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activate
US /ˈæktəˌvet/
UK /ˈæktɪveɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- To make something start working
B1Moreatomic
US /əˈtɑ:mɪk/
UK /əˈtɒmɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning atoms
B1Morebomb
US /bɑm/
UK /bɒm/
- Transitive Verb
- To attack with explosives
- Noun
- An explosive device
B1Morebutton
US /ˈbʌtn/
UK /'bʌtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- Transitive Verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
- To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
A2TOEICMoredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moreflick
US /flɪk/
UK /flɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something with your finger to move it
- To move a button, switch from on, off positions
- Noun
- Hitting something with your finger to move it
B1Moreget out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Morenebula
US /ˈnɛbjələ/
UK /ˈnebjələ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cloud of dust and gas in outer space
C1Morenext to
US /nɛkst tu/
UK /nekst tu:/
- Preposition
- Being located along side another
- In comparison with
- Adverb
- Almost; nearly
A1Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Morepriceless
US /ˈpraɪslɪs/
UK /ˈpraɪsləs/
- Adjective
- So valuable that no cost can be set
A2TOEICMorerepeat
US /rɪˈpit/
UK /rɪˈpi:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Action that is done again
- Musical passage that is to be played again
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do something over again
- To say something you have learned and memorized
A2TOEICMoreset off
US /sɛt ɔf/
UK /set ɒf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start a journey
- To cause something to explode or start working.
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to explode.
A1Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Moreshut up
US /ʃʌt ʌp/
UK /ʃʌt ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To close something, e.g. a shop
- To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
- Interjection
- An expression of disbelief or surprise
A2Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoreswitch
US /swɪtʃ/
UK /swɪtʃ/
- Noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
A2TOEICMoretape
US /tep/
UK /teɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To record some sounds using an electric device
- To stick things together using an adhesive strip
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Narrow strip of magnetic material for recording on
- Thin material used to mark an area or seal things
A2Moretape over
US /teɪp ˈoʊvɚ/
UK /teɪp ˈəuvə/
- other
- To cover something with tape.
B1Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2Morewaste
US /west/
UK /weɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
- Uncountable Noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
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