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tendency
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however
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case
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to pass away
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to pass on
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widower
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widow
8-
late
9-
to bring up
10-
to raise
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stepmother
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stepfather
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stepdaughter
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stepson
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stepsister
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stepbrother
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presence
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alike
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to pick up
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personally
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teens
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characteristic
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characteristic
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criticism
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to take criticism
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to criticize
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apparent
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obvious
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sibling
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to remind somebody of somebody or something
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to resemble
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resemblance
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to take after
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to follow in one's footsteps
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hard
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to say
tendency
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a natural inclination or disposition toward a particular behavior, thought, or action

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tend

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tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
however
Adverb
h
h
o
a
w
ʊ
e
ɛ
v
v
e
ə
r
r

no matter how much or to what extent

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
case
noun
c
k
a
s
s
e

the actual state of things

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to pass away
to pass away
Verb
uk flag
/pˈæs ɐwˈeɪ/

to no longer be alive

be born

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
pass
phrase's particle
away

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to pass on
to pass on
Verb
uk flag
/pˈæs ˈɑːn/

to no longer be alive

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
pass
phrase's particle
on

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
widower
widower
noun
w
w
i
ɪ
d
d
o
oʊɜ
w
e
r
r

a man whose spouse is dead and has not remarried

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
widow
widow
noun
w
w
i
ɪ
d
d
o
w

a married woman whose spouse is dead and has not married again

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
late
late
Adjective
l
l
a
t
t
e
Formal

(of a person) having recently passed away

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to bring up
to bring up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈbrɪŋ ˈʌp/

to look after a child until they reach maturity

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
bring
phrase's particle
up

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to raise
to raise
Verb
r
r
ai
s
z
e

to take care of a child until they are grown up

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
stepmother
stepmother
noun
s
s
t
t
e
ɛ
p
p
m
m
o
ə
th
ð
e
ɜ
r
r

the woman that is married to one's parent but is not one's biological mother

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
stepfather
stepfather
noun
s
s
t
t
e
ɛ
p
p
f
f
a
ɑ
th
ð
e
ɜ
r
r

the man that is married to one's parent but is not one's biological father

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
stepdaughter
noun
s
s
t
t
e
ɛ
p
p
d
d
au
ɔ
gh
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r

the daughter of one's spouse from a past relationship

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
stepson
noun
s
s
t
t
e
ɛ
p
p
s
s
o
ə
n
n

the son of one's spouse from a past relationship

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
stepsister
stepsister
noun
s
s
t
t
e
ɛ
p
p
s
s
i
ɪ
s
s
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r

the daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother from a previous relationship

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
stepbrother
stepbrother
noun
s
s
t
t
e
ɛ
p
p
b
b
r
r
o
ʌ
th
ð
e
ə
r
r

the son of one's stepfather or stepmother from a previous relationship

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
presence
noun
p
p
r
r
e
ɛ
s
z
e
ə
n
n
c
s
e

the state of being present; current existence

absence

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
alike
alike
Adjective
a
ə
l
l
i
k
k
e

(of two or more things or people) having qualities, characteristics, appearances, etc. that are very similar but not identical

unalike

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to pick up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈpɪk ˈʌp/

to learn about something, typically without intending to

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pick
phrase's particle
up

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
personally
Adverb
p
p
e
ɜ
r
r
s
s
o
ə
n
n
a
ə
ll
l
y
i

as yourself

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
teens
teens
noun
t
t
ee
i
n
n
s
z

the period of one's life between the age of 13 and 19

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
characteristic
noun
ch
k
a
ɛ
r
r
a
ə
c
k
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r
i
ɪ
s
s
t
t
i
ɪ
c
k

a notable feature or quality that defines or describes something

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
characteristic
Adjective
ch
k
a
ɛ
r
r
a
ə
c
k
t
t
e
ə
r
r
i
ɪ
s
s
t
t
i
ɪ
c
k

serving to identify or distinguish something or someone

uncharacteristic

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
criticism
noun
c
k
r
r
i
ɪ
t
t
i
ɪ
c
s
i
ɪ
s
z
ə
m
m

negative feedback that highlights mistakes or areas for improvement

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to take criticism
phrase
uk flag
/tˈeɪk kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm/

to listen to and accept negative feedback or comments about oneself or one's work, and to use that feedback to improve oneself or one's work

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to criticize
to criticize
Verb
c
k
r
r
i
ɪ
t
t
i
ɪ
c
s
i
z
z
e

to point out the faults or weaknesses of someone or something

praise

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
apparent
apparent
Adjective
a
ə
pp
p
a
ɛ
r
r
e
ə
n
n
t
t

easy to see or notice

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
obvious
obvious
Adjective
o
ɑ
b
b
v
v
iou
s
s

noticeable and easily understood

unobvious

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tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
sibling
sibling
noun
s
s
i
ɪ
b
b
l
l
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g

one's brother or sister

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to remind somebody of somebody or something
phrase
uk flag
/ɹɪmˈaɪnd ˌɛsbˈiː ʌv ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

to cause someone to remember something or someone, often because of a similarity

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to resemble
to resemble
Verb
r
r
e
i
s
z
e
ɛ
m
m
b
b
ə
l
l
e

to have a similar appearance or characteristic to someone or something else

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
resemblance
noun
r
r
e
i
s
z
e
ɛ
m
m
b
b
l
l
a
ə
n
n
c
s
e

the state of similarity between two or more things

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to take after
to take after
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˈæftɚ/

to look or act like an older member of the family, especially one's parents

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
after

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to follow in one's footsteps
phrase
uk flag
/fˈɑːloʊ ɪn wˈʌnz fˈʊtstɛps/
Idiom
Informal

to try to do the exact same things as others did before one

What is the origin of the idiom "follow in one's footsteps" and when to use it?

The idiom "follow in one's footsteps" is used to describe the act of doing the same things that another person, often a family member or predecessor, has done before. The phrase originates from the literal act of following someone's footprints or steps, indicating the path they have taken. Over time, the phrase has evolved to represent the act of pursuing the same path, career, or lifestyle as someone else, particularly a family member or mentor

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
hard
hard
Adjective
h
h
a
ɑ
r
r
d
d

needing a lot of skill or effort to do

easy

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective
to say
Verb
s
s
a
e
y
ɪ

to express one's point of view or opinion on something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

tend

Verb

tendency

Noun

tendencious

Adjective

tendencious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

tendentious

Adjective

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