🌜 Future Simple 🌛
They will discover a new method for sustainable water management and conservation.
They will discover a new method for sustainable water management and conservation.
🗣 Conversation 🗣
Casey begged her parents for one of the ice cream cones, but they told her she needed to finish her chicken dinner first.
- (Casey) Can I get ice cream from grocery store?
- Sure, however you need to finish the chicken first!
- Ugh I'm so tired of protein.
- You also you need to finish the veggies.
- I will.
- I'll do it and you can do it.
Casey begged her parents for one of the ice cream cones, but they told her she needed to finish her chicken dinner first.
- (Casey) Can I get ice cream from grocery store?
- Sure, however you need to finish the chicken first!
- Ugh I'm so tired of protein.
- You also you need to finish the veggies.
- I will.
- I'll do it and you can do it.
✳ contact (noun)
Sounds:
- /ˈkɑntækt/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɒntækt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kənˈtækt/ (General-American)
Forms:
- contacts (plural)
contact (noun) senses:
1. The act of touching physically; being in close association.
2. The establishment of communication (with).
3. The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
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Sounds:
- /ˈkɑntækt/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɒntækt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kənˈtækt/ (General-American)
Forms:
- contacts (plural)
contact (noun) senses:
1. The act of touching physically; being in close association.
2. The establishment of communication (with).
3. The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
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✳ contact (verb)
Forms:
- contacts (present, singular, third-person)
- contacting (participle, present)
- contacted (participle, past)
- contacted (past)
contact (verb) senses:
1. (transitive, occasionally proscribed) To touch; to come into physical contact with.
2. (transitive, occasionally proscribed) To establish communication with something or someone.
Forms:
- contacts (present, singular, third-person)
- contacting (participle, present)
- contacted (participle, past)
- contacted (past)
contact (verb) senses:
1. (transitive, occasionally proscribed) To touch; to come into physical contact with.
2. (transitive, occasionally proscribed) To establish communication with something or someone.
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🌜 Present Continuous 🌛
My parents are visiting my grandparents this weekend.
My parents are visiting my grandparents this weekend.
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Riley couldn't make enough money to take care of her and put the baby up for adoption.
- (Riley) I don't know what to do anymore, I have no money for my baby.
- You need to figure out a way that you can make money.
- At this point it's too late.
- So, what are you planning to do?
- I'm going to put my baby up for adoption.
- It's your decision, so I support you.
Riley couldn't make enough money to take care of her and put the baby up for adoption.
- (Riley) I don't know what to do anymore, I have no money for my baby.
- You need to figure out a way that you can make money.
- At this point it's too late.
- So, what are you planning to do?
- I'm going to put my baby up for adoption.
- It's your decision, so I support you.
✳ south (noun)
Sounds:
- /saʊθ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /sʌʊθ/ (Canada)
- /sæoθ/ (General-Australian, New-Zealand)
Forms:
- souths (plural)
south (noun) senses:
1. One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map (or even, sometimes used instead of the relative directional term down), abbreviated as S.
2. The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
3. (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
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Sounds:
- /saʊθ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /sʌʊθ/ (Canada)
- /sæoθ/ (General-Australian, New-Zealand)
Forms:
- souths (plural)
south (noun) senses:
1. One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map (or even, sometimes used instead of the relative directional term down), abbreviated as S.
2. The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
3. (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
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✳ south (adj)
south (adj) senses:
1. Toward the south; southward.
2. (meteorology, of wind) from the south.
3. Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
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south (adj) senses:
1. Toward the south; southward.
2. (meteorology, of wind) from the south.
3. Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
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✳ south (adv)
south (adv) senses:
1. Toward the south; southward.
2. Downward.
3. In an adverse direction or trend (go south).
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south (adv) senses:
1. Toward the south; southward.
2. Downward.
3. In an adverse direction or trend (go south).
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✳ south (verb)
Forms:
- souths (present, singular, third-person)
- southing (participle, present)
- southed (participle, past)
- southed (past)
south (verb) senses:
1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
2. (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
Forms:
- souths (present, singular, third-person)
- southing (participle, present)
- southed (participle, past)
- southed (past)
south (verb) senses:
1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
2. (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.