captive
US /ˈkæptɪv/
UK /ˈkæptɪv/
- Noun
- Person caught and held against their will
- Adjective
- Unable to leave and forced to stay and listen
B1Morech
US
UK
- Abbreviation
- Abbreviation for Chapter
C1Morechange your mind
US
UK
- Phrase
A1Moredrown
US /draʊn/
UK /draʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill something by putting it under water
- To make something very wet or cover it completely
B1Moreforgive
US /fərˈgɪv/
UK /fəˈgɪv/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop blaming someone for guilt, mistake
A2Morehaunt
US /hɔnt, hɑnt/
UK /hɔ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
- Noun
- Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morelay
US /le/
UK /leɪ/
- Adjective
- Amateur; not being a trained priest
- Transitive Verb
- To place a bet on a game outcome
- (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
A2More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- change your mind
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- piece: A counter in a board game
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- captive: Person caught and held against their will
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- forgive: To stop blaming someone for guilt, mistake
- ch: Abbreviation for Chapter
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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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