
To stay behind or in the same place

verb
To be left behind; to continue to exist
To stay in a place when other people have gone
To be left undone (after other things changed)

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blow

US /blo/

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UK /bləʊ/

verb
To send a kiss through the air.
To send out air from the mouth.
To move something using air
(of a fuse) to melt or break, causing the electrical circuit to stop working
To make air come quickly out of your mouth
To waste (an opportunity).
To clear something by forcing air through it
To (of wind) move and carry something along in a steady flow of air.

noun
A forceful strike or punch.
Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
Act of making air come out of your mouth
A hit or strike from an object

phrasal verb
To destroy (something) with explosives.

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grand

US /ɡrænd/

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UK /ɡrænd/

adjective
A counter for 1000 of something
Great in amount, number or size
Being highest in status or rank; impressive

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assault

US /əˈsɔlt/

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UK /əˈsɔ:lt/

noun
An attack on someone physically or emotionally

verb
To attack someone physically or emotionally

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leave

US /liv/

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UK /li:v/

noun
A period of absence from duty or work, especially when granted permission.
Permission to do something
Vacation time; time off work

other
To cause someone to be in a particular state or condition.
To allow something to remain in a specific place or condition.

other
Permission to be away from work or duty.
Remains of food.

verb
To go away from; depart
To gift property to someone after you die
To allow something to continue happening
To let something remain unused or available
To let something or someone remain somewhere

other
To go away from a place.

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count

US /kaʊnt/

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UK /kaʊnt/

noun
Number of things added together, e.g. votes
With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
A European nobleman.

verb
To add things together to find the total number
To matter or be important
Determine the total number of (a collection of items).
Be important; have significance.
To include someone or something in a final number

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destroy

US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

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UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/

verb
To damage so badly that something no longer exists
To defeat someone or something easily
To kill a sick or unwanted animal

other
To completely ruin or demolish something.
To put an end to something.
To kill a person or animal.
To ruin or damage something so badly that it cannot be used or no longer exists.

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wild

US /waɪld/

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UK /waɪld/

adverb
In a manner which lacks control

adjective
Living in nature; not tame
(Of land) not developed by people

noun
A natural environment e.g. jungle, forest

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sound

US /saʊnd/

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UK /saʊnd/

adjective
Sensible, dependable and reliable
Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
Firm or solid in structure
Sane; not mentally ill
Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment

noun
Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard

verb
To seem or appear to be, from what was said
To say in a clear deliberate manner
To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell

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prefer

US /prɪˈfɚ/

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UK /prɪˈfɜ:(r)/

verb
To like something better than something else

other
To like (one thing or person) better than another or others; tend to choose

other
To like (one thing or person) better than another or others; tend to choose
To give priority or advantage to (someone or something).

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learn

US /lɚn/

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UK /lɜ:n/

verb
To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.

other
To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.

other
To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.
To find out something.
To find out something.

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soul

US /sol/

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UK /səʊl/

noun
Central or basic part of something
Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
Spiritual part of a person; spirit

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souvenir

US /ˌsu:vəˈnɪr/

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UK /ˌsu:vəˈnɪə(r)/

noun
Something bought to remember a place
Something kept as a reminder of a place or event.

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chance

US /tʃæns/

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UK /tʃɑ:ns/

adjective
Happening by luck; not planned
Taking a risk to try something

noun
The way something happens without planning
An opportunity; favorable circumstances, situation
The possibility that something will happen
The possibility of something happening
A risk that something might happen.

verb
To occur just through luck; happen
To risk doing something
To take a risk to try something

other
To happen by chance.

other
To risk doing something.

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stand

US /stænd/

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UK /stænd/

verb
To be a candidate in an election
To be able to accept someone, something; bear
To last for a long time
To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
To place something in a particular position; place
To be (as stated)
To still be valid
To have an opinion about something

noun
Effort to fight against something
Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
Place in a stadium where spectators watch
Table where things are sold at a fair or market

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bring

US /brɪŋ/

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UK /brɪŋ/

verb
To take or go with someone to a place

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protect

US /prəˈtɛkt/

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UK /prə'tekt/

verb
To defend someone or something from harm or danger

other
To defend someone or something from attack.
To maintain (domestic industries) by taxing imports.
To guard against financial loss or risk.
To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
To defend or guard (one's interests or rights).
To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
To preserve or maintain something in its original state.

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drive

US /draɪv/

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UK /draɪv/

noun
A person's ambition and motivation to do something
Action of moving cattle from one place to another
A part of a computer which stores the data
A trip by car
Power to move or operate an engine, car, etc.
Action of hitting a golf ball
Hard area where cars are parked leading to a house

verb
To move cattle from one place to another
To control a vehicle so that it moves somewhere
To force to go somewhere, or do or be something
To give power to move or operate an engine, etc.
To hit a golf ball
To push or hit an object into something else

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madness

US /ˈmædnɪs/

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UK /ˈmædnəs/

noun
Obsolete term for legal insanity

other
A state of uncontrolled anger.
Extremely foolish behavior or thinking.
A state of frenzied or chaotic activity or excitement.
The state of being mentally ill; insanity.
A state of chaos or great disorder.

other
An instance or period of insanity.

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float

US /floʊt/

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UK /fləʊt/

verb
To sell the shares of a company publicly
To move slowly and easily through air
To rest on the surface of water without sinking

noun
Object designed to stay on the surface of water
Decorated truck used in a festival

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find

US /faɪnd/

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UK /faɪnd/

verb
To become aware of something that is happening
To discover or meet by chance
To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
To learn through study, research, or effort
To discover something by looking for it

noun
Object discovered by chance
Things that have been discovered from searching

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village

US /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/

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UK /'vɪlɪdʒ/

noun
Small town in the country
A close-knit community or group of people.
A group of buildings forming a small settlement.
A small settlement, smaller than a town, usually in a rural area.

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return

US /rɪ'tɜ:rn/

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UK /rɪ'tɜ:n/

verb
To hit something back to the other player or team
To come back after being away from somewhere
To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
To occur again

other
To come back to a place or condition.
To go back to a place.

adjective
Do again; repeated

noun
Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
The act of hitting the ball back to an opponent.
Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
The act of coming or going back.
An official report, especially of income for tax purposes.
The profit or yield from an investment.
Something that is given back.
Profit made as a result of a business activity
Process of going back to a previous way or state

other
To give something back to someone.
To respond or reply.
To yield or produce as a result.

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torn

US /tɔrn, torn/

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UK /tɔ:n/

verb
To move very quickly, often with carelessness
To remove something forcibly or roughly
To damage by pulling, resulting in a rough edge

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blood

US /blʌd/

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UK /blʌd/

noun
Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals

adjective
Related by birth; family

other
The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
Family relationship or descent.
A wound that has blood coming out of it.
Disposition or temperament.
Bloodshed; violence.