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#️⃣#Shake /ʃeɪk/ #noun رجة ؛ مصافحة ؛ ارتجاج ؛ هزة ؛ تحريك ؛ هزة أرضية ؛ ارتعاش ؛ طرد ؛ صرف ؛ قشعريرة 1️⃣[countable] if you give something a shake, you move it up and down or from side to side: 🔹Give the bottle a good shake before use. 🔹He refused with…
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■ person
⚪️shake ➡️ if a person or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden continuous movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc:
✨Suddenly he started to shake. ‘Don’t ever scare me like that again!’ he whispered.
✨The poor girl was shaking.
⚪️shudder ➡️ to shake for a short time, especially because you think of something very unpleasant, or because you feel frightened or cold:
✨Corbett shuddered when he thought of what might have happened to them.
✨I shuddered when I read the article.
✨He was still shuddering with the cold.
✨She clung to him, shuddering with emotion.
⚪️tremble ➡️ to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are frightened, worried, or angry:
✨Ernest opened the letter in silence, his hands trembling.
✨Her whole body trembled with fear.
✨He hadn’t dared to move. He was trembling with shock.
✨‘I won’t be coming back,’ she said, her body trembling with anger.
⚪️shiver ➡️ to shake slightly, especially only a few times, because you are cold or frightened:
✨She shivered, pulling her coat closer around herself.
✨You make me shiver when you talk like that.
⚪️quiver especially #literary ➡️ to shake slightly and continuously because you are very worried or excited – used especially about someone’s lips, mouth, or body:
✨Her bottom lip began to quiver, and she turned away to hide her tears.
✨Alice’s eyes began to fill with tears and her mouth quivered. ‘I 'm going away,’ she said.
⚪️wobble ➡️ to move unsteadily from side to side:
✨Mrs Hamilton wobbled precariously on her high heels.
⚪️rock ➡️ to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side:
✨He rocked to and fro in his chair.
■ object/vehicle/the ground etc
⚪️shake ➡️ to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force:
✨The floor shook from a distant explosion.
✨The walls were still shaking.
✨The trees were shaking in the wind.
⚪️rattle ➡️ to shake and make a noise:
✨The windows rattled in the wind.
✨The train was rattling over the bridge.
⚪️vibrate ➡️ to shake continuously with small fast movements:
✨The music was so loud that the whole room vibrated.
✨The atoms vibrate at different frequencies.
⚪️wobble ➡️ to move unsteadily from side to side:
✨The bike began to wobble alarmingly as she fought to control it.
✨The cup wobbled and he grabbed it to stop it from falling.
⚪️rock ➡️ to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side:
✨The trailer rocked in the wind.
✨The boat was rocking from side to side with the waves.
⚪️shudder (also judder especially #British_English) ➡️ if a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes for a short time:
✨The lift shuddered then began to descend.
✨The engine shuddered into life (=it shook and then started working).
✨The car juddered to a halt (=it shook and then stopped) outside the house.
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■ person
⚪️shake ➡️ if a person or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden continuous movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc:
✨Suddenly he started to shake. ‘Don’t ever scare me like that again!’ he whispered.
✨The poor girl was shaking.
⚪️shudder ➡️ to shake for a short time, especially because you think of something very unpleasant, or because you feel frightened or cold:
✨Corbett shuddered when he thought of what might have happened to them.
✨I shuddered when I read the article.
✨He was still shuddering with the cold.
✨She clung to him, shuddering with emotion.
⚪️tremble ➡️ to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are frightened, worried, or angry:
✨Ernest opened the letter in silence, his hands trembling.
✨Her whole body trembled with fear.
✨He hadn’t dared to move. He was trembling with shock.
✨‘I won’t be coming back,’ she said, her body trembling with anger.
⚪️shiver ➡️ to shake slightly, especially only a few times, because you are cold or frightened:
✨She shivered, pulling her coat closer around herself.
✨You make me shiver when you talk like that.
⚪️quiver especially #literary ➡️ to shake slightly and continuously because you are very worried or excited – used especially about someone’s lips, mouth, or body:
✨Her bottom lip began to quiver, and she turned away to hide her tears.
✨Alice’s eyes began to fill with tears and her mouth quivered. ‘I 'm going away,’ she said.
⚪️wobble ➡️ to move unsteadily from side to side:
✨Mrs Hamilton wobbled precariously on her high heels.
⚪️rock ➡️ to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side:
✨He rocked to and fro in his chair.
■ object/vehicle/the ground etc
⚪️shake ➡️ to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force:
✨The floor shook from a distant explosion.
✨The walls were still shaking.
✨The trees were shaking in the wind.
⚪️rattle ➡️ to shake and make a noise:
✨The windows rattled in the wind.
✨The train was rattling over the bridge.
⚪️vibrate ➡️ to shake continuously with small fast movements:
✨The music was so loud that the whole room vibrated.
✨The atoms vibrate at different frequencies.
⚪️wobble ➡️ to move unsteadily from side to side:
✨The bike began to wobble alarmingly as she fought to control it.
✨The cup wobbled and he grabbed it to stop it from falling.
⚪️rock ➡️ to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side:
✨The trailer rocked in the wind.
✨The boat was rocking from side to side with the waves.
⚪️shudder (also judder especially #British_English) ➡️ if a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes for a short time:
✨The lift shuddered then began to descend.
✨The engine shuddered into life (=it shook and then started working).
✨The car juddered to a halt (=it shook and then stopped) outside the house.
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#️⃣#Spread /spred/ #verb
💢spread through
🔹Fire quickly spread through the building.
💢spread over
🔹He watched the dark stain spread over the gray carpet.
💢spread among
🔹The disease spread rapidly amongst the poor.
💢spread (from something) to something
🔹The cancer had spread to her liver.
