depend
US /dɪˈpend/
UK /dɪˈpend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
B1TOEICMoredetermine
US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/
UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
A2TOEICMoredisregard
US /ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑrd/
UK /ˌdɪsrɪ'ɡɑ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To treat something as unimportant; ignore
B1Moreevolve
US /ɪˈvɑlv/
UK /ɪ'vɒlv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To develop certain features
- To develop or change slowly over time
B1Morefate
US /fet/
UK /feɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- Power that determines what happens; destiny
B1Morefed
US /fɛd/
UK /fed/
- Transitive Verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
A2Moreflow
US /flo/
UK /fləʊ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of something that moves through an area
A2Morego on
US /ɡo ɑn/
UK /ɡəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone
A1Moreregard
US /rɪˈɡɑrd/
UK /rɪ'ɡɑ:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- Admiration or respect for a person or thing
- Careful thought or attention.
- Transitive Verb
- To think about a person, thing in a particular way
- To look at a person or thing in a particular way
A2TOEICMoresoil
US /sɔɪl/
UK /sɔɪl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Conditions in which something develops
- Mix of natural material in which plants grow
- Transitive Verb
- To get or become dirty
B1Morestarve
US /stɑ:rv/
UK /stɑ:v/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- To need or desire very strongly
B1Morethrive
US /θraɪv/
UK /θraɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be or become healthy or successful
- To grow or develop well; to flourish.
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Vocabulary
- go on: To continue doing something
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- evolve: To develop certain features
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- leave: To go away from; depart
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- great: Very good; better than before
- disregard: To treat something as unimportant; ignore
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- fed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- live: To be alive
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- long: Person's name
- call: A order or request for action
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
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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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Nature Is Speaking – Julia Roberts is Mother Nature | Conservation International (CI)
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Pei-Yu Wu posted on 2023/07/31Ever wondered what Mother Nature herself would say about our planet? Julia Roberts lends her voice to this powerful, poetic monologue that serves as a wake-up call about the climate crisis and biodiversity. You'll get a chance to practice understanding simple sentence structures while absorbing a vital message!
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