lie
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
A2Moreon the telephone
US /ɑn ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/
UK /ɒn ðə ˈtɛlɪfəʊn/
- other
- Engaged in a phone call.
A2Morepitch
US /pɪtʃ/
UK /pɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- To throw a baseball to a batter
- Noun
- Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
- Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
B1TOEICMoretelephone
US /ˈtelɪfoʊn/
UK /ˈtelɪfəʊn/
- Noun
- Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
- Transitive Verb
- To talk to someone using a phone
A2Moretick
US /tɪk/
UK /tɪk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To function properly or normally
- (Clock) to make light regular timed noise
- Countable Noun
- Small blood-sucking insect that lives on the skin
- Written mark to show something is correct or done
B1Moretight
US /taɪt/
UK /taɪt/
- Adjective
- Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- Positioned physically close together
- Adverb
- Firmly; so it can't move
A2TOEICMoreto the moon
US /tu ðə mun/
UK /tu ðə mu:n/
- other
- Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
B2Moreunknown
US /ˌʌnˈnoʊn/
UK /ˌʌnˈnəʊn/
- Adjective
- Not being known or famous
- Being unfamiliar or not known
- Countable Noun
- Person who is not famous or known by many
B1More
Vocabulary
- to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
- on the telephone: Engaged in a phone call.
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- tick: To function properly or normally
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
- long: Person's name
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- unknown: Not being known or famous
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- love: Person's name
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- room: All of the people inside a particular room
- telephone: Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
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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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