limit
US /ˈlɪmɪt/
UK /'lɪmɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or prevent an increase past a point
A2TOEICMoremelon
US /ˈmɛlən/
UK /ˈmelən/
- Countable Noun
- Hard round fruit with sweet juicy flesh and seeds
B2Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- reply: Answer to someone's question
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- sandwich: To catch between two things
- melon: Hard round fruit with sweet juicy flesh and seeds
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- lunch: Light meal eaten in the middle of the day
- tom: (Ethnic slur) Offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
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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
A2 Elementary
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