Headway Pre-Intermediate "Unit 12" Vocabulary

to come

Verb

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k

o

ʌ

m

e

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to arrive at or reach a specified place or destination

arrive come get reach

leave

Example

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The bus came to the station right on time.

They continued until they came to a river.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to go

Verb

g

o

oʊ

to travel or move from one location to another

arrive come get reach

stay in place

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to take

Verb

t

a

eɪ

k

e

to remove something or someone from a specific place

arrive come get reach

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to bring

Verb

b

r

i

ɪ

n

g

to come to a place with someone or something

arrive come get reach

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to take away

Verb

/tˈeɪk ɐwˈeɪ/

to order food from a restaurant and consume it elsewhere

arrive come get reach

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

take

phrase's particle

away

to take back

Verb

/tˈeɪk bˈæk/

to return a previously bought item to a seller in order to receive a refund

arrive come get reach

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

take

phrase's particle

back

to bring together

Verb

/bɹˈɪŋ təɡˈɛðɚ/

to assist individuals in solving disagreements and becoming closer

arrive come get reach

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

bring

phrase's particle

together

to go to sleep

phrase

/ɡˌoʊ tə slˈiːp/

Collocation

to transition from being awake to being asleep

arrive come get reach

get up

to come true

phrase

/kˈʌm tɹˈuː/

Collocation

to become a reality or be realized, typically in reference to a previously hoped for or desired outcome

arrive come get reach

to double

Verb

d

ou

ə

b

ə

l

e

to increase something by two times its original amount or value

arrive come get reach

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to confuse

Verb

c

k

o

ə

n

f

u

ju

s

z

e

to make someone uncertain or unclear about something, causing them unable to understand it

arrive come get reach

Grammatical Information:

transitive

coincidence

noun

c

k

oi

oʊɪ

n

c

s

i

ɪ

d

e

ə

n

c

s

e

a situation in which two things happen simultaneously by chance that is considered unusual

arrive come get reach

row

noun

r

o

oʊ

w

a sequence of related items, events, or actions that follow one after the other in a particular order

arrive come get reach

to flip

Verb

f

l

i

ɪ

p

to turn over quickly with a sudden move

arrive come get reach

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

risky

Adjective

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ɪ

s

k

y

i

involving the possibility of loss, danger, harm, or failure

arrive come get reach

lack

noun

l

a

æ

ck

k

the absence or insufficiency of something, often implying a deficiency or shortage

arrive come get reach

uncountable

on average

Adverb

/ˌɑːn ˈævɹɪdʒ/

used to describe the typical or average value or amount based on a set of data or observations

arrive come get reach

logical

Adjective

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o

ɑ

g

ʤ

i

ɪ

c

k

a

ə

l

based on clear reasoning or sound judgment

arrive come get reach

illogical

gambler

noun

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a

æ

m

b

l

e

ɜ

r

a person who participates in games of chance or bets on uncertain outcomes, often with the aim of winning money or other prizes

arrive come get reach

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