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allocate
US /ˈæləˌket/
UK /ˈæləkeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
B1Morealong with
US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/
UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/
- Preposition
- In addition to; together with.
- Adverb
- In company or together with someone or something.
- Including; in addition to.
A2Moreat a time
US /æt e taɪm/
UK /æt ə taim/
- Phrase
- Separately; one by one
- Simultaneously; together
A1Moreat scale
US
UK
- Phrase
- In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
- Widely; extensively; with broad application.
A1Moreattend
US /əˈtɛnd/
UK /əˈtend/
- Transitive Verb
- To take care of someone in need
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
- To be present at an event
B1TOEICMoreattention
US /əˈtɛnʃən/
UK /əˈtenʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Taking notice of someone or something
- Noun
- (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
A2TOEICMorebased on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- Preposition
- Using something as the main idea or foundation.
- Relying on something as evidence or justification.
A1Morebatch
US /bætʃ/
UK /bætʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Amount of something that is produced at one time
- A group of things made or done together
- Transitive Verb
- To combine or arrange together into a group
B2Moreby default
US /baɪ dɪˈfɔlt/
UK /bai diˈfɔ:lt/
- Adverb
- Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
- Because of a lack of any other action or choice.
cache
US /kæʃ/
UK /kæʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Weapons etc.) which are hidden away illegally
- Memory where webpages are kept until needed
- Transitive Verb
- To hide something, e.g. weapons or drugs
B2Morecheck 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)
A2TOEICMorecomponent
US /kəmˈponənt/
UK /kəmˈpəʊnənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the parts that something is made up of
- A constituent part; ingredient.
- Adjective
- Being a part of something
A2Moreconcurrent
US /kənˈkɜ:rənt/
UK /kənˈkʌrənt/
- Adjective
- Happening at the same time
B1Morecontext
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/
UK /ˈkɒntekst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
A2Moreculprit
US /ˈkʌlprɪt/
UK /ˈkʌlprɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Person who has done something wrong or illegal
B2Moredecode
US /ˌdi:ˈkoʊd/
UK /ˌdi:ˈkəʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To translate from code into the plain text
B2Moredefault
US /dɪˈfɔlt/
UK /dɪ'fɔ:lt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- Failure to meet an agreement or make a payment
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fail to meet as agreed; failure to pay
- To return to a previously determined state
B2TOEICMoredemand
US /dɪˈmænd/
UK /dɪ'mɑ:nd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
- To need something.
A2TOEICMoredramatically
US /drəˈmætɪkl:ɪ/
UK /drə'mætɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- In a sudden or extreme manner
- In a theatrical or exaggerated manner.
B1Moreeliminate
US /ɪˈlɪməˌnet/
UK /ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To completely remove; to get rid of
- To remove from a contest by beating them
B1TOEICMoreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMorefall apart
US /fɔl əˈpɑrt/
UK /fɔ:l əˈpɑ:t/
- Phrasal Verb
- To suffer a nervous breakdown
- To break into pieces; stop functioning
A1Morefor long
US
UK
- Phrase
- For a considerable period of time.
- For a significant duration in the future.
A1Morefragmentation
US /ˌfræɡmənˈteʃən, -mɛn-/
UK /ˌfræɡmen'teɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Separating something into fine particles
- Breaking up of a computer file so it does not work
B2Moregenerate
US /ˈdʒɛnəˌret/
UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To create or be produced or bring into existence
- To create electricity, heat, energy and power
A2TOEICMoregiant
US /ˈdʒaɪənt/
UK /'dʒaɪənt/
- Countable Noun
- Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- Very successful, powerful person or organization
- Adjective
- Very large, or much bigger than other things
A2Moregigabyte
US /ˈdʒɪɡəˌbaɪt, ˈɡɪɡ-/
UK /ˈgɪgəbaɪt/
- Noun
- -1,073,741,824 Bytes of data
C2Moregram
US /ɡræm/
UK /ɡræm/
- Countable Noun
- Metric unit of weight equal to 1/1000 of a kilo
B1Morehave on
US /hæv ɑn/
UK /hæv ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To be wearing something.
