English Words for "Change" | B2 Vocabulary

to account for

Verb

/ɐkˈaʊnt fɔːɹ/

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to serve as the reason for a particular occurrence or outcome

Example

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A sudden increase in demand for electric cars can account for the rising prices of lithium.

The stormy weather can account for the delay in our flight.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

account

phrase's particle

for

to alter

Verb

a

ɔ

l

t

e

ɜ

r

to cause something to change

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to arise

Verb

a

ɜ

r

i

aɪ

s

z

e

to begin to exist or become noticeable

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to boost

Verb

b

oo

u

s

t

to increase or improve the progress, growth, or success of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to build up

Verb

/bˈɪld ˈʌp/

to become more powerful, intense, or larger in quantity

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

build

phrase's particle

up

to climb

Verb

c

k

l

i

aɪ

m

b

to increase in terms of amount, value, intensity, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to contribute

Verb

c

k

o

ə

n

t

r

i

ɪ

b

u

ju

t

e

to be one of the causes or reasons that helps something happen

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

contribution

noun

c

k

o

ɑ

n

t

r

i

ə

b

u

ju

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

someone or something's role in achieving a specific result, particularly a positive one

to decline

Verb

d

e

ɪ

c

k

l

i

aɪ

n

e

to reduce in amount, size, intensity, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to enhance

Verb

e

ɛ

n

h

a

æ

n

c

s

e

to better or increase someone or something's quality, strength, value, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to extend

Verb

e

ɪ

x

ks

t

e

ɛ

n

d

to enlarge or lengthen something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to straighten

Verb

s

t

r

ai

eɪ

gh

t

e

ə

n

to extend or move something in one direction without any bends or curves

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to gain

Verb

g

ai

eɪ

n

(of currencies, prices, etc.) to increase in value

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to jump

Verb

j

ʤ

u

ʌ

m

p

(particularly of a price, rate, etc.) to increase sharply

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to lower

Verb

l

o

oʊɜ

w

e

r

to decrease in degree, amount, quality, or strength

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to modify

Verb

m

o

ɑ

d

i

ə

f

y

aɪ

to make minor changes to something so that it is more suitable or better

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to mount

Verb

m

o

a

u

ʊ

n

t

to gradually rise or increase

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to multiply

Verb

m

u

ʌ

l

t

i

ə

p

l

y

aɪ

to significantly increase in quantity

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to recover

Verb

/rɪˈkʌvɚ/

to become normal again after a period of difficulty

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to trigger

Verb

t

r

i

ɪ

gg

g

e

ɜ

r

to cause something to happen

Grammatical Information:

transitive

expansion

noun

e

ɪ

x

ks

p

a

æ

n

s

ʃ

io

ə

n

an increase in the amount, size, importance, or degree of something

contraction

implication

noun

i

ɪ

m

p

l

i

ə

c

k

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

a possible consequence that something can bring about

means

noun

m

ea

i

n

s

z

a way, system, object, etc. through which one can achieve a goal or accomplish a task

outcome

noun

o

a

u

ʊ

t

c

k

o

ə

m

e

the result or consequence of a situation, event, or action

product

noun

p

r

o

ɑ

d

u

ə

c

k

t

a thing or person resulted from something particular

reduction

noun

r

e

ə

d

u

ə

c

k

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

a decline in amount, degree, etc. of a particular thing

increase

root

noun

r

oo

u

t

the primary cause of something

responsible

Adjective

r

e

i

s

p

o

ɑ

n

s

i

ə

b

ə

l

e

being the main cause of something

consequently

Adverb

c

k

o

ɑ

n

s

e

ə

q

k

u

w

e

ɛ

n

t

l

y

i

used to indicate a logical result or effect

Grammatical Information:

interrogative adverb

increasingly

Adverb

i

ɪ

n

c

k

r

ea

i

s

i

ɪ

n

g

l

y

i

in a manner that is gradually growing in degree, extent, or frequency over time

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

life-changing

Adjective

/ˈɫaɪfˌtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

so impactful that can change someone's life

significant

Adjective

s

i

ə

g

n

i

ɪ

f

i

ɪ

c

k

a

ə

n

t

important or great enough to be noticed or have an impact

significantly

Adverb

s

i

ɪ

g

n

i

ɪ

f

i

ɪ

c

k

a

ə

n

t

l

y

i

in a manner that is important or large enough to be noticed or effective

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

following

preposition

f

o

ɑ

ll

l

o

oʊɪ

w

i

n

g

used to indicate what happens as a result of something

Grammatical Information:

preposition of agent

hence

Adverb

h

e

ɛ

n

c

s

e

used to say that one thing is a result of another

Grammatical Information:

conjunctive adverb

thus

Adverb

th

ð

u

ə

s

used to introduce a result based on the information or actions that came before

Grammatical Information:

conjunctive adverb

to inspire

Verb

i

ɪ

n

s

p

i

aɪ

r

e

to fill someone with the desire or motivation to do something, especially something creative or positive

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

ground zero

noun

/ɡɹˈaʊnd zˈiəɹoʊ/

the initial stage or place in which a significant event or activity happens or starts

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

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