to participate
to participate
/pɑɹˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/
verbto become involved or take part in an event
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to date
to date
/ˈdeɪt/
verbto go out with someone that you are having a romantic relationship with or may soon start to have one; to be in a romantic relationship with someone
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to stretch
to stretch
/ˈstɹɛtʃ/
verbto make something longer, looser, or wider, especially by pulling it
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to estimate
to estimate
/ˈɛstəˌmeɪt/, /ˈɛstəmət/
verbto guess the value, number, quantity, size, etc. of something without exact calculation
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to transfer
to transfer
/ˈtɹænsfɝ/, /tɹænsˈfɝ/
verbto make a person or thing move from a place, situation, or person to another
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to benefit
to benefit
/ˈbɛnəfɪt/
verbto get a profit or advantage from something
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to defeat
to defeat
/dɪˈfit/
verbto win against someone in a war, game, contest, etc.
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to doubt
to doubt
/ˈdaʊt/
verbto not feel certain about something; to think that something is not the case
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to type
to type
/ˈtaɪp/
verbto write using a physical or digital keyboard
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Google: A Brief History If you type into Google's search engine the question "How does Google work?"s
Just type “goog” into Google's search engine to see how its stock is doing.
I type a lot.
to pretend
to pretend
/pɹiˈtɛnd/
verbto act in a specific way in order to make others believe that something is the case when actually it is not so
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to adopt
to adopt
/əˈdɑpt/
verbto take someone's child into one's family and become their legal parent
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to clear
to clear
/ˈkɫɪɹ/
verbto remove unwanted or unnecessary things from something or somewhere
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to dress
to dress
/ˈdɹɛs/
verbto put clothes on oneself
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to dry
to dry
/ˈdɹaɪ/
verbto take out the liquid from something in a way that it is not wet anymore
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to pursue
to pursue
/pɝˈsu/
verbto follow or chase someone or something, particularly to catch them
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to activate
to activate
/ˈæktəˌveɪt/
verbto make something such as a process, piece of equipment, etc. start working
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The signal activates a computer in the left arm that does what Jesse's brain tells it to do.
to investigate
to investigate
/ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪt/
verbto try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts
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Scientists are also investigating environmental causes.
But I decided to investigate. '
The FBI is reportedly now investigating if Cuomo's office gave false data to the Justice Department.
to freeze
to freeze
/ˈfɹiz/
verbto become hard or turn to ice because of reaching or going below 0° Celsius
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to elect
to elect
/ɪˈɫɛkt/
verbto choose a person for a specific job, particularly a political one, by voting
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to crush
to crush
/ˈkɹəʃ/
verbto forcibly push something against a surface until it breaks or is damaged or disfigured
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to smoke
to smoke
/ˈsmoʊk/
verbto breathe in and out the smoke of a cigarette, pipe, etc.
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to respect
to respect
/ɹiˈspɛkt/, /ɹɪˈspɛkt/
verbto admire someone or something because of their achievements, qualities, etc.
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to detect
to detect
/dɪˈtɛkt/
verbto notice or discover something that is difficult to find
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These neurons have receptors that can detect a particular molecule.
If a machine can digitally detect odors, perhaps the reverse is possible.
No people can be detected.
to warn
to warn
/ˈwɔɹn/
verbto tell someone that something unpleasant or bad may happen
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to question
to question
/ˈkwɛstʃən/, /ˈkwɛʃən/
verbto have or express uncertainty about something
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