standard
US /ˈstændəd/
UK /'stændəd/
- Noun
- Official unit of measuring something
- Principle of behaving in a moral way
- Adjective
- Being the accepted normal level of quality
- (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
A2TOEICMorestaple
US /ˈstepəl/
UK /ˈsteɪpl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main food of a particular community
- A basic food that is eaten all the time
- Transitive Verb
- To pin together using a machine and bent wire
B2TOEICMorestationary
US /ˈsteʃəˌnɛri/
UK /'steɪʃənrɪ/
- Adjective
- Being still or unmoving
B2TOEICMorestatistic
US /stəˈtɪstɪk/
UK /stəˈtɪstɪk/
- Noun
- Number that represents a piece of information
B1Moresteady
US /ˈstɛdi/
UK /'stedɪ/
- Adjective
- Happening or developing at a regular rate
- Continuing without stopping or changing over time
- Transitive Verb
- To make constant, unchanging or staying the same
- To hold something/someone so they stop moving
B2More
Vocabulary
- staple: Main food of a particular community
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- statistic: Number that represents a piece of information
- stationary: Being still or unmoving
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- stop: To block or close something
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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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