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Advice

ədˈvaɪs

Meanings of Advice:

noun

Guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action.

Usage examples:

My advice is to see your doctor

Be

bəˈrɪlɪəm

Meanings of Be:

The chemical element beryllium.

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

auxiliary verb

Used with a present participle to form continuous tenses.

Usage examples:

They are coming
noun

The chemical element of atomic number 4, a hard grey metal.

prefix

(forming verbs) all over; all round.

Usage examples:

Bespatter
verb

Exist.

Usage examples:

There are no easy answers

Secret

ˈsiː.krət

Meanings of Secret:

adjective

If something is secret, only particular people are allowed to know about it

Usage examples:

Secret deal/meeting/talks, staff were informed to keep the company's plans secret., a secret docume…
noun

A piece of information that is not generally known or is not known by someone else and should not be told to others

Usage examples:

We don’t keep secrets from each other., don’t tell anyone – it’s a secret., what’s the secret of yo…

Typical

ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl

Meanings of Typical:

adjective

Showing the characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing

Usage examples:

He looked like the typical tourist with his camera and baseball cap., this dish is typical of south…

Train

treɪn

Meanings of Train:

noun

A railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or to wheeled containers for carrying goods

Usage examples:

Goods/freight/passenger train the line was closed yesterday after a goods/freight/passenger train d…
verb

To prepare someone or yourself for a job, activity, or sport, by learning skills and/or by mental or physical exercise

Usage examples:

Train as she trained as a pilot., [ + to infinitive ] john trained to be an accountant., train for …

Meanings of Spell out:

phrasal verb

Speak the letters that form a word in sequence.

Usage examples:

He spelled out his name for the clerk

Meanings of Rain out:

idiom

Prevent or interrupt due to rain

phrasal verb

(of an event) be cancelled or terminated because of rain.

Usage examples:

The match was rained off

Meanings of Come to life:

idiom

Be born or come into existence

phrase

Regain consciousness or return as if from death.

Usage examples:

All this was of great interest to her, as if she were coming to life after a long sleep

Meanings of Tears into:

phrasal verb

To attack or criticize someone or something violently

Usage examples:

He tore into the witnesses and exposed inconsistencies., i'd love to see john amos tear into the me…

Meanings of Believe-to-be:

phrase

To have an opinion about something, but not a strong opinion

Usage examples:

He was inclined to agree with them., i'm inclined to think that they made the right choice for lead…

Meanings of A-tight-corner:

idiom

To be in a difficult situation

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