to decide
/ˌdɪˈsaɪd/
verb
to think carefully about different things and choose one of them
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1The team must also decide if the focus will be on domestic sales or if the baby food will be exported to foreign countries.
2One day they decided to play a joke on their professor.
3In 1947 Franco announced a referendum to let the Spanish people decide.
4Okay guys, the final round will decide.
5You guys decide?
to forget
/fɝˈɡɛt/, /fɔɹˈɡɛt/
verb
to not be able to remember something or someone from the past
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1Don went out for a walk in the morning but he forgot to put on his watch.
2Lost in the world of imagination, I forgot my sad, lonely existence for a while, and was happy.
3Forget the watch, Jon!
4Forget the outside noise.
5Forget quarantine.
to hope
/ˈhoʊp/
verb
to want something to happen or be true
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1I even wrote a letter to Chris just kind of hoping that maybe the message could be relayed.
2Hope these help!
3Hope you guys like it.
4Hoping the last one's yours.
5This DC fangirl sure hopes so.
to learn
/ˈɫɝn/
verb
to gain knowledge of or skill in something by experience, by study, or by being taught
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1As a result, they never learn to deal with disappointment or failure.
2About ten thousand years ago, humans learned to farm.
3I learned a hard lesson today about the judgment and discrimination and retaliation against people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
4We moved on to oil refineries and chemical factories, learning about the unit operations behind them.
5Once your dog has learned an exercise, you wean them off of the food.
to need
/ˈnid/
verb
to want something or someone that we must have if we want to do or be something
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1Railroads needed to create an official time system to link the rail system together.
2I need a hug.
3So we needed refineries, which were basically giant chemical plants.
4We do not need psychotherapy.
5But, crucially, the company needs to answer for what happened here.
to plan
/ˈpɫæn/
verb
to decide on the details of a future activity or event
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1Marketing is a company's plan for selling a product.
2The company's marketing plan will be aimed at the parents, specifically the mothers.
3You guys, none of this was planned at all!
4- Planned my speech.
5The kids are planning this restaurant for our Valentine's Day feast.
to promise
/ˈpɹɑməs/
verb
to tell someone that something will certainly happen or that we will certainly do something
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1The numbers and projections showed promise with a gross merchandise value, a strong number of campaigns and solid potential for user growth.
2According to Leary, the results showed promise.
3The 28 year old boss promised the young traders lavish lifestyles.
4Instead, the authority promises educational campaigns.
5Annie's mother promised a powerful demon the body of a male member of her family as a host, in exchange for great riches.
to remember
/ɹiˈmɛmbɝ/, /ɹɪˈmɛmbɝ/
verb
to bring a type of information from the past to our mind again
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1Remember, I am a bad enemy.
2- Remember the Luther house?
3- Remember that thing?
4Remember that thing?
5So just remember, my girlfriend's mom.
to try
/ˈtɹaɪ/
verb
to make an effort or attempt to do or have something
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1One day he was trying to draw a picture of his father on the blackboard.
2We don't really have time dealing with random people coming up to us and trying to show off their signing skills.
3You can get to this point if you try and push through your fears and inhibitions and force the social interactions.
4We tried to have the Coast Guard interrupt those boats, but they would have capsized.
5And at the same time, I'm on a journey of spirituality, trying to figure out my roots, being based in evangelical Christianity.
to want
/ˈwɑnt/, /ˈwɔnt/
verb
to wish to do or have something
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1After a while, companies wanted to find a way to include more information in the bar code.
2He wants to look for water.
3She doesn't want to lose her grandmother again.
4I want to get a good job!
5But at the same time, you want to also have some controls over utilization.

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