frightening
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone afraid or nervous
- Adjective
- Being scary
A2Morepretend
US /prɪˈtɛnd/
UK /prɪ'tend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act as if something is true when it is not
- Adjective
- Not real; imaginary.
A2TOEICMoreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
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Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- get: To become affected by illness or disease
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- let: To allow someone to do something
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- sit: To take an exam
- frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
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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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