🔹Revolution quickly spread from France to Italy.
2️⃣INFORMATION/IDEAS
🅰️[intransitive] to become known about or used by more and more people:
🔹News of the explosion spread swiftly.
💢spread to/through/over etc
🔹Buddhism spread to China from India.
🔹The news spread like wildfire (=very quickly).
🔹Word spread quickly that she was leaving.
🅱️[transitive] to tell a lot of people about something:
🔹Andy loves spreading rumours about his colleagues.
🔹They are spreading the word about the benefits of immunization.
3️⃣OPEN/ARRANGE (also spread out) [transitive] ➡️ to open something out or arrange a group of things so that they cover a flat surface
💢spread something over/across/on something
🔹Papers and photos were spread across the floor.
🔹He spread the map out on the desk.
🔹a table spread with a white cloth
4️⃣THROUGHOUT AN AREA [intransitive] (also be spread, spread out) ➡️ to cover or exist across a large area
💢spread over
🔹the forest that spread over the whole of that region
💢spread throughout
🔹The company has more than 2,500 shops spread throughout the UK.
5️⃣SOFT SUBSTANCE [intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to put a soft substance over a surface, or to be soft enough to be put over a surface
💢spread something on/over something
🔹He spread plaster on the walls.
💢spread something with something
🔹Spread the toast thinly with jam.
🔹If you warm up the butter, it’ll spread more easily.
🔹Spread the nut mixture evenly over the bottom.
6️⃣ARMS/FINGERS ETC [transitive] ➡️ if you spread your arms, fingers, or legs, you move them far apart:
🔹He shrugged and spread his hands.
7️⃣OVER TIME [transitive] (also spread out) ➡️ to do something over a period of time, rather than at one time
💢spread something over something
🔹Could I spread the repayments over a longer period?
🔹There will be 12 concerts spread throughout the summer.
8️⃣SHARE [transitive] ➡️ to share or divide something among several people or things
💢spread the load/burden
🔹The bills are sent out on different dates to spread the workload on council staff.
🔹They want the country’s wealth to be more evenly spread.
9️⃣SMILE/LOOK [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] ➡️ if an expression spreads over someone’s face, it slowly appears on their face
💢spread over/across
🔹A slow smile spread over her face.
1️⃣0️⃣spread your wings
🅰️to start to have an independent life and experience new things:
🔹A year spent studying abroad should allow him to spread his wings a bit.
🅱️if a bird or insect spreads its wings, it stretches them wide
1️⃣1️⃣🅰️be spread (too) thin/thinly ➡️ if money, effort etc is spread thin, it is being used for many things so there is not enough for each thing:
🔹They complained that resources were spread too thinly.
🅱️spread yourself too thin ➡️ to try to do too many things at the same time so that you do not do any of them effectively
1️⃣2️⃣spread seeds/manure/fertilizer ➡️ to scatter seeds, manure etc on the ground
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💢spread through
🔹Fire quickly spread through the building.
💢spread over
🔹He watched the dark stain spread over the gray carpet.
💢spread among
🔹The disease spread rapidly amongst the poor.
💢spread (from something) to something
🔹The cancer had spread to her liver.
🔹Revolution quickly spread from France to Italy.
2️⃣INFORMATION/IDEAS
🅰️[intransitive] to become known about or used by more and more people:
🔹News of the explosion spread swiftly.
💢spread to/through/over etc
🔹Buddhism spread to China from India.
🔹The news spread like wildfire (=very quickly).
🔹Word spread quickly that she was leaving.
🅱️[transitive] to tell a lot of people about something:
🔹Andy loves spreading rumours about his colleagues.
🔹They are spreading the word about the benefits of immunization.
3️⃣OPEN/ARRANGE (also spread out) [transitive] ➡️ to open something out or arrange a group of things so that they cover a flat surface
💢spread something over/across/on something
🔹Papers and photos were spread across the floor.
🔹He spread the map out on the desk.
🔹a table spread with a white cloth
4️⃣THROUGHOUT AN AREA [intransitive] (also be spread, spread out) ➡️ to cover or exist across a large area
💢spread over
🔹the forest that spread over the whole of that region
💢spread throughout
🔹The company has more than 2,500 shops spread throughout the UK.
5️⃣SOFT SUBSTANCE [intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to put a soft substance over a surface, or to be soft enough to be put over a surface
💢spread something on/over something
🔹He spread plaster on the walls.
💢spread something with something
🔹Spread the toast thinly with jam.
🔹If you warm up the butter, it’ll spread more easily.
🔹Spread the nut mixture evenly over the bottom.
6️⃣ARMS/FINGERS ETC [transitive] ➡️ if you spread your arms, fingers, or legs, you move them far apart:
🔹He shrugged and spread his hands.
7️⃣OVER TIME [transitive] (also spread out) ➡️ to do something over a period of time, rather than at one time
💢spread something over something
🔹Could I spread the repayments over a longer period?
🔹There will be 12 concerts spread throughout the summer.
8️⃣SHARE [transitive] ➡️ to share or divide something among several people or things
💢spread the load/burden
🔹The bills are sent out on different dates to spread the workload on council staff.
🔹They want the country’s wealth to be more evenly spread.
9️⃣SMILE/LOOK [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] ➡️ if an expression spreads over someone’s face, it slowly appears on their face
💢spread over/across
🔹A slow smile spread over her face.
1️⃣0️⃣spread your wings
🅰️to start to have an independent life and experience new things:
🔹A year spent studying abroad should allow him to spread his wings a bit.
🅱️if a bird or insect spreads its wings, it stretches them wide
1️⃣1️⃣🅰️be spread (too) thin/thinly ➡️ if money, effort etc is spread thin, it is being used for many things so there is not enough for each thing:
🔹They complained that resources were spread too thinly.
