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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>a indefinite article</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/a&t=a indefinite article - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/a', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/a__/a__gb/a__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="a__13" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.72a8" form="strong" geo="n_am" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="prefix">strong form</span> <span class="phon" eid="a__14"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/a__/a__us/a__us_3_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/a__/a__us/a__us_3_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> 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form="strong" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.75d4" id="a__23" trans="ald8" geo="br" pref="2"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="prefix">strong form</span> <span class="phon" eid="a__24"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/an_/an__g/an__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/an_/an__g/an__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.75d7" form="strong" id="a__25" geo="n_am" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="prefix">strong form</span> <span class="phon" eid="a__26"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/an_/an__u/an__us_4_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/an_/an__u/an__us_4_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="un" un="help" id="a__27" original="E391.-7bee">The form <span class="eb" id="a__28" original="E391.-7bed">a</span> is used before consonant sounds and the form <span class="eb" id="a__29" original="E391.-7bec">an</span> before vowel sounds. When saying abbreviations like ‘FM’ or ‘UN’, use <span class="eb" id="a__30" original="E391.-7beb">a</span> or <span class="eb" id="a__31" original="E391.-7bea">an</span> according to how the first letter is said. For example, <span class="eb" id="a__32" original="E391.-7be9">F</span> is a consonant, but begins with the sound /e/ and so you say:<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-100a" id="a__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1009" original="E81d.658d" id="a__34"><span class="x" id="a__35" original="E81d.658e">an FM signal.</span></span></span> <span class="eb" id="a__36" original="E391.-7be8">U</span> is a vowel but begins with /j/ and so you say:<span class="x-gs" id="a__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1006"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1005" id="a__38" original="E81d.658f"><span class="x" original="E81d.6590" id="a__39">a UN agency</span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="a__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1003"><li class="sn-g" id="a__41" original="E391.-7be7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1002"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7be6" id="a__42">used before countable or singular nouns referring to people or things that have not already been mentioned</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1000" id="a__43"><span class="x-g" id="a__44" original="E81d.6591" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fff"> <span class="x" id="a__45" original="E81d.6592">A man came to the door that morning.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ffd" original="E81d.6593" id="a__46"> <span class="x" id="a__47" original="E81d.6594">Beadle was trying to find an organism that met all these criteria.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ffb" id="a__48" original="E81d.6595"> <span class="x" id="a__49" original="E81d.6596">The government announced a halt to oil and gas exploration in the area.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff9" id="a__50" original="E81d.6597"> <span class="x" id="a__51" original="E81d.6598">Wright was apprenticed to Archibald Hamilton, a friend of Smollett's.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff7" original="E391.-7be5" id="a__52"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="a__53" original="E391.-7be4">used before uncountable nouns when these have an adjective in front of them, or a phrase following them</span><span class="x-gs" id="a__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff4" original="E81d.6599" id="a__55"> <span class="x" original="E81d.659a" id="a__56">The pictures have an undeniable beauty.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff2" original="E81d.659b" id="a__57"> <span class="x" original="E81d.659c" id="a__58">They believed that the working classes of all countries enjoyed a solidarity that cut across state boundaries.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff0" id="a__59" original="E391.-7be3"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7be2" id="a__60">any; every</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fee" id="a__61"><span class="x-g" original="E81d.659d" id="a__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fed"> <span class="x" original="E81d.659e" id="a__63">A baby is fully and completely born when it is completely delivered from the body of its mother.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-7be1" id="a__64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-feb"><span class="num">4</span><span class="def" id="a__65" original="E391.-7be0">used to show that somebody/something is a member of a group or profession</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe9" id="a__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe8" original="E81d.659f" id="a__67"> <span class="x" id="a__68" original="E81d.65a0">Like Chiang Kai-shek before him, Rhee was a Christian.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe6" original="E81d.65a1" id="a__69"> <span class="x" original="E81d.65a2" id="a__70">He was originally trained as a doctor.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe4" original="E81d.65a3" id="a__71"> <span class="x" id="a__72" original="E81d.65a4">Job advertisements sometimes specifically mentioned a BMW as among the perks.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E81d.65a5" id="a__73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe2"> <span class="x" original="E81d.65a6" id="a__74">They believe it to be a Picasso and worth several million pounds.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fe0" original="E391.-7bdf" id="a__75"><span class="num">5</span><span class="def" id="a__76" original="E391.-7bde">used in front of two nouns that are seen as a single unit</span><span class="x-gs" id="a__77" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fde"><span class="x-g" id="a__78" original="E81d.65a7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fdd"> <span class="x" original="E81d.65a8" id="a__79">The defendant in this case was driving a horse and cart negligently.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fdb" id="a__80" original="E391.-7bdd"><span class="num">6</span><span class="def" id="a__81" original="E391.-7bdc">used instead of <span class="ei" original="E391.-7bdb" id="a__82">one</span> before some numbers</span><span class="x-gs" id="a__83" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd7" original="E81d.65a9" id="a__84"> <span class="x" original="E81d.65aa" id="a__85">The likelihood of this happening is less than one in a hundred.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-7bda" id="a__86" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd5"><span class="num">7</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7bd9" id="a__87">used when talking about prices, quantities and rates</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd3" original="E391.-7bd8" id="a__88" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/per" title="per definition"><span class="xr-g" id="a__89" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-5a68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd2" original="E391.-7bd7"><span class="xh" id="a__90">per</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="a__91" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd0"><span class="x-g" id="a__92" original="E81d.65ab" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fcf"> <span class="x" original="E81d.65ac" id="a__93">In March 2008, the price of gold reached $1 000 an ounce for the first time ever.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fcd" original="E81d.65ad" id="a__94"> <span class="x" id="a__95" original="E81d.65ae">The rocket moves at 25 000 miles an hour relative to the surface of the Earth. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_2' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_2'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fcb" original="E391.-7bd1" id="a__96"><span class="num">8</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7bd0" id="a__97">used before the names of days of the week to talk about one particular day</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc9" id="a__98"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc8" id="a__99" original="E81d.65af"> <span class="x" original="E81d.65b0" id="a__100">The war began on a Sunday.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc6" original="E391.-7bd3" id="a__101"><span class="num">9</span><span class="def" id="a__102" original="E391.-7bd2">used before somebody's name to show that nothing more is known about the person</span><span class="x-gs" id="a__103" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc3" original="E81d.65b1" id="a__104"> <span class="x" original="E81d.65b2" id="a__105">The author of this essay was a Mr Durand of the Royal Society.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-30b9" id="a__106"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/a_1" title="a definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-30b8" resource="oald" id="a__107" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.da8"><span class="xh" id="a__108">a</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div 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definition"><span class='arl2'>a priori <pos>adjective</pos></span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/vis-a-vis" title="vis-à-vis preposition definition"><span class='arl2'>vis-à-vis <pos>preposition</pos></span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ampere" title="ampere noun definition"><span class='arl3'>ampere <pos>noun</pos></span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/account1" title="account noun 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<pos>pronoun</pos></span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/lot1" title="lot pronoun definition"><span class='arl4'>lot <pos>pronoun</pos></span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/many" title="many determiner definition"><span class='arl4'>many <pos>determiner</pos></span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/time1" title="time noun definition"><span class='arl4'>time <pos>noun</pos></span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/shame" title="shame noun definition"><span class='arl4'>shame <pos>noun</pos></span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/certain1" title="certain adjective definition"><span class='arl4'>certain <pos>adjective</pos></span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/hundred" title="hundred number definition"><span 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title="marketplace noun definition"><span class='arl4'>marketplace <pos>noun</pos></span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/play1#play1__192" title="play A off B definition"><span class='arl5'>play A off B</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/not#not__49" title="not a… definition"><span class='arl8'>not a…</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>a priori adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/a-priori&t=a-priori adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/a-priori', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5c91" eid="a-priori__7"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u14924562cdb56e04.1aa95c38.166e7ed0c4b.469d" id="a-priori__8" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="a-priori__9"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌeɪ praɪˈɔːraɪ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/a_p/a_pri/a_priori_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/a_p/a_pri/a_priori_1_gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u14924562cdb56e04.1aa95c38.166e7ed0c4b.46a0" id="a-priori__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="a-priori__11"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌɑː priˈɔːri<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/a_p/a_pri/a_priori_1_us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/a_p/a_pri/a_priori_1_us_2_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c9e" id="a-priori__12"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="geo" original="E391.3007" id="a-priori__13" geo="lat">from Latin</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c9c" id="a-priori__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c9b" id="a-priori__15" original="E391.3009"> <span class="def" original="E391.300a" id="a-priori__16">using facts or principles that are known to be true in order to decide what the likely effects or results of something will be</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c99" id="a-priori__17"><span class="x-g" id="a-priori__18" original="E442.-89f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c98"> <span class="x" original="E442.-89e" id="a-priori__19">A priori knowledge concerning the chemical composition of the crystal is used. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="a-priori__20" original="E442.-89d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5c96"><span class="x" original="E442.-89c" id="a-priori__21">There is no reason to assume a priori that the parent earwigs must choose either of these strategies.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f3c" id="a-priori__22"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/a-priori" title="a priori definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.19c" id="a-priori__23" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f3d" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="a-priori__24">a priori</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/a-priori&t=a-priori adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abandon verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abandon&t=abandon verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abandon', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1406" id="abandon" original="E391.-7b24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc1"><ol class="h-g" id="abandon__1" original="E391.-7b23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fbf" id="abandon__2" original="E391.-7b22">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">abandon</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fb2" original="E391.-7b17" id="abandon__9"><span class="pos" original="E391.-7b16" id="abandon__10">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4c94" type="h_full_" eid="abandon__11"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="abandon__12" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-63ce"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændən<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandon__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandon__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abandon__14" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-63cb" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændən<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandon__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandon__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="abandon__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4257" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" form="root" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ad5" id="abandon__17"><span class="vp" id="abandon__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> abandon</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ad7" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="abandon__19"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ad8" id="abandon__20"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændən<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandon__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandon__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1adb" id="abandon__22" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændən<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandon__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandon__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="abandon__24" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ade" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="abandon__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> abandons</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="abandon__26" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ae0"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="abandon__27" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ae1"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandons__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandons__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abandon__29" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ae4" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandons__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandons__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ae7" form="past" id="abandon__31"><span class="vp" id="abandon__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> abandoned</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ae9" eid="abandon__33"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1aea" id="abandon__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1aed" id="abandon__36" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="abandon__38" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1af0" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="abandon__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> abandoned</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1af2" resource="phonetics" eid="abandon__40"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1af3" id="abandon__41" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1af6" id="abandon__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="abandon__45" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1af9" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="abandon__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> abandoning</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="abandon__47" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1afb" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1afc" id="abandon__48" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoning__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoning__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abandon__50" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1aff" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandon__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoning__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoning__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f86" id="abandon__52"><li class="sn-g" id="abandon__53" original="E391.-7aee" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f85"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="abandon__54" original="E391.-7aec">to stop doing something, especially before it is finished; to stop planning to do something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f83" id="abandon__55"><span class="x-g" id="abandon__56" original="E81f.-7fe6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f82"> <span class="cf" id="abandon__57" original="E391.-7aed"><span class="exp" id="abandon__58">abandon</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="abandon__59" original="E81f.-7fe5">The Australian Museum officially abandoned the project in 2005.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E81f.-7fe4" id="abandon__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f7e"> <span class="x" id="abandon__61" original="E81f.-7fe3">The oil company was forced to abandon its plans to sink the oil platform.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f7c" original="E81f.-7fe1" id="abandon__62"> <span class="cf" id="abandon__63" original="E81f.-7fe2"><span class="exp" id="abandon__64">abandon</span> something in favour of something</span> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7fe0" id="abandon__65">Free trade was abandoned in favour of protectionist policies.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="abandon__66" original="E81f.-7fde" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f78"> <span class="cf" original="E81f.-7fdf" id="abandon__67"><span class="exp" id="abandon__68">abandon</span> something for something</span> <span class="x" id="abandon__69" original="E81f.-7fdd">Ovid abandoned public life for poetry.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="abandon__70" original="E81f.-7fcc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f74" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="abandon__71">abandon + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f72" id="abandon__72"><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__73" original="E81f.-7fca" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f71"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f70"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7fc9" id="abandon__75">quest</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="abandon__76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f6e"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7fc8" id="abandon__77">search</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f6c" original="E81f.-7fc7" id="abandon__78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f6b" id="abandon__79"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7fc6" id="abandon__80">practice</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7fc5" id="abandon__81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f68" id="abandon__82"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7fc4" id="abandon__83">policy</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7fc3" id="abandon__84" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f66"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__85" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f65"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7fc2" id="abandon__86">project</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7fc1" id="abandon__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f63"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__88" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f62"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7fc0" id="abandon__89">plan</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f60" original="E81f.-7fbf" id="abandon__90"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f5f" id="abandon__91"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7fbe" id="abandon__92">attempt</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__93" original="E81f.-7fbd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f5d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f5c" id="abandon__94"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7fbc" id="abandon__95">career</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7fbb" id="abandon__96" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f59" id="abandon__97"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7fba" id="abandon__98">experiment</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="abandon__99" original="E81f.-7fb9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f56" original="E81f.-7fb8" id="abandon__100"> <span class="x" id="abandon__101" original="E81f.-7fb7">Peasant farmers are usually conservative and reluctant to abandon traditional practices. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E81f.-7330" id="abandon__102" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f54"><span class="shcut" id="abandon__103">adverb + abandon</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f52" id="abandon__104"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f51" original="E81f.-732f" id="abandon__105"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__106" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f50"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-732e" id="abandon__107">officially</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="abandon__108" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f4e"><span class="coll" id="abandon__109" original="E81f.-732d">formally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__110" original="E81f.-732c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f4b" id="abandon__111"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-732b" id="abandon__112">progressively</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="abandon__113" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f49"><span class="coll" id="abandon__114" original="E81f.-732a">gradually</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__115" original="E81f.-7329" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f47"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f46" id="abandon__116"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7328" id="abandon__117">finally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f44" original="E81f.-7327" id="abandon__118"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f43"><span class="coll" id="abandon__120" original="E81f.-7326">quickly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7325" id="abandon__121" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f41"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__122" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f40"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7324" id="abandon__123">virtually</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__124" original="E81f.-7323" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f3e"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__125" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f3d"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7322" id="abandon__126">largely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7321" id="abandon__127" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f3b"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__128" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f3a"><span class="coll" id="abandon__129" original="E81f.-7320">altogether</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f38" id="abandon__130"><span class="coll" id="abandon__131" original="E81f.-731f">totally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="abandon__132" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f36"><span class="coll" id="abandon__133" original="E81f.-731e">completely</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f34" id="abandon__134"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f33" original="E81f.-7fb6" id="abandon__135"> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7fb5" id="abandon__136">Lewin was sceptical of these results and quickly abandoned any attempt to repeat them.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="abandon__137" original="E391.-7aeb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f31"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7aea" id="abandon__138">to stop believing in something or supporting a party, cause, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" id="abandon__139" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f2f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f2e" original="E81f.-7fdc" id="abandon__140"> <span class="cf" id="abandon__141" original="E391.-7ae8"><span class="exp" id="abandon__142">abandon</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7fdb" id="abandon__143">He claims that the countries of Western Europe have abandoned the ideals of an open society.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="abandon__144" original="E81f.-7fd9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f2a"> <span class="cf" original="E81f.-7fda" id="abandon__145"><span class="exp" id="abandon__146">abandon</span> something in favour of something</span> <span class="x" id="abandon__147" original="E81f.-7fd8">The Republican Party was increasingly abandoned by southern blacks in favour of the Democratic Party.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f26" type="coll" original="E81f.-7349" id="abandon__148"> <span class="shcut" id="abandon__149">abandon + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f24" id="abandon__150"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f23" original="E81f.-7347" id="abandon__151"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__152" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f22"><span class="coll" id="abandon__153" original="E81f.-7346">ideal</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="abandon__154" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f20"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7345" id="abandon__155">principle</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f1e" id="abandon__156" original="E81f.-7344"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f1d" id="abandon__157"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7343" id="abandon__158">conception</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f1b" id="abandon__159"><span class="coll" id="abandon__160" original="E81f.-7342">idea</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="abandon__161" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f19"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7341" id="abandon__162">notion</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__163" original="E81f.-7340" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f16" id="abandon__164"><span class="coll" id="abandon__165" original="E81f.-733f">assumption</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__166" original="E81f.-733e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f14"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__167" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f13"><span class="coll" id="abandon__168" original="E81f.-733d">belief</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-733c" id="abandon__169" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f10" id="abandon__170"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-733b" id="abandon__171">hope</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__172" original="E81f.-733a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f0e"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__173" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f0d"><span class="coll" id="abandon__174" original="E81f.-7339">commitment</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f0b" original="E81f.-7338" id="abandon__175"><span class="x-g" id="abandon__176" original="E81f.-7337" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f0a"> <span class="x" id="abandon__177" original="E81f.-7336">In an effort to obtain relief from persecution, many abandoned their beliefs.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f08" original="E81f.-7335" id="abandon__178"> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7334" id="abandon__179">Member States largely abandoned their commitment to the European ideal.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f06" original="E81f.-7330" id="abandon__180"> <span class="shcut" id="abandon__181">adverb + abandon</span><span class="sn-gu" id="abandon__182" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f04"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f03" original="E81f.-732f" id="abandon__183"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__184" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f02"><span class="coll" id="abandon__185" original="E81f.-732e">officially</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="abandon__186" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f00"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-732d" id="abandon__187">formally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__188" original="E81f.-732c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-efe"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__189" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-efd"><span class="coll" id="abandon__190" original="E81f.-732b">progressively</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="abandon__191" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-efb"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-732a" id="abandon__192">gradually</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7329" id="abandon__193" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef8" id="abandon__194"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7328" id="abandon__195">finally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7327" id="abandon__196" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef6"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__197" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef5"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7326" id="abandon__198">quickly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef3" original="E81f.-7325" id="abandon__199"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef2" id="abandon__200"><span class="coll" id="abandon__201" original="E81f.-7324">virtually</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__202" original="E81f.-7323" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eef" id="abandon__203"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7322" id="abandon__204">largely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eed" original="E81f.-7321" id="abandon__205"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eec" id="abandon__206"><span class="coll" id="abandon__207" original="E81f.-7320">altogether</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="abandon__208" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eea"><span class="coll" id="abandon__209" original="E81f.-731f">totally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee8" id="abandon__210"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-731e" id="abandon__211">completely</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="abandon__212" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee5" original="E81f.-731c" id="abandon__213"> <span class="x" original="E81f.-731b" id="abandon__214">Contemporary theorists have progressively abandoned this assumption of women's natural inferiority.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee3" type="coll" original="E820.-7e85" id="abandon__215"> <span class="shcut" id="abandon__216">adverb + abandon</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee1" id="abandon__217"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee0" original="E820.-7e84" id="abandon__218"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__219" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-edf"><span class="coll" original="E820.-7e83" id="abandon__220">simply</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="abandon__221" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-edd"><span class="x-g" original="E821.-6c66" id="abandon__222" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-edc"> <span class="x" original="E821.-6c65" id="abandon__223">We should not simply abandon the theory at this point, however.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eda" original="E391.-7af9" id="abandon__224"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7af8" id="abandon__225">to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ed8" id="abandon__226"><span class="x-g" original="E81f.-7fd7" id="abandon__227" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ed7"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-7af7" id="abandon__228"><span class="exp" id="abandon__229">abandon</span> somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7fd6" id="abandon__230">Darius was forced to abandon his army and flee.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ed3" id="abandon__231" original="E81f.-7fd5"> <span class="cf" id="abandon__232" original="E391.-7af6"><span class="exp" id="abandon__233">abandon</span> somebody to something</span> <span class="x" id="abandon__234" original="E81f.-7fd4">Abandoning a newborn child to its fate was not a crime at all, but rather an acceptable means of family planning.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" original="E820.-7e85" id="abandon__235" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ecf"> <span class="shcut" id="abandon__236">adverb + abandon</span><span class="sn-gu" id="abandon__237" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ecd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ecc" id="abandon__238" original="E820.-7e84"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__239" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ecb"><span class="coll" id="abandon__240" original="E820.-7e83">simply</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ec9" id="abandon__241"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ec8" original="E820.-7e81" id="abandon__242"> <span class="x" id="abandon__243" original="E820.-7e80">Normally, the slave traders would simply abandon the smallest children by the roadside to die.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ec6" original="E391.-7af5" id="abandon__244"><span class="num">4</span><span class="cf" original="E391.-7af0" id="abandon__245"><span class="exp" id="abandon__246">abandon</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-7af4" id="abandon__247">to leave a place or thing with no intention of returning, especially because of danger or economic problems</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ec2" id="abandon__248"><span class="x-g" id="abandon__249" original="E81f.-7fd3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ec1"> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7fd2" id="abandon__250">Farms were abandoned as families moved in search of work. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" id="abandon__251" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4264" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="abandon__252"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4266" original="E81f.-7fce" id="abandon__253"><span class="shcut" id="abandon__254" original="E81f.-7fcd">abandon + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="abandon__255" original="E81f.-7fcc" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4268"><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__256" original="E81f.-7fca" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4269"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.426a" id="abandon__257" original="E81f.-7fc9"><span class="coll" id="abandon__258">quest</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.426c" id="abandon__259" original="E81f.-7fc8"><span class="coll" id="abandon__260">search</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7fc7" id="abandon__261" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.426e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.426f" id="abandon__262" original="E81f.-7fc6"><span class="coll" id="abandon__263">practice</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4271" original="E81f.-7fc5" id="abandon__264"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4272" id="abandon__265" original="E81f.-7fc4"><span class="coll" id="abandon__266">policy</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4274" id="abandon__267" original="E81f.-7fc3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4275" id="abandon__268" original="E81f.-7fc2"><span class="coll" id="abandon__269">project</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4277" id="abandon__270" original="E81f.-7fc1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4278" original="E81f.-7fc0" id="abandon__271"><span class="coll" id="abandon__272">plan</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7fbf" id="abandon__273" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.427a"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7fbe" id="abandon__274" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.427b"><span class="coll" id="abandon__275">attempt</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__276" original="E81f.-7fbd" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.427d"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7fbc" id="abandon__277" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.427e"><span class="coll" id="abandon__278">career</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__279" original="E81f.-7fbb" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4280"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7fba" id="abandon__280" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4281"><span class="coll" id="abandon__281">experiment</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E81f.-7fb9" id="abandon__282" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4283"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4284" id="abandon__283" original="E81f.-7fb8"><span class="x" original="E81f.-7fb7" id="abandon__284">Peasant farmers are usually conservative and reluctant to abandon traditional practices. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="abandon__285" original="E81f.-7349" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4286"><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__286" original="E81f.-7347" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4287"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4288" original="E81f.-7346" id="abandon__287"><span class="coll" id="abandon__288">ideal</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.428a" original="E81f.-7345" id="abandon__289"><span class="coll" id="abandon__290">principle</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.428c" original="E81f.-7344" id="abandon__291"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.428d" id="abandon__292" original="E81f.-7343"><span class="coll" id="abandon__293">conception</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.428f" id="abandon__294" original="E81f.-7342"><span class="coll" id="abandon__295">idea</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4291" original="E81f.-7341" id="abandon__296"><span class="coll" id="abandon__297">notion</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4293" original="E81f.-7340" id="abandon__298"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__299" original="E81f.-733f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4294"><span class="coll" id="abandon__300">assumption</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4296" original="E81f.-733e" id="abandon__301"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4297" id="abandon__302" original="E81f.-733d"><span class="coll" id="abandon__303">belief</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__304" original="E81f.-733c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4299"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__305" original="E81f.-733b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.429a"><span class="coll" id="abandon__306">hope</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.429c" id="abandon__307" original="E81f.-733a"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7339" id="abandon__308" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.429d"><span class="coll" id="abandon__309">commitment</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="abandon__310" original="E81f.-7338" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.429f"><span class="x-g" original="E81f.-7337" id="abandon__311" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a0"><span class="x" id="abandon__312" original="E81f.-7336">In an effort to obtain relief from persecution, many abandoned their beliefs.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a2" id="abandon__313" original="E81f.-7335"><span class="x" id="abandon__314" original="E81f.-7334">Member States largely abandoned their commitment to the European ideal.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="abandon__315" original="E81f.-7333" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a4"><span class="shcut" original="E81f.-7332" id="abandon__316">adverb + abandon</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E81f.-7331" id="abandon__317" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a7" original="E81f.-732f" id="abandon__318"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42a8" original="E81f.-732e" id="abandon__319"><span class="coll" id="abandon__320">officially</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-732d" id="abandon__321" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42aa"><span class="coll" id="abandon__322">formally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ac" id="abandon__323" original="E81f.-732c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ad" id="abandon__324" original="E81f.-732b"><span class="coll" id="abandon__325">progressively</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-732a" id="abandon__326" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42af"><span class="coll" id="abandon__327">gradually</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b1" id="abandon__328" original="E81f.-7329"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b2" id="abandon__329" original="E81f.-7328"><span class="coll" id="abandon__330">finally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="abandon__331" original="E81f.-7327" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b5" id="abandon__332" original="E81f.-7326"><span class="coll" id="abandon__333">quickly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b7" original="E81f.-7325" id="abandon__334"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__335" original="E81f.-7324" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42b8"><span class="coll" id="abandon__336">virtually</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ba" original="E81f.-7323" id="abandon__337"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42bb" id="abandon__338" original="E81f.-7322"><span class="coll" id="abandon__339">largely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42bd" original="E81f.-7321" id="abandon__340"><span class="coll-g" id="abandon__341" original="E81f.-7320" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42be"><span class="coll" id="abandon__342">altogether</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-731f" id="abandon__343" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c0"><span class="coll" id="abandon__344">totally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-731e" id="abandon__345" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c2"><span class="coll" id="abandon__346">completely</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c4" id="abandon__347" original="E81f.-731d"><span class="x-g" id="abandon__348" original="E81f.-731c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c5"><span class="x" original="E81f.-731b" id="abandon__349">Contemporary theorists have progressively abandoned this assumption of women's natural inferiority.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c7" id="abandon__350" original="E81f.-7fb6"><span class="x" id="abandon__351" original="E81f.-7fb5">Lewin was sceptical of these results and quickly abandoned any attempt to repeat them.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E820.-7e86" id="abandon__352" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42c9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ca" original="E820.-7e84" id="abandon__353"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42cb" id="abandon__354" original="E820.-7e83"><span class="coll" id="abandon__355">simply</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E820.-7e82" id="abandon__356" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42cd"><span class="x-g" original="E821.-6c66" id="abandon__357" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ce"><span class="x" id="abandon__358" original="E821.-6c65">We should not simply abandon the theory at this point, however.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E820.-7e81" id="abandon__359" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d0"><span class="x" id="abandon__360" original="E820.-7e80">Normally, the slave traders would simply abandon the smallest children by the roadside to die.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="abandon__361" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-3033"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abandon_1" title="abandon definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-3032" resource="oald" id="abandon__362" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.ef0"><span class="xh" id="abandon__363">abandon</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abandon&t=abandon verb - Definition, pictures, 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abandoned adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abandoned&t=abandoned adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abandoned', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="362" id="abandoned" original="E391.-7ac9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ebf"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ebe" id="abandoned__1" original="E391.-7ac8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="abandoned__2" original="E391.-7ac7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ebd">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">abandoned</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" id="abandoned__4" original="E391.-7ac0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eb5"><span class="pos" original="E391.-7abf" id="abandoned__5">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4c9b" type="h_full_" eid="abandoned__6"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.74c1" id="abandoned__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandoned__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.74c4" id="abandoned__9" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandoned__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandoned__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eb3" id="abandoned__11"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="abandoned__12" original="E822.-7473">only before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abandoned__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eb1"><li class="sn-g" original="E822.-7472" id="abandoned__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eb0"><span class="num">1</span><span class="dis-g" id="abandoned__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eaf"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E822.-7471" id="abandoned__16">of a person or animal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="abandoned__17" original="E822.-7470">having been left</span><span class="x-gs" id="abandoned__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eac"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eab" original="E822.-746f" id="abandoned__19"> <span class="x" id="abandoned__20" original="E822.-746e">Workhouses were meant primarily for abandoned children, the aged and the sick.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="abandoned__21" original="E822.-746d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea9"><span class="num">2</span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea8" id="abandoned__22"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E822.-746c" id="abandoned__23">of a place</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="abandoned__24" original="E822.-746b">no longer in use</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea5" id="abandoned__25"><span class="x-g" original="E822.-7468" id="abandoned__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea4"> <span class="x" original="E822.-7467" id="abandoned__27">Many abandoned tin mines were used as landfill sites for the city's waste.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2f5a" id="abandoned__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abandonment noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abandonment&t=abandonment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abandonment', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="804" id="abandonment" original="E391.-7aba" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea2"><ol class="h-g" original="E391.-7ab9" id="abandonment__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea0" id="abandonment__2" original="E391.-7ab8">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">abandonment</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e95" original="E391.-7ab0" id="abandonment__7"><span class="pos" id="abandonment__8" original="E391.-7aaf">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ca2" eid="abandonment__9"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.74df" id="abandonment__10" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandonment__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənmənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aba/aband/abandonment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandonment__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="abandonment__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.74e2"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abandonment__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbændənmənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aba/aband/abandonment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aba/aband/abandonment__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e93" id="abandonment__14"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-7aad" id="abandonment__15" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abandonment__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e91"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e90" original="E391.-7aab" id="abandonment__17"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="abandonment__18" original="E391.-7aaa">the act of leaving a person who depends on you</span> <span class="xr-gs" id="abandonment__19" original="E822.-7435" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e8e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/desertion" title="desertion (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-69d6" original="E822.-7434" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e8d" id="abandonment__20"><span class="xh" id="abandonment__21">desertion</span> <span class="xs" id="abandonment__22"><span class="wrap">(</span>1<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="abandonment__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e8a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e89" original="E822.-7433" id="abandonment__24"> <span class="x" original="E822.-7432" id="abandonment__25">Individuals may suppress anger due to fears of rejection or abandonment.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e87" original="E822.-73ca" id="abandonment__26"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="abandonment__27" original="E822.-73c9">the act of leaving a building, a place or a business due to a natural disaster, war or economic problems, and with no intention of returning</span><span class="x-gs" id="abandonment__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e84" original="E822.-73c8" id="abandonment__29"> <span class="x" original="E822.-73c7" id="abandonment__30">These forests formed after agricultural abandonment.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e82" id="abandonment__31" original="E822.-73c5"> <span class="cf" id="abandonment__32" original="E822.-73c6"><span class="exp" id="abandonment__33">abandonment</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E822.-73c4" id="abandonment__34">The apparent widespread abandonment of villas in Italy around the end of the second century is often attributed to the plague.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e7e" original="E391.-7aa9" id="abandonment__35"><span class="num">3</span><span class="cf" original="E822.-73c3" id="abandonment__36"><span class="exp" id="abandonment__37">abandonment</span> of something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-7aa8" id="abandonment__38">the act of giving up an idea or stopping a course of action</span><span class="x-gs" id="abandonment__39" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e7a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e79" id="abandonment__40" original="E822.-73c2"> <span class="x" id="abandonment__41" original="E822.-73c1">Americans felt betrayed by the abandonment of Wilsonian principles.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="abandonment__42" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2f36"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abandonment" title="abandonment definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.f8e" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abbreviate verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abbreviate&t=abbreviate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abbreviate', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="450" original="E391.-79ba" id="abbreviate" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e77"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e76" original="E391.-79b9" id="abbreviate__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-79b8" id="abbreviate__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e75">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">abbreviate</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="abbreviate__9" original="E391.-79ae" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e68"><span class="pos" id="abbreviate__10" original="E391.-79ad">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="abbreviate__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ca9" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="abbreviate__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.769f"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abbreviate__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.76a2" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4229" id="abbreviate__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ed0" form="root" id="abbreviate__17"><span class="vp" id="abbreviate__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> abbreviate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ed2" resource="phonetics" eid="abbreviate__19" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="abbreviate__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ed3"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="abbreviate__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ed6"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="abbreviate__24" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ed9" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="abbreviate__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> abbreviates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abbreviate__26" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4edb" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="abbreviate__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4edc"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4edf" id="abbreviate__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ee2" form="past" id="abbreviate__31"><span class="vp" id="abbreviate__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> abbreviated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abbreviate__33" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ee4" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ee5" id="abbreviate__34" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="abbreviate__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ee8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4eeb" form="pastpart" id="abbreviate__38"><span class="vp" id="abbreviate__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> abbreviated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="abbreviate__40" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4eed"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="abbreviate__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4eee"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="abbreviate__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ef1"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ef4" form="prespart" id="abbreviate__45"><span class="vp" id="abbreviate__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> abbreviating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="abbreviate__47" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ef6" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="abbreviate__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4ef7" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4efa" id="abbreviate__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span 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original="E391.-7990" gram="usupass">usually passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="abbreviate__56" original="E391.-798e">to make a word, phrase or text shorter</span><span class="x-gs" id="abbreviate__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e36" id="abbreviate__58" original="E824.-7e43"> <span class="cf" id="abbreviate__59" original="E824.-7e44"><span class="exp" id="abbreviate__60">abbreviate</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E824.-7e42" id="abbreviate__61">There is a tendency to abbreviate the text. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e32" original="E824.-7e41" id="abbreviate__62"><span class="cf" original="E391.-798f" id="abbreviate__63">(be) abbreviated to/as something</span> <span class="x" id="abbreviate__64" original="E824.-7e40">Force is measured in newtons (usually abbreviated to N).</span></span></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e2f" id="abbreviate__65"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e2e" id="abbreviate__66" original="E391.-798a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="abbreviate__67" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e2d"><span class="dr" id="abbreviate__68" original="E391.-7989">abbreviated</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e25" id="abbreviate__69" original="E391.-7985"><span class="pos" id="abbreviate__70" original="E391.-7984">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abbreviate__71" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4caa" type="dr_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="abbreviate__72" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.76a5" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__73"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abbreviate__74" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.76a8" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviate__75"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbriːvieɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abbreviation noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abbreviation&t=abbreviation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abbreviation', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="433" id="abbreviation" original="E391.-7983" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e20"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e1f" original="E391.-7982" id="abbreviation__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e1e" original="E391.-7981" id="abbreviation__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">abbreviation</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e13" original="E391.-7979" id="abbreviation__7"><span class="pos" original="E391.-7978" id="abbreviation__8">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cb7" type="h_full_" eid="abbreviation__9" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="abbreviation__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7715" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviation__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviation__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abbreviation__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7718" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abbreviation__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abb/abbre/abbreviation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abb/abbre/abbreviation__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abbreviation__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e11"><span class="sn-g" id="abbreviation__15" original="E391.-7977" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e10"> <span class="def" original="E391.-7973" id="abbreviation__16">a short form of a word or phrase</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e0e" id="abbreviation__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e0d" id="abbreviation__18" original="E824.-7e4b"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7e4a" id="abbreviation__19">Only standard, recognized abbreviations should be used.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e0b" original="E824.-7e48" id="abbreviation__20"> <span class="cf" original="E824.-7e49" id="abbreviation__21"><span class="exp" id="abbreviation__22">abbreviation</span> for something</span> <span class="x" original="E824.-7e47" id="abbreviation__23">k is an abbreviation for kilo. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e07" original="E824.-7e46" id="abbreviation__24"><span class="cf" original="E391.-7974" id="abbreviation__25"><span class="exp" id="abbreviation__26">abbreviation</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="abbreviation__27" original="E824.-7e45">‘Et al’ is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase ‘et alia’, meaning ‘and others’. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ea8" id="abbreviation__28"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abbreviation" title="abbreviation definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ea7" resource="oald" id="abbreviation__29" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1104"><span class="xh" id="abbreviation__30">abbreviation</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abbreviation&t=abbreviation 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abdicate verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abdicate&t=abdicate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abdicate', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="464" original="E391.-792f" id="abdicate" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e03"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e02" id="abdicate__1" original="E391.-792e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="abdicate__2" original="E391.-792d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e01">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">abdicate</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-df4" id="abdicate__9" original="E391.-7923"><span class="pos" id="abdicate__10" original="E391.-7922">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abdicate__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cbe" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="abdicate__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7797"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="abdicate__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.779a"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-41fb" id="abdicate__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="abdicate__17" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fb5" form="root"><span class="vp" id="abdicate__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> abdicate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fb7" eid="abdicate__19" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fb8" id="abdicate__20" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abdicate__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fbb" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="abdicate__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fbe"><span class="vp" id="abdicate__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> abdicates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abdicate__26" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fc0" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="abdicate__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fc1"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fc4" id="abdicate__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fc7" form="past" id="abdicate__31"><span class="vp" id="abdicate__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> abdicated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abdicate__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fc9" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fca" id="abdicate__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fcd" id="abdicate__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fd0" id="abdicate__38"><span class="vp" id="abdicate__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> abdicated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abdicate__40" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fd2" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="abdicate__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fd3"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="abdicate__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fd6"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fd9" form="prespart" id="abdicate__45"><span class="vp" id="abdicate__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> abdicating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abdicate__47" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fdb" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fdc" id="abdicate__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.4fdf" id="abdicate__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdɪkeɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdicating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdicating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abdicate__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc8"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc7" id="abdicate__53" original="E391.-7905"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc6" id="abdicate__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="abdicate__55" original="E391.-7903" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-7901" id="abdicate__56">to give up the position of being king, queen, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc3" id="abdicate__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc2" id="abdicate__58" original="E46b.db3"> <span class="x" original="E46b.db4" id="abdicate__59">Charles IV had no choice but to abdicate in favour of his son, Ferdinand.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-78ff" id="abdicate__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dc0"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dbf" id="abdicate__61"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-78fd" id="abdicate__62">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="abdicate__63" original="E391.-78fb">to fail or refuse to perform a duty</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dbc" id="abdicate__64"><span class="x-g" original="E46b.db5" id="abdicate__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dbb"> <span class="x" original="E46b.db6" id="abdicate__66">The government was accused of abdicating its responsibility.</span></span></span>      </li></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-db9" id="abdicate__67"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-db8" original="E391.-78fa" id="abdicate__68"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-db7" id="abdicate__69"><span class="dr" id="abdicate__70" original="E391.-78f9">abdication</span> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-78f2" id="abdicate__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-dac"><span class="pos" original="E391.-78f1" id="abdicate__75">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="abdicate__76" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cbf"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.779d" id="abdicate__77"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__78"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdication__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdication__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="abdicate__79" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.77a0"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdicate__80"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæbdɪˈkeɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdic/abdication__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdic/abdication__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-daa" id="abdicate__81"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-78ef" id="abdicate__82" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="abdicate__83" original="E391.-78ee" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-da7" id="abdicate__84"><span class="x-g" original="E46b.db7" id="abdicate__85" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-da6"> <span class="cf" id="abdicate__86" original="E487.73ec"><span class="exp">abdication</span> (of somebody/something)</span> <span class="x" original="E46b.db8" id="abdicate__87">The second peace followed Napoleon's abdication in April 1814 and lasted until his return from exile on Elba in March 1815.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E46b.dbc" id="abdicate__88" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-da3"> <span class="x" id="abdicate__89" original="E46b.dbd">Sceptics would say there is an abdication of public authority in favour of unrepresentative private interests.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="abdicate__90" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abdomen noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abdomen&t=abdomen noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abdomen', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdomen__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdəmən<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdom/abdomen__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdom/abdomen__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abdomen__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7841" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdomen__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbdəmən<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abd/abdom/abdomen__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdom/abdomen__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d92" id="abdomen__14"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-78e1" id="abdomen__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d91"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-78e0" id="abdomen__16">the part of the body below the chest that contains the stomach, <span class="ndv" id="abdomen__17">bowels</span>, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" id="abdomen__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d8e"><span class="x-g" id="abdomen__19" original="E824.-7b85" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d8d"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b84" id="abdomen__20">The pain began in the centre of the abdomen.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d8b" original="E824.-7b83" id="abdomen__21"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b82" id="abdomen__22">the upper/lower abdomen</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-78dc" id="abdomen__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d89"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="abdomen__24" original="E391.-78db">the end part of an insect's body that is attached to its <span class="ndv" id="abdomen__25">thorax</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d86" id="abdomen__26"><span class="x-g" id="abdomen__27" original="E824.-7b81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d85"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b80" id="abdomen__28">Females release their larvae by pumping their abdomens.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="abdomen__29" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2e1b" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abdomen" title="abdomen definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="abdomen__30" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2e1a" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.11c0"><span class="xh" id="abdomen__31">abdomen</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abdominal adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abdominal&t=abdominal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abdominal', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="abdominal__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdominal__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈdɒmɪnl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abd/abdom/abdominal__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abd/abdom/abdominal__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7882" id="abdominal__11"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abdominal__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈdɑːmɪnl<span 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id="abdominal__16">only before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" id="abdominal__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d70"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" subj="anat" id="abdominal__18">anatomy</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-78c6" id="abdominal__19">connected with the <span class="ndv" id="abdominal__20">abdomen</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="abdominal__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d6c"><span class="x-g" id="abdominal__22" original="E824.-7b7c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d6b"> <span class="x" id="abdominal__23" original="E824.-7b7b">Patients may have fever and abdominal pain.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2df8" id="abdominal__24"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>ability noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ability&t=ability noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ability', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cdc" eid="ability__9"><span class="pron-g" id="ability__10" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6320" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ability__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɪləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abi/abili/ability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abi/abili/ability__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="ability__12" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-631d" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ability__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɪləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abi/abili/ability__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abi/abili/ability__us_4.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="if-gs" original="E391.-76e9" id="ability__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d5a"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="if-g" form="pl" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d57" id="ability__15"><span class="prefix">plural</span> <span class="if" original="E391.-76e5" id="ability__16">abilities</span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d55" id="ability__17"><li class="sn-g" id="ability__18" original="E391.-76e4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d54"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="ability__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d53"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-76e2" id="ability__20" gram="sing">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-76e0" id="ability__21">the fact that somebody/something is able to do something</span><span class="x-gs" id="ability__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d4f" id="ability__23" original="E825.-43df"> <span class="cf" id="ability__24" original="E391.-76e1"><span class="exp" id="ability__25">ability</span> to do something</span> <span class="x" original="E825.-43de" id="ability__26">Many animals possess the ability to distinguish light of different wavelengths.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d4b" id="ability__27" original="E81f.-7f86"> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7f85" id="ability__28">Some of these children acquired an increased ability to cope with stress.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d49" original="E81f.-7f83" id="ability__29"> <span class="cf" id="ability__30" original="E81f.-7f84"><span class="exp" id="ability__31">ability</span> of somebody/something to do something</span> <span class="x" id="ability__32" original="E81f.-7f82">Literacy affects the ability of target audiences to understand marketing messages.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d45" original="E391.-76df" id="ability__33" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/inability" title="inability definition"><span class="xr-g" id="ability__34" original="E391.-76de" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d44" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-49f8"><span class="xh" id="ability__35">inability</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d42" id="ability__36" original="E81f.-7f77"> <span class="shcut" id="ability__37">adjective + ability</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d40" id="ability__38"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d3f" id="ability__39" original="E81f.-7f76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d3e" id="ability__40"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7f75" id="ability__41">innate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__42" original="E81f.-7f74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d3b" id="ability__43"><span class="coll" id="ability__44" original="E81f.-7f73">limited</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d39" id="ability__45" original="E81f.-7f72"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d38" id="ability__46"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7f71" id="ability__47">remarkable</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="ability__48" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d36"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d35" original="E81f.-7f6f" id="ability__49"> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7f6e" id="ability__50">Research on newborn babies suggests an innate ability to attend to faces. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="ability__51" original="E81f.-7ee8" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d33"><span class="shcut" id="ability__52">verb + ability</span><span class="sn-gu" id="ability__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d31"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d30" id="ability__54" original="E81f.-7ee7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d2f" id="ability__55"><span class="coll" id="ability__56" original="E81f.-7ee6">have</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="ability__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d2d"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ee5" id="ability__58">possess</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d2b" original="E81f.-7ee4" id="ability__59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d2a" id="ability__60"><span class="coll" id="ability__61" original="E81f.-7ee3">lack</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7ee2" id="ability__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d28"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d27"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ee1" id="ability__64">develop</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7ee0" id="ability__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d25"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d24" id="ability__66"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7edf" id="ability__67">test</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="ability__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d22"><span class="x-g" id="ability__69" original="E81f.-7edd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d21"> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7edc" id="ability__70">The system has the ability to address basic, intermediate and advanced data needs. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d1f" type="coll" id="ability__71" original="E81f.-7ed9"><span class="shcut" id="ability__72">verb + ability</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d1d" id="ability__73"><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7ed7" id="ability__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d1c"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d1b"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ed6" id="ability__76">lose</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__77" original="E81f.-7ed5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d19"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__78" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d18"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ed4" id="ability__79">retain</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__80" original="E81f.-7ed3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d16"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d15" id="ability__81"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ed2" id="ability__82">acquire</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d13" id="ability__83" original="E81f.-7ed1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d12" id="ability__84"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ed0" id="ability__85">demonstrate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d10" id="ability__86" original="E81f.-7ecf"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d0f"><span class="coll" id="ability__88" original="E81f.-7ece">question</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d0d" id="ability__89"><span class="coll" id="ability__90" original="E81f.-7ecd">doubt</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E81f.-7ecc" id="ability__91" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d0b"><span class="x-g" id="ability__92" original="E81f.-7ecb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d0a"> <span class="x" id="ability__93" original="E81f.-7eca">Liver cells retain the ability to divide, so the liver can regrow if part of it is removed.</span></span></span></span> <span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d08" id="ability__94"><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__95" original="E81f.-7ec7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d07"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__96" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d06"><span class="coll" id="ability__97" original="E81f.-7ec6">affect</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d04" original="E81f.-7ec5" id="ability__98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d03" id="ability__99"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ec4" id="ability__100">impair</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="ability__101" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d01"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ec3" id="ability__102">limit</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="ability__103" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cff"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ec2" id="ability__104">hinder</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cfd" id="ability__105"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ec1" id="ability__106">constrain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="ability__107" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cfb"><span class="coll" id="ability__108" original="E81f.-7ec0">undermine</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf9" id="ability__109"><span class="coll" id="ability__110" original="E81f.-7ebf">restrict</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf7" original="E81f.-7ebe" id="ability__111"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf6" id="ability__112"><span class="coll" id="ability__113" original="E81f.-7ebd">enhance</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="ability__114" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf4"><span class="coll" id="ability__115" original="E81f.-7ebc">improve</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E81f.-7ebb" id="ability__116" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cf1" id="ability__117" original="E81f.-7eba"> <span class="x" id="ability__118" original="E81f.-7eb9">Poverty impairs the ability to obtain a healthy, balanced diet.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="ability__119" original="E81f.-7eb6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cef" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="ability__120">ability to + verb</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ced" id="ability__121"><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__122" original="E81f.-7eb4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cec"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__123" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ceb"><span class="coll" id="ability__124" original="E81f.-7eb3">cope</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce9" id="ability__125" original="E81f.-7eb2"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__126" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce8"><span class="coll" id="ability__127" original="E81f.-7eb1">pay</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce6" original="E81f.-7eb0" id="ability__128"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__129" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce5"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7eaf" id="ability__130">innovate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__131" original="E81f.-7eae" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce3"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__132" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce2"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ead" id="ability__133">adapt</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ce0" original="E81f.-7eac" id="ability__134"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__135" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cdf"><span class="coll" id="ability__136" original="E81f.-7eab">communicate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__137" original="E81f.-7eaa" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cdd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cdc" id="ability__138"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ea9" id="ability__139">predict</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__140" original="E81f.-7ea8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cda"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__141" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd9"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7ea7" id="ability__142">manipulate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7ea6" id="ability__143" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd6" id="ability__144"><span class="coll" id="ability__145" original="E81f.-7ea5">control</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd4" id="ability__146" original="E81f.-7ea4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd3" id="ability__147" original="E81f.-7ea3"> <span class="x" id="ability__148" original="E81f.-7ea2">Access to care was to be based on clinical need, not on the ability to pay.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-76dc" id="ability__149" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd1"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="ability__150" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cd0"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-76da" id="ability__151">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E391.-76d9" id="ability__152" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-76d8" id="ability__153">a level of skill or intelligence</span><span class="x-gs" id="ability__154" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ccc"><span class="x-g" id="ability__155" original="E81f.-7f81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ccb"> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7f80" id="ability__156">Tests of both reading ability and non-verbal reasoning were administered. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc9" original="E81f.-7f7f" id="ability__157"><span class="x" id="ability__158" original="E81f.-7f7e">The all-round person possesses general abilities but is not a specialist.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc7" id="ability__159" original="E81f.-7f7d"> <span class="cf" original="E4a8.-1d77" id="ability__160">+ noun</span> <span class="x" id="ability__161" original="E81f.-7f7c">The pupils were taught in mixed ability classes.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc4" type="coll" original="E81f.-7f77" id="ability__162"> <span class="shcut" id="ability__163">adjective + ability</span><span class="sn-gu" id="ability__164" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc2"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc1" id="ability__165" original="E81f.-7f76"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__166" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cc0"><span class="coll" id="ability__167" original="E81f.-7f75">innate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7f74" id="ability__168" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cbe"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__169" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cbd"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7f73" id="ability__170">limited</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7f72" id="ability__171" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cbb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cba" id="ability__172"><span class="coll" id="ability__173" original="E81f.-7f71">remarkable</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb8" id="ability__174"><span class="x-g" id="ability__175" original="E81f.-7f6d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb7"> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7f6c" id="ability__176">Some animals exhibit a remarkable homing ability.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb5" type="coll" id="ability__177" original="E81f.-7f35"> <span class="shcut" id="ability__178">adjective + ability</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb3" id="ability__179"><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__180" original="E81f.-7f33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cb1" id="ability__181"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7f32" id="ability__182">general</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-caf" id="ability__183" original="E81f.-7f31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cae" id="ability__184"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7f30" id="ability__185">cognitive</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="ability__186" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-cac"><span class="coll" id="ability__187" original="E81f.-7f2f">mental</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="ability__188" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-caa"><span class="coll" id="ability__189" original="E81f.-7f2e">intellectual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca8" id="ability__190" original="E81f.-7f2d"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__191" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca7"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7f2c" id="ability__192">academic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca5" original="E81f.-7f2b" id="ability__193"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__194" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca4"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7f2a" id="ability__195">verbal</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="ability__196" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca2"><span class="coll" original="E81f.-7f29" id="ability__197">linguistic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ca0" id="ability__198" original="E81f.-7f28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c9f" id="ability__199"><span class="coll" id="ability__200" original="E81f.-7f27">reading</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="ability__201" original="E81f.-7f26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c9d"><span class="x-g" original="E81f.-7f25" id="ability__202" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c9c"> <span class="x" id="ability__203" original="E81f.-7f24">Tests of mental abilities do not assess all important aspects of brain function.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="ability__204" original="E81f.-7ee8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c9a" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="ability__205">verb + ability</span><span class="sn-gu" id="ability__206" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c98"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c97" original="E81f.-7ee7" id="ability__207"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c96" id="ability__208"><span class="coll" id="ability__209" original="E81f.-7ee6">have</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c94" id="ability__210"><span class="coll" id="ability__211" original="E81f.-7ee5">possess</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c92" id="ability__212" original="E81f.-7ee4"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__213" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c91"><span class="coll" id="ability__214" original="E81f.-7ee3">lack</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c8f" id="ability__215" original="E81f.-7ee2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c8e" id="ability__216"><span class="coll" id="ability__217" original="E81f.-7ee1">develop</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7ee0" id="ability__218" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c8c"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__219" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c8b"><span class="coll" id="ability__220" original="E81f.-7edf">test</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c89" id="ability__221"><span class="x-g" id="ability__222" original="E81f.-7edb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c88"> <span class="x" original="E81f.-7eda" id="ability__223">Children need opportunities to develop problem-solving abilities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="collocs_all" id="ability__224" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d2"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="ability__225"><span class="shcut-g" original="E81f.-7f7a" id="ability__226" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d4"><span class="shcut" original="E81f.-7f79" id="ability__227">adjective + ability</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d6" id="ability__228" original="E81f.-7f78"><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7f76" id="ability__229" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d7"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__230" original="E81f.-7f75" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42d8"><span class="coll" id="ability__231">innate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42da" original="E81f.-7f74" id="ability__232"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42db" original="E81f.-7f73" id="ability__233"><span class="coll" id="ability__234">limited</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7f72" id="ability__235" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42de" id="ability__236" original="E81f.-7f71"><span class="coll" id="ability__237">remarkable</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E81f.-7f70" id="ability__238" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e1" original="E81f.-7f6f" id="ability__239"><span class="x" original="E81f.-7f6e" id="ability__240">Research on newborn babies suggests an innate ability to attend to faces. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="ability__241" original="E81f.-7f6d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e3"><span class="x" original="E81f.-7f6c" id="ability__242">Some animals exhibit a remarkable homing ability.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="ability__243" original="E81f.-7f35" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e6" id="ability__244" original="E81f.-7f33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e7" original="E81f.-7f32" id="ability__245"><span class="coll" id="ability__246">general</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__247" original="E81f.-7f31" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42e9"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__248" original="E81f.-7f30" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ea"><span class="coll" id="ability__249">cognitive</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ec" original="E81f.-7f2f" id="ability__250"><span class="coll" id="ability__251">mental</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7f2e" id="ability__252" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42ee"><span class="coll" id="ability__253">intellectual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f0" id="ability__254" original="E81f.-7f2d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f1" original="E81f.-7f2c" id="ability__255"><span class="coll" id="ability__256">academic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f3" id="ability__257" original="E81f.-7f2b"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7f2a" id="ability__258" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f4"><span class="coll" id="ability__259">verbal</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="ability__260" original="E81f.-7f29" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f6"><span class="coll" id="ability__261">linguistic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__262" original="E81f.-7f28" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f8"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__263" original="E81f.-7f27" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42f9"><span class="coll" id="ability__264">reading</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E81f.-7f26" id="ability__265" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42fb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42fc" id="ability__266" original="E81f.-7f25"><span class="x" original="E81f.-7f24" id="ability__267">Tests of mental abilities do not assess all important aspects of brain function.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.42fe" id="ability__268" original="E81f.-7eeb"><span class="shcut" id="ability__269" original="E81f.-7eea">verb + ability</span><span class="sn-gu" id="ability__270" original="E81f.-7ee9" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4300"><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7ee7" id="ability__271" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4301"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__272" original="E81f.-7ee6" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4302"><span class="coll" id="ability__273">have</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7ee5" id="ability__274" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4304"><span class="coll" id="ability__275">possess</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__276" original="E81f.-7ee4" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4306"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4307" id="ability__277" original="E81f.-7ee3"><span class="coll" id="ability__278">lack</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4309" original="E81f.-7ee2" id="ability__279"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__280" original="E81f.-7ee1" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.430a"><span class="coll" id="ability__281">develop</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.430c" id="ability__282" original="E81f.-7ee0"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7edf" id="ability__283" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.430d"><span class="coll" id="ability__284">test</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.430f" original="E81f.-7ede" id="ability__285"><span class="x-g" original="E81f.-7edd" id="ability__286" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4310"><span class="x" original="E81f.-7edc" id="ability__287">The system has the ability to address basic, intermediate and advanced data needs. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="ability__288" original="E81f.-7edb" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4312"><span class="x" original="E81f.-7eda" id="ability__289">Children need opportunities to develop problem-solving abilities.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4314" id="ability__290" original="E81f.-7ed9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4315" id="ability__291" original="E81f.-7ed7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4316" original="E81f.-7ed6" id="ability__292"><span class="coll" id="ability__293">lose</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4318" id="ability__294" original="E81f.-7ed5"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__295" original="E81f.-7ed4" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4319"><span class="coll" id="ability__296">retain</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.431b" id="ability__297" original="E81f.-7ed3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.431c" original="E81f.-7ed2" id="ability__298"><span class="coll" id="ability__299">acquire</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.431e" id="ability__300" original="E81f.-7ed1"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7ed0" id="ability__301" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.431f"><span class="coll" id="ability__302">demonstrate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7ecf" id="ability__303" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4321"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__304" original="E81f.-7ece" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4322"><span class="coll" id="ability__305">question</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4324" id="ability__306" original="E81f.-7ecd"><span class="coll" id="ability__307">doubt</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="ability__308" original="E81f.-7ecc" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4326"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4327" original="E81f.-7ecb" id="ability__309"><span class="x" id="ability__310" original="E81f.-7eca">Liver cells retain the ability to divide, so the liver can regrow if part of it is removed.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E81f.-7ec9" id="ability__311" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4329"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.432a" original="E81f.-7ec7" id="ability__312"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7ec6" id="ability__313" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.432b"><span class="coll" id="ability__314">affect</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.432d" id="ability__315" original="E81f.-7ec5"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7ec4" id="ability__316" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.432e"><span class="coll" id="ability__317">impair</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4330" original="E81f.-7ec3" id="ability__318"><span class="coll" id="ability__319">limit</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4332" id="ability__320" original="E81f.-7ec2"><span class="coll" id="ability__321">hinder</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4334" original="E81f.-7ec1" id="ability__322"><span class="coll" id="ability__323">constrain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4336" original="E81f.-7ec0" id="ability__324"><span class="coll" id="ability__325">undermine</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="ability__326" original="E81f.-7ebf" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4338"><span class="coll" id="ability__327">restrict</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.433a" original="E81f.-7ebe" id="ability__328"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7ebd" id="ability__329" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.433b"><span class="coll" id="ability__330">enhance</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7ebc" id="ability__331" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.433d"><span class="coll" id="ability__332">improve</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E81f.-7ebb" id="ability__333" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.433f"><span class="x-g" original="E81f.-7eba" id="ability__334" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4340"><span class="x" original="E81f.-7eb9" id="ability__335">Poverty impairs the ability to obtain a healthy, balanced diet.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4342" id="ability__336" original="E81f.-7eb8"><span class="shcut" id="ability__337" original="E81f.-7eb7">ability to + verb</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E81f.-7eb6" id="ability__338" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4344"><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7eb4" id="ability__339" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4345"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7eb3" id="ability__340" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4346"><span class="coll" id="ability__341">cope</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4348" original="E81f.-7eb2" id="ability__342"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4349" id="ability__343" original="E81f.-7eb1"><span class="coll" id="ability__344">pay</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.434b" id="ability__345" original="E81f.-7eb0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.434c" id="ability__346" original="E81f.-7eaf"><span class="coll" id="ability__347">innovate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E81f.-7eae" id="ability__348" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.434e"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7ead" id="ability__349" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.434f"><span class="coll" id="ability__350">adapt</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__351" original="E81f.-7eac" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4351"><span class="coll-g" original="E81f.-7eab" id="ability__352" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4352"><span class="coll" id="ability__353">communicate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4354" id="ability__354" original="E81f.-7eaa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4355" original="E81f.-7ea9" id="ability__355"><span class="coll" id="ability__356">predict</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4357" id="ability__357" original="E81f.-7ea8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4358" original="E81f.-7ea7" id="ability__358"><span class="coll" id="ability__359">manipulate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="ability__360" original="E81f.-7ea6" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.435a"><span class="coll-g" id="ability__361" original="E81f.-7ea5" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.435b"><span class="coll" id="ability__362">control</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E81f.-7ea4" id="ability__363" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.435d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.435e" original="E81f.-7ea3" id="ability__364"><span class="x" original="E81f.-7ea2" id="ability__365">Access to care was to be based on clinical need, not on the ability to pay.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2dd5" id="ability__366" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ability_1" title="ability definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="ability__367" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2dd4" resource="oald" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1424"><span class="xh" id="ability__368">ability</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>able adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/able&t=able adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/able', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="able__12"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abl/able_/able__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abl/able_/able__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-628d" id="able__13"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="able__14"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound 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something</span> <span class="def" id="able__20" original="E391.-75e8">to have the power, skill, means or opportunity to do something</span><span class="x-gs" id="able__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c70"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-7ca0" id="able__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c6f"> <span class="x" original="E826.-7c9f" id="able__23">Some families earned so little they were barely able to survive.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c6d" id="able__24" original="E827.7543"> <span class="x" original="E827.7544" id="able__25">The larger companies are better able to take advantage of these opportunities.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-75e7" id="able__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c6b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/unable" title="unable definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c6a" original="E391.-75e6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4e31" id="able__27"><span class="xh" id="able__28">unable</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Grammar Point"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="can1__127" original="E646.-3f2c" unbox="grammar"><span class="heading">Grammar Point</span><span class="body" id="can1__128" original="E646.-3f2b"><span class="h1" original="E646.-3f2a" id="can1__129"><ul class="inline" original="E646.-3f29" id="can1__130"><li class="li" original="E646.-3f28" id="can1__131">can</li> <li class="li" id="can1__132" original="E89e.15c8">cannot</li> <li class="li" original="E646.-3f27" id="can1__133">be able to</li> <li class="li" original="E89e.15c9" id="can1__134">be unable to</li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="can1__135" original="E646.-3f26"><li class="li" original="E646.-3f25" id="can1__136"><span class="eb" original="E89e.15ca" id="can1__137">Can</span> and <span class="eb" original="E89e.15cb" id="can1__138">be able to</span> can each be used to express possibility. The negatives are <span class="eb" original="E89e.15cc" id="can1__139">cannot</span>, <span class="eb" original="E89e.15cd" id="can1__140">be unable to</span> or <span class="eb" original="E89e.15ce" id="can1__141">not be able to</span>. These expressions are all followed by the infinitive without <span class="ei" original="E646.-3f23" id="can1__142">to</span>:<span class="x-gs" id="can1__143"><span class="x-g" id="can1__144" original="E89e.15d0"><span class="x" original="E89e.15d1" id="can1__145">Although we <span class="ebi" original="E89e.15d2" id="can1__146">can measure</span> sea ice extent relatively easily, we <span class="ebi" id="can1__147" original="E89e.15d3">cannot measure</span> the volume.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="can1__148" original="E646.-30ba"><span class="x" original="E646.-30b9" id="can1__149">Principally, the glider <span class="ebi" original="E646.-30b8" id="can1__150">is able to survey</span> the head of the adjacent submarine canyon.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="can1__151" original="E646.-30b6">The past form of <span class="ei" id="can1__152" original="E646.-305f">can</span> is <span class="eb" original="E646.-305e" id="can1__153">could</span>; the past form of <span class="ei" id="can1__154" original="E646.-305d">be able</span> is <span class="eb" id="can1__155" original="E646.-305c">was/​were able</span>:<span class="x-gs" id="can1__156"><span class="x-g" id="can1__157" original="E646.-305b"><span class="x" id="can1__158" original="E646.-305a">Formerly, employers <span class="ebi" id="can1__159" original="E646.-3059">could insist</span> that all sickness absence be confirmed by a certificate issued by a doctor.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="can1__160" original="E646.-30b5"><span class="x" original="E646.-30b4" id="can1__161">Thus, these refugees <span class="ebi" original="E646.-30b3" id="can1__162">were able to choose</span> where in France they would be resettled.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="can1__163" original="E646.-3057">To talk about possibility in the future, use <span class="eb" original="E646.-3056" id="can1__164">could</span> and <span class="eb" original="E646.-3055" id="can1__165">would be able</span>:<span class="x-gs" id="can1__166"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3004" id="can1__167"><span class="x" original="E646.-3003" id="can1__168">In the future, the UK <span class="ebi" id="can1__169" original="E646.-3002">could use</span> biomass to satisfy about 4.5% of its present total energy needs.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E646.-3001" id="can1__170"><span class="x" id="can1__171" original="E646.-3000">Figure 6 relates to the population in Wales, but a similar graph <span class="ebi" id="can1__172" original="E646.-2fff">could be constructed</span> for Scotland, England or Ireland.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="can1__173" original="E646.-2ffe"><span class="x" id="can1__174" original="E646.-2ffd">Some politicians optimistically predicted that the country <span class="ebi" id="can1__175" original="E646.-2ffc">would be able to free</span> itself from aid and donor influence.</span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="able__78" original="E391.-75e4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c64"><span class="num">2</span><span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c63" original="E391.-75e3" id="able__79"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="if-g" original="E391.-75e2" id="able__80" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c62" form="_tofix"><span class="if" id="able__81" original="E391.-75e1">abler</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="able__82" type="if_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ce4"><span class="pron-g" id="able__83" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6296" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="able__84"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪblə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abl/abler/abler__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abl/abler/abler__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6293" id="able__85" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="able__86"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪblər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abl/abler/abler__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abl/abler/abler__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="if-g" original="E391.-75dd" id="able__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c59" form="_tofix"><span class="if" id="able__88" original="E391.-75dc">ablest</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="able__89" type="if_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ce5" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7cf1" id="able__90" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="able__91"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪblɪst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abl/ables/ablest__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abl/ables/ablest__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="able__92" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7cf4"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="able__93"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪblɪst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abl/ables/ablest__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abl/ables/ablest__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="able__94" original="E391.-75d8">intelligent; good at something</span><span class="x-gs" id="able__95" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c50"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-7c9c" id="able__96" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c4f"> <span class="x" original="E826.-7c9b" id="able__97">Hess was an able administrator as well as a brilliant scientist.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="able__98" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2cf2" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/able_1" title="able definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.154d" id="able__99" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2cf1"><span class="xh" id="able__100">able</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abnormal adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abnormal&t=abnormal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abnormal', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c40" id="abnormal__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c3f" original="E391.-7543" id="abnormal__12"> <span class="def" id="abnormal__13" original="E391.-7542">different from what is usual or expected, especially in a way that may be harmful or not wanted</span><span class="x-gs" id="abnormal__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c3d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c3c" original="E828.-7f30" id="abnormal__15"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7f2f" id="abnormal__16">A patient with slightly abnormal liver function tests was referred to hospital for investigation.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E828.-7f2c" id="abnormal__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c3a"> <span class="x" id="abnormal__18" original="E828.-7f2b">Possible causes of abnormal findings in the measurements are also discussed.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-7541" id="abnormal__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c38" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/normal1" title="normal1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c37" original="E391.-7540" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.2e17" id="abnormal__20"><span class="xh" id="abnormal__21">normal</span><span class="xhm" id="abnormal__22">1</span></span></a></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c34" id="abnormal__23"><span class="dr-g" id="abnormal__24" original="E391.-753e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c33"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="abnormal__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c32"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List">                                <a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a></span><span class="dr" academic="y" original="E391.-753d" id="abnormal__26">abnormally</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c29" id="abnormal__27" original="E391.-7539"><span class="pos" id="abnormal__28" original="E391.-7538">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4cf9" eid="abnormal__29" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="abnormal__30" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7e21" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abnormal__31"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈnɔːməli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abn/abnor/abnormally__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c27" id="abnormal__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c26" original="E828.-739e" id="abnormal__35"> <span class="x" id="abnormal__36" original="E828.-739d">All these enzymes were abnormally high, indicating a problem with the liver.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="remarkably__19" original="E442.-6d8a" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading">Language Bank</span><span class="body" id="remarkably__20" original="E442.-6d89"><span class="h1" original="E442.-6d88" id="remarkably__21">Adverbs of degree</span><span class="p" original="E442.-6d87" id="remarkably__22">These adverbs are used with an adjective to describe the strength of a particular quality.</span><span class="h2" original="E442.-6583" id="remarkably__23">a high degree</span><span class="h1" id="remarkably__24" original="E848.-66b4"><ul class="inline" original="E442.-6d86" id="remarkably__25"><li class="li" id="remarkably__26" original="E442.-6d85">enormously</li> <li class="li" original="E442.-6d83" id="remarkably__27">exceptionally</li> <li class="li" id="remarkably__28" original="E442.-6d82">extremely</li> <li class="li" id="remarkably__29" original="E442.-6d21">immensely</li> <li class="li" id="remarkably__30" original="E442.-6d80">remarkably</li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" original="E843.53da" id="remarkably__31"><li class="li" original="E843.53db" id="remarkably__32">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__33"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__34" original="E442.-6d7e"><span class="x" id="remarkably__35" original="E442.-6d7d">The study reveals <span class="ebi" original="E442.-6d20" id="remarkably__36">exceptionally high</span> levels of imports.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__37" original="E843.53dc">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__38"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__39" original="E442.-67cd"><span class="x" id="remarkably__40" original="E442.-67cc">Low-denomination coins minted in the third century are <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__41" original="E442.-67cb">extremely rare</span>.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__42" original="E843.53dd">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__43"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__44" original="E442.-6374"><span class="x" id="remarkably__45" original="E442.-6373">Although woodblock prints were not respected as genuine art at the time, they were <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__46" original="E442.-6372">immensely popular</span>.</span></span></span></li></ul><ul class="deflist" original="E92e.-f92" id="remarkably__47"><li class="li" id="remarkably__48" original="E442.-6371">The adverbs <span class="eb" id="remarkably__49" original="E442.-6370">enormously</span>, <span class="eb" id="remarkably__50" original="E442.-636f">immensely</span> and <span class="eb" original="E442.-636e" id="remarkably__51">remarkably</span> may also be used with a verb in this meaning:</li></ul><ul class="bullet" original="E843.53de" id="remarkably__52"><li class="li" original="E843.53df" id="remarkably__53">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__54"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__55" original="E442.-6d1c"><span class="x" original="E442.-6d1b" id="remarkably__56">The content of soluble salts <span class="ebi" original="E442.-6d1a" id="remarkably__57">varies enormously</span> between rock types.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__58" original="E843.53e0">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__59"><span class="x-g" original="E442.-636d" id="remarkably__60"><span class="x" id="remarkably__61" original="E442.-636c">Furthermore, male and female fig wasps <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__62" original="E442.-636b">differ remarkably</span> in their morphology.</span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" id="remarkably__63" original="E442.-6582">a moderate degree</span><span class="h1" original="E848.-66b3" id="remarkably__64"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__65" original="E442.-6d75"><li class="li" original="E442.-6d74" id="remarkably__66">fairly</li> <li class="li" original="E442.-6d73" id="remarkably__67">moderately</li> <li class="li" id="remarkably__68" original="E442.-6d72">sufficiently</li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__69" original="E843.53e1"><li class="li" original="E843.53e2" id="remarkably__70">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__71"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__72" original="E442.-65cb"><span class="x" id="remarkably__73" original="E442.-65ca">The temperatures of ocean surfaces remain <span class="ebi" original="E442.-65c9" id="remarkably__74">fairly constant</span>.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__75" original="E843.53e3">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__76"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__77" original="E843.53e4"><span class="x" original="E843.53e5" id="remarkably__78">The headaches are <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__79" original="E843.53e6">moderately severe</span> but not disabling.</span></span></span></li></ul><span class="p" id="remarkably__80" original="E442.-65cc">Note that <span class="eb" id="remarkably__81" original="E442.-b64">sufficiently</span> is used to express a level of need:<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__82"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__83" original="E442.-b63"><span class="x" id="remarkably__84" original="E442.-b62">Once a <span class="ebi" original="E442.-b61" id="remarkably__85">sufficiently large</span> bubble is formed, it could expand.</span></span></span></span><ul class="deflist" original="E92e.-f91" id="remarkably__86"><li class="li" original="E442.-636a" id="remarkably__87">The adverbs <span class="eb" original="E442.-6369" id="remarkably__88">moderately</span> and <span class="eb" id="remarkably__89" original="E442.-6368">sufficiently</span> may also be used with a verb in this meaning:</li></ul><ul class="bullet" original="E843.53e7" id="remarkably__90"><li class="li" original="E843.53e8" id="remarkably__91">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__92"><span class="x-g" original="E442.-b60" id="remarkably__93"><span class="x" original="E442.-b5f" id="remarkably__94">The CAS Planning scale has been shown to <span class="ebi" id="remarkably__95" original="E442.-b5e">correlate moderately</span> with IQ.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__96" original="E843.53e9">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__97"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__98" original="E442.-6367"><span class="x" original="E442.-6366" id="remarkably__99">By the 1970s, these economies had <span class="ebi" original="E442.-6365" id="remarkably__100">recovered sufficiently</span> to compete on a global scale.</span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" id="remarkably__101" original="E442.-6580">an absolute degree</span><span class="h1" original="E848.-66b2" id="remarkably__102"><ul class="inline" original="E442.-67c9" id="remarkably__103"><li class="li" original="E442.-67c8" id="remarkably__104">completely</li> <li class="li" original="E442.-67c7" id="remarkably__105">entirely</li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="remarkably__106" original="E92e.-f90"><li class="li" original="E442.-67ca" id="remarkably__107">These adverbs may be used with <span class="ei" original="E442.-65d3" id="remarkably__108">not</span> or <span class="ei" id="remarkably__109" original="E442.-65d2">almost</span> to make your assertion less strong:</li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__110" original="E843.53ea"><li class="li" original="E843.53eb" id="remarkably__111">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__112"><span class="x-g" original="E442.-67c5" id="remarkably__113"><span class="x" original="E442.-67c4" id="remarkably__114">Some bacteria are considered to be <span class="ebi" original="E442.-67c3" id="remarkably__115">completely independent</span> of photosynthesis.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__116" original="E843.53ec">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__117"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__118" original="E442.-67c2"><span class="x" id="remarkably__119" original="E442.-67c1">This evidence is <span class="ebi" original="E442.-65d1" id="remarkably__120">not entirely consistent </span>across studies.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__121" original="E843.53ed">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__122"><span class="x-g" original="E442.-65d0" id="remarkably__123"><span class="x" original="E442.-65cf" id="remarkably__124">Although econometric evidence is <span class="ebi" original="E442.-65ce" id="remarkably__125">almost entirely absent</span>, historical evidence suggests…</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__126" original="E843.53ee">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__127"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__128" original="E442.-6364"><span class="x" id="remarkably__129" original="E442.-6363">Evidently, myth had been too entrenched in Greek life to <span class="ebi" original="E442.-6362" id="remarkably__130">disappear completely.</span></span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h2" original="E442.-b5d" id="remarkably__131">other adverbs of degree</span><span class="h1" original="E848.-66b1" id="remarkably__132"><ul class="inline" id="remarkably__133" original="E442.-6d7b"><li class="li" id="remarkably__134" original="E442.-6d7a">abnormally</li> <li class="li" id="remarkably__135" original="E442.-6d79">extraordinarily</li> <li class="li" id="remarkably__136" original="E442.-6d78">surprisingly</li> <li class="li" id="remarkably__137" original="E442.-6d77">unusually</li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" original="E68e.2245" id="remarkably__139"><li class="li" id="remarkably__140" original="E68e.2246">	These adverbs emphasize how <span class="eb" id="remarkably__141" original="E68e.2247">unusual</span> a particular quality is, especially an amount or the level of something:</li></ul><ul class="bullet" original="E843.53f0" id="remarkably__142"><li class="li" id="remarkably__143" original="E843.53f1">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__144"><span class="x-g" original="E442.-b66" id="remarkably__145"><span class="x" id="remarkably__146" original="E442.-b5c">Despite the interest in market-oriented conservation, <span class="ebi" original="E442.-b5b" id="remarkably__147">surprisingly little</span> research has focused on peasant farmer incomes in rainforest areas.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E843.53f2" id="remarkably__148">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__149"><span class="x-g" original="E442.-657f" id="remarkably__150"><span class="x" id="remarkably__151" original="E442.-657e">Less frequent events, such as <span class="ebi" original="E442.-657d" id="remarkably__152">unusually high</span> tides, have an impact on erosion (Wong, 1991).</span></span></span></li></ul><span class="h1" id="remarkably__153" original="E848.-66b0"><ul class="inline" original="E442.-6d70" id="remarkably__154"><li class="li" id="remarkably__155" original="E442.-6d6f">comparatively</li> <li class="li" id="remarkably__156" original="E442.-6d6e">relatively</li></ul></span><ul class="bullet" id="remarkably__157" original="E68e.2248"><li class="li" id="remarkably__158" original="E68e.2249">	These adverbs may be used when <span class="eb" id="remarkably__159" original="E68e.224a">comparing</span> sets of data, objects, techniques, etc:</li></ul><ul class="bullet" original="E843.53f3" id="remarkably__160"><li class="li" id="remarkably__161" original="E843.53f4">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__162"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__163" original="E843.53f5"><span class="x" id="remarkably__164" original="E843.53f6">Even in eras of <span class="ebi" original="E843.53f7" id="remarkably__165">comparatively high</span> literacy, ancient cultures remained oral to a considerable degree.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="remarkably__166" original="E843.53f8">	<span class="x-gs" id="remarkably__167"><span class="x-g" id="remarkably__168" original="E442.-65c2"><span class="x" original="E442.-65c1" id="remarkably__169">The mass exchange of these polar glaciers is <span class="ebi" original="E442.-65c0" id="remarkably__170">relatively small</span>, compared with temperate glaciers.</span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Family"><span class="unbox" unbox="wordfamily"><span class="heading">Word Family</span><span class="body"><span class="wfw-g" id="normal1__50"><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abnormality noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abnormality&t=abnormality noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abnormality', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="def" original="E391.-7522" id="abnormality__22">a feature in a person's body or behaviour that is not usual and may be harmful or cause illness</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c09" id="abnormality__23"><span class="x-g" id="abnormality__24" original="E828.-7f1f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c08"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7f1e" id="abnormality__25">The congenital heart abnormalities are seen in 40-50% of patients.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c06" original="E828.-7f1b" id="abnormality__26"> <span class="x" id="abnormality__27" original="E828.-7f1a">The tests are offered to women with a family history of chromosomal abnormality.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="abnormality__28" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c7b"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abolish verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abolish&t=abolish verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abolish', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɒlɪʃ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolish__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolish__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="abolish__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7f4e"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɑːlɪʃ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolish__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolish__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-41cd" id="abolish__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51e4" id="abolish__17"><span class="vp" id="abolish__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> abolish</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51e6" eid="abolish__19" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51e7" id="abolish__20"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɒlɪʃ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolish__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolish__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="abolish__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51eb"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɑːlɪʃ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolish__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolish__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="abolish__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51ef"><span class="vp" id="abolish__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> abolishes</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="abolish__26" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51f1"><span class="pron-g" id="abolish__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51f2" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɒlɪʃɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolishes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolishes__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51f5" id="abolish__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɑːlɪʃɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolishes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolishes__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="abolish__31" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51f8"><span class="vp" id="abolish__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> abolished</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="abolish__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51fa" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51fb" id="abolish__34" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɒlɪʃt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolished__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolished__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abolish__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.51fe" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɑːlɪʃt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolished__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolished__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="abolish__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5201" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="abolish__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> abolished</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5203" eid="abolish__40"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="abolish__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5204"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɒlɪʃt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolished__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolished__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5207" id="abolish__43" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɑːlɪʃt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolished__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolished__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.520a" id="abolish__45"><span class="vp" id="abolish__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> abolishing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.520c" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="abolish__47"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.520d" id="abolish__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɒlɪʃɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolishing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolishing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abolish__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5210" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolish__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɑːlɪʃɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolishing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolishing__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bc3" id="abolish__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bc2" id="abolish__53" original="E391.