careful
US /ˈkerfl/
UK /ˈkeəfl/
- Adjective
- Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- Cautious and attentive to potential dangers or problems.
A2Morecollective
US /kəˈlɛktɪv/
UK /kəˈlektɪv/
- Noun
- Business owned or controlled by its workers
- Adjective
- Formed by working together as a group
A2Moreplural
US /ˈplʊrəl/
UK /ˈpluərəl/
- Adjective
- Being more than one person or thing
B1Morepronoun
US /ˈproˌnaʊn/
UK /ˈprəʊnaʊn/
- Pronoun
- A word that replaces a noun like 'it' 'she' etc.
A2Morerepresent
US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/
- Transitive Verb
- To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- To show or describe something in a particular way
A2TOEICMoresingular
US /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚ/
UK /ˈsɪŋgjələ(r)/
- Noun
- Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
- Adjective
- Seeming odd or unusual
- One of
B2Moreunit
US /ˈjunɪt/
UK /ˈju:nɪt/
- Countable Noun
- One apartment in a building
- Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
B2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- consider: To think carefully about something
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
- plural: Being more than one person or thing
- singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- staff: Employees of a company
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- pronoun: A word that replaces a noun like 'it' 'she' etc.
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- unit: One apartment in a building
- special: Being additional or extra
- call: A order or request for action
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- today: This day; day that is happening now
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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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A secret about collective nouns: Learn English in a minute!
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Evangeline posted on 2018/08/22Ever wondered about words like 'family' or 'team'? This quick lesson from BBC Learning English reveals a cool secret about collective nouns and how they can be both singular and plural! You'll master this tricky grammar point in no time and boost your British English skills.
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