🅱️spread yourself too thin ➡️ to try to do too many things at the same time so that you do not do any of them effectively
1️⃣2️⃣spread seeds/manure/fertilizer ➡️ to scatter seeds, manure etc on the ground
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#️⃣#Spread /spred/ #verb 💢spread through 🔹Fire quickly spread through the building. 💢spread over 🔹He watched the dark stain spread over the gray carpet. 💢spread among 🔹The disease spread rapidly amongst the poor. 💢spread (from something) to something…
#️⃣#Spread /spred/ #noun
سطح ؛ غطاء السرير ؛ مأدبة ؛ نشر ؛ انتشار ؛ امتداد ؛ صفحة ؛ فوطة ؛ غطاء المائدة ؛ مزرعة المواشي ؛ منشور ؛ غماس ؛ مفروش ؛ منتشر
1️⃣INCREASE [singular] ➡️ when something affects or is known about by more people or involves a larger area
💢spread of
🔹an attempt to stop the spread of nuclear weapons
🔹the rapid spread of cholera in Latin America
2️⃣SOFT FOOD [uncountable and countable]
🅰️a soft substance made from vegetable oil that is used like butter:
🔹one slice of toast with a low-fat spread
🅱️a soft food which you spread on bread
💢cheese/chocolate etc spread
3️⃣RANGE [singular] ➡️ a range of people or things
💢wide/broad/good spread of something
🔹We have a good spread of ages in the department.
🔹a broad spread of investments
4️⃣AREA [singular] ➡️ the total area in which something exists:
🔹the geographical spread of the company’s hotels
5️⃣double-page spread/centre spread ➡️ a special article or advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, which covers two pages or covers the centre pages:
🔹There’s a double-page spread in Sunday’s paper.
6️⃣LARGE MEAL [singular] #informal ➡️ a large meal for several guests on a special occasion:
🔹Tom’s mum laid on a huge spread.
7️⃣HAND/WINGS [uncountable] ➡️ the area covered when the fingers of a hand, or a bird’s wings, are fully stretched
8️⃣BED COVER [countable] ➡️ a bedspread
9️⃣MONEY [countable] #technical ➡️ the difference between the prices at which something is bought and sold, or the interest rates for lending and borrowing money
💢spread between
🔹the spread between the city banks’ loan rates and deposit rates
1️⃣0️⃣SPORT [singular] #American _English ➡️ the number of points between the scores of two opposing teams:
🔹a four-point spread
1️⃣1️⃣spread of land/water ➡️ an area of land or water
1️⃣2️⃣FARM [countable] #American_English ➡️ a large farm or ranch
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سطح ؛ غطاء السرير ؛ مأدبة ؛ نشر ؛ انتشار ؛ امتداد ؛ صفحة ؛ فوطة ؛ غطاء المائدة ؛ مزرعة المواشي ؛ منشور ؛ غماس ؛ مفروش ؛ منتشر
1️⃣INCREASE [singular] ➡️ when something affects or is known about by more people or involves a larger area
💢spread of
🔹an attempt to stop the spread of nuclear weapons
🔹the rapid spread of cholera in Latin America
2️⃣SOFT FOOD [uncountable and countable]
🅰️a soft substance made from vegetable oil that is used like butter:
🔹one slice of toast with a low-fat spread
🅱️a soft food which you spread on bread
💢cheese/chocolate etc spread
3️⃣RANGE [singular] ➡️ a range of people or things
💢wide/broad/good spread of something
🔹We have a good spread of ages in the department.
🔹a broad spread of investments
4️⃣AREA [singular] ➡️ the total area in which something exists:
🔹the geographical spread of the company’s hotels
5️⃣double-page spread/centre spread ➡️ a special article or advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, which covers two pages or covers the centre pages:
🔹There’s a double-page spread in Sunday’s paper.
6️⃣LARGE MEAL [singular] #informal ➡️ a large meal for several guests on a special occasion:
🔹Tom’s mum laid on a huge spread.
7️⃣HAND/WINGS [uncountable] ➡️ the area covered when the fingers of a hand, or a bird’s wings, are fully stretched
8️⃣BED COVER [countable] ➡️ a bedspread
9️⃣MONEY [countable] #technical ➡️ the difference between the prices at which something is bought and sold, or the interest rates for lending and borrowing money
💢spread between
🔹the spread between the city banks’ loan rates and deposit rates
1️⃣0️⃣SPORT [singular] #American _English ➡️ the number of points between the scores of two opposing teams:
🔹a four-point spread
1️⃣1️⃣spread of land/water ➡️ an area of land or water
1️⃣2️⃣FARM [countable] #American_English ➡️ a large farm or ranch
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#️⃣#Spread /spred/ #noun سطح ؛ غطاء السرير ؛ مأدبة ؛ نشر ؛ انتشار ؛ امتداد ؛ صفحة ؛ فوطة ؛ غطاء المائدة ؛ مزرعة المواشي ؛ منشور ؛ غماس ؛ مفروش ؛ منتشر 1️⃣INCREASE [singular] ➡️ when something affects or is known about by more people or involves a larger…
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⚪️farm ➡️ an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals:
✨a 300-hectare farm
✨a dairy farm
✨a sheep farm
⚪️ranch ➡️ a very large farm in the western US, Canada, or South America where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred:
✨a cattle ranch in Wyoming
⚪️smallholding #British_English ➡️ a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm:
✨a smallholding used for organic farming
⚪️plantation ➡️ a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown:
✨a rubber plantation
✨a tea plantation
⚪️homestead ➡️ a piece of land for farming that was given to people in the past by the US and Canadian governments:
✨He still farms on the family homestead, a hundred years after his grandfather received it.