-74b8"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-74b7" id="abolish__54"><span class="exp" id="abolish__55">abolish</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="abolish__56" original="E391.-74b6">to officially end a system, practice, institution or law</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bbe" id="abolish__57"><span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7e5d" id="abolish__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bbd"> <span class="x" id="abolish__59" original="E82a.-7e5c">The slave trade was abolished by Act of Parliament in 1807.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bbb" id="abolish__60" original="E82a.-7e59"> <span class="x" original="E82a.-7e58" id="abolish__61">The decree completely abolished the death penalty.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="abolish__62" original="E82a.-7e5b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bb9"> <span class="x" original="E82a.-7e5a" id="abolish__63">The government proposed to abolish the office of Lord Chancellor.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-bb7" id="abolish__64" original="E82a.-7e57"> <span class="x" id="abolish__65" original="E82a.-7e56">Japanese car manufacturers were not happy with the EU protection and started a lobbying process in Brussels to abolish the EU tariffs.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="abolish__66" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c2b"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abolish" title="abolish definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c2a" id="abolish__67" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1705"><span class="xh" id="abolish__68">abolish</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abolish&t=abolish verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abolition noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abolition&t=abolition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abolition', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="abolition__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolition__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæbəˈlɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolition__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolition__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abolition__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7fc9" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolition__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæbəˈlɪʃn<span 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id="abolition__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ba6"> <span class="cf" id="abolition__15" original="E39f.-6b87"><span class="exp" id="abolition__16">abolition</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" id="abolition__17" original="E391.-74a9">the ending of a system, practice, institution or law</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ba2" id="abolition__18"><span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7c43" id="abolition__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ba1"> <span class="x" id="abolition__20" original="E82a.-7c42">Between 1828 and 1830, some 5 000 petitions calling for the gradual abolition of slavery were submitted to Parliament.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7c41" id="abolition__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b9f"> <span class="x" id="abolition__22" original="E82a.-7c40">All these papers have supported the abolition of the licence fee by which the BBC is funded.</span></span><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abolitionist noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abolitionist&t=abolitionist noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abolitionist', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolitionist__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolitionist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolitionist__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604a5bb81a.7ff3" id="abolitionist__12" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abolitionist__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/aboli/abolitionist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/aboli/abolitionist__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abolitionist__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b8c"><span class="sn-g" id="abolitionist__15" original="E391.-749c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b8b"> <span class="def" id="abolitionist__16" original="E391.-749b">a person who is in favour of the <span class="ndv" id="abolitionist__17">abolition</span> of something</span> <span class="un" un="help" id="abolitionist__18" original="E428.-5928"><span class="eb" original="E428.-5927" id="abolitionist__19">Abolitionist</span> is used especially to refer to somebody who wanted to abolish <span class="ndv" id="abolitionist__20">slavery</span> in the nineteenth century: </span><span class="x-gs" id="abolitionist__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b84" original="E82a.-7c37" id="abolitionist__22"><span class="x" id="abolitionist__23" original="E82a.-7c36">Many abolitionists wanted Lincoln to move against slavery immediately.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="abolitionist__24" original="E428.-5923" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b82"> <span class="cf" original="E428.-5924" id="abolitionist__25">+ noun</span> <span class="x" original="E428.-5922" id="abolitionist__26">The abolitionist movement was one in which women played a significant part.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b7f" id="abolitionist__27" original="E82a.-7c39"> <span class="x" id="abolitionist__28" original="E82a.-7c38">Large public meetings were held throughout the country to publicize the abolitionist message.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="abolitionist__29" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2bec"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abolitionist" title="abolitionist definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1749" id="abolitionist__30" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2beb"><span class="xh" id="abolitionist__31">abolitionist</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abortion noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abortion&t=abortion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abortion', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abortion__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɔːʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/abort/abortion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/abort/abortion__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="abortion__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7e1c"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abortion__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbɔːrʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/abort/abortion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/abort/abortion__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abortion__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b6d"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b6c" id="abortion__15" original="E391.-739d"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="abortion__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b6b"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abortion__17" original="E391.-739b">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-739a" id="abortion__18">the deliberate ending of a <span class="ndv" id="abortion__19">pregnancy</span> at an early stage</span><span class="x-gs" id="abortion__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b67"><span class="x-g" id="abortion__21" original="E586.-7c57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b66"> <span class="x" original="E586.-7c56" id="abortion__22">In the more traditional Buddhist countries, abortion is illegal with certain limited exceptions. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-7396" id="abortion__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b64"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="abortion__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b63"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-7394" id="abortion__25" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-7393" id="abortion__26">a medical operation to end a <span class="ndv" id="abortion__27">pregnancy</span> at an early stage</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b5f" id="abortion__28" original="E391.-738f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/termination" title="termination definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.529a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b5e" original="E391.-738e" id="abortion__29"><span class="xh" id="abortion__30">termination</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b5b" id="abortion__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b5a" original="E586.-7c55" id="abortion__32"> <span class="x" original="E586.-7c54" id="abortion__33">The court held that the girl could have an abortion.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b58" original="E391.-738c" id="abortion__34" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/miscarriage" title="miscarriage definition"><span class="xr-g" id="abortion__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b57" original="E391.-738b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-1d1c"><span class="xh" id="abortion__36">miscarriage</span></span></a></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2bca" id="abortion__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abortion" title="abortion definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="abortion__38" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2bc9" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>about 1 preposition</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/about1&t=about1 preposition - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/about1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="about1__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b46"><span class="x-g" id="about1__15" original="E824.-7b6a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b45"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b69" id="about1__16">This book is all about moral philosophy. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="about1__17" original="E824.-7b68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b43"><span class="x" original="E824.-7b67" id="about1__18">The courts generally obtain a social report about the young person's family.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="about1__19" original="E824.-7b64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b41"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b63" id="about1__20">What was most unusual about Smith was the range of his intelligence. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="about1__21" original="E824.-7b62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b3f"><span class="x" id="about1__22" original="E824.-7b61">The most pressing question at the end of the war was what to do about Germany. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b3d" original="E824.-7b60" id="about1__23"><span class="x" id="about1__24" original="E824.-7b5f">Jefferson focuses on how African American soldiers felt about the army and the war. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b3b" original="E391.-72ef" id="about1__25"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-72ee" id="about1__26">used to describe the purpose or an aspect of something</span><span class="x-gs" id="about1__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b39"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7b5e" id="about1__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b38"> <span class="cf" id="about1__29" original="E465.6292">all <span class="exp" id="about1__30">about</span> (doing) something</span> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b5d" id="about1__31">Politics in democracies is all about bargaining and compromise.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b34" id="about1__32" original="E824.-7b5c"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b5b" id="about1__33">These team-working and individual decision-making skills are what general practice training is all about. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b32" original="E391.-72ed" id="about1__34"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" id="about1__35" original="E391.-72ec">busy with something; doing something</span><span class="x-gs" id="about1__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b30"><span class="x-g" id="about1__37" original="E824.-7b5a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b2f"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b59" id="about1__38">The state should not interfere with the right of a person to go about their legitimate business.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" id="about1__39" original="E4c3.-3cbd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b2d" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading">Language Bank</span><span class="body" id="about1__40" original="E4c3.-3cbc"><span class="h1" original="E4c3.-3cbb" id="about1__41">Saying what a text is about</span><span class="p" id="about1__42" original="E4c3.-3cba">In academic writing, there are various ways of presenting the subject matter of a text. </span><ul class="bullet" id="about1__43" original="E4c3.-3cb9"><li class="li" id="about1__44" original="E4c3.-3cb8">	a/​an book/​paper/​article/​chapter <span class="eb" id="about1__45" original="E4c3.-3cb7">about</span> something</li><li class="li" id="about1__46" original="E4c3.-3cb6">	a/​an book/​paper/​article/​chapter <span class="eb" original="E4c3.-3cb5" id="about1__47">on</span> something</li><li class="li" original="E4c3.-3cb4" id="about1__48">	a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__49" original="E4c3.-3cb3">deals with</span> something</li><li class="li" id="about1__50" original="E4c3.-3cb2">	a text/​an author <span class="eb" original="E4c3.-3cb1" id="about1__51">discusses</span> something</li><li class="li" original="E4c3.-3cb0" id="about1__52">	a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__53" original="E4c3.-3caf">presents an overview of</span> something</li><li class="li" id="about1__54" original="E4c3.-3cae">	a text/​an author <span class="eb" original="E4c3.-3cad" id="about1__55">focuses on</span> something</li><li class="li" original="E4c3.-3cac" id="about1__56">	a text/​an author <span class="eb" original="E4c3.-3cab" id="about1__57">explores</span> something</li><li class="li" id="about1__58" original="E4c3.-3caa">	a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__59" original="E4c3.-3ca9">examines</span> something</li><li class="li" id="about1__60" original="E4c3.-3ca8">	a text/​an author <span class="eb" original="E4c3.-3ca7" id="about1__61">considers</span> something</li><li class="li" original="E4c3.-3ca6" id="about1__62">	a text/​an author <span class="eb" id="about1__63" original="E4c3.-3ca5">addresses</span> something</li></ul><ul class="bullet" original="E4c3.-3ca4" id="about1__64"><li class="li" id="about1__65" original="E4c3.-3ca3">	<span class="x-gs" id="about1__66" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d1e"><span class="x-g" id="about1__67" original="E4c3.-3ca2" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62bb"><span class="x" id="about1__68" original="E4c3.-3ca1">In 2001, Cell published a paper <span class="ebi" original="E4c3.-3ca0" id="about1__69">about</span> a chromosomal duplication.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4c3.-3c9f" id="about1__70">	<span class="x-gs" id="about1__71" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d1d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62b7" original="E4c3.-3c9e" id="about1__72"><span class="x" id="about1__73" original="E4c3.-3c9d">His book included a chapter <span class="ebi" id="about1__74" original="E4c3.-3c9c">on</span> religion.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4c3.-3c9b" id="about1__75">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d1c" id="about1__76"><span class="x-g" id="about1__77" original="E4c3.-3c9a" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62b3"><span class="x" id="about1__78" original="E4c3.-3c99">The next three chapters <span class="ebi" id="about1__79" original="E4c3.-3c98">deal with</span> the data collection aspects of conducting a survey.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__80" original="E4c3.-3c97">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d1b" id="about1__81"><span class="x-g" original="E4c3.-3c96" id="about1__82" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62af"><span class="x" original="E4c3.-3c95" id="about1__83"> The author <span class="ebi" id="about1__84" original="E4c3.-3c94">discusses</span> partially random machines further in Chapter 12. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__85" original="E4c3.-3c93">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d1a" id="about1__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62ab" original="E4c3.-3c92" id="about1__87"><span class="x" id="about1__88" original="E4c3.-3c91">Our aim in this chapter is to <span class="ebi" id="about1__89" original="E4c3.-3c90">present an overview of</span> research on problem-solving.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4c3.-3c8f" id="about1__90">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d19" id="about1__91"><span class="x-g" original="E4c3.-3c8e" id="about1__92" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62a7"><span class="x" original="E4c3.-3c8d" id="about1__93">Most studies have <span class="ebi" original="E4c3.-3c8c" id="about1__94">focused on</span> large organizations.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__95" original="E4c3.-3c8b">	<span class="x-gs" id="about1__96" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d18"><span class="x-g" original="E4c3.-3c8a" id="about1__97" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-62a3"><span class="x" id="about1__98" original="E4c3.-3c89">This article <span class="ebi" id="about1__99" original="E4c3.-3c88">explores</span> the background to the legislation.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__100" original="E4c3.-3c87">	<span class="x-gs" id="about1__101" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d17"><span class="x-g" id="about1__102" original="E4c3.-3c86" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-629f"><span class="x" id="about1__103" original="E4c3.-3c85">One recent study <span class="ebi" id="about1__104" original="E4c3.-3c84">examined</span> different coping functions used to deal with daily work demands…(Daniels and Harris, 2005).</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4c3.-3c83" id="about1__105">	<span class="x-gs" id="about1__106" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-629b" id="about1__107" original="E4c3.-3c82"><span class="x" original="E4c3.-3c81" id="about1__108">Several authors <span class="ebi" original="E4c3.-3c80" id="about1__109">have considered</span> the relationships between rationality and politics.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="about1__110" original="E4c3.-3c7f">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d15" id="about1__111"><span class="x-g" original="E4c3.-3c7e" id="about1__112" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6297"><span class="x" id="about1__113" original="E4c3.-3c7d">This article <span class="ebi" original="E4c3.-3c7c" id="about1__114">addresses</span> both the practical and the cultural implications of bereavement in wartime.</span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ba3" id="about1__115" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/about_1" title="about definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="about1__116" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2ba2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.192b"><span class="xh" id="about1__117">about</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>about 2 adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/about2&t=about2 adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/about2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7d47"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="about2__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbaʊt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/about/about__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/about/about__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="about2__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7d44"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="about2__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbaʊt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/about/about__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/about/about__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b1b" id="about2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b1a" id="about2__12" original="E391.-7326"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="about2__13" original="E391.-7325">a little more or less than; a little before or after</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b18" original="E391.-7324" id="about2__14"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/approximately" title="approximately definition"><span class="xr-g" id="about2__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b17" original="E391.-7323" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5ce0"><span class="xh" id="about2__16">approximately</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="about2__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b15"><span class="x-g" id="about2__18" original="E824.-7b76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b14"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b75" id="about2__19">These in-depth interviews lasted about an hour. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="about2__20" original="E824.-7b74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b12"><span class="x" id="about2__21" original="E824.-7b73">This suggestion was put in practice about ten years later.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b10" id="about2__22" original="E391.-7321"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7320" id="about2__23">nearly; very close to</span><span class="x-gs" id="about2__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b0e"><span class="x-g" id="about2__25" original="E824.-7b6e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-b0d"> <span class="x" id="about2__26" original="E824.-7b6d">Anti-inflammatory pain-killing agents are about the most commonly used group of drugs. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" id="about2__27" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2b71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/about_1" title="about definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>about 3 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/about3&t=about3 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/about3', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7d41"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="about3__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbaʊt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/about/about__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/about/about__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7d3e" id="about3__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="about3__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbaʊt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/about/about__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/about/about__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af9" id="about3__11" original="E391.-72c8"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af8" id="about3__12" original="E391.-72c7" sk="beabouttodo"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af7" id="about3__13"><span class="idm" id="about3__14" original="E391.-72c6">be about to do something</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af5" id="about3__15"><span class="sn-g" id="about3__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af4"> <span class="def" id="about3__17" original="E391.-72c5">to be close to doing something; to be going to do something very soon</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af2" id="about3__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-af1" original="E824.-7b58" id="about3__19"> <span class="x" id="about3__20" original="E824.-7b57">The material is about to become available to the public.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aef" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>above 1 preposition</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/above1&t=above1 preposition - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/above1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac7"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7299" id="above1__29">of greater importance or of higher quality than somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" id="above1__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac4" id="above1__31" original="E824.-7b44"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b43" id="above1__32">Bacon rated Tacitus above Plato and Aristotle as a moral thinker.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac2" original="E391.-7298" id="above1__33"><span class="num">4</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7297" id="above1__34">too good or too honest to do something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ac0" id="above1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-abf" id="above1__36" original="E824.-7b42"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b41" id="above1__37">Everything is made to appear fair and above suspicion.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="above1__38" original="E824.-7b40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-abd"> <span class="x" id="above1__39" original="E824.-7b3f">The members of that elite were not above making major concessions to ‘barbarian’ rulers, as the situation required. </span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" original="E391.-7293" id="above1__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-abb"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" id="above1__41" original="E391.-7292" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aba" sk="aboveall"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ab9" id="above1__42"><span class="idm" id="above1__43" original="E391.-7291">above all</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>above 2 adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/above2&t=above2 adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/above2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="above2__9" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-620f" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="above2__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbʌv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/above/above__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/above/above__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa5" id="above2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa4" id="above2__12" original="E391.-727b"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-727a" id="above2__13">at or to a higher place</span><span class="x-gs" id="above2__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa2"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7b3c" id="above2__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa1"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b3b" id="above2__16">By contact with the atmosphere above, the river slowly accumulates oxygen again. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="above2__17" original="E824.-7b3a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a9f"><span class="x" id="above2__18" original="E824.-7b39">In the dry season, viewed from above, Sero valley stands out as a green oasis among the brown and bare fields. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7b38" id="above2__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a9d"><span class="x" original="E824.-7b37" id="above2__20">These were reforms imposed from above.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a9b" id="above2__21" original="E391.-7279"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7278" id="above2__22">greater in number, level or age</span><span class="x-gs" id="above2__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a98" original="E824.-7b36" id="above2__24"> <span class="x" id="above2__25" original="E824.-7b35">Success rates remained high (i.e. 80 per cent and above).</span></span><span class="x-g" id="above2__26" original="E824.-7b34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a96"> <span class="x" id="above2__27" original="E824.-7b33">All schools need to have at least 50 per cent of pupils achieve Level 5 or above in English, mathematics and science.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a94" original="E824.-7b32" id="above2__28"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b31" id="above2__29">More than 20 per cent of the population is aged 65 and above.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a92" original="E391.-7277" id="above2__30"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7276" id="above2__31">earlier in something written or printed</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a90" id="above2__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a8f" original="E824.-7b30" id="above2__33"> <span class="x" id="above2__34" original="E824.-7b2f">King Malcolm of the Scots spoke English and Gaelic (see above, p. 212).</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a8d" id="above2__35" original="E824.-7b2e"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b2d" id="above2__36">As stated above, effective communication contributes to health outcomes in various ways. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="above2__37" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2aef"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/above_1" title="above definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="above2__38" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2aee" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1a55"><span class="xh" id="above2__39">above</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>above 3 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/above3&t=above3 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/above3', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>above-mentioned adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/above-mentioned&t=above-mentioned adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/above-mentioned', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7bee" id="above-mentioned__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="above-mentioned__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌbʌv ˈmenʃnd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abo/above/above_mentioned_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abo/above/above_mentioned_1_gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7beb" id="above-mentioned__9" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="above-mentioned__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌbʌv ˈmenʃnd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abo/above/above_mentioned_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abo/above/above_mentioned_1_us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="above-mentioned__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a5b"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="above-mentioned__12" original="E391.-7248" gram="obn">only before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a59" id="above-mentioned__13"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-7247" id="above-mentioned__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a58"> <span class="def" id="above-mentioned__15" original="E391.-7246">mentioned or named earlier in the same letter, book, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a56" id="above-mentioned__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a55" original="E824.-7b24" id="above-mentioned__17"> <span class="x" id="above-mentioned__18" original="E824.-7b23">The above-mentioned studies have pointed to the critical role of family well-being in building a harmonious society.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a53" id="above-mentioned__19" original="E824.-7b26"> <span class="x" id="above-mentioned__20" original="E824.-7b25">In addition to the above-mentioned reasons, our culture emphasizes verbal rather than written communication.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="above-mentioned__21" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2a99"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/above-mentioned" title="above-mentioned definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1b25" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2a98" resource="oald" id="above-mentioned__22"><span class="xh" id="above-mentioned__23">above-mentioned</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/above-mentioned&t=above-mentioned adjective - 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original="E391.-7157" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a42"> <span class="def" original="E391.-7156" id="abroad__15">in or to a foreign country</span><span class="x-gs" id="abroad__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a40"><span class="x-g" id="abroad__17" original="E824.-7b22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a3f"> <span class="x" id="abroad__18" original="E824.-7b21">English scholars who could afford it went abroad. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a3d" original="E824.-7b20" id="abroad__19"><span class="x" original="E824.-7b1f" id="abroad__20">Increasingly, patients are travelling abroad in search of health care.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="abroad__21" original="E824.-7b1e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a3b"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b1d" id="abroad__22">For many students, this is the first time living abroad.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7b1c" 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abrupt__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbrʌpt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abr/abrup/abrupt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abr/abrup/abrupt__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-799e" id="abrupt__9" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abrupt__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbrʌpt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abr/abrup/abrupt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abr/abrup/abrupt__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abrupt__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a27"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a26" id="abrupt__12" original="E391.-7106"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7105" id="abrupt__13">sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a24" id="abrupt__14"><span class="x-g" original="E82c.152f" id="abrupt__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a23"> <span class="x" id="abrupt__16" original="E82c.1530">Canada's embrace of free trade marks an abrupt change in its strategy.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E82c.1533" id="abrupt__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a21"> <span class="x" id="abrupt__18" original="E82c.1534">The period of high growth came to an abrupt end.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a1f" original="E82c.1535" id="abrupt__19"> <span class="x" id="abrupt__20" original="E82c.1536">The onset of illness is usually abrupt, with high fever, severe muscle pains and prostration.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a1d" original="E39f.-6469" id="abrupt__21"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E39f.-6468" id="abrupt__22">steep; not gradual or gentle</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a1b" id="abrupt__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a1a" original="E39f.-6465" id="abrupt__24"> <span class="x" original="E39f.-6464" id="abrupt__25">At this point, the river makes an abrupt turn to the south.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E39f.-6467" id="abrupt__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a18"> <span class="x" original="E39f.-6466" id="abrupt__27">Along this part of the rift, Fairbanks observed linear valleys and abrupt ridges.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a16" original="E391.-7104" id="abrupt__28"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-7103" id="abrupt__29">speaking or acting in a way that seems unfriendly and rude; not taking time to say more than is necessary</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a14" id="abrupt__30"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a13" original="E82c.1537" id="abrupt__31"> <span class="x" id="abrupt__32" original="E82c.1538">He had a reputation as a bully and stories circulated about an abrupt leadership style.</span></span></span>      </li></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a11" id="abrupt__33"><span class="dr-g" id="abrupt__34" original="E391.-70fd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a10"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a0f" id="abrupt__35"><span class="dr" id="abrupt__36" original="E391.-70fc">abruptly</span> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-70f8" id="abrupt__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a07"><span class="pos" id="abrupt__38" original="E391.-70f7">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="abrupt__39" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d6a"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-79a7" id="abrupt__40"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abrupt__41"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbrʌptli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abr/abrup/abruptly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abr/abrup/abruptly__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="abrupt__42" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-79a4"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abrupt__43"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbrʌptli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abr/abrup/abruptly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abr/abrup/abruptly__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a05" id="abrupt__44"><span class="x-g" id="abrupt__45" original="E82c.153b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a04"> <span class="x" original="E82c.153c" id="abrupt__46">The fossil insect record indicates that during the last 14 000 years, regional climates have often changed abruptly. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a02" id="abrupt__47" original="E39f.-6463"><span class="x" original="E39f.-6462" id="abrupt__48">These terrains consist essentially of high ridges rising abruptly from the valley floors.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a00" id="abrupt__49" original="E39f.-6461"> <span class="x" id="abrupt__50" original="E39f.-6460">‘You are not needed,’ she told him abruptly.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2a5f" id="abrupt__51" xref_type="external"><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>absence noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absence&t=absence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absence', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_6"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="absence__9" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4d77"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="absence__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-776b"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absence__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbsəns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absen/absence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absen/absence__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7768" id="absence__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absence__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbsəns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absen/absence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absen/absence__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="absence__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ec"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-7013" id="absence__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9eb"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="absence__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ea"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-7011" id="absence__17">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="absence__18" original="E391.-7010">the fact of somebody/something not existing or not being available</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E828.-7f09" id="absence__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9e7"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/lack1" title="lack1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.366b" original="E828.-7f08" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9e6" id="absence__20"><span class="xh" id="absence__21">lack</span><span class="xhm" id="absence__22">1</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="absence__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9e3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9e2" id="absence__24" original="E828.-7efe"> <span class="cf" id="absence__25" original="E82e.-78a2"><span class="exp" id="absence__26">absence</span> (of somebody/something)</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-7efd" id="absence__27">The effects are difficult to measure because of the absence of reliable data.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9de" id="absence__28" original="E828.-7f07"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7f06" id="absence__29">This theory does not explain the absence of predatory insects in the marine environment.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="absence__30" original="E828.-7f04" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9dc"> <span class="cf" original="E828.-7f05" id="absence__31">in the <span class="exp" id="absence__32">absence</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-7f03" id="absence__33">In the absence of a reliable network of roads, markets cannot extend their reach.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u75430828e763d564.5dd54678.1659ed91fb6.15b7" id="absence__34"> <span class="x" id="absence__35">There will be a certain amount of change in genotype over time, even in the absence of any natural selection.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="absence__36" original="E828.-7efc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9d8"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/presence" title="presence (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.946" original="E828.-7efb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9d7" id="absence__37"><span class="xh" id="absence__38">presence</span> <span class="xs" id="absence__39"><span class="wrap">(</span>1<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9d4" original="E391.-701c" id="absence__40"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9d3" id="absence__41"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-701a" id="absence__42" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="absence__43" original="E391.-7019" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-7018" id="absence__44">the fact of somebody being away from a place where they are usually expected to be; the occasion or period of time when somebody is away</span><span class="x-gs" id="absence__45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9cf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ce" id="absence__46" original="E828.-7efa"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7ef9" id="absence__47">This condition is a leading cause of sickness absence due to ill health.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E828.-7ef8" id="absence__48" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9cc"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7ef7" id="absence__49">Truancy may be defined as a specific number of unexplained absences in a certain time period.</span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" sk="conspicuousbyabsence" id="absence__50" original="E399.-7b3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ca-FF1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ca-FF2" id="absence__51"><span class="idm" id="absence__52" original="E399.-7b2">conspicuous by your absence</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>absent adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absent&t=absent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absent', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="absent__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9ba"><li class="sn-g" id="absent__12" original="E391.-6ff2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9b9"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="absent__13" original="E391.-6ff0">not present as part of something</span><span class="x-gs" id="absent__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9b7"><span class="x-g" id="absent__15" original="E828.-7ee5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9b6"> <span class="x" id="absent__16" original="E828.-7ee4">The possibility of civil war was never totally absent.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9b4" original="E828.-7ee3" id="absent__17"> <span class="cf" id="absent__18" original="E391.-6ff1"><span class="exp" id="absent__19">absent</span> from something</span> <span class="x" id="absent__20" original="E828.-7ee2">Women were conspicuously absent from most positions of authority.</span></span></span> <span 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9a8"> <span class="x" id="absent__29" original="E828.-7ee0">Many absent fathers made no provision for their families.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="absent__30" original="E828.-7edf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9a6"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-6ff7" id="absent__31"><span class="exp" id="absent__32">absent</span> from something</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-7ede" id="absent__33">Some youths are completely absent from school for an extended period of time.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9a2" id="absent__34" original="E391.-6ff5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/present1" title="present1 definition"><span class="xr-g" id="absent__35" original="E391.-6ff4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9a1" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>absolute 1 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absolute1&t=absolute1 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absolute1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolute__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="absolute1__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-98d"><li class="sn-g" id="absolute1__15" original="E391.-6f32" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-98c"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6f31" id="absolute1__16">total; not limited in any way</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-98a" id="absolute1__17"><span class="x-g" id="absolute1__18" original="E828.-7e02" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-989"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7e01" id="absolute1__19">It is not possible to predict with absolute certainty what will happen in these cases.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-987" original="E828.-7e00" id="absolute1__20"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7dff" id="absolute1__21">The use of abbreviations should be kept to an absolute minimum.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E828.-7dfe" id="absolute1__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-985"> <span class="x" id="absolute1__23" original="E828.-7dfd">The king's power was absolute.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="absolute1__24" original="E828.-7dfc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-983"> <span class="x" id="absolute1__25" original="E828.-7dfb">Absolute monarchs claimed to be accountable only to God.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-981" original="E828.-7df3" id="absolute1__26"> <span class="shcut" id="absolute1__27">absolute + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-97f" id="absolute1__28"><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7df1" id="absolute1__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-97e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-97d" id="absolute1__30"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7df0" id="absolute1__31">certainty</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="absolute1__32" original="E828.-7def" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-97b"><span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-97a"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7dee" id="absolute1__34">necessity</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7ded" id="absolute1__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-978"><span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-977"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7dec" id="absolute1__37">priority</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="absolute1__38" original="E828.-7deb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-975"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-974" id="absolute1__39"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__40" original="E828.-7dea">minimum</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7de9" id="absolute1__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-972"><span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__42" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-971"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7de8" id="absolute1__43">monarchy</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="absolute1__44" original="E828.-7de7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-96f"><span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-96e"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7de6" id="absolute1__46">monarch</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__47" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-96c"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__48" original="E828.-7de5">ruler</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-96a" original="E828.-7de4" id="absolute1__49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-969" id="absolute1__50"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__51" original="E828.-7de3">sovereignty</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E828.-7de2" id="absolute1__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-967"><span class="x-g" id="absolute1__53" original="E828.-7de1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-966"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7de0" id="absolute1__54">The conservation of biodiversity today represents the absolute priority in environmental politics.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="absolute1__55" original="E391.-6f25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-964"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6f24" id="absolute1__56">existing or measured independently and not in relation to something else</span><span class="x-gs" id="absolute1__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-962"><span class="x-g" id="absolute1__58" original="E828.-7dfa" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-961"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7df9" id="absolute1__59">Competitiveness is a relative term which can only be interpreted in relation to a firm's competitors—it has no absolute value.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-95f" original="E828.-7df8" id="absolute1__60"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7df7" id="absolute1__61">The proportion of people living in absolute poverty, lacking such basic necessities as clean water, food and shelter, dropped significantly during this period.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-95d" id="absolute1__62" original="E391.-6f23" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/relative1" title="relative1 definition"><span class="xr-g" id="absolute1__63" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-44f1" original="E391.-6f22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-95c"><span class="xh" id="absolute1__64">relative</span><span class="xhm" id="absolute1__65">1</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-958" original="E828.-7ddf" id="absolute1__66"> <span class="shcut" id="absolute1__67">absolute + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-956" id="absolute1__68"><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7ddd" id="absolute1__69" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-955"><span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__70" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-954"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7ddc" id="absolute1__71">poverty</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="absolute1__72" original="E828.-7ddb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-952"><span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-951"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__74" original="E828.-7dda">value</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7dd9" id="absolute1__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-94f"><span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-94e"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__77" original="E828.-7dd8">truth</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-94c" original="E828.-7dd7" id="absolute1__78"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-94b" id="absolute1__79"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7dd6" id="absolute1__80">scale</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="absolute1__81" original="E828.-7dd5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-949"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-948" original="E828.-7dd4" id="absolute1__82"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7dd3" id="absolute1__83">These authors are critical of the view that there are absolute truths about the social world that it is the job of the social scientist to reveal.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-946" original="E828.-7dd0" id="absolute1__84"> <span class="shcut" id="absolute1__85">phrases</span><span class="sn-gu" id="absolute1__86" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-944"><span class="coll-gs" id="absolute1__87" original="E828.-7dce" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-943"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-942" id="absolute1__88"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__89" original="E828.-7dcd">in absolute terms</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-940" id="absolute1__90" original="E828.-7dcc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-93f" id="absolute1__91" original="E828.-7dcb"> <span class="x" id="absolute1__92" original="E828.-7dca">During this period, Britain slowly advanced in absolute terms but declined relative to many other nations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="collocs_all" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4360" id="absolute1__93"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="absolute1__94"><span class="shcut-g" original="E828.-7df5" id="absolute1__95" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4362"><span class="shcut" id="absolute1__96" original="E828.-7df4">absolute + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E828.-7df3" id="absolute1__97" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4364"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4365" original="E828.-7df1" id="absolute1__98"><span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__99" original="E828.-7df0" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4366"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__100">certainty</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4368" original="E828.-7def" id="absolute1__101"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4369" id="absolute1__102" original="E828.-7dee"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__103">necessity</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.436b" original="E828.-7ded" id="absolute1__104"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.436c" id="absolute1__105" original="E828.-7dec"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__106">priority</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.436e" id="absolute1__107" original="E828.-7deb"><span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__108" original="E828.-7dea" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.436f"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__109">minimum</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7de9" id="absolute1__110" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4371"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4372" original="E828.-7de8" id="absolute1__111"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__112">monarchy</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7de7" id="absolute1__113" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4374"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4375" id="absolute1__114" original="E828.-7de6"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__115">monarch</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4377" id="absolute1__116" original="E828.-7de5"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__117">ruler</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="absolute1__118" original="E828.-7de4" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4379"><span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__119" original="E828.-7de3" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.437a"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__120">sovereignty</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E828.-7de2" id="absolute1__121" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.437c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.437d" original="E828.-7de1" id="absolute1__122"><span class="x" original="E828.-7de0" id="absolute1__123">The conservation of biodiversity today represents the absolute priority in environmental politics.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="absolute1__124" original="E828.-7ddf" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.437f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4380" original="E828.-7ddd" id="absolute1__125"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4381" id="absolute1__126" original="E828.-7ddc"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__127">poverty</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7ddb" id="absolute1__128" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4383"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4384" original="E828.-7dda" id="absolute1__129"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__130">value</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="absolute1__131" original="E828.-7dd9" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4386"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4387" original="E828.-7dd8" id="absolute1__132"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__133">truth</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7dd7" id="absolute1__134" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4389"><span class="coll-g" original="E828.-7dd6" id="absolute1__135" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.438a"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__136">scale</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.438c" id="absolute1__137" original="E828.-7dd5"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-7dd4" id="absolute1__138" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.438d"><span class="x" id="absolute1__139" original="E828.-7dd3">These authors are critical of the view that there are absolute truths about the social world that it is the job of the social scientist to reveal.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.438f" original="E828.-7dd2" id="absolute1__140"><span class="shcut" original="E828.-7dd1" id="absolute1__141">phrases</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4391" original="E828.-7dd0" id="absolute1__142"><span class="coll-gs" id="absolute1__143" original="E828.-7dce" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4392"><span class="coll-g" id="absolute1__144" original="E828.-7dcd" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4393"><span class="coll" id="absolute1__145">in absolute terms</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E828.-7dcc" id="absolute1__146" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4395"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4396" original="E828.-7dcb" id="absolute1__147"><span class="x" id="absolute1__148" original="E828.-7dca">During this period, Britain slowly advanced in absolute terms but declined relative to many other nations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-29ba" id="absolute1__149" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/absolute_1" title="absolute definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="absolute1__150" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-29b9" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1f1a"><span class="xh" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>absolute 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absolute2&t=absolute2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absolute2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-757f" id="absolute2__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absolute2__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbsəluːt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absol/absolute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolute__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="absolute2__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-757c"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absolute2__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span 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true or valid in all circumstances</span><span class="x-gs" id="absolute2__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-92b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-92a" original="E828.-76ab" id="absolute2__18"> <span class="x" original="E828.-76aa" id="absolute2__19">In relativity theory, time and space are not absolutes.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="absolute2__20" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2958" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/absolute_1" title="absolute definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.1f1a" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2957" resource="oald" id="absolute2__21"><span class="xh" id="absolute2__22">absolute</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>absolute value noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absolute-value&t=absolute-value noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absolute-value', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>absolutely adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absolutely&t=absolutely adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absolutely', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-74f8" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absolutely__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbsəluːtli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absol/absolutely__gb_6.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolutely__gb_6.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-74f5" id="absolutely__9" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absolutely__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbsəluːtli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absol/absolutely__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absol/absolutely__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-91c" id="absolutely__11"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-6ef7" id="absolutely__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-91b"> <span class="def" original="E828.-76a5" id="absolutely__13">totally; without any limitation</span><span class="x-gs" id="absolutely__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-919"><span class="x-g" id="absolutely__15" original="E828.-76a4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-918"> <span class="x" original="E828.-76a3" id="absolutely__16">The patient should not be moved unless it is absolutely necessary.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-916" original="E828.-76a2" id="absolutely__17"> <span class="x" original="E828.-76a1" id="absolutely__18">Lawson was absolutely correct in his belief that major rift systems connect.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E828.-76a0" id="absolutely__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-914"> <span class="x" original="E828.-769f" id="absolutely__20">The immense human population depends absolutely on these plants.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-912" original="E828.-769d" id="absolutely__21"> <span class="cf" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>absorb verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absorb&t=absorb verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absorb', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" pref="1" trans="ald8" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.3e6d" id="absorb__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːrb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_2_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.3e71" mod="y" id="absorb__16" pref="2" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__17"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.3e75" id="absorb__18" mod="y" geo="n_am" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__19"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːrb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-419d" id="absorb__20" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6aa8" form="root" id="absorb__21"><span class="vp" id="absorb__22"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> absorb</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6aa6" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="absorb__23"><span class="pron-g" pref="1" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6aa5" id="absorb__24"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__25"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="1" id="absorb__26" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6aa2"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__27"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːrb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_2_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" pref="2" geo="br" trans="ald8" mod="y" id="absorb__28" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a9e"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__29"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" pref="2" trans="ald8" mod="y" id="absorb__30" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a9a"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__31"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːrb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorb__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="absorb__32" form="thirdps" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a96"><span class="vp" id="absorb__33"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> absorbs</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="absorb__34" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a94" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" pref="1" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a93" id="absorb__35"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__36"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːbz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbs__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbs__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a90" id="absorb__37" geo="n_am" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__38"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːrbz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbs__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbs__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a8d" id="absorb__39" mod="y" geo="br" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__40"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːbz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbs__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="absorb__41" mod="y" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a8a" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="2"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__42"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːrbz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbs__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="absorb__43" form="past" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a87"><span class="vp" id="absorb__44"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> absorbed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a85" resource="phonetics" eid="absorb__45"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" pref="1" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a84" id="absorb__46"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__47"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a81" id="absorb__48" pref="1" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__49"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːrbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="br" pref="2" trans="ald8" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a7d" id="absorb__50" mod="y"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__51"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="2" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a79" mod="y" id="absorb__52"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__53"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːrbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a75" id="absorb__54"><span class="vp" id="absorb__55"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> absorbed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a73" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="absorb__56" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a72" id="absorb__57" trans="ald8" pref="1" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__58"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="1" id="absorb__59" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a6f"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__60"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːrbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="br" pref="2" trans="ald8" id="absorb__61" mod="y" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a6b"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__62"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" pref="2" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a67" mod="y" id="absorb__63"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__64"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːrbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbed__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="absorb__65" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a63" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="absorb__66"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> absorbing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a61" eid="absorb__67" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="absorb__68" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a60" geo="br" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__69"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːbɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbing__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="absorb__70" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a5d" trans="ald8" pref="1" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__71"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːrbɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbing__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a59" id="absorb__72" mod="y" pref="2" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__73"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːbɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="2" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.1642253319d.-6a55" mod="y" id="absorb__74"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorb__75"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːrbɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbing__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbing__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-897" id="absorb__76"><li class="sn-g" id="absorb__77" original="E391.-6dfe" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-896"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="absorb__78" original="E391.-6dfd">to take in a liquid, gas or other substance from the surface or space around</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-894" id="absorb__79"><span class="x-g" id="absorb__80" original="E828.-758a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-893"> <span class="cf" id="absorb__81" original="E391.-6dfc"><span class="exp" id="absorb__82">absorb</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="absorb__83" original="E828.-7589">When immersed in water, such materials absorb water and swell.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="absorb__84" original="E828.-7587" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-88f"> <span class="cf" id="absorb__85" original="E828.-7588"><span class="exp" id="absorb__86">absorb</span> something from something</span> <span class="x" id="absorb__87" original="E828.-7586">Rainfall is naturally slightly acidic, absorbing small amounts of carbon dioxide from the air.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-88b" original="E828.-7585" id="absorb__88"> <span class="cf" id="absorb__89" original="E391.-6dfb"><span class="exp" id="absorb__90">absorb</span> something into something</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-7584" id="absorb__91">When the smoker inhales, nicotine is absorbed into the bloodstream.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-6de8" id="absorb__92" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-887"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" original="E391.-6de7" id="absorb__93"><span class="exp" id="absorb__94">absorb</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="absorb__95" original="E391.-6de6">to take in and keep heat, light or other forms of energy, instead of reflecting it</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-883" id="absorb__96"><span class="x-g" id="absorb__97" original="E828.-7583" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-882"> <span class="x" id="absorb__98" original="E828.-7582">A black object absorbs all wavelengths of light.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="absorb__99" original="E828.-7581" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-880"> <span class="x" id="absorb__100" original="E828.-7580">The steel bumper beam absorbed 23% more impact energy than the conventional bumper.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E828.-757f" id="absorb__101" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-87e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/reflect" title="reflect (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="absorb__102" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-87d" original="E828.-757e" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-5680"><span class="xh" id="absorb__103">reflect</span> <span class="xs" id="absorb__104"><span class="wrap">(</span>2<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-87a" original="E391.-6dfa" id="absorb__105"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" id="absorb__106" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-879"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="absorb__107" original="E391.-6df8">often passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6df7" id="absorb__108">to take control of a smaller unit or group and make it part of something larger</span><span class="x-gs" id="absorb__109" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-876"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-757d" id="absorb__110" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-875"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-6df6" id="absorb__111">be absorbed by something</span> <span class="x" id="absorb__112" original="E828.-757c">Wales was absorbed by Britain in 1536, and Scotland by the Act of Union in 1707.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="absorb__113" original="E828.-7579" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-872"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-6df5" id="absorb__114">be absorbed into something</span> <span class="x" id="absorb__115" original="E828.-7578">Many of these views were absorbed into early Christian thought.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-86f" id="absorb__116" original="E391.-6df4"><span class="num">4</span><span class="def" id="absorb__117" original="E391.-6df2">to take something into the mind and learn or understand it</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-86d" id="absorb__118" original="E391.-6df1"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <span class="xr-g" original="E391.-6df0" id="absorb__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-86c"><span class="xw" id="absorb__120" original="E81e.32ca">take something in</span> <span class="xs" original="E81e.32cc" id="absorb__121"><span class="wrap">(</span>2<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="absorb__122" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-868"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-867" id="absorb__123" original="E828.-7577"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-6df3" id="absorb__124"><span class="exp" id="absorb__125">absorb</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-7576" id="absorb__126">Patients and relatives need time to absorb information and to adapt to bad news.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="absorb__127" original="E828.-7574" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-863"> <span class="cf" id="absorb__128" original="E828.-7575"><span class="exp" id="absorb__129">absorb</span> something from something</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-7573" id="absorb__130">Edison readily absorbed ideas from every source.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="absorb__131" original="E391.-6ddc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-85f"><span class="num">5</span><span class="cf" original="E391.-6ddb" id="absorb__132"><span class="exp" id="absorb__133">absorb</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6dda" id="absorb__134">to deal with or reduce the effects of changes or costs</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-85b" id="absorb__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-85a" original="E828.-7572" id="absorb__136"> <span class="x" id="absorb__137" original="E828.-7571">Economies of scale enable firms to absorb transport costs to remain competitive in world markets.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E828.-7570" id="absorb__138" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-858"> <span class="x" id="absorb__139" original="E828.-756f">The low cost means that any losses can be absorbed.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-856" id="absorb__140" original="E391.-6ddf"><span class="num">6</span><span class="cf" original="E391.-6dde" id="absorb__141"><span class="exp" id="absorb__142">absorb</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="absorb__143" original="E391.-6ddd">to use up a large supply of something, especially money or time</span><span class="x-gs" id="absorb__144" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-852"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-756e" id="absorb__145" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-851"> <span class="x" original="E828.-756d" id="absorb__146">A large percentage of the school's income is absorbed by fixed costs.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-6dee" id="absorb__147" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-84f"><span class="num">7</span><span class="cf" original="E391.-6ded" id="absorb__148">be absorbed in something</span> <span class="def" id="absorb__149" original="E391.-6dec">to be so interested in something that you pay no attention to anything else</span><span class="x-gs" id="absorb__150" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-84c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-84b" id="absorb__151" original="E828.-756c"> <span class="x" id="absorb__152" original="E828.-756b">Young people really absorbed in classroom activity can quickly forget about a quiet observer in the corner.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-28a9" id="absorb__153"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/absorb" title="absorb definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2088" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-28a8" resource="oald" id="absorb__154"><span class="xh" id="absorb__155">absorb</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absorb&t=absorb verb - Definition, 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>absorbance noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absorbance&t=absorbance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absorbance', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.406a"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorbance__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːbəns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorbance__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorbance__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" pref="1" trans="ald8" id="absorbance__9" dpsid="u9f0af0b602876272.48a2da3c.164215740db.406d"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorbance__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span 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id="absorbance__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-831"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-6dbd" id="absorbance__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-830"> <span class="def" original="E391.-6dbc" id="absorbance__22">a measure of the ability of a substance to absorb light of a particular <span class="ndv" id="absorbance__23">wavelength</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="absorbance__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-82d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-82c" original="E828.-73fc" id="absorbance__25"> <span class="x" id="absorbance__26" original="E828.-73fb">The absorbance was measured at 530 and 700 nm.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-283d" id="absorbance__27" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/absorbance" title="absorbance definition 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>absorption noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absorption&t=absorption noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absorption', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorption__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːpʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorption__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorption__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" pref="2" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="absorption__9" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1643b5b9637.-2f86"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorption__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈzɔːrpʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorption__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorption__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="absorption__11" mod="y" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1643b5b9637.-2f82" pref="1" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorption__12"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːpʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absor/absorption__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorption__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" pref="1" geo="n_am" dpsid="u12d4463e2a0f0749.3e7e924f.1643b5b9637.-2f7f" id="absorption__13" mod="y"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absorption__14"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɔːrpʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absor/absorption__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absor/absorption__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-816" id="absorption__15"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="absorption__16" original="E391.-6d5b">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="absorption__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-814"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-813" original="E391.-6d5a" id="absorption__18"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6d59" id="absorption__19">the process of energy or a substance being absorbed</span><span class="x-gs" id="absorption__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-811"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-73a8" id="absorption__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-810"> <span class="x" original="E828.-73a7" id="absorption__22">The drug should be taken with food or milk to increase its absorption.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="absorption__23" original="E828.-73a5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-80e"> <span class="cf" original="E828.-73a6" id="absorption__24"><span class="exp" id="absorption__25">absorption</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="absorption__26" original="E828.-73a4">Tyndall measured the absorption of infrared radiation by CO₂ and water vapour.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="absorption__27" original="E828.-73a2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-80a"> <span class="cf" id="absorption__28" original="E828.-73a3"><span class="exp" id="absorption__29">absorption</span> (of something) into something</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-73a1" id="absorption__30">The skin prevents the absorption of many agents into the bloodstream.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-806" original="E391.-6d58" id="absorption__31"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6d57" id="absorption__32">the process of a smaller unit or group becoming part of a larger unit or group</span><span class="x-gs" id="absorption__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-804"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-803" original="E828.-73a0" id="absorption__34"> <span class="x" id="absorption__35" original="E828.-739f">It was claimed that western states were created by conquest, whereas Russia grew by absorption.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="absorption__36" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-281a"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abstract 1 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abstract1&t=abstract1 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abstract1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7fb" type="h_full_" eid="abstract1__8"><span class="pron-g" id="abstract1__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cd8" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract1__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbstrækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_5.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="abstract1__11" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cd5"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract1__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbstrækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_2_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abstract1__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7f3"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7f2" id="abstract1__14" original="E391.-6ca9"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="abstract1__15" original="E391.-6ca8">existing in thought or as an idea but not as a physical thing</span><span class="x-gs" id="abstract1__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7f0"><span class="x-g" original="E831.-7d1b" id="abstract1__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ef"> <span class="x" original="E831.-7d1a" id="abstract1__18">Greek culture is full of abstract notions that are personified and treated as divine beings.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ed" id="abstract1__19" original="E391.-6cb0"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="abstract1__20" original="E391.-6caf">based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7eb" id="abstract1__21"><span class="x-g" id="abstract1__22" original="E831.-7d19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ea"> <span class="x" original="E831.-7d18" id="abstract1__23">The British constitutional system is the product of experience rather than abstract theories. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7e8" id="abstract1__24" original="E831.-7d17"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" id="abstract1__25" original="E831.-7d16">representing an idea, a quality or a state rather than a physical object</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7e6" id="abstract1__26"><span class="x-g" original="E831.-7d15" id="abstract1__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7e5"> <span class="x" id="abstract1__28" original="E831.-7d14">In comparison with George Eliot, Jane Austen used a smaller pool of abstract nouns such as love, manners and sensibility.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7e3" original="E831.-7d13" id="abstract1__29"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/concrete1" title="concrete1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7e2" original="E831.-7d12" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-2056" id="abstract1__30"><span class="xh" id="abstract1__31">concrete</span><span class="xhm" id="abstract1__32">1</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7df" original="E391.-6ca7" id="abstract1__33"><span class="num">4</span><span class="dis-g" id="abstract1__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7de"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="abstract1__35" original="E391.-6ca6">of art</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="abstract1__36" original="E391.-6ca5">not representing people or things in a realistic way, but expressing the artist's ideas about them using shapes, colours and textures</span><span class="x-gs" id="abstract1__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7db"><span class="x-g" id="abstract1__38" original="E831.-7d11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7da"> <span class="x" original="E831.-7d10" id="abstract1__39">Kandinsky was regarded as the first really abstract painter.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="abstract1__40" original="E391.-6ca4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7d8"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/representational" title="representational definition"><span class="xr-g" id="abstract1__41" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-2b67" original="E391.-6ca0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7d7"><span class="xh" id="abstract1__42">representational</span></span></a></span>      </li></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="abstract1__43" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7d5"><span class="dr-g" id="abstract1__44" original="E391.-6c9e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7d3" id="abstract1__45"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List">                                <a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a></span><span class="dr" corpus_freq="11" academic="y" original="E391.-6c9d" id="abstract1__46">abstractly</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7cb" id="abstract1__47" original="E391.-6c99"><span class="pos" id="abstract1__48" original="E391.-6c98">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4dbc" type="dr_full_" eid="abstract1__49"><span class="pron-g" id="abstract1__50" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cde" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract1__51"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbstræktli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstractly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstractly__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abstract1__52" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cdb" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract1__53"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbstræktli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstractly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstractly__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" id="abstract1__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c8" original="E831.-7d0f" id="abstract1__55"> <span class="x" id="abstract1__56" original="E831.-7d0e">Young children cannot think abstractly; therefore, teachers encourage them to use concrete materials such as blocks and sticks.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-27f5" id="abstract1__57" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abstract_1" title="abstract definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-27f4" resource="oald" id="abstract1__58" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2269"><span class="xh" id="abstract1__59">abstract</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abstract 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abstract2&t=abstract2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abstract2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="621" id="abstract2" original="E391.-6c97" hm="2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c6"><div class="h-g" id="abstract2__1" original="E391.-6c96" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-6c95" id="abstract2__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c4">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">abstract<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="abstract2__7" original="E391.-6c8d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b9"><span class="pos" id="abstract2__8" original="E391.-6c8c">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" careful="y" original="E391.-6c8b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7bf" type="h_full_" eid="abstract2__9"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cd2" id="abstract2__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract2__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbstrækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_5.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_5.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6ccf" id="abstract2__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract2__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæbstrækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_2_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b7" id="abstract2__14"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-6c84" id="abstract2__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b6"> <span class="def" id="abstract2__16" original="E391.-6c83">a short piece of writing containing the main ideas of a research article, book or speech</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b4" original="E391.-6c82" id="abstract2__17" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/summary1" title="summary1 definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E391.-6c81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.1356" id="abstract2__18"><span class="xh" id="abstract2__19">summary</span><span class="xhm" id="abstract2__20">1</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7b0" id="abstract2__21"><span class="x-g" original="E831.-7f64" id="abstract2__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7af"> <span class="x" original="E831.-7f63" id="abstract2__23">A review of dissertation titles and abstracts found approximately one hundred works on hazards research.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" original="E391.-6c7f" id="abstract2__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ad"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ac" original="E391.-6c7e" id="abstract2__25" sk="inabstract"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="abstract2__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7ab"><span class="idm" original="E391.-6c7d" id="abstract2__27">in the abstract</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abstract2__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a9"><span class="sn-g" id="abstract2__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a8"> <span class="def" original="E391.-6c7c" id="abstract2__30">in a general way, without referring to a particular real person, thing or situation</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a6" id="abstract2__31"><span class="x-g" id="abstract2__32" original="E831.-7f62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7a5"> <span class="x" original="E831.-7f61" id="abstract2__33">In the abstract, all heads of government are equal, but the fact that some have more power than others is implicitly understood by all.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-27b4" id="abstract2__34"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abstract_1" title="abstract definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2269" id="abstract2__35" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abstract 3 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abstract3&t=abstract3 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abstract3', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-79a" careful="y" original="E391.-6c53" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="abstract3__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6ccc"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstrækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6cc9" id="abstract3__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstrækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4145" id="abstract3__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="abstract3__17" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56aa" form="root"><span class="vp" id="abstract3__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> abstract</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56ac" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" careful="y" eid="abstract3__19"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="abstract3__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56ad"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstrækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56b0" id="abstract3__22" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstrækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstract__us_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="abstract3__24" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56b3" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="abstract3__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> abstracts</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56b5" resource="phonetics" careful="y" source="ald8" eid="abstract3__26"><span class="pron-g" id="abstract3__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56b6" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstrækts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracts__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56b9" id="abstract3__29" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstrækts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracts__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56bc" id="abstract3__31"><span class="vp" id="abstract3__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> abstracted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56be" resource="phonetics" eid="abstract3__33" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="abstract3__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56bf"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstræktɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="abstract3__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56c2"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstræktɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="abstract3__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56c5"><span class="vp" id="abstract3__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> abstracted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abstract3__40" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56c7" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56c8" id="abstract3__41"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstræktɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56cb" id="abstract3__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstræktɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56ce" id="abstract3__45"><span class="vp" id="abstract3__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> abstracting</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56d0" resource="phonetics" eid="abstract3__47" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56d1" id="abstract3__48" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstræktɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracting__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.56d4" id="abstract3__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstract3__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstræktɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstracting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstracting__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abstract3__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-768"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-767" original="E391.-6c50" id="abstract3__53"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-766" id="abstract3__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="abstract3__55" original="E831.-7cfa" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="abstract3__56" original="E831.-7c57"><span class="exp" id="abstract3__57">abstract</span> something (from something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6c4e" id="abstract3__58">to remove something from somewhere</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-761" original="E831.-7cf9" id="abstract3__59" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/extract1" title="extract1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-760" original="E831.-7cf8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-6840" id="abstract3__60"><span class="xh" id="abstract3__61">extract</span><span class="xhm" id="abstract3__62">1</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="abstract3__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-75d"><span class="x-g" id="abstract3__64" original="E831.-7c5b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-75c"> <span class="x" id="abstract3__65" original="E831.-7c56">Silicate rocks abstract CO₂ from the atmosphere.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="abstract3__66" original="E831.-7c55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-75a"> <span class="x" id="abstract3__67" original="E831.-7c54">We abstracted soil data from the available soil surveys maps.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="abstract3__68" original="E831.-7c53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-758"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-757" id="abstract3__69"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E831.-7c51" id="abstract3__70" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E831.-7c50" id="abstract3__71" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="abstract3__72" original="E831.-7c24"><span class="exp" id="abstract3__73">abstract</span> (something) (from something)</span> <span class="def" id="abstract3__74" original="E831.-7c4f">to think about something generally or separately from something else</span><span class="x-gs" id="abstract3__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-751"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-750" original="E832.-7e7f" id="abstract3__76"> <span class="x" original="E832.-7e7e" id="abstract3__77">To abstract science and religion from their historical context can lead to anachronism.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-275c" id="abstract3__78"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abstract_1" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abstraction noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abstraction&t=abstraction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abstraction', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1153" id="abstraction" original="E391.-6c13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-74e"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-74d" id="abstraction__1" original="E391.-6c12"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="abstraction__2" original="E391.-6c11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-74c">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">abstraction</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-741" id="abstraction__7" original="E391.-6c09"><span class="pos" id="abstraction__8" original="E391.-6c08">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abstraction__9" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4dc3" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6be8" id="abstraction__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstraction__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstrækʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstraction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstraction__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6be5" id="abstraction__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abstraction__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æbˈstrækʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/abstr/abstraction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/abstr/abstraction__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abstraction__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-73f"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-73e" original="E391.-6c07" id="abstraction__15"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="abstraction__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-73d"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-6c05" id="abstraction__17" gram="c">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-6c04" id="abstraction__18">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="abstraction__19" original="E391.-6c02">a general idea not based on any real person, thing or situation</span><span class="x-gs" id="abstraction__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-739"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-738" original="E831.-7c01" id="abstraction__21"> <span class="x" id="abstraction__22" original="E831.-7c00">Husserl emphasized the importance of lived experience over scientific abstractions.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-736" id="abstraction__23" original="E832.-7e4b"> <span class="x" id="abstraction__24" original="E832.-7e4a">There is debate over the level of theoretical abstraction that can actually enhance empirical studies.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-734" id="abstraction__25" original="E391.-6bfa"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="abstraction__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-733"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="abstraction__27" original="E391.-6bf8">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="abstraction__28" original="E391.-6bf5">the action of removing something from something else; the process of being removed from something else</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-730" id="abstraction__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-72f" original="E831.-7bff" id="abstraction__30"> <span class="x" id="abstraction__31" original="E831.-7bfe">The rate of groundwater abstraction for irrigation can exceed natural recharge from rainfall.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="abstraction__32" original="E4a8.-7ad7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-72d"> <span class="cf" id="abstraction__33" original="E832.-7e49">the <span class="exp" id="abstraction__34">abstraction</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="abstraction__35" original="E4a8.-7ad6">The supply chain includes the abstraction of water, treatment and piping of water, and retailing to customers.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-729" original="E831.-7ae6" id="abstraction__36"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-728" id="abstraction__37"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="abstraction__38" original="E831.-7adc" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="abstraction__39" original="E831.-7adb">the quality of representing ideas using shapes, colours and textures</span><span class="x-gs" id="abstraction__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-725"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-724" original="E831.-7ada" id="abstraction__41"> <span class="x" original="E831.-7ad9" id="abstraction__42">Abstraction and conceptualism are pervasive in the arts of the non-western world.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-722" original="E832.-7e48" id="abstraction__43"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" original="E832.-7e47" id="abstraction__44" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-721" sk="inabstractionfrom"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-720" id="abstraction__45"><span class="idm" original="E832.-7e46" id="abstraction__46">in abstraction from something</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-71e" id="abstraction__47"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-71d" id="abstraction__48"> <span class="def" id="abstraction__49" original="E831.-7ae2">separately from something else</span><span class="x-gs" id="abstraction__50" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-71b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-71a" id="abstraction__51" original="E831.-7ae1"> <span class="x" id="abstraction__52" original="E831.-7ae0">A business cannot be studied in abstraction from its social environment.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-272f" id="abstraction__53"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abstraction" title="abstraction definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2348" id="abstraction__54" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-272e"><span class="xh" id="abstraction__55">abstraction</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>absurd adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absurd&t=absurd adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/absurd', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absurd__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɜːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absur/absurd__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurd__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="absurd__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6b11"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absurd__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɜːrd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absur/absurd__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurd__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="absurd__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-70b"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-6ba4" id="absurd__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-70a"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6ba3" id="absurd__13">not at all logical and sensible</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-708" id="absurd__14" original="E391.-6ba2"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ridiculous" title="ridiculous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-707" original="E391.-6ba1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.54d" id="absurd__15"><span class="xh" id="absurd__16">ridiculous</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-705" id="absurd__17"><span class="x-g" original="E597.1274" id="absurd__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-704"> <span class="x" original="E597.1275" id="absurd__19">The claims are patently absurd.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-702" original="E4c8.1005" id="absurd__20"> <span class="cf" original="E4c8.1004" id="absurd__21">it is <span class="exp" id="absurd__22">absurd</span> (to do something)</span> <span class="x" id="absurd__23" original="E4c8.1006">It would be absurd to deny that Mrs Thatcher had a substantial effect upon late twentieth century politics in Britain.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="absurd__24" original="E391.-6b9f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6fe"><span class="num">2</span><span class="v-gs" id="absurd__25" type="alt" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6fd"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" id="absurd__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6fc"><span class="v"><strong>the absurd</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="pos-g" id="absurd__28" original="E391.-6b9d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6fa"><span class="pos" id="absurd__29" original="E391.-6b9c">noun</span></span> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6f8" id="absurd__30"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="sing" original="E391.-6b9a" id="absurd__31">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="absurd__32" original="E391.-6b99">things that are or that seem to be <span class="dh" original="E391.-6b98" id="absurd__33">absurd</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6f4" id="absurd__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6f3" original="E4c8.1007" id="absurd__35"> <span class="x" id="absurd__36" original="E4c8.1008">The actor Tony Hancock had good comic timing and an instinct for the absurd.</span></span></span>      </li></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="absurd__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6f1"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-6b97" id="absurd__38" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6f0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6ef" id="absurd__39"><span class="dr" id="absurd__40" original="E391.-6b96">absurdity</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6e3" id="absurd__44" original="E391.-6b8f"><span class="pos" id="absurd__45" original="E391.-6b8e">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4dcb" eid="absurd__46" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6b0e" id="absurd__47" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absurd__48"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɜːdəti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absur/absurdity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurdity__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="absurd__49" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6b0b" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absurd__50"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɜːrdəti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absur/absurdity__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurdity__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6e1" id="absurd__51" original="E391.-6b8a"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="if-g" id="absurd__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6de" form="pl"><span class="prefix">plural</span> <span class="if" original="E391.-6b86" id="absurd__53">absurdities</span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="gram-g" id="absurd__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6dc"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-6b8c" id="absurd__55" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="absurd__56" original="E391.-6b8b" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d9" id="absurd__57"><span class="x-g" id="absurd__58" original="E4c8.100c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d8"> <span class="cf" original="E4c8.100b" id="absurd__59"><span class="exp">absurdity</span> (of something) </span><span class="x" original="E4c8.100d" id="absurd__60">The film plays on the absurdity of the situation.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="absurd__61" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d5"><span class="dr-g" id="absurd__62" original="E391.-6b85" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="absurd__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d3"><span class="dr" original="E391.-6b84" id="absurd__64">absurdly</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6ca" original="E391.-6b80" id="absurd__65"><span class="pos" original="E391.-6b7f" id="absurd__66">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="absurd__67" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4dcc" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6b08" id="absurd__68" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absurd__69"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɜːdli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abs/absur/absurdly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurdly__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="absurd__70" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6b05" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="absurd__71"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əbˈsɜːrdli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abs/absur/absurdly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abs/absur/absurdly__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-6b7e" id="absurd__72" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6c8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <span class="xr-g" id="absurd__73" original="E391.-6b7d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6c7"><span class="xw" id="absurd__74" original="E4c8.d94">ridiculously</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="absurd__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6c4"><span class="x-g" id="absurd__76" original="E4c8.100e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6c3"> <span class="x" original="E4c8.100f" id="absurd__77">In order to appeal to as many movie-goers as possible, the film crammed an absurdly large array of stars into its cast.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-26f8" id="absurd__78"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/absurd" title="absurd definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.23c9" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-26f7" id="absurd__79"><span class="xh" id="absurd__80">absurd</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abundance noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abundance&t=abundance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abundance', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6a40"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abundance__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbʌndəns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abund/abundance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abund/abundance__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6a3d" id="abundance__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abundance__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbʌndəns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abund/abundance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abund/abundance__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abundance__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6b2"><li class="sn-g" id="abundance__15" original="E828.-7399" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6b1"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6b0" id="abundance__16"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E828.-7397" id="abundance__17" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="abundance__18" original="E828.-7396"><span class="exp" id="abundance__19">abundance</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" original="E828.-7395" id="abundance__20">the quantity of something present in a particular area or group</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6ab" id="abundance__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6aa" original="E828.-7394" id="abundance__22"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7393" id="abundance__23">Seasonal changes in the relative abundance of different species may occur.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-6b3e" id="abundance__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6a8"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6a7" id="abundance__25"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-6b3c" id="abundance__26" gram="sing">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="abundance__27" original="E391.-6b3a"><span class="exp" id="abundance__28">abundance</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6b37" id="abundance__29">a large quantity of something that is more than enough</span><span class="x-gs" id="abundance__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6a2"><span class="x-g" id="abundance__31" original="E828.-7392" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6a1"> <span class="x" id="abundance__32" original="E828.-7391">There was an abundance of good farmland and plenty of open pasture for animals.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" id="abundance__33" original="E391.-6b36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-69f"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-69e" id="abundance__34" original="E391.-6b35" sk="inabundance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="abundance__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-69d"><span class="idm" original="E391.-6b34" id="abundance__36">in abundance</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abundance__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-69b"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-69a" id="abundance__38"> <span class="def" original="E391.-6b33" id="abundance__39">in large quantities</span><span class="x-gs" id="abundance__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-698"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-697" original="E828.-738e" id="abundance__41"> <span class="x" original="E828.-738d" id="abundance__42">Pot fragments were found in abundance at the site.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-269b" id="abundance__43"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abundance" title="abundance definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2451" id="abundance__44" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-269a" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="abundance__45">abundance</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abundance&t=abundance noun - Definition, 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abundant adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abundant&t=abundant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abundant', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="484" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-695" original="E391.-6b32" id="abundant"><ol class="h-g" original="E391.-6b31" id="abundant__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-694"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="abundant__2" original="E391.-6b30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-693">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">abundant</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-68b" original="E391.-6b2b" id="abundant__4"><span class="pos" id="abundant__5" original="E391.-6b2a">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4de6" eid="abundant__6"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6a04" id="abundant__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abundant__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbʌndənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abund/abundant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abund/abundant__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="abundant__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6a01"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abundant__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbʌndənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abund/abundant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abund/abundant__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-689" id="abundant__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-688" id="abundant__12" original="E391.-6b27"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="abundant__13" original="E391.-6b26">existing in large quantities; more than enough</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-686" id="abundant__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-685" original="E828.-738c" id="abundant__15"> <span class="x" original="E828.-738b" id="abundant__16">There is abundant evidence for increased volcanic activity during the Little Ice Age.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="abundant__17" original="E828.-738a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-683"> <span class="x" id="abundant__18" original="E828.-7389">Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-681" original="E828.-7388" id="abundant__19"> <span class="x" id="abundant__20" original="E828.-7387">Australia has an abundant supply of agricultural land.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="abundant__21" original="E828.-7386" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-67f"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" id="abundant__22" original="E828.-7385"><span class="exp" id="abundant__23">abundant</span> in something</span> <span class="def" id="abundant__24" original="E828.-7384">having a lot of something</span><span class="x-gs" id="abundant__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-67b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-67a" original="E828.-7383" id="abundant__26"> <span class="x" id="abundant__27" original="E828.-7382">Low-wage countries are relatively abundant in low-skilled workers.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-266e" id="abundant__28"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abundant" title="abundant definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-266d" id="abundant__29" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abundantly adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abundantly&t=abundantly adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abundantly', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-69d4"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abundantly__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbʌndəntli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abund/abundantly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abund/abundantly__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-69d1" id="abundantly__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abundantly__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-669" id="abundantly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-668" id="abundantly__15" original="E82c.17bd"> <span class="x" id="abundantly__16" original="E82c.17be">Lakes and wetlands occur most abundantly where precipitation is high.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-666" original="E82c.17bf" id="abundantly__17"> <span class="x" id="abundantly__18" original="E82c.17c0">For the first time in the region's history, coal could be shipped cheaply, abundantly and reliably.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-6b19" id="abundantly__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-664"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" id="abundantly__20" original="E391.-6b18"><span class="exp" id="abundantly__21">abundantly</span> clear</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6b17" id="abundantly__22">very clear</span><span class="x-gs" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abuse 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abuse1&t=abuse1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abuse1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1008" id="abuse1" original="E391.-6b14" hm="1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-65d"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-65c" id="abuse1__1" original="E391.-6b13"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-6b12" id="abuse1__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-65b">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">abuse<span class="hm">1</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-6b0a" id="abuse1__7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-64f"><span class="pos" original="E391.-6b09" id="abuse1__8">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-655" careful="y" original="E391.-6b08" eid="abuse1__9"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="abuse1__10" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7f97"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse1__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7f94" id="abuse1__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse1__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abuse1__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-64d"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-64c" id="abuse1__15" original="E391.-6b05"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="abuse1__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-64b"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-6b03" id="abuse1__17" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-6b02" id="abuse1__18">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="abuse1__19" original="E391.-6b01">the use of something in a way that is wrong or harmful</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-647" id="abuse1__20"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-4bb8" id="abuse1__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-646"> <span class="x" original="E833.-4bb7" id="abuse1__22">Alcohol and drug abuse are strongly associated with suicide risk. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-644" original="E833.-4bb2" id="abuse1__23"><span class="cf" id="abuse1__24" original="E391.-6afd"><span class="exp" id="abuse1__25">abuse</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="abuse1__26" original="E833.-4bb1">Serious abuses of human rights have continued ever since.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-640" id="abuse1__27" original="E833.-4bb6"> <span class="cf" id="abuse1__28" original="E39f.-643c">open to <span class="exp" id="abuse1__29">abuse</span></span> <span class="x" original="E833.-4bb5" id="abuse1__30">In Conrad's work, power is systematically open to abuse.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="abuse1__31" original="E391.-6b00" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-63c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/misuse1" title="misuse1 definition"><span class="xr-g" id="abuse1__32" original="E391.-6aff" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-63b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-18bf"><span class="xh" id="abuse1__33">misuse</span><span class="xhm" id="abuse1__34">1</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-638" original="E391.-6afc" id="abuse1__35"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-637" id="abuse1__36"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="abuse1__37" original="E391.-6afa" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6af8" id="abuse1__38">unfair, cruel or violent treatment of somebody</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-634" id="abuse1__39"><span class="x-g" original="E39f.-6438" id="abuse1__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-633"> <span class="x" id="abuse1__41" original="E39f.-6437">Women who suffer domestic abuse are often unwilling to talk about it.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-631" id="abuse1__42" original="E39f.-6435"> <span class="x" original="E39f.-6434" id="abuse1__43">Neglect is as much a form of abuse as a violent act.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-62f" id="abuse1__44" original="E833.-4bac"> <span class="x" id="abuse1__45" original="E833.-4bab">Investigations of child abuse require professionals to work together. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="abuse1__46" original="E640.-30be" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-62d"><span class="x" original="E640.-30bd" id="abuse1__47">emotional/psychological abuse</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-62b" original="E833.-4bae" id="abuse1__48"> <span class="x" original="E833.-4bad" id="abuse1__49">97% of this sample had experienced physical or sexual abuse. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="abuse1__50" original="E428.-5913" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-629"><span class="cf" original="E428.-5914" id="abuse1__51">+ noun</span> <span class="x" id="abuse1__52" original="E428.-5912">There was no legal requirement to report suspected abuse cases.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-6af7" id="abuse1__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-626"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-625" id="abuse1__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="abuse1__55" original="E391.-6af5" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="abuse1__56" original="E391.-6af4">rude and offensive remarks, usually made when somebody is very angry</span><span class="x-gs" id="abuse1__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-622"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-4ba6" id="abuse1__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-621"> <span class="x" id="abuse1__59" original="E833.-4ba5">Neighbours and other people have apparently shouted abuse from outside her house. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-262a" id="abuse1__60"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abuse_1" title="abuse definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.24a2" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2629" resource="oald" id="abuse1__61"><span class="xh" id="abuse1__62">abuse</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abuse 2 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abuse2&t=abuse2 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abuse2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1001" id="abuse2" original="E391.-6af0" hm="2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-61f"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-61e" original="E391.-6aef" id="abuse2__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-61d" original="E391.-6aee" id="abuse2__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">abuse<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-6ae6" id="abuse2__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-610"><span class="pos" original="E391.-6ae5" id="abuse2__10">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abuse2__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-616" original="E391.-6ac8" careful="y" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6803" id="abuse2__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="abuse2__14" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6806"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4117" id="abuse2__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" form="root" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6155" id="abuse2__17"><span class="vp" id="abuse2__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> abuse</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" careful="y" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6153" source="ald8" eid="abuse2__19"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="abuse2__20" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6152"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="abuse2__22" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-614f"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuse__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-614c" id="abuse2__24"><span class="vp" id="abuse2__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> abuses</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abuse2__26" careful="y" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-614a" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6149" id="abuse2__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːzɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuses__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="abuse2__29" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6146"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːzɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuses__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="abuse2__31" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6143" form="past"><span class="vp" id="abuse2__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> abused</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6141" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="abuse2__33" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="abuse2__34" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6140" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abused__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abuse2__36" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-613d" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abused__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-613a" id="abuse2__38"><span class="vp" id="abuse2__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> abused</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6138" eid="abuse2__40" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="abuse2__41" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6137"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abused__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="abuse2__43" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6134" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abused__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-6131" form="prespart" id="abuse2__45"><span class="vp" id="abuse2__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> abusing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-612f" type="verbs_full_" eid="abuse2__47"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-612e" id="abuse2__48" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːzɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="abuse2__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5e4"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5e3" id="abuse2__53" original="E391.