070. Modality: Expressing Facts, Opinions, Desires

to admit

Verb

a

ə

d

m

i

ɪ

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to agree with the truth of something, particularly in an unwilling manner

deny

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to confess

Verb

c

k

o

ə

n

f

e

ɛ

ss

s

to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to say

Verb

s

a

e

y

ɪ

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

frightened

Adjective

f

r

i

aɪ

gh

t

e

ə

n

e

d

feeling afraid, often suddenly, due to danger, threat, or shock

nervous

Adjective

n

e

ɜ

r

v

ou

ə

s

worried and anxious about something or slightly afraid of it

worried

Adjective

w

o

ɜ

rr

r

ie

i

d

feeling unhappy and afraid because of something that has happened or might happen

delighted

Adjective

d

e

ɪ

l

i

aɪ

gh

t

e

ə

d

filled with great pleasure or joy

overjoyed

Adjective

/ˌoʊvɝˈdʒɔɪd/

experiencing extreme happiness or great delight

to happen

Verb

h

a

æ

pp

p

e

ə

n

to be experienced by someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to see

Verb

s

ee

i:

to meet someone accidentally and without prior arrangement

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to meet

Verb

m

ee

i

t

to unexpectedly encounter someone and engage in conversation with them

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to bump into

Verb

/bˈʌmp ˌɪntʊ/

to unexpectedly meet someone, particularly someone familiar

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

bump

phrase's particle

into

to start

Verb

s

t

a

ɑ:

r

t

(of a machine or device) to begin functioning or operating

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

odds

noun

o

ɑ

dd

d

s

z

the likelihood or probability of something actually taking place

bound

noun

b

o

a

u

ʊ

n

d

the greatest possible degree of something

unquestionably

Adverb

u

ə

n

q

k

u

w

e

ɛ

s

t

ʧ

io

ə

n

a

ə

b

l

y

i

in a manner beyond any question or uncertainty

apparent

Adjective

a

ə

pp

p

a

ɛ

r

e

ə

n

t

easy to see or notice

for sure

Adverb

/fɔːɹ ʃˈʊɹ/

without a doubt

in all probability

phrase

/ɪn ˈɔːl pɹˌɑːbəbˈɪlɪɾi/

Collocation

with utmost certainty

(the) chances are (that)

phrase

/ðə tʃˈænsᵻz ɑːɹ ðæt/

Collocation

used to say that there is a relatively high chance of something happening or being the case

in all likelihood

Adverb

/ɪn ˈɔːl lˈaɪklihˌʊd/

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

essential

Adjective

e

ɛ

ss

s

e

ɛ

n

t

ʃ

ia

ə

l

very necessary for a particular purpose or situation

obligatory

Adjective

o

ə

b

l

i

ɪ

g

a

ə

t

o

ɔ

r

y

i

necessary as a result of a rule or law

optional

Adjective

o

ɑ

p

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

a

ə

l

available or possible to choose but not required or forced

obligatory

obligation

noun

o

ɑ

b

l

i

ə

g

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

an action that one must perform because they are legally or morally forced to do so

compulsory

Adjective

c

k

o

ə

m

p

u

ə

l

s

o

ɜ

r

y

i

forced to be done by law or authority

determined

Adjective

d

e

ɪ

t

e

ɜ

r

m

i

ə

n

e

d

having or displaying a strong will to achieve a goal despite the challenges or obstacles

anxious

Adjective

a

æ

n

x

kʃ

iou

ə

s

(of a person) feeling worried because of thinking something unpleasant might happen

eager

Adjective

ea

i

g

e

ɜ

r

having a strong desire for doing or experiencing something

uneager

keen

Adjective

k

ee

i

n

having a strong enthusiasm, desire, or excitement for something or someone

resolved

Adjective

/ɹiˈzɑɫvd/

firmly decided or determined in a specific course of action or belief

to wish

Verb

w

i

ɪ

sh

ʃ

to desire something to occur or to be true even though it is improbable or not possible

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to desire

Verb

d

e

ɪ

s

z

i

aɪɜ

r

e

to strongly want or wish for something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to yearn

Verb

y

j

ea

ɜ

r

n

to strongly wish for something or someone that is absent or out of reach

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to long

Verb

l

o

ɑ:

n

g

to strongly want something, especially when it is not likely to happen soon

Grammatical Information:

transitive

ambition

noun

a

æ

m

b

i

ɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

something that is greatly desired

aspiration

noun

a

æ

s

p

i

ɜ

r

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

a valued desire or goal that one strongly wishes to achieve

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