090- The Passive

to be known as

Verb

/biː nˈoʊn æz/

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look on as or consider

to mean

Verb

m

ea

i:

n

to be supposed or intended to do a certain thing

to schedule

Verb

s

ch

k

e

ɛ

d

ʤ

u

l

e

to set a specific time to do something or make an event happen

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to shortlist

Verb

/ʃˈɔːɹtlɪst/

put someone or something on a short list

to empower

Verb

e

ɪ

m

p

o

a

w

ʊ

e

ɜ

r

to give someone the power or authorization to do something particular

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to authorize

Verb

au

ɔ

th

θ

o

ɜ

r

i

aɪ

z

e

to officially give permission for a specific action, process, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to cremate

Verb

c

k

r

e

i

m

a

eɪ

t

e

reduce to ashes

to jail

Verb

j

ʤ

ai

eɪ

l

to put someone in a designated facility either as punishment or while waiting for legal proceedings

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to overcome

Verb

/ˈoʊvɝˌkəm/

to be strongly affected or overwhelmed by a particular feeling or emotion

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to suspend

Verb

s

u

ə

s

p

e

ɛ

n

d

to temporarily prevent someone from going to school as a punishment because they did something wrong

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to catch up

Verb

/kˈætʃ ˈʌp/

to become unintentionally involved in something, often against one's will or without prior planning

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

catch

phrase's particle

up

to say

Verb

s

a

e

y

ɪ

used to talk about something that is reported or people believe is true

to report

Verb

r

e

i

p

o

ɔ

r

t

to announce or provide information about the outcome of an investigation or inquiry

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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