-6ac2"><span class="num">1</span><span class="cf" original="E391.-6ac1" id="abuse2__54"><span class="exp" id="abuse2__55">abuse</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="abuse2__56" original="E391.-6ac0">to use power or knowledge unfairly or wrongly</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5df" id="abuse2__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5de" id="abuse2__58" original="E833.-48de"> <span class="x" id="abuse2__59" original="E833.-48dd">Managers must be monitored to make sure they do not abuse their power.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="abuse2__60" original="E833.-48dc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5dc"> <span class="x" id="abuse2__61" original="E833.-48db">The European Commission also found that the company had abused its dominant position by charging unfair prices. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5da" id="abuse2__62" original="E391.-6ac5"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" id="abuse2__63" original="E391.-6ac4"><span class="exp" id="abuse2__64">abuse</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="abuse2__65" original="E391.-6ac3">to make bad use of something; to use so much of something that it harms your health</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5d6" id="abuse2__66"><span class="x-g" id="abuse2__67" original="E833.-48d8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5d5"> <span class="x" original="E833.-48d7" id="abuse2__68">People who have abused drugs for a long time may need considerable help in making social relationships. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" id="abuse2__69" original="E391.-6abf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5d3"><span class="num">3</span><span class="cf" id="abuse2__70" original="E391.-6abe"><span class="exp" id="abuse2__71">abuse</span> somebody/something</span> <span class="def" id="abuse2__72" original="E391.-6abd">to treat a person or an animal in a cruel or violent way, especially sexually</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5cf" id="abuse2__73"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-48d2" id="abuse2__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5ce"> <span class="x" id="abuse2__75" original="E833.-48d1">They had been emotionally, physically and sexually abused. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-48d0" id="abuse2__76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5cc"><span class="x" original="E833.-48cf" id="abuse2__77">The first refuge for abused women was set up in London in 1971.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5ca" id="abuse2__78" original="E391.-6abc"><span class="num">4</span><span class="cf" id="abuse2__79" original="E391.-6abb"><span class="exp" id="abuse2__80">abuse</span> somebody</span> <span class="def" id="abuse2__81" original="E391.-6aba">to make rude or offensive remarks to or about somebody</span><span class="x-gs" id="abuse2__82" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5c6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5c5" id="abuse2__83" original="E833.-48cb"> <span class="x" original="E833.-48ca" id="abuse2__84">Many asylum seekers reported that they had been verbally abused by police officers. </span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="dr-gs" id="abuse2__85" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5c3"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-6ab6" id="abuse2__86" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5c2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="abuse2__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5c1"><span class="dr" original="E391.-6ab5" id="abuse2__88">abuser</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5b5" original="E391.-6aae" id="abuse2__92"><span class="pos" id="abuse2__93" original="E391.-6aad">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="abuse2__94" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4df4" type="dr_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6974" id="abuse2__95"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__96"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːzə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuser__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuser__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6971" id="abuse2__97" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abuse2__98"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːzər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/abu/abuse/abuser__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/abu/abuse/abuser__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5b3" id="abuse2__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5b2" original="E833.-48c9" id="abuse2__100"> <span class="x" original="E833.-48c8" id="abuse2__101">Some drug abusers administer drugs intravenously. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5b0" original="E833.-48c7" id="abuse2__102"><span class="x" original="E833.-48c6" id="abuse2__103">The abuser is usually known to the child.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>abusive adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abusive&t=abusive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/abusive', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abusive__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːsɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/abu/abusi/abusive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/abu/abusi/abusive__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-68cc" id="abusive__9" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="abusive__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈbjuːsɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span 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person</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="abusive__15" original="E391.-6a9e">involving or using violence</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-59d" id="abusive__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-59c" original="E834.-405e" id="abusive__17"> <span class="x" id="abusive__18" original="E834.-405d">Studies have shown that women in an abusive relationship are more likely to have depression.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-59a" original="E834.-4060" id="abusive__19"> <span class="x" original="E834.-405f" id="abusive__20">The relationship was fragile; John was verbally and physically abusive with Sue and Martin.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-598" original="E391.-6aa3" id="abusive__21"><span class="num">2</span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-597" id="abusive__22"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E391.-6aa2" id="abusive__23">of speech or a person</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6aa1" id="abusive__24">rude and offensive; criticizing in a rude and unfair way</span><span class="x-gs" id="abusive__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-594"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-593" id="abusive__26" original="E834.-4068"> <span class="x" original="E834.-4067" id="abusive__27">Yelling, cursing, raging or other forms of abusive language may indicate more serious problems with anger.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="abusive__28" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2572" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/abusive" title="abusive definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>academia noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/academia&t=academia noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/academia', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="pron-g" id="academia__7" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6787" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="academia__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌækəˈdiːmiə<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aca/acade/academia__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academia__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6784" id="academia__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="academia__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌækəˈdiːmiə<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aca/acade/academia__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academia__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-587" type="vf" id="academia__11"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">also</span> <span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-586" id="academia__12"><span class="v"><strong>academe</strong></span></span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="variant_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-584" original="E391.-69db" eid="academia__14"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6781" id="academia__15"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="academia__16"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækədiːm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aca/acade/academe__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academe__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-677e" id="academia__17" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="academia__18"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækədiːm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aca/acade/academe__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academe__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="gram-g" id="academia__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-57c"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-69d5" id="academia__20" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-57a" id="academia__21"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-579" id="academia__22" original="E391.-69d4"> <span class="def" id="academia__23" original="E391.-69d3">the world of research and education at universities, and the people involved in it</span><span class="x-gs" id="academia__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-577"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-576" original="E831.-7ed4" id="academia__25"> <span class="x" id="academia__26" original="E831.-7ed3">These techniques had importance to both academia and industry.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="academia__27" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2545" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/academia" title="academia definition in English&#10;            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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>academic 1 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/academic1&t=academic1 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/academic1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e09" eid="academic1__9" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6158" id="academic1__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="academic1__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌækəˈdemɪk<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="academic1__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-564"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-563" id="academic1__15" original="E391.-69c5"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-562" id="academic1__16"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-69c3" id="academic1__17" gram="ubn">usually before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-69c2" id="academic1__18">connected with education, especially studying in schools and universities</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-55f" original="E831.-7d76" id="academic1__19" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/educational" title="educational definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.1cb2" original="E831.-7d75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-55e" id="academic1__20"><span class="xh" id="academic1__21">educational</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="academic1__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-55c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-55b" id="academic1__23" original="E831.-7d74"> <span class="x" id="academic1__24" original="E831.-7d73">This study assesses the motivational factors associated with academic achievement in high‐school settings. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-559" original="E391.-69c1" id="academic1__25"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-558" id="academic1__26"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" original="E391.-69bf" id="academic1__27">usually before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-69be" id="academic1__28">involving a lot of reading and studying rather than practical or technical skills</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-555" id="academic1__29"><span class="x-g" id="academic1__30" original="E831.-7d6e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-554"> <span class="x" id="academic1__31" original="E831.-7d6d">There has been relatively little academic research in this area.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E831.-7d71" id="academic1__32" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-552"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/applied" title="applied definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-64f8" original="E831.-7d6f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-551" id="academic1__33"><span class="xh" id="academic1__34">applied</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/vocational" title="vocational definition"><span class="xr-g" id="academic1__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-54f" original="E831.-7d70" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.119"><span class="xh" id="academic1__36">vocational</span></span></a></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-69bb" id="academic1__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-54d"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-69ba" id="academic1__38">not connected to a real or practical situation and therefore not important</span><span class="x-gs" id="academic1__39" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-54b"><span class="x-g" original="E831.-7d6c" id="academic1__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-54a"> <span class="x" id="academic1__41" original="E831.-7d6b">Questions of diversity are not merely academic: they have a real impact on people's lives.</span></span></span>      </li></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="academic1__42" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-548"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-547" original="E391.-69b9" id="academic1__43"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="academic1__44" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-546"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List">                                <a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a></span><span class="dr" academic="y" original="E391.-69b8" id="academic1__45">academically</span> <span class="pos-g" id="academic1__46" original="E391.-69b4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-53e"><span class="pos" original="E391.-69b3" id="academic1__47">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e0a" eid="academic1__48"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6741" id="academic1__49" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="academic1__50"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌækəˈdemɪkli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>academic 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/academic2&t=academic2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/academic2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_2"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e19" type="h_full_" eid="academic2__9" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6152" id="academic2__10" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="academic2__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌækəˈdemɪk<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-52a" id="academic2__14"><span class="sn-g" id="academic2__15" original="E391.-69a5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-529"> <span class="def" original="E391.-69a4" id="academic2__16">a person who teaches and/or does research at a university or college</span><span class="x-gs" id="academic2__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-527"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-526" id="academic2__18" original="E831.-7f45"> <span class="x" original="E831.-7f44" id="academic2__19">Leading academics in the field argue that the solution to health inequalities is a universalist 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>academy noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/academy&t=academy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/academy', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="pron-g" id="academy__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6666" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="academy__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkædəmi<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aca/acade/academy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aca/acade/academy__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="academy__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6663" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="academy__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span 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href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-510" id="academy__17"><li class="sn-g" id="academy__18" original="E391.-6962" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-50f"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6961" id="academy__19">a school or college for special training</span><span class="x-gs" id="academy__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-50d"><span class="x-g" original="E831.-7f43" id="academy__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-50c"> <span class="x" id="academy__22" original="E831.-7f42">In Sparta, boys were sent to military academy by the age of seven years.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-50a" original="E391.-6960" id="academy__23"><span class="num">2</span><span class="v-gs" type="alt" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-509" id="academy__24"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">usually</span> <span class="v-g" id="academy__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-508"><span class="v"><strong>Academy</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-695e" id="academy__27">a type of official organization that aims to promote standards in a particular academic field such as the arts or sciences</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-505" id="academy__28"><span class="x-g" id="academy__29" original="E831.-7f3b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-504"> <span class="x" id="academy__30" original="E831.-7f3a">The Academy of Sciences was reformed, making it a purely research body.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accelerate verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accelerate&t=accelerate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accelerate', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1182" id="accelerate" original="E391.-68b1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4fa"><ol class="h-g" original="E391.-68b0" id="accelerate__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4f9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-68af" id="accelerate__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4f8">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">accelerate</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="accelerate__9" original="E391.-68a5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4eb"><span class="pos" original="E391.-68a4" id="accelerate__10">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e27" eid="accelerate__11" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-64fd" id="accelerate__12" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-64fa" id="accelerate__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-40e9" id="accelerate__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="accelerate__17" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a23" form="root"><span class="vp" id="accelerate__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> accelerate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a25" type="verbs_full_" eid="accelerate__19"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="accelerate__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a26"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="accelerate__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a2c" form="thirdps" id="accelerate__24"><span class="vp" id="accelerate__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accelerates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a2e" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="accelerate__26"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="accelerate__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a2f"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accelerate__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a32" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a35" id="accelerate__31"><span class="vp" id="accelerate__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accelerated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a37" type="verbs_full_" eid="accelerate__33"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="accelerate__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a38"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a3b" id="accelerate__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accelerate__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a3e" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="accelerate__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accelerated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a40" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="accelerate__40"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a41" id="accelerate__41"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a44" id="accelerate__43" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a47" id="accelerate__45"><span class="vp" id="accelerate__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> accelerating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a49" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="accelerate__47"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a4a" id="accelerate__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="accelerate__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5a4d"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerate__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4bf" id="accelerate__52"><li class="sn-g" id="accelerate__53" original="E391.-6887" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4be"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="accelerate__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4bd"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="accelerate__55" original="E391.-6885">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-6884" id="accelerate__56">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="accelerate__57" original="E391.-6883">to happen faster or earlier; to make something happen faster or earlier</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4b9" id="accelerate__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4b8" original="E833.-4795" id="accelerate__59"> <span class="x" original="E833.-4794" id="accelerate__60">Inflation was accelerating fast. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4b6" id="accelerate__61" original="E833.-4165"><span class="x" id="accelerate__62" original="E833.-4164">In Alaska (Arendt et al., 2002), glaciers appear to be thinning at an accelerating rate. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4b4" original="E833.-4793" id="accelerate__63"><span class="cf" id="accelerate__64" original="E391.-6882"><span class="exp" id="accelerate__65">accelerate</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-4792" id="accelerate__66">Enzymes vary in the degree to which they accelerate reaction rates.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4b0" id="accelerate__67" original="E833.-4791"> <span class="x" original="E833.-4790" id="accelerate__68">The intensity of the protest might accelerate the process of liberalization. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4ae" id="accelerate__69" original="E833.-4166"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4ad" id="accelerate__70"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E833.-4162" id="accelerate__71" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E81e.-19f" id="accelerate__72"><span class="exp" id="accelerate__73">accelerate</span> something (to something)</span><span class="label-g" id="accelerate__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a9"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" id="accelerate__75" subj="phys">physics</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E833.-415c" id="accelerate__76">to make an object move faster</span><span class="x-gs" id="accelerate__77" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a5" original="E833.-478b" id="accelerate__78"> <span class="x" original="E833.-478a" id="accelerate__79">The electric fields accelerate electrons to a speed of about 300 000 km a second.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accelerate__80" original="E833.-415b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a3"> <span class="x" original="E833.-415a" id="accelerate__81">The amount of energy needed to accelerate fast-moving particles to higher speeds becomes larger and larger as the speed increases.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" id="accelerate__82" original="E391.-6881" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a1"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-4a0" id="accelerate__83"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="accelerate__84" original="E391.-687f" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="t" original="E833.-4796" id="accelerate__85">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="dis-g" id="accelerate__86" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-49d"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E833.-4159" id="accelerate__87">of a vehicle</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="accelerate__88" original="E391.-687d">to start to go faster; to make a vehicle go faster</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-49a" id="accelerate__89"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-4789" id="accelerate__90" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-499"> <span class="x" id="accelerate__91" original="E833.-4788">When I started to cross the intersection, the car to my left unexpectedly accelerated.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accelerate__92" original="E833.-4787" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-497"> <span class="cf" original="E428.-5908" id="accelerate__93"><span class="exp" id="accelerate__94">accelerate</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-4786" id="accelerate__95">The power required to accelerate the vehicle is proportional to the vehicle mass.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="accelerate__96" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2472"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accelerate" title="accelerate definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2471" resource="oald" id="accelerate__97" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.27f3"><span class="xh" id="accelerate__98">accelerate</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accelerate&t=accelerate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acceleration noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acceleration&t=acceleration noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acceleration', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acceleration__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˌseləˈreɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/acceleration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/acceleration__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="acceleration__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-648b"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acceleration__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˌseləˈreɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/acceleration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/acceleration__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-484" id="acceleration__14"><li class="sn-g" id="acceleration__15" original="E391.-6863" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-483"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="acceleration__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-482"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="acceleration__17" original="E391.-6861" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E833.-3283" id="acceleration__18" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" id="acceleration__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-47f"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" subj="phys" id="acceleration__20">physics</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="acceleration__21" original="E391.-685f">the rate at which the <span class="ndv" id="acceleration__22">velocity</span> (= speed in a particular direction) of an object changes</span><span class="x-gs" id="acceleration__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-47b"><span class="x-g" id="acceleration__24" original="E833.-3280" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-47a"> <span class="x" original="E833.-327f" id="acceleration__25">The product of mass and acceleration is equal to the force acting on the body.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-478" original="E833.-3279" id="acceleration__26"> <span class="cf" original="E833.-327c" id="acceleration__27"><span class="exp" id="acceleration__28">acceleration</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="acceleration__29" original="E833.-3278">Newton decreed that the relative accelerations of two bodies per unit force is a measure of their intrinsic inertia, or ‘mass’. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-686d" id="acceleration__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-474"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-473" id="acceleration__31"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acceleration__32" original="E391.-686b">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="sing" id="acceleration__33" original="E391.-686a">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6868" id="acceleration__34">an increase in how fast something happens</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-46f" id="acceleration__35"><span class="x-g" id="acceleration__36" original="E833.-3274" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-46e"> <span class="cf" id="acceleration__37" original="E833.-3275"><span class="exp" id="acceleration__38">acceleration</span> in something</span> <span class="x" id="acceleration__39" original="E833.-3273">The extent of the acceleration in economic globalization is evident in the statistics of global trade.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acceleration__40" original="E833.-3271" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-46a"> <span class="cf" id="acceleration__41" original="E833.-3272"><span class="exp" id="acceleration__42">acceleration</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-3270" id="acceleration__43">The new century was witness to the rapid acceleration of industrialization and urbanization. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="acceleration__44" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2433"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acceleration" title="acceleration definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2838" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2432" resource="oald" id="acceleration__45"><span class="xh" id="acceleration__46">acceleration</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accelerator noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accelerator&t=accelerator noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accelerator', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="622" id="accelerator" original="E391.-685b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-466"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-465" original="E391.-685a" id="accelerator__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-464" id="accelerator__2" original="E391.-6859">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">accelerator</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-458" original="E391.-6851" id="accelerator__7"><span class="pos" id="accelerator__8" original="E391.-6850">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accelerator__9" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e35" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6467" id="accelerator__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerator__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪtə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerator__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerator__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accelerator__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-6464" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accelerator__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseləreɪtər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accel/accelerator__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accel/accelerator__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-456" id="accelerator__14"><li class="sn-g" id="accelerator__15" original="E391.-6844" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-455"><span class="num">1</span><span class="label-g" id="accelerator__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-454"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" subj="phys" id="accelerator__17">physics</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6841" id="accelerator__18">a machine for making <span class="ndv" id="accelerator__19">elementary particles</span> move at high speeds</span><span class="x-gs" id="accelerator__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-450"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-44f" original="E833.-4152" id="accelerator__21"> <span class="x" id="accelerator__22" original="E833.-4151">Experiments with particle accelerators show how matter particles and forces behave at high energies.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-684f" id="accelerator__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-44d"><span class="num">2</span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-44b" id="accelerator__24"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="geo" geo="br" original="E391.-684d" id="accelerator__25">British English</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="v-gs" id="accelerator__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-44c" type="vf"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">also</span> <span class="v-g" id="accelerator__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-449"><span class="v"><strong>gas pedal</strong></span> <span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-447" id="accelerator__29"><span class="geo" original="E391.-6849" id="accelerator__30" geo="n_am">North American English</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="geo" id="accelerator__31" original="E391.-6848" geo="br">British English</span></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6847" id="accelerator__32">the control in a car or other vehicle that you press with your foot to make it go faster</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-443" id="accelerator__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-442" original="E833.-414b" id="accelerator__34"> <span class="x" id="accelerator__35" original="E833.-414a">The defendant in this case accidentally put his foot down on the accelerator rather than the brake.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="accelerator__36" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2402" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accelerator" title="accelerator definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.286a" id="accelerator__37" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2401" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accelerator__38">accelerator</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accent noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accent&t=accent noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accent', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accent__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksent<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accent__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.694c" id="accent__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="1"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accent__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksent<span 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                        <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accent__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-42c"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-42b" original="E391.-6806" id="accent__19"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6805" id="accent__20">a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from</span><span class="x-gs" id="accent__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-429"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-428" original="E46b.dd2" id="accent__22"> <span class="x" id="accent__23" original="E46b.dd3">The Malays speak Bahasa Melayu with different regional accents.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-426" id="accent__24" original="E391.-6801"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6800" id="accent__25">the emphasis that you should give to part of a word when saying it</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-424" id="accent__26" original="E391.-67ff"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/stress1" title="stress1 definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E391.-67fe" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-423" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-1113" id="accent__27"><span class="xh" id="accent__28">stress</span><span class="xhm" id="accent__29">1</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-41f" id="accent__30"><span class="x-g" id="accent__31" original="E46b.dd4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-41e"> <span class="x" original="E46b.dd5" id="accent__32">The accent falls on the middle syllable.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-67fc" id="accent__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-41c"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" id="accent__34" original="E391.-67fb">a mark on a letter to show that it should be pronounced in a particular way</span><span class="x-gs" id="accent__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-41a"><span class="x-g" id="accent__36" original="E46b.dd6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-419"> <span class="x" original="E46b.dd7" id="accent__37">A primary stressed syllable is marked with an acute accent on the vowel.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-417" original="E391.-67fa" id="accent__38"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-416" id="accent__39"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="accent__40" original="E391.-67f8">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="accent__41" original="E46b.dd8"><span class="exp" id="accent__42">accent</span> (on something)</span> <span class="def" id="accent__43" original="E391.-67f7">a special importance that is given to something</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-411" original="E391.-67f6" id="accent__44"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/emphasis" title="emphasis definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accent__45" original="E391.-67f5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-410" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.330c"><span class="xh" id="accent__46">emphasis</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-40d" id="accent__47"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-40c" original="E46b.dd9" id="accent__48"> <span class="x" original="E46b.dda" id="accent__49">Weber's (1988) theory puts the accent on cultural values.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-23d1" id="accent__50"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accent_1" title="accent definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-23d0" resource="oald" id="accent__51" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.28c1"><span class="xh" id="accent__52">accent</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accentuate verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accentuate&t=accentuate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accentuate', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="399" original="E391.-67af" id="accentuate" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-40a"><div class="h-g" id="accentuate__1" original="E391.-67ae" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-409"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="accentuate__2" original="E391.-67ad" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-408">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">accentuate</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="accentuate__9" original="E391.-67a3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3fb"><span class="pos" original="E391.-67a2" id="accentuate__10">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accentuate__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e3c"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="accentuate__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-62d1"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="accentuate__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-62ce"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="accentuate__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-40bb" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="accentuate__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b60"><span class="vp" id="accentuate__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> accentuate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b62" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="accentuate__19"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="accentuate__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b63"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b66" id="accentuate__22" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accentuate__24" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b69" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="accentuate__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accentuates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b6b" eid="accentuate__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b6c" id="accentuate__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b6f" id="accentuate__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b72" form="past" id="accentuate__31"><span class="vp" id="accentuate__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accentuated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b74" type="verbs_full_" eid="accentuate__33" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="accentuate__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b75"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b78" id="accentuate__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accentuate__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b7b" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="accentuate__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accentuated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accentuate__40" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b7d" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="accentuate__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b7e" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b81" id="accentuate__43" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accentuate__45" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b84" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="accentuate__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> accentuating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b86" resource="phonetics" eid="accentuate__47" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b87" id="accentuate__48" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5b8a" id="accentuate__50" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accentuate__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsentʃueɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accen/accentuating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accen/accentuating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3cf" id="accentuate__52"><span class="sn-g" id="accentuate__53" original="E391.-6785" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3ce"> <span class="cf" id="accentuate__54" original="E391.-6784"><span class="exp" id="accentuate__55">accentuate</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="accentuate__56" original="E391.-6783">to emphasize something or make it easier to notice</span><span class="x-gs" id="accentuate__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3ca"><span class="x-g" original="E46b.1b71" id="accentuate__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3c9"> <span class="x" original="E46b.1b72" id="accentuate__59">The new system involved a division of labour that accentuated status differences between high and lower status employees.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="accentuate__60" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-236d"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accentuate" title="accentuate definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.294e" id="accentuate__61" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-236c" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="accentuate__62">accentuate</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accept verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accept&t=accept verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accept', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accept__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-625e" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accept__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsept<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accept__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accept__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" id="accept__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-408d"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bba" form="root" id="accept__17"><span class="vp" id="accept__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> accept</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8x" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bbc" eid="accept__19"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="accept__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bbd"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accept__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsept<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accept__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accept__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accept__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bc0" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accept__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsept<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accept__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accept__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accept__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bc3"><span class="vp" id="accept__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accepts</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bc5" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="accept__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bc6" id="accept__27" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accept__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsepts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accepts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepts__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="accept__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bc9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accept__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsepts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accepts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepts__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accept__31" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bcc"><span class="vp" id="accept__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accepted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accept__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bce" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="accept__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bcf"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accept__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bd2" id="accept__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accept__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accept__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bd5" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="accept__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accepted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accept__40" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bd7" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bd8" id="accept__41" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accept__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="accept__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bdb"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accept__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accept__45" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5bde"><span class="vp" id="accept__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> accepting</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accept__47" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5be0" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" id="accept__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5be1" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accept__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseptɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accepting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepting__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5be4" id="accept__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accept__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseptɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accepting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepting__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-38c" id="accept__52"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-674c" id="accept__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-38b"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6748" id="accept__54">to take something that is offered</span><span class="x-gs" id="accept__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-389"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-71c4" id="accept__56" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-388"> <span class="cf" id="accept__57" original="E391.-6747"><span class="exp" id="accept__58">accept</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-71c3" id="accept__59">The shareholders accepted an offer for the purchase of their shares.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accept__60" original="E828.-71c0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-384"> <span class="cf" id="accept__61" original="E391.-6746"><span class="exp" id="accept__62">accept</span> something from somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-71bf" id="accept__63">The company will not accept products from suppliers who use child labour.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-380" id="accept__64" original="E828.-71be"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-6745" id="accept__65"><span class="exp" id="accept__66">accept</span> something for something</span> <span class="x" id="accept__67" original="E828.-71bd">Only articles that have gone through the process of peer review are accepted for publication.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-37c" id="accept__68" original="E391.-6744"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/refuse" title="refuse definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accept__69" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-537f" original="E391.-6743" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-37b"><span class="xh" id="accept__70">refuse</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-378" original="E828.-7196" id="accept__71"> <span class="shcut" id="accept__72">accept + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="accept__73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-376"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-375" id="accept__74" original="E828.-7194"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-374" id="accept__75"><span class="coll" id="accept__76" original="E828.-7193">offer</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7192" id="accept__77" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-372"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-371" id="accept__78"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7191" id="accept__79">invitation</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__80" original="E828.-7190" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-36f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-36e" id="accept__81"><span class="coll" id="accept__82" original="E828.-718f">proposal</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__83" original="E828.-718e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-36c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-36b" id="accept__84"><span class="coll" original="E828.-718d" id="accept__85">job</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__86" original="E828.-718c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-369"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-368" id="accept__87"><span class="coll" original="E828.-718b" id="accept__88">help</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-366" original="E828.-718a" id="accept__89"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-7189" id="accept__90" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-365"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7188" id="accept__91">This type of poverty was characterized by low-wage jobs, two or three families sharing one apartment, and a reluctance to accept outside help.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-363" original="E828.-714b" id="accept__92"> <span class="shcut" id="accept__93">adverb + accept</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-361" id="accept__94"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-360" original="E828.-714a" id="accept__95"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__96" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-35f"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7149" id="accept__97">readily</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accept__98" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-35d"><span class="coll" id="accept__99" original="E828.-7148">willingly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-35b" original="E828.-7147" id="accept__100"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-35a" id="accept__101"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7146" id="accept__102">finally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-358" id="accept__103"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-357" id="accept__104" original="E470.-6ef2"> <span class="x" original="E470.-6ef1" id="accept__105">Young readily accepted the invitation to lead the research team.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-355" original="E391.-672d" id="accept__106"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-672a" id="accept__107">to believe or recognize that an idea is true or valid</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-353" id="accept__108"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-352" id="accept__109" original="E828.-71ba"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-6729" id="accept__110"><span class="exp" id="accept__111">accept</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="accept__112" original="E828.-71b9">Lacan accepted the key ideas of Saussure's structural linguistics.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-34e" original="E828.-71bc" id="accept__113"> <span class="x" original="E828.-71bb" id="accept__114">This argument was accepted by the court.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E828.-71b8" id="accept__115" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-34c"> <span class="cf" id="accept__116" original="E391.-6728"><span class="exp" id="accept__117">accept</span> something as something</span> <span class="x" id="accept__118" original="E828.-71b7">Genocide is now accepted as an international war crime.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-348" id="accept__119" original="E828.-71b6"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-6727" id="accept__120"><span class="exp" id="accept__121">accept</span> that…</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-71b5" id="accept__122">Most scholars accept that these texts date from the first century AD.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accept__123" original="E828.-71b4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-344"> <span class="cf" id="accept__124" original="E391.-6726">it is accepted that…</span> <span class="x" id="accept__125" original="E828.-71b3">It is generally accepted that early humans were genetically very similar to humans today.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-341" original="E828.-71b2" id="accept__126"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/refuse" title="refuse definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E828.-71b1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-340" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-537f" id="accept__127"><span class="xh" id="accept__128">refuse</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="accept__129" original="E828.-7187" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-33d" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="accept__130">accept + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-33b" id="accept__131"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-33a" id="accept__132" original="E828.-7185"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-339" id="accept__133"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7184" id="accept__134">argument</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7183" id="accept__135" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-337"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-336" id="accept__136"><span class="coll" id="accept__137" original="E828.-7182">premise</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accept__138" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-334"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7181" id="accept__139">assumption</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accept__140" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-332"><span class="coll" id="accept__141" original="E828.-7180">hypothesis</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-330" id="accept__142"><span class="coll" id="accept__143" original="E828.-717f">thesis</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-32e" id="accept__144" original="E828.-717e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-32d" id="accept__145"><span class="coll" original="E828.-717d" id="accept__146">view</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-32b" id="accept__147" original="E828.-717c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-32a" id="accept__148"><span class="coll" id="accept__149" original="E828.-717b">principle</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-328" original="E828.-717a" id="accept__150"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-327" id="accept__151"><span class="coll" id="accept__152" original="E828.-7179">notion</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-325" id="accept__153"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7178" id="accept__154">idea</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-323" id="accept__155" original="E828.-7177"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__156" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-322"><span class="coll" id="accept__157" original="E828.-7176">claim</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-320" id="accept__158" original="E828.-7175"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-31f" id="accept__159"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7174" id="accept__160">conclusion</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-31d" id="accept__161" original="E828.-7173"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-31c" id="accept__162"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7172" id="accept__163">possibility</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-31a" id="accept__164" original="E828.-7171"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__165" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-319"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7170" id="accept__166">existence</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-317" id="accept__167" original="E828.-716f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-316" id="accept__168"><span class="coll" original="E828.-716e" id="accept__169">validity</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-314" original="E828.-716d" id="accept__170"><span class="x-g" id="accept__171" original="E828.-716c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-313"> <span class="x" original="E828.-716b" id="accept__172">Although the majority accepted the government view that there was a public emergency, Lord Hoffmann did not.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-311" type="coll" id="accept__173" original="E828.-714b"> <span class="shcut" id="accept__174">adverb + accept</span><span class="sn-gu" id="accept__175" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-30f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-30e" id="accept__176" original="E828.-714a"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__177" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-30d"><span class="coll" id="accept__178" original="E828.-7149">readily</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accept__179" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-30b"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7148" id="accept__180">willingly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__181" original="E828.-7147" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-309"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-308" id="accept__182"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7146" id="accept__183">finally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accept__184" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-306"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-305" original="E470.-6ef0" id="accept__185"> <span class="x" id="accept__186" original="E470.-6eef">Professional legal opinion finally accepted the need for real reform of land law.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E828.-7141" id="accept__187" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-303"> <span class="shcut" id="accept__188">adverb + accept</span><span class="sn-gu" id="accept__189" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-301"><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7140" id="accept__190" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-300"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ff" id="accept__191"><span class="coll" id="accept__192" original="E828.-713f">widely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-713e" id="accept__193" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2fd"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__194" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2fc"><span class="coll" original="E828.-713d" id="accept__195">generally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accept__196" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2fa"><span class="coll" original="E828.-713c" id="accept__197">commonly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__198" original="E828.-713b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f7" id="accept__199"><span class="coll" id="accept__200" original="E828.-713a">universally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f5" id="accept__201" original="E828.-7139"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f4" id="accept__202"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7138" id="accept__203">internationally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__204" original="E828.-7137" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f1" id="accept__205"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7136" id="accept__206">tacitly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ef" id="accept__207"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7135" id="accept__208">implicitly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7134" id="accept__209" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ec" id="accept__210"><span class="coll" id="accept__211" original="E828.-7133">broadly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accept__212" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ea"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-7131" id="accept__213" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e9"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7130" id="accept__214">The principle has come to be universally accepted by all the institutions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e7" original="E391.-6724" id="accept__215"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6721" id="accept__216">to recognize that an unpleasant situation is real</span><span class="x-gs" id="accept__217" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e5"><span class="x-g" id="accept__218" original="E828.-71b0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e4"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-6720" id="accept__219"><span class="exp" id="accept__220">accept</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="accept__221" original="E828.-71af">The Emperor was at last forced to accept defeat.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accept__222" original="E828.-71ac" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e0"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-671f" id="accept__223"><span class="exp" id="accept__224">accept</span> something as something</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-71ab" id="accept__225">Suffering was accepted as an inescapable part of human existence.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2dc" original="E828.-71aa" id="accept__226"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/deny" title="deny (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accept__227" original="E828.-71a9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2db" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-794d"><span class="xh" id="accept__228">deny</span> <span class="xs" id="accept__229"><span class="wrap">(</span>2<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d8" type="coll" id="accept__230" original="E828.-716a"> <span class="shcut" id="accept__231">accept + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d6" id="accept__232"><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__233" original="E828.-7168" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d4" id="accept__234"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7167" id="accept__235">defeat</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7166" id="accept__236" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2d1" id="accept__237"><span class="coll" id="accept__238" original="E828.-7165">risk</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2cf" id="accept__239" original="E828.-7164"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__240" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ce"><span class="coll" id="accept__241" original="E828.-7163">criticism</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2cc" original="E828.-7162" id="accept__242"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2cb" id="accept__243"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7161" id="accept__244">the reality of something</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c9" id="accept__245" original="E828.-7160"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__246" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c8"><span class="coll" original="E828.-715f" id="accept__247">the fact that…</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accept__248" original="E828.-715e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c5" id="accept__249" original="E828.-71ae"> <span class="x" id="accept__250" original="E828.-71ad">The vast majority of scientists now accept the reality of climate change.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E828.-714b" id="accept__251" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c3"> <span class="shcut" id="accept__252">adverb + accept</span><span class="sn-gu" id="accept__253" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c1"><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-714a" id="accept__254" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2bf" id="accept__255"><span class="coll" id="accept__256" original="E828.-7149">readily</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accept__257" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2bd"><span class="coll" original="E828.-7148" id="accept__258">willingly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2bb" id="accept__259" original="E828.-7147"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__260" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ba"><span class="coll" id="accept__261" original="E828.-7146">finally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accept__262" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2b8"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-7144" id="accept__263" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2b7"> <span class="x" id="accept__264" original="E828.-7143">She did not willingly accept criticism or tolerate dissenting views.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-673b" id="accept__265" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2b5"><span class="num">4</span><span class="cf" id="accept__266" original="E391.-6737"><span class="exp" id="accept__267">accept</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6738" id="accept__268">to agree to or approve of a suggestion, plan or practice</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2b1" id="accept__269"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2b0" original="E828.-71a8" id="accept__270"> <span class="x" id="accept__271" original="E828.-71a7">They refused to accept the recommendation that compensation be paid.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ae" id="accept__272" original="E828.-71a6"> <span class="x" original="E828.-71a5" id="accept__273">The plan was readily accepted by Germany under Chancellor Adenauer.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2ac" original="E828.-71a4" id="accept__274"> <span class="x" id="accept__275" original="E828.-71a3">He accepted the normal conventions of Chinese business in which shareholders left the operation of the business to a manager.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-6735" id="accept__276" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2aa" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/reject" title="reject definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accept__277" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-49fc" original="E391.-6734" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2a9"><span class="xh" id="accept__278">reject</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-671d" id="accept__279" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2a6"><span class="num">5</span><span class="def" original="E391.-671a" id="accept__280">to make somebody/something welcome in a particular role; to allow somebody/something to join a group</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2a4" id="accept__281"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-71a2" id="accept__282" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2a3"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-6717" id="accept__283"><span class="exp" id="accept__284">accept</span> somebody/something as something</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-71a1" id="accept__285">The vast majority of church members accepted Brigham Young as leader.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E828.-719f" id="accept__286" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-29f"> <span class="cf" id="accept__287" original="E828.-71a0"><span class="exp" id="accept__288">accept</span> somebody/something for something</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-719e" id="accept__289">When these ten countries were accepted for membership, three others—Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey—were not considered ready to join.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-6716" id="accept__290" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-29b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/reject" title="reject definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-49fc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-29a" original="E391.-6715" id="accept__291"><span class="xh" id="accept__292">reject</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-297" original="E391.-6732" id="accept__293"><span class="num">6</span><span class="cf" id="accept__294" original="E391.-672f"><span class="exp" id="accept__295">accept</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="accept__296" original="E391.-672e">to admit that you are responsible for something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-293" id="accept__297"><span class="x-g" id="accept__298" original="E828.-719d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-292"> <span class="x" id="accept__299" original="E828.-719c">Directors were asked to accept responsibility for the crisis they had caused.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E828.-719b" id="accept__300" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-290"> <span class="x" original="E828.-719a" id="accept__301">The father accepted the obligation of raising and educating the child.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4398" id="accept__302" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="accept__303"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.439a" original="E828.-7198" id="accept__304"><span class="shcut" id="accept__305" original="E828.-7197">accept + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.439c" original="E828.-7196" id="accept__306"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.439d" original="E828.-7194" id="accept__307"><span class="coll-g" original="E828.-7193" id="accept__308" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.439e"><span class="coll" id="accept__309">offer</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__310" original="E828.-7192" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a0"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__311" original="E828.-7191" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a1"><span class="coll" id="accept__312">invitation</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7190" id="accept__313" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a4" original="E828.-718f" id="accept__314"><span class="coll" id="accept__315">proposal</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-718e" id="accept__316" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a7" id="accept__317" original="E828.-718d"><span class="coll" id="accept__318">job</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43a9" original="E828.-718c" id="accept__319"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43aa" original="E828.-718b" id="accept__320"><span class="coll" id="accept__321">help</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ac" original="E828.-718a" id="accept__322"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ad" original="E828.-7189" id="accept__323"><span class="x" original="E828.-7188" id="accept__324">This type of poverty was characterized by low-wage jobs, two or three families sharing one apartment, and a reluctance to accept outside help.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43af" original="E828.-7187" id="accept__325"><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__326" original="E828.-7185" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b1" id="accept__327" original="E828.-7184"><span class="coll" id="accept__328">argument</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b3" id="accept__329" original="E828.-7183"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__330" original="E828.-7182" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b4"><span class="coll" id="accept__331">premise</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accept__332" original="E828.-7181" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b6"><span class="coll" id="accept__333">assumption</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accept__334" original="E828.-7180" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43b8"><span class="coll" id="accept__335">hypothesis</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ba" original="E828.-717f" id="accept__336"><span class="coll" id="accept__337">thesis</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__338" original="E828.-717e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43bc"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__339" original="E828.-717d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43bd"><span class="coll" id="accept__340">view</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-717c" id="accept__341" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43bf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c0" id="accept__342" original="E828.-717b"><span class="coll" id="accept__343">principle</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c2" original="E828.-717a" id="accept__344"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__345" original="E828.-7179" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c3"><span class="coll" id="accept__346">notion</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accept__347" original="E828.-7178" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c5"><span class="coll" id="accept__348">idea</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7177" id="accept__349" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43c8" id="accept__350" original="E828.-7176"><span class="coll" id="accept__351">claim</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7175" id="accept__352" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ca"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43cb" original="E828.-7174" id="accept__353"><span class="coll" id="accept__354">conclusion</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7173" id="accept__355" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ce" original="E828.-7172" id="accept__356"><span class="coll" id="accept__357">possibility</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d0" id="accept__358" original="E828.-7171"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__359" original="E828.-7170" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d1"><span class="coll" id="accept__360">existence</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-716f" id="accept__361" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d4" original="E828.-716e" id="accept__362"><span class="coll" id="accept__363">validity</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d6" original="E828.-716d" id="accept__364"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-716c" id="accept__365" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d7"><span class="x" id="accept__366" original="E828.-716b">Although the majority accepted the government view that there was a public emergency, Lord Hoffmann did not.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E828.-716a" id="accept__367" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43d9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43da" id="accept__368" original="E828.-7168"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43db" id="accept__369" original="E828.-7167"><span class="coll" id="accept__370">defeat</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43dd" id="accept__371" original="E828.-7166"><span class="coll-g" original="E828.-7165" id="accept__372" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43de"><span class="coll" id="accept__373">risk</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e0" original="E828.-7164" id="accept__374"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e1" original="E828.-7163" id="accept__375"><span class="coll" id="accept__376">criticism</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e3" id="accept__377" original="E828.-7162"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e4" id="accept__378" original="E828.-7161"><span class="coll" id="accept__379">the reality of something</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E828.-7160" id="accept__380" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e6"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__381" original="E828.-715f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e7"><span class="coll" id="accept__382">the fact that…</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accept__383" original="E828.-715e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43e9"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-71ae" id="accept__384" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ea"><span class="x" id="accept__385" original="E828.-71ad">The vast majority of scientists now accept the reality of climate change.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ec" id="accept__386" original="E828.-714e"><span class="shcut" id="accept__387" original="E828.-714d">adverb + accept</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E828.-714c" id="accept__388" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ee"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ef" id="accept__389" original="E828.-714a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f0" original="E828.-7149" id="accept__390"><span class="coll" id="accept__391">readily</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f2" id="accept__392" original="E828.-7148"><span class="coll" id="accept__393">willingly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f4" id="accept__394" original="E828.-7147"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f5" id="accept__395" original="E828.-7146"><span class="coll" id="accept__396">finally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accept__397" original="E828.-7145" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43f8" original="E470.-6ef2" id="accept__398"><span class="x" original="E470.-6ef1" id="accept__399">Young readily accepted the invitation to lead the research team.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43fa" id="accept__400" original="E828.-7144"><span class="x" original="E828.-7143" id="accept__401">She did not willingly accept criticism or tolerate dissenting views.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="accept__402" original="E470.-6ef0" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43fc"><span class="x" original="E470.-6eef" id="accept__403">Professional legal opinion finally accepted the need for real reform of land law.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43fe" id="accept__404" original="E828.-7142"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.43ff" id="accept__405" original="E828.-7140"><span class="coll-g" original="E828.-713f" id="accept__406" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4400"><span class="coll" id="accept__407">widely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__408" original="E828.-713e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4402"><span class="coll-g" original="E828.-713d" id="accept__409" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4403"><span class="coll" id="accept__410">generally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4405" id="accept__411" original="E828.-713c"><span class="coll" id="accept__412">commonly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__413" original="E828.-713b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4407"><span class="coll-g" original="E828.-713a" id="accept__414" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4408"><span class="coll" id="accept__415">universally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.440a" id="accept__416" original="E828.-7139"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.440b" id="accept__417" original="E828.-7138"><span class="coll" id="accept__418">internationally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accept__419" original="E828.-7137" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.440d"><span class="coll-g" original="E828.-7136" id="accept__420" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.440e"><span class="coll" id="accept__421">tacitly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4410" id="accept__422" original="E828.-7135"><span class="coll" id="accept__423">implicitly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4412" id="accept__424" original="E828.-7134"><span class="coll-g" id="accept__425" original="E828.-7133" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4413"><span class="coll" id="accept__426">broadly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accept__427" original="E828.-7132" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4415"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4416" id="accept__428" original="E828.-7131"><span class="x" original="E828.-7130" id="accept__429">The principle has come to be universally accepted by all the institutions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="accept__430" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2321"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accept" title="accept definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2320" resource="oald" id="accept__431" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.298e"><span class="xh" id="accept__432">accept</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acceptable adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acceptable&t=acceptable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acceptable', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="694" accessBand="free" id="acceptable" original="E391.-6708" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-28e"><ol class="h-g" original="E391.-6707" id="acceptable__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-28d"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-28c" id="acceptable__2" original="E391.-6706">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">acceptable</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-284" id="acceptable__4" original="E391.-6701"><span class="pos" original="E391.-6700" id="acceptable__5">adjective</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="acceptable__6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e4a" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="acceptable__7" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-60e0"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acceptable__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseptəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/acceptable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/acceptable__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="acceptable__9" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-60dd" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acceptable__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseptəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/acceptable__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/acceptable__us_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="acceptable__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-282"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-66ff" id="acceptable__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-281"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-66fe" id="acceptable__13">that people can agree on or approve of</span><span class="x-gs" id="acceptable__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-27f"><span class="x-g" original="E835.-7deb" id="acceptable__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-27e"> <span class="x" id="acceptable__16" original="E835.-7dea">Buyer and seller need to agree a mutually acceptable price.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-27c" original="E835.-7de9" id="acceptable__17"> <span class="x" id="acceptable__18" original="E835.-7de8">Divorce has become more socially acceptable.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acceptable__19" original="E835.-7de6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-27a"> <span class="cf" original="E835.-7de7" id="acceptable__20"><span class="exp" id="acceptable__21">acceptable</span> to somebody</span> <span class="x" id="acceptable__22" original="E835.-7de5">Choosing the approach that is most acceptable to the patient improves the chances of success.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E835.-7de4" id="acceptable__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-276" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/unacceptable" title="unacceptable definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E835.-7de3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-275" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4e08" id="acceptable__24"><span class="xh" id="acceptable__25">unacceptable</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" original="E835.-7dd3" id="acceptable__26" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-273"> <span class="shcut" id="acceptable__27">acceptable + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="acceptable__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-271"><span class="coll-gs" id="acceptable__29" original="E835.-7dd1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-270"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-26f" id="acceptable__30"><span class="coll" original="E835.-7dd0" id="acceptable__31">behaviour</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-26d" id="acceptable__32" original="E835.-7dcf"><span class="coll-g" id="acceptable__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-26c"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__34" original="E835.-7dce">practice</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-26a" original="E835.-7dcd" id="acceptable__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-269" id="acceptable__36" original="E835.-7dcc"> <span class="x" id="acceptable__37" original="E835.-7dcb">Attitudes towards what is acceptable behaviour in close familial relationships have varied over time and between cultures.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-267" type="coll" id="acceptable__38" original="E835.-7dbd"> <span class="shcut" id="acceptable__39">adverb + acceptable</span><span class="sn-gu" id="acceptable__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-265"><span class="coll-gs" id="acceptable__41" original="E835.-7dbb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-264"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-263" id="acceptable__42"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__43" original="E835.-7dba">perfectly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-7db9" id="acceptable__44" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-261"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-260" id="acceptable__45"><span class="coll" original="E835.-7db8" id="acceptable__46">generally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-7db7" id="acceptable__47" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-25e"><span class="coll-g" id="acceptable__48" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-25d"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__49" original="E835.-7db6">universally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="acceptable__50" original="E835.-7db5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-25b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-25a" id="acceptable__51"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__52" original="E835.-7db4">socially</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="acceptable__53" original="E835.-7db3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-258"><span class="coll-g" id="acceptable__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-257"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__55" original="E835.-7db2">politically</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="acceptable__56" original="E835.-7db1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-255"><span class="coll-g" id="acceptable__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-254"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__58" original="E835.-7db0">mutually</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E835.-7daf" id="acceptable__59" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-252"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-251" id="acceptable__60" original="E835.-7dae"> <span class="x" id="acceptable__61" original="E835.-7dad">In some countries, it would be perfectly acceptable to give a gift to an official as a token of appreciation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-66fd" id="acceptable__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-24f"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-66fc" id="acceptable__63">that can be allowed</span><span class="x-gs" id="acceptable__64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-24d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-24c" original="E835.-7de2" id="acceptable__65"> <span class="x" id="acceptable__66" original="E835.-7de1">Maximum acceptable nitrate levels in water are often set at 50 mg/l.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-24a" original="E835.-7de0" id="acceptable__67"> <span class="x" id="acceptable__68" original="E835.-7ddf">They conclude that it is morally acceptable to use animals in experiments, but wrong to cause unnecessary suffering.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="acceptable__69" original="E835.-7dde" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-248"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/unacceptable" title="unacceptable definition"><span class="xr-g" id="acceptable__70" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.-4e08" original="E835.-7ddd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-247"><span class="xh" id="acceptable__71">unacceptable</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-245" original="E835.-7dca" id="acceptable__72"> <span class="shcut" id="acceptable__73">acceptable + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-243" id="acceptable__74"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-242" original="E835.-7dc8" id="acceptable__75"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-241" id="acceptable__76"><span class="coll" original="E835.-7dc7" id="acceptable__77">standard</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-23f" id="acceptable__78" original="E835.-7dc6"><span class="coll-g" id="acceptable__79" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-23e"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__80" original="E835.-7dc5">level</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-7dc4" id="acceptable__81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-23c"><span class="coll-g" id="acceptable__82" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-23b"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__83" original="E835.-7dc3">limit</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E835.-7dc2" id="acceptable__84" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-239"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-238" original="E835.-7dc1" id="acceptable__85"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7dc0" id="acceptable__86">The debates and controversies that ensued were about the acceptable limits of royal power.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-236" original="E835.-7dac" id="acceptable__87"> <span class="shcut" id="acceptable__88">adverb + acceptable</span><span class="sn-gu" id="acceptable__89" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-234"><span class="coll-gs" id="acceptable__90" original="E835.-7daa" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-233"><span class="coll-g" id="acceptable__91" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-232"><span class="coll" original="E835.-7da9" id="acceptable__92">ethically</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-230" id="acceptable__93"><span class="coll" original="E835.-7da8" id="acceptable__94">morally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-22e" original="E835.-7da7" id="acceptable__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-22d" id="acceptable__96" original="E835.-7da6"> <span class="x" id="acceptable__97" original="E835.-7da5">The extent to which animal suffering is considered ethically acceptable often depends on the potential benefits that might result.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="acceptable__98" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-22b"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-66f5" id="acceptable__99" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-22a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="acceptable__100" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-229"><span class="dr" original="E391.-66f4" id="acceptable__101">acceptability</span> <span class="pos-g" id="acceptable__102" original="E391.-66f0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-221"><span class="pos" original="E391.-66ef" id="acceptable__103">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e4b" type="dr_full_" eid="acceptable__104"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.69bd" id="acceptable__105"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acceptable__106"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˌseptəˈbɪləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/acceptability__us_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-21f" id="acceptable__109"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acceptable__110" original="E391.-66ed">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="acceptable__111" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-21d"><span class="x-g" original="E835.-7ddb" id="acceptable__112" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-21c"> <span class="x" id="acceptable__113" original="E835.-7dda">The ethical acceptability of this idea is open to question.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-21a" id="acceptable__114" original="E835.-7dd8"> <span class="cf" original="E835.-7dd9" id="acceptable__115"><span class="exp">acceptability</span> to somebody</span> <span class="x" id="acceptable__116" original="E835.-7dd7">Implementing the policy will depend on its acceptability to the public.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" id="acceptable__117" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4418" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="acceptable__118"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.441a" id="acceptable__119" original="E835.-7dd5"><span class="shcut" id="acceptable__120" original="E835.-7dd4">acceptable + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E835.-7dd3" id="acceptable__121" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.441c"><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-7dd1" id="acceptable__122" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.441d"><span class="coll-g" id="acceptable__123" original="E835.-7dd0" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.441e"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__124">behaviour</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4420" original="E835.-7dcf" id="acceptable__125"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4421" original="E835.-7dce" id="acceptable__126"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__127">practice</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="acceptable__128" original="E835.-7dcd" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4423"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4424" id="acceptable__129" original="E835.-7dcc"><span class="x" original="E835.-7dcb" id="acceptable__130">Attitudes towards what is acceptable behaviour in close familial relationships have varied over time and between cultures.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E835.-7dca" id="acceptable__131" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4426"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4427" original="E835.-7dc8" id="acceptable__132"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4428" id="acceptable__133" original="E835.-7dc7"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__134">standard</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.442a" id="acceptable__135" original="E835.-7dc6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.442b" original="E835.-7dc5" id="acceptable__136"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__137">level</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="acceptable__138" original="E835.-7dc4" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.442d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.442e" id="acceptable__139" original="E835.-7dc3"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__140">limit</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4430" original="E835.-7dc2" id="acceptable__141"><span class="x-g" original="E835.-7dc1" id="acceptable__142" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4431"><span class="x" id="acceptable__143" original="E835.-7dc0">The debates and controversies that ensued were about the acceptable limits of royal power.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4433" original="E835.-7dbf" id="acceptable__144"><span class="shcut" original="E835.-7dbe" id="acceptable__145">adverb + acceptable</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4435" id="acceptable__146" original="E835.-7dbd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4436" id="acceptable__147" original="E835.-7dbb"><span class="coll-g" original="E835.-7dba" id="acceptable__148" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4437"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__149">perfectly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4439" id="acceptable__150" original="E835.-7db9"><span class="coll-g" original="E835.-7db8" id="acceptable__151" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.443a"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__152">generally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.443c" original="E835.-7db7" id="acceptable__153"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.443d" id="acceptable__154" original="E835.-7db6"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__155">universally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-7db5" id="acceptable__156" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.443f"><span class="coll-g" original="E835.-7db4" id="acceptable__157" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4440"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__158">socially</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4442" original="E835.-7db3" id="acceptable__159"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4443" original="E835.-7db2" id="acceptable__160"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__161">politically</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4445" original="E835.-7db1" id="acceptable__162"><span class="coll-g" original="E835.-7db0" id="acceptable__163" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4446"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__164">mutually</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4448" id="acceptable__165" original="E835.-7daf"><span class="x-g" id="acceptable__166" original="E835.-7dae" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4449"><span class="x" id="acceptable__167" original="E835.-7dad">In some countries, it would be perfectly acceptable to give a gift to an official as a token of appreciation.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.444b" original="E835.-7dac" id="acceptable__168"><span class="coll-gs" id="acceptable__169" original="E835.-7daa" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.444c"><span class="coll-g" id="acceptable__170" original="E835.-7da9" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.444d"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__171">ethically</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.444f" id="acceptable__172" original="E835.-7da8"><span class="coll" id="acceptable__173">morally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4451" original="E835.-7da7" id="acceptable__174"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4452" id="acceptable__175" original="E835.-7da6"><span class="x" original="E835.-7da5" id="acceptable__176">The extent to which animal suffering is considered ethically acceptable often depends on the potential benefits that might result.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2217" id="acceptable__177"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acceptable" title="acceptable definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2a6e" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2216" resource="oald" id="acceptable__178"><span class="xh" id="acceptable__179">acceptable</span></span></a> <span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acceptance noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acceptance&t=acceptance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acceptance', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-610b" id="acceptance__12" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acceptance__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseptəns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/acceptance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/acceptance__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-208" id="acceptance__14"><li class="sn-g" original="E835.-7d39" id="acceptance__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-207"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-206" id="acceptance__16"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acceptance__17" original="E835.-7d37">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="sing" original="E835.-7d36" id="acceptance__18">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E835.-7d35" id="acceptance__19">agreement that an idea, plan or practice is valid</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-202" id="acceptance__20"><span class="x-g" id="acceptance__21" original="E835.-7d34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-201"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7d33" id="acceptance__22">The test quickly gained widespread acceptance within the industry.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acceptance__23" original="E835.-7d31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1ff"> <span class="cf" id="acceptance__24" original="E835.-7d32"><span class="exp" id="acceptance__25">acceptance</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="acceptance__26" original="E835.-7d30">To avoid difficulties over the public acceptance of wind power, offshore development would be preferable to onshore development.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1fb" original="E835.-7d2e" id="acceptance__27"> <span class="cf" id="acceptance__28" original="E835.-7d2f"><span class="exp" id="acceptance__29">acceptance</span> by somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E835.-7d2d" id="acceptance__30">There was a growing acceptance by the political elite of the need for social improvement following the war.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E835.-7d2c" id="acceptance__31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1f7"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/rejection" title="rejection (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="acceptance__32" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-497a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1f6" original="E835.-7d2b"><span class="xh" id="acceptance__33">rejection</span> <span class="xs" id="acceptance__34"><span class="wrap">(</span>1<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-66d0" id="acceptance__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1f3"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1f2" id="acceptance__36"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="acceptance__37" original="E391.-66ce" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="acceptance__38" original="E391.-66cd">the process of being made welcome as part of a group or in a particular role</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1ef" id="acceptance__39"><span class="x-g" id="acceptance__40" original="E835.-78d6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1ee"> <span class="x" original="E835.-78d5" id="acceptance__41">Legal equality did not guarantee social acceptance.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1ec" original="E835.-78d3" id="acceptance__42"> <span class="cf" id="acceptance__43" original="E835.-78d4"><span class="exp" id="acceptance__44">acceptance</span> into something</span> <span class="x" id="acceptance__45" original="E835.-78d2">Acceptance into Asia's diverse business cultures is an important advantage.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1e8" original="E835.-78d0" id="acceptance__46"> <span class="cf" id="acceptance__47" original="E835.-78d1"><span class="exp" id="acceptance__48">acceptance</span> as something</span> <span class="x" original="E835.-78cf" id="acceptance__49">Darwin's acceptance as naturalist aboard HMS Beagle was a turning point in his life.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1e4" original="E835.-78ce" id="acceptance__50"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/rejection" title="rejection (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E835.-78cd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1e3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-4971" id="acceptance__51"><span class="xh" id="acceptance__52">rejection</span> <span class="xs" id="acceptance__53"><span class="wrap">(</span>2<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default 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original="E835.-78c8" id="acceptance__61"> <span class="x" original="E835.-78c7" id="acceptance__62">It is a fundamental tenet of contract law that silence cannot constitute acceptance of an offer.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acceptance__63" original="E835.-78c6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1d7"> <span class="x" id="acceptance__64" original="E835.-78c5">In his acceptance speech, Kennedy promised ‘a new frontier’.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="acceptance__65" original="E835.-78c4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1d5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/rejection" title="rejection (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="acceptance__66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1d4" original="E835.-78c3" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-497a"><span class="xh" id="acceptance__67">rejection</span> <span class="xs" id="acceptance__68"><span class="wrap">(</span>1<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1d1" original="E391.-66cc" id="acceptance__69"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1d0" id="acceptance__70"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acceptance__71" original="E391.-66ca">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="sing" id="acceptance__72" original="E835.-78bf">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-66c9" id="acceptance__73">willingness to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation</span><span class="x-gs" id="acceptance__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1cc"><span class="x-g" original="E835.-78be" id="acceptance__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1cb"> <span class="x" id="acceptance__76" original="E835.-78bd">The bereaved person may need help to move from denial to acceptance.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1c9" original="E835.-78bb" id="acceptance__77"> <span class="cf" id="acceptance__78" original="E835.-78bc"><span class="exp" id="acceptance__79">acceptance</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="acceptance__80" original="E835.-78ba">For centuries, the idea of a return to the homeland coexisted with a passive acceptance of exile.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="acceptance__81" original="E835.-78b9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1c5" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/denial" title="denial (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="acceptance__82" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-7c20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1c4" original="E835.-78b8"><span class="xh" id="acceptance__83">denial</span> <span class="xs" id="acceptance__84"><span class="wrap">(</span>3<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="acceptance__85" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2198" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acceptance" title="acceptance definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="acceptance__86" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2197" resource="oald" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2aa9"><span class="xh" id="acceptance__87">acceptance</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accepted adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accepted&t=accepted adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accepted', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="238" id="accepted" original="E835.-77d2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1c1"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1c0" id="accepted__1" original="E835.-77d1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1bf" id="accepted__2" original="E835.-77d0">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">accepted</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1b7" original="E835.-77cb" id="accepted__4"><span class="pos" original="E835.-77ca" id="accepted__5">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accepted__6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e5f" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60de" id="accepted__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accepted__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="accepted__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60db"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accepted__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈseptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accep/accepted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accepted__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1b5"><span class="sn-g" original="E835.-77c9" id="accepted__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1b4"> <span class="def" id="accepted__13" original="E835.-77c8">that most people approve of or recognize as valid</span><span class="x-gs" id="accepted__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1b2"><span class="x-g" id="accepted__15" original="E835.-77c7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-1b1"> <span class="x" id="accepted__16" original="E835.-77c6">In today's society, it is a widely accepted view that technology will increasingly dominate the future of services.</span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="accepted__17" original="E835.-77c4" type="coll" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5741"> <span class="shcut" id="accepted__18" original="E835.-77c3">accepted + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="accepted__19" original="E835.-77c2" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5743"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5744" original="E835.-77c0" id="accepted__20"><span class="coll-g" id="accepted__21" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5745"><span class="coll" original="E835.-77bf" id="accepted__22">wisdom</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accepted__23" original="E835.-77be" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5747"><span class="coll-g" id="accepted__24" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5748"><span class="coll" id="accepted__25" original="E835.-77bd">practice</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-77bc" id="accepted__26" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.574a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.574b" id="accepted__27"><span class="coll" original="E835.-77bb" id="accepted__28">norm</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.574d" id="accepted__29"><span class="coll" id="accepted__30" original="E835.-77ba">convention</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.574f" id="accepted__31" original="E835.-77b9"><span class="coll-g" id="accepted__32" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5750"><span class="coll" original="E835.-77b8" id="accepted__33">standard</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-77b7" id="accepted__34" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5752"><span class="coll-g" id="accepted__35" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5753"><span class="coll" original="E835.-77b6" id="accepted__36">definition</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accepted__37" original="E835.-77b5" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5755"><span class="coll-g" id="accepted__38" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5756"><span class="coll" id="accepted__39" original="E835.-77b4">explanation</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-77b3" id="accepted__40" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5758"><span class="coll-g" id="accepted__41" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5759"><span class="coll" id="accepted__42" original="E835.-77b2">view</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.575b" original="E835.-77b1" id="accepted__43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.575c" id="accepted__44"><span class="coll" id="accepted__45" original="E835.-77b0">principle</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accepted__46" original="E835.-77af" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.575e"><span class="x-g" original="E835.-77ae" id="accepted__47" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.575f"> <span class="x" id="accepted__48" original="E835.-77ad">People are more likely to smoke if they are socialized in a culture where smoking is an accepted norm.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5761" original="E835.-77ac" id="accepted__49"> <span class="shcut" id="accepted__50" original="E835.-77ab">adverb + accepted</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5763" id="accepted__51" original="E835.-77aa"><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-77a8" id="accepted__52" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5764"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5765" id="accepted__53"><span class="coll" id="accepted__54" original="E835.-77a7">widely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-77a6" id="accepted__55" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5767"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5768" id="accepted__56"><span class="coll" id="accepted__57" original="E835.-77a5">generally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.576a" id="accepted__58"><span class="coll" original="E835.-77a4" id="accepted__59">commonly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-77a3" id="accepted__60" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.576c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.576d" id="accepted__61"><span class="coll" original="E835.-77a2" id="accepted__62">universally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.576f" original="E835.-77a1" id="accepted__63"><span class="coll-g" id="accepted__64" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5770"><span class="coll" id="accepted__65" original="E835.-77a0">socially</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accepted__66" original="E835.-779f" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5772"><span class="x-g" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>access 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/access1&t=access1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/access1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e66" eid="access1__11" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60ba" id="access1__12" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access1__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækses<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60b7" id="access1__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access1__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækses<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="access1__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-19e"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-19d" original="E391.-66a7" id="access1__17"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="access1__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-19c"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-66a8" id="access1__19" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="access1__20" original="E391.-66a6">a way of entering or reaching a place</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-199" id="access1__21"><span class="x-g" original="E832.-7dbf" id="access1__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-198"> <span class="x" id="access1__23" original="E832.-7dbe">Measures can include installing ramps to allow wheelchair users to gain access.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="access1__24" original="E837.-7ad1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-196"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-66a5" id="access1__25"><span class="exp" id="access1__26">access</span> to something</span> <span class="x" original="E837.-7ad0" id="access1__27">Access to much of the canyon from above is limited.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" original="E837.-7890" id="access1__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-192" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="access1__29">verb + access</span><span class="sn-gu" id="access1__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-190"><span class="coll-gs" original="E837.-788b" id="access1__31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-18f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-18e" id="access1__32"><span class="coll" id="access1__33" original="E837.-788a">provide</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7dbd" id="access1__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-18c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-18b" id="access1__35"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7dbc" id="access1__36">allow</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="access1__37" original="E837.-788f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-189"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-188" id="access1__38"><span class="coll" id="access1__39" original="E837.-788d">secure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-186" id="access1__40" original="E832.-7dbb"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-185"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7dba" id="access1__42">restrict</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-183" id="access1__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-182" original="E470.-6e02" id="access1__44"> <span class="x" id="access1__45" original="E470.-6e01">‘Dredge spoil’ is material removed from the floor of harbours, ports and shipping channels to allow access by large vessels.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-180" type="coll" original="E832.-7db8" id="access1__46"> <span class="shcut" id="access1__47">verb + access</span><span class="sn-gu" id="access1__48" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-17e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-17d" id="access1__49" original="E832.-7db7"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__50" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-17c"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7db6" id="access1__51">gain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-17a" id="access1__52"><span class="coll" id="access1__53" original="E832.-7db5">obtain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-178" id="access1__54"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7db4" id="access1__55">get</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="access1__56" original="E832.-7db3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-176"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-175"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7db2" id="access1__58">ensure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="access1__59" original="E832.-7db1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-173"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-172"><span class="coll" id="access1__61" original="E832.-7db0">give</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="access1__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-170"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7daf" id="access1__63">grant</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-16e" id="access1__64" original="E832.-7dae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-16d" id="access1__65"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7dad" id="access1__66">facilitate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="access1__67" original="E832.-7dac" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-16b"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-16a"><span class="coll" id="access1__69" original="E832.-7dab">limit</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="access1__70" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-168"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7daa" id="access1__71">control</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="access1__72" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-166"><span class="x-g" id="access1__73" original="E832.-7da8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-165"> <span class="x" id="access1__74" original="E832.-7da7">The raid ensured access from the Irish Sea to a route across the southern Pennines to York.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-163" original="E391.-66a1" id="access1__75"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-162" id="access1__76"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="access1__77" original="E44a.-5a5d">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="access1__78" original="E391.-66a0"><span class="exp" id="access1__79">access</span> to something/somebody</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-669f" id="access1__80">the opportunity or right to use or get something, or to see somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" id="access1__81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-15d"><span class="x-g" id="access1__82" original="E837.-7acf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-15c"> <span class="x" original="E837.-7ace" id="access1__83">Males compete for access to females indirectly by controlling access to resources.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="access1__84" original="E837.-7890" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-15a"> <span class="shcut" id="access1__85">verb + access</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-158" id="access1__86"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-157" original="E837.-788b" id="access1__87"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__88" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-156"><span class="coll" original="E837.-788a" id="access1__89">provide</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-154" id="access1__90" original="E832.-7dbd"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__91" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-153"><span class="coll" id="access1__92" original="E832.-7dbc">allow</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E837.-788f" id="access1__93" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-151"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__94" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-150"><span class="coll" id="access1__95" original="E837.-788d">secure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7dbb" id="access1__96" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-14e"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__97" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-14d"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7dba" id="access1__98">restrict</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-14b" id="access1__99"><span class="x-g" original="E470.-6e04" id="access1__100" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-14a"> <span class="x" original="E470.-6e03" id="access1__101">The strength of the Internet in providing access to huge amounts of information is also its weakness.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="access1__102" original="E832.-7db8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-148" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="access1__103">verb + access</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-146" id="access1__104"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-145" id="access1__105" original="E832.-7db7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-144" id="access1__106"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7db6" id="access1__107">gain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="access1__108" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-142"><span class="coll" id="access1__109" original="E832.-7db5">obtain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-140" id="access1__110"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7db4" id="access1__111">get</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-13e" id="access1__112" original="E832.-7db3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-13d" id="access1__113"><span class="coll" id="access1__114" original="E832.-7db2">ensure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7db1" id="access1__115" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-13b"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__116" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-13a"><span class="coll" id="access1__117" original="E832.-7db0">give</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="access1__118" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-138"><span class="coll" id="access1__119" original="E832.-7daf">grant</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-136" id="access1__120" original="E832.-7dae"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__121" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-135"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7dad" id="access1__122">facilitate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-133" id="access1__123" original="E832.-7dac"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__124" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-132"><span class="coll" id="access1__125" original="E832.-7dab">limit</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="access1__126" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-130"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7daa" id="access1__127">control</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-12e" id="access1__128"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-12d" id="access1__129" original="E832.-7da6"> <span class="x" id="access1__130" original="E832.-7da5">A given level of education at one time gave access to elite jobs.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E837.-787f" id="access1__131" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-12b"> <span class="shcut" id="access1__132">verb + access</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-129" id="access1__133"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-128" id="access1__134" original="E837.-7842"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-127" id="access1__135"><span class="coll" id="access1__136" original="E837.-787d">have</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-125" original="E832.-7da4" id="access1__137"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__138" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-124"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7da3" id="access1__139">lack</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-122" id="access1__140"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-121" original="E837.-786f" id="access1__141"> <span class="x" id="access1__142" original="E837.-786e">Households in Desta's village have no access to insurance companies.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-11f" original="E470.-6dfe" id="access1__143"> <span class="x" original="E470.-6dfd" id="access1__144">Almost a third of the population lack regular access to health services.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="access1__145" original="E832.-7da2" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-11d"> <span class="shcut" id="access1__146">verb + access</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-11b" id="access1__147"><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7da0" id="access1__148" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-11a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-119" id="access1__149"><span class="coll" id="access1__150" original="E832.-7d9f">enjoy</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7d9e" id="access1__151" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-117"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__152" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-116"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7d9d" id="access1__153">deny</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="access1__154" original="E832.-7d9c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-114"><span class="x-g" id="access1__155" original="E832.-7d9b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-113"> <span class="x" id="access1__156" original="E832.-7d9a">Social exclusion denies access to opportunities that most people would consider a right.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-111" original="E837.-7acd" id="access1__157"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-110" id="access1__158"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="access1__159" original="E837.-7acb">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="c" original="E837.-7aca" id="access1__160">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E837.-7ac9" id="access1__161">the process of connecting to the Internet or of opening a computer file to get or add information</span><span class="x-gs" id="access1__162" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-10c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-10b" original="E837.-7ac8" id="access1__163"> <span class="x" id="access1__164" original="E837.-7ac7">Respondents with Internet access were asked to complete the survey online. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-109" original="E837.-7ac6" id="access1__165"><span class="x" id="access1__166" original="E837.-7ac5">There was an average of 745 URL accesses per household per week throughout the study period.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="access1__167" original="E837.-7ac3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-107"> <span class="cf" id="access1__168" original="E837.-7ac4"><span class="exp" id="access1__169">access</span> to something</span> <span class="x" id="access1__170" original="E837.-7ac2">The number of people with access to the Internet has grown significantly.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-103" original="E837.-7890" id="access1__171"> <span class="shcut" id="access1__172">verb + access</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-101" id="access1__173"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-100" id="access1__174" original="E837.-788b"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__175" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ff"><span class="coll" original="E837.-788a" id="access1__176">provide</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="access1__177" original="E832.-7dbd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fc" id="access1__178"><span class="coll" id="access1__179" original="E832.-7dbc">allow</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="access1__180" original="E837.-788f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-fa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f9" id="access1__181"><span class="coll" id="access1__182" original="E837.-788d">secure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f7" original="E832.-7dbb" id="access1__183"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f6" id="access1__184"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7dba" id="access1__185">restrict</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="access1__186" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f4"><span class="x-g" original="E837.-785c" id="access1__187" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f3"> <span class="x" id="access1__188" original="E837.-785b">Restricting access to some Internet content raises questions of censorship.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E837.-787f" id="access1__189" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-f1"> <span class="shcut" id="access1__190">verb + access</span><span class="sn-gu" id="access1__191" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ef"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ee" original="E837.-7842" id="access1__192"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__193" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ed"><span class="coll" original="E837.-787d" id="access1__194">have</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-eb" id="access1__195" original="E832.-7da4"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__196" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-ea"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7da3" id="access1__197">lack</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e8" id="access1__198"><span class="x-g" original="E470.-6e00" id="access1__199" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-e7"> <span class="x" original="E470.-6dff" id="access1__200">Only around 16.6 per cent of the world 's population have access to the Internet.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="collocs_all" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.448a" id="access1__201"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="access1__202"><span class="shcut-g" original="E837.-7893" id="access1__203" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.448c"><span class="shcut" original="E837.-7892" id="access1__204">verb + access</span><span class="sn-gu" id="access1__205" original="E837.-7891" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.448e"><span class="coll-gs" id="access1__206" original="E837.-788b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.448f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4490" id="access1__207" original="E837.