Month: July 2011

Intend = plan to do something: ‘I intend to arrive early and make sure that I get a seat.’ Tend = (i) be likely or true in most causes: ‘At…

Inhabit = (usually passive) lives in a place or area, especially for a long time or permanently: ‘The island is mainly inhabited by sheep.’ ‘The mountainous regions are still inhabited…

Inferior= of or characteristic of low rank or importance; poor in quality: ‘An inferior product’ Inferior/superior to (NOT than): ‘To suggest that women doctors are in some way inferior to…

Independent= (1) independent (not subject to control by others) of somebody/something (NOT from): ‘Now-a-days young people want to be independent of their parents.’ (2) free from external control and constraint:…

Impulse = a sudden desire to do something: ‘I walked out of the classroom on an impulse.’ ‘It’s unwise to act on impulse.’ Inspiration = (a source of) creative energy:…

The verb immigrate (= migrate to a foreign country and change residency) is seldom used. Instead people tend to use immigrant and immigration (nouns): ‘When jobs became scarce, the number of…

Imitate = do something in exactly the same way that someone else does it: ‘Have you heard him trying to imitate an Englishman speaking French?’ ‘He walks as if he…

Unlike but, however is an adverb (NOT a conjunction) and is used only in formal styles: ‘I was hoping to deal with this matter quickly. However, the situation is more…