- To deceive or trick someone, often in a playful way.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreinference
US /ˈɪnfərəns/
UK /ˈɪnfərəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Conclusion reached after considering the evidence
- Suggestion being made, not said straight
B1TOEICMoreinflate
US /ɪnˈflet/
UK /ɪnˈfleɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
- To make a thing seem bigger/greater than it is
- Transitive Verb
- To make a thing seem bigger/greater than it is
B1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morelatency
US /ˈletn:si/
UK /'leɪtənsɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being not yet evident or active
B2Morelayer
US /ˈleɚ/
UK /ˈleiə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of several sheets of a material or object
- A covering of something spread over a surface.
- Transitive Verb
- To put things one on top of another
B1TOEICMorellama
US /ˈlɑmə/
UK /'lɑ:mə/
- Noun
- Wild South American animal related to camels
C1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moreon demand
US /ɑn dɪˈmænd/
UK /ɔn diˈmɑ:nd/
- Adverb
- Whenever requested or needed.
- Adjective
- Available whenever the customer wants it.
B1Moreparameter
US /pəˈræmɪtɚ/
UK /pəˈræmɪtə(r)/
- Noun
- A characteristic or constant factor; a limit
B1TOEICMorephysical
US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/
- Countable Noun
- Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- Adjective
- Concerning the body of a person
- Concerning things that can be seen or touched
A2Moreprevious
US /ˈpriviəs/
UK /ˈpri:viəs/
- Adjective
- Existing or happening before the present time
- Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
- Noun
- A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
A2TOEICMoreprompt
US /prɑmpt/
UK /prɒmpt/
- Noun
- Message on a computer requiring attention
- Encouragement to ask someone else to talk
- Transitive Verb
- To display a message to requires a user to act
- To say something to encourage someone else to talk
B1Morequery
US /ˈkwɪri/
UK /'kwɪərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Question asked in order to remove doubts
- A request for information from a database.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To ask a question, e.g. because you have doubts
- To ask a question, e.g. because you have doubts
B1Moreram
US /ræm/
UK /ræm/
- Noun
- Heavy device used to break through a door by force
- Male sheep
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something hard with another object
- To push something forcefully into place
B1Morereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMoreremain
US /rɪˈmen/
UK /rɪˈmeɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
A2TOEICMoreresearch
US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/
UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- A particular area or topic of study.
A2TOEICMoreretrieve
US /rɪˈtriv/
UK /rɪˈtri:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To find and bring in animals during a hunt
- To get information from a computer
B2TOEICMoresequence
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
A2TOEICMoresingle step
US /ˈsɪŋɡəl stɛp/
UK /ˈsiŋɡl step/
- Noun
- A solitary action or measure.
- A basic movement in dancing.
B1Morespeculative
US /ˈspɛkjulətɪv, -ˌle-/
UK /ˈspekjələtɪv/
- Adjective
- Not based on sure knowledge; based on intuition
- Based on conjecture or abstract reasoning; theoretical rather than demonstrably factual.
B2Morethroughput
US /ˈθruˌpʊt/
UK /ˈθru:pʊt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of data passing through a system
C2Moretoken
US /ˈtokən/
UK /'təʊkən/
- Noun (plural)
- Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
- Noun
- Representative of a feeling
- Something representing a feeling, e.g. Gratitude
B2TOEICMoretransformer
US /trænsˈfɔ:rmə(r)/
UK /trænsˈfɔ:mə(r)/
- Noun
- Electrical device to change electrical voltage
C2Moreunpack
US /ʌnˈpæk/
UK /ˌʌnˈpæk/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to understand by thinking about something
- To take things out of a suitcase
B1Moreusable
US /ˈjuzəbəl/
UK /ˈju:zəbl/
- Adjective
- Able to be used; good enough to use
B1Morewait for
US /wet fɔr/
UK /weit fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait until someone comes, or something happens
A1Morewith time
US
UK
- Phrase
- As time passes; eventually.
- Given enough time; in the course of time.
A1Moreworth
US /wɚθ/
UK /wɜ:θ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
- Adjective
- Having a specified value.
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