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to reflect
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to ponder
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to contemplate
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to deliberate
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to speculate
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to reminisce
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to cite
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to call up
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to disregard
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to acknowledge
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to opt
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to elect
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to settle on
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to go for
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to nominate
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to appoint
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to designate
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to adopt
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to single out
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to vote
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to keep something in mind
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to conclude
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to embrace
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to disapprove
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to evoke
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to favor
to reflect
to reflect
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to contemplate or think deeply about something for insight or understanding

to ponder
to ponder
Verb
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to give careful thought to something, its various aspects, implications, or possibilities

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transitive
to contemplate
to contemplate
Verb
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to think about or consider something as a possibility

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transitive
to deliberate
to deliberate
Verb
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to think carefully about something and consider it before making a decision

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intransitive
to speculate
to speculate
Verb
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s
p
p
e
ɛ
c
k
u
j
ə
l
l
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e

to form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts

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intransitive
to reminisce
to reminisce
Verb
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m
m
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ə
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n
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s
c
e

to remember past events, experiences, or memories with a sense of nostalgia

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intransitive
to cite
to cite
Verb
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s
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t
t
e

to refer to something as an example or proof

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transitive
to call up
to call up
Verb
uk flag
/kˈɔːl ˈʌp/

to summon or evoke something from the past, such as memories, emotions, or images

forget

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
call
phrase's particle
up
to disregard
to disregard
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
r
r
e
ɪ
g
g
a
ɑ
r
r
d
d

to intentionally ignore or act without concern for something or someone that deserves consideration

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transitive
to acknowledge
to acknowledge
Verb
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æ
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k
n
n
o
ɑ
w
l
l
e
ɪ
dg
ʤ
e

to openly accept something as true or real

deny

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transitive
to opt
to opt
Verb
o
ɑ
p
p
t
t

to choose something over something else

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intransitive
to elect
to elect
Verb
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ɪ
l
l
e
ɛ
c
k
t
t

to choose a person for a specific job, particularly a political one, by voting

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transitive
to settle on
to settle on
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɛɾəl ˈɑːn/

to decide something, after considering all possible alternatives

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
settle
phrase's particle
on
to go for
to go for
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˈoʊ fɔːɹ/

to choose something among other things

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
for
to nominate
to nominate
Verb
n
n
o
ɑ
m
m
i
ə
n
n
a
t
t
e

to assign or designate someone to a particular position or responsibility

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transitive
to appoint
to appoint
Verb
a
ə
pp
p
oi
ɔɪ
n
n
t
t

to give a responsibility or job to someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to designate
to designate
Verb
d
d
e
ɛ
s
z
i
ə
g
g
n
n
a
t
t
e

to choose someone for a certain position or task

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ditransitive
to adopt
Verb
a
ə
d
d
o
ɑ
p
p
t
t

to accept, embrace, or incorporate a particular idea, practice, or belief into one's own behavior or lifestyle

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to single out
to single out
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɪŋɡəl ˈaʊt/

to focus on a particular person or thing from a group in either a positive or negative manner

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
single
phrase's particle
out
to vote
to vote
Verb
v
v
o
t
t
e

to show which candidate one wants to win in an election or which plan one supports, by marking a piece of paper, raising one's hand, etc.

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intransitive
to keep something in mind
phrase
uk flag
/kˈiːp ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ɪn mˈaɪnd/
Collocation

to remember or consider a particular piece of information or advice

forget
to conclude
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
c
k
l
l
u
u
d
d
e

to draw a logical inference or outcome based on established premises or evidence

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transitive
to embrace
Verb
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ɛ
m
m
b
b
r
r
a
c
s
e

to adopt or accept a particular cause, ideology, practice, method, or lifestyle as one's own

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transitive
to disapprove
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
a
ə
pp
p
r
r
o
u
v
v
e

to have an unfavorable opinion or judgment about something

approve
to evoke
Verb
e
i
v
v
o
k
k
e

to cause someone to recall a memory, feeling, etc.

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transitive
to favor
to favor
Verb
f
f
a
v
v
o
ɜ
r
r

to prefer someone or something to an alternative

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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