⚪️spread #American_English #informal ➡️ an area of land used for farming or ranching:
✨They have a pretty big spread just south of the Canadian border.
⚪️market garden ➡️ an area of land, often with greenhouses on it, used for growing vegetables and fruit:
✨He runs his own market garden, and sells his produce to the big supermarkets.
⚪️orchard ➡️ an area of land with trees, used for growing fruit:
✨an apple orchard
✨cherry orchards
⚪️allotment #British_English ➡️ a small area of land of land, especially in a town or city, which you can use for growing your own vegetables.The land is usually owned by the local council, who charge a very low rent:
✨We grew the tomatoes on our allotment.
⚪️agriculture ➡️ the practice of farming:
✨More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture.
⚪️arable adjective ➡️ relating to growing crops:
✨a lack of arable land
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⚪️farm ➡️ an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals:
✨a 300-hectare farm
✨a dairy farm
✨a sheep farm
⚪️ranch ➡️ a very large farm in the western US, Canada, or South America where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred:
✨a cattle ranch in Wyoming
⚪️smallholding #British_English ➡️ a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm:
✨a smallholding used for organic farming
⚪️plantation ➡️ a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown:
✨a rubber plantation
✨a tea plantation
⚪️homestead ➡️ a piece of land for farming that was given to people in the past by the US and Canadian governments:
✨He still farms on the family homestead, a hundred years after his grandfather received it.
⚪️spread #American_English #informal ➡️ an area of land used for farming or ranching:
✨They have a pretty big spread just south of the Canadian border.
⚪️market garden ➡️ an area of land, often with greenhouses on it, used for growing vegetables and fruit:
✨He runs his own market garden, and sells his produce to the big supermarkets.
⚪️orchard ➡️ an area of land with trees, used for growing fruit:
✨an apple orchard
✨cherry orchards
⚪️allotment #British_English ➡️ a small area of land of land, especially in a town or city, which you can use for growing your own vegetables.The land is usually owned by the local council, who charge a very low rent:
✨We grew the tomatoes on our allotment.
⚪️agriculture ➡️ the practice of farming:
✨More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture.
⚪️arable adjective ➡️ relating to growing crops:
✨a lack of arable land
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#️⃣#Stroll /strəʊl $ stroʊl/
📚#Thesaurus:
■ to walk for pleasure
⚪️take a walk (also go for a walk) ➡️ to walk somewhere for pleasure:
✨We went for a walk in the park.
⚪️stroll (also go for a stroll) ➡️ to walk in a relaxed way, especially for pleasure:
✨People were strolling along beside the river.
✨On Sunday, they went for a stroll in the park.
⚪️hike (also go hiking) ➡️ to walk a long way in the mountains or countryside as an activity you enjoy:
✨We’re going hiking in Scotland this summer.
✨They hiked around the Lake District.
✨Pat likes doing active things like hiking and horse-riding.
⚪️trek (also go trekking) ➡️ to go for a walk lasting several days or weeks in a faraway place, carrying your clothes with you:
✨I’ve always wanted to go trekking in Nepal.
✨They trekked up to Everest Base Camp.
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📚#Thesaurus:
■ to walk for pleasure
⚪️take a walk (also go for a walk) ➡️ to walk somewhere for pleasure:
✨We went for a walk in the park.
⚪️stroll (also go for a stroll) ➡️ to walk in a relaxed way, especially for pleasure:
✨People were strolling along beside the river.
✨On Sunday, they went for a stroll in the park.
⚪️hike (also go hiking) ➡️ to walk a long way in the mountains or countryside as an activity you enjoy:
✨We’re going hiking in Scotland this summer.
✨They hiked around the Lake District.
✨Pat likes doing active things like hiking and horse-riding.
⚪️trek (also go trekking) ➡️ to go for a walk lasting several days or weeks in a faraway place, carrying your clothes with you:
✨I’ve always wanted to go trekking in Nepal.
✨They trekked up to Everest Base Camp.
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#️⃣#Continue /kənˈtɪnjuː/ #verb
1️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to not stop happening, existing, or doing something ⇨ continuous, continual, discontinue
🔘continue to do something
💥Sheila continued to work after she had her baby.
💥He will be continuing his education in the US.
💥I felt too sick to continue.
🔘continue unabated/apace/unchecked (=continue at the same high speed or level)
💥The flood of refugees continued unabated.
🔘continue with
💥He was permitted to continue with his work while in prison.
🔘continue for
💥The strike continued for another four weeks.
🔘continue doing something
💥Most elderly people want to continue living at home for as long as they can.
2️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to start again, or start doing something again, after an interruption SYN resume:
💥After a brief ceasefire, fighting continued.
💥Rescue teams will continue the search tomorrow.
🔘continue doing something
💥He picked up his book and continued reading.
3️⃣[intransitive] ➡️ to go further in the same direction
🔘continue down/along/into etc
💥We continued along the road for some time.
💥The road continues northwards to the border.
4️⃣[intransitive] ➡️ to stay in the same job, situation etc
🔘continue as
💥Miss Silva will continue as publishing director.
5️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to say more after an interruption:
💥‘And so,’ he continued, ‘we will try harder next time.’
6️⃣to be continued ➡️ used at the end of part of a story, a television show etc to tell people that the story has not finished yet
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1️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to not stop happening, existing, or doing something ⇨ continuous, continual, discontinue
🔘continue to do something
💥Sheila continued to work after she had her baby.
💥He will be continuing his education in the US.
💥I felt too sick to continue.
🔘continue unabated/apace/unchecked (=continue at the same high speed or level)
💥The flood of refugees continued unabated.
🔘continue with
💥He was permitted to continue with his work while in prison.
🔘continue for
💥The strike continued for another four weeks.
