Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- on the beat: Assigned to patrol a specific route or area.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
- proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
- speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- beat on: To strike something repeatedly and with force.
- have to: Must do
- speed up: To move more quickly
- squeeze in
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- mess up: To make a mistake
- from beginning to end: Throughout the entire time or process; completely.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- go with the flow: To accept and adapt to events without resistance.
- for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- bear with me: Be patient with me.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
- consider: To think carefully about something
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- amount: Quantity of something
- silly: Careless
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- sake: Japanese rice wine
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sip: To drink just a little at a time
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- fully: Completely or entirely
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- theoretical: Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
- robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
- metronome: Swinging device that ticks to mark time in music
- keyword: Significant or descriptive word used in searches
Get the full experience in the app
Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis
01:03
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.
Get the full experience in the app
Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage
brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
Get the full experience in the app
Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback
Try this speaking exercise.
Try practicing with this sentence.
80
0
JJ posted on 2025/05/09Want to nail that natural American rhythm? This video uses a metronome exercise to help you master stress-timed and syllable-timed patterns, plus essential reductions for smoother connected speech! You'll pick up key pronunciation skills that make your English sound so much more authentic.
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!
