based 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.
A1Morechrome
US /krom/
UK /krəʊm/
- Noun
- Shiny metal often found on car bumpers
B2Morecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredose
US /doʊs/
UK /dəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- Transitive Verb
- To give a certain amount of something to someone
B1Morehamster
US /ˈhæmstɚ/
UK /ˈhæmstə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Small animal with small tail, and large cheeks
B2Morelength
US /leŋθ/
UK /leŋθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Distance from one end of a pool to the other
- Measurement of distance or of time
- Adjective
- Being long in extent.
A2Moremeow
US /miˈaʊ/
UK /mɪ'aʊ/
- Noun
- Cry like a cat
- Intransitive Verb
- To cry like a cat
C1Moreoverdose
US / ˈovɚˈdos/
UK /'əʊvədəʊs/
- Intransitive Verb
- To take too many drugs, so that you might die
- Noun
- Taking too many drugs, so that you might die
B2Morepat
US /pæt/
UK /pæt/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or touch lightly
B1Moretitanic
US /taɪˈtænɪk/
UK /taɪ'tænɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning great force or power
- Having catastrophic or disastrous proportions.
- Proper Noun
- A British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912, after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage.
C2More
Vocabulary
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- pat: Person's name
- hamster: Small animal with small tail, and large cheeks
- overdose: To take too many drugs, so that you might die
- movie: Motion picture; film
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- Europe: A continent including Germany, France and Spain
- drawing: To attract attention to someone or something
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- meow: Cry like a cat
- chrome: Shiny metal often found on car bumpers
- patrick: Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the th century
- titanic: Concerning great force or power
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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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