🔘continue doing something
💥Most elderly people want to continue living at home for as long as they can.
2️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to start again, or start doing something again, after an interruption SYN resume:
💥After a brief ceasefire, fighting continued.
💥Rescue teams will continue the search tomorrow.
🔘continue doing something
💥He picked up his book and continued reading.
3️⃣[intransitive] ➡️ to go further in the same direction
🔘continue down/along/into etc
💥We continued along the road for some time.
💥The road continues northwards to the border.
4️⃣[intransitive] ➡️ to stay in the same job, situation etc
🔘continue as
💥Miss Silva will continue as publishing director.
5️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to say more after an interruption:
💥‘And so,’ he continued, ‘we will try harder next time.’
6️⃣to be continued ➡️ used at the end of part of a story, a television show etc to tell people that the story has not finished yet
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#️⃣#Continue /kənˈtɪnjuː/ #verb 1️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to not stop happening, existing, or doing something ⇨ continuous, continual, discontinue 🔘continue to do something 💥Sheila continued to work after she had her baby. 💥He will be continuing…
📚#Thesaurus:
🔄 to continue doing something
⚪️continue ▶️ to not stop doing something that you are already doing:
✨We need the money to continue our work.
✨They continued arguing for a long time.
✨Despite all the warnings, many people continue to smoke.
✨Sometimes she just couldn’t see the point of continuing.
✨My teacher advised me to continue with my studies.
⚪️go on (also carry on especially #British_English) ▶️ to continue doing something. Go on is less #formal than continue, and is the phrase that people usually use in #everyday_English:
✨Dan went on talking but she was no longer listening.
✨He carried on with his day job. ✨Sheehan has carried on with her campaign.
⚪️keep (on) doing something [not in progressive] ▶️ to continue doing something for a long time – especially so that you feel tired or annoyed:
✨We kept on walking until we got to the top of the hill.
✨The man kept staring at me.
⚪️persevere /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə, ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪə $ ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪr/ ▶️ to continue trying to do something in a very patient and determined way, in spite of difficulties. Persevere sounds rather #formal:
✨He didn’t know any English, but he persevered and became a good student.
✨Her health was rapidly declining but she persevered with her duties.
✨Stevenson persevered in his efforts to discover what had really happened.
✨Children today seem less willing to seek out challenges and persevere in the face of adversity.
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🔄 to continue doing something
⚪️continue ▶️ to not stop doing something that you are already doing:
✨We need the money to continue our work.
✨They continued arguing for a long time.
✨Despite all the warnings, many people continue to smoke.
✨Sometimes she just couldn’t see the point of continuing.
✨My teacher advised me to continue with my studies.
⚪️go on (also carry on especially #British_English) ▶️ to continue doing something. Go on is less #formal than continue, and is the phrase that people usually use in #everyday_English:
✨Dan went on talking but she was no longer listening.
✨He carried on with his day job. ✨Sheehan has carried on with her campaign.
⚪️keep (on) doing something [not in progressive] ▶️ to continue doing something for a long time – especially so that you feel tired or annoyed:
✨We kept on walking until we got to the top of the hill.
✨The man kept staring at me.
⚪️persevere /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə, ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪə $ ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪr/ ▶️ to continue trying to do something in a very patient and determined way, in spite of difficulties. Persevere sounds rather #formal:
✨He didn’t know any English, but he persevered and became a good student.
✨Her health was rapidly declining but she persevered with her duties.
✨Stevenson persevered in his efforts to discover what had really happened.
✨Children today seem less willing to seek out challenges and persevere in the face of adversity.
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📚#Thesaurus: 🔄 to continue doing something ⚪️continue ▶️ to not stop doing something that you are already doing: ✨We need the money to continue our work. ✨They continued arguing for a long time. ✨Despite all the warnings, many people continue to smoke.…
🔄 to continue to happen
⚪️continue ▶️ to happen without stopping:
✨The good weather seems likely to continue.
✨Unless there are serious negotiations, the fighting will continue.
✨Some people have lost work, and this will continue to happen until the computer system is fixed.
✨The review process is expected to continue for several weeks.
⚪️last ▶️ to continue – use this to say how long something continues for:
✨I know my good luck won’t last forever.
✨It’s not certain how long the ceasefire will last.
✨The trial lasted for six days.
✨The meeting lasted until lunchtime.
✨The training period lasted from July 2 to August 25.
⚪️go on ▶️ to continue, especially for a long time:
✨Disputes between neighbours can go on for years.
⚪️carry on #British_English ▶️ to continue, especially when there are problems:
✨The game carried on despite the injury of two players.
⚪️drag on ▶️ to continue for much longer than necessary or for longer than you want:
✨The meeting dragged on for another hour.
✨The talks dragged on, with no apparent hope of achieving a peaceful solution.
⚪️persist #formal ▶️ if something bad persists, it continues to exist or happen:
✨See your doctor if the symptoms persist.
✨If adverse weather conditions persist, the game will be cancelled.
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⚪️continue ▶️ to happen without stopping:
✨The good weather seems likely to continue.
✨Unless there are serious negotiations, the fighting will continue.
✨Some people have lost work, and this will continue to happen until the computer system is fixed.
✨The review process is expected to continue for several weeks.
⚪️last ▶️ to continue – use this to say how long something continues for:
✨I know my good luck won’t last forever.
✨It’s not certain how long the ceasefire will last.
✨The trial lasted for six days.
✨The meeting lasted until lunchtime.
✨The training period lasted from July 2 to August 25.
⚪️go on ▶️ to continue, especially for a long time:
✨Disputes between neighbours can go on for years.
⚪️carry on #British_English ▶️ to continue, especially when there are problems:
✨The game carried on despite the injury of two players.
