to matter
to matter
/ˈmætɝ/
verbto be important or have a great effect on someone or something
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This matters for many reasons.
That doesn't matter at all.
It doesn't matter who I speak to.' '
to affect
to affect
/əˈfɛkt/
verbto cause a change in a person, thing, etc.
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to form
to form
/ˈfɔɹm/
verbto combine parts or bring them together to create something
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to fill
to fill
/ˈfɪɫ/
verbto make something full
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to burn
to burn
/ˈbɝn/
verbto be on fire and be damaged by it
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to close
to close
/ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/
verbto shut something or put something into a position in order to cover an opening
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to act
to act
/ˈækt/
verbto do something for a special reason; to take action
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to tend
to tend
/ˈtɛnd/
verbto be likely to become something or to happen in a certain way because it is so most of the time
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It is not a coincidence that successful parents tend to raise successful children.
Guitars: The Quest for Volume Today, people tend to think of the guitar as a loud instrument.
Percussive instruments tend to have a lot of flux.
to place
to place
/ˈpɫeɪs/
verbto put something somewhere
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to avoid
to avoid
/əˈvɔɪd/
verbto try to stay away from someone or something; to stop doing something
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to agree
to agree
/əˈɡɹi/
verbto hold the same opinion about something as someone
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to recognize
to recognize
/ˈɹɛkəɡˌnaɪz/
verbto know who a person or what an object is, because we have heard, seen, etc. them before
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to charge
to charge
/ˈtʃɑɹdʒ/
verbto ask a person to pay a certain amount of money in return for a product or service
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to lie
to lie
/ˈɫaɪ/
verbto intentionally say or write something that is not true
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to finish
to finish
/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
verbto bring an activity, task, etc. to an end
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to enter
to enter
/ˈɛnɝ/, /ˈɛntɝ/
verbto come or go into a place
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to fix
to fix
/ˈfɪks/
verbto repair something that is broken
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to grab
to grab
/ˈɡɹæb/
verbto take someone or something by hand suddenly or violently
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to touch
to touch
/ˈtətʃ/
verbto put our hand or another part of our body on someone or something; to come into or be in contact with something or someone
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to design
to design
/dɪˈzaɪn/
verbto make drawings according to which something will be constructed or produced
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to discover
to discover
/dɪˈskəvɝ/
verbto be the first person who finds something or someplace that others did not know about
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to taste
to taste
/ˈteɪst/
verbto have a specific flavor
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to fail
to fail
/ˈfeɪɫ/
verbto be unsuccessful in accomplishing something
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to represent
to represent
/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt/
verbto be an image, sign, or symbol of something
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to hurt
to hurt
/ˈhɝt/
verbto cause injury or physical pain to yourself or someone else
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