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Solutions - Advanced - Introduction - IA

Here you will find the vocabulary from Introduction - IA in the Solutions Advanced coursebook, such as "bump into", "cleft", "work out", etc.

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to belong
to belong
[Verb]

to be one's property

Ex: The antique clock belongs to my grandmother. 
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to bump into

to unexpectedly meet someone, particularly someone familiar

Ex: We bumped into each other at the coffee shop, and it was a pleasant surprise. 
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to know
to know
[Verb]

to have some information about something

Ex: Do you know where the nearest gas station is? 
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to leave
to leave
[Verb]

to go away from somewhere

Ex: She left her friends at the party without any goodbye. 
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to look for

to expect or hope for something

Ex: We are looking for a significant increase in sales this quarter. 
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to meet
to meet
[Verb]

to come together as previously scheduled for social interaction or a prearranged purpose

Ex: We will meet at the coffee shop for a chat tomorrow. 
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to move
to move
[Verb]

to change your position or location

Ex: She moved quickly to avoid the falling object. 
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to phone
to phone
[Verb]

to make a phone call or try to reach someone on the phone

Ex: I need to phone my friend to see if she’s available for dinner tonight. 
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to run
to run
[Verb]

to own, manage, or organize something such as a business, campaign, a group of animals, etc.

Ex: She ran the family farm, overseeing the planting, harvesting, and sales of their crops. 
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to see
to see
[Verb]

to visit a particular place or person

Ex: I'm excited to see my sister who lives in another state. 
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to wait
to wait
[Verb]

to not leave until a person or thing is ready or present or something happens

Ex: We're patiently waiting for the rain to stop. 
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to work out

to exercise in order to get healthier or stronger

Ex: I work out with a friend to make the exercise routine more enjoyable. 
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language
language
[noun]

the system of communication by spoken or written words, that the people of a particular country or region use

Ex: He wants to become bilingual and speak multiple languages fluently. 
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term
term
[noun]

a single word or group of words used to name or define something

Ex: The term "photosynthesis" refers to a biological process. 
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adjectival
adjectival
[Adjective]

(grammar) connected with or functioning as an adjective

Ex: The word "beautiful" is an adjectival form that modifies nouns. 
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noun
noun
[noun]

a word that is used to name a person, thing, event, state, etc.

Ex: A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. 
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cleft
cleft
[Adjective]

divided or split into separate parts

Ex: He stood at the cleft ridge, gazing out over the ocean below. 
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sentence
sentence
[noun]

a group of words that forms a statement, question, exclamation, or instruction, usually containing a verb

Ex: Can you construct a sentence using the words provided in the vocabulary list? 
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comment
comment
[noun]

a spoken or written remark that expresses an opinion or reaction

Ex: He replied to my comment with a detailed explanation. 
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to tag
to tag
[Verb]

to embellish or enhance a piece of writing, particularly blank verse or prose, by introducing rhymes or rhyming elements

Ex: The poet sought to tag his verses with subtle rhymes, adding depth to his blank verse. 
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relative clause

(grammar) a type of subordinate clause that provides additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence

Ex: A relative clause can help clarify which person you’re referring to. 
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defining
defining
[Adjective]

(grammar) referring to a type of relative clause that provides essential information about the noun or pronoun it modifies

Ex: The defining adjective red in "the red car" specifies which car is being talked about. 
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dependent
dependent
[Adjective]

(grammar) characterizing a clause that relies on additional elements, incapable of standing solo as a full sentence in its structure

Ex: A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. 
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preposition

(grammar) a word that comes before a noun or pronoun to indicate location, direction, time, manner, or the relationship between two objects

Ex: He used a list of common prepositions to help correct his grammar mistakes in the essay. 
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ellipsis
ellipsis
[noun]

(grammar) the act of omitting a word or words from a sentence, when the meaning is complete and the omission is understood from the context

Ex: The author used an ellipsis to suggest a pause or unfinished thought in the dialogue. 
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gerund
gerund
[noun]

(grammar) a form of a verb that functions as a noun and is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the base form of the verb

Ex: A gerund is a verb form that functions as a noun, ending in "-ing." 
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non-defining
non-defining
[Adjective]

(grammar) a type of relative clause that provides additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence but is not essential to the meaning of the sentence

Ex: Non-defining clauses, which give extra information, are set off by commas. 
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present participle

(grammar) a verb form that typically ends in -ing and is used to indicate ongoing actions, continuous states, or simultaneous actions in relation to the main verb of a sentence

Ex: The present participle of "run" is "running." 
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result
result
[noun]

something that is caused by something else

Ex: The medication had the desired result of reducing the patient's symptoms. 
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clause
clause
[noun]

(grammar) a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and functions as a unit within a sentence

Ex: He highlighted the main clause in the sentence with a red marker. 
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subordinating conjunction

a word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause and shows the relationship between them

Ex: A subordinating conjunction joins a dependent clause to the main clause in a sentence. 
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