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INTENTION
intention (noun)

Sounds:
- /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/

Forms:
- intentions (plural)

intention (noun) senses:
1. A course of action that a person intends to follow.
2. The goal or purpose.
3. (obsolete) Tension; straining, stretching.
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intention (verb)

Forms:
- intentions (present, singular, third-person)
- intentioning (participle, present)
- intentioned (participle, past)
- intentioned (past)

intention (verb) senses:
1. To intend.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- i toss and turn all night.
- you should stop drinking coffee.
🌜 Present Simple 🌛

The car honks to warn pedestrians.
💡 Example 💡 pronouncedly

pronouncedly (adv): His political views had always been pronouncedly liberal.

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CONFERENCE
conference (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈkɒnf(ə)ɹəns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɑnf(ə)ɹəns/ (General-American)
- [ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹəns] (General-American)
- [ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹn̩s] (General-American)

Forms:
- conferences (plural)

conference (noun) senses:
1. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
2. (politics) A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
3. (sciences) A formal event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
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conference (verb)

Forms:
- conferences (present, singular, third-person)
- conferencing (participle, present)
- conferenced (participle, past)
- conferenced (past)

conference (verb) senses:
1. (transitive, intransitive, education) To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
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Robin is a prosecutor, the top detectives have been working on collecting evidence in a murder case. Robin brings the case to trial and wins.
- (Robin) I worked with top detectives on the murder case.
- What kinds of evidence closed the case?
- Fingerprints and DNA. The trial was still hard to win.
- Was it because of the jurors?
- No there was a risk of mistrial because everything was so publicized.
- I also heard one of the jurors was removed from the case.
🌜 Future Perfect Continuous 🌛

In a month, they will have been renovating their house for a year.
HISTORICAL
historical (adj)

Sounds:
- /hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/ (General-American)
- /hɪˈstɑɹɪkəl/ (New-York-City)

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

historical (adj) senses:
1. Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
2. (literature, art) About history; depicting persons or events from history.
3. (literature, art) Set in the past.
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historical (noun)

Forms:
- historicals (plural)

historical (noun) senses:
1. A historical romance.
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