back down
US /bæk daʊn/
UK /bæk daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
A1Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Moresacrifice
US /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/
UK /'sækrɪfaɪs/
- Noun
- Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- Person/animal killed to please a god
- Transitive Verb
- To kill an animal or human to please a god
- To give up your life for others, for a cause etc.
B1Moresettle
US /ˈsɛtl/
UK /'setl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
- Intransitive Verb
- To become accustomed to a new environment
- (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
A2Moresettle down
US /ˈsɛtl daʊn/
UK /ˈsetl daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To become calm and relaxed after not being so
- To begin living in a stable and ordinary way
A2Morestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
A2More
Vocabulary
- settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
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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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