Vocabulary
- put it down: To place something on a surface.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
- sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- leave: To go away from; depart
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- velvet: Type of smooth cloth which is soft to the touch
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- deep: Complex and important
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- weak: Not having a strong character
- live: To be alive
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- southern: Concerning a region in the south
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- sweetness: Property of tasting as if it contains sugar
- wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
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
Bruce Chen posted on 2021/01/02Get ready to feel the love with Maroon 5's "Sugar"! This video is a fantastic way to practice simple sentence structures while enjoying a super upbeat and romantic pop song. You'll love seeing the candid reactions as the band surprises couples with a performance – it's pure joy!
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!