absent
US /ˈæbsənt/
UK /ˈæbsənt/
- Adjective
- Not present at a usual or expected place
- Without paying attention
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To keep (oneself) away.
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US /ˈækʃən/
UK /'ækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that a person or thing does
- A lawsuit.
- Intransitive Verb
- To act to do something
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US /ˈædvərtaɪz/
UK /ˈædvətaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To show how good a product is, to make people buy
- To make something known generally in a public medium.
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US /ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt, ædˈvɚtɪs-, -tɪz-/
UK /ədˈvɜ:tɪsmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Poster, TV, film showing advantages of new product
- A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting employment opportunities.
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US /əd'vaɪs/
UK /ədˈvaɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Suggestion about what would help someone
- Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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US /ædˈvaɪz/
UK /ədˈvaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To suggest what would be helpful
- To inform someone of something.
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US /ænt/
UK /ænt/
- Countable Noun
- Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
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US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/
UK /'ævərɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- Transitive Verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
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US /ˈævɪd/
UK /'ævɪd/
- Adjective
- Very eager (fan, collector of something, etc.)
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Vocabulary
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- avid: Very eager (fan, collector of something, etc.)
- absent: Not present at a usual or expected place
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- advise: To suggest what would be helpful
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- add: To include as well
- advertisement: Poster, TV, film showing advantages of new product
- advertise: To show how good a product is, to make people buy
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- ant: Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
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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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