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Cousin

ˈkʌz.ən

Meanings of Cousin:

noun

A child of one's uncle or aunt.

Usage examples:

Not just the immediate family, but including all my aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews.

Election

iˈlek.ʃən

Meanings of Election:

noun

A time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job

Usage examples:

Call an election the government is expected to call an election (= allow the country to vote) very …

Learn

lɜːn

Meanings of Learn:

Gain knowledge or skills

verb

To be told facts or information that you did not know

Usage examples:

Learn of we were all shocked to learn of his death., [ + (that) ] i later learned (that) the messag…

Ms

ɛm

Meanings of Ms:

abbreviation

Manuscript.

noun

The thirteenth letter of the alphabet.

Precise

prɪˈsaɪs

Meanings of Precise:

adjective

Very careful and accurate, especially about small details

Usage examples:

Years of doing meticulous research had made her very precise in her working methods.

Meanings of Focus on:

phrasal verb

To give a lot of attention to one particular person, subject, or thing

Usage examples:

Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young., focus your attention o…

Walk off

wɔːk

Meanings of Walk off:

idiom

Go away from

phrasal verb

To leave a place because you are angry or unhappy about something

Usage examples:

She threatened to walk off the film set because of the conditions., he refused to discuss it and ju…

Meanings of Be-subject-to:

phrase

To have or experience a particular thing, especially something unpleasant

Usage examples:

Cars are subject to a high domestic tax., in recent years, she has been subject to attacks of depre…

Meanings of All-through:

idiom

During the whole of a stated period of time

Usage examples:

I've never once seen her angry in all the years i've known her.

Meanings of Head-over-heels-in-love-with:

idiom

Completely in love with another person

Usage examples:

Laura fell head over heels in love with chris.

Meanings of Moving up:

phrasal verb

To increase in value, number, or amount

Usage examples:

Share prices move up and down depending on market conditions.

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