Take vs. Bring vs. Give vs. Put
Take as the opposite of give Take is often used as the opposite of give. In this case, take means ‘gain possession of’, ‘receive’, ‘obtain’ or ‘remove’. One must not take more than one...
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Take as the opposite of give Take is often used as the opposite of give. In this case, take means ‘gain possession of’, ‘receive’, ‘obtain’ or ‘remove’. One must not take more than one...
A synonym is a word which is similar in meaning to the given word. Here is a dictionary of synonyms. Abandon: defection, desertion, withdrawal, secession Abase: degrade, humiliate, embarrass Abate: diminish, appease, lessen, reduce,...
English Vocabulary | Synonyms Synonyms are words of the same grammatical class (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.) that have similar meaning. No word means exactly the same as any other word and, therefore, there are...
Still is used to talk about an action or situation that has not finished. She is still working. The baby is still asleep. We are still waiting for his reply. It is still raining....
To stay in touch is to maintain communications with someone. Other idioms having the same meaning are: keep in touch and remain in touch. Although my neighbour moved to a new city, we stayed...
Sporting events have given birth to a number of idiomatic expressions. Sports idioms are particularly common in American English. They can be quite confusing for speakers of English as a second language. In this...
Words ending in –ise and –ize Many English verbs can be spelt with either –ise or –ize. In American English –ize is preferred in these cases. realize/realise (GB) realize (US) mechanize/mechanise (GB) mechanize (US)...
Difference Between Speak and Talk There is little difference between speak and talk. In fact, in most situations they are both possible. Formality To refer to conversational exchanges we usually use talk. When the...
Here is a list of words that indicate different sounds. Beat of a drum Blaring of bands, trumpets Blowing of a bugle Booming of a gun Buzz of a telephone Call of a bugle...
Groups of people/ collective nouns In British English, singular nouns like family, government, jury, team, committee, which refer to groups of people, can be used with either singular or plural verbs and pronouns. The...