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💡 Example 💡 docetic

docetic (adj): In these letters Ignatius spoke much of his concern at what are recognizable as forms of gnostic belief, including docetic views of Christ's Passion.

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🌜 Present Simple 🌛

The baby cries when hungry.
BAR
bar (noun)

Sounds:
- /bɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɑɹ/ (General-American)
- [bɑɹ] (General-American)
- [bɑ˞] (General-American)
- /baː/ (General-Australian)

Forms:
- bars (plural)

bar (noun) senses:
1. A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
2. (countable, uncountable, metallurgy) A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is ¹⁄₄ inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
3. A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
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bar (verb)

Forms:
- bars (present, singular, third-person)
- barring (participle, present)
- barred (participle, past)
- barred (past)

bar (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
2. (transitive) To prohibit.
3. (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
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bar (prep)

bar (prep) senses:
1. Except, other than, besides.
2. (horse racing) Denotes the minimum odds offered on other horses not mentioned by name.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣

Lee hired his friend on the spot and they made a lot of money that year.
- (Lee) I'm really glad you decided to come work for me. I knew that together we could corner the market!
- Me too, man. I felt kind of weird about asking you for a job, but times were so hard, you know?
- I'm happy you did. With my connections and your chemistry skills, we took the product to a whole new level!
- I am very happy it worked out so well? We never had product as good as this.
- And the money, I didn't even know they printed this much money!
- And this is just from our first year! Imagine the truck loads of cash we'll be swimming in once we get this out globally!
🌜 Present Simple 🌛

The dog barks at strangers.
💡 Example 💡 piquerist

piquerist (noun): To classify him as a piquerist would be... too simplistic.

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IMPORTANT
important (adj)

Sounds:
- /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt/ (General-American)
- [ɪmˈpɔɹ.ʔn̩t] (General-American)
- [ɪmˈpɔɹ.ɾənt] (US)
- /ɪmˈpo(ː)ɹtənt/
- /ɪmˈpoətənt/

Forms:
- more important (comparative)
- most important (superlative)

important (adj) senses:
1. Having relevant and crucial value.
2. (obsolete) Pompous; self-important.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- why not?
- they will drop the new steak on the floor, step on it, and then spit on it.
🌜 Present Simple 🌛

We use computers for work.
🗣 Conversation 🗣

To keep everyone in the house comfortable, Casey raked over the coals in the stove and added more wood.
- (Casey) It's getting a little chilly in here.
- It is getting cold in here with that blizzard heading our way.
- I'll have to keep adding wood to keep it warm.
- Do we have enough wood for the week?
- I think so. I may have to chop some when the sun comes up.
- I'll help you.
🌜 Present Perfect 🌛

The team has won the league championship.