-788a"><span class="coll" id="access1__208">provide</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4492" original="E832.-7dbd" id="access1__209"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4493" original="E832.-7dbc" id="access1__210"><span class="coll" id="access1__211">allow</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4495" original="E837.-788f" id="access1__212"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4496" original="E837.-788d" id="access1__213"><span class="coll" id="access1__214">secure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4498" id="access1__215" original="E832.-7dbb"><span class="coll-g" original="E832.-7dba" id="access1__216" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4499"><span class="coll" id="access1__217">restrict</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.449b" id="access1__218" original="E837.-7883"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.449c" id="access1__219" original="E470.-6e04"><span class="x" original="E470.-6e03" id="access1__220">The strength of the Internet in providing access to huge amounts of information is also its weakness.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E470.-6e02" id="access1__221" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.449e"><span class="x" original="E470.-6e01" id="access1__222">‘Dredge spoil’ is material removed from the floor of harbours, ports and shipping channels to allow access by large vessels.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a0" id="access1__223" original="E837.-785c"><span class="x" original="E837.-785b" id="access1__224">Restricting access to some Internet content raises questions of censorship.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a2" id="access1__225" original="E832.-7db9"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a3" original="E832.-7db7" id="access1__226"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a4" original="E832.-7db6" id="access1__227"><span class="coll" id="access1__228">gain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a6" id="access1__229" original="E832.-7db5"><span class="coll" id="access1__230">obtain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44a8" original="E832.-7db4" id="access1__231"><span class="coll" id="access1__232">get</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7db3" id="access1__233" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ab" id="access1__234" original="E832.-7db2"><span class="coll" id="access1__235">ensure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7db1" id="access1__236" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ad"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__237" original="E832.-7db0" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ae"><span class="coll" id="access1__238">give</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b0" original="E832.-7daf" id="access1__239"><span class="coll" id="access1__240">grant</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b2" id="access1__241" original="E832.-7dae"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b3" id="access1__242" original="E832.-7dad"><span class="coll" id="access1__243">facilitate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="access1__244" original="E832.-7dac" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b6" original="E832.-7dab" id="access1__245"><span class="coll" id="access1__246">limit</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="access1__247" original="E832.-7daa" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44b8"><span class="coll" id="access1__248">control</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E832.-7da9" id="access1__249" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ba"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44bb" id="access1__250" original="E832.-7da8"><span class="x" id="access1__251" original="E832.-7da7">The raid ensured access from the Irish Sea to a route across the southern Pennines to York.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44bd" id="access1__252" original="E832.-7da6"><span class="x" original="E832.-7da5" id="access1__253">A given level of education at one time gave access to elite jobs.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="access1__254" original="E837.-7880" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44bf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c0" original="E837.-7842" id="access1__255"><span class="coll-g" original="E837.-787d" id="access1__256" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c1"><span class="coll" id="access1__257">have</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7da4" id="access1__258" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c4" id="access1__259" original="E832.-7da3"><span class="coll" id="access1__260">lack</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c6" id="access1__261" original="E837.-7870"><span class="x-g" original="E837.-786f" id="access1__262" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c7"><span class="x" original="E837.-786e" id="access1__263">Households in Desta's village have no access to insurance companies.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44c9" original="E470.-6e00" id="access1__264"><span class="x" original="E470.-6dff" id="access1__265">Only around 16.6 per cent of the world 's population have access to the Internet.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="access1__266" original="E470.-6dfe" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44cb"><span class="x" id="access1__267" original="E470.-6dfd">Almost a third of the population lack regular access to health services.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E832.-7da2" id="access1__268" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44cd"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ce" original="E832.-7da0" id="access1__269"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44cf" id="access1__270" original="E832.-7d9f"><span class="coll" id="access1__271">enjoy</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="access1__272" original="E832.-7d9e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d1"><span class="coll-g" id="access1__273" original="E832.-7d9d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d2"><span class="coll" id="access1__274">deny</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d4" original="E832.-7d9c" id="access1__275"><span class="x-g" id="access1__276" original="E832.-7d9b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d5"><span class="x" original="E832.-7d9a" id="access1__277">Social exclusion denies access to opportunities that most people would consider a right.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="access1__278" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2129" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/access_1" title="access definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2af2" id="access1__279" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2128"><span class="xh" id="access1__280">access</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/access1&t=access1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>access 2 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/access2&t=access2 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/access2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e6d" eid="access2__11"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60b4" id="access2__12" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækses<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-60b1" id="access2__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækses<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-405f" id="access2__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="access2__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5dde"><span class="vp" id="access2__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> access</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5de0" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="access2__19"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5de1" id="access2__20"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækses<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__gb_4.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="access2__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5de4"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækses<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/access__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="access2__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5de7"><span class="vp" id="access2__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accesses</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="access2__26" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5de9" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="access2__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5dea"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksesɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accesses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accesses__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5ded" id="access2__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksesɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accesses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accesses__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="access2__31" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5df0" form="past"><span class="vp" id="access2__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accessed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5df2" eid="access2__33"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5df3" id="access2__34" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksest<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accessed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="access2__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5df6" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksest<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accessed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessed__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="access2__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5df9" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="access2__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accessed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5dfb" eid="access2__40" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5dfc" id="access2__41" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksest<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accessed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5dff" id="access2__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksest<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accessed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessed__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="access2__45" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5e02"><span class="vp" id="access2__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> accessing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="access2__47" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5e04" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="access2__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5e05"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksesɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accessing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="access2__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5e08" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="access2__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksesɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accessing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessing__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="access2__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-aa"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a9" id="access2__53" original="E391.-6670"><span class="num">1</span><span class="cf" id="access2__54" original="E391.-666f"><span class="exp" id="access2__55">access</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="access2__56" original="E391.-666c">to connect to the Internet or open a computer file in order to get or add information</span><span class="x-gs" id="access2__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a5"><span class="x-g" id="access2__58" original="E837.-7ec9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a4"> <span class="x" original="E837.-7ec8" id="access2__59">In 1998, just nine per cent of UK households could access the Internet. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a2" id="access2__60" original="E837.-7ec7"><span class="x" original="E837.-7ec6" id="access2__61">Technology is increasing an organization's ability to access secondary data via the web.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a0" id="access2__62" original="E391.-666b"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" id="access2__63" original="E391.-666a"><span class="exp" id="access2__64">access</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="access2__65" original="E391.-6667">to reach, enter, get or use something</span><span class="x-gs" id="access2__66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9c"><span class="x-g" id="access2__67" original="E837.-7ec5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-9b"> <span class="x" original="E837.-7ec4" id="access2__68">A common consideration for most businesses is the desire to access larger markets.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-99" original="E837.-7ec3" id="access2__69"> <span class="x" id="access2__70" original="E837.-7ec2">New towns emerged to access water power at locations along major rivers.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="access2__71" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-202c" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accessibility noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accessibility&t=accessibility noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accessibility', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e74" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6a4a" id="accessibility__10" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accessibility__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˌsesəˈbɪləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accessibility__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessibility__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="accessibility__12" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6a4d"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accessibility__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˌsesəˈbɪləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accessibility__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessibility__us_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-88" id="accessibility__14"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="accessibility__15" original="E833.-320e" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-86" id="accessibility__16"><span class="sn-g" original="E833.-320d" id="accessibility__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-85"> <span class="def" original="E833.-320c" id="accessibility__18">the quality of being easy to reach, enter, use or obtain</span><span class="x-gs" id="accessibility__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-82" original="E39f.-632a" id="accessibility__20"> <span class="x" id="accessibility__21" original="E39f.-6329">To improve accessibility, the document has been published in English and Spanish.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-80" original="E833.-3209" id="accessibility__22"> <span class="cf" id="accessibility__23" original="E833.-3207"><span class="exp" id="accessibility__24">accessibility</span> of something (to somebody)</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-3208" id="accessibility__25">These arrangements depended on local factors, including the accessibility of outpatient clinics to patients.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-7c" id="accessibility__26" original="E833.-3204"> <span class="x" id="accessibility__27" original="E833.-3203">The accessibility of digital technology and the innovation of new media platforms can not only facilitate but also complicate educational and community projects. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2004" id="accessibility__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accessibility" title="accessibility definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accessible adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accessible&t=accessible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accessible', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accessible__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5f85" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accessible__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈsesəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/acces/accessible__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accessible__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6e" id="accessible__11"><li class="sn-g" id="accessible__12" original="E391.-6650" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6d"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="accessible__13" original="E391.-664f">that can be reached, entered, used or obtained</span><span class="x-gs" id="accessible__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6b"><span class="x-g" original="E832.-7cc4" id="accessible__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6a"> <span class="x" id="accessible__16" original="E832.-7cc3">Many Australian architects have designed publicly accessible buildings which incorporate Aboriginal cultural symbolism.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E838.-71f4" id="accessible__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-68"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-664e" id="accessible__18"><span class="exp" id="accessible__19">accessible</span> to somebody/something</span> <span class="x" original="E838.-71f3" id="accessible__20">Services may not be equally accessible to all groups of patients.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-64" original="E832.-7cc2" id="accessible__21"> <span class="x" original="E832.-7cc1" id="accessible__22">Some information is accessible to anyone with Internet access.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-62" original="E838.-71ee" id="accessible__23"> <span class="cf" id="accessible__24" original="E838.-71ef"><span class="exp" id="accessible__25">accessible</span> by something</span> <span class="x" id="accessible__26" original="E838.-71ed">In New Urbanism, businesses are readily accessible by walking or public transit.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-5e" original="E391.-664d" id="accessible__27"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="accessible__28" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accession noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accession&t=accession noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accession', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accession__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ækˈseʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/acces/accession__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/acces/accession__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6a53" id="accession__12" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accession__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ækˈseʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span 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gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6626" id="accession__18">the act of becoming a ruler of a country</span><span class="x-gs" id="accession__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-41"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-6d5e" id="accession__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-40"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-6627" id="accession__21"><span class="exp" id="accession__22">accession</span> to something</span> <span class="x" id="accession__23" original="E824.-6d5d">Gorbachev's accession to power in March 1985 was an event of considerable significance. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="accession__24" original="E824.-6d5b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-3c"><span class="cf" id="accession__25" original="E824.-6d5c"><span class="exp" id="accession__26">accession</span> of somebody (to something)</span> <span class="x" id="accession__27" original="E824.-6d5a">The accession of Henri to the French throne disturbed this alliance. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-6622" id="accession__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-38"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-37" id="accession__29"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accession__30" original="E391.-6620">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-661f" id="accession__31"><span class="exp" id="accession__32">accession</span> (of something) (to something)</span> <span class="def" id="accession__33" original="E391.-661e">the act of becoming part of an international organization</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-32" id="accession__34"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-6d59" id="accession__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-31"> <span class="x" original="E824.-6d58" id="accession__36">The accession of further Member States changed the borders of Europe.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2f" id="accession__37" original="E391.-661d"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2e" id="accession__38"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-661b" id="accession__39" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" id="accession__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2c"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="specialist" id="accession__41">specialist</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="accession__42" original="E391.-6619">an item that is added to items that have already been collected, for example in a library or museum</span><span class="x-gs" id="accession__43" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-28" id="accession__44" original="E824.-6d57"> <span class="cf" id="accession__45" original="E81e.-121"><span class="exp" id="accession__46">accession</span> (of something)</span> <span class="x" id="accession__47" original="E824.-6d56">Multiple accessions of 13 species were sampled. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-24" id="accession__48" original="E824.-6d55"><span class="cf" original="E81e.-120" id="accession__49">+ noun</span> <span class="x" original="E824.-6d54" id="accession__50">For museum accession numbers, see Supplementary Appendix S1. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accident noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accident&t=accident noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accident', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accident__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksɪdənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accid/accident__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accid/accident__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5e2d" id="accident__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accident__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæksɪdənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span 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gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6576" id="accident__18">an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-d" id="accident__19"><span class="x-g" id="accident__20" original="E833.-2e43" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-c"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2e42" id="accident__21">The tree struck some telephone wires, which fell across the highway, causing an accident. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E39f.-62da" id="accident__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-a"><span class="x" original="E39f.-62d9" id="accident__23">The failure of several safety devices was the immediate cause of the accident.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2e3f" id="accident__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-8"> <span class="x" id="accident__25" original="E833.-2e3e">Several serious nuclear accidents have occurred. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-6" original="E833.-2e41" id="accident__26"><span class="cf" original="E39f.-62d8" id="accident__27">car/traffic/road traffic <span class="exp" id="accident__28">accident</span></span> <span class="x" original="E833.-2e40" id="accident__29">A 30-year-old man has been involved in a road traffic accident. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.-2" original="E833.-2e3b" id="accident__30"><span class="x" original="E833.-2e3a" id="accident__31">The film opens with the fatal motorcycle accident that killed T. E. Lawrence in Lincolnshire.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E39f.-62d4" id="accident__32" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.0"> <span class="cf" original="E39f.-62d5" id="accident__33">+ noun</span> <span class="x" id="accident__34" original="E39f.-62d3">accident victims</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3" id="accident__35" original="E391.-6575"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="accident__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-6573" id="accident__37" gram="c">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-6572" id="accident__38">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6571" id="accident__39">something that happens by chance</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8" id="accident__40"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9" id="accident__41" original="E833.-2e34"> <span class="cf" original="E833.-2e35" id="accident__42"><span class="exp" id="accident__43">accident</span> (of something)</span> <span class="x" id="accident__44" original="E833.-2e33">He claimed that the human species was an accident of the evolutionary history of the earth.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.d" id="accident__45" original="E833.-2e39"> <span class="x" id="accident__46" original="E833.-2e38">It was often a matter of historical accident that any particular piece of territory became part of any particular country.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E39f.-62d1" id="accident__47" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.f"> <span class="cf" id="accident__48" original="E39f.-62d2">no <span class="exp" id="accident__49">accident</span></span> <span class="x" id="accident__50" original="E39f.-62d0">It is no accident that the world's strongest software industry is found in the United States, where protection for computer programs is the strongest.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" id="accident__51" original="E391.-6570" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.13"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.14" original="E391.-656b" id="accident__52" sk="byaccident"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.15" id="accident__53"><span class="idm" id="accident__54" original="E391.-656a">by accident</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.17" id="accident__55"><span class="sn-g" id="accident__56" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.18"> <span class="def" id="accident__57" original="E391.-6569">in a way that is not planned or organized</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a" id="accident__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b" original="E833.-2e30" id="accident__59"> <span class="x" id="accident__60" original="E833.-2e2f">After the rat has pressed the lever the first time by accident, it will learn very quickly to perform this behaviour in order to become rewarded with food.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2e2e" id="accident__61" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1d"> <span class="x" id="accident__62" original="E833.-2e2d">A general war came about more by accident than design.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1f" id="accident__63" original="E391.-6568"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/deliberately" title="deliberately definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accident__64" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c5a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.20" original="E391.-6567"><span class="xh" id="accident__65">deliberately</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.22" original="E391.-6565" id="accident__66"><span class="xw" original="E81e.3363" id="accident__67">on purpose</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="accident__68" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1f84"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accident" title="accident definition in English&#10; 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accidental adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accidental&t=accidental adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accidental', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accidental__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæksɪˈdentl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accid/accidental__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accid/accidental__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accidental__11" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5db8" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accidental__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæksɪˈdentl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accid/accidental__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accid/accidental__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.33" id="accidental__13"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-654f" id="accidental__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.34"> <span class="def" original="E391.-654e" id="accidental__15">happening by chance; not planned</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.36" id="accidental__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.37" original="E833.-2dcb" id="accidental__17"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2dca" id="accidental__18">Accidental death ranks as the fifth leading cause of mortality in the USA.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.39" id="accidental__19" original="E833.-2dcd"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2dcc" id="accidental__20">Risks of accidental injury due to falling, tripping or slipping at work increase with age for women.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accidental__21" original="E39f.-6277" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b"> <span class="x" id="accidental__22" original="E39f.-6276">Many discoveries in science have been largely accidental, as a by-product of an investigation that failed in its original aim.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E39f.-6275" id="accidental__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/deliberate1" title="deliberate1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7bf2" original="E39f.-6274" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e" id="accidental__24"><span class="xh" id="accidental__25">deliberate</span><span class="xhm" id="accidental__26">1</span></span></a></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="accidental__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.41"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-654d" id="accidental__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.42"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="accidental__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.43"><span class="dr" original="E391.-654c" id="accidental__30">accidentally</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4b" original="E391.-6548" id="accidental__31"><span class="pos" id="accidental__32" original="E391.-6547">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accidental__33" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4e91"><span class="pron-g" id="accidental__34" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5dc3" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accidental__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæksɪˈdentəli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accid/accidentally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accid/accidentally__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accidental__36" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5dbf" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accidental__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæksɪˈdentəli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accid/accidentally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accid/accidentally__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" id="accidental__38" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4e" original="E833.-2dc5" id="accidental__39"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2dc4" id="accidental__40">Varying the question order can result in certain questions being accidentally omitted. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E39f.-6273" id="accidental__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.50"><span class="x" id="accidental__42" original="E39f.-6272">It is not recorded whether the temples were burned accidentally or on purpose.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.52" original="E39f.-6271" id="accidental__43"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/deliberately" title="deliberately definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accidental__44" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.53" original="E39f.-6270" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.7c5a"><span class="xh" id="accidental__45">deliberately</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/purpose" title="on purpose definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accidental__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.55" original="E39f.-626f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.5fb6"><span class="xw" id="accidental__47">on purpose</span></span></a></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="accidental__48" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1f3b" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accidental" title="accidental definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1f3a" resource="oald" id="accidental__49" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accommodate verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accommodate&t=accommodate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accommodate', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="592" original="E391.-6438" id="accommodate" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.58"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.59" id="accommodate__1" original="E391.-6437"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5a" original="E391.-6436" id="accommodate__2">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">accommodate</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-642c" id="accommodate__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.68"><span class="pos" id="accommodate__10" original="E391.-642b">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ea0" eid="accommodate__11"><span class="pron-g" id="accommodate__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5b63" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɒmədeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accommodate__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5b5f" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmədeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-4031" id="accommodate__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5eec" id="accommodate__17"><span class="vp" id="accommodate__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> accommodate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accommodate__19" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5eee"><span class="pron-g" id="accommodate__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5eef" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɒmədeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5ef3" id="accommodate__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmədeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accommodate__24" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5ef7" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="accommodate__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accommodates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5ef9" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="accommodate__26"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5efa" id="accommodate__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɒmədeɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5efd" id="accommodate__29" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmədeɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accommodate__31" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f00"><span class="vp" id="accommodate__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accommodated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accommodate__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f02" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f03" id="accommodate__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɒmədeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f06" id="accommodate__36" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accommodate__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f09" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="accommodate__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accommodated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accommodate__40" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f0b"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f0c" id="accommodate__41"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɒmədeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f0f" id="accommodate__43" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accommodate__45" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f12" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="accommodate__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> accommodating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accommodate__47" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f14"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f15" id="accommodate__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɒmədeɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accommodate__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.5f19" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodate__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accommodate__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.99"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a" original="E391.-640e" id="accommodate__53"><span class="num">1</span><span class="cf" id="accommodate__54" original="E391.-640b"><span class="exp" id="accommodate__55">accommodate</span> somebody</span> <span class="def" id="accommodate__56" original="E391.-640a">to provide somebody with a room or a place to sleep, live or sit</span><span class="x-gs" id="accommodate__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9f" original="E822.-738f" id="accommodate__58"> <span class="x" original="E822.-738e" id="accommodate__59">Classical Athens was shaped by its efforts to attract and accommodate visitors.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.a1" original="E391.-6404" id="accommodate__60"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" original="E391.-6401" id="accommodate__61"><span class="exp" id="accommodate__62">accommodate</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-63fe" id="accommodate__63">to consider somebody's needs or an opinion or fact and be influenced by this when you are deciding what to do</span><span class="x-gs" id="accommodate__64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.a5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.a6" id="accommodate__65" original="E822.-738d"> <span class="x" original="E822.-738c" id="accommodate__66">These policies accommodated the demands of minorities who felt threatened.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="accommodate__67" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1ec9" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accommodate" title="accommodate definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2e69" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1ec8" resource="oald" id="accommodate__68"><span class="xh" id="accommodate__69">accommodate</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford 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type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6086" id="accommodation__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodation__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodation__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-6082" id="accommodation__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accommodation__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌkɑːməˈdeɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accommodation__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accommodation__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accommodation__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.b8"><li class="sn-g" id="accommodation__15" original="E391.-63cd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.b9"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="accommodation__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.ba"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-63cb" id="accommodation__17">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="accommodation__18" original="E391.-63c9">a place to live, work or stay</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.bd" id="accommodation__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.be" id="accommodation__20" original="E822.-7385"> <span class="x" original="E822.-7384" id="accommodation__21">The housing was to be used to provide temporary accommodation for the homeless.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-63c2" id="accommodation__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.c0"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="accommodation__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.c1"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-63c0" id="accommodation__24" gram="c">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="accommodation__25" original="E391.-63bf" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E839.-6e6c" id="accommodation__26"><span class="exp" id="accommodation__27">accommodation</span> (with somebody)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-63bd" id="accommodation__28">an agreement or arrangement between people or groups with different opinions which is acceptable to everyone; the process of reaching this agreement</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.c7" id="accommodation__29"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.c8" id="accommodation__30" original="E822.-7383"> <span class="x" id="accommodation__31" original="E822.-7382">General Eisenhower was authorized to reach an accommodation with Admiral Darlan.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accommodation__32" original="E822.-7381" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.ca"> <span class="x" id="accommodation__33" original="E822.-7380">Cooperation reflects mutual accommodation and collaboration.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.cc" original="E839.-6e6b" id="accommodation__34"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.cd" id="accommodation__35"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accommodation__36" original="E839.-6e69">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="sing" original="E839.-6e68" id="accommodation__37">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E839.-6e67" id="accommodation__38"><span class="exp" id="accommodation__39">accommodation</span> to something</span> <span class="def" original="E839.-6e66" id="accommodation__40">the process of adapting or adjusting to a situation</span><span class="x-gs" id="accommodation__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.d3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.d4" id="accommodation__42" original="E839.-6e65"> <span class="x" id="accommodation__43" original="E839.-6e64">These reforms represented a process of gradual accommodation to mass demands.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="accommodation__44" original="E839.-6e63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.d6"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" id="accommodation__45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.d7"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E839.-6e61" id="accommodation__46">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E839.-6e5e" id="accommodation__47"><span class="exp" id="accommodation__48">accommodation</span> (to something)</span><span class="label-g" id="accommodation__49" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.db"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" id="accommodation__50" reg="specialist">specialist</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E839.-6e5d" id="accommodation__51">the action of the eye adjusting its <span class="ndv" id="accommodation__52">focus</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.df" id="accommodation__53"><span class="x-g" id="accommodation__54" original="E839.-6e5c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.e0"> <span class="x" id="accommodation__55" original="E839.-6e5b">Accommodation to variable light is impaired as the lens becomes inelastic.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accompany verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accompany&t=accompany verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accompany', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="pron-g" id="accompany__12" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5f18" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpəni<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompany__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompany__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="accompany__14" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5f15"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpəni<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompany__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompany__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" id="accompany__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3fff"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="accompany__17" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e29" form="root"><span class="vp" id="accompany__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> accompany</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e2b" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="accompany__19" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e2c" id="accompany__20" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpəni<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompany__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompany__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e2f" id="accompany__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpəni<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompany__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompany__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accompany__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e32"><span class="vp" id="accompany__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accompanies</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e34" eid="accompany__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e35" id="accompany__27" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpəniz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanies__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanies__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accompany__29" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e38" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpəniz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanies__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanies__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e3b" form="past" id="accompany__31"><span class="vp" id="accompany__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accompanied</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accompany__33" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e3d" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="accompany__34" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e3e"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpənid<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanied__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accompany__36" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e41" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpənid<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanied__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e44" id="accompany__38"><span class="vp" id="accompany__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accompanied</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e46" type="verbs_full_" eid="accompany__40"><span class="pron-g" id="accompany__41" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e47" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpənid<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanied__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanied__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e4a" id="accompany__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpənid<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanied__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanied__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e4d" form="prespart" id="accompany__45"><span class="vp" id="accompany__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> accompanying</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accompany__47" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e4f" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e50" id="accompany__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpəniɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanying__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanying__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1e53" id="accompany__50" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accompany__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmpəniɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accompanying__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accompanying__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.126" id="accompany__52"><li class="sn-g" id="accompany__53" original="E391.-6354" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.127"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6352" id="accompany__54">to happen or appear with something else</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.129" id="accompany__55"><span class="x-g" id="accompany__56" original="E83c.-70de" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.12a"> <span class="cf" original="E83c.-70df" id="accompany__57">be accompanied by something</span> <span class="x" original="E83c.-70dd" id="accompany__58">A fall in price may be accompanied by an increase in the quantity demanded.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.12d" original="E83c.-70db" id="accompany__59"> <span class="cf" id="accompany__60" original="E83c.-70dc"><span class="exp" id="accompany__61">accompany</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="accompany__62" original="E83c.-70da">Recent urban growth has accompanied an economic transition from agriculture to industry.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.131" original="E391.-6359" id="accompany__63"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6355" id="accompany__64">to travel or go somewhere with somebody</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.133" id="accompany__65"><span class="x-g" id="accompany__66" original="E83c.-70d9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.134"> <span class="cf" id="accompany__67" original="E391.-6358"><span class="exp" id="accompany__68">accompany</span> somebody</span> <span class="x" id="accompany__69" original="E83c.-70d8">Suetonius is likely to have accompanied Hadrian to Gaul.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accompany__70" original="E83c.-70d6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.138"> <span class="cf" original="E83c.-70d7" id="accompany__71">be accompanied by somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E83c.-70d5" id="accompany__72">Up to the age of 18, children must be accompanied by their parents.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1e2e" id="accompany__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accomplish verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accomplish&t=accomplish verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accomplish', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmplɪʃ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplish__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplish__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5860" id="accomplish__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmplɪʃ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplish__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplish__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3fd1" id="accomplish__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6058" id="accomplish__17"><span class="vp" id="accomplish__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> accomplish</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accomplish__19" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.605a"><span class="pron-g" id="accomplish__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.605b" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmplɪʃ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplish__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplish__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="accomplish__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.605f"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmplɪʃ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplish__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplish__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6063" id="accomplish__24"><span class="vp" id="accomplish__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accomplishes</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6065" resource="phonetics" eid="accomplish__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6066" id="accomplish__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmplɪʃɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishes__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishes__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6069" id="accomplish__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmplɪʃɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishes__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishes__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.606c" id="accomplish__31"><span class="vp" id="accomplish__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accomplished</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.606e" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="accomplish__33" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.606f" id="accomplish__34" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmplɪʃt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplished__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplished__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6073" id="accomplish__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmplɪʃt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplished__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplished__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6077" form="pastpart" id="accomplish__38"><span class="vp" id="accomplish__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accomplished</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6079" eid="accomplish__40"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.607a" id="accomplish__41"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmplɪʃt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplished__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplished__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.607e" id="accomplish__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmplɪʃt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplished__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplished__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accomplish__45" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6082"><span class="vp" id="accomplish__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> accomplishing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6084" type="verbs_full_" eid="accomplish__47" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="accomplish__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6085"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmplɪʃɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6088" id="accomplish__50" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplish__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmplɪʃɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishing__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accomplish__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.17c"><span class="sn-g" id="accomplish__53" original="E391.-6316" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.17d"> <span class="def" original="E391.-6314" id="accomplish__54">to succeed in doing or completing something </span><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="accomplish__55" original="E428.-58e2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.17f"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/achieve" title="achieve definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.85a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.180" original="E428.-58e1" id="accomplish__56"><span class="xh" id="accomplish__57">achieve</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.182" id="accomplish__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.183" original="E833.-2ac1" id="accomplish__59"> <span class="cf" id="accomplish__60" original="E391.-6315"><span class="exp" id="accomplish__61">accomplish</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-2ac0" id="accomplish__62">There were minimal resources available to accomplish this task.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2abf" id="accomplish__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.187"> <span class="x" id="accomplish__64" original="E833.-2abe">A system is a collection of parts that interact to accomplish an overall goal.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.189" id="accomplish__65" original="E833.-2abd"> <span class="x" id="accomplish__66" original="E833.-2abc">Throughout his 1968 campaign, Nixon had referred repeatedly to his own secret plan to accomplish his objective.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.18b" id="accomplish__67" original="E833.-2ab8"> <span class="cf" id="accomplish__68" original="E833.-2abb"><span class="exp" id="accomplish__69">accomplish</span> something by (doing) something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-2ab7" id="accomplish__70">Efficient cutting is accomplished by using a lens or mirror to concentrate the energy.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1dcd" id="accomplish__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accomplish" title="accomplish definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.2fde" id="accomplish__72" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1dcc"><span class="xh" id="accomplish__73">accomplish</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accomplish&t=accomplish verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accomplishment noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accomplishment&t=accomplishment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accomplishment', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="accomplishment__10" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplishment__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishment__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishment__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accomplishment__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-57ae" geo="n_am" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accomplishment__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɑːmplɪʃmənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accom/accomplishment__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accom/accomplishment__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accomplishment__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.19f"><li class="sn-g" id="accomplishment__15" original="E391.-62f7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a0"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="accomplishment__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a1"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="accomplishment__17" original="E391.-62f5" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="accomplishment__18" original="E391.-62f4">an impressive thing that is done or achieved after a lot of work</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a4" original="E391.-62f3" id="accomplishment__19" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/achievement" title="achievement definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a5" original="E391.-62f2" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8a8" id="accomplishment__20"><span class="xh" id="accomplishment__21">achievement</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a8" id="accomplishment__22"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2ab0" id="accomplishment__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1a9"> <span class="x" id="accomplishment__24" original="E833.-2aaf">This was a political accomplishment of considerable magnitude. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1ab" id="accomplishment__25" original="E833.-2ab2"><span class="x" id="accomplishment__26" original="E833.-2ab1">Braine presents an overview of the movement by briefly reviewing its inception, growth and major accomplishments.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1ad" id="accomplishment__27" original="E391.-62eb"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="accomplishment__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1ae"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accomplishment__29" original="E391.-62e9">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-62e7" id="accomplishment__30">the fact of successfully completing something</span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E428.-58d8" id="accomplishment__31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b1" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/achievement" title="achievement (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b2" original="E428.-58d7" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.906" id="accomplishment__32"><span class="xh" id="accomplishment__33">achievement</span> <span class="xs" id="accomplishment__34"><span class="wrap">(</span>2<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b5" id="accomplishment__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b6" original="E39f.-621f" id="accomplishment__36"> <span class="x" id="accomplishment__37" original="E39f.-621e">Physical exertion leads to a positive sense of accomplishment.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1b8" id="accomplishment__38" original="E833.-2aaa"> <span class="cf" id="accomplishment__39" original="E428.-58d6"><span class="exp" id="accomplishment__40">accomplishment</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="accomplishment__41" original="E833.-2aa9">Compensation for these employees is likely to be based on the accomplishment of specific tasks or goals. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1bc" id="accomplishment__42" original="E391.-62f0"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1bd" id="accomplishment__43"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-62ee" id="accomplishment__44" gram="c">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="u" id="accomplishment__45" original="E391.-62ed">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="accomplishment__46" original="E391.-62ec">a skill or special ability</span><span class="x-gs" id="accomplishment__47" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1c1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1c2" id="accomplishment__48" original="E833.-2aa8"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2aa7" id="accomplishment__49">Students with high motivation are consistently more likely to excel across a wide range of academic accomplishments.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.1c4" original="E833.-2aa6" id="accomplishment__50"> <span class="x" id="accomplishment__51" original="E833.-2aa5">In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the European notion of civilization was linked to social and intellectual accomplishment.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="accomplishment__52" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1da5"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accomplishment" title="accomplishment definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1da4" resource="oald" id="accomplishment__53" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3028"><span class="xh" id="accomplishment__54">accomplishment</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accord 1 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accord1&t=accord1 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accord1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-577c"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accord1__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5779" id="accord1__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accord1__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːrd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accord__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accord__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" id="accord1__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3f9d"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="accord1__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6144"><span class="vp" id="accord1__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> accord</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6146" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="accord1__19"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="accord1__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6147"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accord1__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.614a" id="accord1__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accord1__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːrd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accord__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accord__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accord1__24" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.614d" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="accord1__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accords</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.614f" eid="accord1__26"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="accord1__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6150"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accord1__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːdz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accords__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accords__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6153" id="accord1__29" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accord1__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːrdz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accords__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accords__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6156" id="accord1__31"><span class="vp" id="accord1__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accorded</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accord1__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6158" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="accord1__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6159" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accord1__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːdɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accorded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accorded__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="accord1__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.615c"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accord1__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːrdɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accor/accorded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accorded__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accord1__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.615f"><span class="vp" id="accord1__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accorded</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6161" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="accord1__40"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="accord1__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6162"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accord1__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span 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class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.20c" id="accord1__57" original="E39f.-6139"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/grant1" title="grant1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.3ca0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.20d" original="E39f.-6138" id="accord1__58"><span class="xh" id="accord1__59">grant</span><span class="xhm" id="accord1__60">1</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="accord1__61" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.210"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.211" original="E834.-452c" id="accord1__62"> <span class="cf" id="accord1__63" original="E391.-6294"><span class="exp" id="accord1__64">accord</span> something to somebody/something</span> <span class="x" id="accord1__65" original="E834.-452b">The USSR accorded formal sovereignty to its European satellites.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accord1__66" original="E39f.-6137" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.215"> <span class="x" original="E39f.-6136" id="accord1__67">To promote social justice, she argued, social policy should sometimes accord special treatment to certain groups.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-4526" id="accord1__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.217"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-6293" id="accord1__69"><span class="exp" id="accord1__70">accord</span> somebody/something sth</span> <span class="x" id="accord1__71" original="E834.-4525">Human rights groups have pressured nations with large immigrant populations to accord them privileges formerly limited to citizens.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="pv-gs" id="accord1__72" original="E39f.-613a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.21b"><span class="heading">Phrasal Verbs</span><div class="pv-g" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accord 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accord2&t=accord2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accord2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="accord2__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accord2__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accord__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5773" id="accord2__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accord2__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːrd<span class="wrap">/</span><span 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class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.239" original="E834.-453c" id="accord2__18"> <span class="x" original="E834.-453b" id="accord2__19">He justified US refusal to sign the Geneva accords.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.23b" original="E834.-4538" id="accord2__20"> <span class="x" original="E834.-4537" id="accord2__21">UN activities involved mediating between opposing civil war parties, deploying international observers, and sponsoring peace accords. </span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.23d" id="accord2__22" original="E391.-62d5"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.23e" original="E391.-62d4" id="accord2__23" sk="inaccord"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="accord2__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.23f"><span class="idm" original="E391.-62d3" id="accord2__25">in accord (with something/somebody)</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.241" id="accord2__26"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.242" id="accord2__27"> <span class="def" id="accord2__28" original="E391.-62d0">in agreement with</span><span class="x-gs" id="accord2__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.244"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.245" id="accord2__30" original="E834.-4536"> <span class="x" id="accord2__31" original="E834.-4535">There is little doubt that Kant was very much in accord with prevailing late eighteenth-century thought. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="accord2__32" original="E834.-4534" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.247"><span class="x" id="accord2__33" original="E834.-4533">Inevitably, facts are interpreted and presented in accord with a particular way of thinking.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="idm-g" original="E391.-62cf" id="accord2__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.249" sk="ofownaccord"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="accord2__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.24a"><span class="idm" id="accord2__36" original="E391.-62ce">of your own accord</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accord2__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.24c"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.24d" id="accord2__38"> <span class="def" original="E391.-62cd" id="accord2__39">without being asked, forced or helped</span><span class="x-gs" id="accord2__40" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accordance noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accordance&t=accordance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accordance', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-571f"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accordance__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːdns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accor/accordance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accor/accordance__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="accordance__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-571c"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accordance__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span 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id="accordance__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.263"><span class="idm" original="E391.-6282" id="accordance__14">in accordance with something</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accordance__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.265"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.266" id="accordance__16"> <span class="def" original="E391.-627f" id="accordance__17">according to a rule or the way that somebody says that something should be done</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.268" id="accordance__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.269" original="E835.-7743" id="accordance__19"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7742" id="accordance__20">The exchange rate fluctuates in accordance with the laws of supply and demand.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.26b" id="accordance__21" original="E835.-7741"> <span class="x" id="accordance__22" original="E835.-7740">The supplies were stored in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1cdb" id="accordance__23" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accordance" title="accordance definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="accordance__24" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1cda" resource="oald" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.30d6"><span class="xh" id="accordance__25">accordance</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>according to preposition</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/according-to&t=according-to preposition - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/according-to', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="526" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.289" original="E391.-626d" id="according-to" accessBand="free"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.28a" original="E391.-626c" id="according-to__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="according-to__2" original="E391.-626b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.28b">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">according to</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">preposition</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.294" original="E391.-6266" id="according-to__4"><span class="pos" original="E391.-6265" id="according-to__5">preposition</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ee9" type="h_full_" eid="according-to__6"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5673" id="according-to__7" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="according-to__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="according-to__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.296"><li class="sn-g" id="according-to__16" original="E391.-6264" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.297"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="according-to__17" original="E391.-6263">as stated or reported by somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.299" id="according-to__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.29a" id="according-to__19" original="E835.-7706"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7705" id="according-to__20">According to this model, test scores operate as a measure of educational worth.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="according-to__21" original="E835.-7708" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.29c"> <span class="x" id="according-to__22" original="E835.-7707">According to Landes (1998), the physical geography of China facilitated the spread of a single dominant cultural group.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="according-to__23" original="E391.-6262" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.29e"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6261" id="according-to__24">depending on something</span><span class="x-gs" id="according-to__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2a0"><span class="x-g" original="E835.-7704" id="according-to__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2a1"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7703" id="according-to__27">According to their energy, the charged particles penetrate to different levels in the atmosphere.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" id="according-to__28" original="E4e1.68f4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2a3" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading">Language Bank</span><span class="body" id="according-to__29" original="E4e1.68f5"><span class="h1" id="according-to__30" original="E4e1.68f6">Reporting someone's opinion</span><span class="p" original="E4e1.68f7" id="according-to__31">In academic writing, you will often need to state another person's opinion or position; the following expressions can be used to make this clear.</span><ul class="bullet" id="according-to__32" original="E4e1.68f8"><li class="li" id="according-to__33" original="E4e1.68f9">	<span class="eb" original="E4e1.68fa" id="according-to__34">According to</span> X,…</li><li class="li" original="E4e1.68fb" id="according-to__35">	<span class="eb" original="E4e1.68fc" id="according-to__36">For</span> X,…</li><li class="li" id="according-to__37" original="E4e1.68fd">	X <span class="eb" id="according-to__38" original="E4e1.68fe">takes the view that…</span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__39" original="E4e1.68ff">	X's <span class="eb" original="E4e1.6900" id="according-to__40">view is that…</span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.6901" id="according-to__41">	X <span class="eb" original="E4e1.6902" id="according-to__42">is of the view/​opinion that…</span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__43" original="E4e1.6903">	<span class="eb" id="according-to__44" original="E4e1.6904">In </span>X's <span class="eb" id="according-to__45" original="E4e1.6905">view/​opinion</span>,…</li><li class="li" id="according-to__46" original="E4e1.6906">	X <span class="eb" original="E4e1.6907" id="according-to__47">believes (that)…</span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__48" original="E4e1.6908">	X <span class="eb" id="according-to__49" original="E4e1.6909">suggests/​proposes that…</span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" id="according-to__50" original="E4e1.690a"><li class="li" id="according-to__51" original="E4e1.690b">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d0a" id="according-to__52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6242" original="E4e1.690c" id="according-to__53"><span class="x" id="according-to__54" original="E4e1.690d"><span class="ebi" id="according-to__55" original="E4e1.690e">According to</span> Humphrey (1987), consciousness arose when a new form of sense organ evolved, an ‘inner eye’.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.690f" id="according-to__56">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d09" id="according-to__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-623e" id="according-to__58" original="E4e1.6910"><span class="x" original="E4e1.6911" id="according-to__59"><span class="ebi" id="according-to__60" original="E4e1.6912">For</span> Freud, that hidden cause is a neurotic psychological need; <span class="ebi" id="according-to__61" original="E4e1.6913">for</span> Durkheim, it is society.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__62" original="E4e1.6914">	<span class="x-gs" id="according-to__63" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d08"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.6915" id="according-to__64" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6239"><span class="x" original="E4e1.6916" id="according-to__65">Ben Okri <span class="ebi" original="E4e1.6917" id="according-to__66">takes the view that</span> the suffering associated with colonial occupation may ultimately be regenerative.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.6918" id="according-to__67">	<span class="x-gs" id="according-to__68" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d07"><span class="x-g" id="according-to__69" original="E4e1.6919" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6235"><span class="x" original="E4e1.691a" id="according-to__70">Hobbes's <span class="ebi" original="E4e1.691b" id="according-to__71">view is that</span> every action is motivated by either desire or aversion.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.691c" id="according-to__72">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d06" id="according-to__73"><span class="x-g" id="according-to__74" original="E4e1.691d" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6231"><span class="x" original="E4e1.691e" id="according-to__75">Hutchison (1989) <span class="ebi" original="E4e1.691f" id="according-to__76">is of the opinion that</span> the Mekong has, in the past, contributed sediment to the central lowland in Thailand. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.6920" id="according-to__77">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d05" id="according-to__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-622d" id="according-to__79" original="E4e1.6921"><span class="x" id="according-to__80" original="E4e1.6922"><span class="ebi" id="according-to__81" original="E4e1.6923">In her view</span>, using a policy analysis approach can help us to understand the process. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="according-to__82" original="E4e1.6924">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d04" id="according-to__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6229" original="E4e1.6925" id="according-to__84"><span class="x" id="according-to__85" original="E4e1.6926">Gage (2001) <span class="ebi" original="E4e1.6927" id="according-to__86">believes</span> the long-term effects of a short-term drought are generally minimal.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.6928" id="according-to__87">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d03" id="according-to__88"><span class="x-g" id="according-to__89" original="E4e1.6929" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6225"><span class="x" id="according-to__90" original="E4e1.692a">Wegner (2002) <span class="ebi" id="according-to__91" original="E4e1.692b">proposes that</span> free will is an illusion created in three steps.</span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1c98" id="according-to__92"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/according-to" title="according to definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="according-to__93" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1c97" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3106"><span class="xh" id="according-to__94">according to</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/according-to&t=according-to preposition - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accordingly adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accordingly&t=accordingly adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accordingly', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.27a" id="accordingly__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.27b" original="E391.-6275" id="accordingly__12"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6274" id="accordingly__13">in a way that is appropriate to what has been done or said in a particular situation</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.27d" id="accordingly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.27e" original="E835.-7714" id="accordingly__15"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7713" id="accordingly__16">Human beings are creatures that respond to events, make plans and act accordingly.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.280" id="accordingly__17" original="E391.-6273"><span class="num">2</span><span class="use" id="accordingly__18" original="E391.-6272"><span class="wrap">(</span>used especially at the beginning of a sentence<span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="accordingly__19" original="E391.-6271">for that reason</span> <span class="xr-gs" id="accordingly__20" original="E391.-6270" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.283" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/therefore" title="therefore definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accordingly__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.284" original="E391.-626f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.6321"><span class="xh" id="accordingly__22">therefore</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.286" id="accordingly__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.287" original="E835.-7712" id="accordingly__24"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7711" id="accordingly__25">Ecosystems are shaped by environmental changes that have occurred over thousands of years. Accordingly, ecological change takes place at many timescales.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="accordingly__26" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1cbd" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accordingly" title="accordingly definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="accordingly__27" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1cbc" resource="oald" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.30ef"><span class="xh" id="accordingly__28">accordingly</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accordingly&t=accordingly adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accordingly', null, true]);"></a>        <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accordingly" target="_blank" class="twitter-btn" alt="tweet this entry" title="tweet this entry" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'twitter', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accordingly', null, true]);"></a>    </div></div></div>                                </div>                                <div class="responsive_center" id="btmOthers">            <div id='ad_btmslot_a' class='am-default '>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_btmslot_a'); 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>account 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/account1&t=account1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/account1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2b8" id="account1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2b9" original="E391.-61df" id="account1__15"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="account1__16" original="E391.-61de">a written or spoken description of something that has happened</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2bb" id="account1__17"><span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7fb1" id="account1__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2bc"> <span class="x" id="account1__19" original="E82a.-7fb0">Countless eyewitness accounts tell the story of the earthquake.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7faf" id="account1__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2be"> <span class="cf" id="account1__21" original="E39f.-5f84"><span class="exp" id="account1__22">account</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E82a.-7fae" id="account1__23">The documents provide first-person accounts of the writer's life and events within it.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c2" type="coll" id="account1__24" original="E82a.-7f6d"> <span class="shcut" id="account1__25">adjective + account</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c4" id="account1__26"><span class="coll-gs" original="E82a.-7f6c" id="account1__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c6" id="account1__28"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f6b" id="account1__29">detailed</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c8" original="E82a.-7f66" id="account1__30"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2c9" id="account1__31"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f65" id="account1__32">comprehensive</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="account1__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2cb"><span class="coll" id="account1__34" original="E82a.-7f64">full</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2cd" id="account1__35"><span class="coll" id="account1__36" original="E82a.-7f63">complete</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2cf" original="E83d.-790e" id="account1__37"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__38" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d0"><span class="coll" original="E83d.-790d" id="account1__39">general</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E82a.-7f60" id="account1__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d3" id="account1__41"><span class="coll" id="account1__42" original="E82a.-7f5f">good</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d5" original="E82a.-7f68" id="account1__43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d6" id="account1__44"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f67" id="account1__45">brief</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="account1__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2d8"><span class="coll" original="E83d.-790c" id="account1__47">short</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2da" original="E82a.-7f6a" id="account1__48"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__49" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2db"><span class="coll" id="account1__50" original="E82a.-7f69">historical</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2dd" original="E82a.-7f62" id="account1__51"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2de"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f61" id="account1__53">early</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__54" original="E83d.-790b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e1" id="account1__55"><span class="coll" id="account1__56" original="E83d.-790a">popular</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e3" id="account1__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e4" original="E82a.-7f5d" id="account1__58"> <span class="x" original="E82a.-7f5c" id="account1__59">The basic information should include a brief factual account of the incident.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e6" type="coll" original="E39f.-5f81" id="account1__60"> <span class="shcut" id="account1__61">adjective + account</span><span class="sn-gu" id="account1__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e8"><span class="coll-gs" original="E39f.-5f7f" id="account1__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2ea" id="account1__64"><span class="coll" original="E39f.-5f7e" id="account1__65">first-hand</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E39f.-5f7d" id="account1__66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2ed" id="account1__67"><span class="coll" original="E39f.-5f7c" id="account1__68">first-person</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2ef" original="E39f.-5f7b" id="account1__69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f0" id="account1__70"><span class="coll" id="account1__71" original="E39f.-5f7a">personal</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f2" id="account1__72" original="E83d.-7909"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f3"><span class="coll" original="E83d.-7908" id="account1__74">contemporary</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__75" original="E83d.-7907" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f6" id="account1__76"><span class="coll" original="E83d.-7906" id="account1__77">accurate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E83d.-7905" id="account1__78" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2f9" id="account1__79"><span class="coll" original="E83d.-7904" id="account1__80">narrative</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E39f.-5f79" id="account1__81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2fb"><span class="x-g" id="account1__82" original="E39f.-5f78" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2fc"> <span class="x" id="account1__83" original="E39f.-5f77">This book provides a remarkable first-hand account of the aftermath of the Kanto earthquake.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="account1__84" original="E82a.-7f40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.2fe" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="account1__85">verb + account</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.300" id="account1__86"><span class="coll-gs" original="E82a.-7f3f" id="account1__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.301"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.302" id="account1__88"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f3e" id="account1__89">offer</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.304" id="account1__90"><span class="coll" id="account1__91" original="E82a.-7f3c">give</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.306" id="account1__92"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f3a" id="account1__93">provide</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.308" original="E82a.-7f39" id="account1__94"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.309" id="account1__95"><span class="coll" id="account1__96" original="E82a.-7f38">write</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.30b" original="E82a.-7f37" id="account1__97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.30c" id="account1__98"><span class="coll" id="account1__99" original="E82a.-7f36">present</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.30e" id="account1__100" original="E82a.-7f35"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__101" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.30f"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f34" id="account1__102">develop</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__103" original="E82a.-7f33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.311"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__104" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.312"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f32" id="account1__105">produce</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.314" id="account1__106" original="E83d.-78fe"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__107" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.315"><span class="coll" original="E83d.-78fd" id="account1__108">publish</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.317" id="account1__109"><span class="x-g" id="account1__110" original="E82a.-7f30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.318"> <span class="x" id="account1__111" original="E82a.-7f2f">The general introduction offers an account of England in the years 1670–71.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.31a" original="E82a.-7f0b" id="account1__112"> <span class="x" id="account1__113" original="E82a.-7f0a">Historians will have to wait before they can present a comprehensive account of these events.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.31c" id="account1__114" original="E391.-61dd"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" id="account1__115" original="E83d.-7915"><span class="exp" id="account1__116">account</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-61dc" id="account1__117">an explanation or a description of an idea, a theory or a process</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.320" id="account1__118"><span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7fab" id="account1__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.321"> <span class="x" original="E82a.-7faa" id="account1__120">The book gives a clear account of current knowledge in the field.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.323" id="account1__121" original="E82a.-7f6d"> <span class="shcut" id="account1__122">adjective + account</span><span class="sn-gu" id="account1__123" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.325"><span class="coll-gs" original="E82a.-7f6c" id="account1__124" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.326"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__125" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.327"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f6b" id="account1__126">detailed</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__127" original="E82a.-7f66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.329"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__128" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.32a"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f65" id="account1__129">comprehensive</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.32c" id="account1__130"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f64" id="account1__131">full</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="account1__132" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.32e"><span class="coll" id="account1__133" original="E82a.-7f63">complete</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__134" original="E83d.-790e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.330"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__135" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.331"><span class="coll" id="account1__136" original="E83d.-790d">general</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.333" original="E82a.-7f60" id="account1__137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.334" id="account1__138"><span class="coll" id="account1__139" original="E82a.-7f5f">good</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E82a.-7f68" id="account1__140" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.336"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.337" id="account1__141"><span class="coll" id="account1__142" original="E82a.-7f67">brief</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="account1__143" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.339"><span class="coll" original="E83d.-790c" id="account1__144">short</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.33b" id="account1__145" original="E82a.-7f6a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.33c" id="account1__146"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f69" id="account1__147">historical</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.33e" id="account1__148" original="E82a.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__149" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.33f"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f61" id="account1__150">early</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__151" original="E83d.-790b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.341"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__152" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.342"><span class="coll" original="E83d.-790a" id="account1__153">popular</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.344" id="account1__154"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.345" original="E82a.-7f5b" id="account1__155"> <span class="x" id="account1__156" original="E82a.-7f5a">This brief account explains the basis of population growth.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.347" id="account1__157" original="E39f.-56ca"> <span class="shcut" id="account1__158">adjective + account</span><span class="sn-gu" id="account1__159" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.349"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.34a" original="E39f.-56c8" id="account1__160"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.34b" id="account1__161"><span class="coll" original="E39f.-56c7" id="account1__162">coherent</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E39f.-56c6" id="account1__163" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.34d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.34e" id="account1__164"><span class="coll" original="E39f.-56c5" id="account1__165">plausible</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.350" id="account1__166" original="E39f.-56c4"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__167" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.351"><span class="coll" original="E39f.-56c3" id="account1__168">satisfactory</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="account1__169" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.353"><span class="coll" id="account1__170" original="E83d.-7903">adequate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__171" original="E39f.-56c2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.355"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__172" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.356"><span class="coll" id="account1__173" original="E39f.-56c1">influential</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.358" original="E39f.-56c0" id="account1__174"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__175" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.359"><span class="coll" id="account1__176" original="E39f.-56bf">definitive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E39f.-56be" id="account1__177" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.35b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.35c" id="account1__178"><span class="coll" id="account1__179" original="E39f.-56bd">alternative</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.35e" id="account1__180" original="E83d.-7902"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.35f" id="account1__181"><span class="coll" id="account1__182" original="E83d.-7901">critical</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E83d.-7900" id="account1__183" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.361"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__184" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.362"><span class="coll" id="account1__185" original="E83d.-78ff">theoretical</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E39f.-56bc" id="account1__186" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.364"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.365" id="account1__187" original="E39f.-56bb"> <span class="x" original="E39f.-56ba" id="account1__188">We can now start to give a coherent account of the role of working memory in such everyday activities as planning a shopping trip or reading a newspaper.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="account1__189" original="E82a.-7f40" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.367"> <span class="shcut" id="account1__190">verb + account</span><span class="sn-gu" id="account1__191" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.369"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.36a" original="E82a.-7f3f" id="account1__192"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__193" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.36b"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f3e" id="account1__194">offer</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.36d" id="account1__195"><span class="coll" id="account1__196" original="E82a.-7f3c">give</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="account1__197" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.36f"><span class="coll" id="account1__198" original="E82a.-7f3a">provide</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__199" original="E82a.-7f39" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.371"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.372" id="account1__200"><span class="coll" id="account1__201" original="E82a.-7f38">write</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__202" original="E82a.-7f37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.374"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__203" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.375"><span class="coll" id="account1__204" original="E82a.-7f36">present</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.377" original="E82a.-7f35" id="account1__205"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__206" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.378"><span class="coll" id="account1__207" original="E82a.-7f34">develop</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__208" original="E82a.-7f33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.37a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.37b" id="account1__209"><span class="coll" original="E82a.-7f32" id="account1__210">produce</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__211" original="E83d.-78fe" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.37d"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__212" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.37e"><span class="coll" id="account1__213" original="E83d.-78fd">publish</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="account1__214" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.380"><span class="x-g" id="account1__215" original="E82a.-7f2e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.381"> <span class="x" original="E82a.-7f2d" id="account1__216">These two explanations offer alternative accounts of the nature of Thatcherism.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-6204" id="account1__217" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.383"><span class="num">3</span><span class="v-gs" type="ab" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.384" id="account1__218"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">abbreviation</span> <span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.385" id="account1__219"><span class="v"><strong>a/c</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="account1__221" original="E391.-6202">an arrangement with a bank or other financial institution that allows somebody/something to keep money there, pay money in, and take money out</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.388" id="account1__222"><span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7fa9" id="account1__223" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.389"> <span class="x" id="account1__224" original="E82a.-7fa8">He was concerned that the bank might be in difficulty so he closed his accounts.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.38b" id="account1__225" original="E391.-6201" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/bank-account" title="bank account definition"><span class="xr-g" id="account1__226" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-189a" original="E82a.-7fa5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.38c"><span class="xh" id="account1__227">bank account</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/current-account" title="current account (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e4c" original="E83e.-5dd9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.38e" id="account1__228"><span class="xh" id="account1__229">current account</span> <span class="xs" id="account1__230"><span class="wrap">(</span>1<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.391" original="E391.-61e5" id="account1__231"><span class="num">4</span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.392" id="account1__232"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" subj="busin" id="account1__233">business</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-61e2" id="account1__234">a regular customer; a contract to supply something to a customer on a regular basis</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.395" id="account1__235"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.396" id="account1__236" original="E82a.-7fa4"> <span class="x" id="account1__237" original="E82a.-7fa3">Senior marketing personnel serve important accounts.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.398" id="account1__238" original="E82a.2744"> <span class="x" id="account1__239" original="E82a.2745">The account is awarded to whichever agency produces the most suitable proposal.</span></span></span> <span class="un" un="help" original="E82a.-7fa2" id="account1__240">In business, a <span class="eb" id="account1__241" original="E82a.-7fa1">key account</span> is a customer that is considered to be very important to a business:<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.39c" id="account1__242"><span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7f9e" id="account1__243" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.39d"><span class="x" id="account1__244" original="E82a.-7f9d">A small number of these key accounts have become essential for the survival of many supplying firms.</span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.39f" id="account1__245" original="E391.-61f8"><span class="num">5</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3a0" id="account1__246"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="usupl" original="E391.-61f6" id="account1__247">usually plural</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-61f5" id="account1__248">a written record of money that is owed to a business and of money that has been paid by it</span><span class="x-gs" id="account1__249" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3a3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3a4" original="E82a.-7f9c" id="account1__250"> <span class="cf" id="account1__251" original="E83d.-7910"><span class="exp" id="account1__252">account</span> (of somebody/something)</span> <span class="x" original="E82a.-7f9b" id="account1__253">The National Audit Office audits the accounts of all central government departments and agencies.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3a8" id="account1__254" original="E82a.-7f9a"> <span class="cf" id="account1__255" original="E39f.-5f82">in the accounts</span> <span class="x" original="E82a.-7f99" id="account1__256">The table shows overheads as they were presented in the accounts.</span></span></span> <span class="un" id="account1__257" original="E586.-32b6" un="help">In economics, an <span class="eb" id="account1__258" original="E586.-32b5">account</span> is, more broadly, a breakdown of the state of something into its individual parts, whether it is the financial state of a business, the business cycle or the growth rate. <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ad" id="account1__259" original="E83e.-5dd8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/capital-account" title="capital account definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.4d7c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ae" original="E83e.-5dd7" id="account1__260"><span class="xh" id="account1__261">capital account</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/current-account" title="current account (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="account1__262" original="E83e.-5dd6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e53"><span class="xh" id="account1__263">current account</span> <span class="xs" id="account1__264"><span class="wrap">(</span>2<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b3" id="account1__265" original="E391.-61ef"><span class="num">6</span><span class="def" id="account1__266" original="E391.-61e6">an arrangement with a store or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month</span><span class="x-gs" id="account1__267" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b5"><span class="x-g" id="account1__268" original="E82a.-7f98" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b6"> <span class="x" id="account1__269" original="E82a.-7f97">It was almost impossible for a woman to open an account in a department store under her own name, even if she was a professional.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-61e1" id="account1__270" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3b8"><span class="num">7</span><span class="def" original="E391.-61e0" id="account1__271">an arrangement that somebody has with a company that allows them to use the Internet, send and receive messages by email, order goods, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" id="account1__272" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ba"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3bb" id="account1__273" original="E82a.-7f94"> <span class="x" id="account1__274" original="E82a.-7f93">With Internet-based systems, users can access their accounts from anywhere in the world.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="account1__275" original="E82a.-7f92" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3bd"> <span class="cf" original="E83d.-790f" id="account1__276"><span class="exp" id="account1__277">account</span> with somebody/something</span> <span class="x" id="account1__278" original="E82a.-7f91">She gained access to this chat room through an account with an Internet provider.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_2' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_2'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li></span><span class="idm-gs" original="E391.-61db" id="account1__279" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c1"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" sk="byallaccounts" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c2" original="E391.-61da" id="account1__280"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="account1__281" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c3"><span class="idm" id="account1__282" original="E391.-61d9">by/from all accounts</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c5" id="account1__283"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c6" id="account1__284"> <span class="def" original="E391.-61d8" id="account1__285">according to what other people say</span><span class="x-gs" id="account1__286" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3c9" original="E82a.-7f90" id="account1__287"> <span class="x" original="E82a.-7f8f" id="account1__288">He was, by all accounts, a dedicated and inspired teacher.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="idm-g" sk="byownaccount" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3cb" id="account1__289" original="E391.-61d7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="account1__290" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3cc"><span class="idm" id="account1__291" original="E391.-61d6">by your own account</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ce" id="account1__292"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3cf" id="account1__293"> <span class="def" original="E391.-61d5" id="account1__294">according to what you say yourself</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d1" id="account1__295"><span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7f8e" id="account1__296" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d2"> <span class="x" id="account1__297" original="E82a.-7f8d">The CEO, by his own account, is in regular contact with the firm's strategic customers.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="idm-g" sk="calltoaccount" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF1" original="E393.-3516" id="call1__193"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF2" id="call1__194"><span class="idm" id="call1__195" original="E393.-3515">call somebody to account (for/over something)</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF4" id="call1__196"><span class="sn-g" id="call1__197" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF5"> <span class="def" id="call1__198" original="E393.-3514">to make somebody explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it</span><span class="x-gs" id="call1__199" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF7"><span class="x-g" original="E85c.-655d" id="call1__200" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.415-FF8"> <span class="x" id="call1__201" original="E85c.-655c">They believed that the people had the right to call officials to account. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" sk="holdtoaccount" id="account1__307" original="E83f.-7763" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="account1__308" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d5"><span class="idm" id="account1__309" original="E83f.-7762">hold somebody/something to account</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d7" id="account1__310"><span class="sn-g" id="account1__311" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3d8"> <span class="def" id="account1__312" original="E83f.-7761">to make somebody/something take responsibility for and explain their actions or decisions</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3da" id="account1__313"><span class="x-g" original="E83f.-7760" id="account1__314" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3db"> <span class="x" id="account1__315" original="E83f.-775f">The Assembly is responsible for holding the Mayor to account. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3dd" original="E391.-61ca" id="account1__316" sk="onaccount"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="account1__317" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3de"><span class="idm" id="account1__318" original="E391.-61c9">on account</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e0" id="account1__319"><span class="sn-g" id="account1__320" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e1"> <span class="def" original="E391.-61c8" id="account1__321">if you buy something or pay <span class="dh" id="account1__322" original="E391.-61c7">on account</span>, you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e4" id="account1__323"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e5" original="E82a.-7f88" id="account1__324"> <span class="x" id="account1__325" original="E82a.-7f87">Having paid sums on account to cover the solicitors' fees, the trustees took no further steps.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="idm-g" sk="onaccountof" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e7" original="E391.-61c3" id="account1__326"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="account1__327" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3e8"><span class="idm" id="account1__328" original="E391.-61c2">on account of somebody/something</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="account1__329" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ea"><span class="sn-g" id="account1__330" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3eb"> <span class="def" id="account1__331" original="E391.-61c1">because of somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" id="account1__332" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ed"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3ee" original="E82a.-7f86" id="account1__333"> <span class="x" id="account1__334" original="E82a.-7f85">He obtained his rank on account of his family connections.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="account1__335" original="E82a.-7f84" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f0"> <span class="x" id="account1__336" original="E82a.-7f83">Oil production has been flattening in recent years on account of the absence of new discoveries.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" id="result1__36" original="E4e1.692c" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading">Language Bank</span><span class="body" id="result1__37" original="E4e1.692d"><span class="h1" id="result1__38" original="E4e1.692e">Explaining reasons</span><span class="p" id="result1__39" original="E4e1.692f">The following words and expressions are useful when giving reasons why something is the case or for stating the cause of something.</span><span class="p" original="E5df.-63e3" id="result1__40">See also the language bank at <span class="eb" id="result1__41" original="E5df.-63e2">cause</span>.</span><ul class="bullet" id="result1__42" original="E4e1.6930"><li class="li" original="E4e1.6931" id="result1__43">	… <span class="eb" id="result1__44" original="E4e1.6932">because (of)/as a result of/​on account of/​due to/​owing to…</span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.6939" id="result1__45">	X <span class="eb" original="E4e1.693a" id="result1__46">is a/​the result of/​is due to…</span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.693b" id="result1__47">	X <span class="eb" id="result1__48" original="E4e1.693c">stems from…</span></li><li class="li" id="result1__49" original="E4e1.693d">	X <span class="eb" id="result1__50" original="E4e1.693e">is caused by…</span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-6ca5" id="result1__51">	<span class="eb" original="E646.-6ca4" id="result1__52">As/​Since…</span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" original="E4e1.693f" id="result1__53"><li class="li" id="result1__54" original="E4e1.6940">	<span class="x-gs" id="result1__55"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.6941" id="result1__56"><span class="x" original="E4e1.6942" id="result1__57">English music declined, partly <span class="ebi" id="result1__58" original="E4e1.6943">because</span> music came to be considered less an ‘art’ than an ‘accomplishment’ .</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__59" original="E4e1.6944">	<span class="x-gs" id="result1__60"><span class="x-g" id="result1__61" original="E4e1.6945"><span class="x" original="E4e1.6946" id="result1__62">The first cities probably reflected the production of an agricultural surplus, possibly <span class="ebi" original="E4e1.6947" id="result1__63">as a result of</span> irrigation schemes.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__64" original="E4e1.6948">	<span class="x-gs" id="result1__65"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.6949" id="result1__66"><span class="x" original="E4e1.694a" id="result1__67">Liquid crystal displays provided major competition in many applications <span class="ebi" original="E4e1.694b" id="result1__68">on account of</span> their much lower power consumption.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-6ca3" id="result1__69">	<span class="x-gs" id="result1__70"><span class="x-g" id="result1__71" original="E646.-6ca2"><span class="x" original="E646.-6ca1" id="result1__72">The Commission is regarded as the most federal institution of the EU, <span class="ebi" original="E646.-6ca0" id="result1__73">owing largely to</span> its independence from direct national influences.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__74" original="E4e1.694c">	<span class="x-gs" id="result1__75"><span class="x-g" original="E4e1.694d" id="result1__76"><span class="x" original="E4e1.694e" id="result1__77">These differences may <span class="ebi" original="E4e1.694f" id="result1__78">be due to</span> the fact that different methodologies were employed.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="result1__79" original="E4e1.6950">	<span class="x-gs" id="result1__80"><span class="x-g" id="result1__81" original="E4e1.6951"><span class="x" id="result1__82" original="E4e1.6952">The demotion of Malenkov <span class="ebi" original="E4e1.6953" id="result1__83">was the result of</span> a concentrated effort to weaken the Malenkov-Beria ascendancy. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.6954" id="result1__84">	<span class="x-gs" id="result1__85"><span class="x-g" id="result1__86" original="E4e1.6955"><span class="x" id="result1__87" original="E4e1.6956">Her interest in this <span class="ebi" id="result1__88" original="E4e1.6957">stems from</span> her own experience of motherhood. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4e1.6958" id="result1__89">	<span class="x-gs" id="result1__90"><span class="x-g" id="result1__91" original="E4e1.6959"><span class="x" id="result1__92" original="E4e1.695a"> Congenital hypothyroidism <span class="ebi" original="E4e1.695b" id="result1__93">is caused by</span> a deficiency of thyroid hormones at birth.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-6c9f" id="result1__94">	<span class="x-gs" id="result1__95"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-6c9e" id="result1__96"><span class="x" id="result1__97" original="E646.-6c9d"><span class="ebi" original="E646.-6c9c" id="result1__98">Since</span> the incubation period of smallpox is 1–2 weeks, the disease would have spread widely before it was even detected.</span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></span> <ol class="idm-g" original="E391.-61bb" id="account1__400" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f2" sk="onownaccount"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f3" id="account1__401"><span class="idm" id="account1__402" original="E391.-61ba">on your own account</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f5" id="account1__403"><li class="sn-g" id="account1__404" original="E391.-61b9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f6"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="account1__405" original="E391.-61b8">for yourself</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f8" id="account1__406"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3f9" id="account1__407" original="E82a.-7f7b"> <span class="x" original="E82a.-7f7a" id="account1__408">He found it much better to work on his own account than to work for an employer.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3fb" id="account1__409" original="E391.-61b7"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-61b6" id="account1__410">because you want to and you have decided, not somebody else</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3fd" id="account1__411"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.3fe" id="account1__412" original="E82a.-7f79"> <span class="x" id="account1__413" original="E82a.-7f78">Special advisers can commission work on their own account and not just on behalf of ministers.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.400" original="E391.-61b5" id="account1__414" sk="onthisaccount"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.401" id="account1__415"><span class="idm" id="account1__416" original="E391.-61b4">on this/that account</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="account1__417" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.403"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.404" id="account1__418"> <span class="def" original="E391.-61b1" id="account1__419">because of the particular thing that has been mentioned</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.406" id="account1__420"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.407" original="E82a.-7f77" id="account1__421"> <span class="x" id="account1__422" original="E82a.-7f76">The Commission accepted three inability-to-pay applications, granting reductions of the fine on this account.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="idm-g" sk="takeaccountof" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.409" original="E391.-61ab" id="account1__423"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.40a" id="account1__424"><span class="idm" id="account1__425" original="E391.-61aa">take account of something</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="idm" original="E391.-61a9" id="account1__426">take something into account</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="account1__427" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.40d"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.40e" id="account1__428"> <span class="def" id="account1__429" original="E391.-61a8">to consider particular facts, circumstances, etc. when making a decision about something</span><span class="x-gs" id="account1__430" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.410"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.411" original="E82a.-7f75" id="account1__431"> <span class="x" id="account1__432" original="E82a.-7f74">The model has failed to take account of the fact that there are two distinct genetic groups in a population.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7f73" id="account1__433" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.413"> <span class="x" id="account1__434" original="E82a.-7f72">GPs always took individual circumstances into account when making decisions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165c80d5395.-7587" id="account1__435"><span class="x" id="account1__436">The council's decision had to take into account budgetary constraints and other demands on its resources.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="ub71c9fa1da123e65.-47866f42.165ca52bcba.-1c3a" id="account1__437"> <span class="x" id="account1__438">American attitudes on firearms have to be taken into account.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d7" id="account1__439" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="account1__440"><span class="shcut-g" id="account1__441" original="E82a.-7f70" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44d9"><span class="shcut" id="account1__442" original="E82a.-7f6f">adjective + account</span><span class="sn-gu" id="account1__443" original="E82a.-7f6e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44db"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44dc" original="E82a.-7f6c" id="account1__444"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__445" original="E82a.-7f6b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44dd"><span class="coll" id="account1__446">detailed</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44df" original="E82a.-7f66" id="account1__447"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e0" original="E82a.-7f65" id="account1__448"><span class="coll" id="account1__449">comprehensive</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E82a.-7f64" id="account1__450" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e2"><span class="coll" id="account1__451">full</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e4" id="account1__452" original="E82a.-7f63"><span class="coll" id="account1__453">complete</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E83d.-790e" id="account1__454" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e7" id="account1__455" original="E83d.-790d"><span class="coll" id="account1__456">general</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__457" original="E82a.-7f60" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44e9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ea" original="E82a.-7f5f" id="account1__458"><span class="coll" id="account1__459">good</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__460" original="E82a.-7f68" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ec"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ed" id="account1__461" original="E82a.-7f67"><span class="coll" id="account1__462">brief</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="account1__463" original="E83d.-790c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ef"><span class="coll" id="account1__464">short</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f1" original="E82a.-7f6a" id="account1__465"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__466" original="E82a.-7f69" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f2"><span class="coll" id="account1__467">historical</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f4" id="account1__468" original="E82a.-7f62"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f5" original="E82a.-7f61" id="account1__469"><span class="coll" id="account1__470">early</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f7" original="E83d.-790b" id="account1__471"><span class="coll-g" original="E83d.-790a" id="account1__472" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44f8"><span class="coll" id="account1__473">popular</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E82a.-7f5e" id="account1__474" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44fa"><span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7f5d" id="account1__475" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44fb"><span class="x" id="account1__476" original="E82a.-7f5c">The basic information should include a brief factual account of the incident.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E82a.-7f5b" id="account1__477" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44fd"><span class="x" original="E82a.-7f5a" id="account1__478">This brief account explains the basis of population growth.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.44ff" original="E39f.-5f81" id="account1__479"><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__480" original="E39f.-5f7f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4500"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__481" original="E39f.-5f7e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4501"><span class="coll" id="account1__482">first-hand</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E39f.-5f7d" id="account1__483" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4503"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4504" id="account1__484" original="E39f.-5f7c"><span class="coll" id="account1__485">first-person</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__486" original="E39f.-5f7b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4506"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__487" original="E39f.-5f7a" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4507"><span class="coll" id="account1__488">personal</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4509" original="E83d.-7909" id="account1__489"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.450a" original="E83d.-7908" id="account1__490"><span class="coll" id="account1__491">contemporary</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__492" original="E83d.-7907" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.450c"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__493" original="E83d.-7906" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.450d"><span class="coll" id="account1__494">accurate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.450f" original="E83d.-7905" id="account1__495"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__496" original="E83d.-7904" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4510"><span class="coll" id="account1__497">narrative</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E39f.-5f79" id="account1__498" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4512"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4513" id="account1__499" original="E39f.-5f78"><span class="x" original="E39f.-5f77" id="account1__500">This book provides a remarkable first-hand account of the aftermath of the Kanto earthquake.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="account1__501" original="E39f.-56ca" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4515"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4516" original="E39f.-56c8" id="account1__502"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4517" id="account1__503" original="E39f.-56c7"><span class="coll" id="account1__504">coherent</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E39f.-56c6" id="account1__505" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4519"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.451a" original="E39f.-56c5" id="account1__506"><span class="coll" id="account1__507">plausible</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__508" original="E39f.-56c4" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.451c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.451d" original="E39f.-56c3" id="account1__509"><span class="coll" id="account1__510">satisfactory</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.451f" original="E83d.-7903" id="account1__511"><span class="coll" id="account1__512">adequate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4521" original="E39f.-56c2" id="account1__513"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4522" original="E39f.-56c1" id="account1__514"><span class="coll" id="account1__515">influential</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4524" id="account1__516" original="E39f.-56c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4525" id="account1__517" original="E39f.-56bf"><span class="coll" id="account1__518">definitive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__519" original="E39f.-56be" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4527"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4528" original="E39f.-56bd" id="account1__520"><span class="coll" id="account1__521">alternative</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__522" original="E83d.-7902" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.452a"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__523" original="E83d.-7901" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.452b"><span class="coll" id="account1__524">critical</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.452d" id="account1__525" original="E83d.-7900"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.452e" id="account1__526" original="E83d.-78ff"><span class="coll" id="account1__527">theoretical</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4530" original="E39f.-56bc" id="account1__528"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4531" id="account1__529" original="E39f.-56bb"><span class="x" original="E39f.-56ba" id="account1__530">We can now start to give a coherent account of the role of working memory in such everyday activities as planning a shopping trip or reading a newspaper.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="account1__531" original="E82a.-7f43" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4533"><span class="shcut" id="account1__532" original="E82a.-7f42">verb + account</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E82a.-7f41" id="account1__533" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4535"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4536" id="account1__534" original="E82a.-7f3f"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__535" original="E82a.