✳ recognize (verb)
Sounds:
- /ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/
- /ˈɹɛk.ən.aɪz/
- /ˈɹɛk.ɪɡ.naɪz/
Forms:
- recognizes (present, singular, third-person)
- recognizing (participle, present)
- recognized (participle, past)
- recognized (past)
recognize (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
2. (transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
3. (transitive, or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
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Sounds:
- /ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/
- /ˈɹɛk.ən.aɪz/
- /ˈɹɛk.ɪɡ.naɪz/
Forms:
- recognizes (present, singular, third-person)
- recognizing (participle, present)
- recognized (participle, past)
- recognized (past)
recognize (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
2. (transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
3. (transitive, or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
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🗣 Conversation 🗣
- Hi, my name is Lean, and I'm from Russia.
- Nice to meet you, Lvan.My name is Alike. I'm from Japan.
- To me English is a difficult language.
- A second language is always difficult.
- True, but English is harder than most.It ' s a crazy language.
- A crazy language? Why do you say that?
- One letter can have several pronunciations and one word can have several meanings.
- No wonder you say English is a crazy language.
- Hi, my name is Lean, and I'm from Russia.
- Nice to meet you, Lvan.My name is Alike. I'm from Japan.
- To me English is a difficult language.
- A second language is always difficult.
- True, but English is harder than most.It ' s a crazy language.
- A crazy language? Why do you say that?
- One letter can have several pronunciations and one word can have several meanings.
- No wonder you say English is a crazy language.
🌜 Future Perfect 🌛
They will have designed a sustainable and eco-friendly building by the end of the year.
They will have designed a sustainable and eco-friendly building by the end of the year.
💡 Example 💡 sailpunk
sailpunk (noun): The specificity of steampunk's Victorian setting, particular in light of the relative presence and notoriety of steampunk vis-à-vis similar subgenres set in other time periods ('clockpunk' or 'sailpunk' set in the Renaissance, such as Paul McAuley's Pasquale's Angel; 'sandalpunk,' set in a technologically innovative ancient world; 'dieselpunk,' 'stonepunk,' etc.) argues for the importance to the present of shifts in technological culture that took place during the Victorian era.
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sailpunk (noun): The specificity of steampunk's Victorian setting, particular in light of the relative presence and notoriety of steampunk vis-à-vis similar subgenres set in other time periods ('clockpunk' or 'sailpunk' set in the Renaissance, such as Paul McAuley's Pasquale's Angel; 'sandalpunk,' set in a technologically innovative ancient world; 'dieselpunk,' 'stonepunk,' etc.) argues for the importance to the present of shifts in technological culture that took place during the Victorian era.
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✳ something (pron)
Sounds:
- /ˈsʌmθ.ɪŋ/
- [ˈsɐmθɪŋ] (General-Australian, New-Zealand, UK)
- [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] (US)
- [ˈsʌmpθɪŋ] (US)
- [ˈsʌn̪θɪŋ] (US)
- [ˈsʌ(m)ʔm̩] (US)
- [ˈsʌɾ̃ɪŋ] (US)
- [sʌ̃ː] (US)
- [sʌˑɪŋ] (US)
something (pron) senses:
1. An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
2. (colloquial, of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree.
3. (colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
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Sounds:
- /ˈsʌmθ.ɪŋ/
- [ˈsɐmθɪŋ] (General-Australian, New-Zealand, UK)
- [ˈsʌmθɪŋ] (US)
- [ˈsʌmpθɪŋ] (US)
- [ˈsʌn̪θɪŋ] (US)
- [ˈsʌ(m)ʔm̩] (US)
- [ˈsʌɾ̃ɪŋ] (US)
- [sʌ̃ː] (US)
- [sʌˑɪŋ] (US)
something (pron) senses:
1. An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
2. (colloquial, of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree.
3. (colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
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✳ something (adj)
something (adj) senses:
1. Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.
something (adj) senses:
1. Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.
✳ something (adv)
something (adv) senses:
1. (degree) Somewhat; to a degree.
2. (colloquial, especially in certain set combinations) Used to adverbialise a following adjective
something (adv) senses:
1. (degree) Somewhat; to a degree.
2. (colloquial, especially in certain set combinations) Used to adverbialise a following adjective
✳ something (verb)
Forms:
- somethings (present, singular, third-person)
- somethinging (participle, present)
- somethinged (participle, past)
- somethinged (past)
something (verb) senses:
1. Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.
Forms:
- somethings (present, singular, third-person)
- somethinging (participle, present)
- somethinged (participle, past)
- somethinged (past)
something (verb) senses:
1. Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.
✳ something (noun)
Forms:
- somethings (plural)
something (noun) senses:
1. An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
2. An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense).
Forms:
- somethings (plural)
something (noun) senses:
1. An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
2. An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense).
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🗣 Conversation 🗣
- What's wrong, Jerry? You look so upset.
- To be honest, I was just dumped.
- Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. You can go on a holiday cheer you up.
- No, thanks. I'm not in the mood for traveling.
- Come on. A trip will do you good. Are you doing anything this weekend?
- I was planning on doing a lot of wallowing.
- Well, my friends and I are planning on going to Shangri-La on Saturday. Do you want to come with us?
- Where is that?
- Not very far from here. We'll fly. It's about one and a half hours.
- What's there to see?
- There is a large canyon, vast grasslands, ancient forests and mountain lakes.
- Oh, sounds nice.
- Yes, the scenery there is breathtaking. I have some pictures at home. You can come over and take a look if you like
- Ok. Then I can make up my mind.
- What's wrong, Jerry? You look so upset.
- To be honest, I was just dumped.
- Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. You can go on a holiday cheer you up.
- No, thanks. I'm not in the mood for traveling.
- Come on. A trip will do you good. Are you doing anything this weekend?
- I was planning on doing a lot of wallowing.
- Well, my friends and I are planning on going to Shangri-La on Saturday. Do you want to come with us?
- Where is that?
- Not very far from here. We'll fly. It's about one and a half hours.
- What's there to see?
- There is a large canyon, vast grasslands, ancient forests and mountain lakes.
- Oh, sounds nice.
- Yes, the scenery there is breathtaking. I have some pictures at home. You can come over and take a look if you like
- Ok. Then I can make up my mind.
🗣 Conversation 🗣
- Marco has fallen off a ladder. I think he's hurt his back. What shall we do?
- We'd better not move him. I'll get the first-aider.
- Marco has fallen off a ladder. I think he's hurt his back. What shall we do?
- We'd better not move him. I'll get the first-aider.