⚪️drag on ▶️ to continue for much longer than necessary or for longer than you want:
✨The meeting dragged on for another hour.
✨The talks dragged on, with no apparent hope of achieving a peaceful solution.
⚪️persist #formal ▶️ if something bad persists, it continues to exist or happen:
✨See your doctor if the symptoms persist.
✨If adverse weather conditions persist, the game will be cancelled.
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#️⃣#Experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns $ -ˈspɪr-/ #noun
1️⃣KNOWLEDGE/SKILL [uncountable] ➡️ knowledge or skill that you gain from doing a job or activity, or the process of doing this
🔘experience of/in/with
💥You’ve got a lot of experience of lecturing.
💥my experience in many areas of the music business
💥He had no previous experience of managing a farm.
💥The advice in the booklet reflects the practical experience we have gained (=experience gained by actually doing something, rather than knowledge from books etc).
💥I had some experience in fashion design.
💥She was turned down on the grounds of lack of experience.
💥I have first-hand experience (=experience gained by doing something myself) of running a school.
🔘gain/get experience
💥The programme enables pupils to gain some experience of the world of work.
2️⃣KNOWLEDGE OF LIFE [uncountable] ➡️ knowledge that you gain about life and the world by being in different situations and meeting different people, or the process of gaining this
🔘in sb’s experience
💥In his experience, women did not like getting their feet wet and muddy.
🔘know/learn/speak from experience
💥Being a parent isn’t easy, as I know from experience.
💥All animals appear to have some capacity to learn from experience.
💥I speak from bitter experience (=having learnt something because something unpleasant happened).
🔘personal/previous/past experience
💥From personal experience, she knew and understood the problems of drugs addiction.
🔘experience shows/suggests that
💥Beth’s experience suggests that people don’t really change deep down.
3️⃣SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS [countable] ➡️ something that happens to you or something you do, especially when this has an effect on what you feel or think:
💥childhood experiences
🔘experience of/with
💥This was my first experience of living with other people.
🔘experience for
💥Failing an exam was a new experience for me.
💥I had a similar experience last year.
💥The two children in this story have been through a lot of bad experiences.
💥Parachuting is quite an experience.
🔘memorable/unforgettable experience
💥This romantic evening cruise is a memorable experience.
4️⃣the black/female/Russian etc experience ➡️ events or knowledge shared by the members of a particular society or group of people:
💥No writer expresses the black experience with such passion as Toni Morisson.
5️⃣work experience #British_English ➡️ a system in which a student can work for a company in order to learn about a job, or the period during which a student does this:
💥Ella is about to do work experience with a clothing manufacturer.
🔘on work experience
💥students on work experience
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1️⃣KNOWLEDGE/SKILL [uncountable] ➡️ knowledge or skill that you gain from doing a job or activity, or the process of doing this
🔘experience of/in/with
💥You’ve got a lot of experience of lecturing.
💥my experience in many areas of the music business
💥He had no previous experience of managing a farm.
💥The advice in the booklet reflects the practical experience we have gained (=experience gained by actually doing something, rather than knowledge from books etc).
💥I had some experience in fashion design.
💥She was turned down on the grounds of lack of experience.
💥I have first-hand experience (=experience gained by doing something myself) of running a school.
🔘gain/get experience
💥The programme enables pupils to gain some experience of the world of work.
2️⃣KNOWLEDGE OF LIFE [uncountable] ➡️ knowledge that you gain about life and the world by being in different situations and meeting different people, or the process of gaining this
🔘in sb’s experience
💥In his experience, women did not like getting their feet wet and muddy.
🔘know/learn/speak from experience
💥Being a parent isn’t easy, as I know from experience.
💥All animals appear to have some capacity to learn from experience.
💥I speak from bitter experience (=having learnt something because something unpleasant happened).
🔘personal/previous/past experience
💥From personal experience, she knew and understood the problems of drugs addiction.
🔘experience shows/suggests that
💥Beth’s experience suggests that people don’t really change deep down.
3️⃣SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS [countable] ➡️ something that happens to you or something you do, especially when this has an effect on what you feel or think:
💥childhood experiences
🔘experience of/with
💥This was my first experience of living with other people.
🔘experience for
💥Failing an exam was a new experience for me.
💥I had a similar experience last year.
💥The two children in this story have been through a lot of bad experiences.
💥Parachuting is quite an experience.
🔘memorable/unforgettable experience
💥This romantic evening cruise is a memorable experience.
4️⃣the black/female/Russian etc experience ➡️ events or knowledge shared by the members of a particular society or group of people:
💥No writer expresses the black experience with such passion as Toni Morisson.
5️⃣work experience #British_English ➡️ a system in which a student can work for a company in order to learn about a job, or the period during which a student does this:
💥Ella is about to do work experience with a clothing manufacturer.
🔘on work experience
💥students on work experience
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#️⃣#Experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns $ -ˈspɪr-/ #noun 1️⃣KNOWLEDGE/SKILL [uncountable] ➡️ knowledge or skill that you gain from doing a job or activity, or the process of doing this 🔘experience of/in/with 💥You’ve got a lot of experience of lecturing. 💥my experience…
📙experience BrE AmE #verb [transitive]
1️⃣if you experience a problem, event, or situation, it happens to you or affects you
🔘experience problems/difficulties
💥Many old people will experience problems as the result of retirement.
💥Children need to experience things for themselves in order to learn from them.
2️⃣to feel a particular emotion, pain etc:
💥Many women experience feelings of nausea during pregnancy.
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1️⃣if you experience a problem, event, or situation, it happens to you or affects you
🔘experience problems/difficulties
💥Many old people will experience problems as the result of retirement.
💥Children need to experience things for themselves in order to learn from them.
