Year: 2011

Beside = next to: ‘She sat down beside me.’ Besides = in addition to; also: ‘Who did you invite besides Tom and Mary?’ ‘Besides tennis, what other games do you…

Believe in sth = (1) Accept that something exists: ‘Do you believe in ghosts?’; ‘I believe his report.’ (2) Think that something is good or bad: ‘I don’t believe in…

Ago = before ‘now’, the moment of speaking (earlier than the present times); in the past: ‘Her plane landed ten minutes ago. In fact, here she comes now.’ ‘I saw…

(1) Have within: ‘The canteen bears fresh water.’(2) Put up with something unpleasant; to suffer; endure; undergo: ‘I can’t bear his constant criticism.’(3) Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices:…

Battle = struggle to do or get something: ‘Doctors are still battling to save the child’s life.’ Fight = use violence to hurt or kill people: ‘My grandfather fought in…

Awake is used mainly as an adjective: (1) Not in a state of sleeping; waking; completely conscious: ‘It is going to ten o’clock and the children are still awake.’ (2)…

(1)To refer in a general way to officials who make all the important decisions in a country, use the authorities or persons who exercise (administrative) control over others: ‘The authorities…

Attend is used mainly in formal styles: ‘All committee members are expected to attend the meeting.’ In other styles use be at, come/go (to) or (informal) make it (to): ‘Apart…