be with
US /bi wɪð/
UK /bi: wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- To support someone's opinion or cause.
A1Moreby your side
US
UK
- Phrase
- Near you, supporting you.
- Physically next to you.
A2Morecare of
US /kɛr ʌv/
UK /kɛə ɔv/
- Preposition
- Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
A2Moredeny
US /dɪˈnaɪ/
UK /dɪ'naɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to allow or accept something
A2TOEICMorelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Morenext to
US /nɛkst tu/
UK /nekst tu:/
- Preposition
- Being located along side another
- In comparison with
- Adverb
- Almost; nearly
A1Moreoverwhelming
US /ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-/
UK /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat something or someone completely
- To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
- Adjective
- Having too much to handle (e.g. work)
- Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist or decide how to react
B2Morereach
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
A2TOEICMoreright next to
US
UK
- Preposition
- Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- Figuratively very close to; on the verge of.
A1More
Vocabulary
- by your side: Near you, supporting you.
- next to: Being located along side another
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- call: A order or request for action
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
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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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