2️⃣to feel a particular emotion, pain etc:
💥Many women experience feelings of nausea during pregnancy.
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📙#Field BrE AmE #verb [transitive]
يوفِد ؛ يُرسِل
1️⃣if you field a team, an army etc, they represent you or fight for you in a competition, election, or war:
💥The Ecology Party fielded 109 candidates.
💥We fielded a team of highly talented basketball players.
2️⃣to answer questions, telephone calls etc, especially when there are a lot of them or the questions are difficult:
💥The Minister fielded questions on the Middle East.
💥The press office fielded numerous calls from the media.
3️⃣be fielding ➡️ the team that is fielding in a game of cricket or baseball is the one that is throwing and catching the ball, rather than the one hitting it OPP be batting
4️⃣if you field the ball in a game of cricket or baseball, you stop it after it has been hit
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يوفِد ؛ يُرسِل
1️⃣if you field a team, an army etc, they represent you or fight for you in a competition, election, or war:
💥The Ecology Party fielded 109 candidates.
💥We fielded a team of highly talented basketball players.
2️⃣to answer questions, telephone calls etc, especially when there are a lot of them or the questions are difficult:
💥The Minister fielded questions on the Middle East.
💥The press office fielded numerous calls from the media.
3️⃣be fielding ➡️ the team that is fielding in a game of cricket or baseball is the one that is throwing and catching the ball, rather than the one hitting it OPP be batting
4️⃣if you field the ball in a game of cricket or baseball, you stop it after it has been hit
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#️⃣#likely /ˈlaɪkli/ BrE AmE #adjective
• comparative: likelier
• superlative: likeliest
1️⃣something that is likely will probably happen or is probably true OPP unlikely:
💥Snow showers are likely tomorrow.
🔘likely outcome/effects/consequences etc
💥What are the likely effects of the law going to be?
💥the most likely cause of the problem
🔘likely to do/be something
💥Children who live in the country’s rural areas are very likely to be poor.
🔘more/less/most/least likely
💥Young drivers are far more likely to have accidents than older drivers.
💥It is more than likely (=almost certain) the votes will have to be counted again.
💥It could have been an accident, but that was hardly likely (=not very likely).
💥He could offer no likely explanation when I asked him.
2️⃣[only before noun] ▶️ suitable for a particular purpose:
💥the three most likely candidates for president
💥One likely source of energy is wind power.
3️⃣a likely story #spoken ▶️ used to tell someone you do not believe what they have just said
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• comparative: likelier
• superlative: likeliest
1️⃣something that is likely will probably happen or is probably true OPP unlikely:
💥Snow showers are likely tomorrow.
🔘likely outcome/effects/consequences etc
💥What are the likely effects of the law going to be?
💥the most likely cause of the problem
🔘likely to do/be something
💥Children who live in the country’s rural areas are very likely to be poor.
🔘more/less/most/least likely
💥Young drivers are far more likely to have accidents than older drivers.
💥It is more than likely (=almost certain) the votes will have to be counted again.
💥It could have been an accident, but that was hardly likely (=not very likely).
💥He could offer no likely explanation when I asked him.
2️⃣[only before noun] ▶️ suitable for a particular purpose:
💥the three most likely candidates for president
💥One likely source of energy is wind power.
3️⃣a likely story #spoken ▶️ used to tell someone you do not believe what they have just said
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#️⃣#Choice /tʃɔɪs/ #adjective
ذو جودة عالية ؛ ممتاز 👍🏻👌🏻
= of high quality; excellent
💥I had the the most expensive dish on the menu - a choice fillet of fish.
💥a choice cut of meat
💥They bought a choice piece of real estate in the heart of the city.
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ذو جودة عالية ؛ ممتاز 👍🏻👌🏻
= of high quality; excellent
💥I had the the most expensive dish on the menu - a choice fillet of fish.
💥a choice cut of meat
💥They bought a choice piece of real estate in the heart of the city.
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#️⃣#Distance /ˈdɪstəns/ BrE AmE #verb
= to act in a way that shows that you are not connected with someone or something, usually because you do not approve of them
🔘distance yourself from someone/something:
💥The company is trying to distance itself from remarks made by the former director.
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= to act in a way that shows that you are not connected with someone or something, usually because you do not approve of them
🔘distance yourself from someone/something:
💥The company is trying to distance itself from remarks made by the former director.
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📚Common #Phrases with “difference”:
🚩make a difference 👉🏻 to have an important effect on something, especially a good effect
🔹This program will certainly make a difference in the way I do my job.
🚩make no/little difference 👉🏻 to not be important, or to not have any effect
🔹Anybody can enjoy yoga, and your age makes absolutely no difference.
🚩tell/see the difference
1️⃣ to notice what is different between similar people or things
🔹How do you tell the difference between the kittens?
2️⃣ to notice what has changed about someone or something
🔹She said she’d had her hair cut, but I couldn’t tell the difference.
🚩with a difference 👉🏻 used for saying that something is more interesting or unusual than other similar things
🔹It was a wedding with a difference – the bride wore black.
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🚩make a difference 👉🏻 to have an important effect on something, especially a good effect
🔹This program will certainly make a difference in the way I do my job.
🚩make no/little difference 👉🏻 to not be important, or to not have any effect
🔹Anybody can enjoy yoga, and your age makes absolutely no difference.
🚩tell/see the difference
1️⃣ to notice what is different between similar people or things
🔹How do you tell the difference between the kittens?
2️⃣ to notice what has changed about someone or something
🔹She said she’d had her hair cut, but I couldn’t tell the difference.
🚩with a difference 👉🏻 used for saying that something is more interesting or unusual than other similar things
🔹It was a wedding with a difference – the bride wore black.