-7f3e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4537"><span class="coll" id="account1__536">offer</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4539" id="account1__537" original="E82a.-7f3c"><span class="coll" id="account1__538">give</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.453b" original="E82a.-7f3a" id="account1__539"><span class="coll" id="account1__540">provide</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.453d" original="E82a.-7f39" id="account1__541"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.453e" original="E82a.-7f38" id="account1__542"><span class="coll" id="account1__543">write</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4540" id="account1__544" original="E82a.-7f37"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4541" original="E82a.-7f36" id="account1__545"><span class="coll" id="account1__546">present</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4543" original="E82a.-7f35" id="account1__547"><span class="coll-g" original="E82a.-7f34" id="account1__548" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4544"><span class="coll" id="account1__549">develop</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__550" original="E82a.-7f33" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4546"><span class="coll-g" id="account1__551" original="E82a.-7f32" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4547"><span class="coll" id="account1__552">produce</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="account1__553" original="E83d.-78fe" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4549"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.454a" original="E83d.-78fd" id="account1__554"><span class="coll" id="account1__555">publish</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.454c" id="account1__556" original="E82a.-7f31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.454d" original="E82a.-7f30" id="account1__557"><span class="x" original="E82a.-7f2f" id="account1__558">The general introduction offers an account of England in the years 1670–71.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.454f" id="account1__559" original="E82a.-7f2e"><span class="x" id="account1__560" original="E82a.-7f2d">These two explanations offer alternative accounts of the nature of Thatcherism.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4551" id="account1__561" original="E82a.-7f0b"><span class="x" id="account1__562" original="E82a.-7f0a">Historians will have to wait before they can present a comprehensive account of these events.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1c72" id="account1__563" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/account_1" title="account definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1c71" resource="oald" id="account1__564" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.31a0"><span class="xh" id="account1__565">account</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/account1&t=account1 noun - Definition, pictures, 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>account 2 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/account2&t=account2 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/account2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1995" original="E391.-619a" accessBand="free" id="account2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.41a" hm="2"><div class="h-g" original="E391.-6199" id="account2__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.41b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-6198" id="account2__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.41c">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">account<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.429" id="account2__9" original="E391.-618d"><span class="pos" original="E391.-618c" id="account2__10">verb</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_4"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="account2__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ef9" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-54f2" id="account2__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊnt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/account__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/account__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="account2__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-54ef" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊnt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/account__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/account__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3f6f" id="account2__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="account2__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63f0"><span class="vp" id="account2__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> account</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63f2" type="verbs_full_" eid="account2__19" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="account2__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63f3" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊnt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/account__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/account__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63f6" id="account2__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊnt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/account__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/account__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="account2__24" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63f9" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="account2__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accounts</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63fb" eid="account2__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="account2__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63fc"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊnts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accounts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounts__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.63ff" id="account2__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊnts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accounts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounts__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6402" id="account2__31"><span class="vp" id="account2__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accounted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6404" eid="account2__33" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6405" id="account2__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accounted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6408" id="account2__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accounted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.640b" id="account2__38"><span class="vp" id="account2__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accounted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.640d" type="verbs_full_" eid="account2__40"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="account2__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.640e"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accounted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6411" id="account2__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accounted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6414" id="account2__45"><span class="vp" id="account2__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> accounting</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="account2__47" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6416"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6417" id="account2__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accounting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounting__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.641a" id="account2__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="account2__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accounting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounting__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.455" original="E391.-6162" id="account2__52"><span class="heading">Phrasal Verbs</span><div class="pv-g" id="account2__53" original="E391.-6153" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.456"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="account2__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.457"><h4 class="pv">account for somebody/something</h4><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.459" id="account2__56"><span class="sn-g" id="account2__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.45a"> <span class="def" id="account2__58" original="E391.-6150">to find out where somebody/something is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident</span><span class="x-gs" id="account2__59" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.45c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.45d" original="E82a.26ea" id="account2__60"> <span class="x" original="E82a.26eb" id="account2__61">The militia was ordered to account for all Irish families on the island.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <ol class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.45f" id="account2__62" original="E391.-6161"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.460" id="account2__63"><h4 class="pv">account for something</h4><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="account2__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.462"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.463" id="account2__66" original="E391.-615a"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="account2__67" original="E391.-6159">to give an explanation for or description of something</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.465" original="E391.-6158" id="account2__68" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/explain" title="explain definition"><span class="xr-g" id="account2__69" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.466" original="E391.-6157" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-759c"><span class="xh" id="account2__70">explain</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="account2__71" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.469"><span class="x-g" id="account2__72" original="E82a.26e4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.46a"> <span class="x" id="account2__73" original="E82a.26e5">The 1881 and 2001 censuses cannot be compared without accounting for basic differences.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.46c" original="E82a.26e2" id="account2__74"> <span class="x" original="E82a.26e3" id="account2__75">This is a problem the researchers cannot fully account for.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="account2__76" original="E39f.-5d18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.46e"> <span class="x" id="account2__77" original="E39f.-5d17">Monk and Hanson (1982) claimed that conventional geographic research failed to account for women's experiences in studies of migration and employment trends.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-615f" id="account2__78" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.470"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="account2__79" original="E391.-615e">to be the explanation or cause of something</span> <span class="xr-gs" id="account2__80" original="E391.-615d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.472" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/explain" title="explain definition"><span class="xr-g" id="account2__81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.473" original="E391.-615c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-759c"><span class="xh" id="account2__82">explain</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="account2__83" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.476"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.477" id="account2__84" original="E82a.26de"> <span class="x" id="account2__85" original="E82a.26df">Rapid droplet growth partly accounts for the increase of precipitation over hills.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.479" original="E82a.26e0" id="account2__86"> <span class="x" original="E82a.26e1" id="account2__87">Careless methods of estimation often account for the wide discrepancies in the figures.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-6155" id="account2__88" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.47b"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-6154" id="account2__89">to be a particular amount or part of something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.47d" id="account2__90"><span class="x-g" id="account2__91" original="E82a.26e6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.47e"> <span class="x" id="account2__92" original="E82a.26e7">Small family firms continue to be important in Japan today, accounting for 99% of all businesses (Fruin, 1980).</span></span><span class="x-g" id="account2__93" original="E82a.26e8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.480"> <span class="x" id="account2__94" original="E82a.26e9">It is expected that the health care of the very elderly will account for an increasing proportion of health budgets in the future.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" unbox="langbank" original="E5df.3c58" id="half3__26" dupe="y"><span class="heading">Language Bank</span><span class="body" id="half3__27" original="E5df.3c59"><span class="h1" id="half3__28" original="E5df.3c5a">Describing proportions and relative quantities</span><span class="p" original="E5df.3c5b" id="half3__29">In academic writing, it is often necessary to describe a quantity or group as a proportion of a larger quantity or group, or to compare two quantities. This is often done using fractions, percentages or ratios.</span><ul class="bullet" original="E5df.3c5c" id="half3__30"><li class="li" original="E5df.3c5d" id="half3__31">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.3c5e" id="half3__32">a/​one third/​quarter</span> of X</li><li class="li" original="E5df.3c5f" id="half3__33">	<span class="eb" id="half3__34" original="E5df.3c60">almost/​approximately half</span> of X</li><li class="li" original="E5df.3c61" id="half3__35">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.3c62" id="half3__36">less/​fewer than/​over/​more than half</span> of X </li><li class="li" original="E5df.3c65" id="half3__37">	<span class="eb" id="half3__38" original="E5df.3c66">one in three/​four/​five</span> is…</li><li class="li" id="half3__39" original="E5df.3c67">	<span class="eb" id="half3__40" original="E5df.3c68">twice/​three times as much</span> time/​money, etc.</li><li class="li" original="E5df.3c69" id="half3__41">	<span class="eb" id="half3__42" original="E5df.3c6a">twice/​three times as many</span> people/​species, etc.</li><li class="li" id="half3__43" original="E5df.3c6b">	X <span class="eb" original="E5df.3c6c" id="half3__44">is three/​four times</span> higher/​greater/​larger than…</li><li class="li" id="half3__45" original="E5df.3c6d">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.3c6e" id="half3__46">the ratio of</span> X <span class="eb" original="E5df.3c6f" id="half3__47">to</span> Y is…</li><li class="li" id="half3__48" original="E5df.3c70">	<span class="eb" id="half3__49" original="E5df.3c71">a high/​large proportion</span> of X</li><li class="li" original="E5df.3c72" id="half3__50">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.3c73" id="half3__51">the largest/​greatest proportion of</span> X is…</li><li class="li" original="E5df.3c74" id="half3__52">	X <span class="eb" original="E5df.3c75" id="half3__53">accounts for/​makes up/​comprises/​represents…</span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" original="E5df.3c76" id="half3__54"><li class="li" id="half3__55" original="E5df.3c77">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__56"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.3c78" id="half3__57"><span class="x" original="E5df.3c79" id="half3__58"><span class="ebi" id="half3__59" original="E5df.3c7a">A quarter of</span> adults in the US own at least one gun.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__60" original="E83e.-7cdb">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__61"><span class="x-g" id="half3__62" original="E83e.-7cda"><span class="x" original="E83e.-7cd9" id="half3__63"> Supermarket groups now account for <span class="ebi" original="E83e.-7cd8" id="half3__64">almost half of</span> all food retail sales in Europe.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.3c7f" id="half3__65">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__66"><span class="x-g" id="half3__67" original="E5df.3c80"><span class="x" original="E5df.3c81" id="half3__68"><span class="ebi" original="E5df.3c82" id="half3__69">Fewer than one third of</span> the males manage to mate during a mating season.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__70" original="E5df.3c83">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__71"><span class="x-g" id="half3__72" original="E5df.3c84"><span class="x" id="half3__73" original="E5df.3c85"><span class="ebi" id="half3__74" original="E5df.3c86">Over a fifth (21%) of</span> those aged 85 and over could not do this personal care task for themselves.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.3c87" id="half3__75">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__76"><span class="x-g" id="half3__77" original="E5df.3c88"><span class="x" id="half3__78" original="E5df.3c89">The outlook is extremely poor for these patients and only <span class="ebi" id="half3__79" original="E5df.3c8a">one in four</span> will survive.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__80" original="E5df.3c8b">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__81"><span class="x-g" id="half3__82" original="E5df.3c8c"><span class="x" original="E5df.3c8d" id="half3__83">Households headed by men have, on average, <span class="ebi" original="E5df.3c8e" id="half3__84">five times as much</span> wealth as those headed by women.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__85" original="E5df.3c8f">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__86"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.3c90" id="half3__87"><span class="x" id="half3__88" original="E5df.3c91">Table 22.1 shows that China had <span class="ebi" original="E5df.3c92" id="half3__89">six times as many</span> university students as the UK in 2001.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__90" original="E5df.3c93">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__91"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.3c94" id="half3__92"><span class="x" id="half3__93" original="E5df.3c95">It produces a magnetic field <span class="ebi" original="E5df.3c96" id="half3__94">many thousand times</span> stronger than the earth's. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__95" original="E5df.3c97">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__96"><span class="x-g" id="half3__97" original="E5df.3c98"><span class="x" id="half3__98" original="E5df.3c99"><span class="ebi" id="half3__99" original="E5df.3c9a">The ratio of</span> females <span class="ebi" original="E5df.3c9b" id="half3__100">to</span> males in sub-Saharan Africa is 102 to 100.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__101" original="E5df.3c9c">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__102"><span class="x-g" id="half3__103" original="E5df.3c9d"><span class="x" original="E5df.3c9e" id="half3__104">We may expect <span class="ebi" original="E5df.3c9f" id="half3__105">a higher proportion of</span> errors in the elementary student group.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="half3__106" original="E5df.3ca0">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__107"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.3ca1" id="half3__108"><span class="x" id="half3__109" original="E5df.3ca2"><span class="ebi" id="half3__110" original="E5df.3ca3">The largest proportion (27%) of</span> questions posted concerned sexual health.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E83e.-7cd7" id="half3__111">	<span class="x-gs" id="half3__112"><span class="x-g" id="half3__113" original="E83e.-7cd6"><span class="x" id="half3__114" original="E83e.-7cd5">These elements <span class="ebi" original="E83e.-7cd4" id="half3__115">comprise</span> about 34% of the human genome.</span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <div class="pv-g" original="E391.-614b" id="account2__185" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.482"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="account2__186" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.483"><h4 class="pv">account for something (to somebody)</h4><span class="z"> | </span><h4 class="pv">account to somebody (for something)</h4><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.486" id="account2__189"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.487" id="account2__190"> <span class="def" original="E391.-6149" id="account2__191">to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.489" id="account2__192"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.48a" id="account2__193" original="E82a.26ed"> <span class="x" id="account2__194" original="E82a.26ee">They should account for the profit they made on the sale of their shares.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.48c" original="E82a.26ef" id="account2__195"> <span class="x" original="E82a.26f0" id="account2__196">The director will be liable to account to the company for any profit or loss sustained.</span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accountability noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accountability&t=accountability noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accountability', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="accountability__12" original="E82a.2722" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accountability__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.49c"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.49d" original="E82a.2723" id="accountability__14"> <span class="def" id="accountability__15" original="E82a.2724">the fact or state of taking responsibility for your decisions or actions, so that you can explain them if necessary</span><span class="x-gs" id="accountability__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.49f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4a0" id="accountability__17" original="E82a.2725"> <span class="cf" original="E428.-58c0" id="accountability__18"><span class="exp" id="accountability__19">accountability</span> (of somebody/something)</span> <span class="x" id="accountability__20" original="E82a.2726">The EU is held back by the lack of democratic accountability of some of its institutions.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4a4" id="accountability__21" original="E82a.2728"> <span class="cf" id="accountability__22" original="E82a.2727"><span class="exp" id="accountability__23">accountability</span> for something</span> <span class="x" id="accountability__24" original="E82a.2729">Consumers are curious about the practices of the company and demand accountability for its actions.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4a8" original="E82a.272b" id="accountability__25"> <span class="cf" id="accountability__26" original="E82a.272a"><span class="exp" id="accountability__27">accountability</span> to somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E82a.272c" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accountable adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accountable&t=accountable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accountable', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accountant noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accountant&t=accountant noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accountant', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accountant__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accountant__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountant__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="accountant__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-53d7"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accountant__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accountant__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountant__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accountant__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4d5"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4d6" original="E391.-6110" id="accountant__15"> <span class="def" original="E391.-610f" id="accountant__16">a person whose job is to keep or check financial accounts</span><span class="x-gs" id="accountant__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4d8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4d9" original="E82a.2700" id="accountant__18"> <span class="x" original="E82a.2701" id="accountant__19">The company's constitution is generally drafted by a professional adviser such as a lawyer or an accountant. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4db" id="accountant__20"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4dc" id="accountant__21" original="E82a.26ff"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="accountant__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4dd"><span class="dr" original="E82a.2706" id="accountant__23">accountancy</span> <span class="pos-g" original="E82a.270a" id="accountant__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4e5"><span class="pos" id="accountant__25" original="E82a.270b">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accountant__26" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f0f"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="accountant__27" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-53d4"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accountant__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntənsi<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accountancy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountancy__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-53d1" id="accountant__29" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accountant__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntənsi<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accou/accountancy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accountancy__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="accountant__31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4e7"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="accountant__32" original="E82a.270d">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4e9" id="accountant__33"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4ea" original="E82a.270e" id="accountant__34"> <span class="x" id="accountant__35" original="E82a.270f">The book is an important contribution to the history of accountancy.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E82a.2710" id="accountant__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4ec"> <span class="cf" original="E428.-58bf" id="accountant__37">+ noun</span> <span class="x" original="E82a.2711" id="accountant__38">She works in marketing for a large accountancy firm.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1a42" id="accountant__39"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accountant" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accounting noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accounting&t=accounting noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accounting', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accounting__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accou/accounting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accou/accounting__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5360" id="accounting__9" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accounting__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkaʊntɪŋ<span 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.4fe" id="accounting__14" original="E391.-60f6"> <span class="def" original="E391.-60f5" id="accounting__15">the process or work of keeping financial accounts</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.500" id="accounting__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.501" original="E82a.2712" id="accounting__17"> <span class="x" id="accounting__18" original="E82a.2713">The police brought charges against him for false accounting.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accounting__19" original="E82a.2716" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.503"> <span class="x" original="E82a.2717" id="accounting__20">A system of corporate accounting has been devised by an association of accounting firms and imposed more or less globally.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accounting__21" original="E82a.2714" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.505"> <span class="cf" original="E428.-58be" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accreditation noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accreditation&t=accreditation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accreditation', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="accreditation__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.519"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-6042" id="accreditation__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.51a"> <span class="cf" id="accreditation__18" original="E597.1280"><span class="exp" id="accreditation__19">accreditation</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-6041" id="accreditation__20">official approval given by an organization stating that somebody/something has achieved a required standard</span><span class="x-gs" id="accreditation__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.51e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.51f" original="E4c8.10ee" id="accreditation__22"> <span class="x" original="E4c8.10ef" id="accreditation__23">Patient satisfaction is now used in the process of accreditation of hospitals and clinics.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="accreditation__24" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accrue verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accrue&t=accrue verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accrue', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruː<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrue__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="accrue__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5246"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruː<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrue__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3f41" id="accrue__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64d1" form="root" id="accrue__17"><span class="vp" id="accrue__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> accrue</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accrue__19" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64d3"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64d4" id="accrue__20" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruː<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrue__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrue__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64d7" id="accrue__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruː<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrue__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrue__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64da" form="thirdps" id="accrue__24"><span class="vp" id="accrue__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accrues</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64dc" eid="accrue__26"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64dd" id="accrue__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrues__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrues__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64e0" id="accrue__29" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrues__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrues__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64e3" id="accrue__31"><span class="vp" id="accrue__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accrued</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64e5" eid="accrue__33" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64e6" id="accrue__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrued__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64e9" id="accrue__36" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrued__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accrue__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64ec"><span class="vp" id="accrue__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accrued</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64ee" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="accrue__40"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64ef" id="accrue__41"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrued__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrued__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64f2" id="accrue__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrued__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrued__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accrue__45" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64f5"><span class="vp" id="accrue__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> accruing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64f7" eid="accrue__47"><span class="pron-g" id="accrue__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64f8" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruːɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accruing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accruing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.64fb" id="accrue__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruːɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accruing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accruing__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accrue__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.55c"><li class="sn-g" id="accrue__53" original="E391.-5fea" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.55d"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.55e" id="accrue__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" original="E391.-5fe8" id="accrue__55">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="accrue__56" original="E824.-6d53">to be received by somebody over a period of time, so that a larger amount is built up</span><span class="x-gs" id="accrue__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.561"><span class="x-g" id="accrue__58" original="E824.-6d52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.562"> <span class="x" id="accrue__59" original="E824.-6d51">People have to be convinced of the benefits that might accrue as a result of change.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.564" original="E824.-6d50" id="accrue__60"> <span class="cf" id="accrue__61" original="E391.-5fe6"><span class="exp" id="accrue__62">accrue</span> (to somebody) (from something)</span> <span class="x" id="accrue__63" original="E824.-6d4f">Benefits can also accrue to the donor. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="accrue__64" original="E391.-5fe5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.568"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.569" id="accrue__65"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-5fe3" id="accrue__66">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="accrue__67" original="E824.-6d4b">to receive something over a period of time, so that a larger amount is built up</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E391.-5fe0" id="accrue__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.56c"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accumulate" title="accumulate definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.58f" original="E391.-5fdf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.56d" id="accrue__69"><span class="xh" id="accrue__70">accumulate</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="accrue__71" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.570"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.571" original="E824.-6d47" id="accrue__72"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-5fe2" id="accrue__73"><span class="exp" id="accrue__74">accrue</span> something (from something)</span> <span class="x" original="E824.-6d46" id="accrue__75">Older adults can accrue positive benefits from their volunteer experience. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-6d42" id="accrue__76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.575"><span class="cf" id="accrue__77" original="E824.-6d43"><span class="exp" id="accrue__78">accrue</span> something to somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E824.-6d41" id="accrue__79">Specialization will be likely to accrue some benefits to the selling firm. </span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="dr-gs" id="accrue__80" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.579"><span class="dr-g" id="accrue__81" original="E391.-5fdd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.57a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.57b" id="accrue__82"><span class="dr" original="E391.-5fdc" id="accrue__83">accrual</span> <span class="pos-g" id="accrue__87" original="E391.-5fd5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.586"><span class="pos" original="E391.-5fd4" id="accrue__88">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f2b" type="dr_full_" eid="accrue__89" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="accrue__90" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-524f"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__91"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruːəl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accru/accrual__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrual__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-524c" id="accrue__92"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accrue__93"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkruːəl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accru/accrual__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accru/accrual__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="accrue__94" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.588"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-5fd2" id="accrue__95" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="sing" original="E391.-5fd1" id="accrue__96">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.58b" id="accrue__97"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-6d40" id="accrue__98" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.58c"> <span class="cf" original="E586.-6d45" id="accrue__99"><span class="exp">accrual</span> (of something)</span> <span class="x" id="accrue__100" original="E824.-6d3f">The accrual of pension rights was not dependent on receiving pay during this period. </span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-19a9" id="accrue__101" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accrue" title="accrue definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-19a8" resource="oald" id="accrue__102" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.34be"><span class="xh" id="accrue__103">accrue</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accrue&t=accrue verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accumulate verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accumulate&t=accumulate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accumulate', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accumulate__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f38" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="accumulate__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-51a1"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulate__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-519e" id="accumulate__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="accumulate__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3f13" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.661c" form="root" id="accumulate__17"><span class="vp" id="accumulate__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> accumulate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accumulate__19" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.661e" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.661f" id="accumulate__20"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulate__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulate__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6622" id="accumulate__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6625" form="thirdps" id="accumulate__24"><span class="vp" id="accumulate__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accumulates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accumulate__26" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6627" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6628" id="accumulate__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.662b" id="accumulate__29" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accumulate__31" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.662e"><span class="vp" id="accumulate__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accumulated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accumulate__33" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6630" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6631" id="accumulate__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="accumulate__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6634"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accumulate__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6637" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="accumulate__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accumulated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6639" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="accumulate__40" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="accumulate__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.663a"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="accumulate__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.663d"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6640" form="prespart" id="accumulate__45"><span class="vp" id="accumulate__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> accumulating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accumulate__47" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6642" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6643" id="accumulate__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6646" id="accumulate__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulate__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" 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id="accumulate__59" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5d1"><span class="x-g" id="accumulate__60" original="E83c.-7043" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5d2"> <span class="x" original="E83c.-7042" id="accumulate__61">During this period, churches accumulated wealth on a scale not seen before.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E832.-7cbc" id="accumulate__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5d4"> <span class="x" original="E832.-7cbb" id="accumulate__63">Individuals accumulate knowledge through experience.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="accumulate__64" original="E391.-5f63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5d6"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="accumulate__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5d7"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="accumulate__66" original="E391.-5f61">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-5f60" id="accumulate__67">to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="accumulate__68" original="E391.-5f5f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5da"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <span class="xr-g" original="E391.-5f5e" id="accumulate__69" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5db"><span class="xw" original="E4a8.-5994" id="accumulate__70">build up</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5de" id="accumulate__71"><span class="x-g" id="accumulate__72" original="E83c.-7041" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5df"> <span class="x" id="accumulate__73" original="E83c.-7040">Evidence has steadily accumulated to show that deeply weathered granites are present all around the globe.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accumulate__74" original="E832.-7cba" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5e1"> <span class="x" original="E832.-7cb9" id="accumulate__75">Virtually no sediments have accumulated since the Cretaceous.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="accumulate__76" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1932" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accumulate" title="accumulate definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3552" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1931" id="accumulate__77"><span class="xh" id="accumulate__78">accumulate</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accumulation noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accumulation&t=accumulation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accumulation', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="649" original="E83c.-6cfa" accessBand="free" id="accumulation" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5e3"><ol class="h-g" id="accumulation__1" original="E83c.-6cf9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5e4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="accumulation__2" original="E83c.-6cf8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5e5">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">accumulation</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="accumulation__7" original="E83c.-6cf0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f0"><span class="pos" id="accumulation__8" original="E83c.-6cef">noun</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f3f" eid="accumulation__9"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="accumulation__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5141"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulation__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulation__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accumulation__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-513e" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accumulation__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accum/accumulation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accum/accumulation__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f2" id="accumulation__14"><li class="sn-g" id="accumulation__15" original="E83c.-6cee" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f3"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f4" id="accumulation__16"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="accumulation__17" original="E83c.-6cec" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E83c.-6ceb" id="accumulation__18">the act or process of getting more and more of something over a period of time</span><span class="x-gs" id="accumulation__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f7"><span class="x-g" id="accumulation__20" original="E83c.-6cea" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5f8"> <span class="x" id="accumulation__21" original="E83c.-6ce9">Capital accumulation is one of the earliest explanations for economic growth.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E83c.-6cfb" id="accumulation__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5fa"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5fb" id="accumulation__23"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="accumulation__24" original="E83c.-6ce7" gram="c">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="accumulation__25" original="E83c.-6ce6" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E83c.-6ce5" id="accumulation__26">a mass or quantity of something that has gradually gathered or been gathered over a period of time</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.5ff" id="accumulation__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.600" id="accumulation__28" original="E83c.-6ce4"> <span class="x" id="accumulation__29" original="E83c.-6ce3">Liquid oil accumulations are rarely found deeper than 5 km.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accumulation__30" original="E83c.-6cdf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.602"> <span class="cf" original="E839.-6e51" id="accumulation__31"><span class="exp" id="accumulation__32">accumulation</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E83c.-6cde" id="accumulation__33">The accumulation of Antarctic snow and ice soon led to the beginnings of the continental ice cap.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1906" id="accumulation__34"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accumulation" title="accumulation definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.4d51" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1905" id="accumulation__35"><span class="xh" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accuracy noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accuracy&t=accuracy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accuracy', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="775" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.606" original="E391.-5f23" id="accuracy" accessBand="free"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.607" id="accuracy__1" original="E391.-5f22"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="accuracy__2" original="E391.-5f21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.608">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">accuracy</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-5f19" id="accuracy__7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.613"><span class="pos" original="E391.-5f18" id="accuracy__8">noun</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accuracy__9" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f46"><span class="pron-g" id="accuracy__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5105" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuracy__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækjərəsi<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accur/accuracy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accur/accuracy__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accuracy__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5102" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuracy__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækjərəsi<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accur/accuracy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accur/accuracy__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.615" id="accuracy__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.616" id="accuracy__15" original="E391.-5f15"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="accuracy__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.617"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-5f16" id="accuracy__17" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-5f14" id="accuracy__18">the state of being exact or correct</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.61a" id="accuracy__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.61b" id="accuracy__20" original="E840.-7f2d"> <span class="x" id="accuracy__21" original="E840.-7f2c">The schools were chosen to ensure accuracy of geographic, ethnic and socio-economic representation.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-5f13" id="accuracy__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.61d" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <span class="xr-g" id="accuracy__23" original="E391.-5f12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.61e"><span class="xw" id="accuracy__24" original="E81e.33a3">inaccuracy</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.621" id="accuracy__25" original="E840.-7f14"> <span class="shcut" id="accuracy__26">verb + accuracy</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.623" id="accuracy__27"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.624" original="E840.-7f13" id="accuracy__28"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.625"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__30" original="E840.-7f12">assess</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accuracy__31" original="E840.-7f11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.627"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__32" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.628"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__33" original="E840.-7f10">test</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.62a" id="accuracy__34" original="E840.-7f0f"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.62b"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__36" original="E840.-7f0e">verify</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.62d" id="accuracy__37"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7f0d" id="accuracy__38">check</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accuracy__39" original="E840.-7f0c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.62f"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.630"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__41" original="E840.-7f0b">improve</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accuracy__42" original="E840.-7f0a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.632"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.633" id="accuracy__43"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__44" original="E840.-7f09">ensure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.635" id="accuracy__45" original="E840.-7f08"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.636"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7f07" id="accuracy__47">maximize</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.638" original="E840.-7f06" id="accuracy__48"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.639" id="accuracy__49"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7f05" id="accuracy__50">yield</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7f04" id="accuracy__51" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.63b"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.63c"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__53" original="E840.-7f03">sacrifice</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accuracy__54" original="E840.-7f02" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.63e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.63f" id="accuracy__55"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__56" original="E840.-7f01">question</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.641" original="E840.-7f00" id="accuracy__57"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.642"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__59" original="E840.-7eff">predict something with</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.644" id="accuracy__60"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7efd" id="accuracy__61" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.645"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7efc" id="accuracy__62">These images were used to verify the accuracy of the written descriptions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.647" id="accuracy__63" original="E840.-7f2b"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="accuracy__64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.648"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E840.-7f29" id="accuracy__65" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="accuracy__66" original="E840.-7f28" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.64b" id="accuracy__67"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" id="accuracy__68" reg="specialist">specialist</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E840.-7f25" id="accuracy__69">the degree to which the result of a measurement or calculation matches the correct value or a standard</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.64e" id="accuracy__70"><span class="x-g" id="accuracy__71" original="E840.-7f23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.64f"> <span class="cf" id="accuracy__72" original="E840.-7f24"><span class="exp" id="accuracy__73">accuracy</span> (of something)</span> <span class="x" original="E840.-7f22" id="accuracy__74">Researchers have been working to improve the accuracy of radiocarbon dating at prehistoric sites.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.653" id="accuracy__75" original="E840.-7f21"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7f20" id="accuracy__76">Accuracies of a few nanoseconds can be achieved.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7f1e" id="accuracy__77" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.655"> <span class="cf" id="accuracy__78" original="E840.-7f1f">(to) an <span class="exp" id="accuracy__79">accuracy</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="accuracy__80" original="E840.-7f1d">The new finding agrees with Einstein's predicted value for gamma to an accuracy of 23 parts per million.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="accuracy__81" original="E840.-7f1c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.659"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.65a" original="E840.-7f1b" id="accuracy__82"><span class="xw" original="E81e.33aa" id="accuracy__83">inaccuracy</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.65d" original="E840.-7f14" id="accuracy__84"> <span class="shcut" id="accuracy__85">verb + accuracy</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.65f" id="accuracy__86"><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7f13" id="accuracy__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.660"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.661" id="accuracy__88"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__89" original="E840.-7f12">assess</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accuracy__90" original="E840.-7f11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.663"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__91" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.664"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7f10" id="accuracy__92">test</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.666" original="E840.-7f0f" id="accuracy__93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.667" id="accuracy__94"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7f0e" id="accuracy__95">verify</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__96" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.669"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__97" original="E840.-7f0d">check</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.66b" id="accuracy__98" original="E840.-7f0c"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__99" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.66c"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7f0b" id="accuracy__100">improve</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.66e" original="E840.-7f0a" id="accuracy__101"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__102" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.66f"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__103" original="E840.-7f09">ensure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.671" id="accuracy__104" original="E840.-7f08"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.672" id="accuracy__105"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__106" original="E840.-7f07">maximize</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.674" original="E840.-7f06" id="accuracy__107"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.675" id="accuracy__108"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7f05" id="accuracy__109">yield</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7f04" id="accuracy__110" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.677"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.678" id="accuracy__111"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7f03" id="accuracy__112">sacrifice</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accuracy__113" original="E840.-7f02" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.67a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.67b" id="accuracy__114"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__115" original="E840.-7f01">question</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accuracy__116" original="E840.-7f00" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.67d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.67e" id="accuracy__117"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7eff" id="accuracy__118">predict something with</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accuracy__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.680"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7efb" id="accuracy__120" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.681"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7efa" id="accuracy__121">The speed of computation has been greatly improved without sacrificing accuracy.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accuracy__122" original="E840.-7ef9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.683"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7ef8" id="accuracy__123">Several studies show that the equations can predict coronary risk with accuracy in white men and women in the UK.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" id="accuracy__124" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4553" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="accuracy__125"><span class="shcut-g" id="accuracy__126" original="E840.-7f17" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4555"><span class="shcut" original="E840.-7f16" id="accuracy__127">verb + accuracy</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E840.-7f15" id="accuracy__128" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4557"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4558" id="accuracy__129" original="E840.-7f13"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4559" id="accuracy__130" original="E840.-7f12"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__131">assess</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accuracy__132" original="E840.-7f11" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.455b"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__133" original="E840.-7f10" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.455c"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__134">test</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.455e" id="accuracy__135" original="E840.-7f0f"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7f0e" id="accuracy__136" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.455f"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__137">verify</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4561" original="E840.-7f0d" id="accuracy__138"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__139">check</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accuracy__140" original="E840.-7f0c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4563"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4564" id="accuracy__141" original="E840.-7f0b"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__142">improve</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7f0a" id="accuracy__143" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4566"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__144" original="E840.-7f09" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4567"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__145">ensure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7f08" id="accuracy__146" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4569"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7f07" id="accuracy__147" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.456a"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__148">maximize</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accuracy__149" original="E840.-7f06" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.456c"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7f05" id="accuracy__150" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.456d"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__151">yield</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7f04" id="accuracy__152" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.456f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4570" id="accuracy__153" original="E840.-7f03"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__154">sacrifice</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4572" id="accuracy__155" original="E840.-7f02"><span class="coll-g" id="accuracy__156" original="E840.-7f01" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4573"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__157">question</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4575" original="E840.-7f00" id="accuracy__158"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4576" original="E840.-7eff" id="accuracy__159"><span class="coll" id="accuracy__160">predict something with</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E840.-7efe" id="accuracy__161" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4578"><span class="x-g" id="accuracy__162" original="E840.-7efd" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4579"><span class="x" original="E840.-7efc" id="accuracy__163">These images were used to verify the accuracy of the written descriptions.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="accuracy__164" original="E840.-7efb" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.457b"><span class="x" original="E840.-7efa" id="accuracy__165">The speed of computation has been greatly improved without sacrificing accuracy.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="accuracy__166" original="E840.-7ef9" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.457d"><span class="x" id="accuracy__167" original="E840.-7ef8">Several studies show that the equations can predict coronary risk with accuracy in white men and women in the UK.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="accuracy__168" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-18df"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accuracy" title="accuracy definition in English&#10;         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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="803" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.685" accessBand="free" id="accurate" original="E391.-5f10"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.686" id="accurate__1" original="E391.-5f0f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-5f0e" id="accurate__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.687">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">accurate</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.68f" id="accurate__4" original="E391.-5f09"><span class="pos" id="accurate__5" original="E391.-5f08">adjective</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" 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valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="accurate__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-50c0"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accurate__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækjərət<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accur/accurate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accur/accurate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.691" id="accurate__11"><li class="sn-g" id="accurate__12" original="E391.-5f07" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.692"><span class="num">1</span><span class="dis-g" id="accurate__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.693"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="accurate__14" original="E840.-7e7a">especially of information, measurements or predictions</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-5f06" id="accurate__15">correct and true in every detail</span><span class="x-gs" id="accurate__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.696"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7e77" id="accurate__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.697"> <span class="x" id="accurate__18" original="E840.-7e76">No remotely accurate figure of Aboriginal deaths could be produced.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.699" original="E840.-7e73" id="accurate__19"> <span class="x" id="accurate__20" original="E840.-7e72">These models should not be expected to produce accurate long-term forecasts.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E840.-7e71" id="accurate__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.69b"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/inaccurate" title="inaccurate definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accurate__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.69c" original="E840.-7e70" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-49ab"><span class="xh" id="accurate__23">inaccurate</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.69e" id="accurate__24" original="E840.-7e5a"> <span class="shcut" id="accurate__25">accurate + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="accurate__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a0"><span class="coll-gs" id="accurate__27" original="E840.-7e58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a2" id="accurate__28"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e57" id="accurate__29">reporting</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accurate__30" original="E840.-7e56" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a4"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a5"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e55" id="accurate__32">indication</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a7" id="accurate__33" original="E840.-7e54"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6a8"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e53" id="accurate__35">record</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6aa" id="accurate__36" original="E840.-7e52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ab" id="accurate__37"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e51" id="accurate__38">information</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E840.-7e50" id="accurate__39" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ad"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ae" original="E840.-7e4f" id="accurate__40"> <span class="x" id="accurate__41" original="E840.-7e4e">Accurate information is difficult to obtain.</span></span></span></span> <span class="sn-gu" id="accurate__42" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b1" id="accurate__43" original="E840.-7e4b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b2" id="accurate__44"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e4a" id="accurate__45">measurement</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7e49" id="accurate__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b5" id="accurate__47"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e48" id="accurate__48">measure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b7" original="E840.-7e47" id="accurate__49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6b8" id="accurate__50"><span class="coll" id="accurate__51" original="E840.-7e46">count</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ba" original="E840.-7e45" id="accurate__52"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6bb"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e44" id="accurate__54">estimate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7e43" id="accurate__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6bd"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__56" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6be"><span class="coll" id="accurate__57" original="E840.-7e42">estimation</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accurate__58" original="E840.-7e41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c1" id="accurate__59"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e40" id="accurate__60">assessment</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7e3f" id="accurate__61" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c3"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c4"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e3e" id="accurate__63">diagnosis</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c6" original="E840.-7e3d" id="accurate__64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c7" id="accurate__65"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e3c" id="accurate__66">determination</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6c9" original="E840.-7e3b" id="accurate__67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ca" id="accurate__68"><span class="coll" id="accurate__69" original="E840.-7e3a">identification</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accurate__70" original="E840.-7e39" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6cc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6cd" id="accurate__71" original="E840.-7e38"> <span class="x" id="accurate__72" original="E840.-7e37">Accurate diagnosis is necessary for effective treatment.</span></span></span></span> <span class="sn-gu" id="accurate__73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6cf"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d0" original="E840.-7e34" id="accurate__74"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d1"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e33" id="accurate__76">prediction</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accurate__77" original="E840.-7e32" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d4" id="accurate__78"><span class="coll" id="accurate__79" original="E840.-7e31">forecast</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accurate__80" original="E840.-7e30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d7" id="accurate__81" original="E840.-7e2f"> <span class="x" id="accurate__82" original="E840.-7e2e">Using such estimates may result in a less accurate yield prediction.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6d9" type="coll" id="accurate__83" original="E840.-7e10"> <span class="shcut" id="accurate__84">adverb + accurate</span><span class="sn-gu" id="accurate__85" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6db"><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7e0f" id="accurate__86" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6dc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6dd" id="accurate__87"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e0e" id="accurate__88">reasonably</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accurate__89" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6df"><span class="coll" id="accurate__90" original="E840.-7e0d">fairly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accurate__91" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e1"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e0c" id="accurate__92">quite</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accurate__93" original="E840.-7e0b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e4" id="accurate__94"><span class="coll" id="accurate__95" original="E840.-7e0a">sufficiently</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e6" original="E840.-7e09" id="accurate__96"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e7" id="accurate__97"><span class="coll" id="accurate__98" original="E840.-7e08">remarkably</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accurate__99" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6e9"><span class="x-g" id="accurate__100" original="E840.-7e00" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ea"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7dff" id="accurate__101">Records allowed for a reasonably accurate assessment of trends from 1984 onwards.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ec" original="E840.-7d22" id="accurate__102"> <span class="shcut" id="accurate__103">adverb + accurate</span><span class="sn-gu" id="accurate__104" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ee"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6ef" id="accurate__105" original="E840.-7d21"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__106" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f0"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7d20" id="accurate__107">highly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accurate__108" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f2"><span class="x-g" id="accurate__109" original="E840.-7d1e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f3"> <span class="x" id="accurate__110" original="E840.-7d1d">There is an increased need for highly accurate data on a global scale.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f5" type="coll" original="E840.-7dfd" id="accurate__111"> <span class="shcut" id="accurate__112">adverb + accurate</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f7" id="accurate__113"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f8" id="accurate__114" original="E840.-7d1c"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__115" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6f9"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7d1b" id="accurate__116">not entirely</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accurate__117" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6fb"><span class="coll" id="accurate__118" original="E840.-7d1a">not strictly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accurate__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6fd"><span class="x-g" id="accurate__120" original="E821.-449c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.6fe"> <span class="x" id="accurate__121" original="E821.-449b">It is not strictly accurate to say that this is impossible, but it is extremely unlikely.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-5f05" id="accurate__122" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.700"><span class="num">2</span><span class="dis-g" id="accurate__123" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.701"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E840.-7e6f" id="accurate__124">of an instrument or method</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="accurate__125" original="E391.-5f04">able to give completely correct information</span><span class="x-gs" id="accurate__126" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.704"><span class="x-g" id="accurate__127" original="E840.-7e6e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.705"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7e6d" id="accurate__128">Longer periods of observation lead to more accurate models and parameters.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.707" original="E840.-7e6b" id="accurate__129"> <span class="cf" id="accurate__130" original="E840.-7e6c"><span class="exp" id="accurate__131">accurate</span> to something</span> <span class="x" original="E840.-7e6a" id="accurate__132">Harrison's clock was accurate to 39 seconds over 47 days.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="accurate__133" original="E840.-7e2d" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.70b"> <span class="shcut" id="accurate__134">accurate + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.70d" id="accurate__135"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.70e" id="accurate__136" original="E840.-7e2b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.70f" id="accurate__137"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e2a" id="accurate__138">predictor</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.711" original="E840.-7e29" id="accurate__139"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.712" id="accurate__140"><span class="coll" id="accurate__141" original="E840.-7e28">indicator</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.714" id="accurate__142"><span class="coll" id="accurate__143" original="E840.-7e27">gauge</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.716" original="E840.-7e26" id="accurate__144"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.717" id="accurate__145" original="E840.-7e25"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7e24" id="accurate__146">The new scale proved to be a very accurate predictor of stroke recovery.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E840.-7e10" id="accurate__147" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.719" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="accurate__148">adverb + accurate</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.71b" id="accurate__149"><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7e0f" id="accurate__150" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.71c"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__151" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.71d"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e0e" id="accurate__152">reasonably</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.71f" id="accurate__153"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e0d" id="accurate__154">fairly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.721" id="accurate__155"><span class="coll" id="accurate__156" original="E840.-7e0c">quite</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.723" original="E840.-7e0b" id="accurate__157"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.724" id="accurate__158"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e0a" id="accurate__159">sufficiently</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accurate__160" original="E840.-7e09" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.726"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__161" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.727"><span class="coll" id="accurate__162" original="E840.-7e08">remarkably</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accurate__163" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.729"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.72a" id="accurate__164" original="E470.-6c27"> <span class="x" original="E470.-6c26" id="accurate__165">Skinfold measurement is a relatively simple and fairly accurate method of predicting body composition and has been used in large surveys.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="accurate__166" original="E840.-7d22" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.72c"> <span class="shcut" id="accurate__167">adverb + accurate</span><span class="sn-gu" id="accurate__168" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.72e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.72f" id="accurate__169" original="E840.-7d21"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.730" id="accurate__170"><span class="coll" id="accurate__171" original="E840.-7d20">highly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.732" id="accurate__172"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.733" id="accurate__173" original="E821.-449e"> <span class="x" id="accurate__174" original="E821.-449d">These devices are highly accurate and available in very small sizes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.735" original="E840.-7e66" id="accurate__175"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E840.-7e65" id="accurate__176">representing somebody/something in a way that is true and exact</span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E840.-7e64" id="accurate__177" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.737" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/faithful" title="faithful (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accurate__178" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.738" original="E840.-7e63" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-5a26"><span class="xh" id="accurate__179">faithful</span> <span class="xs" id="accurate__180"><span class="wrap">(</span>1<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.73b" id="accurate__181"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.73c" original="E840.-7e62" id="accurate__182"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7e61" id="accurate__183">Realism dictated the need for accurate representation of textiles and furnishings.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="accurate__184" original="E840.-7e60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.73e"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/inaccurate" title="inaccurate definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accurate__185" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-49ab" original="E840.-7e5f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.73f"><span class="xh" id="accurate__186">inaccurate</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="accurate__187" original="E840.-7e23" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.741"> <span class="shcut" id="accurate__188">accurate + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.743" id="accurate__189"><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7e21" id="accurate__190" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.744"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__191" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.745"><span class="coll" id="accurate__192" original="E840.-7e20">description</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.747" original="E840.-7e1f" id="accurate__193"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__194" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.748"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e1e" id="accurate__195">portrayal</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.74a" id="accurate__196"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e1d" id="accurate__197">depiction</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accurate__198" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.74c"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e1c" id="accurate__199">representation</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accurate__200" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.74e"><span class="coll" id="accurate__201" original="E840.-7e1b">picture</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accurate__202" original="E840.-7e1a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.750"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__203" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.751"><span class="coll" id="accurate__204" original="E840.-7e19">reflection</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.753" original="E840.-7e18" id="accurate__205"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__206" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.754"><span class="coll" id="accurate__207" original="E840.-7e17">translation</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.756" original="E840.-7e16" id="accurate__208"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7e15" id="accurate__209" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.757"> <span class="x" id="accurate__210" original="E840.-7e14">These historians provide a much more accurate picture of the developments of the period.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="accurate__211" original="E840.-7e10" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.759"> <span class="shcut" id="accurate__212">adverb + accurate</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.75b" id="accurate__213"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.75c" id="accurate__214" original="E840.-7e0f"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__215" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.75d"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e0e" id="accurate__216">reasonably</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.75f" id="accurate__217"><span class="coll" id="accurate__218" original="E840.-7e0d">fairly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.761" id="accurate__219"><span class="coll" id="accurate__220" original="E840.-7e0c">quite</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.763" id="accurate__221" original="E840.-7e0b"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__222" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.764"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e0a" id="accurate__223">sufficiently</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.766" original="E840.-7e09" id="accurate__224"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.767" id="accurate__225"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7e08" id="accurate__226">remarkably</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.769" id="accurate__227"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.76a" id="accurate__228" original="E470.-6c25"> <span class="x" id="accurate__229" original="E470.-6c24">In the seventeenth century, Malpighi provided a remarkably accurate description of the development of the chick embryo.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E840.-7dfd" id="accurate__230" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.76c"> <span class="shcut" id="accurate__231">adverb + accurate</span><span class="sn-gu" id="accurate__232" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.76e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.76f" original="E840.-7d1c" id="accurate__233"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.770" id="accurate__234"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7d1b" id="accurate__235">not entirely</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.772" id="accurate__236"><span class="coll" id="accurate__237" original="E840.-7d1a">not strictly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.774" id="accurate__238"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.775" id="accurate__239" original="E840.-7d19"> <span class="x" id="accurate__240" original="E840.-7d18">Self-reports may not be entirely accurate.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.777" original="E498.-75d1" id="accurate__241"> <span class="shcut" id="accurate__242">adverb + accurate</span><span class="sn-gu" id="accurate__243" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.779"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.77a" original="E498.-75cf" id="accurate__244"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__245" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.77b"><span class="coll" id="accurate__246" original="E498.-75ce">historically</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.77d" original="E498.-75cd" id="accurate__247"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.77e" id="accurate__248" original="E498.-75cc"> <span class="x" id="accurate__249" original="E498.-75cb">The details of the plot are historically accurate.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="collocs_all" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.457f" id="accurate__250"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="accurate__251"><span class="shcut-g" original="E840.-7e5c" id="accurate__252" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4581"><span class="shcut" original="E840.-7e5b" id="accurate__253">accurate + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4583" id="accurate__254" original="E840.-7e5a"><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7e58" id="accurate__255" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4584"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4585" original="E840.-7e57" id="accurate__256"><span class="coll" id="accurate__257">reporting</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4587" id="accurate__258" original="E840.-7e56"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e55" id="accurate__259" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4588"><span class="coll" id="accurate__260">indication</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.458a" id="accurate__261" original="E840.-7e54"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e53" id="accurate__262" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.458b"><span class="coll" id="accurate__263">record</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.458d" original="E840.-7e52" id="accurate__264"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.458e" id="accurate__265" original="E840.-7e51"><span class="coll" id="accurate__266">information</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E840.-7e50" id="accurate__267" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4590"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4591" id="accurate__268" original="E840.-7e4f"><span class="x" original="E840.-7e4e" id="accurate__269">Accurate information is difficult to obtain.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="accurate__270" original="E840.-7e4d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4593"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4594" original="E840.-7e4b" id="accurate__271"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e4a" id="accurate__272" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4595"><span class="coll" id="accurate__273">measurement</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4597" original="E840.-7e49" id="accurate__274"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e48" id="accurate__275" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4598"><span class="coll" id="accurate__276">measure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.459a" id="accurate__277" original="E840.-7e47"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e46" id="accurate__278" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.459b"><span class="coll" id="accurate__279">count</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accurate__280" original="E840.-7e45" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.459d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.459e" id="accurate__281" original="E840.-7e44"><span class="coll" id="accurate__282">estimate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7e43" id="accurate__283" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a1" original="E840.-7e42" id="accurate__284"><span class="coll" id="accurate__285">estimation</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a3" original="E840.-7e41" id="accurate__286"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e40" id="accurate__287" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a4"><span class="coll" id="accurate__288">assessment</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a6" id="accurate__289" original="E840.-7e3f"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e3e" id="accurate__290" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a7"><span class="coll" id="accurate__291">diagnosis</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45a9" original="E840.-7e3d" id="accurate__292"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__293" original="E840.-7e3c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45aa"><span class="coll" id="accurate__294">determination</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ac" original="E840.-7e3b" id="accurate__295"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e3a" id="accurate__296" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ad"><span class="coll" id="accurate__297">identification</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E840.-7e39" id="accurate__298" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45af"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b0" id="accurate__299" original="E840.-7e38"><span class="x" original="E840.-7e37" id="accurate__300">Accurate diagnosis is necessary for effective treatment.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="accurate__301" original="E840.-7e36" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b2"><span class="coll-gs" id="accurate__302" original="E840.-7e34" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b3"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__303" original="E840.-7e33" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b4"><span class="coll" id="accurate__304">prediction</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b6" id="accurate__305" original="E840.-7e32"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b7" original="E840.-7e31" id="accurate__306"><span class="coll" id="accurate__307">forecast</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E840.-7e30" id="accurate__308" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45b9"><span class="x-g" id="accurate__309" original="E840.-7e2f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ba"><span class="x" original="E840.-7e2e" id="accurate__310">Using such estimates may result in a less accurate yield prediction.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E840.-7e2d" id="accurate__311" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45bc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45bd" original="E840.-7e2b" id="accurate__312"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45be" id="accurate__313" original="E840.-7e2a"><span class="coll" id="accurate__314">predictor</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c0" id="accurate__315" original="E840.-7e29"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c1" original="E840.-7e28" id="accurate__316"><span class="coll" id="accurate__317">indicator</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accurate__318" original="E840.-7e27" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c3"><span class="coll" id="accurate__319">gauge</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accurate__320" original="E840.-7e26" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c5"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c6" id="accurate__321" original="E840.-7e25"><span class="x" original="E840.-7e24" id="accurate__322">The new scale proved to be a very accurate predictor of stroke recovery.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c8" id="accurate__323" original="E840.-7e23"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45c9" original="E840.-7e21" id="accurate__324"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ca" id="accurate__325" original="E840.-7e20"><span class="coll" id="accurate__326">description</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45cc" original="E840.-7e1f" id="accurate__327"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45cd" id="accurate__328" original="E840.-7e1e"><span class="coll" id="accurate__329">portrayal</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="accurate__330" original="E840.-7e1d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45cf"><span class="coll" id="accurate__331">depiction</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e1c" id="accurate__332" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d1"><span class="coll" id="accurate__333">representation</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e1b" id="accurate__334" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d3"><span class="coll" id="accurate__335">picture</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="accurate__336" original="E840.-7e1a" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d6" id="accurate__337" original="E840.-7e19"><span class="coll" id="accurate__338">reflection</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7e18" id="accurate__339" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d8"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e17" id="accurate__340" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45d9"><span class="coll" id="accurate__341">translation</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45db" original="E840.-7e16" id="accurate__342"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7e15" id="accurate__343" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45dc"><span class="x" id="accurate__344" original="E840.-7e14">These historians provide a much more accurate picture of the developments of the period.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45de" id="accurate__345" original="E840.-7e13"><span class="shcut" original="E840.-7e12" id="accurate__346">adverb + accurate</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e0" id="accurate__347" original="E840.-7e11"><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7e0f" id="accurate__348" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e1"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e0e" id="accurate__349" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e2"><span class="coll" id="accurate__350">reasonably</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7e0d" id="accurate__351" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e4"><span class="coll" id="accurate__352">fairly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e6" original="E840.-7e0c" id="accurate__353"><span class="coll" id="accurate__354">quite</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7e0b" id="accurate__355" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e8"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__356" original="E840.-7e0a" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45e9"><span class="coll" id="accurate__357">sufficiently</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45eb" original="E840.-7e09" id="accurate__358"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ec" original="E840.-7e08" id="accurate__359"><span class="coll" id="accurate__360">remarkably</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ee" id="accurate__361" original="E840.-7e01"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ef" original="E840.-7e00" id="accurate__362"><span class="x" id="accurate__363" original="E840.-7dff">Records allowed for a reasonably accurate assessment of trends from 1984 onwards.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="accurate__364" original="E470.-6c27" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f1"><span class="x" original="E470.-6c26" id="accurate__365">Skinfold measurement is a relatively simple and fairly accurate method of predicting body composition and has been used in large surveys.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E470.-6c25" id="accurate__366" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f3"><span class="x" id="accurate__367" original="E470.-6c24">In the seventeenth century, Malpighi provided a remarkably accurate description of the development of the chick embryo.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E840.-7d23" id="accurate__368" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f6" original="E840.-7d21" id="accurate__369"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7d20" id="accurate__370" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f7"><span class="coll" id="accurate__371">highly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="accurate__372" original="E840.-7d1f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45f9"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7d1e" id="accurate__373" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45fa"><span class="x" id="accurate__374" original="E840.-7d1d">There is an increased need for highly accurate data on a global scale.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45fc" original="E821.-449e" id="accurate__375"><span class="x" id="accurate__376" original="E821.-449d">These devices are highly accurate and available in very small sizes.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="accurate__377" original="E840.-7dfe" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45fe"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.45ff" original="E840.-7d1c" id="accurate__378"><span class="coll-g" id="accurate__379" original="E840.-7d1b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4600"><span class="coll" id="accurate__380">not entirely</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7d1a" id="accurate__381" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4602"><span class="coll" id="accurate__382">not strictly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4604" id="accurate__383" original="E840.-7dfa"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4605" original="E840.-7d19" id="accurate__384"><span class="x" original="E840.-7d18" id="accurate__385">Self-reports may not be entirely accurate.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E821.-449c" id="accurate__386" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4607"><span class="x" original="E821.-449b" id="accurate__387">It is not strictly accurate to say that this is impossible, but it is extremely unlikely.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4609" id="accurate__388" original="E498.-75d1"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.460a" original="E498.-75cf" id="accurate__389"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.460b" original="E498.-75ce" id="accurate__390"><span class="coll" id="accurate__391">historically</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E498.-75cd" id="accurate__392" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.460d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.460e" id="accurate__393" original="E498.-75cc"><span class="x" id="accurate__394" original="E498.-75cb">The details of the plot are historically accurate.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="accurate__395" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-185f" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accurate" title="accurate definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-185e" resource="oald" id="accurate__396" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.35ff"><span class="xh" id="accurate__397">accurate</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accurately adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accurately&t=accurately adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accurately', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accurately__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5081" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accurately__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækjərətli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accur/accurately__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accur/accurately__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accurately__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.78c"><span class="sn-g" id="accurately__12" original="E840.-7be1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.78d"> <span class="def" original="E840.-7be0" id="accurately__13">in a way that is true and exact</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.78f" id="accurately__14"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7bdf" id="accurately__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.790"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7bde" id="accurately__16">Scientists have been able to accurately date African fossils.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7bdb" id="accurately__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.792"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7bda" id="accurately__18">Only 25 per cent of the sample could accurately be described as deeply religious.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.794" original="E840.-7bd9" id="accurately__19"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7bd8" id="accurately__20">The French word ‘disponible’ cannot be accurately translated into English.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="accurately__21" original="E840.-7bd7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.796"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/inaccurate" title="inaccurately definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4971" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.797" original="E840.-7bd6" id="accurately__22"><span class="xw" id="accurately__23">inaccurately</span></span></a></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="accurately__24" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1760" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/accurately" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accusation noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accusation&t=accusation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accusation', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accusation__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accusation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accusation__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5044" id="accusation__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accusation__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accusation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accusation__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7a9" id="accusation__14"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-5ed8" id="accusation__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7aa"> <span class="def" id="accusation__16" original="E391.-5ed7">a charge or claim that somebody has done something illegal or wrong</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7ac" id="accusation__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7ad" original="E4a8.-13a9" id="accusation__18"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-5ed5" id="accusation__19"><span class="exp" id="accusation__20">accusation</span> against somebody</span> <span class="x" id="accusation__21" original="E4a8.-13a8">She made serious accusations against the Trust, which have now been proven to be false.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="accusation__22" original="E4a8.-13a7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7b1"> <span class="cf" id="accusation__23" original="E391.-5ed6"><span class="exp" id="accusation__24">accusation</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="accusation__25" original="E4a8.-13a6">Accusations of witchcraft often followed arguments that increased the social tensions in the community.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7b5" original="E4a8.-13a5" id="accusation__26"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-5ed4" id="accusation__27"><span class="exp" id="accusation__28">accusation</span> that…</span> <span class="x" id="accusation__29" original="E4a8.-13a4">He laid himself open to seriously damaging charges, such as the accusation that he was a racist.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="accusation__30" original="E4a8.-13a3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7b9" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/charge1" title="charge1 (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="accusation__31" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.76d8" original="E4a8.-13a2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7ba"><span class="xh" id="accusation__32">charge</span><span class="xhm" id="accusation__33">1</span> <span class="xs" id="accusation__34"><span class="wrap">(</span>3<span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>accuse verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accuse&t=accuse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/accuse', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="802" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7be" id="accuse" original="E391.-5e9d"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7bf" id="accuse__1" original="E391.-5e9c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="accuse__2" original="E391.-5e9b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7c0">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">accuse</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7cd" original="E391.-5e86" id="accuse__9"><span class="pos" id="accuse__10" original="E391.-5e85">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accuse__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f62" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="accuse__12" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5d5c"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accuse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuse__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5d59" id="accuse__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accuse__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuse__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="accuse__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ee5" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-74a1" form="root" id="accuse__17"><span class="vp" id="accuse__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> accuse</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accuse__19" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-749f" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="accuse__20" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-749e"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accuse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuse__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="accuse__22" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-749b"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accuse__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuse__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accuse__24" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7498" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="accuse__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> accuses</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accuse__26" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7496" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7495" id="accuse__27" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːzɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accuses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuses__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7492" id="accuse__29" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːzɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accuses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuses__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accuse__31" form="past" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-748f"><span class="vp" id="accuse__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> accused</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accuse__33" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-748d"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-748c" id="accuse__34" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accused__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accused__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="accuse__36" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7489"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accused__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accused__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accuse__38" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7486" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="accuse__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> accused</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accuse__40" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7484" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7483" id="accuse__41" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="accuse__45" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-747d" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="accuse__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> accusing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="accuse__47" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-747b" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-747a" id="accuse__48" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːzɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accusing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accusing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="accuse__50" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.-7477" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːzɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acc/accus/accusing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accusing__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="accuse__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7f9"><li class="sn-g" id="accuse__53" original="E391.-5e5d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7fa"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-5e5b" id="accuse__54">to say formally that somebody has committed a crime so there can be a trial in court</span><span class="x-gs" id="accuse__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7fc"><span class="x-g" id="accuse__56" original="E4a8.-1384" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.7fd"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-5e5c" id="accuse__57"><span class="exp" id="accuse__58">accuse</span> somebody (of something)</span> <span class="x" id="accuse__59" original="E4a8.-1383">In 1681 he was accused of treason and lodged in Edinburgh castle.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E4a8.-1381" id="accuse__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.801"> <span class="cf" id="accuse__61" original="E4a8.-1382"><span class="exp" id="accuse__62">accuse</span> somebody (of doing something) </span><span class="x" original="E4a8.-1380" id="accuse__63">In the play, Elizabeth Proctor is an upright woman who is accused of being a witch.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E4a8.-137f" id="accuse__64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.805" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/charge2" title="charge2 (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.777e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.806" original="E4a8.-137e" id="accuse__65"><span class="xh" id="accuse__66">charge</span><span class="xhm" id="accuse__67">2</span> <span class="xs" id="accuse__68"><span class="wrap">(</span>2<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="accuse__69" original="E4a8.-137d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.80a"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="accuse__70" original="E4a8.-137c">to claim that somebody has done something wrong</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.80c" id="accuse__71"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.80d" original="E4a8.-137a" id="accuse__72"> <span class="cf" id="accuse__73" original="E4a8.-137b"><span class="exp" id="accuse__74">accuse</span> somebody (of something)</span> <span class="x" original="E4a8.-1379" id="accuse__75">He had discussed many of his ideas with Wilde, whom he later accused of plagiarism.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.811" original="E4a8.-1377" id="accuse__76"> <span class="cf" original="E4a8.-1378" id="accuse__77"><span class="exp" id="accuse__78">accuse</span> somebody (of doing something) </span><span class="x" id="accuse__79" original="E4a8.-1376">Some of her own party, meanwhile, accused her of selling out and attacking the rights of workers.</span></span></span>      </li></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.815" id="accuse__80"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-5e58" id="accuse__81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.816"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.817" id="accuse__82"><span class="dr" original="E391.-5e57" id="accuse__83">accuser</span> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-5e50" id="accuse__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.823"><span class="pos" original="E391.-5e4f" id="accuse__88">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="accuse__89" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f63" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4f8c" id="accuse__90"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__91"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːzə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acc/accus/accuser__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acc/accus/accuser__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4f89" id="accuse__92" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="accuse__93"><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>achievable adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/achievable&t=achievable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/achievable', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4c88" id="achievable__7" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achievable__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achievable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achievable__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4c85" id="achievable__9" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achievable__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achievable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achievable__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.84d" id="achievable__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.84e" id="achievable__12" original="E840.-7949"> <span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.84f" id="achievable__13"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E840.-7948" id="achievable__14">of a goal or result</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="achievable__15" original="E840.-7947">that can be reached by effort or skill</span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E840.-7946" id="achievable__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.852" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/attainable" title="attainable definition"><span class="xr-g" id="achievable__17" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-363a" original="E840.-7945" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.853"><span class="xh" id="achievable__18">attainable</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.855" id="achievable__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.856" original="E840.-7942" id="achievable__20"> <span class="x" id="achievable__21" original="E840.-7941">Harm reduction concentrates on achievable goals, instead of the impossible goal of a world without drugs.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.858" id="achievable__22" original="E840.-7940"> <span class="x" original="E840.-793f" id="achievable__23">With these approaches, pain control for children is very achievable.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="achievable__24" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-168a" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/achievable" title="achievable definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="achievable__25" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1689" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>achieve verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/achieve&t=achieve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/achieve', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="615" id="achieve" accessBand="free" original="E391.-5c3f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.85a"><div class="h-g" original="E391.-5c3e" id="achieve__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.85b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="achieve__2" original="E391.-5c3d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.85c">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">achieve</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.869" original="E391.-5c33" id="achieve__9"><span class="pos" original="E391.-5c32" id="achieve__10">verb</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f7e" eid="achieve__11" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5b8e" id="achieve__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieve__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieve__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="achieve__14" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5b8b" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieve__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieve__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" id="achieve__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3eb7"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="achieve__17" form="root" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f72"><span class="vp" id="achieve__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> achieve</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="achieve__19" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f74" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f75" id="achieve__20"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieve__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieve__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="achieve__22" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f78" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieve__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieve__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="achieve__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f7b"><span class="vp" id="achieve__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> achieves</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="achieve__26" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f7d" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f7e" id="achieve__27" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieves__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieves__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="achieve__29" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f81" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieves__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieves__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f84" id="achieve__31"><span class="vp" id="achieve__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> achieved</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="achieve__33" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f86" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="achieve__34" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f87"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieved__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f8a" id="achieve__36" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieved__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="achieve__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f8d"><span class="vp" id="achieve__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> achieved</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="achieve__40" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f8f" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f90" id="achieve__41" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieved__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieved__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="achieve__43" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f93" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieved__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieved__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f96" id="achieve__45"><span class="vp" id="achieve__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> achieving</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f98" eid="achieve__47" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f99" id="achieve__48" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achieving__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieving__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1f9c" id="achieve__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achieve__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achieving__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achieving__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="achieve__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.895"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.896" original="E391.-5c15" id="achieve__53"> <span class="def" id="achieve__54" original="E391.-5c11">to succeed in reaching a particular goal or result, especially by effort or skill</span> <span class="xr-gs" id="achieve__55" original="E391.-5c10" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.898" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/attain" title="attain definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E391.-5c0f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.899" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-36d4" id="achieve__56"><span class="xh" id="achieve__57">attain</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.89b" id="achieve__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.89c" id="achieve__59" original="E840.-78fe"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-5c12" id="achieve__60"><span class="exp" id="achieve__61">achieve</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E840.-78fd" id="achieve__62">The index measures a country's potential to achieve sustained economic growth.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="achieve__63" original="E840.-78fb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8a0"> <span class="cf" original="E840.-78fc" id="achieve__64"><span class="exp" id="achieve__65">achieve</span> something by (doing) something</span> <span class="x" original="E840.-78fa" id="achieve__66">Substantial reductions in cervical cancer rates could be achieved by using routine Pap smears.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="achieve__67" original="E840.-78f8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8a4"> <span class="cf" id="achieve__68" original="E840.-78f9"><span class="exp" id="achieve__69">achieve</span> something through something</span> <span class="x" id="achieve__70" original="E840.-78f7">Health benefits have already been achieved through the reduced use of pesticides.</span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" original="E840.-78f5" id="achieve__71" type="coll" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5775"> <span class="shcut" id="achieve__72" original="E840.-78f4">achieve + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5777" id="achieve__73" original="E840.-78f3"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5778" original="E840.-78f1" id="achieve__74"><span class="coll-g" id="achieve__75" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5779"><span class="coll" id="achieve__76" original="E840.-78f0">goal</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achieve__77" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.577b"><span class="coll" id="achieve__78" original="E840.-78ef">objective</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achieve__79" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.577d"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78ee" id="achieve__80">aim</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achieve__81" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.577f"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78ed" id="achieve__82">target</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achieve__83" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5781"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78ec" id="achieve__84">purpose</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achieve__85" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5783"><span class="coll" id="achieve__86" original="E840.-78eb">end</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-78ea" id="achieve__87" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5785"><span class="coll-g" id="achieve__88" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5786"><span class="coll" id="achieve__89" original="E840.-78e9">result</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achieve__90" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5788"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78e8" id="achieve__91">outcome</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="achieve__92" original="E840.-78e7" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.578a"><span class="coll-g" id="achieve__93" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.578b"><span class="coll" id="achieve__94" original="E840.-78e6">reduction</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.578d" original="E840.-78e5" id="achieve__95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.578e" id="achieve__96"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78e4" id="achieve__97">status</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5790" original="E840.-78e3" id="achieve__98"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5791" id="achieve__99"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78e2" id="achieve__100">success</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-78e1" id="achieve__101" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5793"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5794" id="achieve__102"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78e0" id="achieve__103">breakthrough</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5796" id="achieve__104" original="E840.-78df"><span class="coll-g" id="achieve__105" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5797"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78de" id="achieve__106">balance</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.5799" id="achieve__107" original="E840.-78dd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.579a" id="achieve__108"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78dc" id="achieve__109">efficiency</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.579c" id="achieve__110" original="E840.-78db"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.579d" id="achieve__111" original="E840.-78da"> <span class="x" original="E840.-78d9" id="achieve__112">The book largely achieves its objectives and is a useful addition to existing literature.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="achieve__113" original="E840.-78d8" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.579f"> <span class="x" id="achieve__114" original="E840.-78d7">The central task is to achieve a better balance between employer and employee interests at work.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a1" original="E840.-78d6" id="achieve__115"> <span class="shcut" original="E840.-78d5" id="achieve__116">adverb + achieve</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E840.-78d4" id="achieve__117" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a3"><span class="coll-gs" id="achieve__118" original="E840.-78d2" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a4"><span class="coll-g" id="achieve__119" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a5"><span class="coll" id="achieve__120" original="E840.-78d1">best</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="achieve__121" original="E840.-78d0" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57a8" id="achieve__122"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78cf" id="achieve__123">finally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57aa" id="achieve__124" original="E840.-78ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ab" id="achieve__125"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78cd" id="achieve__126">usually</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ad" id="achieve__127"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78cc" id="achieve__128">normally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="achieve__129" original="E840.-78cb" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b0" id="achieve__130"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78ca" id="achieve__131">rarely</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b2" id="achieve__132"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78c9" id="achieve__133">seldom</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="achieve__134" original="E840.-78c8" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b5" id="achieve__135"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78c7" id="achieve__136">never</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b7" original="E840.-78c6" id="achieve__137"><span class="coll-g" id="achieve__138" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57b8"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78c5" id="achieve__139">ever</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ba" original="E840.-78c4" id="achieve__140"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57bb" id="achieve__141"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78c3" id="achieve__142">actually</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57bd" id="achieve__143" original="E840.-78c2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57be" id="achieve__144"><span class="coll" id="achieve__145" original="E840.-78c1">easily</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achieve__146" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c0"><span class="coll" original="E840.-78c0" id="achieve__147">readily</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-78bf" id="achieve__148" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c2"><span class="coll-g" id="achieve__149" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c3"><span class="coll" id="achieve__150" original="E840.-78be">thereby</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c5" original="E840.-78bd" id="achieve__151"><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c6" id="achieve__152" original="E840.-78bc"> <span class="x" original="E840.-78bb" id="achieve__153">Quota sampling rarely achieves a sample that is exactly representative of the target population.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1639" id="achieve__154" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/achieve" title="achieve definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1638" id="achieve__155" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.39ce"><span class="xh" id="achieve__156">achieve</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/achieve&t=achieve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>achievement noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/achievement&t=achievement noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/achievement', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f85" eid="achievement__9" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4bde" id="achievement__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achievement__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvmənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ach/achie/achievement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achievement__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="achievement__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4bdb"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="achievement__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈtʃiːvmənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ach/achie/achievement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ach/achie/achievement__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8b7" id="achievement__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8b8" id="achievement__15" original="E391.-5beb"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8b9" id="achievement__16"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="achievement__17" original="E391.-5be9">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="achievement__18" original="E391.-5be8">a thing that somebody has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skill</span><span class="x-gs" id="achievement__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8bc"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7898" id="achievement__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8bd"> <span class="x" id="achievement__21" original="E840.-7897">Laplace was not modest about his abilities and achievements.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="achievement__22" original="E840.-7893" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8bf"> <span class="cf" original="E840.-7894" id="achievement__23"><span class="exp" id="achievement__24">achievement</span> in something</span> <span class="x" original="E840.-7892" id="achievement__25">George III's achievements in the arts remain decidedly impressive.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" original="E840.-7882" id="achievement__26" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8c3"> <span class="shcut" id="achievement__27">adjective + achievement</span><span class="sn-gu" id="achievement__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8c5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8c6" original="E840.-787f" id="achievement__29"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8c7"><span class="coll" id="achievement__31" original="E840.-787e">great</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8c9" id="achievement__32"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7880" id="achievement__33">remarkable</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8cb" id="achievement__34"><span class="coll" id="achievement__35" original="E840.-769a">outstanding</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8cd" id="achievement__36"><span class="coll" id="achievement__37" original="E840.-7699">extraordinary</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__38" original="E840.