Solutions Advanced "Unit 4 - 4C" Vocabulary

to put a stop to something

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/pˌʊt ɐ stˈɑːp tʊ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

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to make something stop or prevent it from happening, often in a temporary way

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The police put a stop to the riot by arresting the rioters.

The referee put a stop to the fight by blowing the whistle.

to make

Verb

m

a

eɪ

k

e

to cause someone or something to display or possess a specific quality, emotion, or state

Grammatical Information:

complex transitive

easy

Adjective

ea

i:

s

z

y

i

needing little skill or effort to do or understand

difficult

hard

Adjective

h

a

ɑ

r

d

needing a lot of skill or effort to do

easy

illegal

Adjective

i

ɪ

ll

l

e

i

g

a

ə

l

forbidden by the law

legal

to provide

Verb

p

r

o

ə

v

i

aɪ

d

e

to give someone what is needed or necessary

Grammatical Information:

transitive

funding

noun

f

u

ə

n

d

i

ɪ

n

g

the act of providing money or capital to support a project, organization, or activity

What is "funding"?

Funding is the process of providing financial resources to support a specific project, organization, or activity. This can involve supplying money through various means such as grants, investments, donations, or loans. Funding is essential for the operation and growth of businesses, educational programs, research, or community initiatives. It helps cover costs and enables projects or organizations to carry out their planned objectives.

to raise

Verb

r

ai

eɪ

s

z

e

to make the intensity, level, or amount of something increase

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to reduce

Verb

r

e

ɪ

d

u

c

s

e

to make something smaller in amount, degree, price, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

tax

noun

t

a

æ

x

ks

a sum of money that has to be paid, based on one's income, to the government so it can provide people with different kinds of public services

to initiate

Verb

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ɪ

n

i

ɪ

t

ʃ

ia

ieɪ

t

e

to make the first move in the beginning of a process

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

project

noun

p

r

o

ɑ:

j

ʤ

e

ɛ

c

k

t

a specific task or undertaking that requires effort to complete

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