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to invest
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to occur
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to perform
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to handle
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to deliver
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to expand
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to reveal
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to measure
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to seek
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to point
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to determine
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to repeat
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to struggle
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to present
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to sign
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to train
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to mail
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to gain
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to maintain
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to define
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to remind
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to surprise
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to encourage
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to mix
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to retire
to invest
to invest
Verb
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to spend money or resources with the intention of gaining a future advantage or return

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Investors often invest in real estate to diversify their portfolios.
She regularly invests in stocks to build long-term wealth.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to occur
Verb
o
ə
cc
k
u
ɜ
r
r

to come to be or take place, especially unexpectedly or naturally

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intransitive
to perform
Verb
p
p
e
ə
r
r
f
f
o
ɔ:
r
r
m
m

to carry out or execute a task, duty, action, or ceremony, often in a formal or official capacity

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transitive
to handle
to handle
Verb
h
h
a
æ
n
n
d
d
ə
l
l
e

to deal with a situation or problem successfully

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to deliver
to deliver
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
l
l
i
ɪ
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r

to bring and give a letter, package, etc. to a specific person or place

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to expand
to expand
Verb
e
ɪ
x
ks
p
p
a
æ
n
n
d
d

to become something greater in quantity, importance, or size

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to reveal
to reveal
Verb
r
r
e
i
v
v
ea
i
l
l

to make information that was previously unknown or kept in secrecy publicly known

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to measure
to measure
Verb
m
m
ea
ɛ
s
ʒ
u
ə
r
r
e

to find out the exact size of something or someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to seek
to seek
Verb
s
s
ee
i
k
k

to try to find a particular thing or person

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to point
to point
Verb
p
p
oi
ɔɪ
n
n
t
t

to show the place or direction of someone or something by holding out a finger or an object

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to determine
Verb
d
d
e
ə
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r
m
m
i
ə
n
n
e

to learn of and confirm the facts about something through calculation or research

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to repeat
to repeat
Verb
r
r
e
ɪ
p
p
ea
i:
t
t

to complete an action more than one time

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to struggle
to struggle
Verb
s
s
t
t
r
r
u
ə
gg
g
ə
l
l
e

to put a great deal of effort to overcome difficulties or achieve a goal

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to present
Verb
p
p
r
r
e
ɛ
s
z
e
ə
n
n
t
t

to show or give something to others for inspection, consideration, or approval

Grammatical Information:

complex transitive
to sign
to sign
Verb
s
s
i
aɪ
g
n
n

to write one's name or mark on a document to indicate acceptance, approval, or endorsement of its contents

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to train
to train
Verb
t
t
r
r
ai
eɪ
n
n

to teach a specific skill or a type of behavior to a person or an animal through a combination of instruction and practice over a period of time

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to mail
to mail
Verb
m
m
ai
eɪ
l
l

to send a letter or package by post

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to gain
to gain
Verb
g
g
ai
eɪ
n
n

to obtain or achieve something that is needed or desired

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to maintain
to maintain
Verb
m
m
ai
eɪ
n
n
t
t
ai
eɪ
n
n

to make something stay in the same state or condition

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to define
to define
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
f
f
i
aɪ
n
n
e

to say the meaning of an expression or word, particularly in a dictionary

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to remind
to remind
Verb
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/rɪˈmaɪnd/

to make a person remember an obligation, task, etc. so that they do not forget to do it

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to surprise
to surprise
Verb
s
s
u
ə
r
r
p
p
r
r
i
aɪ
s
z
e

to make someone feel mildly shocked

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to encourage
to encourage
Verb
e
ɛ
n
n
c
k
ou
ɜ
r
r
a
ɪ
g
ʤ
e

to provide someone with support, hope, or confidence

discourage

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to mix
to mix
Verb
m
m
i
ɪ
x
ks

to combine two or more distinct substances or elements to form a unified whole

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to retire
to retire
Verb
r
r
e
ɪ
t
t
i
aɪə
r
r
e

to leave your job and stop working, usually on reaching a certain age

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

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