Preparing usage notes, please check back later
as long as
US /æz lɔŋ æz/
UK /æz lɔŋ æz/
- Conjunction
- For the period that; provided that.
- For the length of time that
- Preposition
- On the condition that; providing that.
- Having the same length as.
A1Moreas you like
US
UK
- Phrase
- In any way that you want; according to your preference.
- Interjection
- An expression of agreement or permission.
A1Moreassignment
US /əˈsaɪnmənt/
UK /ə'saɪnmənt/
- Noun
- Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
- A homework task or report
A2TOEICMorebenefit
US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/
UK /'benɪfɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Good result or effect, something advantageous
- A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a good effect or be helpful
- To receive an advantage; to be helped
A2TOEICMorebunch
US /bʌntʃ/
UK /bʌntʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group of things of the same kind
- A group of people.
- Transitive Verb
- To group people or things closely together
B1Morecharacter
US /ˈkærəktɚ/
UK /'kærəktə(r)/
- Noun
- Person in a story, movie or play
- Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
A2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecommit
US /kəˈmɪt/
UK /kə'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To do something bad, usually a crime
- To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
A2TOEICMorecompose
US /kəmˈpoʊz/
UK /kəmˈpəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To calm yourself after being angry or upset
- To write an essay, article, poem, music etc.
B1Moreconcise
US /kənˈsaɪs/
UK /kənˈsaɪs/
- Adjective
- Being brief and to the point; short
- Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct.
C1Moreconfiguration
US /kənˌfɪɡjəˈreʃən/
UK /kənˌfɪgəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun
- A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
B2Morecustomize
US /ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz/
UK /'kʌstəmaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make, change according to the user's needs
C1Moredashboard
US /ˈdæʃˌbɔrd, -ˌbord/
UK /ˈdæʃbɔ:d/
- Noun
- Console of a car or vehicle
C1Moreditch
US /dɪtʃ/
UK /dɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
- To land an airplane in water due to an emergency
- Countable Noun
- Long, shallow hole used for drainage or irrigation
B1Moredive
US /daɪv/
UK /daɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- Rapid fall through air
- Intransitive Verb
- To swim deep under water with an air supply
- To rapid fall through air
B1Moredurable
US /ˈdʊrəbəl, ˈdjʊr-/
UK /ˈdjʊərəbl/
- Adjective
- Able to stay in good condition for a long time
B2TOEICMoreexecute
US /ˈɛksɪˌkjut/
UK /ˈeksɪkju:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- To perform a plan or action
B1TOEICMoreextension
US /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
UK /ɪkˈstenʃn/
- Noun
- Addition to something, e.g. a house
- Suffix code of a computer file, e.g. .pdf, .jpg
- Adjective
- Adding extra length
B1TOEICMoreexternal
US /ɪkˈstɚnəl/
UK /eksˈtə:nl/
- Adjective
- Concerning foreign countries
- Concerning the outside of something; outer
A2Morefill up
US /fɪl ʌp/
UK /fil ʌp/
- Phrase
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make something full.
- To become full.
A1Morefor long
US
UK
- Phrase
- For a considerable period of time.
- For a significant duration in the future.
A1Morefunction
US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
UK /'fʌŋkʃn/
- Noun
- Social event, or party such as a wedding
- Mathematical operation used in calculations
- Intransitive Verb
- To serve a certain purpose or role
- To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
A2TOEICMorehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morein parallel
US /ɪn ˈpærəˌlɛl/
UK /in ˈpærəlel/
- Adverb
- Done at the same time; simultaneously.
- Adjective
- Relating to a system where multiple operations are carried out simultaneously, especially in computing.
C2Morein the loop
US
UK
- Phrase
- Being kept informed about something.
- Included in a group that shares information.
- Adjective
- Included in a group that shares information.
A1Moreloop
US /lup/
UK /lu:p/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- A circle of rope or string to put around something
- Transitive Verb
- To put a circle of rope around something
B2TOEICMorematerialize
US /məˈtɪriəˌlaɪz/
UK /mə'tɪərɪəlaɪz/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become real or actual
- Transitive Verb
- To give material form to; to produce.
