assign
US /əˈsaɪn/
UK /ə'saɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone a particular job to do
- To give someone credit or blame for something
B2TOEICMoreexcept for
US /ɪkˈsɛpt fɔr/
UK /ikˈsept fɔ:/
- Preposition
- Not including; excluding.
go back to
US /ɡo bæk tu/
UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To return to a starting point
A1Morelabel
US /ˈlebəl/
UK /'leɪbl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- A word or term used to describe a person, thing
- Transitive Verb
- To use a term to describe, often negatively
- To attach material to identify something
A2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremaneuver
US /məˈnuvɚ, -ˈnju-/
UK /mə'nu:və/
- Noun
- Military movement of troops
- Intransitive Verb
- To move troops in a battle
C2Morescam
US /skæm/
UK /skæm/
- Noun
- A trick to fool other people to get their money
- Transitive Verb
- To trick to fool other people to get their money
B2Moreslip
US /slɪp/
UK /slɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- A field position in cricket
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
- To escape or become free from something
B1TOEICMoreto the moon
US /tu ðə mun/
UK /tu ðə mu:n/
- other
- Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
B2Moretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2More
Vocabulary
- to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- point: An item to be discussed
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- call: A order or request for action
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- scam: A trick to fool other people to get their money
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- maneuver: Military movement of troops
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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