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stability (noun)

Sounds:
- /stəˈbɪlɪti/
- /stəˈbɪlɪdi/

Forms:
- stabilities (plural)

stability (noun) senses:
1. The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
2. The tendency to recover from perturbations.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- I need to get my prescription filled.
- You may pick it up in twenty minutes.
- If I wanted to, could I have it mailed to me?
- Yes, and you can renew this prescription by phone.
- Are there any special instructions about this medication?
- Take it three times a day.
- Can I take it with food?
- You should take this medicine with food and no alcohol.
- Are there any side effects with this medication?
- You might get a little dizzy, but that is it.
🌜 Future Perfect 🌛

In a few months, they will have launched their own line of clothing.
💡 Example 💡 aught

aught (noun): as the decade in years (for example, aught-nine for 1909 or 2009)

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- i like my food hot and fresh.
- you like to see it disappear.
TARGET
target (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈtɑɹɡɪt/ (US)
- [ˈtʰɑɹɡɪt̚] (US)
- /ˈtɑːɡɪt/ (UK)

Forms:
- targets (plural)

target (noun) senses:
1. A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
2. A goal or objective.
3. An object of criticism or ridicule.
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target (verb)

Forms:
- targets (present, singular, third-person)
- targeting (participle, present)
- targetting (participle, present)
- targeted (participle, past)
- targeted (past)
- targetted (participle, past)
- targetted (past)

target (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
2. (transitive, figuratively) To aim for as an audience or demographic.
3. (transitive, computing) To produce code suitable for.
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🌜 Future Perfect Continuous 🌛

I will have been working at this company for a decade next month.
💡 Example 💡 landslip

landslip (noun): The embankments forming the lineside forest are also a cause for concern, as landslips can block the line for days or even weeks.

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🌜 Present Simple 🌛

The cat purrs when petted.
🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Hi, Bill.
- Hi, Jim.
- Where is that cool guy, Dick? I haven ' t seen him for two weeks.
- He ' s been sick since he came back from Italy.
- Bummer, I ' m sorry to hear that, is he better now?
- Yes, Doctor William said that he could come back to work ASAP.
HISTORY
history (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/
- /ˈhɪs.tɹɪ/

Forms:
- histories (plural)

history (noun) senses:
1. The aggregate of past events.
2. The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
3. The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it (prehistory).
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history (verb)

Forms:
- histories (present, singular, third-person)
- historying (participle, present)
- historied (participle, past)
- historied (past)

history (verb) senses:
1. (obsolete) To narrate or record.