-7881" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8cf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d0" id="achievement__39"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7698" id="achievement__40">considerable</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d2" id="achievement__41"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d3" id="achievement__42" original="E840.-7697"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7696" id="achievement__43">The greatest achievement of Rohmer's films is to make art look and feel so artless.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="achievement__44" original="E840.-7695" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d5"> <span class="shcut" id="achievement__45">adjective + achievement</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d7" id="achievement__46"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d8" id="achievement__47" original="E840.-7693"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8d9" id="achievement__48"><span class="coll" id="achievement__49" original="E840.-7692">major</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7691" id="achievement__50" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8db"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__51" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8dc"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7690" id="achievement__52">crowning</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__53" original="E840.-768f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8de"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8df" id="achievement__54"><span class="coll" id="achievement__55" original="E840.-768e">impressive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e1" id="achievement__56" original="E840.-768d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e2" id="achievement__57"><span class="coll" original="E840.-768c" id="achievement__58">real</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e4" id="achievement__59" original="E840.-768b"><span class="x-g" id="achievement__60" original="E840.-768a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e5"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7689" id="achievement__61">The major achievement of this era was the work of Ptolemy.</span></span></span></span> <span class="sn-gu" id="achievement__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e7"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e8" id="achievement__63" original="E840.-7686"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8e9"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7685" id="achievement__65">intellectual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8eb" id="achievement__66" original="E840.-7684"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8ec" id="achievement__67"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7683" id="achievement__68">artistic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8ee" id="achievement__69" original="E840.-7682"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8ef" id="achievement__70"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7681" id="achievement__71">scientific</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f1" id="achievement__72" original="E840.-7680"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f2" id="achievement__73"><span class="coll" original="E840.-767f" id="achievement__74">technological</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f4" original="E840.-767e" id="achievement__75"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f5"><span class="coll" original="E840.-767d" id="achievement__77">personal</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f7" id="achievement__78"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-767b" id="achievement__79" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8f8"> <span class="x" original="E840.-767a" id="achievement__80">The enormous altarpiece has been understood as Lorenzo Monaco's crowning artistic achievement.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="achievement__81" original="E840.-765d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8fa" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="achievement__82">verb + achievement</span><span class="sn-gu" id="achievement__83" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8fc"><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__84" original="E840.-765c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.8fe" id="achievement__85"><span class="coll" id="achievement__86" original="E840.-765b">celebrate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-765a" id="achievement__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.900"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__88" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.901"><span class="coll" id="achievement__89" original="E840.-7659">undermine</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.903" id="achievement__90"><span class="x-g" id="achievement__91" original="E840.-7657" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.904"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7656" id="achievement__92">As an epic poem, it celebrates the achievements of a hero.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.906" original="E391.-5be7" id="achievement__93"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.907" id="achievement__94"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-5be5" id="achievement__95" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-5be4" id="achievement__96">the fact or process of achieving something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.90a" id="achievement__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.90b" original="E840.-7891" id="achievement__98"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7890" id="achievement__99">As the authors argue forcefully, scientific achievement depends on the free flow of people and information.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="achievement__100" original="E840.-788e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.90d"> <span class="cf" original="E840.-788f" id="achievement__101"><span class="exp" id="achievement__102">achievement</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="achievement__103" original="E840.-788d">After the achievement of independence, the new nation began to experiment with modern commercial banking.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.911" type="coll" original="E840.-7882" id="achievement__104"> <span class="shcut" id="achievement__105">adjective + achievement</span><span class="sn-gu" id="achievement__106" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.913"><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__107" original="E840.-787f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.914"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.915" id="achievement__108"><span class="coll" original="E840.-787e" id="achievement__109">great</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achievement__110" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.917"><span class="coll" id="achievement__111" original="E840.-7880">remarkable</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achievement__112" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.919"><span class="coll" original="E840.-769a" id="achievement__113">outstanding</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achievement__114" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.91b"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7699" id="achievement__115">extraordinary</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.91d" id="achievement__116" original="E840.-7881"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__117" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.91e"><span class="coll" id="achievement__118" original="E840.-7698">considerable</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="achievement__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.920"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-787c" id="achievement__120" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.921"> <span class="x" id="achievement__121" original="E840.-787b">The second half of the 1920s was a time of remarkable economic achievement.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.923" original="E840.-7687" id="achievement__122"> <span class="shcut" id="achievement__123">adjective + achievement</span><span class="sn-gu" id="achievement__124" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.925"><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__125" original="E840.-7686" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.926"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__126" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.927"><span class="coll" id="achievement__127" original="E840.-7685">intellectual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.929" id="achievement__128" original="E840.-7684"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.92a" id="achievement__129"><span class="coll" id="achievement__130" original="E840.-7683">artistic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.92c" id="achievement__131" original="E840.-7682"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__132" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.92d"><span class="coll" id="achievement__133" original="E840.-7681">scientific</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.92f" id="achievement__134" original="E840.-7680"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__135" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.930"><span class="coll" id="achievement__136" original="E840.-767f">technological</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__137" original="E840.-767e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.932"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.933" id="achievement__138"><span class="coll" id="achievement__139" original="E840.-767d">personal</span></span></span></span> <span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.935" id="achievement__140"><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__141" original="E840.-7677" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.936"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__142" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.937"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7676" id="achievement__143">individual</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="achievement__144" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.939"><span class="x-g" id="achievement__145" original="E840.-7674" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.93a"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7673" id="achievement__146">The idea of meritocracy opens the way to success based on individual achievement.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.93c" type="coll" id="achievement__147" original="E840.-765d"> <span class="shcut" id="achievement__148">verb + achievement</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.93e" id="achievement__149"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.93f" id="achievement__150" original="E840.-765c"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__151" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.940"><span class="coll" original="E840.-765b" id="achievement__152">celebrate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-765a" id="achievement__153" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.942"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__154" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.943"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7659" id="achievement__155">undermine</span></span></span></span> <span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.945" id="achievement__156"><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__157" original="E840.-7653" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.946"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.947" id="achievement__158"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7652" id="achievement__159">facilitate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.949" id="achievement__160" original="E840.-7651"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__161" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.94a"><span class="coll" id="achievement__162" original="E840.-7650">ensure</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E840.-764f" id="achievement__163" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.94c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.94d" id="achievement__164" original="E840.-764e"> <span class="x" id="achievement__165" original="E840.-764d">In order to facilitate the achievement of these aims, …</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.94f" original="E840.-788c" id="achievement__166"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.950" id="achievement__167"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E840.-788a" id="achievement__168" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="achievement__169" original="E840.-7889">a child's or student's progress in a course of learning, especially as measured by standard tests</span><span class="x-gs" id="achievement__170" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.953"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7888" id="achievement__171" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.954"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7887" id="achievement__172">Ignoring the needs of children incurs costs in the future from increased unemployment, poor health and low educational achievement.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.956" type="coll" original="E840.-7678" id="achievement__173"> <span class="shcut" id="achievement__174">adjective + achievement</span><span class="sn-gu" id="achievement__175" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.958"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.959" id="achievement__176" original="E840.-7677"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.95a" id="achievement__177"><span class="coll" id="achievement__178" original="E840.-7676">individual</span></span></span></span> <span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.95c" id="achievement__179"><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7670" id="achievement__180" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.95d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.95e" id="achievement__181"><span class="coll" original="E840.-766f" id="achievement__182">academic</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achievement__183" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.960"><span class="coll" id="achievement__184" original="E840.-766e">educational</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.962" original="E840.-766c" id="achievement__185"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-766b" id="achievement__186" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.963"> <span class="x" original="E840.-766a" id="achievement__187">Chronic disease conditions lower academic achievement due to increased school absences.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E840.-764c" id="achievement__188" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.965" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="achievement__189">verb + achievement</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.967" id="achievement__190"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.968" original="E840.-764a" id="achievement__191"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.969" id="achievement__192"><span class="coll" original="E840.-7649" id="achievement__193">assess</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E840.-7648" id="achievement__194" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.96b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.96c" id="achievement__195" original="E840.-7647"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7646" id="achievement__196">Achievement was assessed with a number of measures across the years.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" id="achievement__197" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4665" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="achievement__198"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4667" original="E840.-7885" id="achievement__199"><span class="shcut" original="E840.-7884" id="achievement__200">adjective + achievement</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E840.-7883" id="achievement__201" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4669"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.466a" id="achievement__202" original="E840.-787f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.466b" id="achievement__203" original="E840.-787e"><span class="coll" id="achievement__204">great</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achievement__205" original="E840.-7880" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.466d"><span class="coll" id="achievement__206">remarkable</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.466f" id="achievement__207" original="E840.-769a"><span class="coll" id="achievement__208">outstanding</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="achievement__209" original="E840.-7699" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4671"><span class="coll" id="achievement__210">extraordinary</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7881" id="achievement__211" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4673"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4674" original="E840.-7698" id="achievement__212"><span class="coll" id="achievement__213">considerable</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4676" id="achievement__214" original="E840.-787d"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-787c" id="achievement__215" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4677"><span class="x" original="E840.-787b" id="achievement__216">The second half of the 1920s was a time of remarkable economic achievement.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E840.-7697" id="achievement__217" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4679"><span class="x" id="achievement__218" original="E840.-7696">The greatest achievement of Rohmer's films is to make art look and feel so artless.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E840.-7695" id="achievement__219" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.467b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.467c" id="achievement__220" original="E840.-7693"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__221" original="E840.-7692" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.467d"><span class="coll" id="achievement__222">major</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.467f" original="E840.-7691" id="achievement__223"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4680" original="E840.-7690" id="achievement__224"><span class="coll" id="achievement__225">crowning</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-768f" id="achievement__226" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4682"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4683" id="achievement__227" original="E840.-768e"><span class="coll" id="achievement__228">impressive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4685" id="achievement__229" original="E840.-768d"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-768c" id="achievement__230" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4686"><span class="coll" id="achievement__231">real</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4688" id="achievement__232" original="E840.-768b"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-768a" id="achievement__233" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4689"><span class="x" original="E840.-7689" id="achievement__234">The major achievement of this era was the work of Ptolemy.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E840.-7688" id="achievement__235" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.468b"><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__236" original="E840.-7686" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.468c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.468d" original="E840.-7685" id="achievement__237"><span class="coll" id="achievement__238">intellectual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.468f" id="achievement__239" original="E840.-7684"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__240" original="E840.-7683" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4690"><span class="coll" id="achievement__241">artistic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7682" id="achievement__242" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4692"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7681" id="achievement__243" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4693"><span class="coll" id="achievement__244">scientific</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__245" original="E840.-7680" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4695"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__246" original="E840.-767f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4696"><span class="coll" id="achievement__247">technological</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__248" original="E840.-767e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4698"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4699" id="achievement__249" original="E840.-767d"><span class="coll" id="achievement__250">personal</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.469b" original="E840.-767c" id="achievement__251"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.469c" id="achievement__252" original="E840.-767b"><span class="x" original="E840.-767a" id="achievement__253">The enormous altarpiece has been understood as Lorenzo Monaco's crowning artistic achievement.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.469e" id="achievement__254" original="E840.-7679"><span class="coll-gs" original="E840.-7677" id="achievement__255" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.469f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a0" original="E840.-7676" id="achievement__256"><span class="coll" id="achievement__257">individual</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E840.-7675" id="achievement__258" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a2"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7674" id="achievement__259" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a3"><span class="x" id="achievement__260" original="E840.-7673">The idea of meritocracy opens the way to success based on individual achievement.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a5" original="E840.-7672" id="achievement__261"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a6" original="E840.-7670" id="achievement__262"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a7" id="achievement__263" original="E840.-766f"><span class="coll" id="achievement__264">academic</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46a9" original="E840.-766e" id="achievement__265"><span class="coll" id="achievement__266">educational</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ab" id="achievement__267" original="E840.-766c"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-766b" id="achievement__268" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ac"><span class="x" original="E840.-766a" id="achievement__269">Chronic disease conditions lower academic achievement due to increased school absences.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="achievement__270" original="E840.-7660" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ae"><span class="shcut" id="achievement__271" original="E840.-765f">verb + achievement</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b0" original="E840.-765e" id="achievement__272"><span class="coll-gs" id="achievement__273" original="E840.-765c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b1"><span class="coll-g" id="achievement__274" original="E840.-765b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b2"><span class="coll" id="achievement__275">celebrate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b4" original="E840.-765a" id="achievement__276"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b5" original="E840.-7659" id="achievement__277"><span class="coll" id="achievement__278">undermine</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="achievement__279" original="E840.-7658" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b7"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7657" id="achievement__280" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46b8"><span class="x" original="E840.-7656" id="achievement__281">As an epic poem, it celebrates the achievements of a hero.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ba" original="E840.-7655" id="achievement__282"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46bb" original="E840.-7653" id="achievement__283"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7652" id="achievement__284" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46bc"><span class="coll" id="achievement__285">facilitate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46be" id="achievement__286" original="E840.-7651"><span class="coll-g" original="E840.-7650" id="achievement__287" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46bf"><span class="coll" id="achievement__288">ensure</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c1" original="E840.-764f" id="achievement__289"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c2" original="E840.-764e" id="achievement__290"><span class="x" id="achievement__291" original="E840.-764d">In order to facilitate the achievement of these aims, …</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E840.-764c" id="achievement__292" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c5" original="E840.-764a" id="achievement__293"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c6" original="E840.-7649" id="achievement__294"><span class="coll" id="achievement__295">assess</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="achievement__296" original="E840.-7648" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c8"><span class="x-g" id="achievement__297" original="E840.-7647" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46c9"><span class="x" id="achievement__298" original="E840.-7646">Achievement was assessed with a number of measures across the years.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1613" id="achievement__299"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/achievement" title="achievement definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="achievement__300" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1612" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3a2e"><span class="xh" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acid 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acid1&t=acid1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acid1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acid1__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæsɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aci/acid_/acid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aci/acid_/acid__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4af8" id="acid1__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acid1__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæsɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.982" original="E391.-5b7f" id="acid1__18"> <span class="def" id="acid1__19" original="E391.-5b7a">a chemical, usually a liquid, that contains <span class="ndv" id="acid1__20">hydrogen</span> and has a <span class="ndv" id="acid1__21">pH</span> of less than seven. The <span class="ndv" id="acid1__22">hydrogen</span> can be replaced by a metal to form a salt. <span class="dh" id="acid1__23" original="E391.-5b73">Acids</span> can often burn holes in or damage things they touch.</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.988" id="acid1__24"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-7c6e" id="acid1__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.989"> <span class="x" id="acid1__26" original="E826.-7c6d">The clouds on Venus are mostly sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄).</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acid1__27" original="E826.-7bbe" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.98b"> <span class="x" original="E826.-7bbd" id="acid1__28">Saliva neutralizes acids that can cause tooth decay.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.98d" original="E391.-5b72" id="acid1__29" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/alkali" title="alkali definition"><span class="xr-g" id="acid1__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.98e" original="E391.-5b71" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.75ef"><span class="xh" id="acid1__31">alkali</span></span></a></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="acid1__32" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1545"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acid_1" title="acid definition in English&#10; 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acid 2 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acid2&t=acid2 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acid2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="281" original="E391.-5b55" id="acid2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.990" hm="2"><div class="h-g" original="E391.-5b54" id="acid2__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.991"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.992" id="acid2__2" original="E391.-5b53">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">acid<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.99d" original="E391.-5b4a" id="acid2__7"><span class="pos" id="acid2__8" original="E391.-5b49">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="acid2__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f93" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4af5" id="acid2__10" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acid2__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæsɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aci/acid_/acid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aci/acid_/acid__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="acid2__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4af2"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acid2__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæsɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aci/acid_/acid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aci/acid_/acid__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="acid2__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.99f"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a0" original="E391.-5b48" id="acid2__15"> <span class="def" original="E391.-5b45" id="acid2__16">that contains acid or has the essential characteristics of an acid; that has a <span class="ndv" id="acid2__17">pH</span> of less than seven</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a3" id="acid2__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a4" id="acid2__19" original="E826.-7bae"> <span class="x" id="acid2__20" original="E826.-7bad">Rye is tolerant of poor, acid soils.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a6" id="acid2__21" original="E391.-5b44"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/alkaline" title="alkaline definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a7" original="E391.-5b43" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7613" id="acid2__22"><span class="xh" id="acid2__23">alkaline</span></span></a></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1523" id="acid2__24" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acidic adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acidic&t=acidic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acidic', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="297" id="acidic" original="E391.-5b1a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9a9"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9aa" id="acidic__1" original="E391.-5b19"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-5b18" id="acidic__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9ab">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">acidic</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" original="E391.-5b13" id="acidic__4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9b3"><span class="pos" original="E391.-5b12" id="acidic__5">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="acidic__6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4f9a" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="acidic__7" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4a74"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acidic__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈsɪdɪk<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aci/acidi/acidic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aci/acidi/acidic__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4a71" id="acidic__9" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acidic__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈsɪdɪk<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aci/acidi/acidic__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aci/acidi/acidic__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="acidic__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9b5"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-5b0f" id="acidic__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9b6"> <span class="def" id="acidic__13" original="E391.-5b0e">containing acid</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9b8" id="acidic__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9b9" id="acidic__15" original="E4a8.-7726"> <span class="x" original="E4a8.-7725" id="acidic__16">The release was then tested both in neutral and acidic conditions.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9bb" original="E826.-7b8a" id="acidic__17"> <span class="x" id="acidic__18" original="E826.-7b89">The highly acidic environment of the human stomach will usually destroy <span class="eul" id="acidic__19" original="E4a8.-7724">E.coli</span>.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9be" original="E826.-7b88" id="acidic__20"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/alkaline" title="alkaline definition"><span class="xr-g" id="acidic__21" original="E826.-7b87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f0972c4e.9bf" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acidity noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acidity&t=acidity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acidity', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acidity__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈsɪdəti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aci/acidi/acidity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aci/acidi/acidity__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="acidity__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-49a2"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acidity__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈsɪdəti<span class="wrap">/</span><span 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original="E391.-5aca" id="acidity__14"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="acidity__15" original="E391.-5ac9">the level of acid in substances such as water, soil or wine</span><span class="x-gs" id="acidity__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4703"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4704" id="acidity__17" original="E826.-7b7e"> <span class="x" id="acidity__18" original="E826.-7b7d">More troublesome to marine habitats may be the potential impact of rising ocean acidity from fossil fuel use.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E826.-7b7c" id="acidity__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4706"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E826.-7b7b" id="acidity__20">the level of acid in the stomach, especially when the level is too high and causes <span class="ndv" id="acidity__21">discomfort</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="acidity__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4709"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.470a" original="E826.-7b78" id="acidity__23"> <span class="x" original="E826.-7b77" id="acidity__24">High protein increases acidity while vegetables increase alkalinity.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="acidity__25" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-14eb" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acidity" title="acidity definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3ba4" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-14ea" id="acidity__26"><span class="xh" id="acidity__27">acidity</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acknowledge verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acknowledge&t=acknowledge verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acknowledge', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fa8" type="h_full_" eid="acknowledge__11"><span class="pron-g" id="acknowledge__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-48c4" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɒlɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="acknowledge__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-48c0"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="acknowledge__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3e89" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a5d" form="root" id="acknowledge__17"><span class="vp" id="acknowledge__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> acknowledge</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a5f" resource="phonetics" eid="acknowledge__19" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="acknowledge__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a60"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɒlɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="acknowledge__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a64" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledge__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a68" id="acknowledge__24"><span class="vp" id="acknowledge__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> acknowledges</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a6a" type="verbs_full_" eid="acknowledge__26"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="acknowledge__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a6b"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɒlɪdʒɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledges__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledges__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a6e" id="acknowledge__29" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɑːlɪdʒɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledges__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledges__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="acknowledge__31" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a71"><span class="vp" id="acknowledge__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> acknowledged</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="acknowledge__33" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a73" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a74" id="acknowledge__34" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɒlɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="acknowledge__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a77"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɑːlɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a7a" form="pastpart" id="acknowledge__38"><span class="vp" id="acknowledge__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> acknowledged</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="acknowledge__40" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a7c" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="acknowledge__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a7d" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɒlɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="acknowledge__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a80"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɑːlɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledged__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a83" form="prespart" id="acknowledge__45"><span class="vp" id="acknowledge__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> acknowledging</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="acknowledge__47" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a85" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a86" id="acknowledge__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɒlɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledging__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.6a89" id="acknowledge__50" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledge__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɑːlɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledging__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.474d" id="acknowledge__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.474e" original="E391.-5a17" id="acknowledge__53"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-5a16" id="acknowledge__54">to accept that something is true or exists</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4750" id="acknowledge__55"><span class="x-g" id="acknowledge__56" original="E826.-79c2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4751"> <span class="cf" id="acknowledge__57" original="E391.-5a15"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__58">acknowledge</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E826.-79c1" id="acknowledge__59">It seems necessary for economic analyses to acknowledge the existence of social conventions.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acknowledge__60" original="E826.-79c0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4755"> <span class="cf" id="acknowledge__61" original="E391.-5a14"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__62">acknowledge</span> that…</span> <span class="x" original="E826.-79bf" id="acknowledge__63">The authors acknowledge that other studies have been done on statins in children.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acknowledge__64" original="E826.-79bd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4759"> <span class="cf" original="E826.-79be" id="acknowledge__65">it is acknowledged that…</span> <span class="x" original="E826.-79bc" id="acknowledge__66">It must be acknowledged that DNA matching is but one part of a prosecution case.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acknowledge__67" original="E826.-79bb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.475c"> <span class="cf" id="acknowledge__68" original="E391.-5a13"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__69">acknowledge</span> something to be, have, etc. something</span> <span class="x" id="acknowledge__70" original="E826.-79ba">Most of Barker's claims are now acknowledged to be true.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4760" original="E826.-79ac" id="acknowledge__71"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__72">acknowledge + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="acknowledge__73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4762"><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__74" original="E826.-79aa" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4763"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4764" id="acknowledge__75"><span class="coll" original="E826.-79a9" id="acknowledge__76">existence</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4766" id="acknowledge__77" original="E826.-79a8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4767" id="acknowledge__78"><span class="coll" original="E826.-79a7" id="acknowledge__79">fact</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4769" original="E826.-79a6" id="acknowledge__80"><span class="x-g" id="acknowledge__81" original="E826.-79a5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.476a"> <span class="x" original="E826.-79a4" id="acknowledge__82">It is important to acknowledge the fact that men also now suffer from the pressure to look good.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E826.-798a" id="acknowledge__83" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.476c" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__84">adverb + acknowledge</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.476e" id="acknowledge__85"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.476f" original="E826.-7989" id="acknowledge__86"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4770" id="acknowledge__87"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__88" original="E826.-7988">generally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4772" id="acknowledge__89"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7987" id="acknowledge__90">widely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4774" original="E826.-7986" id="acknowledge__91"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4775" id="acknowledge__92"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7985" id="acknowledge__93">universally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="acknowledge__94" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4777"><span class="x-g" original="E821.-4335" id="acknowledge__95" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4778"> <span class="x" id="acknowledge__96" original="E821.-4334">It is widely acknowledged that cultures, at all scales, affect economic activity.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="acknowledge__97" original="E826.-7980" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.477a"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__98">adverb + acknowledge</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.477c" id="acknowledge__99"><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__100" original="E826.-797f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.477d"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__101" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.477e"><span class="coll" original="E826.-797e" id="acknowledge__102">readily</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-797d" id="acknowledge__103" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4780"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4781" id="acknowledge__104"><span class="coll" original="E826.-797c" id="acknowledge__105">publicly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4783" id="acknowledge__106"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__107" original="E826.-797b">openly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-797a" id="acknowledge__108" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4785"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__109" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4786"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__110" original="E826.-7979">explicitly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4788" id="acknowledge__111"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4789" original="E826.-7977" id="acknowledge__112"> <span class="x" original="E826.-7976" id="acknowledge__113">Pope did not openly acknowledge authorship of the poem until 1735.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="acknowledge__114" original="E826.-7966" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.478b" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__115">verb + to acknowledge</span><span class="sn-gu" id="acknowledge__116" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.478d"><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-7965" id="acknowledge__117" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.478e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.478f" id="acknowledge__118"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__119" original="E826.-7964">refuse</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4791" original="E826.-7963" id="acknowledge__120"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4792" id="acknowledge__121"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7962" id="acknowledge__122">fail</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="acknowledge__123" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4794"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4795" id="acknowledge__124" original="E470.-6af6"> <span class="x" id="acknowledge__125" original="E470.-6af5">This emphasis on the individual and on markets fails to acknowledge that people are also social beings.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="acknowledge__126" original="E391.-5a12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4797"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="acknowledge__127" original="E391.-5a11">to accept that somebody/something has a particular quality, importance or status </span><span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-5a10" id="acknowledge__128" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4799" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/recognize" title="recognize definition"><span class="xr-g" id="acknowledge__129" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-6966" original="E391.-5a0f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.479a"><span class="xh" id="acknowledge__130">recognize</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="acknowledge__131" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.479d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.479e" original="E826.-79b9" id="acknowledge__132"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-5a0d" id="acknowledge__133"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__134">acknowledge</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E826.-79b8" id="acknowledge__135">Stone has acknowledged the influence of ‘The Bacchae’ on his films.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47a2" id="acknowledge__136" original="E826.-79b7"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-5a0c" id="acknowledge__137"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__138">acknowledge</span> somebody/something as something</span> <span class="x" id="acknowledge__139" original="E826.-79b6">Henry acknowledged Richard as his heir.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47a6" id="acknowledge__140" original="E826.-79b5"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-5a0b" id="acknowledge__141"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__142">acknowledge</span> somebody/something to be, have, etc. something</span> <span class="x" original="E826.-79b4" id="acknowledge__143">Large dams are widely acknowledged to be highly destructive of aquatic ecosystems.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47aa" original="E826.-79a3" id="acknowledge__144"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__145">acknowledge + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ac" id="acknowledge__146"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ad" original="E826.-79a1" id="acknowledge__147"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ae" id="acknowledge__148"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__149" original="E826.-79a0">importance</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b0" original="E826.-799f" id="acknowledge__150"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__151" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b1"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__152" original="E826.-799e">necessity</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-799d" id="acknowledge__153" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b4" id="acknowledge__154"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__155" original="E826.-799c">limitations</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b6" id="acknowledge__156" original="E826.-799b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b7" id="acknowledge__157" original="E826.-799a"> <span class="x" id="acknowledge__158" original="E826.-7999">This management model acknowledges the central importance of motivating and rewarding people.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E826.-798a" id="acknowledge__159" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47b9" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__160">adverb + acknowledge</span><span class="sn-gu" id="acknowledge__161" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47bb"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47bc" id="acknowledge__162" original="E826.-7989"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47bd" id="acknowledge__163"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7988" id="acknowledge__164">generally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__165" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47bf"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__166" original="E826.-7987">widely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__167" original="E826.-7986" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c1"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__168" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c2"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__169" original="E826.-7985">universally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="acknowledge__170" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c4"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-7983" id="acknowledge__171" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c5"> <span class="x" id="acknowledge__172" original="E826.-7982">The value of the Kyoto protocol is not universally acknowledged.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c7" id="acknowledge__173" original="E826.-7980"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__174">adverb + acknowledge</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47c9" id="acknowledge__175"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ca" original="E826.-797f" id="acknowledge__176"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47cb" id="acknowledge__177"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__178" original="E826.-797e">readily</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-797d" id="acknowledge__179" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47cd"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__180" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ce"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__181" original="E826.-797c">publicly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__182" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d0"><span class="coll" original="E826.-797b" id="acknowledge__183">openly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__184" original="E826.-797a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d2"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__185" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d3"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__186" original="E826.-7979">explicitly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="acknowledge__187" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d5"><span class="x-g" original="E470.-6afa" id="acknowledge__188" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d6"> <span class="x" original="E470.-6af9" id="acknowledge__189">The author readily acknowledges the limited value of interviews as sources of raw data.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47d8" id="acknowledge__190" original="E826.-7966"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__191">verb + to acknowledge</span><span class="sn-gu" id="acknowledge__192" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47da"><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-7965" id="acknowledge__193" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47db"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__194" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47dc"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__195" original="E826.-7964">refuse</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47de" id="acknowledge__196" original="E826.-7963"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47df" id="acknowledge__197"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7962" id="acknowledge__198">fail</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="acknowledge__199" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47e1"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-7960" id="acknowledge__200" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47e2"> <span class="x" original="E826.-795f" id="acknowledge__201">Tannery refused to acknowledge the terms of this treaty.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47e4" original="E391.-5a04" id="acknowledge__202"><span class="num">3</span><span class="cf" id="acknowledge__203" original="E391.-5a03"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__204">acknowledge</span> somebody/something</span> <span class="def" id="acknowledge__205" original="E391.-5a02">to publicly express thanks for help or inspiration</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47e8" id="acknowledge__206"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47e9" id="acknowledge__207" original="E826.-79b3"> <span class="x" id="acknowledge__208" original="E826.-79b2">The authors acknowledge their debt to Lakoff.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47eb" id="acknowledge__209" original="E826.-7998"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__210">acknowledge + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="acknowledge__211" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ed"><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-7996" id="acknowledge__212" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ee"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__213" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47ef"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7995" id="acknowledge__214">contribution</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f1" original="E826.-7994" id="acknowledge__215"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__216" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f2"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7993" id="acknowledge__217">debt</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__218" original="E826.-7992" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f5" id="acknowledge__219"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7991" id="acknowledge__220">support</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f7" id="acknowledge__221" original="E826.-7990"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47f8" id="acknowledge__222" original="E826.-798f"> <span class="x" original="E826.-798e" id="acknowledge__223">Kant clearly acknowledged the contributions of both physical science and human science to the study of geography.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="acknowledge__224" original="E826.-7980" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47fa"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__225">adverb + acknowledge</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47fc" id="acknowledge__226"><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-797f" id="acknowledge__227" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47fd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.47fe" id="acknowledge__228"><span class="coll" original="E826.-797e" id="acknowledge__229">readily</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4800" id="acknowledge__230" original="E826.-797d"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__231" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4801"><span class="coll" original="E826.-797c" id="acknowledge__232">publicly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__233" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4803"><span class="coll" original="E826.-797b" id="acknowledge__234">openly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__235" original="E826.-797a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4805"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__236" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4806"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__237" original="E826.-7979">explicitly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4808" id="acknowledge__238"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4809" original="E470.-6af8" id="acknowledge__239"> <span class="x" id="acknowledge__240" original="E470.-6af7">Bogdanor's intellectual influence is explicitly acknowledged in Gordon's book.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.480b" original="E826.-7975" id="acknowledge__241"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__242">adverb + acknowledge</span><span class="sn-gu" id="acknowledge__243" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.480d"><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__244" original="E826.-7973" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.480e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.480f" id="acknowledge__245"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7972" id="acknowledge__246">gratefully</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4811" id="acknowledge__247" original="E826.-7971"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4812" id="acknowledge__248"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7970" id="acknowledge__249">formally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4814" id="acknowledge__250"><span class="coll" original="E826.-796f" id="acknowledge__251">officially</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4816" original="E826.-796e" id="acknowledge__252"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4817" id="acknowledge__253"><span class="coll" original="E826.-796d" id="acknowledge__254">properly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4819" id="acknowledge__255" original="E826.-796c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.481a" id="acknowledge__256" original="E826.-796b"> <span class="x" original="E826.-796a" id="acknowledge__257">Finally, we gratefully acknowledge the input of Dr Jane Wallis for her helpful advice in the drafting and revision of this paper.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E826.-795e" id="acknowledge__258" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.481c" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__259">verb + to acknowledge</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.481e" id="acknowledge__260"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.481f" original="E826.-795c" id="acknowledge__261"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__262" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4820"><span class="coll" original="E826.-795b" id="acknowledge__263">would like</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4822" original="E826.-795a" id="acknowledge__264"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4823" original="E826.-7959" id="acknowledge__265"> <span class="x" id="acknowledge__266" original="E826.-7958">I would like to acknowledge my family for their support, patience and encouragement.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4825" original="E391.-5a0a" id="acknowledge__267"><span class="num">4</span><span class="cf" id="acknowledge__268" original="E391.-5a09"><span class="exp" id="acknowledge__269">acknowledge</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="acknowledge__270" original="E391.-5a08">to tell somebody that you have received something that they sent to you</span><span class="x-gs" id="acknowledge__271" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4829"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.482a" original="E826.-79b1" id="acknowledge__272"> <span class="x" original="E826.-79b0" id="acknowledge__273">Please note that we cannot acknowledge receipt of applications.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="collocs_all" id="acknowledge__274" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46cb"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="acknowledge__275"><span class="shcut-g" id="acknowledge__276" original="E826.-79ae" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46cd"><span class="shcut" original="E826.-79ad" id="acknowledge__277">acknowledge + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46cf" original="E826.-79ac" id="acknowledge__278"><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-79aa" id="acknowledge__279" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d1" id="acknowledge__280" original="E826.-79a9"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__281">existence</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d3" original="E826.-79a8" id="acknowledge__282"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d4" original="E826.-79a7" id="acknowledge__283"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__284">fact</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E826.-79a6" id="acknowledge__285" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d6"><span class="x-g" id="acknowledge__286" original="E826.-79a5" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d7"><span class="x" original="E826.-79a4" id="acknowledge__287">It is important to acknowledge the fact that men also now suffer from the pressure to look good.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E826.-79a3" id="acknowledge__288" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46d9"><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__289" original="E826.-79a1" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46da"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46db" id="acknowledge__290" original="E826.-79a0"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__291">importance</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46dd" id="acknowledge__292" original="E826.-799f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46de" id="acknowledge__293" original="E826.-799e"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__294">necessity</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e0" id="acknowledge__295" original="E826.-799d"><span class="coll-g" id="acknowledge__296" original="E826.-799c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e1"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__297">limitations</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E826.-799b" id="acknowledge__298" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e4" id="acknowledge__299" original="E826.-799a"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__300" original="E826.-7999">This management model acknowledges the central importance of motivating and rewarding people.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="acknowledge__301" original="E826.-7998" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e6"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e7" id="acknowledge__302" original="E826.-7996"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46e8" original="E826.-7995" id="acknowledge__303"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__304">contribution</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__305" original="E826.-7994" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ea"><span class="coll-g" original="E826.-7993" id="acknowledge__306" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46eb"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__307">debt</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-7992" id="acknowledge__308" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ed"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ee" id="acknowledge__309" original="E826.-7991"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__310">support</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f0" id="acknowledge__311" original="E826.-7990"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f1" id="acknowledge__312" original="E826.-798f"><span class="x" original="E826.-798e" id="acknowledge__313">Kant clearly acknowledged the contributions of both physical science and human science to the study of geography.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f3" id="acknowledge__314" original="E826.-798d"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__315" original="E826.-798c">adverb + acknowledge</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f5" original="E826.-798b" id="acknowledge__316"><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__317" original="E826.-7989" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f6"><span class="coll-g" original="E826.-7988" id="acknowledge__318" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f7"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__319">generally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E826.-7987" id="acknowledge__320" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46f9"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__321">widely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-7986" id="acknowledge__322" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46fb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46fc" id="acknowledge__323" original="E826.-7985"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__324">universally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="acknowledge__325" original="E826.-7984" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46fe"><span class="x-g" id="acknowledge__326" original="E821.-4335" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.46ff"><span class="x" original="E821.-4334" id="acknowledge__327">It is widely acknowledged that cultures, at all scales, affect economic activity.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4701" id="acknowledge__328" original="E826.-7983"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__329" original="E826.-7982">The value of the Kyoto protocol is not universally acknowledged.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4703" original="E826.-7981" id="acknowledge__330"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4704" id="acknowledge__331" original="E826.-797f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4705" id="acknowledge__332" original="E826.-797e"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__333">readily</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4707" id="acknowledge__334" original="E826.-797d"><span class="coll-g" original="E826.-797c" id="acknowledge__335" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4708"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__336">publicly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.470a" original="E826.-797b" id="acknowledge__337"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__338">openly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.470c" original="E826.-797a" id="acknowledge__339"><span class="coll-g" original="E826.-7979" id="acknowledge__340" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.470d"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__341">explicitly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.470f" original="E826.-7978" id="acknowledge__342"><span class="x-g" original="E470.-6afa" id="acknowledge__343" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4710"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__344" original="E470.-6af9">The author readily acknowledges the limited value of interviews as sources of raw data.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4712" original="E826.-7977" id="acknowledge__345"><span class="x" original="E826.-7976" id="acknowledge__346">Pope did not openly acknowledge authorship of the poem until 1735.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="acknowledge__347" original="E470.-6af8" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4714"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__348" original="E470.-6af7">Bogdanor's intellectual influence is explicitly acknowledged in Gordon's book.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4716" original="E826.-7975" id="acknowledge__349"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4717" id="acknowledge__350" original="E826.-7973"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4718" original="E826.-7972" id="acknowledge__351"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__352">gratefully</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__353" original="E826.-7971" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.471a"><span class="coll-g" original="E826.-7970" id="acknowledge__354" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.471b"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__355">formally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.471d" id="acknowledge__356" original="E826.-796f"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__357">officially</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="acknowledge__358" original="E826.-796e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.471f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4720" original="E826.-796d" id="acknowledge__359"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__360">properly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="acknowledge__361" original="E826.-796c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4722"><span class="x-g" id="acknowledge__362" original="E826.-796b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4723"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__363" original="E826.-796a">Finally, we gratefully acknowledge the input of Dr Jane Wallis for her helpful advice in the drafting and revision of this paper.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4725" id="acknowledge__364" original="E826.-7969"><span class="shcut" id="acknowledge__365" original="E826.-7968">verb + to acknowledge</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4727" id="acknowledge__366" original="E826.-7967"><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-7965" id="acknowledge__367" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4728"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4729" id="acknowledge__368" original="E826.-7964"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__369">refuse</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.472b" original="E826.-7963" id="acknowledge__370"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.472c" original="E826.-7962" id="acknowledge__371"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__372">fail</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E826.-7961" id="acknowledge__373" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.472e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.472f" id="acknowledge__374" original="E826.-7960"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__375" original="E826.-795f">Tannery refused to acknowledge the terms of this treaty.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="acknowledge__376" original="E470.-6af6" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4731"><span class="x" id="acknowledge__377" original="E470.-6af5">This emphasis on the individual and on markets fails to acknowledge that people are also social beings.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4733" original="E826.-795e" id="acknowledge__378"><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-795c" id="acknowledge__379" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4734"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4735" original="E826.-795b" id="acknowledge__380"><span class="coll" id="acknowledge__381">would like</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4737" id="acknowledge__382" original="E826.-795a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4738" original="E826.-7959" id="acknowledge__383"><span class="x" original="E826.-7958" id="acknowledge__384">I would like to acknowledge my family for their support, patience and encouragement.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="acknowledge__385" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1497"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acknowledge" title="acknowledge definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="acknowledge__386" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1496" resource="oald" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3c63"><span class="xh" id="acknowledge__387">acknowledge</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right"> 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acknowledgement noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acknowledgement&t=acknowledgement noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acknowledgement', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="2494" id="acknowledgement" original="E391.-5a01" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.482c"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.482d" original="E391.-5a00" id="acknowledgement__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="acknowledgement__2" original="E391.-59ff" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.482e">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">acknowledgement</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="v-gs" type="vs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4833" id="acknowledgement__7"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">also</span> <span class="v-g" id="acknowledgement__8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4834"><span class="v"><strong>acknowledgment</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="pos-g" id="acknowledgement__10" original="E391.-59f5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.483d"><span class="pos" original="E391.-59f4" id="acknowledgement__11">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fb1" type="h_full_" eid="acknowledgement__12"><span class="pron-g" id="acknowledgement__13" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4855" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledgement__14"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledgement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledgement__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="acknowledgement__15" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4851" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acknowledgement__16"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əkˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ack/ackno/acknowledgement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ack/ackno/acknowledgement__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4845"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-7765" id="acknowledgement__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4846"> <span class="cf" original="E826.-7766" id="acknowledgement__25"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__26">acknowledgement</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="acknowledgement__27" original="E826.-7764">A better understanding can form the basis of full acknowledgement of the problem.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.484a" id="acknowledgement__28" original="E826.-7762"> <span class="cf" original="E826.-7763" id="acknowledgement__29">in <span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__30">acknowledgement</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="acknowledgement__31" original="E826.-7761">In acknowledgement of the Queen's interest, Josiah Wedgwood named his new pottery ‘Queen's ware’ in 1763.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.484e" original="E826.-775f" id="acknowledgement__32"> <span class="cf" original="E826.-7760" id="acknowledgement__33"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__34">acknowledgement</span> by somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E826.-775e" id="acknowledgement__35">What is required first of all is an acknowledgement by the physician of the difficulties the parents are facing.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E826.-775d" id="acknowledgement__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4852"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4853" id="acknowledgement__37"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="acknowledgement__38" original="E826.-775b">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="sing" id="acknowledgement__39" original="E826.-775a">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="acknowledgement__40" original="E826.-7759">an act of accepting that somebody/something has a particular quality, importance or status</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E826.-7758" id="acknowledgement__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4857"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/recognition" title="recognition (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="acknowledgement__42" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4858" original="E826.-7757" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-69d0"><span class="xh" id="acknowledgement__43">recognition</span> <span class="xs" id="acknowledgement__44"><span class="wrap">(</span>2<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="acknowledgement__45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.485b"><span class="x-g" id="acknowledgement__46" original="E826.-7755" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.485c"> <span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__47" original="E826.-7756"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__48">acknowledgement</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="acknowledgement__49" original="E826.-7754">There is a clear acknowledgement of the power of myth within Maddin's work.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acknowledgement__50" original="E826.-7752" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4860"> <span class="cf" original="E826.-7753" id="acknowledgement__51"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__52">acknowledgement</span> for something</span> <span class="x" id="acknowledgement__53" original="E826.-7751">Women were not given the same acknowledgement for their contribution to the war effort as male combatants.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4864" id="acknowledgement__54" original="E827.755f"> <span class="cf" original="E826.-7750" id="acknowledgement__55"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__56">acknowledgement</span> from somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E827.7560" id="acknowledgement__57">He may gain a sense of self-worth by receiving acknowledgement from his peers.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acknowledgement__58" original="E826.-774c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4868"> <span class="cf" original="E826.-774d" id="acknowledgement__59"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__60">acknowledgement</span> that…</span> <span class="x" id="acknowledgement__61" original="E826.-774b">The court's official acknowledgement that the abuses constituted war crimes marks an important step forward.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.486c" id="acknowledgement__62" original="E391.-59ee"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.486d" id="acknowledgement__63"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-59ec" id="acknowledgement__64">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E391.-59eb" id="acknowledgement__65" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-59ea" id="acknowledgement__66">an act or a statement expressing thanks for something or giving credit to somebody for something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4871" id="acknowledgement__67"><span class="x-g" id="acknowledgement__68" original="E826.-774a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4872"> <span class="x" original="E826.-7749" id="acknowledgement__69">A special acknowledgement and thanks also go to Davina Trent for doing the analytical work.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4874" original="E826.-7747" id="acknowledgement__70"> <span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__71" original="E826.-7748"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__72">acknowledgement</span> to somebody</span> <span class="x" id="acknowledgement__73" original="E826.-7746">But these acknowledgements to Rome underestimate the originality of the works produced.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acknowledgement__74" original="E826.-7744" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4878"> <span class="cf" original="E826.-7745" id="acknowledgement__75">in <span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__76">acknowledgement</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="acknowledgement__77" original="E826.-7743">In public acknowledgement of this debt, the painter dedicated the treatise to his old patron.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acknowledgement__78" original="E826.-7741" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.487c"> <span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__79" original="E826.-7742">without <span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__80">acknowledgement</span></span> <span class="x" id="acknowledgement__81" original="E826.-7740">Extensive borrowing from a former author, even without acknowledgement, was quite common at this period.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="acknowledgement__82" original="E391.-59e9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4880"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4881" id="acknowledgement__83"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-59e7" id="acknowledgement__84" gram="c">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="u" original="E826.-773f" id="acknowledgement__85">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-59e6" id="acknowledgement__86">a letter saying that something has been received</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4885" id="acknowledgement__87"><span class="x-g" id="acknowledgement__88" original="E826.-773d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4886"> <span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__89" original="E826.-773e"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__90">acknowledgement</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="acknowledgement__91" original="E826.-773c">Apart from a formal acknowledgement of receipt of the letters, government sources remained silent.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acknowledgement__92" original="E826.-773a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.488a"> <span class="cf" id="acknowledgement__93" original="E826.-773b"><span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__94">acknowledgement</span> from somebody</span> <span class="x" id="acknowledgement__95" original="E826.-7739">Hope received no acknowledgement from his patron.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acknowledgement__96" original="E826.-7737" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.488e"> <span class="cf" original="E826.-7738" id="acknowledgement__97">in <span class="exp" id="acknowledgement__98">acknowledgement</span></span> <span class="x" id="acknowledgement__99" original="E826.-7736">Please sign and return the attached copy in acknowledgement.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="acknowledgement__100" original="E391.-59e5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4892"><span class="num">5</span><span class="gram-g" id="acknowledgement__101" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4893"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="acknowledgement__102" original="E391.-59e3">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="usupl" original="E391.-59e2" id="acknowledgement__103">usually plural</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="acknowledgement__104" original="E391.-59e1">a statement, especially at the beginning of a book, in which the writer expresses thanks to the people who have helped</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4897" id="acknowledgement__105"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-7735" id="acknowledgement__106" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4898"> <span class="x" original="E826.-7734" id="acknowledgement__107">In the acknowledgements, Denton expresses appreciation for his mentor's perspective.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-13a1" id="acknowledgement__108"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acknowledgement" title="acknowledgement definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3cd9" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-13a0" resource="oald" id="acknowledgement__109"><span class="xh" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acquire verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acquire&t=acquire verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acquire', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="852" id="acquire" accessBand="free" original="E391.-5861" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.489a"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.489b" id="acquire__1" original="E391.-5860"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.489c" id="acquire__2" original="E391.-585f">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">acquire</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-5855" id="acquire__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48aa"><span class="pos" id="acquire__10" original="E391.-5854">verb</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="acquire__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fba" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="acquire__12" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-595d" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquire__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquire__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="acquire__14" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-595a"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquire__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquire__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" id="acquire__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3e59"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="acquire__17" form="root" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ffa"><span class="vp" id="acquire__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> acquire</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="acquire__19" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ffc" resource="phonetics" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="acquire__20" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.1ffd"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquire__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquire__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="acquire__22" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2000"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquire__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquire__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2003" id="acquire__24"><span class="vp" id="acquire__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> acquires</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="acquire__26" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2005" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="acquire__27" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2006" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪəz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquires__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquires__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="acquire__29" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2009"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪərz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquires__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquires__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.200c" form="past" id="acquire__31"><span class="vp" id="acquire__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> acquired</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="acquire__33" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.200e" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="acquire__34" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.200f"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪəd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquired__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2012" id="acquire__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪərd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquired__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2015" id="acquire__38"><span class="vp" id="acquire__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> acquired</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="acquire__40" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2017" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="acquire__41" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2018"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪəd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquired__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.201b" id="acquire__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪərd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquired__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="acquire__45" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.201e" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="acquire__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> acquiring</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2020" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="acquire__47" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2021" id="acquire__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪərɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquiring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquiring__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="acquire__50" dpsid="u4bd66fe39eed907e.-606459e9.16674bee79e.2024" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquire__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkwaɪərɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquiring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquiring__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48da" id="acquire__52"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-5835" id="acquire__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48db"><span class="num">1</span><span class="cf" id="acquire__54" original="E391.-5834"><span class="exp" id="acquire__55">acquire</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="acquire__56" original="E391.-5833">to learn or develop a skill, habit or quality</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48df" id="acquire__57"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-73bb" id="acquire__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48e0"> <span class="x" id="acquire__59" original="E826.-73ba">Peasants who acquired skills preferred to move to work in the town.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E826.-73b9" id="acquire__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48e2"> <span class="x" original="E826.-73b8" id="acquire__61">Behavioural habits acquired in childhood can be a cause of subsequent health problems.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48e4" original="E826.-73b7" id="acquire__62"> <span class="x" original="E826.-73b6" id="acquire__63">There was simply no evidence that acquired characteristics could be inherited.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48e6" id="acquire__64" original="E391.-5832"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" original="E391.-5831" id="acquire__65"><span class="exp" id="acquire__66">acquire</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-5830" id="acquire__67">to obtain something by buying or being given it</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48ea" id="acquire__68"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48eb" original="E826.-73b5" id="acquire__69"> <span class="x" original="E826.-73b4" id="acquire__70">Planters started to acquire land away from the original settlements.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acquire__71" original="E826.-73b3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48ed"> <span class="x" id="acquire__72" original="E826.-73b2">British citizenship is acquired by birth in the UK if the child's parents are either British or settled.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48ef" id="acquire__73" original="E826.-73b1"><span class="num">3</span><span class="cf" id="acquire__74" original="E826.-73b0"><span class="exp" id="acquire__75">acquire</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E826.-73af" id="acquire__76">to come to have a particular reputation</span><span class="x-gs" id="acquire__77" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48f3"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-73ae" id="acquire__78" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.48f4"> <span class="x" id="acquire__79" original="E826.-73ad">In many poor communities people acquire status by participating in their community.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="acquire__80" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1302" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acquire" title="acquire definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3f14" id="acquire__81" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1301" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="acquire__82">acquire</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acquisition noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acquisition&t=acquisition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acquisition', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="acquisition__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-448e" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acquisition__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acq/acqui/acquisition__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acq/acqui/acquisition__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="acquisition__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4905"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4906" original="E391.-580d" id="acquisition__15"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="acquisition__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4907"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="acquisition__17" original="E391.-580b" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="acquisition__18" original="E391.-580a">the act of learning or developing a skill, habit or quality</span><span class="x-gs" id="acquisition__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.490a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.490b" id="acquisition__20" original="E826.-72ce"> <span class="x" id="acquisition__21" original="E826.-72cd">Reading skills facilitate the independent acquisition of knowledge by the child.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.490d" original="E826.-72cc" id="acquisition__22"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.490e" id="acquisition__23"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E826.-72ca" id="acquisition__24">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E826.-72c9" id="acquisition__25">the act of buying or obtaining something to add to what you already have</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4911" id="acquisition__26"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-72c8" id="acquisition__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4912"> <span class="x" original="E826.-72c7" id="acquisition__28">The company needs to divide its marketing efforts between existing customer retention and new customer acquisition.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.491a" id="acquisition__35"><span class="x-g" id="acquisition__36" original="E826.-72c6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.491b"> <span class="x" id="acquisition__37" original="E826.-72c5">The mergers and acquisitions of the 1980s and 1990s took place in two significant waves.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="acquisition__38" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-12d3" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acquisition" title="acquisition definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.3f74" id="acquisition__39" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-12d2"><span class="xh" id="acquisition__40">acquisition</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acre noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acre&t=acre noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acre', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="238" id="acre" original="E391.-5798" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.491d"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.491e" original="E391.-5797" id="acre__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.491f" original="E391.-5796" id="acre__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">acre</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.492b" id="acre__7" original="E391.-578e"><span class="pos" original="E391.-578d" id="acre__8">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fc8" type="h_full_" eid="acre__9" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="acre__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4392" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acre__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪkə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acr/acre_/acre__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acr/acre_/acre__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-438f" id="acre__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acre__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪkər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound 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original="E4a5.665c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4931"> <span class="x" id="acre__19" original="E4a5.665d">3 000 acres of parkland</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E4a5.665e" id="acre__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4933"> <span class="x" original="E4a5.665f" id="acre__21">a three-acre wood</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-12a8" id="acre__22" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acre" title="acre definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4033" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-12a7" id="acre__23"><span class="xh" id="acre__24">acre</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>across 1 preposition</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/across1&t=across1 preposition - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/across1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-41bf"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="across1__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkrɒs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acr/acros/across__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acr/acros/across__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="across1__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-41bc" geo="n_am" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="across1__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkrɔːs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acr/acros/across__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acr/acros/across__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="across1__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4945"><li class="sn-g" id="across1__12" original="E391.-56b6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4946"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="across1__13" original="E391.-56b5">from one side to the other side of something</span><span class="x-gs" id="across1__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4948"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4949" id="across1__15" original="E824.-7b05"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b04" id="across1__16">Sperm whales can travel across entire oceans. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.494b" id="across1__17" original="E824.-7b01"><span class="x" original="E824.-7b00" id="across1__18">In 1826 Thomas Telford had completed a suspension road bridge across the straits. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="across1__19" original="E391.-56b4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.494d"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-56b3" id="across1__20">on the other side of something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.494f" id="across1__21"><span class="x-g" id="across1__22" original="E824.-7afd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4950"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7afc" id="across1__23">The school is next to a dry cleaner, with residences directly across the street. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-56b2" id="across1__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4952"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-56b1" id="across1__25">on or over a part of the body</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4954" id="across1__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4955" id="across1__27" original="E824.-7afb"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7afa" id="across1__28">She has also noticed a red rash across her face recently. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4957" original="E391.-56b0" id="across1__29"><span class="num">4</span><span class="def" id="across1__30" original="E391.-56af">in every part of a place, group of people, etc.</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4959" id="across1__31" original="E391.-56ae"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/throughout" title="throughout definition"><span class="xr-g" id="across1__32" original="E391.-56ad" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.495a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.6e9c"><span class="xh" id="across1__33">throughout</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.495d" id="across1__34"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.495e" id="across1__35" original="E824.-7af7"> <span class="x" id="across1__36" original="E824.-7af6">The spending was on over 1 000 projects across the country.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="across1__37" original="E824.-7af5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4960"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7af4" id="across1__38">Olive oil remained a stable component of the diet across all age groups. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" id="across1__39" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-128d" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/across_1" title="across definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4139" id="across1__40" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-128c" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="across1__41">across</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>across 2 adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/across2&t=across2 adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/across2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="678" hm="2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4962" id="across2" original="E391.-56dd"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4963" id="across2__1" original="E391.-56dc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="across2__2" original="E391.-56db" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4964">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">across<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adverb</span></div><span class="pos-g" original="E391.-56d4" id="across2__4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4970"><span class="pos" original="E391.-56d3" id="across2__5">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fd9" type="h_full_" eid="across2__6" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-41b6" id="across2__7" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="across2__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkrɒs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acr/acros/across__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acr/acros/across__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-41b3" id="across2__9" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="across2__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkrɔːs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acr/acros/across__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acr/acros/across__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4972" id="across2__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4973" original="E391.-56ce" id="across2__12"> <span class="def" id="across2__13" original="E391.-56cd">from one side to the other side</span><span class="x-gs" id="across2__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4975"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4976" id="across2__15" original="E824.-7b14"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7b13" id="across2__16">Individual crystals do not exceed a few millimetres across.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7b12" id="across2__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4978"> <span class="x" id="across2__18" original="E824.-7b11">Only objects more than a few metres across hit the ground fast enough to produce an impact crater.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" original="E824.-7b10" id="across2__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.497a"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.497b" original="E824.-7b0f" id="across2__20" sk="acrossfrom"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.497c" id="across2__21"><span class="idm" original="E824.-7b0e" id="across2__22">across from somebody/something</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="across2__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.497e"><span class="sn-g" original="E824.-7b0d" id="across2__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.497f"> <span class="def" id="across2__25" original="E824.-7b0c">opposite somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" id="across2__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4981"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4982" id="across2__27" original="E824.-7b0b"> <span class="x" id="across2__28" original="E824.-7b0a">He sat across from his interviewee and listened to her story.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="un" id="across2__29" un="help">For the special uses of <span class="eb" id="across2__30" original="E391.-56d1">across</span> in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example, <span class="eb" id="across2__31" original="E391.-56d0">come across</span> is in the phrasal verb section at <span class="eb" id="across2__32" original="E391.-56cf">come</span>.</span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="across2__33" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-125e" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/across_1" title="across definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-125d" id="across2__34" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4139"><span class="xh" id="across2__35">across</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/across2&t=across2 adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/across2', null, true]);"></a>        <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/across2" target="_blank" class="twitter-btn" alt="tweet this entry" title="tweet this entry" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'twitter', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/across2', null, true]);"></a>    </div></div></div>                                </div>                                <div class="responsive_center" id="btmOthers">            <div id='ad_btmslot_a' class='am-default '>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_btmslot_a'); 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>act 1 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/act1&t=act1 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/act1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="act1__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-40d3" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act1__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/act__/act__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/act__/act__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="act1__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3e2b" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8b3" form="root" id="act1__17"><span class="vp" id="act1__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> act</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" careful="y" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8b5" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8" eid="act1__19"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8b6" id="act1__20"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act1__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/act__/act__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/act__/act__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="act1__22" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8b9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act1__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/act__/act__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/act__/act__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="act1__24" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8bc" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="act1__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> acts</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="act1__26" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8be" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8bf" id="act1__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act1__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ækts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/acts_/acts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/acts_/acts__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8c2" id="act1__29" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act1__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ækts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/acts_/acts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/acts_/acts__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8c5" form="past" id="act1__31"><span class="vp" id="act1__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> acted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="act1__33" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8c7" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8c8" id="act1__34" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act1__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/acted/acted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/acted/acted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="act1__36" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8cb"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act1__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/acted/acted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/acted/acted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="act1__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8ce"><span class="vp" id="act1__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> acted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8d0" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="act1__40"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8d1" id="act1__41" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act1__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/acted/acted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/acted/acted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8d4" id="act1__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act1__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/acted/acted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/acted/acted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="act1__45" form="prespart" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8d7"><span class="vp" id="act1__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> acting</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="act1__47" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8d9" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="act1__48" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8da"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act1__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actin/acting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actin/acting__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="u067e1faf2681b467.40369ba9.16187f97c7c.8dd" id="act1__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act1__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/actin/acting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/actin/acting__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49c5" id="act1__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49c6" id="act1__53" original="E391.-55d8"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="act1__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49c7"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-55d6" id="act1__55" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="act1__56" original="E391.-55d5">to do something for a particular purpose or in order to deal with a situation</span><span class="x-gs" id="act1__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49ca"><span class="x-g" id="act1__58" original="E826.-6f5c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49cb"> <span class="x" id="act1__59" original="E826.-6f5b">In this case, the employer could not be said to have acted reasonably.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49cd" original="E826.-6f5a" id="act1__60"> <span class="x" original="E826.-6f59" id="act1__61">She argued that she had been acting in self-defence.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-55d4" id="act1__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49cf"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49d0" id="act1__63"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="act1__64" original="E391.-55d2" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-55d1" id="act1__65">to behave in a particular way</span><span class="x-gs" id="act1__66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49d3"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-6f58" id="act1__67" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49d4"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-55d0" id="act1__68">+ adv.</span> <span class="x" original="E826.-6f57" id="act1__69">It is important that a company acts ethically.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E826.-6f56" id="act1__70" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49d7"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-55cf" id="act1__71"><span class="exp" id="act1__72">act</span> like somebody/something</span> <span class="x" original="E826.-6f55" id="act1__73">The current generates a magnetic field that causes the iron to act like a magnet.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49db" id="act1__74" original="E826.-6f54"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-55ce" id="act1__75"><span class="exp" id="act1__76">act</span> as if/though…</span> <span class="x" id="act1__77" original="E826.-6f53">As deaths from the disease soared, the president acted as though no national epidemic existed.</span></span></span> <span class="un" un="help" id="act1__78" original="E391.-55cd">In spoken English, people often use <span class="eb" original="E391.-55cc" id="act1__79">like</span> instead of <span class="eb" id="act1__80" original="E391.-55cb">as if</span> or <span class="eb" id="act1__81" original="E391.-55ca">as though</span> in this meaning. This is not correct in academic English. <span class="eb" id="act1__82" original="E826.-6f52">Like</span> can be used before a noun phrase (<span class="ei" id="act1__83" original="E826.-6f51">a magnet</span>) but not before a clause (<span class="ei" id="act1__84" original="E826.-6f50">no national epidemic existed</span>).</span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49e6" original="E391.-55bb" id="act1__85"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" id="act1__86" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49e7"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="act1__87" original="E391.-55b9" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="act1__88" original="E391.-55b7"><span class="exp" id="act1__89">act</span> as something</span> <span class="def" id="act1__90" original="E391.-55b8">to perform a particular role or function</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49ec" id="act1__91"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49ed" id="act1__92" original="E826.-6f4f"> <span class="x" original="E826.-6f4e" id="act1__93">The deep sea floor acts as a physical barrier to the sinking particles of organic matter.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49ef" id="act1__94" original="E826.-6f4d"> <span class="x" original="E826.-6f4c" id="act1__95">The growth of the Internet has acted as a catalyst for applied and other geographic research.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49f1" original="E391.-55b5" id="act1__96"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49f2" id="act1__97"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" original="E391.-55b3" id="act1__98">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-55b1" id="act1__99">to have a particular effect on something</span><span class="x-gs" id="act1__100" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49f5"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-6f4b" id="act1__101" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49f6"> <span class="x" original="E826.-6f4a" id="act1__102">No one process acting alone can explain all climatic change.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49f8" original="E826.-6f49" id="act1__103"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-55b2" id="act1__104"><span class="exp" id="act1__105">act</span> on something</span> <span class="x" original="E826.-6f48" id="act1__106">If this theory holds, the forces acting on the two plates should be different.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="pv-gs" original="E391.-55a3" id="act1__107" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49fc"><span class="heading">Phrasal Verbs</span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49fd" id="act1__108" original="E391.-55a2"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="act1__109" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.49fe"><h4 class="pv">act for/on behalf of somebody</h4><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="act1__111" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a00"><span class="sn-g" id="act1__112" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a01"> <span class="def" original="E391.-55a0" id="act1__113">to be employed to deal with somebody's affairs for them, for example by representing them in court</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a03" id="act1__114"><span class="x-g" id="act1__115" original="E826.-6f45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a04"> <span class="x" original="E826.-6f44" id="act1__116">An export agent acts on behalf of the seller, undertaking to sell on a commission basis in a particular market.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a06" id="act1__117" original="E391.-559f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="act1__118" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a07"><h4 class="pv">act on/upon something</h4><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a09" id="act1__120"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a0a" id="act1__121"> <span class="def" original="E391.-559d" id="act1__122">to take action as a result of advice, information, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" id="act1__123" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a0c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a0d" original="E826.-6f43" id="act1__124"> <span class="x" original="E826.-6f42" id="act1__125">The Queen acts solely on the advice of her ministers.</span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="act1__126" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1202" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/act_1" title="act definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="act1__127" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1201" resource="oald" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4204"><span class="xh" id="act1__128">act</span></span></a> <span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>act 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/act2&t=act2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/act2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="act2__11" original="E391.-564c" careful="y" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a1a" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-40d0" id="act2__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act2__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/act__/act__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/act__/act__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-40cd" id="act2__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="act2__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ækt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/act__/act__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/act__/act__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="act2__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a22"><li class="sn-g" id="act2__17" original="E391.-5647" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a23"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-5644" id="act2__18">a thing that somebody does</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a25" id="act2__19"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-7222" id="act2__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a26"> <span class="x" id="act2__21" original="E826.-7221">People will disagree on what constitutes a violent act.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a28" id="act2__22" original="E826.-7220"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-5643" id="act2__23"><span class="exp" id="act2__24">act</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="act2__25" original="E826.-721f">Acts of personal kindness, even to strangers, are quite common.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a2c" original="E826.-721e" id="act2__26"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/speech-act" title="speech act definition"><span class="xr-g" id="act2__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a2d" original="E826.-721d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.-4613"><span class="xh" id="act2__28">speech act</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a2f" type="coll" original="E826.-7210" id="act2__29"> <span class="shcut" id="act2__30">adjective + act</span><span class="sn-gu" id="act2__31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a31"><span class="coll-gs" id="act2__32" original="E826.-720e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a32"><span class="coll-g" id="act2__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a33"><span class="coll" id="act2__34" original="E826.-720d">very</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a35" id="act2__35" original="E826.-720c"><span class="coll-g" id="act2__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a36"><span class="coll" id="act2__37" original="E826.-720b">final</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="act2__38" original="E826.-720a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a38"><span class="coll-g" id="act2__39" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a39"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7209" id="act2__40">aggressive</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="act2__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a3b"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7208" id="act2__42">violent</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a3d" id="act2__43" original="E826.-7207"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a3e" id="act2__44"><span class="coll" id="act2__45" original="E826.-7206">unlawful</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="act2__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a40"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7205" id="act2__47">wrongful</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="act2__48" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a42"><span class="coll" original="E826.-7204" id="act2__49">criminal</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a44" id="act2__50"><span class="coll" id="act2__51" original="E826.-7203">illegal</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-7202" id="act2__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a46"><span class="coll-g" id="act2__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a47"><span class="coll" id="act2__54" original="E826.-7201">negligent</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="act2__55" original="E826.-7200" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a4a" id="act2__56"><span class="coll" original="E826.-71ff" id="act2__57">terrorist</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-71fe" id="act2__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a4d" id="act2__59"><span class="coll" original="E826.-71fd" id="act2__60">sexual</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a4f" original="E826.-71fc" id="act2__61"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-71fb" id="act2__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a50"> <span class="x" original="E826.-71fa" id="act2__63">The very act of reading draws the reader into the creative process.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a52" original="E826.-71f9" id="act2__64"> <span class="x" original="E826.-71f8" id="act2__65">This was Nero's final act of violence against his own family.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a54" original="E826.-71f7" id="act2__66"> <span class="x" original="E826.-71f6" id="act2__67">The unlawful act of the employee may be attributed to the employer.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E826.-71f3" id="act2__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a56" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="act2__69">act of + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="act2__70" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a58"><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-71f1" id="act2__71" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a59"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a5a" id="act2__72"><span class="coll" id="act2__73" original="E826.-71f0">defiance</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="act2__74" original="E826.-71ef" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a5c"><span class="coll-g" id="act2__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a5d"><span class="coll" id="act2__76" original="E826.-71ee">kindness</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a5f" original="E826.-71ed" id="act2__77"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a60" id="act2__78"><span class="coll" id="act2__79" original="E826.-71ec">aggression</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="act2__80" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a62"><span class="coll" id="act2__81" original="E826.-71eb">violence</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="act2__82" original="E826.-71ea" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a64"><span class="coll-g" id="act2__83" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a65"><span class="coll" original="E826.-71e9" id="act2__84">terrorism</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a67" id="act2__85" original="E826.-71e8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a68" id="act2__86" original="E826.-71e7"> <span class="x" original="E826.-71e6" id="act2__87">This movement of the military was viewed as an act of aggression.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a6a" type="coll" id="act2__88" original="E826.-71e3"> <span class="shcut" id="act2__89">verb + act</span><span class="sn-gu" id="act2__90" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a6c"><span class="coll-gs" id="act2__91" original="E826.-71e1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a6d"><span class="coll-g" id="act2__92" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a6e"><span class="coll" id="act2__93" original="E826.-71e0">commit</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-71df" id="act2__94" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a70"><span class="coll-g" id="act2__95" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a71"><span class="coll" id="act2__96" original="E826.-71de">perform</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E826.-71dd" id="act2__97" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a74" id="act2__98"><span class="coll" id="act2__99" original="E826.-71dc">constitute</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E826.-71db" id="act2__100" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a77" id="act2__101" original="E826.-71da"> <span class="x" original="E826.-71d9" id="act2__102">Choosing to commit irrational acts goes against our nature.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a79" id="act2__103" original="E391.-5641"><span class="num">2</span><span class="v-gs" id="act2__104" type="alt" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a7a"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" id="act2__105" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a7b"><span class="v"><strong>Act</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="act2__107" original="E391.-563e">a law that has been made by a parliament</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a7e" id="act2__108"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-721b" id="act2__109" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a7f"> <span class="x" id="act2__110" original="E826.-721a">Jamaica adopted a slave act in 1696 that closely followed the Barbados legislation of 1688.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="act2__111" original="E826.-7219" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a81"> <span class="x" id="act2__112" original="E826.-7218">the Banking Act 2009</span></span><span class="x-g" id="act2__113" original="E826.-7217" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a83"> <span class="x" id="act2__114" original="E826.-7216">On 1 May 1807 the bill became an Act of Parliament.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a85" id="act2__115" original="E391.-562a"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a86" original="E391.-5629" id="act2__116" sk="actofgod"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="act2__117" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a87"><span class="idm" id="act2__118" original="E391.-5628">act of God</span><span class="label-g" id="act2__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a89"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" id="act2__120" subj="law">law</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a8b" id="act2__121"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a8c" id="act2__122"> <span class="def" id="act2__123" original="E391.-5625">an event caused by natural forces beyond human control, such as a storm, a flood or an <span class="ndv" id="act2__124">earthquake</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a8f" id="act2__125"><span class="x-g" original="E826.-7215" id="act2__126" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4a90"> <span class="x" original="E826.-7214" id="act2__127">When building codes are ignored and a building collapses, this is not an act of God but of criminal negligence.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-11a1" id="act2__128" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/act_1" title="act definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="act2__129" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-11a0" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4204"><span class="xh" id="act2__130">act</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div 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href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_1"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="action__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4fe3" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-581c" id="action__12" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="action__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actio/action__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actio/action__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5819" id="action__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="action__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈækʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/actio/action__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/actio/action__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="action__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aa3"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aa4" original="E391.-553c" id="action__17"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aa5" id="action__18"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-553a" id="action__19">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="action__20" original="E391.-5539">the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aa8" id="action__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aa9" id="action__22" original="E842.-7cb3"> <span class="x" original="E842.-7cb2" id="action__23">There is a need to take urgent action to cut emissions of CO₂.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="action__24" original="E842.-7cb1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aab"> <span class="x" id="action__25" original="E842.-7cb0">Deciding on a course of action too quickly may result in a poor decision.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-5538" id="action__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aad" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/collective-action" title="collective action definition"><span class="xr-g" id="action__27" original="E843.5d98" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aae" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-5765"><span class="xh" id="action__28">collective action</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/direct-action" title="direct action definition"><span class="xr-g" id="action__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab0" original="E391.-5537" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3bab"><span class="xh" id="action__30">direct action</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab2" id="action__31" original="E842.-7c95"> <span class="shcut" id="action__32">adjective + action</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab4" id="action__33"><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c94" id="action__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab6" id="action__35"><span class="coll" id="action__36" original="E842.-7c93">appropriate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab8" id="action__37" original="E842.-7c92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ab9" id="action__38"><span class="coll" id="action__39" original="E842.-7c91">immediate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4abb" original="E842.-7c90" id="action__40"><span class="coll-g" id="action__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4abc"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c8f" id="action__42">collective</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="action__43" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4abe"><span class="coll" id="action__44" original="E842.-7c8e">joint</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac0" original="E842.-7c8d" id="action__45"><span class="coll-g" id="action__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac1"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c8c" id="action__47">individual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac3" id="action__48" original="E842.-7c8b"><span class="coll-g" id="action__49" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac4"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c8a" id="action__50">corrective</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="action__51" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac6"><span class="coll" id="action__52" original="E842.-7c89">remedial</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac8" id="action__53" original="E842.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" id="action__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ac9"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c87" id="action__55">rational</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4acb" id="action__56" original="E842.