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💢#Accept
✨In #everyday_English, when talking about accepting a job, accepting responsibility or blame, or accepting a method of payment, people usually use take:
🔻 They offered me the job and I accepted. 👉🏻 They offered me the job and I took it.
✨When talking about accepting an offer, people often say take someone up on their offer:
🔻 He decided to take her up on her offer.
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✨In #everyday_English, when talking about accepting a job, accepting responsibility or blame, or accepting a method of payment, people usually use take:
🔻 They offered me the job and I accepted. 👉🏻 They offered me the job and I took it.
✨When talking about accepting an offer, people often say take someone up on their offer:
🔻 He decided to take her up on her offer.
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✨When attend means ‘to be present at an event or activity’, it is not used with the prepositions to or at. It is simply followed by a direct object:
🔸You go to university, attend to classes, but learn nothing about the real world.✘
🔹You go to university, attend classes, but learn nothing about the real world.✔️
🔸They are able to attend at important meetings.✘
🔹 They are able to attend important meetings.✔️
✨In the same way, when attend means ‘to go regularly to school, mosque etc’, use a direct object (not attend to or attend at):
🔹It is the right of every child to attend to school.✘
🔸It is the right of every child to attend school.✔️
🔹This year saw a peak in the number of students attending at universities in Sweden.✘
🔸This year saw a peak in the number of students attending universities in Sweden.✔️
✨Don’t confuse these meanings with the phrasal verb attend to something, which means ‘to deal with something’:
🔻My assistant will attend to all your travel arrangements.
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✨When attend means ‘to be present at an event or activity’, it is not used with the prepositions to or at. It is simply followed by a direct object:
🔸You go to university, attend to classes, but learn nothing about the real world.✘
🔹You go to university, attend classes, but learn nothing about the real world.✔️
🔸They are able to attend at important meetings.✘
🔹 They are able to attend important meetings.✔️
✨In the same way, when attend means ‘to go regularly to school, mosque etc’, use a direct object (not attend to or attend at):
🔹It is the right of every child to attend to school.✘
🔸It is the right of every child to attend school.✔️
🔹This year saw a peak in the number of students attending at universities in Sweden.✘
🔸This year saw a peak in the number of students attending universities in Sweden.✔️
✨Don’t confuse these meanings with the phrasal verb attend to something, which means ‘to deal with something’:
🔻My assistant will attend to all your travel arrangements.
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👌🏻Get it right: #damage
✨When damage means ‘harm or injury’ it is an uncountable noun, and so:
▪ it is never used in the plural
▪ it never comes after a or a number
🔹These toxins can cause damages to the lungs and brains.✘
🔸These toxins can cause damage to the lungs and brains.✔️
🔹They should consider the serious damages that their decisions may cause.✘
🔸They should consider the serious damage that their decisions may cause.✔️
🔹A great damage has been done to agriculture, forests, and people’s health.✘
🔸Great damage has been done to agriculture, forests, and people’s health.✔️
✨The plural form damages is a specialized legal term meaning ‘money that a court orders you to pay someone because you have harmed them or their property’.
🔻Mr Galloway was awarded substantial damages.
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✨When damage means ‘harm or injury’ it is an uncountable noun, and so:
▪ it is never used in the plural
▪ it never comes after a or a number
🔹These toxins can cause damages to the lungs and brains.✘
🔸These toxins can cause damage to the lungs and brains.✔️
🔹They should consider the serious damages that their decisions may cause.✘
🔸They should consider the serious damage that their decisions may cause.✔️
🔹A great damage has been done to agriculture, forests, and people’s health.✘
🔸Great damage has been done to agriculture, forests, and people’s health.✔️
✨The plural form damages is a specialized legal term meaning ‘money that a court orders you to pay someone because you have harmed them or their property’.
🔻Mr Galloway was awarded substantial damages.
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👌🏻Get it right: #trouble
✨Trouble is mostly used as an uncountable noun, so:
▪ it is not usually found in the plural
▪ it never comes after a or a number
🔹Most people who are in prison have had troubles with the law before. ✘
🔸Most people who are in prison have had trouble with the law before. ✔️
🔹If they come face to face with a trouble, the first thing they do is cry. ✘
🔸If they come face to face with trouble, the first thing they do is cry. ✔️
✨When trouble is the object of the verbs cause and get into, it is always singular:
🔹Young criminals should get in touch with their victims, so that they can realize the troubles they have caused. ✘
🔸Young criminals should get in touch with their victims, so that they can realize the trouble they have caused. ✔️
🔹If children get into troubles, their parents must bail them out. ✘
🔸If children get into trouble, their parents must bail them out. ✔️
✨The plural form troubles is used to refer to all the problems that a person has, and it is often used with a possessive determiner:
🔻The prime minister seemed to be brooding over his troubles.
🔻We all have our troubles and we must deal with them as best we can.
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✨Trouble is mostly used as an uncountable noun, so:
▪ it is not usually found in the plural
▪ it never comes after a or a number
🔹Most people who are in prison have had troubles with the law before. ✘
🔸Most people who are in prison have had trouble with the law before. ✔️
🔹If they come face to face with a trouble, the first thing they do is cry. ✘
🔸If they come face to face with trouble, the first thing they do is cry. ✔️
✨When trouble is the object of the verbs cause and get into, it is always singular:
🔹Young criminals should get in touch with their victims, so that they can realize the troubles they have caused. ✘
🔸Young criminals should get in touch with their victims, so that they can realize the trouble they have caused. ✔️
🔹If children get into troubles, their parents must bail them out. ✘
🔸If children get into trouble, their parents must bail them out. ✔️
✨The plural form troubles is used to refer to all the problems that a person has, and it is often used with a possessive determiner:
🔻The prime minister seemed to be brooding over his troubles.
🔻We all have our troubles and we must deal with them as best we can.
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