adult
US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/
UK /ˈædʌlt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person or animal that is fully grown
- A fully grown animal.
- Adjective
- Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
- Containing sexually explicit material.
A2TOEICMorecome from
US /kʌm frʌm/
UK /kʌm frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have as your native country or city
A1Morecount on
US /kaʊnt ɑn/
UK /kaunt ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To depend on someone
- To be confident of and expect something
A2Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
in times
US
UK
- Phrase
- During periods or moments of.
- During a particular era or period in history.
A1Moretoll
US /tol/
UK /təʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
- Number of people hurt or killed in a disaster
- Intransitive Verb
- (Bell) to ring in a slow, loud and repeated way
B2TOEICMoreturn out
US /tɚn aʊt/
UK /tə:n aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- To happen to be in the end
A1More
Vocabulary
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- in times: During periods or moments of.
- count on: To depend on someone
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- long: Person's name
- live: To be alive
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- family: Close group of people or organizations
Get the full experience in the app
Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis
01:03
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.
Get the full experience in the app
Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage
brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
Get the full experience in the app
Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback
Try this speaking exercise.
Try practicing with this sentence.
80
Robert Waldinger | The Good Life: Lessons from Longest Study on Happiness (Condensed Talk)
0
yeanlow posted on 2016/04/26Ever wonder what *really* makes for a happy life? This condensed talk from Harvard's longest study on happiness reveals that strong social connections are key to our health and well-being! You'll pick up practical tips for building better relationships and learn simple sentence structures along the way.
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!