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Название: Collins Junior Illustrated Dictionary

Автор: Collins Dictionaries

Издательство: HarperCollins

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isbn: 9780007583584

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      abroad ADVERB

      When you go abroad, you go to a different country.

      absent ADJECTIVE

      If someone is absent, they are not here.

      absolutely ADVERB

      You can use absolutely to make what you are saying sound stronger. You must stay absolutely still.

      absorb absorbs, absorbing, absorbed VERB

      If something absorbs a liquid, it soaks it up or takes it in.

      absurd ADJECTIVE

      Something that is absurd seems silly, because it is quite different from what you would expect. It’s absurd to wear your jumper in this heat.

      abuse NOUN

      Abuse is cruel treatment of someone.

      accelerate accelerates, accelerating, accelerated VERB

      When someone accelerates, they speed up.

      accept accepts, accepting, accepted VERB

      If you accept something you have been offered, you say yes to it.

      accident accidents NOUN

      An accident is something nasty that happens by chance. He broke his leg in a climbing accident.

      accidentally ADVERB

      account accounts

      NOUN 1 An account is something written or spoken that tells you what has happened.

      NOUN 2 An account is also money that you keep at a bank.

      accurate ADJECTIVE

      An accurate measurement or description is exactly right.

      ache aches NOUN

      An ache is a dull, lasting pain.

      achieve achieves, achieving, achieved VERB

      If you achieve something, you usually get it by hard work.

      achievement NOUN

      acid acids NOUN

      Some acids give food a sharp, sour taste. Lemons and vinegar contain acid. Strong acid can burn your skin.

      acid rain NOUN

      Acid rain is rain that is mixed with dirty gases in the air. It can damage buildings, trees and fish.

      acrobat acrobats NOUN

      An acrobat is someone who does difficult and exciting tricks, like balancing on a high wire.

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      across PREPOSITION

      If you go across something, you go from one side to the other.

      act acts, acting, acted

      VERB 1 When you act, you do something. He had to act quickly to put out the fire.

      VERB 2 If you act in a play or film, you have a part in it.

      NOUN 3 An act is something that you do.

      action actions NOUN

      An action is a movement of part of your body.

      active

      ADJECTIVE 1 Someone who is active moves about a lot, or is very busy.

      ADJECTIVE 2 In grammar, a verb in the active voice is one where the subject does the action, rather than having it done to them.

      See voice

      activity activities NOUN

      Activity is when there are a lot of things happening.

      An actor is a man or woman whose job is to act in plays or films.

      actress actresses NOUN

      A female actor is sometimes called an actress.

      See actor

      actual ADJECTIVE

      You describe something as actual when you mean it is real. The shop said the paint was red, but the actual colour was pink.

      actually ADVERB

      adapt adapts, adapting, adapted

      VERB 1 If you adapt to something new, you change in some way that helps you.

      VERB 2 If you adapt something, you change it to suit your needs. The book was adapted to make a film.

      adaptable ADJECTIVE

      Someone who is adaptable can change to deal with new situations.

      add adds, adding, added

      VERB 1 If you add something, you put it with whatever you have already. Put flour in the bowl and add an egg.

      VERB 2 If you add numbers of things together, you find out how many you have. The sign + means add. 2 + 3 = 5. I have two marbles in the bag. If I add these three, it makes five altogether.

      addition NOUN

      Addition is adding numbers or things together.

      address addresses NOUN

      Your address is the name or number of your house, and the street and town where you live.

      adjective adjectives NOUN

      An adjective is a word that describes someone or something. “Beautiful” and “green” are adjectives.

      See Adjective on page 269

      admire admires, admiring, admired

      VERB 1 When you admire someone, you think very highly of them.

      VERB 2 When you admire something, you enjoy looking at it. They stopped the car to admire the view.

      admit admits, admitting, admitted

      VERB 1 If you admit something, you agree that it is true.

      VERB 2 If people are admitted to a place, they are allowed to go in.

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