approximate
US /əˈprɑksəmɪt/
UK /ə'prɒksɪmət/
- Adjective
- About; not exact but close
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be similar to, but not exactly the same
B2Moreaverage
US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/
UK /'ævərɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- Transitive Verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
A2TOEICMorebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebutt
US /bʌt/
UK /bʌt/
- Noun
- (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- The thick end of something, especially a cigarette.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share a boundary by being next to
- To strike, push, or shove (someone or something) with the head.
B2Morebutt in
US /bʌt ɪn/
UK /bʌt in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To impolitely interrupt (conversation, action)
B2Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredebate
US / dɪˈbet/
UK /dɪ'beɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- General public discussion of a topic
- A formal event where two sides discuss a topic
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To consider options before making a decision
- To take part in a formal discussion
A2TOEICMoredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredepend
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.
B1TOEICMoreexpectancy
US /ɪkˈspɛktənsi/
UK /ɪkˈspektənsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
B1TOEICMorefrom birth
US
UK
- Phrase
- Since the time someone was born
- Inherently; from the beginning of life
B1Moregear
US /ɡɪr/
UK /ɡɪə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A speed selector connected to an engine
- Special clothes you use for a purpose
B1Moreget after
US /ɡɛt ˈæftɚ/
UK /ɡet ˈɑ:ftə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To talk to in order to get someone to do something
A1Moreget through
US /ɡɛt θru/
UK /ɡet θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive at the end of or finish something
- To succeed in contacting someone by phone
A1Morego after
US /ɡo ˈæftɚ/
UK /ɡəu ˈɑ:ftə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To chase or pursue something
A1Morein gear
US /ɪn ɡɪr/
UK /in ɡiə/
- Phrase
- With a vehicle's gears engaged, ready to move.
- Adjective
- Operating efficiently and effectively; prepared and ready.
A1Morein mind
US /ɪn maɪnd/
UK /in maind/
- Phrase
- Being aware of or considering something.
- To remember or consider something.
A2Morein school
US /ɪn skul/
UK /ɪn sku:l/
- other
- Attending an educational institution.
A1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moreinside of
US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /inˈsaid ɔv/
- Preposition
- Within; in the inner part of.
- Within a certain period of time.
A1Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morelifestyle
US /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/
UK /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/
- Noun
- The type of life that you have; the way you live
B1TOEICMorelive on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue to exist or be remembered.
- To eat a particular type of food as the main thing.
meaningful
US /ˈminɪŋfəl/
UK /'mi:nɪŋfl/
- Adjective
- Having importance; showing someone's intention
- Having importance or value.
A2Moremotivate
US /ˈmotəˌvet/
UK /'məʊtɪveɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone a reason, the will to do something
A2TOEICMoreon earth
US /ɑn ɚθ/
UK /ɔn ə:θ/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
A1Morepurposeful
US /ˈpɜ:rpəsfl/
UK /ˈpɜ:pəsfl/
- Adjective
- Having a clear goal or intent
- Having or showing determination or resolve.
B1Morepursue
US /pɚˈsu/
UK /pə'sju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- To try to achieve or get something over time
B1TOEICMorerepresent
US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/
- Transitive Verb
- To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- To show or describe something in a particular way
A2TOEICMoreretire
US /rɪˈtaɪr/
UK /rɪ'taɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop taking part in a competition or game
- To quit having jobs because you are old
A2TOEICMoreretirement
US /rɪˈtaɪrmənt/
UK /rɪˈtaɪəmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Time later in life when you stop working
- A ceremony marking someone's departure from employment.
A2TOEICMoreroughly
US /ˈrʌflɪ/
UK /ˈrʌfli/
- Adverb
- Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- In a manner that is violent or not careful
B1Moresave up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To gradually collect money by saving.
A2Moreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Moresociety
US /səˈsaɪɪti/
UK /sə'saɪətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group who meet to share values or interests
- Group of people living together
A2TOEICMorespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMoreto death
US /tu dɛθ/
UK /tu: deθ/
- Phrase
- Extremely; to a great degree
- Until death
B1Moretypically
US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/
UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/
- Adverb
- In a normal or usual way
B1Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2Morewrite off
US /raɪt ɔf/
UK /rait ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To cancel a debt; to recognize as a loss.
- To reduce or eliminate the book value of an asset.
A1More
Vocabulary
- go after: To chase or pursue something
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- butt in: To impolitely interrupt (conversation, action)
- in gear: With a vehicle's gears engaged, ready to move.
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- save up: To gradually collect money by saving.
- write off: To cancel a debt; to recognize as a loss.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- get after: To talk to in order to get someone to do something
- from birth: Since the time someone was born
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- debate: General public discussion of a topic
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- expectancy: Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- important: Having power or authority
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- retirement: Time later in life when you stop working
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- approximate: About; not exact but close
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- kid: Child or young person
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
- purposeful: Having a clear goal or intent
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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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