✳ glove (verb)
Forms:
- gloves (present, singular, third-person)
- gloving (participle, present)
- gloved (participle, past)
- gloved (past)
glove (verb) senses:
1. (baseball, transitive) To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.
2. (transitive) To put a glove or gloves on.
3. (cricket) To touch a delivery with one's glove while the gloved hand is on the bat. Under the rules of cricket, the batsman is deemed to have hit the ball.
Forms:
- gloves (present, singular, third-person)
- gloving (participle, present)
- gloved (participle, past)
- gloved (past)
glove (verb) senses:
1. (baseball, transitive) To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.
2. (transitive) To put a glove or gloves on.
3. (cricket) To touch a delivery with one's glove while the gloved hand is on the bat. Under the rules of cricket, the batsman is deemed to have hit the ball.
💡 Example 💡 apply
apply (verb): That rule only applies to foreigners.
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apply (verb): That rule only applies to foreigners.
Ask @wikt_en_bot for 'apply'
🌜 Future Perfect 🌛
By the time you finish high school, I will have retired from my job.
By the time you finish high school, I will have retired from my job.
🗣 Conversation 🗣
- it's in the fridge, i think.
- oh, yes, here it is. do you want a sandwich?
- it's in the fridge, i think.
- oh, yes, here it is. do you want a sandwich?
✳ follow (verb)
Sounds:
- /ˈfɒləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfɑloʊ/ (General-American)
Forms:
- follows (present, singular, third-person)
- following (participle, present)
- followed (participle, past)
- followed (past)
follow (verb) senses:
1. (transitive, intransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
3. (transitive) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
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Sounds:
- /ˈfɒləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfɑloʊ/ (General-American)
Forms:
- follows (present, singular, third-person)
- following (participle, present)
- followed (participle, past)
- followed (past)
follow (verb) senses:
1. (transitive, intransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
3. (transitive) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
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✳ follow (noun)
Forms:
- follows (plural)
follow (noun) senses:
1. (sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
2. (social media) The act of following another user's online activity.
Forms:
- follows (plural)
follow (noun) senses:
1. (sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
2. (social media) The act of following another user's online activity.
🗣 Conversation 🗣
- Do I have to talk to the interviewer or just leave my application?
- You should communicate with the interviewer whose company you are interested in, and make a good impression on him or her. In that case, your chance of success will be greater.
- What should I do in the fair?
- You should take a look at all the companies, choose your favorite ones, go over to talk with the interviewer and leave your resume in the end.
- Do I have to talk to the interviewer or just leave my application?
- You should communicate with the interviewer whose company you are interested in, and make a good impression on him or her. In that case, your chance of success will be greater.
- What should I do in the fair?
- You should take a look at all the companies, choose your favorite ones, go over to talk with the interviewer and leave your resume in the end.
💡 Example 💡 colling
colling (noun): `'Tis melancholy work facing and footing it to one of your own sort, and no clasping and colling at all.'
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colling (noun): `'Tis melancholy work facing and footing it to one of your own sort, and no clasping and colling at all.'
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🗣 Conversation 🗣
Wanting to spoil the big surprise planned, Kendall opened all Quinn's presents.
- (Kendall) I opened up all of Quinn's presents to spoil the big surprise.
- What's the big surprise?
- All of her friends chipped in and bought her a laptop for college.
- Is she already starting college? I thought she was younger than that.
- She'll be in a month so we decided to buy her a laptop. She can't afford it.
- That's very nice of you guys to help her out.
Wanting to spoil the big surprise planned, Kendall opened all Quinn's presents.
- (Kendall) I opened up all of Quinn's presents to spoil the big surprise.
- What's the big surprise?
- All of her friends chipped in and bought her a laptop for college.
- Is she already starting college? I thought she was younger than that.
- She'll be in a month so we decided to buy her a laptop. She can't afford it.
- That's very nice of you guys to help her out.