✳ tie (noun)

Sounds:
- /taɪ/

Forms:
- ties (plural)

tie (noun) senses:
1. A knot; a fastening.
2. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
3. A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
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✳ tie (verb)

Forms:
- ties (present, singular, third-person)
- tying (participle, present)
- tied (participle, past)
- tied (past)

tie (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
2. (transitive) To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
3. (transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣

Bailey found Carson's solution and it was just a simple gas filling up and nothing else.
- (Bailey) I thought my car was busted.
- How could you not think about the gas?
- I always think the worst when it comes to car trouble!
- Did you really check under the hood?
- Yes, and everything looked fine!
- And it took you an hour to check the gas meter?

💡 Example 💡 Hungarianism

Hungarianism (noun): This was reflected in their ideology of Hungarianism, representing a mix of anti-Semitism, intense nationalism with an anti-capitalist, anti-Communist, and popular protest appeal, and the final goal was a racially pure Hungary.

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🌜 Future Continuous 🌛

We will be traveling to exotic destinations on a luxury cruise.

✳ duty (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈdjuːti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /duːɾi/ (General-American)

Forms:
- duties (plural)

duty (noun) senses:
1. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
2. The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
3. A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Rachel? This is John Emory speaking.
- Yes, Mr. Emory?
- I ' Ve got some bad news. All the plans sent over to the McGrath Corporation have been rejected. We ' re going to have to start from scratch.
- I thought they had already agreed to everything. That ' s going to take weeks to rework.

🌜 Present Simple 🌛

She enjoys painting with oils.

💡 Example 💡 sistergirl

sistergirl (noun): "We are all so proud of you, sistergirl! Couldn't you tell at graduation?"

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🌜 Past Continuous 🌛

They were celebrating their anniversary with a party.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

Kai got out of a muddy pond. Kai got the dirty water off their chest.
- (Kai) This pond we are in is way too muddy.
- I know, mud is everywhere.
- We need to get the mud off ourselves.
- Try using this bottle of water.
- Ok, I will pour the bottle of water on both our chests.

✳ belong (verb)

Sounds:
- /bɪˈlɒŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɪˈlɔŋ/ (General-American)
- /bɪˈlɑŋ/ (cot-caught-merger)

Forms:
- belongs (present, singular, third-person)
- belonging (participle, present)
- belonged (participle, past)
- belonged (past)

belong (verb) senses:
1. (of a person) To be accepted in a group.
2. (followed by to) To be a part of a group.
3. (intransitive) To have its proper place.
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