abandon
US /əˈbændən/
UK /ə'bændən/
- Transitive Verb
- To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- To withdraw your support, or leave someone
- Uncountable Noun
- Wild, carefree behavior
B1Morebear
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
A2Morecall for
US /kɔl fɔr/
UK /kɔ:l fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- To come to someone's house to take them somewhere
A1Moredestroy
US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
A2TOEICMoregeneration
US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act or process of producing or causing something
- People born and living at about the same time
A2TOEICMoreinfluence
US / ˈɪnfluəns/
UK /'ɪnflʊəns/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To affect or change something indirectly
- To persuade someone to do something.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
- A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
A2TOEICMoreinvolve
US /ɪnˈvɑlv/
UK /ɪn'vɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To have or be included as a part of something
- To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
A2TOEICMoremark
US /mɑrk/
UK /mɑ:k/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To put a dirty spot or line on something
- To give a grade for homework
A2TOEICMoreyouth
US /juθ/
UK /ju:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Being young; time when you are young
- Quality or state of being young
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Young person or teenager
A2More
Vocabulary
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
- come: To arrive at a place
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- youth: Being young; time when you are young
- mark: Person's name
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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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