-7c86"><span class="coll-g" id="action__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4acc"><span class="coll" id="action__58" original="E842.-7c85">human</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ace" original="E842.-7c84" id="action__59"><span class="coll-g" id="action__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4acf"><span class="coll" id="action__61" original="E842.-7c83">voluntary</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c82" id="action__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad2" id="action__63"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c81" id="action__64">political</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c80" id="action__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad5" id="action__66"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c7f" id="action__67">social</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="action__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ad8" id="action__69" original="E842.-7c7d"> <span class="x" original="E842.-7c7c" id="action__70">These measures are designed to ensure that appropriate action is taken.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ada" original="E842.-7c7b" id="action__71"> <span class="x" id="action__72" original="E842.-7c7a">The authors suggest that in these three areas urgent remedial action is required.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E842.-7c77" id="action__73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4adc" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="action__74">adjective + action</span><span class="sn-gu" id="action__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ade"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4adf" original="E842.-7c75" id="action__76"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae0" id="action__77"><span class="coll" id="action__78" original="E842.-7c74">decisive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__79" original="E842.-7c73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae2"><span class="coll-g" id="action__80" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae3"><span class="coll" id="action__81" original="E842.-7c72">concerted</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae5" id="action__82"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c71" id="action__83">coordinated</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae7" id="action__84" original="E842.-7c70"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ae8" id="action__85" original="E842.-7c6f"> <span class="x" original="E842.-7c6e" id="action__86">The problem can be overcome only by concerted action.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aea" original="E842.-7c6b" id="action__87"> <span class="shcut" id="action__88">verb + action</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aec" id="action__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aed" id="action__90" original="E842.-7c69"><span class="coll-g" id="action__91" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4aee"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c68" id="action__92">take</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af0" id="action__93" original="E842.-7c67"><span class="coll-g" id="action__94" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af1"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c66" id="action__95">require</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__96" original="E842.-7c65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af3"><span class="coll-g" id="action__97" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af4"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c64" id="action__98">facilitate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af6" id="action__99" original="E842.-7c63"><span class="coll-g" id="action__100" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af7"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c62" id="action__101">constrain</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E842.-7c61" id="action__102" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4af9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4afa" id="action__103" original="E842.-7c60"> <span class="x" id="action__104" original="E842.-7c5f">Problems such as climate change require effective action at a global level.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4afc" original="E842.-7c5e" id="action__105"> <span class="x" id="action__106" original="E842.-7c5d">Technology can be deliberately used to facilitate or constrain human action.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4afe" id="action__107" original="E842.-7c2e"> <span class="shcut" id="action__108">noun of + action</span><span class="sn-gu" id="action__109" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b00"><span class="coll-gs" id="action__110" original="E842.-7c2c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b01"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b02" id="action__111"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c2b" id="action__112">course</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__113" original="E842.-7c2a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b04"><span class="coll-g" id="action__114" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b05"><span class="coll" id="action__115" original="E842.-7c29">plan</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b07" original="E842.-7c28" id="action__116"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b08" id="action__117"><span class="coll" id="action__118" original="E842.-7c27">mode</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c26" id="action__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b0a"><span class="coll-g" id="action__120" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b0b"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c25" id="action__121">mechanism</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b0d" id="action__122" original="E842.-7c24"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b0e" id="action__123"><span class="coll" id="action__124" original="E842.-7c23">freedom</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="action__125" original="E842.-7c22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b10"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b11" id="action__126" original="E842.-7c21"> <span class="x" original="E842.-7c20" id="action__127">Identify a plan of action that is specific, practical and likely to succeed.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E842.-7c1f" id="action__128" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b13"> <span class="x" id="action__129" original="E842.-7c1e">This mode of action is referred to as parallel processing.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="action__130" original="E842.-7c1b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b15" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="action__131">action + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="action__132" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b17"><span class="coll-gs" id="action__133" original="E842.-7c19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b19" id="action__134"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c18" id="action__135">plan</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b1b" id="action__136" original="E842.-7c17"><span class="x-g" id="action__137" original="E842.-7c16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b1c"> <span class="x" original="E842.-7c15" id="action__138">Participants identified an action plan and agreed on a timetable for the next six months.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b1e" id="action__139" original="E391.-5533"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b1f" id="action__140"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-5531" id="action__141">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="action__142" original="E391.-5530">a thing that somebody does</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b22" id="action__143"><span class="x-g" id="action__144" original="E842.-7caf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b23"> <span class="x" original="E842.-7cae" id="action__145">The actions taken were reasonable in the circumstances.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="action__146" original="E842.-7cad" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b25"> <span class="x" original="E842.-7cac" id="action__147">He claimed his actions were motivated by fears about his baby son's future.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" original="E842.-7c95" id="action__148" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b27"> <span class="shcut" id="action__149">adjective + action</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b29" id="action__150"><span class="coll-gs" id="action__151" original="E842.-7c94" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b2a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b2b" id="action__152"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c93" id="action__153">appropriate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__154" original="E842.-7c92" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b2d"><span class="coll-g" id="action__155" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b2e"><span class="coll" id="action__156" original="E842.-7c91">immediate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b30" original="E842.-7c90" id="action__157"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b31" id="action__158"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c8f" id="action__159">collective</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b33" id="action__160"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c8e" id="action__161">joint</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__162" original="E842.-7c8d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b35"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b36" id="action__163"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c8c" id="action__164">individual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c8b" id="action__165" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b39" id="action__166"><span class="coll" id="action__167" original="E842.-7c8a">corrective</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="action__168" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b3b"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c89" id="action__169">remedial</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b3d" id="action__170" original="E842.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b3e" id="action__171"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c87" id="action__172">rational</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b40" original="E842.-7c86" id="action__173"><span class="coll-g" id="action__174" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b41"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c85" id="action__175">human</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b43" id="action__176" original="E842.-7c84"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b44" id="action__177"><span class="coll" id="action__178" original="E842.-7c83">voluntary</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b46" original="E842.-7c82" id="action__179"><span class="coll-g" id="action__180" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b47"><span class="coll" id="action__181" original="E842.-7c81">political</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b49" id="action__182" original="E842.-7c80"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b4a" id="action__183"><span class="coll" id="action__184" original="E842.-7c7f">social</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="action__185" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b4c"><span class="x-g" original="E842.-7c79" id="action__186" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b4d"> <span class="x" original="E842.-7c78" id="action__187">Human actions are different from natural processes.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b4f" original="E842.-7c5c" id="action__188"> <span class="shcut" id="action__189">verb + action</span><span class="sn-gu" id="action__190" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b51"><span class="coll-gs" id="action__191" original="E842.-7c5a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b52"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b53" id="action__192"><span class="coll" id="action__193" original="E842.-7c59">undertake</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b55" id="action__194"><span class="coll" id="action__195" original="E842.-7c58">take</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="action__196" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b57"><span class="coll" id="action__197" original="E842.-7c57">perform</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b59" id="action__198" original="E842.-7c56"><span class="coll-g" id="action__199" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b5a"><span class="coll" id="action__200" original="E842.-7c55">guide</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__201" original="E842.-7c54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b5c"><span class="coll-g" id="action__202" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b5d"><span class="coll" id="action__203" original="E842.-7c53">shape</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b5f" id="action__204"><span class="coll" id="action__205" original="E842.-7c52">govern</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__206" original="E842.-7c51" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b61"><span class="coll-g" id="action__207" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b62"><span class="coll" id="action__208" original="E842.-7c50">justify</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="action__209" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b64"><span class="coll" id="action__210" original="E842.-7c4f">defend</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b66" original="E842.-7c4e" id="action__211"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b67" id="action__212"><span class="coll" id="action__213" original="E842.-7c4d">motivate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__214" original="E842.-7c4c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b69"><span class="coll-g" id="action__215" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b6a"><span class="coll" id="action__216" original="E842.-7c4b">coordinate</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b6c" id="action__217" original="E842.-7c4a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b6d" id="action__218" original="E842.-7c49"> <span class="x" id="action__219" original="E842.-7c48">Although voluntary in nature, prosocial actions may be performed for a variety of reasons.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E842.-7c47" id="action__220" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b6f"> <span class="x" id="action__221" original="E842.-7c46">Nations increasingly seek to justify their actions in human rights terms.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-552f" id="action__222" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b71"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b72" id="action__223"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-552d" id="action__224">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="u" id="action__225" original="E391.-552c">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="action__226" original="E842.-7cab"><span class="exp" id="action__227">action</span> (for something) (against somebody)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-552b" id="action__228">a legal process to stop a person or company from doing something, or to make them pay for a mistake, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" id="action__229" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b79" id="action__230" original="E842.-7caa"> <span class="x" original="E842.-7ca9" id="action__231">Mrs Donoghue brought an action for damages against the manufacturer.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b7b" id="action__232" original="E842.-7ca8"> <span class="x" id="action__233" original="E842.-7ca7">The company threatened to take legal action against anyone not buying a proper ticket.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="action__234" original="E842.-7c45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b7d" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="action__235">verb + action</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b7f" id="action__236"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b80" id="action__237" original="E842.-7c43"><span class="coll-g" id="action__238" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b81"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c42" id="action__239">bring</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b83" id="action__240"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c41" id="action__241">initiate</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b85" id="action__242"><span class="coll" id="action__243" original="E842.-7c40">commence</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b87" original="E842.-7c3f" id="action__244"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b88" id="action__245"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c3e" id="action__246">take</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b8a" original="E842.-7c3d" id="action__247"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b8b" original="E842.-7c3c" id="action__248"> <span class="x" id="action__249" original="E842.-7c3b">The company initiated an action against its former director.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b8d" original="E391.-552a" id="action__250"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" id="action__251" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b8e"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-5528" id="action__252">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-5527" id="action__253">fighting in a battle or war</span><span class="x-gs" id="action__254" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b91"><span class="x-g" original="E842.-7ca6" id="action__255" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b92"> <span class="x" original="E842.-7ca5" id="action__256">British troops supported the US military action.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b94" original="E391.-551e" id="action__257"><span class="num">5</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b95" id="action__258"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="action__259" original="E391.-551c">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-551a" id="action__260">the effect that one substance or chemical has on another</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b98" id="action__261"><span class="x-g" id="action__262" original="E842.-7ca4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b99"> <span class="cf" id="action__263" original="E492.44e3"><span class="exp" id="action__264">action</span> (of something)</span> <span class="x" original="E842.-7ca3" id="action__265">These medications act by inhibiting the action of the enzyme.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E842.-7ca1" id="action__266" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4b9d"> <span class="cf" original="E842.-7ca2" id="action__267"><span class="exp" id="action__268">action</span> (of something) on something</span> <span class="x" original="E842.-7ca0" id="action__269">The onset of anaesthesia is rapid due to its action on the nerve roots.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="action__270" original="E842.-7c3a" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba1"> <span class="shcut" id="action__271">verb + action</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba3" id="action__272"><span class="coll-gs" id="action__273" original="E842.-7c38" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba5" id="action__274"><span class="coll" id="action__275" original="E842.-7c37">block</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="action__276" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba7"><span class="coll" original="E842.-7c36" id="action__277">inhibit</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ba9" id="action__278" original="E842.-7c35"><span class="coll-g" id="action__279" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4baa"><span class="coll" id="action__280" original="E842.-7c34">mimic</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bac" original="E842.-7c33" id="action__281"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bad" id="action__282" original="E842.-7c32"> <span class="x" id="action__283" original="E842.-7c31">The drug blocks the action of histamine on parietal cells in the stomach.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4baf" id="action__284" original="E391.-5509"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" sk="inaction" id="action__285" original="E391.-5503" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb1" id="action__286"><span class="idm" id="action__287" original="E391.-5502">in action</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb3" id="action__288"><span class="sn-g" id="action__289" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb4"> <span class="def" original="E391.-5501" id="action__290">if somebody/something is <span class="dh" id="action__291" original="E391.-5500">in action</span>, they are doing the activity or work that is typical for them</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb7" id="action__292"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bb8" id="action__293" original="E842.-7c9f"> <span class="x" id="action__294" original="E842.-7c9e">The figures on Greek vases are portrayed in action.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="idm-g" sk="intoaction" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bba" original="E391.-54ff" id="action__295"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="action__296" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bbb"><span class="idm" id="action__297" original="E391.-54fe">into action</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="action__298" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bbd"><span class="sn-g" id="action__299" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bbe"> <span class="def" id="action__300" original="E391.-54fd">if you put an idea or a plan <span class="dh" original="E391.-54fc" id="action__301">into action</span>, you start making it happen or work</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bc1" id="action__302"><span class="x-g" original="E842.-7c9b" id="action__303" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4bc2"> <span class="x" original="E842.-7c9a" id="action__304">The alternative strategy is less effective but easier to put into action.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4786" id="action__305" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="action__306"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4788" original="E842.-7c98" id="action__307"><span class="shcut" original="E842.-7c97" id="action__308">adjective + action</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.478a" id="action__309" original="E842.-7c96"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.478b" id="action__310" original="E842.-7c94"><span class="coll-g" id="action__311" original="E842.-7c93" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.478c"><span class="coll" id="action__312">appropriate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.478e" id="action__313" original="E842.-7c92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.478f" original="E842.-7c91" id="action__314"><span class="coll" id="action__315">immediate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4791" original="E842.-7c90" id="action__316"><span class="coll-g" id="action__317" original="E842.-7c8f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4792"><span class="coll" id="action__318">collective</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4794" original="E842.-7c8e" id="action__319"><span class="coll" id="action__320">joint</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4796" id="action__321" original="E842.-7c8d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4797" id="action__322" original="E842.-7c8c"><span class="coll" id="action__323">individual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c8b" id="action__324" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4799"><span class="coll-g" id="action__325" original="E842.-7c8a" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.479a"><span class="coll" id="action__326">corrective</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.479c" original="E842.-7c89" id="action__327"><span class="coll" id="action__328">remedial</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.479e" id="action__329" original="E842.-7c88"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.479f" original="E842.-7c87" id="action__330"><span class="coll" id="action__331">rational</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a1" original="E842.-7c86" id="action__332"><span class="coll-g" original="E842.-7c85" id="action__333" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a2"><span class="coll" id="action__334">human</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a4" original="E842.-7c84" id="action__335"><span class="coll-g" original="E842.-7c83" id="action__336" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a5"><span class="coll" id="action__337">voluntary</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a7" original="E842.-7c82" id="action__338"><span class="coll-g" original="E842.-7c81" id="action__339" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47a8"><span class="coll" id="action__340">political</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__341" original="E842.-7c80" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ab" id="action__342" original="E842.-7c7f"><span class="coll" id="action__343">social</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E842.-7c7e" id="action__344" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ad"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ae" id="action__345" original="E842.-7c7d"><span class="x" original="E842.-7c7c" id="action__346">These measures are designed to ensure that appropriate action is taken.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b0" id="action__347" original="E842.-7c7b"><span class="x" id="action__348" original="E842.-7c7a">The authors suggest that in these three areas urgent remedial action is required.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b2" original="E842.-7c79" id="action__349"><span class="x" id="action__350" original="E842.-7c78">Human actions are different from natural processes.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b4" original="E842.-7c77" id="action__351"><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c75" id="action__352" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b5"><span class="coll-g" id="action__353" original="E842.-7c74" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b6"><span class="coll" id="action__354">decisive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b8" id="action__355" original="E842.-7c73"><span class="coll-g" id="action__356" original="E842.-7c72" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47b9"><span class="coll" id="action__357">concerted</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47bb" id="action__358" original="E842.-7c71"><span class="coll" id="action__359">coordinated</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47bd" original="E842.-7c70" id="action__360"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47be" original="E842.-7c6f" id="action__361"><span class="x" id="action__362" original="E842.-7c6e">The problem can be overcome only by concerted action.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c0" id="action__363" original="E842.-7c6d"><span class="shcut" id="action__364" original="E842.-7c6c">verb + action</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c2" id="action__365" original="E842.-7c6b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c3" id="action__366" original="E842.-7c69"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c4" original="E842.-7c68" id="action__367"><span class="coll" id="action__368">take</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c6" original="E842.-7c67" id="action__369"><span class="coll-g" id="action__370" original="E842.-7c66" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c7"><span class="coll" id="action__371">require</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c65" id="action__372" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47c9"><span class="coll-g" id="action__373" original="E842.-7c64" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ca"><span class="coll" id="action__374">facilitate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__375" original="E842.-7c63" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47cc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47cd" id="action__376" original="E842.-7c62"><span class="coll" id="action__377">constrain</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="action__378" original="E842.-7c61" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47cf"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d0" original="E842.-7c60" id="action__379"><span class="x" id="action__380" original="E842.-7c5f">Problems such as climate change require effective action at a global level.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d2" id="action__381" original="E842.-7c5e"><span class="x" id="action__382" original="E842.-7c5d">Technology can be deliberately used to facilitate or constrain human action.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="action__383" original="E842.-7c5c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d4"><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c5a" id="action__384" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d5"><span class="coll-g" original="E842.-7c59" id="action__385" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d6"><span class="coll" id="action__386">undertake</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E842.-7c58" id="action__387" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47d8"><span class="coll" id="action__388">take</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E842.-7c57" id="action__389" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47da"><span class="coll" id="action__390">perform</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__391" original="E842.-7c56" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47dc"><span class="coll-g" original="E842.-7c55" id="action__392" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47dd"><span class="coll" id="action__393">guide</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c54" id="action__394" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47df"><span class="coll-g" original="E842.-7c53" id="action__395" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e0"><span class="coll" id="action__396">shape</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e2" original="E842.-7c52" id="action__397"><span class="coll" id="action__398">govern</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__399" original="E842.-7c51" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e4"><span class="coll-g" original="E842.-7c50" id="action__400" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e5"><span class="coll" id="action__401">justify</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e7" original="E842.-7c4f" id="action__402"><span class="coll" id="action__403">defend</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__404" original="E842.-7c4e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47e9"><span class="coll-g" id="action__405" original="E842.-7c4d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ea"><span class="coll" id="action__406">motivate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ec" id="action__407" original="E842.-7c4c"><span class="coll-g" id="action__408" original="E842.-7c4b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ed"><span class="coll" id="action__409">coordinate</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ef" original="E842.-7c4a" id="action__410"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f0" original="E842.-7c49" id="action__411"><span class="x" id="action__412" original="E842.-7c48">Although voluntary in nature, prosocial actions may be performed for a variety of reasons.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f2" id="action__413" original="E842.-7c47"><span class="x" id="action__414" original="E842.-7c46">Nations increasingly seek to justify their actions in human rights terms.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E842.-7c45" id="action__415" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f5" original="E842.-7c43" id="action__416"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f6" id="action__417" original="E842.-7c42"><span class="coll" id="action__418">bring</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47f8" id="action__419" original="E842.-7c41"><span class="coll" id="action__420">initiate</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47fa" id="action__421" original="E842.-7c40"><span class="coll" id="action__422">commence</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47fc" id="action__423" original="E842.-7c3f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47fd" id="action__424" original="E842.-7c3e"><span class="coll" id="action__425">take</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.47ff" original="E842.-7c3d" id="action__426"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4800" id="action__427" original="E842.-7c3c"><span class="x" id="action__428" original="E842.-7c3b">The company initiated an action against its former director.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4802" original="E842.-7c3a" id="action__429"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4803" id="action__430" original="E842.-7c38"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4804" original="E842.-7c37" id="action__431"><span class="coll" id="action__432">block</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4806" original="E842.-7c36" id="action__433"><span class="coll" id="action__434">inhibit</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c35" id="action__435" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4808"><span class="coll-g" original="E842.-7c34" id="action__436" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4809"><span class="coll" id="action__437">mimic</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.480b" id="action__438" original="E842.-7c33"><span class="x-g" id="action__439" original="E842.-7c32" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.480c"><span class="x" original="E842.-7c31" id="action__440">The drug blocks the action of histamine on parietal cells in the stomach.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.480e" id="action__441" original="E842.-7c30"><span class="shcut" id="action__442" original="E842.-7c2f">noun of + action</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4810" id="action__443" original="E842.-7c2e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4811" original="E842.-7c2c" id="action__444"><span class="coll-g" original="E842.-7c2b" id="action__445" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4812"><span class="coll" id="action__446">course</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4814" id="action__447" original="E842.-7c2a"><span class="coll-g" id="action__448" original="E842.-7c29" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4815"><span class="coll" id="action__449">plan</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__450" original="E842.-7c28" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4817"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4818" original="E842.-7c27" id="action__451"><span class="coll" id="action__452">mode</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="action__453" original="E842.-7c26" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.481a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.481b" id="action__454" original="E842.-7c25"><span class="coll" id="action__455">mechanism</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c24" id="action__456" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.481d"><span class="coll-g" id="action__457" original="E842.-7c23" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.481e"><span class="coll" id="action__458">freedom</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E842.-7c22" id="action__459" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4820"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4821" id="action__460" original="E842.-7c21"><span class="x" original="E842.-7c20" id="action__461">Identify a plan of action that is specific, practical and likely to succeed.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4823" id="action__462" original="E842.-7c1f"><span class="x" id="action__463" original="E842.-7c1e">This mode of action is referred to as parallel processing.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="action__464" original="E842.-7c1d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4825"><span class="shcut" original="E842.-7c1c" id="action__465">action + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4827" id="action__466" original="E842.-7c1b"><span class="coll-gs" original="E842.-7c19" id="action__467" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4828"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4829" id="action__468" original="E842.-7c18"><span class="coll" id="action__469">plan</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="action__470" original="E842.-7c17" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.482b"><span class="x-g" original="E842.-7c16" id="action__471" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.482c"><span class="x" original="E842.-7c15" id="action__472">Participants identified an action plan and agreed on a timetable for the next six months.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="action__473" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-111c" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/action_1" title="action definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-111b" resource="oald" id="action__474" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.43d3"><span class="xh" id="action__475">action</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/action&t=action noun - Definition, pictures, 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>activate verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/activate&t=activate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/activate', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3e8d" id="activate__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="activate__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3dfd" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="activate__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74c3"><span class="vp" id="activate__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> activate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="activate__19" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74c5" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74c6" id="activate__20"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74c9" id="activate__22" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="activate__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74cc"><span class="vp" id="activate__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> activates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74ce" type="verbs_full_" eid="activate__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="activate__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74cf"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="activate__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74d2"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="activate__31" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74d5"><span class="vp" id="activate__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> activated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="activate__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74d7" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74d8" id="activate__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74db" id="activate__36" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="activate__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74de" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="activate__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> activated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="activate__40" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74e0" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="activate__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74e1" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="activate__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74e4" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74e7" id="activate__45"><span class="vp" id="activate__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> activating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="activate__47" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74e9" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74ea" id="activate__48" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="activate__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.74ed" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activate__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪveɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c00" id="activate__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c01" original="E391.-53ea" id="activate__53"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-53e9" id="activate__54"><span class="exp" id="activate__55">activate</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="activate__56" original="E391.-53e8">to make something such as a device or chemical process start working</span><span class="x-gs" id="activate__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c05"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c06" original="E842.-77c6" id="activate__58"> <span class="x" original="E842.-77c5" id="activate__59">Double-click the bar to activate the menu.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E842.-77c4" id="activate__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c08"> <span class="x" original="E842.-77c3" id="activate__61">The gene is activated by a specific protein.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-fb6" id="activate__62"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/activate" title="activate definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.45c6" id="activate__63" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>activation noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/activation&t=activation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/activation', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3e3c"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activation__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæktɪˈveɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activation__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3e39" id="activation__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activation__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span 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other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c1b" id="activation__15"><span class="sn-g" id="activation__16" original="E842.-77ae" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c1c"> <span class="def" original="E842.-77ad" id="activation__17">the fact or process of making something such as a device or chemical process start working</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c1e" id="activation__18"><span class="x-g" id="activation__19" original="E842.-77ac" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c1f"> <span class="x" id="activation__20" original="E842.-77ab">The activation of several target genes results in two major effects.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c21" id="activation__21" original="E492.45eb"> <span class="x" id="activation__22" original="E492.45ec">to trigger/inhibit/block the activation of 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href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.4ff8" eid="active1__6" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="active1__7" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-57b0" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="active1__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/active__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/active__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-57ad" id="active1__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="active1__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/active__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/active__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="active1__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c2f"><li class="sn-g" id="active1__12" original="E391.-53cf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c30"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-53ce" id="active1__13">involved in something; making a determined effort and not leaving something to happen by itself</span><span class="x-gs" id="active1__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c33" original="E828.-7cfe" id="active1__15"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7cfd" id="active1__16">Popular demand for more active political participation is expected to grow.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c35" id="active1__17" original="E828.-7cfc"> <span class="x" id="active1__18" original="E828.-7cfb">Children play an active role in growing up and are in constant negotiation with their parents.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="active1__19" original="E828.-7cf9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c37"> <span class="cf" original="E828.-7cfa" id="active1__20"><span class="exp" id="active1__21">active</span> in something</span> <span class="x" original="E828.-7cf8" id="active1__22">Women became active in workhouse reform throughout this period.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c3b" original="E391.-53d4" id="active1__23"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="active1__24" original="E391.-53d3">always busy doing things, especially physical activities</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c3d" id="active1__25"><span class="x-g" original="E828.-7cf5" id="active1__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c3e"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7cf4" id="active1__27">He used to be physically active and involved in several different sports.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="active1__28" original="E828.-7cf3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c40"> <span class="x" id="active1__29" original="E828.-7cf2">Before our modern age, people had a more physical and active lifestyle.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="active1__30" original="E391.-53d2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c42"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/inactive" title="inactive definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c43" original="E391.-53d1" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-491c" id="active1__31"><span class="xh" id="active1__32">inactive</span></span></a></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c46" id="active1__33" original="E391.-53cd"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" id="active1__34" original="E391.-53cc">doing something regularly</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c48" id="active1__35"><span class="x-g" id="active1__36" original="E828.-7cf1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c49"> <span class="x" original="E828.-7cf0" id="active1__37">The analysis was restricted to sexually active people.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c4b" original="E828.-7cef" id="active1__38"> <span class="x" id="active1__39" original="E828.-7cee">When students are active members of the community, a sense of responsibility is fostered.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c4d" id="active1__40" original="E828.-7ced"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" id="active1__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c4e"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="active1__42" original="E828.-7ceb" gram="nbn">not before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="dis-g" id="active1__43" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c50"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="active1__44" original="E828.-7cea">of an animal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E828.-7ce9" id="active1__45">doing its usual activity at a particular place or time</span><span class="x-gs" id="active1__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c53"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c54" id="active1__47" original="E828.-7ce8"> <span class="x" id="active1__48" original="E828.-7ce7">Mountain-dwelling beetles are only active during the summer months.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-53c3" id="active1__49" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c56"><span class="num">5</span><span class="def" original="E391.-53c2" id="active1__50">having a chemical or biological effect on something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c58" id="active1__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c59" id="active1__52" original="E828.-7ce6"> <span class="x" id="active1__53" original="E828.-7ce5">Morphine is the major active ingredient of opium.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="active1__54" original="E391.-53c1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c5b" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/inactive" title="inactive definition"><span class="xr-g" id="active1__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c5c" original="E391.-53c0" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-491c"><span class="xh" id="active1__56">inactive</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c5f" id="active1__57" original="E828.-7ce1"><span class="num">6</span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c60" id="active1__58"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" subj="earthsci" id="active1__59">earth sciences</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="dis-g" id="active1__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c62"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="active1__61" original="E828.-7cde">of a volcano</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="active1__62" original="E828.-7cdd">that is <span class="ndv" id="active1__63">erupting</span> or has <span class="ndv" id="active1__64">erupted</span> in historical times</span><span class="x-gs" id="active1__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c67"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c68" id="active1__66" original="E828.-7cd8"> <span class="x" id="active1__67" original="E828.-7cd7">There are about 90 active volcanoes in South East Asia.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c6a" id="active1__68" original="E492.46a8"> <span class="x" original="E492.46a9" id="active1__69">a volcanically active region</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c6c" id="active1__70" original="E828.-7cd6" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/dormant" title="dormant definition"><span class="xr-g" id="active1__71" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c6d" original="E828.-7cd5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-6d4"><span class="xh" id="active1__72">dormant</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/extinct" title="extinct (3) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-6886" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c6f" original="E828.-7cd3" id="active1__73"><span class="xh" id="active1__74">extinct</span> <span class="xs" id="active1__75"><span class="wrap">(</span>3<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c72" original="E828.-7cd2" id="active1__76"><span class="num">7</span><span class="label-g" id="active1__77" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c73"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" id="active1__78" subj="earthsci">earth sciences</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="dis-g" id="active1__79" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c75"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="active1__80" original="E828.-7ccf">of part of the earth's <span class="ndv" id="active1__81">crust</span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E828.-7ccc" id="active1__82">that is moving or likely to move</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c79" id="active1__83"><span class="x-g" id="active1__84" original="E828.-7ccb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c7a"> <span class="x" id="active1__85" original="E828.-7cca">All of the Caribbean islands are strewn along the same active plate boundary.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c7c" original="E492.46aa" id="active1__86"> <span class="x" id="active1__87" original="E492.46ab">This island region is one of the most tectonically active in the world.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_2' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_2'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c7e" original="E391.-53be" id="active1__88"><span class="num">8</span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c7f" id="active1__89"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" subj="gram" id="active1__90">grammar</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-53bd" id="active1__91">connected with a verb whose subject is the person or thing that performs the action</span><span class="x-gs" id="active1__92" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c82"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c83" original="E828.-7cc7" id="active1__93"> <span class="x" id="active1__94" original="E828.-7cc6">In ‘Table 3 shows the results’, the verb is active.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c85" id="active1__95" original="E391.-53bc" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/passive1" title="passive1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-6894" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c86" original="E391.-53bb" id="active1__96"><span class="xh" id="active1__97">passive</span><span class="xhm" id="active1__98">1</span></span></a></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-f7f" id="active1__99"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/active_1" title="active definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4600" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-f7e" id="active1__100"><span class="xh" id="active1__101">active</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/active1&t=active1 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>active 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/active2&t=active2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/active2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-57aa"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="active2__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/active__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/active__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="active2__9" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-57a7" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="active2__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span 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class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c99" id="active2__14"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-53a8" id="active2__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c9a"> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c9b" id="active2__16"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-53a4" id="active2__17" gram="sing">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="active2__18" original="E391.-53a3">the form of a verb in which the subject is the person or thing that performs the action</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c9e" id="active2__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4c9f" id="active2__20" original="E465.62c0"> <span class="cf" id="active2__21" original="E465.62bf">in the <span class="exp" id="active2__22">active</span></span> <span class="x" original="E465.62c1" id="active2__23">In ‘She drove the car’, ‘she’ is the subject and the verb ‘drove’ is in the active.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E391.-53a2" id="active2__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ca3"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/passive2" title="passive2 definition"><span class="xr-g" id="active2__25" original="E391.-53a1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ca4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-686e"><span class="xh" id="active2__26">passive</span><span class="xhm" id="active2__27">2</span></span></a></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="active2__28" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-f14" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/active_1" title="active definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>actively adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actively&t=actively adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actively', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="sn-gs" id="actively__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cb3"><li class="sn-g" original="E842.-76d8" id="actively__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cb4"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E842.-76d7" id="actively__13">by taking action in order to do something, not just allowing it to happen</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cb6" id="actively__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cb7" id="actively__15" original="E842.-76d6"> <span class="x" original="E842.-76d5" id="actively__16">Establishment of new salt marshes is being actively encouraged by flooding coastal meadows.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cb9" id="actively__17" original="E842.-76d4"> <span class="x" id="actively__18" original="E842.-76d3">In Paul's letters we find accounts of women actively engaged in church ministry.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cbb" id="actively__19" original="E842.-76d2"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="actively__20" original="E842.-76d1">in a way that has a chemical or biological effect on something</span><span class="x-gs" id="actively__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cbd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cbe" original="E842.-76d0" id="actively__22"> <span class="x" original="E842.-76cf" id="actively__23">There may be other molecules that either assist or actively participate in the chemical reaction.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" id="actively__24" original="E842.-76ce" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc0"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E842.-76cd" id="actively__25">actually doing something at the present time</span><span class="x-gs" id="actively__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc2"><span class="x-g" original="E842.-76cc" id="actively__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc3"> <span class="x" original="E842.-76cb" id="actively__28">When they are actively growing, crops are among the most efficient primary producers.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-ef6" id="actively__29"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/actively" title="actively definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="actively__30" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-ef5" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>activist noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/activist&t=activist noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/activist', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="452" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc5" original="E391.-5376" id="activist"><div class="h-g" original="E391.-5375" id="activist__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cc7" id="activist__2" original="E391.-5374">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">activist</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="activist__7" original="E391.-536c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cd2"><span class="pos" id="activist__8" original="E391.-536b">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="activist__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.500d" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="activist__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3d67" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activist__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪvɪst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activist__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activist__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3d64" id="activist__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activist__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪvɪst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activist__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activist__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="activist__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cd4"><span class="sn-g" id="activist__15" original="E391.-536a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cd5"> <span class="def" original="E391.-5369" id="activist__16">a person who works to achieve political or social change, especially as a member of an organization with particular aims</span><span class="x-gs" id="activist__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cd7"><span class="x-g" id="activist__18" original="E833.-2c94" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cd8"> <span class="x" id="activist__19" original="E833.-2c93">The Attorney General was a former human rights activist.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="activist__20" original="E845.-75fd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cda"> <span class="cf" id="activist__21" original="E428.-58bd">+ noun</span> <span class="x" original="E845.-75fc" id="activist__22">Activist groups are organizing using technologies such as the Internet, email and social networking sites.</span></span></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cdd" id="activist__23"><span class="dr-g" id="activist__24" original="E391.-5368" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cde"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="activist__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cdf"><span class="dr" id="activist__26" original="E391.-5367">activism</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ce7" original="E391.-5363" id="activist__27"><span class="pos" id="activist__28" original="E391.-5362">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.500e" type="dr_full_" eid="activist__29" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3d6d" id="activist__30"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activist__31"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪvɪzəm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activism__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activism__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="activist__32" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3d6a"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activist__33"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktɪvɪzəm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activism__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activism__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="activist__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ce9"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="activist__35" original="E391.-5360" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="activist__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ceb"><span class="x-g" id="activist__37" original="E833.-2c90" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cec"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c8f" id="activist__38">The project aims to inspire students to greater civic engagement and political activism. </span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-ed1" id="activist__39" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>activity noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/activity&t=activity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/activity', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1130" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cee" accessBand="free" id="activity" original="E391.-535f"><ol class="h-g" id="activity__1" original="E391.-535e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cef"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-535d" id="activity__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cf0">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">activity</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cfb" original="E391.-5355" id="activity__7"><span class="pos" id="activity__8" original="E391.-5354">noun</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="activity__9" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.501b" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="activity__10" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5744"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activity__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ækˈtɪvəti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/activ/activity__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activity__gb_4.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="activity__12" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5741" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="activity__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ækˈtɪvəti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/activ/activity__us_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/activ/activity__us_4.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4cfd" id="activity__14" original="E391.-5353"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="if-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d00" form="pl" id="activity__15"><span class="prefix">plural</span> <span class="if" id="activity__16" original="E391.-534f">activities</span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="activity__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d02"><li class="sn-g" id="activity__18" original="E391.-534e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d03"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="activity__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d04"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-534c" id="activity__20">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-534b" id="activity__21">things that are happening or being done</span><span class="x-gs" id="activity__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d07"><span class="x-g" id="activity__23" original="E842.-75dd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d08"> <span class="x" original="E842.-75dc" id="activity__24">There have been growing concerns about the impact of business activity on the environment.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="activity__25" original="E842.-75db" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d0a"> <span class="x" id="activity__26" original="E842.-75da">Human activity in and near volcanoes spans the archaeological record.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d0c" id="activity__27" original="E846.-7dad"> <span class="shcut" id="activity__28">adjective + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" id="activity__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d0e"><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7dac" id="activity__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d10" id="activity__31"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7dab" id="activity__32">economic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d12" original="E846.-7daa" id="activity__33"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d13" id="activity__34"><span class="coll" id="activity__35" original="E846.-7da9">entrepreneurial</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7da8" id="activity__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d15"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d16"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7da7" id="activity__38">innovative</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__39" original="E846.-7da6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d18"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d19" id="activity__40"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7da5" id="activity__41">promotional</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__42" original="E846.-7da4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d1b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d1c" id="activity__43"><span class="coll" id="activity__44" original="E846.-7da3">political</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__45" original="E846.-7da2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d1e"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d1f"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7da1" id="activity__47">human</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d21" id="activity__48" original="E846.-7da0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d22" id="activity__49"><span class="coll" id="activity__50" original="E846.-7d9f">daily</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d24" id="activity__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d25" original="E846.-7d9d" id="activity__52"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7d9c" id="activity__53">Trade might stimulate economic activity and have benefits for sustainable development.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="activity__54" original="E846.-7d9b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d27"> <span class="x" id="activity__55" original="E846.-7d9a">The intensity of entrepreneurial activity is dependent on multiple factors.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="activity__56" original="E846.-7d87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d29" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="activity__57">verb + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" id="activity__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d2b"><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__59" original="E640.-714d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d2c"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d2d"><span class="coll" original="E640.-714c" id="activity__61">pursue</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__62" original="E846.-7d86" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d2f"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d30"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d84" id="activity__64">engage in</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d32" id="activity__65"><span class="coll" id="activity__66" original="E846.-7d83">participate in</span></span></span></span> <span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d34" id="activity__67"><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d7d" id="activity__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d35"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__69" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d36"><span class="coll" id="activity__70" original="E846.-7d7c">undertake</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d38" id="activity__71"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d7b" id="activity__72">perform</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d3a" original="E846.-7d7a" id="activity__73"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d3b"><span class="coll" id="activity__75" original="E846.-7d79">coordinate</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d3d" id="activity__76"><span class="coll" id="activity__77" original="E846.-7d78">organize</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="activity__78" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d3f"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7d76" id="activity__79" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d40"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7d75" id="activity__80">We define labour as any activity performed by people that contributes to production.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d42" id="activity__81" original="E846.-7d74"> <span class="x" id="activity__82" original="E846.-7d73">There is an attempt by direct action movements to coordinate activity globally.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d44" type="coll" id="activity__83" original="E846.-7d71"> <span class="shcut" id="activity__84">verb + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d46" id="activity__85"><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d70" id="activity__86" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d47"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d48"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d6f" id="activity__88">regulate</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="activity__89" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d4a"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d6e" id="activity__90">control</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__91" original="E846.-7d6d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d4c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d4d" id="activity__92"><span class="coll" id="activity__93" original="E846.-7d6c">monitor</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d6b" id="activity__94" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d4f"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__95" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d50"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d6a" id="activity__96">stimulate</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d52" id="activity__97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d53" id="activity__98" original="E846.-7d68"> <span class="x" id="activity__99" original="E846.-7d67">In this sort of regime, groups of workers are substantially left to regulate their own activity.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E842.-75d9" id="activity__100" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d55"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d56" id="activity__101"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E842.-75d7" id="activity__102" gram="c">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E842.-75d6" id="activity__103" gram="usupl">usually plural</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="activity__104" original="E842.-75d5">a thing that a person or group does or has done, usually in order to achieve a particular aim</span><span class="x-gs" id="activity__105" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d5a"><span class="x-g" original="E842.-75d4" id="activity__106" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d5b"> <span class="x" original="E842.-75d3" id="activity__107">The trading companies diversified their activities.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E842.-75d2" id="activity__108" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d5d"> <span class="x" id="activity__109" original="E842.-75d1">The patient will be asked how these symptoms have impacted on their daily activities.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E842.-75d0" id="activity__110" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d5f"> <span class="x" original="E842.-75cf" id="activity__111">Fishing became the main economic activity in place of cereal-growing.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d61" type="coll" original="E846.-7dad" id="activity__112"> <span class="shcut" id="activity__113">adjective + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" id="activity__114" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d63"><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7dac" id="activity__115" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d65" id="activity__116"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7dab" id="activity__117">economic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d67" original="E846.-7daa" id="activity__118"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d68"><span class="coll" id="activity__120" original="E846.-7da9">entrepreneurial</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d6a" original="E846.-7da8" id="activity__121"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d6b" id="activity__122"><span class="coll" id="activity__123" original="E846.-7da7">innovative</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d6d" original="E846.-7da6" id="activity__124"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__125" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d6e"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7da5" id="activity__126">promotional</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d70" original="E846.-7da4" id="activity__127"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d71" id="activity__128"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7da3" id="activity__129">political</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d73" id="activity__130" original="E846.-7da2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d74" id="activity__131"><span class="coll" id="activity__132" original="E846.-7da1">human</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d76" original="E846.-7da0" id="activity__133"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__134" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d77"><span class="coll" id="activity__135" original="E846.-7d9f">daily</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="activity__136" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d79"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d7a" id="activity__137" original="E685.-2785"> <span class="x" original="E685.-2784" id="activity__138">Other models highlight the importance of innovative activities.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E846.-7d87" id="activity__139" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d7c"> <span class="shcut" id="activity__140">verb + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" id="activity__141" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d7e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d7f" id="activity__142" original="E640.-714d"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__143" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d80"><span class="coll" id="activity__144" original="E640.-714c">pursue</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__145" original="E846.-7d86" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d82"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__146" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d83"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d84" id="activity__147">engage in</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d85" id="activity__148"><span class="coll" id="activity__149" original="E846.-7d83">participate in</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="activity__150" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d87"><span class="x-g" id="activity__151" original="E846.-7d81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d88"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7d80" id="activity__152">The percentage who engaged in political activities was very low.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d8a" type="coll" original="E846.-7d7e" id="activity__153"> <span class="shcut" id="activity__154">verb + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d8c" id="activity__155"><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__156" original="E846.-7d7d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d8d"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__157" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d8e"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d7c" id="activity__158">undertake</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="activity__159" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d90"><span class="coll" id="activity__160" original="E846.-7d7b">perform</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d7a" id="activity__161" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d92"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d93" id="activity__162"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d79" id="activity__163">coordinate</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d95" id="activity__164"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d78" id="activity__165">organize</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="activity__166" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d97"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d98" id="activity__167" original="E685.-2781"> <span class="x" id="activity__168" original="E685.-2780">Companies undertake marketing activities in order to elicit some kind of response from buyers.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E846.-7d71" id="activity__169" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d9a" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="activity__170">verb + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" id="activity__171" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d9c"><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__172" original="E846.-7d70" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d9d"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__173" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4d9e"><span class="coll" id="activity__174" original="E846.-7d6f">regulate</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="activity__175" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da0"><span class="coll" id="activity__176" original="E846.-7d6e">control</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d6d" id="activity__177" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da3" id="activity__178"><span class="coll" id="activity__179" original="E846.-7d6c">monitor</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d6b" id="activity__180" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da5"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__181" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da6"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d6a" id="activity__182">stimulate</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="activity__183" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4da9" id="activity__184" original="E685.-277f"> <span class="x" id="activity__185" original="E685.-277e">Watchdog agencies were created to monitor the activities of companies in terms of their potentially damaging effects upon the environment.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dab" original="E842.-75ce" id="activity__186"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dac" id="activity__187"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E842.-75cc" id="activity__188" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="activity__189" original="E842.-75cb">physical action or movement; the state of being active</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4daf" id="activity__190"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db0" id="activity__191" original="E842.-75ca"> <span class="x" original="E842.-75c9" id="activity__192">The patient participated in very little physical activity over the previous week.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E842.-75c8" id="activity__193" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db2"> <span class="x" id="activity__194" original="E842.-75c7">To record this activity, the birds were kept in an octagonal cage with radial perches.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E842.-75c6" id="activity__195" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db4"> <span class="x" original="E842.-75c5" id="activity__196">Electrical brain activity was first recorded in 1875.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db6" id="activity__197" original="E846.-7d99"> <span class="shcut" id="activity__198">adjective + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" id="activity__199" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db8"><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__200" original="E846.-7d97" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4db9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dba" id="activity__201"><span class="coll" id="activity__202" original="E846.-7d96">physical</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d95" id="activity__203" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dbc"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__204" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dbd"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d94" id="activity__205">sexual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__206" original="E846.-7d93" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dbf"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__207" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc0"><span class="coll" id="activity__208" original="E846.-7d92">biological</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc2" original="E846.-7d91" id="activity__209"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__210" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc3"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d90" id="activity__211">neural</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc5" original="E846.-7d8f" id="activity__212"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc6" id="activity__213"><span class="coll" id="activity__214" original="E846.-7d8e">volcanic</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc8" original="E846.-7d8d" id="activity__215"><span class="x-g" id="activity__216" original="E846.-7d8c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dc9"> <span class="x" id="activity__217" original="E846.-7d8b">The only current volcanic activity along this zone is within Africa.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="activity__218" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dcb"> <span class="shcut" id="activity__219">verb + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" id="activity__220" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dcd"><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d86" id="activity__221" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dcf" id="activity__222"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d84" id="activity__223">engage in</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="activity__224" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd1"><span class="coll" id="activity__225" original="E846.-7d83">participate in</span></span></span></span> <span class="sn-gu" id="activity__226" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd3"><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d70" id="activity__227" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd5" id="activity__228"><span class="coll" id="activity__229" original="E846.-7d6f">regulate</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="activity__230" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd7"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d6e" id="activity__231">control</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d6d" id="activity__232" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dd9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dda" id="activity__233"><span class="coll" id="activity__234" original="E846.-7d6c">monitor</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d6b" id="activity__235" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ddc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ddd" id="activity__236"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d6a" id="activity__237">stimulate</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ddf" id="activity__238"><span class="x-g" original="E685.-277d" id="activity__239" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de0"> <span class="x" original="E685.-277c" id="activity__240">Heat treatment is also used to stimulate muscle activity.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de2" id="activity__241" original="E846.-7d66"> <span class="shcut" id="activity__242">verb + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de4" id="activity__243"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de5" original="E846.-7d64" id="activity__244"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__245" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de6"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7d63" id="activity__246">inhibit</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4de8" id="activity__247"><span class="coll" id="activity__248" original="E846.-7d62">block</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dea" original="E846.-7d61" id="activity__249"><span class="x-g" id="activity__250" original="E846.-7d60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4deb"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7d5f" id="activity__251">These drugs inhibit osteoclast activity.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ded" id="activity__252" original="E391.-5347"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dee" id="activity__253"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-5345" id="activity__254" gram="c">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="activity__255" original="E391.-5344" gram="usupl">usually plural</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="activity__256" original="E391.-5343">a thing that you do for interest or pleasure</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df2" id="activity__257"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df3" original="E842.-75c4" id="activity__258"> <span class="x" id="activity__259" original="E842.-75c3">The number and type of leisure activities pursued by audiences have increased.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df5" original="E846.-7d87" id="activity__260"> <span class="shcut" id="activity__261">verb + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df7" id="activity__262"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df8" id="activity__263" original="E640.-714d"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__264" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4df9"><span class="coll" original="E640.-714c" id="activity__265">pursue</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dfb" id="activity__266" original="E846.-7d86"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__267" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dfc"><span class="coll" id="activity__268" original="E846.-7d84">engage in</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4dfe" id="activity__269"><span class="coll" id="activity__270" original="E846.-7d83">participate in</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e00" id="activity__271"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e01" original="E685.-2783" id="activity__272"> <span class="x" original="E685.-2782" id="activity__273">In the Netherlands, 46% of people participate in sports activities at an organized or non-organized level.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="collocs_all" id="activity__274" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.482e"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="activity__275"><span class="shcut-g" id="activity__276" original="E846.-7db0" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4830"><span class="shcut" id="activity__277" original="E846.-7daf">adjective + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4832" id="activity__278" original="E846.-7dae"><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__279" original="E846.-7dac" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4833"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4834" id="activity__280" original="E846.-7dab"><span class="coll" id="activity__281">economic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4836" original="E846.-7daa" id="activity__282"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4837" id="activity__283" original="E846.-7da9"><span class="coll" id="activity__284">entrepreneurial</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7da8" id="activity__285" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4839"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.483a" id="activity__286" original="E846.-7da7"><span class="coll" id="activity__287">innovative</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.483c" original="E846.-7da6" id="activity__288"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.483d" id="activity__289" original="E846.-7da5"><span class="coll" id="activity__290">promotional</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.483f" id="activity__291" original="E846.-7da4"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7da3" id="activity__292" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4840"><span class="coll" id="activity__293">political</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4842" original="E846.-7da2" id="activity__294"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7da1" id="activity__295" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4843"><span class="coll" id="activity__296">human</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4845" id="activity__297" original="E846.-7da0"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7d9f" id="activity__298" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4846"><span class="coll" id="activity__299">daily</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4848" original="E846.-7d9e" id="activity__300"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4849" id="activity__301" original="E846.-7d9d"><span class="x" original="E846.-7d9c" id="activity__302">Trade might stimulate economic activity and have benefits for sustainable development.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.484b" id="activity__303" original="E846.-7d9b"><span class="x" original="E846.-7d9a" id="activity__304">The intensity of entrepreneurial activity is dependent on multiple factors.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="activity__305" original="E685.-2785" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.484d"><span class="x" original="E685.-2784" id="activity__306">Other models highlight the importance of innovative activities.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="activity__307" original="E846.-7d99" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.484f"><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__308" original="E846.-7d97" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4850"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4851" original="E846.-7d96" id="activity__309"><span class="coll" id="activity__310">physical</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4853" id="activity__311" original="E846.-7d95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4854" original="E846.-7d94" id="activity__312"><span class="coll" id="activity__313">sexual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4856" original="E846.-7d93" id="activity__314"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__315" original="E846.-7d92" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4857"><span class="coll" id="activity__316">biological</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__317" original="E846.-7d91" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4859"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7d90" id="activity__318" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.485a"><span class="coll" id="activity__319">neural</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.485c" original="E846.-7d8f" id="activity__320"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__321" original="E846.-7d8e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.485d"><span class="coll" id="activity__322">volcanic</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E846.-7d8d" id="activity__323" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.485f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4860" id="activity__324" original="E846.-7d8c"><span class="x" id="activity__325" original="E846.-7d8b">The only current volcanic activity along this zone is within Africa.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4862" id="activity__326" original="E846.-7d8a"><span class="shcut" original="E846.-7d89" id="activity__327">verb + activity</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4864" id="activity__328" original="E846.-7d88"><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__329" original="E640.-714d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4865"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__330" original="E640.-714c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4866"><span class="coll" id="activity__331">pursue</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="activity__332" original="E846.-7d86" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4868"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__333" original="E846.-7d84" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4869"><span class="coll" id="activity__334">engage in</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.486b" original="E846.-7d83" id="activity__335"><span class="coll" id="activity__336">participate in</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.486d" original="E846.-7d82" id="activity__337"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7d81" id="activity__338" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.486e"><span class="x" original="E846.-7d80" id="activity__339">The percentage who engaged in political activities was very low.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4870" original="E685.-2783" id="activity__340"><span class="x" id="activity__341" original="E685.-2782">In the Netherlands, 46% of people participate in sports activities at an organized or non-organized level.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E846.-7d7f" id="activity__342" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4872"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4873" id="activity__343" original="E846.-7d7d"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7d7c" id="activity__344" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4874"><span class="coll" id="activity__345">undertake</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7d7b" id="activity__346" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4876"><span class="coll" id="activity__347">perform</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d7a" id="activity__348" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4878"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7d79" id="activity__349" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4879"><span class="coll" id="activity__350">coordinate</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="activity__351" original="E846.-7d78" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.487b"><span class="coll" id="activity__352">organize</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.487d" id="activity__353" original="E846.-7d77"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.487e" original="E685.-2781" id="activity__354"><span class="x" id="activity__355" original="E685.-2780">Companies undertake marketing activities in order to elicit some kind of response from buyers.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="activity__356" original="E846.-7d76" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4880"><span class="x" id="activity__357" original="E846.-7d75">We define labour as any activity performed by people that contributes to production.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4882" id="activity__358" original="E846.-7d74"><span class="x" id="activity__359" original="E846.-7d73">There is an attempt by direct action movements to coordinate activity globally.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E846.-7d72" id="activity__360" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4884"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4885" original="E846.-7d70" id="activity__361"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7d6f" id="activity__362" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4886"><span class="coll" id="activity__363">regulate</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4888" original="E846.-7d6e" id="activity__364"><span class="coll" id="activity__365">control</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d6d" id="activity__366" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.488a"><span class="coll-g" id="activity__367" original="E846.-7d6c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.488b"><span class="coll" id="activity__368">monitor</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d6b" id="activity__369" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.488d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.488e" original="E846.-7d6a" id="activity__370"><span class="coll" id="activity__371">stimulate</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4890" id="activity__372" original="E846.-7d69"><span class="x-g" id="activity__373" original="E846.-7d68" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4891"><span class="x" original="E846.-7d67" id="activity__374">In this sort of regime, groups of workers are substantially left to regulate their own activity.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4893" original="E685.-277f" id="activity__375"><span class="x" id="activity__376" original="E685.-277e">Watchdog agencies were created to monitor the activities of companies in terms of their potentially damaging effects upon the environment.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E685.-277d" id="activity__377" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4895"><span class="x" id="activity__378" original="E685.-277c">Heat treatment is also used to stimulate muscle activity.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="activity__379" original="E846.-7d66" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4897"><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7d64" id="activity__380" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4898"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4899" id="activity__381" original="E846.-7d63"><span class="coll" id="activity__382">inhibit</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7d62" id="activity__383" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.489b"><span class="coll" id="activity__384">block</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E846.-7d61" id="activity__385" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.489d"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7d60" id="activity__386" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.489e"><span class="x" original="E846.-7d5f" id="activity__387">These drugs inhibit osteoclast activity.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-e9e" id="activity__388" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/activity" title="activity definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="activity__389" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-e9d" resource="oald" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.46e2"><span class="xh" id="activity__390">activity</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>actor noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actor&t=actor noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actor', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="543" original="E391.-5342" id="actor" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e03"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e04" id="actor__1" original="E391.-5341"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e05" id="actor__2" original="E391.-5340">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">actor</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-5338" id="actor__7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e12"><span class="pos" id="actor__8" original="E391.-5337">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5022" eid="actor__9" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="actor__10" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-56e4"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="actor__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actor/actor__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actor/actor__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="actor__12" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-56e1" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="actor__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound 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process</span><span class="x-gs" id="actor__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e19"><span class="x-g" id="actor__20" original="E833.-2c8a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e1a"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c89" id="actor__21">The state is identified as the key actor in international politics.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e1c" original="E391.-5336" id="actor__22"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-5335" id="actor__23">a person who performs on the stage, on television or in films, especially as a profession</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e1e" id="actor__24"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c88" id="actor__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e1f"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c87" id="actor__26">The brothers are identical twins and so in the film both are played by a single actor.</span></span><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>actress noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actress&t=actress noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actress', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="actress__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktrəs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actre/actress__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actre/actress__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-568d" id="actress__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="actress__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæktrəs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/actre/actress__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/actre/actress__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="actress__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e32"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e33" id="actress__15" original="E391.-531a"> <span class="def" original="E391.-5319" id="actress__16">a woman who performs on the stage, on television or in films, especially as a profession</span> <span class="un" un="help" id="actress__17" original="E391.-5318">Many women now prefer to be called <span class="eb" id="actress__18" original="E391.-5317">actors</span>, although when the context is not clear, <span class="eb" original="E391.-5316" id="actress__19">an actor</span> is usually understood to refer to a man: </span><span class="x-gs" id="actress__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e38"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c84" id="actress__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e39"><span class="x" id="actress__22" original="E833.-2c83">Winning the Oscar revived the actress's career.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c82" id="actress__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e3b"> <span class="x" id="actress__24" original="E833.-2c81">There was a long search for an actress to play the part of Desdemona.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-d67" id="actress__25"><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>actual adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actual&t=actual adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actual', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="actual__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e4e"><li class="sn-g" id="actual__17" original="E391.-5307" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e4f"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="actual__18" original="E846.-768d">existing in fact; real</span><span class="x-gs" id="actual__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e51"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-768c" id="actual__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e52"> <span class="x" id="actual__21" original="E846.-768b">Comparing the budget with actual performance is the basic stage.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-768a" id="actual__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e54"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7689" 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class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actual__50" original="E846.-7671" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e70"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e71" id="actual__51"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7670" id="actual__52">cost</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e73" original="E846.-766f" id="actual__53"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e74" id="actual__54"><span class="coll" original="E846.-766e" id="actual__55">concentration</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e76" id="actual__56" original="E846.-766d"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-766c" id="actual__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e77"> <span class="x" id="actual__58" original="E846.-766b">In actual practice, the problems raised have directed a trend towards less controversial methods.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e79" id="actual__59" original="E846.-766a"> <span class="x" id="actual__60" original="E846.-7669">The actual atmospheric concentration of hydroxyl is very small and difficult to measure.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e7b" original="E391.-5305" id="actual__61"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="actual__62" original="E391.-5304">used to emphasize the most important part of something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e7d" id="actual__63"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7686" id="actual__64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e7e"> <span class="x" id="actual__65" original="E846.-7685">The actual content of the video games, for example, is far more significant than the fact that a child plays video games.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e80" original="E846.-7668" id="actual__66"> <span class="shcut" id="actual__67">actual + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e82" id="actual__68"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e83" id="actual__69" original="E846.-7666"><span class="coll-g" id="actual__70" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e84"><span class="coll" id="actual__71" original="E846.-7665">practice</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actual__72" original="E846.-7664" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e86"><span class="coll-g" id="actual__73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e87"><span class="coll" id="actual__74" original="E846.-7663">experience</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actual__75" original="E846.-7662" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e89"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e8a" id="actual__76"><span class="coll" id="actual__77" original="E846.-7661">content</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="actual__78" original="E846.-7660" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e8c"><span class="x-g" id="actual__79" original="E846.-765f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e8d"> <span class="x" original="E846.-765e" id="actual__80">While simple in concept, the actual practice of crossdating is complicated by differences in growth rates.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" id="actual__81" original="E646.-3d98" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4e8f" unbox="which_word"><span class="heading">Which Word?</span><span class="body" original="E646.-3d97" id="actual__82"><span class="h1" id="actual__83" original="E646.-3d96"><ul class="inline" original="E646.-3d95" id="actual__84"><li class="li" id="actual__85" original="E646.-3d94">actual</li> <li class="li" id="actual__86" original="E646.-3d93">current</li> <li class="li" id="actual__87" original="E646.-3d92">present</li> <li class="li" original="E4c1.2140" id="actual__88">actually</li> <li class="li" id="actual__89" original="E4c1.2141">currently</li> <li class="li" id="actual__90" original="E4c1.2142">presently</li> <li class="li" id="actual__91" original="E4c1.2143">at present</li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E646.-3d91" id="actual__92"><li class="li" id="actual__93" original="E646.-3d9d"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d90" id="actual__94">Actual</span> does not mean ‘current’ or ‘present’. It means ‘existing in fact; real’ and is often used in contrast with something that is not seen as real or exact:<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d02" id="actual__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6217" id="actual__96" original="E646.-3d8f"><span class="x" id="actual__97" original="E646.-3d8e">Respondents' actual behaviour may be at variance with their answers.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="actual__98" original="E646.-3d9b"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d8d" id="actual__99">Current</span> and <span class="eb" id="actual__100" original="E646.-3d8c">present</span> mean ‘existing or happening now’:<span class="x-gs" id="actual__101" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4d01"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d8b" id="actual__102" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6212"><span class="x" id="actual__103" original="E646.-3d8a">The current economic crisis is the result of many years of irresponsibility. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6210" original="E646.-3d89" id="actual__104"><span class="x" id="actual__105" original="E646.-3d88">A continuation of the present situation seems the most likely short-term outcome.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d9c" id="actual__106"><span class="eb" id="actual__107" original="E646.-3d87">Current</span> and <span class="eb" id="actual__108" original="E646.-3d86">present</span> are used in academic writing to mean ‘being considered now’:<span class="x-gs" id="actual__109" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cff"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d85" id="actual__110" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-620b"><span class="x" id="actual__111" original="E646.-3d84">the current/​present study</span></span></span><span class="eb" id="actual__112" original="E646.-3d83">Present</span> is used with a wider range of nouns:<span class="x-gs" id="actual__113" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cfe"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6208" original="E646.-3d82" id="actual__114"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d81" id="actual__115">the present article/​chapter/​paper/​review</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="actual__116" original="E646.-3d99"><span class="eb" id="actual__117" original="E646.-3d80">Current</span> also means ‘being used or accepted by many people at the present time’:<span class="x-gs" id="actual__118" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cfd"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-3d7f" id="actual__119" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-6204"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d7e" id="actual__120">a review of current practice</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-3d9a" id="actual__121"><span class="eb" original="E646.-3d7d" id="actual__122">Actually</span> does not mean ‘at the present time’. Use <span class="eb" id="actual__123" original="E646.-3d7c">currently</span>, <span class="eb" id="actual__124" original="E646.-3d7a">presently</span> or <span class="eb" original="E646.-3d7b" id="actual__125">at present</span> instead:<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cfc" id="actual__126"><span class="x-g" id="actual__127" original="E646.-3d79" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61fd"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d78" id="actual__128">Vaccination is currently recommended for persons over the age of 49.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61fb" id="actual__129" original="E646.-3d77"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d76" id="actual__130">At present, there is insufficient evidence to draw any definite conclusion.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61f9" original="E646.-3d75" id="actual__131"><span class="x" original="E646.-3d74" id="actual__132">Table 14.1 provides a summary of presently available treatment methods. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a0" id="actual__133" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="actual__134"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a2" id="actual__135" original="E846.-7683"><span class="shcut" id="actual__136" original="E846.-7682">actual + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E846.-7681" id="actual__137" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a5" id="actual__138" original="E846.-767f"><span class="coll-g" id="actual__139" original="E846.-767e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a6"><span class="coll" id="actual__140">practice</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actual__141" original="E846.-767d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a8"><span class="coll-g" id="actual__142" original="E846.-767c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48a9"><span class="coll" id="actual__143">fact</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actual__144" original="E846.-767b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ab"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ac" id="actual__145" original="E846.-767a"><span class="coll" id="actual__146">performance</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actual__147" original="E846.-7679" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ae"><span class="coll-g" id="actual__148" original="E846.-7678" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48af"><span class="coll" id="actual__149">event</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b1" id="actual__150" original="E846.-7677"><span class="coll-g" id="actual__151" original="E846.-7676" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b2"><span class="coll" id="actual__152">behaviour</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actual__153" original="E846.-7675" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b4"><span class="coll-g" id="actual__154" original="E846.-7674" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b5"><span class="coll" id="actual__155">situation</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b7" id="actual__156" original="E846.-7673"><span class="coll-g" id="actual__157" original="E846.-7672" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48b8"><span class="coll" id="actual__158">value</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ba" original="E846.-7671" id="actual__159"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7670" id="actual__160" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48bb"><span class="coll" id="actual__161">cost</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48bd" original="E846.-766f" id="actual__162"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-766e" id="actual__163" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48be"><span class="coll" id="actual__164">concentration</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c0" original="E846.-766d" id="actual__165"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c1" original="E846.-766c" id="actual__166"><span class="x" original="E846.-766b" id="actual__167">In actual practice, the problems raised have directed a trend towards less controversial methods.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c3" original="E846.-766a" id="actual__168"><span class="x" id="actual__169" original="E846.-7669">The actual atmospheric concentration of hydroxyl is very small and difficult to measure.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="actual__170" original="E846.-7668" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c6" original="E846.-7666" id="actual__171"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7665" id="actual__172" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c7"><span class="coll" id="actual__173">practice</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actual__174" original="E846.-7664" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48c9"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7663" id="actual__175" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ca"><span class="coll" id="actual__176">experience</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48cc" original="E846.-7662" id="actual__177"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7661" id="actual__178" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48cd"><span class="coll" id="actual__179">content</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48cf" id="actual__180" original="E846.-7660"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d0" original="E846.-765f" id="actual__181"><span class="x" id="actual__182" original="E846.-765e">While simple in concept, the actual practice of crossdating is complicated by differences in growth rates.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="actual__183" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-d47"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/actual" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>actuality noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actuality&t=actuality noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actuality', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3bf3"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="actuality__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæktʃuˈæləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/act/actua/actuality__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/act/actua/actuality__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3bf0" id="actuality__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="actuality__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæktʃuˈæləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/act/actua/actuality__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/act/actua/actuality__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ea3" id="actuality__14"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="actuality__15" original="E391.-52da" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ea5" id="actuality__16"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" id="actuality__17" original="E391.-52dd" reg="fml">formal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                        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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>actually adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actually&t=actually adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/actually', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ebb" id="actually__11"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-5293" id="actually__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ebc"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="actually__13" original="E391.-5292">used to emphasize a fact or the truth about a situation</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ebe" id="actually__14"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-75ef" id="actually__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ebf"> <span class="x" id="actually__16" original="E846.-75ee">False memories are convincing ‘memories’ of events that never actually happened.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-75ed" id="actually__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec1"> <span class="x" original="E846.-75ec" id="actually__18">It was not until the late 1970s that ozone depletion was actually observed by scientists at the British Antarctic Survey.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec3" type="coll" original="E846.-75e1" id="actually__19"> <span class="shcut" id="actually__20">actually + verb</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec5" id="actually__21"><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__22" original="E846.-75e0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec6"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec7"><span class="coll" original="E846.-75df" id="actually__24">happen</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="actually__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ec9"><span class="coll" original="E846.-75de" id="actually__26">occur</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ecb" original="E846.-75dd" id="actually__27"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ecc" id="actually__28"><span class="coll" id="actually__29" original="E846.-75dc">exist</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__30" original="E846.-75db" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ece"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ecf" id="actually__31"><span class="coll" original="E846.-75da" id="actually__32">mean</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-75d9" id="actually__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed1"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed2"><span class="coll" original="E846.-75d8" id="actually__35">do</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed4" original="E846.-75d7" id="actually__36"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed5"><span class="coll" id="actually__38" original="E846.-75d6">say</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed7" id="actually__39" original="E846.-75d5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ed8" id="actually__40"><span class="coll" original="E846.-75d4" id="actually__41">work</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eda" id="actually__42" original="E846.-75d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4edb" id="actually__43"><span class="coll" id="actually__44" original="E846.-75d2">decline</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="actually__45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4edd"><span class="coll" id="actually__46" original="E846.-75d1">fall</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__47" original="E846.-75d0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4edf"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee0" id="actually__48"><span class="coll" id="actually__49" original="E846.-75cf">observe</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee2" original="E846.-75ce" id="actually__50"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__51" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee3"><span class="coll" original="E846.-75cd" id="actually__52">perform</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee5" id="actually__53" original="E846.-75cc"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee6"><span class="coll" original="E846.-75cb" id="actually__55">benefit</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="actually__56" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee8"><span class="x-g" id="actually__57" original="E846.-75c9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ee9"> <span class="x" original="E846.-75c8" id="actually__58">It seems probable that such growth curves never actually occur in nature.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="actually__59" original="E846.-75c7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eeb"> <span class="x" id="actually__60" original="E846.-75c6">The courts have played a large role in determining what US legislation actually means.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eed" id="actually__61" original="E846.-75c2"> <span class="shcut" id="actually__62">actually + adjective</span><span class="sn-gu" id="actually__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eef"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef0" original="E846.-75c1" id="actually__64"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef1" id="actually__65"><span class="coll" id="actually__66" original="E846.-75c0">present</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef3" original="E846.-75bf" id="actually__67"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef4"><span class="coll" original="E846.-75be" id="actually__69">responsible</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__70" original="E846.-75bd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef7" id="actually__71"><span class="coll" id="actually__72" original="E846.-75bc">true</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ef9" id="actually__73"><span class="x-g" original="E685.fd2" id="actually__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4efa"> <span class="x" original="E685.fd3" id="actually__75">It is important to understand who is actually responsible for making a purchase decision.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4efc" id="actually__76" original="E391.-5291"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-5290" id="actually__77">used to show a contrast between what is true and what somebody believes, and to show surprise about this contrast</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4efe" id="actually__78"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4eff" original="E846.-75e9" id="actually__79"> <span class="x" original="E846.-75e8" id="actually__80">Funding per student had actually declined between 1985 and 1995.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f01" id="actually__81" original="E846.-75e7"> <span class="x" original="E846.-75e6" id="actually__82">The defendant drank some wine, believing it to have a lower alcohol content than it actually did.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="actually__83" original="E846.-75e1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f03" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="actually__84">actually + verb</span><span class="sn-gu" id="actually__85" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f05"><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-75e0" id="actually__86" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f06"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f07"><span class="coll" id="actually__88" original="E846.-75df">happen</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="actually__89" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f09"><span class="coll" id="actually__90" original="E846.-75de">occur</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-75dd" id="actually__91" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f0b"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__92" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f0c"><span class="coll" id="actually__93" original="E846.-75dc">exist</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f0e" id="actually__94" original="E846.-75db"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__95" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f0f"><span class="coll" original="E846.-75da" id="actually__96">mean</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__97" original="E846.-75d9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f11"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f12" id="actually__98"><span class="coll" id="actually__99" original="E846.-75d8">do</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__100" original="E846.-75d7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f14"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f15" id="actually__101"><span class="coll" id="actually__102" original="E846.-75d6">say</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__103" original="E846.-75d5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f17"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f18" id="actually__104"><span class="coll" id="actually__105" original="E846.-75d4">work</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f1a" id="actually__106" original="E846.-75d3"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f1b" id="actually__107"><span class="coll" original="E846.-75d2" id="actually__108">decline</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f1d" id="actually__109"><span class="coll" original="E846.-75d1" id="actually__110">fall</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__111" original="E846.-75d0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f1f"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__112" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f20"><span class="coll" id="actually__113" original="E846.-75cf">observe</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-75ce" id="actually__114" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f22"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__115" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f23"><span class="coll" id="actually__116" original="E846.-75cd">perform</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f25" original="E846.-75cc" id="actually__117"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f26" id="actually__118"><span class="coll" id="actually__119" original="E846.-75cb">benefit</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f28" id="actually__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f29" original="E685.fd0" id="actually__121"> <span class="x" id="actually__122" original="E685.fd1">The wages of computer specialists and engineers actually fell relative to high school graduates.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f2b" original="E846.-75c2" id="actually__123"> <span class="shcut" id="actually__124">actually + adjective</span><span class="sn-gu" id="actually__125" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f2d"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f2e" id="actually__126" original="E846.-75c1"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f2f" id="actually__127"><span class="coll" id="actually__128" original="E846.-75c0">present</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-75bf" id="actually__129" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f31"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f32" id="actually__130"><span class="coll" id="actually__131" original="E846.-75be">responsible</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__132" original="E846.-75bd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f35" id="actually__133"><span class="coll" id="actually__134" original="E846.-75bc">true</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f37" id="actually__135"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f38" id="actually__136" original="E846.-75ba"> <span class="x" original="E846.-75b9" id="actually__137">It is necessary to quantify how much lead is actually present in the sample.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d2" id="actually__138" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="actually__139"><span class="shcut-g" id="actually__140" original="E846.-75e4" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d4"><span class="shcut" id="actually__141" original="E846.-75e3">actually + verb</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d6" id="actually__142" original="E846.-75e2"><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-75e0" id="actually__143" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48d8" id="actually__144" original="E846.-75df"><span class="coll" id="actually__145">happen</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E846.-75de" id="actually__146" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48da"><span class="coll" id="actually__147">occur</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48dc" original="E846.-75dd" id="actually__148"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-75dc" id="actually__149" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48dd"><span class="coll" id="actually__150">exist</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48df" id="actually__151" original="E846.-75db"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e0" id="actually__152" original="E846.-75da"><span class="coll" id="actually__153">mean</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e2" id="actually__154" original="E846.-75d9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e3" id="actually__155" original="E846.-75d8"><span class="coll" id="actually__156">do</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e5" original="E846.-75d7" id="actually__157"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__158" original="E846.-75d6" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e6"><span class="coll" id="actually__159">say</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e8" original="E846.-75d5" id="actually__160"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48e9" id="actually__161" original="E846.-75d4"><span class="coll" id="actually__162">work</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__163" original="E846.-75d3" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48eb"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-75d2" id="actually__164" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ec"><span class="coll" id="actually__165">decline</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="actually__166" original="E846.-75d1" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48ee"><span class="coll" id="actually__167">fall</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__168" original="E846.-75d0" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f0"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__169" original="E846.-75cf" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f1"><span class="coll" id="actually__170">observe</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f3" original="E846.-75ce" id="actually__171"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f4" original="E846.-75cd" id="actually__172"><span class="coll" id="actually__173">perform</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__174" original="E846.-75cc" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f7" id="actually__175" original="E846.-75cb"><span class="coll" id="actually__176">benefit</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48f9" original="E846.-75ca" id="actually__177"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48fa" original="E846.-75c9" id="actually__178"><span class="x" original="E846.-75c8" id="actually__179">It seems probable that such growth curves never actually occur in nature.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48fc" id="actually__180" original="E846.-75c7"><span class="x" original="E846.-75c6" id="actually__181">The courts have played a large role in determining what US legislation actually means.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.48fe" original="E685.fd0" id="actually__182"><span class="x" id="actually__183" original="E685.fd1">The wages of computer specialists and engineers actually fell relative to high school graduates.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E846.-75c5" id="actually__184" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4900"><span class="shcut" original="E846.-75c4" id="actually__185">actually + adjective</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4902" original="E846.-75c3" id="actually__186"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4903" original="E846.-75c1" id="actually__187"><span class="coll-g" id="actually__188" original="E846.-75c0" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4904"><span class="coll" id="actually__189">present</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4906" original="E846.-75bf" id="actually__190"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4907" id="actually__191" original="E846.-75be"><span class="coll" id="actually__192">responsible</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="actually__193" original="E846.-75bd" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4909"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-75bc" id="actually__194" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.490a"><span class="coll" id="actually__195">true</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="actually__196" original="E846.-75bb" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.490c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.490d" original="E846.-75ba" id="actually__197"><span class="x" original="E846.