B2Moremultiple
US /ˈmʌltəpəl/
UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/
- Adjective
- Having or involving more than one of something
- Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
- Countable Noun
- Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
- A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
B1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon approval
US
UK
- Phrase
- If you buy something on approval, the shop lets you take it home to see if it is suitable, and you can return it if it is not.
- Subject to formal agreement or permission.
A1Moreorder in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
other than
US
UK
- Preposition
- Except for; apart from.
- Conjunction
- Different from.
A1Moreparallel
US /ˈpærəˌlɛl/
UK /'pærəlel/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be equal to, or like, something else
- To compare
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A line on a map a set distance from the equator
- A similarity; a comparison.
B1Morepermanent
US /ˈpɚmənənt/
UK /'pɜ:mənənt/
- Adjective
- Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- Intended to last or remain for an unlimited period
- Noun
- A person who is a permanent employee.
- A chemical treatment to create lasting curls or waves in the hair.
B1TOEICMorepersist
US /pɚˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst/
UK /pə'sɪst/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue a course of action despite opposition
- To continue to exist or occur beyond the usual, expected, or desired time.
B1TOEICMorepoll
US /pol/
UK /pəʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
- Polls where you go to cast your vote in elections
- Transitive Verb
- To ask a group of people in a vote or election
B1TOEICMoreprocedure
US /prəˈsidʒɚ/
UK /prəˈsi:dʒə(r)/
- Noun
- A medical operation
- Usual or standard steps taken to do something
B1TOEICMorequeue
US /kju/
UK /kju:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Line of people or cars waiting for something
- A list of data items, jobs, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion.
- Intransitive Verb
- To wait in a line.
B1Morerelevant
US /ˈrɛləvənt/
UK /ˈreləvənt/
- Adjective
- Having an effect on an issue; related or current
A2TOEICMorerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMorerun through
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To pierce with a sharp pointed object
- To practice or rehearse quickly, e.g. for a play
A1Morescript
US /skrɪpt/
UK /skrɪpt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- Set of letters or characters of a written language
- Transitive Verb
- To write a text for a movie, play or speech
B1Moresequence
US /ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns/
UK /'si:kwəns/
- Noun
- Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange things in an order they should happen
A2TOEICMoreset to
US /sɛt tu/
UK /set tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
A1Moresetup
US /ˈsɛtˌʌp/
UK /'setʌp/
- Noun
- Way something is organized or arranged
B2TOEICMorestatus
US /ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs/
UK /'steɪtəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Position or rank relative to others in a society
- Legal position of a person or thing
A2TOEICMorestay up
US /ste ʌp/
UK /stei ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To not go to bed until late
A1Morestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMorestring
US /strɪŋ/
UK /strɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To tie or connect things together with a thread
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A line of connected objects
- Thick thread; thin rope
A2Moreswitch
US /swɪtʃ/
UK /swɪtʃ/
- Noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
A2TOEICMoretask
US /tæsk/
UK /tɑ:sk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- Transitive Verb
- To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
A2TOEICMoretime out
US /taɪm aʊt/
UK /taim aut/
- Noun
- A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
- A period of isolation as a form of discipline.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To call a temporary suspension of play in a game.
A1Moreto date
US /tu det/
UK /tu: deit/
- Phrase
- Up to the present time; until now.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To go out on romantic dates with someone.
C2Morevaluable
US /ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-/
UK /ˈvæljuəbl/
- Adjective
- Being useful or important
- Being worth a lot of money
B1TOEICMorewait for
US /wet fɔr/
UK /weit fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait until someone comes, or something happens
A1Morewait on
US /wet ɑn/
UK /weit ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
A1Morewait up
US /wet ʌp/
UK /weit ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for a while, e.g. for someone to join you
- To delay going to bed, e.g. until someone returns
A1Morewarren
US /ˈwɔrən, ˈwɑr-/
UK /'wɒrən/
- Noun
- Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
C1More
