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.
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US /floʊt/
UK /fləʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To sell the shares of a company publicly
- To move slowly and easily through air
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object designed to stay on the surface of water
- Decorated truck used in a festival
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US /ɡlɪmps/
UK /ɡlɪmps/
- Transitive Verb
- To see or notice something very briefly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A brief sight of something
- A brief or incomplete understanding or idea.
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US /ɡred/
UK /ɡreɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a road the required angle of slope
- To determine the level or quality of something
- Noun
- Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
- Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
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US /ɡaɪd/
UK /ɡaɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To help or advise someone about something
- To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Book or a magazine containing information/advice
- Person leading others visiting an unknown place
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US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
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US /pɪˈkjuljɚ/
UK /pɪ'kju:lɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not usual or normal; strange
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US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
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Vocabulary
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- leave: To go away from; depart
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- long: Person's name
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
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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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