-75b9" id="actually__198">It is necessary to quantify how much lead is actually present in the sample.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.490f" original="E685.fd2" id="actually__199"><span class="x" original="E685.fd3" id="actually__200">It is important to understand who is actually responsible for making a purchase decision.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-cd2" id="actually__201" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/actually" title="actually definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="actually__202" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acute adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acute&t=acute adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acute', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acute__12"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acu/acute/acute__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acu/acute/acute__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="acute__13" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3a20" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acute__14"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acu/acute/acute__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acu/acute/acute__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f4b" id="acute__15"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f4c" original="E391.-51dd" id="acute__16"><span class="num">1</span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f4d" id="acute__17"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="acute__18" original="E428.-58b5">of an illness</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="acute__19" original="E391.-51dc">that has quickly become severe and dangerous</span><span class="x-gs" id="acute__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f51" id="acute__21" original="E833.-2c7f"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c7e" id="acute__22">acute illness/infection/leukaemia</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c7d" id="acute__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f53"> <span class="x" id="acute__24" original="E833.-2c7c">The disease can be acute or chronic and episodes can be recurrent.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f55" original="E39f.-7a63" id="acute__25"> <span class="x" original="E39f.-7a62" id="acute__26">Those with chest pain should be given aspirin as for any patient with acute cardiac chest pain.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E391.-51da" id="acute__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f57"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/chronic" title="chronic definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f58" original="E391.-51d9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7fb5" id="acute__28"><span class="xh" id="acute__29">chronic</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="acute__30" original="E833.-2c80" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f5a"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="acute__31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f5b"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E833.-2c7a" id="acute__32" gram="ubn">usually before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="acute__33" original="E833.-2c79">designed for patients with an <span class="dh" id="acute__34" original="E833.-2c78">acute</span> form of a disease</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f5f" id="acute__35"><span class="x-g" id="acute__36" original="E833.-2c77" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f60"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c76" id="acute__37">The country's national patient safety goals focus on acute care.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f62" id="acute__38" original="E833.-2c75"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c74" id="acute__39">Acute hospitals should be places where people go when it is really necessary, not as a matter of routine.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-51df" id="acute__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f64"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" id="acute__41" original="E391.-51de">very serious or severe</span><span class="x-gs" id="acute__42" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f67" id="acute__43" original="E833.-2c73"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c72" id="acute__44">A rapid increase in students resulted in acute shortages of teachers and textbooks.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acute__45" original="E833.-2c71" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f69"> <span class="x" id="acute__46" original="E833.-2c70">Problems in the accuracy of government data can be particularly acute in less developed countries.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f6b" id="acute__47" original="E39f.-7a5f"> <span class="x" original="E39f.-7a5e" id="acute__48">This problem may well become more acute if there are to be fewer members of the House of Commons in future.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f6d" id="acute__49" original="E391.-51d7"><span class="num">4</span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f6e" id="acute__50"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="acute__51" original="E391.-51d6">of the senses</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="acute__52" original="E391.-51d5">very sensitive and well developed</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="acute__53" original="E391.-51d4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f71"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/keen" title="keen definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.2ad1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f72" original="E391.-51d3" id="acute__54"><span class="xh" id="acute__55">keen</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f75" id="acute__56"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f76" id="acute__57" original="E833.-2c6f"> <span class="x" id="acute__58" original="E833.-2c6e">His work reveals a writer with an acute ear for speech.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f78" original="E833.-2c6d" id="acute__59"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c6c" id="acute__60">The hunter's vision must be very acute.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="acute__61" original="E391.-51d1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f7a"><span class="num">5</span><span class="def" original="E391.-51d0" id="acute__62">having or showing intelligence and quick understanding of things</span><span class="x-gs" id="acute__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f7c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f7d" original="E833.-2c69" id="acute__64"> <span class="x" id="acute__65" original="E833.-2c68">The essay engages in some very acute linguistic analysis. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c67" id="acute__66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f7f"><span class="x" original="E833.-2c66" id="acute__67">The entries are concise, informative and often acute.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="acute__68" original="E391.-51cf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f81"><span class="num">6</span><span class="label-g" id="acute__69" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f82"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" id="acute__70" subj="geom">geometry</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f84" id="acute__71"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E391.-51cc" id="acute__72">of an angle</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-51cb" id="acute__73">less than 90°</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f87" id="acute__74"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f88" id="acute__75" original="E833.-2c65"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c64" id="acute__76">Material from comets usually approaches the Earth's surface at an acute angle.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-c3e" id="acute__77"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acute" title="acute definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4902" id="acute__78" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-c3d"><span class="xh" id="acute__79">acute</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>acutely adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acutely&t=acutely adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/acutely', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acutely__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːtli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/acu/acute/acutely__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/acu/acute/acutely__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-39ba" id="acutely__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="acutely__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈkjuːtli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/acu/acute/acutely__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/acu/acute/acutely__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="acutely__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f96"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-518f" id="acutely__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f97"><span class="num">1</span><span class="cf" id="acutely__13" original="E391.-518e"><span class="exp" id="acutely__14">acutely</span> aware/conscious</span> <span class="def" id="acutely__15" original="E391.-518d">noticing or feeling something very strongly</span><span class="x-gs" id="acutely__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f9b"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c5b" id="acutely__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f9c"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c5a" id="acutely__18">States today are more acutely aware of their legal obligations to guarantee universal rights to all.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4f9e" id="acutely__19" original="E833.-2c59"> <span class="x" id="acutely__20" original="E833.-2c58">There were wage differences between male and female workers, and women were acutely conscious of this fact.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa0" original="E391.-518c" id="acutely__21"><span class="num">2</span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa1" id="acutely__22"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="acutely__23" original="E833.-2c5c">describing unpleasant feelings or illness</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="acutely__24" original="E391.-518b">very; very strongly</span><span class="x-gs" id="acutely__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa4"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c57" id="acutely__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa5"> <span class="x" id="acutely__27" original="E833.-2c56">Not knowing what was happening to her child was acutely distressing.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa7" id="acutely__28" original="E39f.-757d"> <span class="x" id="acutely__29" original="E39f.-757c">Care must be taken with the management of acutely ill patients.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="acutely__30" original="E428.-58a8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fa9"> <span class="x" id="acutely__31" original="E428.-58a7">At first the skin is acutely painful, becoming swollen, blistered and red.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fab" id="acutely__32" original="E39f.-7584"> <span class="x" original="E39f.-7583" id="acutely__33">Within these countries the adverse impact of globalization has been felt acutely.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fad" id="acutely__34" original="E428.-58a6"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" id="acutely__35" original="E428.-58a5">in a way that shows great understanding</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4faf" id="acutely__36"><span class="x-g" original="E428.-58a4" id="acutely__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fb0"> <span class="x" id="acutely__38" original="E428.-58a3">The Greeks, as Alain Schnapp (1988) acutely observed, needed images, of many different kinds.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="acutely__39" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-bf0" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acutely" title="acutely definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="acutely__40" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-bef" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.497f"><span class="xh" id="acutely__41">acutely</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ad-hoc__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæd ˈhɒk<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="ad-hoc__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2cff" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ad-hoc__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæd ˈhɑːk<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ad_/ad_ho/ad_hoc_1_us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="label-g" id="ad-hoc__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.551e"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="geo" id="ad-hoc__12" original="E391.-4c61" geo="lat">from Latin</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="ad-hoc__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5520"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-4c60" id="ad-hoc__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5521"> <span class="def" id="ad-hoc__15" original="E391.-4c5f">arranged or happening when necessary and not planned in advance</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5523" id="ad-hoc__16"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c2a" id="ad-hoc__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5524"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c29" id="ad-hoc__18">Information may be obtained on an ad hoc basis through specialist market research projects.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5526" original="E833.-2c2c" id="ad-hoc__19"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c2b" id="ad-hoc__20">Prime Ministers increasingly work directly with ministers or through ad hoc committees of ministers. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5528" id="ad-hoc__21"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5529" id="ad-hoc__22" original="E391.-4c5e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.552a" id="ad-hoc__23"><span class="dr" original="E391.-4c5d" id="ad-hoc__24">ad hoc</span> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-4c5c" id="ad-hoc__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.552c"><span class="pos" original="E391.-4c5b" id="ad-hoc__26">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="ad-hoc__27" type="dr_full_" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-420a" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2cfb" id="ad-hoc__28"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ad-hoc__29"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæd ˈhɒk<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.552e" id="ad-hoc__32"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c28" id="ad-hoc__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.552f"> <span class="x" id="ad-hoc__34" original="E833.-2c27">Public inquiries are set up ad hoc, as and when the government considers they are needed.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-5e3" id="ad-hoc__35"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ad-hoc_2" title="ad hoc definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="ad-hoc__36" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adapt verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adapt&t=adapt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adapt', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1542" original="E391.-50c1" accessBand="free" id="adapt" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fb2"><ol class="h-g" id="adapt__1" original="E391.-50c0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fb3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fb4" original="E391.-50bf" id="adapt__2">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">adapt</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="adapt__9" original="E391.-50b5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fc1"><span class="pos" original="E391.-50b4" id="adapt__10">verb</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5053" eid="adapt__11" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-37ba" id="adapt__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæpt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapt__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-37b7" id="adapt__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæpt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapt__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3dcf" id="adapt__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75de" form="root" id="adapt__17"><span class="vp" id="adapt__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> adapt</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="adapt__19" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75e0" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="adapt__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75e1" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæpt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapt__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapt__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75e4" id="adapt__22" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæpt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapt__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adapt__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75e7"><span class="vp" id="adapt__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> adapts</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="adapt__26" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75e9" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="adapt__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75ea" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæpts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapts__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="adapt__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75ed"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæpts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapts__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75f0" form="past" id="adapt__31"><span class="vp" id="adapt__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> adapted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="adapt__33" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75f2" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75f3" id="adapt__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75f6" id="adapt__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75f9" form="pastpart" id="adapt__38"><span class="vp" id="adapt__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> adapted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="adapt__40" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75fb" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="adapt__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75fc" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.75ff" id="adapt__43" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adapt__45" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7602" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="adapt__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> adapting</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7604" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="adapt__47"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7605" id="adapt__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæptɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapting__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="adapt__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7608"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adapt__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæptɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adapting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adapting__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adapt__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fed"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fee" original="E391.-5097" id="adapt__53"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fef" id="adapt__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-5095" id="adapt__55" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-5094" id="adapt__56">to change something in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ff2" id="adapt__57"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ff3" original="E847.-6a12" id="adapt__58"> <span class="cf" id="adapt__59" original="E391.-5090"><span class="exp" id="adapt__60">adapt</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E847.-6a11" id="adapt__61">Native Americans adapted practices involving fire and grazing.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ff7" id="adapt__62" original="E847.-6a10"> <span class="cf" id="adapt__63" original="E391.-508f"><span class="exp" id="adapt__64">adapt</span> something for somebody/something</span> <span class="x" id="adapt__65" original="E847.-6a0f">The test was adapted for different ages.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="adapt__66" original="E847.-6a0d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4ffb"> <span class="cf" original="E847.-6a0e" id="adapt__67"><span class="exp" id="adapt__68">adapt</span> something to something</span> <span class="x" original="E847.-6a0c" id="adapt__69">These principles can be adapted to a diversity of organizations.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fff" original="E847.-6a0a" id="adapt__70"> <span class="cf" original="E847.-6a0b" id="adapt__71"><span class="exp" id="adapt__72">adapt</span> something from something</span> <span class="x" original="E847.-6a09" id="adapt__73">This example is adapted from Tuggy (1988).</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5003" original="E847.-6a07" id="adapt__74"> <span class="cf" id="adapt__75" original="E847.-6a08"><span class="exp" id="adapt__76">adapt</span> something to do something</span> <span class="x" id="adapt__77" original="E847.-6a06">Group models were adapted to facilitate effective decision-making in high-risk incidents.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5007" original="E391.-5093" id="adapt__78" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/modify" title="modify definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5008" original="E391.-5092" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-e8c" id="adapt__79"><span class="xh" id="adapt__80">modify</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.500b" id="adapt__81" original="E391.-508e"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="adapt__82" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.500c"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-508c" id="adapt__83" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="adapt__84" original="E391.-508b" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.500f" id="adapt__85"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="adapt__86" original="E847.-6a05">of a person, animal, plant, etc.</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="adapt__87" original="E391.-508a">to change your/its behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5012" id="adapt__88"><span class="x-g" original="E832.-7caa" id="adapt__89" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5013"> <span class="x" id="adapt__90" original="E832.-7ca9">The organisms were forced to adapt in order to survive.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5015" id="adapt__91" original="E847.-6a04"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-5086" id="adapt__92"><span class="exp" id="adapt__93">adapt</span> to something</span> <span class="x" id="adapt__94" original="E847.-6a03">Humans are adapting continuously to the environment.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E847.-6a02" id="adapt__95" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5019"> <span class="cf" id="adapt__96" original="E391.-5085"><span class="exp" id="adapt__97">adapt</span> yourself/itself to something</span> <span class="x" original="E847.-6a01" id="adapt__98">Geological records testify that life on Earth has adapted itself to its slowly changing conditions.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.501d" original="E391.-5089" id="adapt__99" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adjust" title="adjust definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5599" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.501e" original="E391.-5088" id="adapt__100"><span class="xh" id="adapt__101">adjust</span></span></a></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5021" id="adapt__102" original="E847.-6a00"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5022" id="adapt__103"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E847.-69fe" id="adapt__104" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="v-gs" id="adapt__105" type="alt" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5024"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5025" id="adapt__106"><span class="v"><strong>be adapted for something</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5027" id="adapt__108"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E847.-69fc" id="adapt__109">of a part of the human body, an animal or a plant</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="adapt__110" original="E847.-69fb">to have developed for a particular purpose</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.502a" id="adapt__111"><span class="x-g" id="adapt__112" original="E847.-69fa" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.502b"> <span class="x" original="E847.-69f9" id="adapt__113">In the bat, the limb is adapted for flying.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="adapt__114" original="E391.-5084" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.502d"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" id="adapt__115" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.502e"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="adapt__116" original="E391.-5082" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="adapt__117" original="E391.-5081"><span class="exp" id="adapt__118">adapt</span> something (for something) (from something)</span> <span class="def" id="adapt__119" original="E391.-5080">to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film or television drama</span><span class="x-gs" id="adapt__120" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5033"><span class="x-g" original="E847.-69f8" id="adapt__121" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5034"> <span class="x" id="adapt__122" original="E847.-69f7">Many successful films have been adapted from plays.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="adapt__123" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-b90" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adapt" title="adapt definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4aa4" id="adapt__124" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-b8f"><span class="xh" id="adapt__125">adapt</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adaptable adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adaptable&t=adaptable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adaptable', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-372d" id="adaptable__7" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adaptable__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæptəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptable__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-372a" id="adaptable__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adaptable__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæptəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptable__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5042" id="adaptable__11"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="approv" original="E391.-5075" id="adaptable__12">approving</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adaptable__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5044"><span class="sn-g" id="adaptable__14" original="E391.-5074" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5045"> <span class="def" original="E391.-5073" id="adaptable__15">able to change in order to deal successfully with new situations</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5047" id="adaptable__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5048" id="adaptable__17" original="E847.-69d6"> <span class="x" id="adaptable__18" original="E847.-69d5">The local community provided a skilled and adaptable workforce.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E847.-69d3" id="adaptable__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.504a"> <span class="cf" original="E847.-69d4" id="adaptable__20"><span class="exp" id="adaptable__21">adaptable</span> to something</span> <span class="x" original="E847.-69d2" id="adaptable__22">In contrast to specialist species, generalist species are more adaptable to changing light conditions.</span></span></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="adaptable__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.504e"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.504f" original="E391.-5072" id="adaptable__24"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="adaptable__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5050"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List">                                <a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a></span><span class="dr" id="adaptable__26" original="E391.-5071" academic="y">adaptability</span> <span class="pos-g" id="adaptable__27" original="E391.-506d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5058"><span class="pos" id="adaptable__28" original="E391.-506c">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adaptable__29" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.505b"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3733" id="adaptable__30"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adaptable__31"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌdæptəˈbɪləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptability__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adaptable__32" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3730" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adaptable__33"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌdæptəˈbɪləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptability__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="adaptable__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.505a"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-506a" id="adaptable__35" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.505c" id="adaptable__36"><span class="x-g" original="E832.-7ca0" id="adaptable__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.505d"> <span class="x" id="adaptable__38" original="E832.-7c9f">Small enterprises generally offer greater adaptability than larger firms.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-b37" id="adaptable__39"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adaptable" title="adaptable definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4b01" id="adaptable__40" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-b36" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="adaptable__41">adaptable</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adaptation noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adaptation&t=adaptation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adaptation', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="943" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.505f" id="adaptation" original="E391.-5069" accessBand="free"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5060" id="adaptation__1" original="E391.-5068"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5061" original="E391.-5067" id="adaptation__2">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">adaptation</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5077" original="E391.-5058" id="adaptation__7"><span class="pos" id="adaptation__8" original="E391.-5057">noun</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adaptation__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5068" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36df" id="adaptation__10" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adaptation__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædæpˈteɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptation__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36dc" id="adaptation__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adaptation__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædæpˈteɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptation__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="v-gs" id="adaptation__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.506c" type="vf"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">also</span> <span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.506d" id="adaptation__15"><span class="reg" original="E391.-505d" id="adaptation__16" reg="freq"><span class="prefix">less</span> <span class="prefix">frequent</span> </span></span><span class="v-g" id="adaptation__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.506f"><span class="v"><strong>adaption</strong></span></span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" original="E391.-505b" eid="adaptation__19" type="variant_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5071" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36d9" id="adaptation__20" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adaptation__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæpʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaption__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaption__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36d6" id="adaptation__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adaptation__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæpʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaption__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaption__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adaptation__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5079"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-5052" id="adaptation__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.507a"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.507b" id="adaptation__26"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-5050" id="adaptation__27" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E847.-69ea" id="adaptation__28" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-504f" id="adaptation__29">the action or process of changing something, or of being changed, to suit a new situation</span><span class="x-gs" id="adaptation__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.507f"><span class="x-g" id="adaptation__31" original="E847.-69e9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5080"> <span class="x" id="adaptation__32" original="E847.-69e8">Thus, hunting is both learned and the outcome of an evolutionary process of adaptation.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E847.-69e6" id="adaptation__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5082"> <span class="cf" id="adaptation__34" original="E847.-69e7"><span class="exp" id="adaptation__35">adaptation</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E847.-69e5" id="adaptation__36">The smaller European economies benefited from the import and adaptation of technology.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E847.-69e3" id="adaptation__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5086"> <span class="cf" id="adaptation__38" original="E847.-69e4"><span class="exp" id="adaptation__39">adaptation</span> to something</span> <span class="x" id="adaptation__40" original="E847.-69e2">Adaptation to the global environment has been crucial.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="adaptation__41" original="E847.-69e0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.508a"> <span class="cf" original="E847.-69e1" id="adaptation__42"><span class="exp" id="adaptation__43">adaptation</span> of something (to something)</span> <span class="x" id="adaptation__44" original="E847.-69df">The precise adaptations of different wetland plants to specific degrees of waterlogging contribute to high species diversity.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-5056" id="adaptation__45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.508e"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="adaptation__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.508f"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-5054" id="adaptation__47">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="adaptation__48" original="E832.-7c99"><span class="exp" id="adaptation__49">adaptation</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" id="adaptation__50" original="E391.-5053">a play, film or television drama that is based on an original book or play</span><span class="x-gs" id="adaptation__51" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5094"><span class="x-g" id="adaptation__52" original="E847.-69de" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5095"> <span class="x" id="adaptation__53" original="E847.-69dd">Tate's reworking of ‘King Lear’ is one of the many Restoration adaptations of Shakespeare.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-afc" id="adaptation__54" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adaptation" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adaptive adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adaptive&t=adaptive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adaptive', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="319" id="adaptive" original="E391.-504e" accessBand="free" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5097"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5098" original="E391.-504d" id="adaptive__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5099" original="E391.-504c" id="adaptive__2">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">adaptive</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a1" id="adaptive__4" original="E391.-5047"><span class="pos" id="adaptive__5" original="E391.-5046">adjective</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.506f" eid="adaptive__6" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="adaptive__7" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36a9"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adaptive__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdæptɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ada/adapt/adaptive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ada/adapt/adaptive__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" 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class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a3" id="adaptive__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a4" id="adaptive__12" original="E391.-5043"> <span class="def" id="adaptive__13" original="E391.-5042">concerned with changing; able to change when necessary in order to deal with different situations</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a6" id="adaptive__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a7" original="E847.-6934" id="adaptive__15"> <span class="x" original="E847.-6933" id="adaptive__16">Learned behaviour is often adaptive. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50a9" original="E847.-6932" id="adaptive__17"><span class="x" id="adaptive__18" original="E847.-6931">Burrowing is one adaptive response to colder climates.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="adaptive__19" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>add verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/add&t=add verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/add', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="2515" sk="add1" accessBand="free" original="E391.-5010" id="add" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ab"><ol class="h-g" original="E391.-500f" id="add__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ac"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-500e" id="add__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ad">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">add</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ba" id="add__9" original="E391.-5004"><span class="pos" original="E391.-5003" id="add__10">verb</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50b4" type="h_full_" original="E391.-5007" careful="y" eid="add__11" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3637" id="add__12" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/add__/add__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/add__/add__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="add__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3634"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/add__/add__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/add__/add__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="add__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3da1" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.780c" form="root" id="add__17"><span class="vp" id="add__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> add</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="add__19" careful="y" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.780e" resource="phonetics" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="add__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.780f"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/add__/add__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/add__/add__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="add__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7812" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>æd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/add__/add__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/add__/add__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="add__24" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7815" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="add__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> adds</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7817" type="verbs_full_" eid="add__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="add__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7818" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ædz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adds_/adds__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adds_/adds__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.781b" id="add__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ædz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adds_/adds__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adds_/adds__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="add__31" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.781e"><span class="vp" id="add__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> added</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7820" eid="add__33" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7821" id="add__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/added/added__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/added/added__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7824" id="add__36" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/added/added__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/added/added__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="add__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7827" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="add__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> added</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="add__40" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7829"><span class="pron-g" id="add__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.782a" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/added/added__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/added/added__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="add__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.782d" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/added/added__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/added/added__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7830" id="add__45"><span class="vp" id="add__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> adding</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="add__47" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7832" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7833" id="add__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addin/adding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addin/adding__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7836" id="add__50" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="add__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addin/adding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addin/adding__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50e6" id="add__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50e7" original="E391.-4fe6" id="add__53"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="add__54" original="E391.-4fe3">to put an extra element or part into something</span><span class="x-gs" id="add__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50e9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ea" id="add__56" original="E846.-736d"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-4fe2" id="add__57"><span class="exp" id="add__58">add</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="add__59" original="E846.-736c">The title has been added by the editors, as have all the footnotes.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ee" original="E846.-736b" id="add__60"> <span class="cf" id="add__61" original="E391.-4fe1"><span class="exp" id="add__62">add</span> something to something</span> <span class="x" id="add__63" original="E846.-736a">Acid is added to the solution and the potential of the pH electrode increases by 118 mV.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="add__64" original="E846.-7369" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50f2"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7368" id="add__65">But Smith also adds some elements of his own to the theory.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50f4" id="add__66" original="E846.-7367"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/remove" title="remove (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="add__67" original="E846.-7366" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50f5" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-382d"><span class="xh" id="add__68">remove</span> <span class="xs" id="add__69"><span class="wrap">(</span>1<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4fcf" id="add__70" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50f8"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="add__71" original="E391.-4fcb">to give a particular quality to a thing, event or situation</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50fa" id="add__72"><span class="x-g" id="add__73" original="E846.-7365" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50fb"> <span class="cf" id="add__74" original="E391.-4fcc"><span class="exp" id="add__75">add</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E846.-7364" id="add__76">The brand helps add value for consumers by conveying information about the quality of the product.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.50ff" original="E846.-7362" id="add__77"> <span class="cf" original="E846.-7363" id="add__78"><span class="exp" id="add__79">add</span> something to something</span> <span class="x" id="add__80" original="E846.-7361">Air transport added a new dimension to the overall transport system.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7360" id="add__81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5103"> <span class="x" original="E846.-735f" id="add__82">Model imperfections thus add another layer of complexity to the problem.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" id="add__83" original="E391.-4fe0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5105"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-4fdc" id="add__84">to put numbers or amounts together to get a total</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5107" id="add__85"><span class="x-g" id="add__86" original="E846.-735d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5108"> <span class="cf" original="E846.-735e" id="add__87"><span class="exp" id="add__88">add</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="add__89" original="E846.-735c">This code adds two numbers and stores their sum in memory.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-735b" id="add__90" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.510c"> <span class="cf" id="add__91" original="E391.-4fdb"><span class="exp" id="add__92">add</span> A to B</span> <span class="x" original="E846.-735a" id="add__93">This code adds the first number to the second and…</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5110" original="E846.-7359" id="add__94"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-4fda" id="add__95"><span class="exp" id="add__96">add</span> something/A and B together</span> <span class="x" id="add__97" original="E846.-7358">The numbers are then added together and divided by the number of factors to give an average.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="add__98" original="E391.-4fd9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5114" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/subtract" title="subtract definition"><span class="xr-g" id="add__99" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5115" original="E391.-4fd8" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.5dc"><span class="xh" id="add__100">subtract</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4fd6" id="add__101" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5117"><span class="num">4</span><span class="def" original="E391.-4fd3" id="add__102">to say something more; to make a further comment</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5119" id="add__103"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7357" id="add__104" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.511a"> <span class="cf" id="add__105" original="E391.-4fd1"><span class="exp" id="add__106">add</span> something (to something)</span> <span class="x" original="E846.-7356" id="add__107">One caveat should be added, however…</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7355" id="add__108" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.511e"> <span class="cf" id="add__109" original="E391.-4fd0"><span class="exp" id="add__110">add</span> that…</span> <span class="x" id="add__111" original="E846.-7354">The author adds further that…</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5122" id="add__112" original="E391.-4fca"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5123" original="E391.-4fc6" id="add__113" sk="addedtothis"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="add__114" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5124"><span class="idm" id="add__115" original="E391.-4fc5">added to this…</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="idm" original="E391.-4fc4" id="add__116">add to this…</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5127" id="add__117"><span class="sn-g" id="add__118" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5128"> <span class="def" id="add__119" original="E391.-4fc3">used to introduce another fact that helps to emphasize a point you have already made</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.512a" id="add__120"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.512b" id="add__121" original="E846.-734e"> <span class="x" original="E846.-734d" id="add__122">Added to this is the rapidly increasing cost of fuel, which is now becoming a major factor for car buyers.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="pv-gs" original="E391.-4fc2" id="add__123" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.512d"><span class="heading">Phrasal Verbs</span><div class="pv-g" original="E391.-4fb8" id="add__124" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.512e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="add__125" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.512f"><h4 class="pv">add to something</h4><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="add__127" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5131"><span class="sn-g" id="add__128" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5132"> <span class="def" original="E391.-4fb6" id="add__129">to increase something in size, number or amount</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5134" id="add__130"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5135" id="add__131" original="E846.-734c"> <span class="x" original="E846.-734b" id="add__132">Bulgaria, Chile, Argentina and Hungary add to the list of wine-exporting countries.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-734a" id="add__133" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5137"> <span class="x" id="add__134" original="E846.-7349">The need to use ultra-pure H₂ for low temperature fuel cells adds significantly to the cost of the fuel.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7348" id="add__135" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5139"> <span class="x" id="add__136" original="E846.-7347">The civilization of ancient Rome added little to geographic knowledge, despite the expansion of the Roman Empire.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="pv-g" id="add__137" original="E391.-4fab" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.513b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="add__138" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.513c"><h4 class="pv">add something up</h4><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.513e" id="add__140"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.513f" id="add__141"> <span class="def" id="add__142" original="E391.-4fa8">to calculate the total of two or more numbers or amounts</span><span class="x-gs" id="add__143" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5141"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5142" original="E846.-7346" id="add__144"> <span class="x" id="add__145" original="E846.-7345">Adding up the costs and benefits gives the net benefit associated with each alternative.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <ol class="pv-g" original="E391.-4fa7" id="add__146" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5144"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5145" id="add__147"><h4 class="pv">add up to something</h4><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="add__149" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5147"><li class="sn-g" id="add__150" original="E391.-4fa3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5148"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-4fa2" id="add__151">to lead to a particular result; to show something</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="add__152" original="E391.-4fa1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.514a"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <span class="xr-g" original="E391.-4fa0" id="add__153" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.514b"><span class="xw" id="add__154" original="E81e.3516">amount to something</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.514f" id="add__155"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5150" id="add__156" original="E846.-7344"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7343" id="add__157">These comments do not add up to a sustained theory.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5152" id="add__158" original="E391.-4fa5"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="add__159" original="E391.-4fa4">to make a total amount of something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5154" id="add__160"><span class="x-g" id="add__161" original="E846.-7342" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5155"> <span class="x" id="add__162" original="E846.-7341">The sum of the angles of a triangle add up to 180°.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-a82" id="add__163" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/add_1" title="add definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4b8b" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-a81" id="add__164"><span class="xh" id="add__165">add</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>added adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/added&t=added adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/added', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>addict noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addict&t=addict noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addict', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="addict__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪkt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addic/addict__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addict__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="addict__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-348f" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="addict__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪkt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addic/addict__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addict__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="addict__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5183"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5184" original="E391.-4f6a" id="addict__15"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="addict__16" original="E391.-4f69">a person who is unable to stop taking harmful drugs</span><span class="x-gs" id="addict__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5186"><span class="x-g" id="addict__18" original="E833.-2c53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5187"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c52" id="addict__19">The data may reveal differences between the brains of drug addicts and non-addicts.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5189" id="addict__20" original="E391.-4f68"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="addict__21" original="E391.-4f67">a person who is very interested in something and spends a lot of their free time on it</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.518b" id="addict__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.518c" id="addict__23" original="E833.-2c4d"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c4c" id="addict__24">Adrenaline addicts prefer activities involving excitement and motion.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>addicted adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addicted&t=addicted adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addicted', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="addicted__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɪktɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addic/addicted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addicted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3429" id="addicted__9" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="addicted__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɪktɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addic/addicted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addicted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="addicted__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.519a"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="nubn" original="E391.-4f5c" id="addicted__12">not usually before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.519c" id="addicted__13"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.519d" id="addicted__14" original="E391.-4f5b"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="addicted__15" original="E391.-4f59">unable to stop taking harmful drugs, or using or doing something as a habit</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.519f" id="addicted__16"><span class="x-g" id="addicted__17" original="E833.-2c48" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51a0"> <span class="x" id="addicted__18" original="E833.-2c47">Those who drink little are unlikely to become addicted.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51a2" original="E833.-2c46" id="addicted__19"> <span class="cf" id="addicted__20" original="E391.-4f5a"><span class="exp" id="addicted__21">addicted</span> to something</span> <span class="x" id="addicted__22" original="E833.-2c45">She was addicted to crack cocaine.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51a6" original="E391.-4f58" id="addicted__23"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" id="addicted__24" original="E391.-4f57"><span class="exp" id="addicted__25">addicted</span> to something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4f56" id="addicted__26">spending all your free time doing something because you are so interested in it</span><span class="x-gs" id="addicted__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51aa"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c44" id="addicted__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51ab"> <span class="x" id="addicted__29" original="E833.-2c43">Some people deprive themselves of their own freedom by becoming addicted to the web. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-9c3" id="addicted__30"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/addicted" title="addicted definition in English&#10;            "><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>addiction noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addiction&t=addiction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addiction', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="473" id="addiction" original="E391.-4f55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51ad"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51ae" original="E391.-4f54" id="addiction__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-4f53" id="addiction__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51af">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">addiction</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-4f4b" id="addiction__7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51ba"><span class="pos" id="addiction__8" original="E391.-4f4a">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="addiction__9" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.508b"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="addiction__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-33ff"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="addiction__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɪkʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addic/addiction__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addiction__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="addiction__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-33fc" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="addiction__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɪkʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addic/addiction__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addiction__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51bc" id="addiction__14"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-4f48" id="addiction__15">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="addiction__16" original="E391.-4f47" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="addiction__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51bf"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51c0" id="addiction__18" original="E391.-4f46"> <span class="def" original="E391.-4f45" id="addiction__19">the condition of being <span class="ndv" id="addiction__20">addicted</span> to something</span><span class="x-gs" id="addiction__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51c3"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51c4" original="E833.-2c42" id="addiction__22"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c41" id="addiction__23">A concerted effort to reduce cigarette smoking and nicotine addiction is required.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c40" id="addiction__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51c6"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c3f" id="addiction__25">There are stigmas associated with things such as mental illnesses and drug addictions.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51c8" original="E833.-2c3e" id="addiction__26"> <span class="cf" id="addiction__27" original="E391.-4f41"><span class="exp" id="addiction__28">addiction</span> to something</span> <span class="x" id="addiction__29" original="E833.-2c3d">Alvarez has written about his addiction to risk-taking, whether in rock-climbing or poker.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-99c" id="addiction__30"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/addiction" title="addiction definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4cc9" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-99b" resource="oald" id="addiction__31"><span class="xh" id="addiction__32">addiction</span></span></a> <span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>addictive adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addictive&t=addictive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addictive', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="addictive__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɪktɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addic/addictive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addictive__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-33cf" id="addictive__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="addictive__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɪktɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addic/addictive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addic/addictive__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51d8" id="addictive__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51d9" id="addictive__12" original="E391.-4f37"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-4f36" id="addictive__13">if a drug is <span class="dh" original="E391.-4f35" id="addictive__14">addictive</span>, it makes people unable to stop taking it</span><span class="x-gs" id="addictive__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51dc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51dd" original="E833.-2c3a" id="addictive__16"> <span class="x" id="addictive__17" original="E833.-2c39">Nicotine is a highly addictive substance that makes people feel energized and alert.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51df" original="E391.-4f34" id="addictive__18"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="addictive__19" original="E845.-7577">if a person's behaviour is <span class="dh" id="addictive__20" original="E845.-7576">addictive</span>, they cannot stop taking drugs or doing something else that is harmful</span><span class="x-gs" id="addictive__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51e2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51e3" original="E845.-7575" id="addictive__22"> <span class="x" original="E845.-7574" id="addictive__23">There is growing evidence for a genetic component to addictive behaviour.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="addictive__24" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-97f"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/addictive" title="addictive definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-97e" id="addictive__25" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4cee"><span class="xh" id="addictive__26">addictive</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>addition noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addition&t=addition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addition', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="addition__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51f5"><li class="sn-g" id="addition__15" original="E391.-4f02" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51f6"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="addition__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51f7"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="addition__17" original="E391.-4f00">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="addition__18" original="E846.-7259" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4efe" id="addition__19">the act of adding something to something else</span><span class="x-gs" id="addition__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51fb"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.51fc" id="addition__21" original="E846.-7258"> <span class="cf" id="addition__22" original="E391.-4eff"><span class="exp" id="addition__23">addition</span> (of something)</span> <span class="x" id="addition__24" original="E846.-7257">Each of these steps requires the addition of microbes and enzymes.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7253" id="addition__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5200"> <span class="cf" id="addition__26" original="E846.-7254">by the <span class="exp" id="addition__27">addition</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="addition__28" original="E846.-7252">The solution was acidified by the addition of dilute acid.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7250" id="addition__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5204"> <span class="cf" original="E846.-7251" id="addition__30">with the <span class="exp" id="addition__31">addition</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E846.-724f" id="addition__32">The most dramatic expansion of the EU took place in 2004 with the addition of 10 countries.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5208" original="E846.-724d" id="addition__33"> <span class="cf" original="E846.-724e" id="addition__34"><span class="exp" id="addition__35">addition</span> of something to something</span> <span class="x" id="addition__36" original="E846.-724c">Further additions of CO₂ to the atmosphere will result in…</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="addition__37" original="E846.-724b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.520c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/removal" title="removal (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.520d" original="E846.-724a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-388c" id="addition__38"><span class="xh" id="addition__39">removal</span> <span class="xs" id="addition__40"><span class="wrap">(</span>1<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="addition__41" original="E391.-4f07" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5210"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5211" id="addition__42"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-4f05" id="addition__43" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-4f04" id="addition__44"><span class="exp" id="addition__45">addition</span> (to something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4f03" id="addition__46">a thing that is added to something else</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5216" id="addition__47"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7249" id="addition__48" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5217"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7248" id="addition__49">Both these works constitute significant additions to the bibliographic literature.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5219" original="E846.-7247" id="addition__50"> <span class="x" id="addition__51" original="E846.-7246">The Viking grave on the island of Sanday is a recent addition to this body of evidence.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" id="addition__52" original="E391.-4f0e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.521b"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" id="addition__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.521c"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="addition__54" original="E391.-4f0c" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E846.-7243" id="addition__55" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4f0b" id="addition__56">the process of adding two or more numbers together to find their total</span><span class="x-gs" id="addition__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5220"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5221" original="E846.-7242" id="addition__58"> <span class="x" id="addition__59" original="E846.-7241">These mechanical computing devices could now perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5223" id="addition__60" original="E846.-7240"> <span class="x" id="addition__61" original="E846.-723f">The three additions must be done before the division.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5225" id="addition__62" original="E391.-4f0a"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <span class="xr-g" original="E391.-4f09" id="addition__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5226"><span class="xw" id="addition__64" original="E81e.3522">subtraction</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" original="E391.-4ef2" id="addition__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5229"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" id="addition__66" original="E391.-4ef1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.522a" sk="inaddition"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.522b" id="addition__67"><span class="idm" id="addition__68" original="E391.-4ef0">in addition (to somebody/something)</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="addition__69" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.522d"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.522e" id="addition__70"> <span class="def" id="addition__71" original="E391.-4eef">used to introduce a new fact or argument</span><span class="x-gs" id="addition__72" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5230"><span class="x-g" id="addition__73" original="E846.-723e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5231"> <span class="x" id="addition__74" original="E846.-723d">In addition, granites have been subdivided into two classes.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5233" original="E846.-723c" id="addition__75"> <span class="x" original="E846.-723b" id="addition__76">In addition to ethical concerns, there is the issue of whether or not product placement is effective.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" id="furthermore__29" original="E5df.-6492" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5235" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading">Language Bank</span><span class="body" id="furthermore__30" original="E5df.-6491"><span class="h1" original="E5df.-6490" id="furthermore__31">Adding a further point</span><span class="p" id="furthermore__32" original="E5df.-648f">These words and phrases may be used to introduce a further point in an argument.</span><ul class="bullet" id="furthermore__33" original="E5df.-648e"><li class="li" original="E5df.-648d" id="furthermore__34">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.-648c" id="furthermore__35">In addition (to something)/added to something</span>,…</li><li class="li" id="furthermore__36" original="E5df.-648b">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.-648a" id="furthermore__37">Along with something</span>,…</li><li class="li" original="E5df.-6489" id="furthermore__38">	<span class="eb" id="furthermore__39" original="E5df.-6488">Another/​A further/​An additional</span> reason/​factor/​example <span class="eb" original="E5df.-6487" id="furthermore__40">is…</span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__41" original="E5df.-6486">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.-6485" id="furthermore__42">Other</span> causes/​reasons/​factors/​advantages <span class="eb" original="E5df.-6484" id="furthermore__43">include…</span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__44" original="E5df.-6483">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.-6482" id="furthermore__45">not only…</span>, <span class="eb" original="E5df.-6481" id="furthermore__46">but also…</span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__47" original="E5df.-6480">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.-647f" id="furthermore__48">What is more/​Moreover/​Furthermore</span>,…</li></ul><ul class="bullet" original="E5df.-647e" id="furthermore__49"><li class="li" original="E5df.-647d" id="furthermore__50">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf9" id="furthermore__51"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61e5" id="furthermore__52" original="E5df.-647c"><span class="x" id="furthermore__53" original="E5df.-647b"><span class="ebi" original="E5df.-647a" id="furthermore__54">In addition to</span> this, the elderly are faced with the challenge of a life expectancy longer than ever before. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-6479" id="furthermore__55">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__56" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf8"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-6478" id="furthermore__57" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61e1"><span class="x" id="furthermore__58" original="E5df.-6477">Difficulty in housing his troops, <span class="ebi" original="E5df.-6476" id="furthermore__59">added to</span> the anxiety about his supply lines, forced Napoleon to quit Moscow. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-6475" id="furthermore__60">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__61" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61dd" original="E5df.-6474" id="furthermore__62"><span class="x" id="furthermore__63" original="E5df.-6473"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__64" original="E5df.-6472">Along with</span> all these factors, perhaps the most important are the resources available to a household.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-6471" id="furthermore__65">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf6" id="furthermore__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61d9" id="furthermore__67" original="E5df.-6470"><span class="x" original="E5df.-646f" id="furthermore__68"><span class="ebi" original="E5df.-646e" id="furthermore__69">A further</span> important aspect <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__70" original="E5df.-646d">has been</span> the increasing globalization of services. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-646c" id="furthermore__71">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__72" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf5"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-646b" id="furthermore__73" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61d4"><span class="x" id="furthermore__74" original="E5df.-646a"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__75" original="E5df.-6469">Other</span> rarer causes of pancreatitis <span class="ebi" original="E5df.-6468" id="furthermore__76">include</span> viruses, direct trauma to the abdomen, drugs and metabolic causes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__78" original="E5df.-6466">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__79" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf4"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__80" original="E5df.-6465" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61ce"><span class="x" original="E5df.-6464" id="furthermore__81">We test this theory, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__82" original="E5df.-6463">not only</span> for Internet and mobile usage, <span class="ebi" original="E5df.-6462" id="furthermore__83">but also</span> for PCs.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__84" original="E5df.-6461">	<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf3" id="furthermore__85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61c9" id="furthermore__86" original="E5df.-6460"><span class="x" id="furthermore__87" original="E5df.-645f"><span class="ebi" original="E5df.-645e" id="furthermore__88">What is more</span>, by 1970, steam locomotives had been completely replaced by diesel-electrics.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__89" original="E5df.-645d">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__90" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61c5" id="furthermore__91" original="E5df.-645c"><span class="x" id="furthermore__92" original="E5df.-645b"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__93" original="E5df.-645a">Moreover</span>, as cheaper ways for extracting natural resources are discovered, the extraction rate increases.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-6459" id="furthermore__94">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__95" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61c1" original="E5df.-6458" id="furthermore__96"><span class="x" original="E5df.-6457" id="furthermore__97">There was an extensive market for sugar. <span class="ebi" original="E5df.-6456" id="furthermore__98">Furthermore</span>, sugar could be imported at prices that yielded good profits. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="addition__147" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-95e"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/addition" title="addition definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4d2b" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>additional adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/additional&t=additional adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/additional', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="574" id="additional" original="E391.-4eee" accessBand="free" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.523b"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.523c" original="E391.-4eed" id="additional__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.523d" original="E391.-4eec" id="additional__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">additional</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" original="E391.-4ee7" id="additional__4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5245"><span class="pos" original="E391.-4ee6" id="additional__5">adjective</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50a0" eid="additional__6"><span class="pron-g" id="additional__7" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-55dc" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="additional__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɪʃənl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addit/additional__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additional__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-55d9" id="additional__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="additional__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɪʃənl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addit/additional__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additional__us_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="additional__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5247"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-4ee5" id="additional__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5248"> <span class="def" id="additional__13" original="E391.-4ee4">more than was first mentioned or is already present or is usual</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="additional__14" original="E391.-4ee3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.524a"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/extra" title="extra definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-685b" original="E391.-4ee2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.524b" id="additional__15"><span class="xh" id="additional__16">extra</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.524d" id="additional__17"><span class="x-g" id="additional__18" original="E846.-71a6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.524e"> <span class="x" id="additional__19" original="E846.-71a5">Additional information is needed to provide a more complete assessment.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5250" original="E846.-71a4" id="additional__20"> <span class="x" original="E846.-71a3" id="additional__21">Glass has the additional advantage of being far more resistant to scratching than plastic.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-71a2" id="additional__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5252"> <span class="x" original="E846.-71a1" id="additional__23">The oil and gas industry faced additional costs as it moved into difficult new environments.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5254" id="additional__24" original="E846.-719f"> <span class="cf" original="E846.-71a0" id="additional__25"><span class="exp" id="additional__26">additional</span> to something</span> <span class="x" original="E846.-719e" id="additional__27">In other words, factors additional to sea surface temperature play a role.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" id="furthermore__29" original="E5df.-6492" dupe="y" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading">Language Bank</span><span class="body" id="furthermore__30" original="E5df.-6491"><span class="h1" original="E5df.-6490" id="furthermore__31">Adding a further point</span><span class="p" id="furthermore__32" original="E5df.-648f">These words and phrases may be used to introduce a further point in an argument.</span><ul class="bullet" original="E5df.-648e" id="furthermore__33"><li class="li" original="E5df.-648d" id="furthermore__34">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.-648c" id="furthermore__35">In addition (to something)/added to something</span>,…</li><li class="li" id="furthermore__36" original="E5df.-648b">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.-648a" id="furthermore__37">Along with something</span>,…</li><li class="li" id="furthermore__38" original="E5df.-6489">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.-6488" id="furthermore__39">Another/​A further/​An additional</span> reason/​factor/​example <span class="eb" id="furthermore__40" original="E5df.-6487">is…</span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__41" original="E5df.-6486">	<span class="eb" original="E5df.-6485" id="furthermore__42">Other</span> causes/​reasons/​factors/​advantages <span class="eb" original="E5df.-6484" id="furthermore__43">include…</span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__44" original="E5df.-6483">	<span class="eb" id="furthermore__45" original="E5df.-6482">not only…</span>, <span class="eb" original="E5df.-6481" id="furthermore__46">but also…</span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__47" original="E5df.-6480">	<span class="eb" id="furthermore__48" original="E5df.-647f">What is more/​Moreover/​Furthermore</span>,…</li></ul><ul class="bullet" original="E5df.-647e" id="furthermore__49"><li class="li" original="E5df.-647d" id="furthermore__50">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__51"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-647c" id="furthermore__52"><span class="x" id="furthermore__53" original="E5df.-647b"><span class="ebi" original="E5df.-647a" id="furthermore__54">In addition to</span> this, the elderly are faced with the challenge of a life expectancy longer than ever before. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__55" original="E5df.-6479">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__56"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__57" original="E5df.-6478"><span class="x" id="furthermore__58" original="E5df.-6477">Difficulty in housing his troops, <span class="ebi" original="E5df.-6476" id="furthermore__59">added to</span> the anxiety about his supply lines, forced Napoleon to quit Moscow. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__60" original="E5df.-6475">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__61"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-6474" id="furthermore__62"><span class="x" id="furthermore__63" original="E5df.-6473"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__64" original="E5df.-6472">Along with</span> all these factors, perhaps the most important are the resources available to a household.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-6471" id="furthermore__65">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__66"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-6470" id="furthermore__67"><span class="x" original="E5df.-646f" id="furthermore__68"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__69" original="E5df.-646e">A further</span> important aspect <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__70" original="E5df.-646d">has been</span> the increasing globalization of services. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-646c" id="furthermore__71">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__72"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__73" original="E5df.-646b"><span class="x" original="E5df.-646a" id="furthermore__74"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__75" original="E5df.-6469">Other</span> rarer causes of pancreatitis <span class="ebi" original="E5df.-6468" id="furthermore__76">include</span> viruses, direct trauma to the abdomen, drugs and metabolic causes. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__78" original="E5df.-6466">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__79"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-6465" id="furthermore__80"><span class="x" original="E5df.-6464" id="furthermore__81">We test this theory, <span class="ebi" original="E5df.-6463" id="furthermore__82">not only</span> for Internet and mobile usage, <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__83" original="E5df.-6462">but also</span> for PCs.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-6461" id="furthermore__84">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__85"><span class="x-g" id="furthermore__86" original="E5df.-6460"><span class="x" id="furthermore__87" original="E5df.-645f"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__88" original="E5df.-645e">What is more</span>, by 1970, steam locomotives had been completely replaced by diesel-electrics.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E5df.-645d" id="furthermore__89">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__90"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-645c" id="furthermore__91"><span class="x" id="furthermore__92" original="E5df.-645b"><span class="ebi" id="furthermore__93" original="E5df.-645a">Moreover</span>, as cheaper ways for extracting natural resources are discovered, the extraction rate increases.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="furthermore__94" original="E5df.-6459">	<span class="x-gs" id="furthermore__95"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.-6458" id="furthermore__96"><span class="x" id="furthermore__97" original="E5df.-6457">There was an extensive market for sugar. <span class="ebi" id="furthermore__98" original="E5df.-6456">Furthermore</span>, sugar could be imported at prices that yielded good profits. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" original="E846.-719c" id="additional__98" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57c8" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="additional__99" original="E846.-719b">additional + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ca" original="E846.-719a" id="additional__100"><span class="coll-gs" id="additional__101" original="E846.-7198" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57cb"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57cc" id="additional__102"><span class="coll" id="additional__103" original="E846.-7197">feature</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7196" id="additional__104" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ce"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57cf" id="additional__105"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7195" id="additional__106">factor</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7194" id="additional__107" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d1"><span class="coll-g" id="additional__108" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d2"><span class="coll" id="additional__109" original="E846.-7193">dimension</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d4" original="E846.-7192" id="additional__110"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d5" id="additional__111"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7191" id="additional__112">information</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7190" id="additional__113" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d7"><span class="coll-g" id="additional__114" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57d8"><span class="coll" id="additional__115" original="E846.-718f">insight</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57da" original="E846.-718e" id="additional__116"><span class="coll-g" id="additional__117" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57db"><span class="coll" id="additional__118" original="E846.-718d">benefit</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="additional__119" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57dd"><span class="coll" original="E846.-718c" id="additional__120">advantage</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="additional__121" original="E846.-718b" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57df"><span class="coll-g" id="additional__122" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e0"><span class="coll" original="E846.-718a" id="additional__123">complication</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e2" id="additional__124"><span class="coll" id="additional__125" original="E846.-7189">complexity</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="additional__126" original="E846.-7188" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e4"><span class="coll-g" id="additional__127" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e5"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7187" id="additional__128">assumption</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e7" id="additional__129" original="E846.-7186"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57e8" id="additional__130"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7185" id="additional__131">requirement</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7184" id="additional__132" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57eb" id="additional__133"><span class="coll" id="additional__134" original="E846.-7183">resources</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ed" id="additional__135"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7182" id="additional__136">funds</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57ef" original="E846.-7181" id="additional__137"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f0" id="additional__138"><span class="coll" id="additional__139" original="E846.-7180">cost</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f2" id="additional__140" original="E846.-717f"><span class="coll-g" id="additional__141" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f3"><span class="coll" original="E846.-717e" id="additional__142">revenue</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="additional__143" original="E846.-717d" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f5"><span class="coll-g" id="additional__144" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f6"><span class="coll" original="E846.-717c" id="additional__145">support for something</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f8" original="E846.-717b" id="additional__146"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-717a" id="additional__147" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57f9"> <span class="x" id="additional__148" original="E846.-7179">Longer term data from other tropical sites could provide additional insight into this issue.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57fb" original="E846.-7178" id="additional__149"> <span class="x" id="additional__150" original="E846.-7177">An additional complexity is that organisms can carry one or more copies of the individual genes.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7176" id="additional__151" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c09aaf365.57fd"> <span class="x" id="additional__152" original="E846.-7175">This finding provides substantial additional support for the central hypothesis.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="additional__153" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-908"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/additional" title="additional definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4daa" id="additional__154" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-907"><span class="xh" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>additionally adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/additionally&t=additionally adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/additionally', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="483" original="E846.-7171" accessBand="free" id="additionally" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5258"><ol class="h-g" original="E846.-7170" id="additionally__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5259"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E846.-716f" id="additionally__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.525a">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">additionally</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adverb</span></div><span class="pos-g" id="additionally__4" original="E846.-716a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5262"><span class="pos" id="additionally__5" original="E846.-7169">adverb</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_11"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50a7" type="h_full_" eid="additionally__6" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32e8" id="additionally__7" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="additionally__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɪʃənəli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addit/additionally__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additionally__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="additionally__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32e4" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="additionally__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɪʃənəli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addit/additionally__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additionally__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5264" id="additionally__11"><li class="sn-g" original="E846.-7168" id="additionally__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5265"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E846.-7167" id="additionally__13">used to introduce a new fact or argument</span> <span class="xr-gs" id="additionally__14" original="E846.-7166" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5267" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addition" title="in addition (to somebody/something) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="additionally__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5268" original="E846.-7165" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.522a"><span class="xw" id="additionally__16">in addition (to somebody/something)</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="additionally__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.526b"><span class="x-g" id="additionally__18" original="E846.-7164" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.526c"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7163" id="additionally__19">Additionally, researchers such as Hogarth (1981) and Connolly (1988) have pointed out that…</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.526e" original="E846.-7162" id="additionally__20"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E846.-7161" id="additionally__21">as an extra factor</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5270" original="E846.-7160" id="additionally__22" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/also" title="also definition"><span class="xr-g" id="additionally__23" original="E846.-715f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5271" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7cac"><span class="xh" id="additionally__24">also</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5273" id="additionally__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5274" id="additionally__26" original="E846.-715e"> <span class="x" id="additionally__27" original="E846.-715d">Problems additionally arise from the production of liquefied natural gas, of which Indonesia is the world's leading producer.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="additionally__28" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-8e5"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/additionally" title="additionally definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.4e94" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-8e4" 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                   <li>                            <a  href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addition" title="Definition of addition noun in Academic English"><browse>addition <pos>noun</pos></browse></a>                        </li>                    <li>                            <a  href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/additional" title="Definition of additional adjective in Academic English"><browse>additional <pos>adjective</pos></browse></a>                        </li>                    <li>            <span>                             <a class='selected' href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/additionally" title="Definition of additionally adverb in Academic English"><browse>additionally <pos>adverb</pos></browse></a>            </span>             </li>                    <li>                            <a  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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>additive 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/additive1&t=additive1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/additive1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="532" id="additive1" original="E391.-4ec0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5276" hm="1"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5277" id="additive1__1" original="E391.-4ebf"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5278" id="additive1__2" original="E391.-4ebe">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">additive<span class="hm">1</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5283" id="additive1__7" original="E391.-4eb6"><span class="pos" id="additive1__8" original="E391.-4eb5">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50b0" type="h_full_" eid="additive1__9" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32ae" id="additive1__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="additive1__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædətɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addit/additive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additive__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32ab" id="additive1__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="additive1__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædətɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addit/additive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additive__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5285" id="additive1__14"><span class="sn-g" id="additive1__15" original="E391.-4eb4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5286"> <span class="def" original="E391.-4eb3" id="additive1__16">a substance that is added in small amounts to something, especially food, in order to improve it, give it colour, make it last longer, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" id="additive1__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5288"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5289" id="additive1__18" original="E833.-2c34"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c33" id="additive1__19">There is a strong case for significant changes in food manufacturers' employment of certain food additives.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.528b" id="additive1__20" original="E845.-7554"> <span class="x" id="additive1__21" original="E845.-7553">A good peptone can be dissolved in water, and without other additives can provide a good medium for growth of many commonly encountered bacteria.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="additive1__22" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-8c0" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>additive 2 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/additive2&t=additive2 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/additive2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="261" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.528d" hm="2" original="E83d.-7c22" id="additive2"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.528e" id="additive2__1" original="E83d.-7c21"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.528f" id="additive2__2" original="E83d.-7c20">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">additive<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="additive2__6" original="E83d.-7c19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5299"><span class="pos" id="additive2__7" original="E83d.-7c18">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="additive2__8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50b7" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="additive2__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32a8" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="additive2__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædətɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addit/additive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additive__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-32a5" id="additive2__11" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="additive2__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædətɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addit/additive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addit/additive__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="additive2__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.529b"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E428.-5687" id="additive2__14" gram="nubn">not usually before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.529d" id="additive2__15"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.529e" original="E83d.-7c17" id="additive2__16"> <span class="def" id="additive2__17" original="E83d.-7c23">connected with or produced by addition</span><span class="x-gs" id="additive2__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52a0"><span class="x-g" original="E83d.-7c16" id="additive2__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52a1"> <span class="x" original="E83d.-7c15" id="additive2__20">One simple explanation would be that the effects of the two chemicals are simply additive.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-8a4" id="additive2__21" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/additive" title="additive definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>address 1 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/address1&t=address1 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/address1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_3"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" careful="y" original="E391.-4e16" eid="address1__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52ae" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-315d" id="address1__12" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdres<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="address1__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-315a" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdres<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/address__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__us_2_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3d73" id="address1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="address1__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a28"><span class="vp" id="address1__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> address</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="address1__19" careful="y" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a2a" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="address1__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a2b" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdres<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="address1__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a2e" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdres<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/address__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__us_2_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a31" form="thirdps" id="address1__24"><span class="vp" id="address1__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> addresses</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a33" type="verbs_full_" eid="address1__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="address1__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdresɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/addresses__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addresses__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="address1__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a37" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdresɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/addresses__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addresses__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a3a" id="address1__31"><span class="vp" id="address1__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> addressed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="address1__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a3c" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="address1__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a3d" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdrest<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/addressed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a40" id="address1__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdrest<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/addressed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressed__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a43" form="pastpart" id="address1__38"><span class="vp" id="address1__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> addressed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a45" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="address1__40"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="address1__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a46"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdrest<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/addressed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="address1__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a49"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdrest<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/addressed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressed__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a4c" form="prespart" id="address1__45"><span class="vp" id="address1__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> addressing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a4e" eid="address1__47"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a4f" id="address1__48" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdresɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/addressing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="address1__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7a52" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address1__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdresɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/addressing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressing__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52e0" id="address1__52"><li class="sn-g" id="address1__53" original="E391.-4dfb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52e1"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="address1__54" original="E391.-4df8">to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it</span><span class="x-gs" id="address1__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52e3"><span class="x-g" original="E820.-7f1d" id="address1__56" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52e4"> <span class="cf" id="address1__57" original="E391.-4df7"><span class="exp" id="address1__58">address</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E820.-7f1c" id="address1__59">Partnerships can be developed to address local issues.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52e8" id="address1__60" original="E820.-7f1a"> <span class="cf" id="address1__61" original="E820.-7f1b">be addressed by somebody/something</span> <span class="x" original="E820.-7f19" id="address1__62">Clearly, many of the solutions to poverty need to be addressed by the countries themselves.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52eb" id="address1__63" original="E820.-79d0"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-4df6" id="address1__64"><span class="exp" id="address1__65">address</span> yourself to something</span> <span class="x" original="E820.-79cf" id="address1__66">During the next three centuries, writers on scientific method addressed themselves to these problems.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="address1__67" original="E820.-79cd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52ef"> <span class="cf" id="address1__68" original="E820.-79ce"><span class="exp" id="address1__69">address</span> itself to something</span> <span class="x" id="address1__70" original="E820.-79cc">Stoic philosophy addresses itself to every human being, at least in principle.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52f3" original="E820.-79ca" id="address1__71"> <span class="cf" original="E820.-79cb" id="address1__72"><span class="exp" id="address1__73">address</span> something by doing something</span> <span class="x" id="address1__74" original="E820.-79c9">End-user demand for products and services can be partially addressed by analysing economic, technological, demographic, and social trends.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52f7" id="address1__75" original="E820.-79c7"> <span class="cf" id="address1__76" original="E820.-79c8"><span class="exp" id="address1__77">address</span> something through something</span> <span class="x" original="E820.-79c6" id="address1__78">Issues such as education and health were addressed through public policy initiatives.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="address1__79" original="E820.-7f15" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52fb"> <span class="shcut" id="address1__80">address + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52fd" id="address1__81"><span class="coll-gs" original="E820.-7f13" id="address1__82" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52fe"><span class="coll-g" id="address1__83" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.52ff"><span class="coll" original="E820.-7f12" id="address1__84">issue</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="address1__85" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5301"><span class="coll" original="E820.-7f11" id="address1__86">question</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="address1__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5303"><span class="coll" original="E820.-7f10" id="address1__88">problem</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="address1__89" original="E498.-6d43" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5305"><span class="coll-g" id="address1__90" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5306"><span class="coll" id="address1__91" original="E498.-6d42">topic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5308" id="address1__92" original="E820.-7f0f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5309" id="address1__93"><span class="coll" original="E820.-7f0e" id="address1__94">concerns</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.530b" original="E820.-7f0d" id="address1__95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.530c" id="address1__96"><span class="coll" original="E820.-7f0c" id="address1__97">challenge</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="address1__98" original="E820.-7f0b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.530e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.530f" id="address1__99"><span class="coll" id="address1__100" original="E820.-7f0a">need</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5311" original="E820.-7f09" id="address1__101"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5312" id="address1__102"><span class="coll" original="E820.-7f08" id="address1__103">cause</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5314" id="address1__104" original="E820.-7f07"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5315" original="E820.-7f06" id="address1__105"> <span class="x" original="E820.-7f05" id="address1__106">It will be essential to address this topic in the future. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E820.-7f02" id="address1__107" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5317" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="address1__108">adverb + address | address + adverb</span><span class="sn-gu" id="address1__109" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5319"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.531a" id="address1__110" original="E820.-7f00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.531b" id="address1__111"><span class="coll" id="address1__112" original="E820.-7eff">adequately</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.531d" id="address1__113" original="E820.-7efe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.531e" id="address1__114"><span class="coll" id="address1__115" original="E820.-7efd">specifically</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E820.-7808" id="address1__116" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5320"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5321" id="address1__117"><span class="coll" id="address1__118" original="E820.-7807">explicitly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5323" original="E820.-7806" id="address1__119"><span class="coll-g" id="address1__120" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5324"><span class="coll" original="E820.-7805" id="address1__121">directly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5326" id="address1__122" original="E820.-7efc"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5327" original="E820.-7efb" id="address1__123"> <span class="x" id="address1__124" original="E820.-7efa">However, the expansion of the education system has been at the expense of quality, which has not been adequately addressed.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E820.-7804" id="address1__125" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5329"> <span class="x" id="address1__126" original="E820.-7803">The government realized that housing issues needed to be addressed directly.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="address1__127" original="E391.-4e13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.532b"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" id="address1__128" original="E391.-4e0e"><span class="exp" id="address1__129">address</span> something (to somebody)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4e10" id="address1__130">to write to somebody; to write on an envelope the name and address of the person, company, etc. that you are sending it to by mail</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.532f" id="address1__131"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5330" id="address1__132" original="E820.-795a"> <span class="x" id="address1__133" original="E820.-7959">Ho Chi Minh addressed eight separate letters to Harry Truman on the subject.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4e06" id="address1__134" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5332"><span class="num">3</span><span class="cf" original="E820.-7958" id="address1__135"><span class="exp" id="address1__136">address</span> something/somebody (on something)</span> <span class="def" id="address1__137" original="E391.-4e05">to make a formal speech to a group of people</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5336" id="address1__138"><span class="x-g" original="E820.-7957" id="address1__139" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5337"> <span class="x" id="address1__140" original="E820.-7956">In 1965, Johnson addressed Congress on the Voting Rights Bill.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5339" original="E391.-4e04" id="address1__141"><span class="num">4</span><span class="def" id="address1__142" original="E391.-4e01">to speak to somebody</span><span class="x-gs" id="address1__143" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.533b"><span class="x-g" original="E820.-7955" id="address1__144" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.533c"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-4e00" id="address1__145"><span class="exp" id="address1__146">address</span> somebody</span> <span class="x" id="address1__147" original="E820.-7954">In Godard's films, devices include characters addressing the audience directly.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5340" id="address1__148" original="E820.-7952"> <span class="cf" original="E820.-7953" id="address1__149"><span class="exp" id="address1__150">address</span> yourself to somebody</span> <span class="x" id="address1__151" original="E820.-7951">Addressing themselves to village audiences, the actors use Tok Pisin exclusively.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="address1__152" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-858" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/address_1" title="address definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4e58" id="address1__153" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-857"><span class="xh" id="address1__154">address</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>address 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/address2&t=address2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/address2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-312a" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address2__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdres<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="address2__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-3127"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="address2__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span 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data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/address__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/address__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="address2__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5356"><li class="sn-g" id="address2__17" original="E391.-4e53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5357"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="address2__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5358"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-4e51" id="address2__19" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4e50" id="address2__20">details of where somebody lives or works and where letters, etc. can be sent</span><span class="x-gs" id="address2__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.535b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.535c" id="address2__22" original="E828.-6e5c"> <span class="x" id="address2__23" original="E828.-6e5b">The Data Protection Act regulates how an organization may store and use personal data about individuals, including their names and addresses.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.535e" id="address2__24" original="E391.-4e4c"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.535f" id="address2__25"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="address2__26" original="E391.-4e4a" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4e48" id="address2__27">a series of words and symbols that tells you where you can find something using a computer, for example on the Internet</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5362" id="address2__28"><span class="x-g" id="address2__29" original="E828.-6e5a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5363"> <span class="x" original="E828.-6e59" id="address2__30">Although the younger children tended to use a family email address, teenagers demanded greater privacy.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5365" id="address2__31" original="E391.-4e47"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" id="address2__32" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5366"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-4e45" id="address2__33" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4e44" id="address2__34">a formal speech that is made in front of an audience</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5369" id="address2__35"><span class="x-g" id="address2__36" original="E828.-6e58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.536a"> <span class="x" id="address2__37" original="E828.-6e57">Barack Obama delivered a keynote address to the Democratic National Convention.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4e43" id="address2__38" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.536c"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.536d" id="address2__39"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-4e41" id="address2__40" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="address2__41" original="E391.-4e40">form/mode of <span class="exp" id="address2__42">address</span></span> <span class="def" id="address2__43" original="E391.-4e3f">the correct title, etc. to use when you talk to somebody</span><span class="x-gs" id="address2__44" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5372"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5373" original="E828.-6e56" id="address2__45"> <span class="x" id="address2__46" original="E828.-6e55">One academic examination of radio criticizes the mode of address on commercial radio.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E828.-6e54" id="address2__47" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5375"> <span class="x" id="address2__48" original="E828.-6e53">The terms ‘brother’ and ‘sister’ emerged as solitary forms of address.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>addressee noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addressee&t=addressee noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/addressee', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2fff"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="addressee__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædreˈsiː<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/addre/addressee__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressee__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="addressee__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2ffc"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="addressee__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædreˈsiː<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/addre/addressee__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/addre/addressee__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5386" id="addressee__14"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5387" id="addressee__15" original="E391.-4dbd"> <span class="def" original="E391.-4dbc" id="addressee__16">a person that a letter, email, etc. is addressed to; the person that somebody is speaking to or writing for</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5389" id="addressee__17"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.538a" id="addressee__18" original="E845.-7548"> <span class="x" original="E845.-7547" id="addressee__19">Speakers normally expect addressees to work out some parts of a message for themselves.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-7aa" id="addressee__20" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/addressee" title="addressee definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="addressee__21" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-7a9" resource="oald" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.4f45"><span class="xh" id="addressee__22">addressee</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adduce verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adduce&t=adduce verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adduce', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdjuːs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adduce__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduce__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2fea" id="adduce__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈduːs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adduce__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduce__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3d45" id="adduce__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b94" form="root" id="adduce__17"><span class="vp" id="adduce__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> adduce</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b96" eid="adduce__19"><span class="pron-g" id="adduce__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b97" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdjuːs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adduce__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduce__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b9a" id="adduce__22" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈduːs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adduce__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduce__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adduce__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b9d"><span class="vp" id="adduce__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> adduces</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7b9f" eid="adduce__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="adduce__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7ba0"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdjuːsɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adduces__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduces__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7ba3" id="adduce__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈduːsɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adduces__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduces__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7ba6" id="adduce__31"><span class="vp" id="adduce__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> adduced</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adduce__33" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7ba8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7ba9" id="adduce__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdjuːst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adduced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduced__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bac" id="adduce__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈduːst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adduced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduced__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adduce__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7baf" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="adduce__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> adduced</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bb1" resource="phonetics" eid="adduce__40"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bb2" id="adduce__41" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdjuːst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adduced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduced__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adduce__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bb5" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈduːst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adduced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adduced__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bb8" form="prespart" id="adduce__45"><span class="vp" id="adduce__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> adducing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bba" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="adduce__47" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bbb" id="adduce__48" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdjuːsɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/add/adduc/adducing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adducing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adduce__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bbe" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adduce__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈduːsɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/add/adduc/adducing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/add/adduc/adducing__us_1.ogg" title=" 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original="E391.-4d8c" id="adduce__59">formal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4d8b" id="adduce__60">to provide evidence, reasons, facts, etc. in order to explain something or to show that something is true</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53d6" original="E391.-4d8a" id="adduce__61"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/cite" title="cite definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53d7" original="E391.-4d89" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-7b5a" id="adduce__62"><span class="xh" id="adduce__63">cite</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53da" id="adduce__64"><span class="x-g" id="adduce__65" original="E428.-5891" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53db"> <span class="x" id="adduce__66" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adequate adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adequate&t=adequate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adequate', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="642" id="adequate" original="E391.-4d34" accessBand="free" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53dd"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53de" original="E391.-4d33" id="adequate__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-4d32" id="adequate__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53df">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">adequate</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" original="E391.-4d2d" id="adequate__4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53e7"><span class="pos" id="adequate__5" original="E391.-4d2c">adjective</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_8"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adequate__6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50cc" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="adequate__7" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2ee9"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adequate__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪkwət<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ade/adequ/adequate__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ade/adequ/adequate__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2ee6" id="adequate__9" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adequate__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪkwət<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ade/adequ/adequate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ade/adequ/adequate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adequate__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53e9"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53ea" original="E391.-4d2b" id="adequate__12"> <span class="def" id="adequate__13" original="E391.-4d2a">enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53ec" id="adequate__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53ed" original="E847.-6aad" id="adequate__15"> <span class="x" original="E847.-6aac" id="adequate__16">This type of damage may be caused by the patient looking at the sun without adequate eye protection.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53ef" original="E847.-6aab" id="adequate__17"> <span class="cf" id="adequate__18" original="E832.-7c33"><span class="exp" id="adequate__19">adequate</span> for something</span> <span class="x" original="E847.-6aaa" id="adequate__20">Manual gauges were read twice per day, which was adequate for our purposes.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53f3" original="E847.-6aa8" id="adequate__21"> <span class="cf" original="E847.-6aa9" id="adequate__22"><span class="exp" id="adequate__23">adequate</span> for doing something</span> <span class="x" id="adequate__24" original="E847.-6aa7">These tests are adequate for studying the impact behaviour of isotropic polymers.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53f7" id="adequate__25" original="E832.-7c31"> <span class="cf" id="adequate__26" original="E832.-7c32"><span class="exp" id="adequate__27">adequate</span> to do something</span> <span class="x" id="adequate__28" original="E832.-7c30">Demand was scarcely adequate to sustain production.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-4d27" id="adequate__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53fb" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/inadequate" title="inadequate definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E391.-4d26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53fc" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-4886" id="adequate__30"><span class="xh" id="adequate__31">inadequate</span></span></a></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="adequate__32" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.53ff"><span class="dr-g" id="adequate__33" original="E391.-4d24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5400"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5401" id="adequate__34"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List">                                <a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a></span><span class="dr" id="adequate__35" original="E391.-4d23" academic="y">adequacy</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5409" id="adequate__36" original="E391.-4d1f"><span class="pos" original="E391.-4d1e" id="adequate__37">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adequate__38" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50cd" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="adequate__39" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2eef" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adequate__40"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪkwəsi<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ade/adequ/adequacy__gb_1.mp3" 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id="adequate__43" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.540b"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-4d1c" id="adequate__44" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="adequate__45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.540d"><span class="x-g" original="E847.-6aa6" id="adequate__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.540e"> <span class="cf" original="E47f.13e4" id="adequate__47"><span class="exp">adequacy</span> (of something)</span> <span class="x" original="E847.-6aa5" id="adequate__48">The adequacy of current treatment should be established.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E391.-4d1b" id="adequate__49" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5411"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/inadequacy" title="inadequacy definition"><span class="xr-g" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adequately adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adequately&t=adequately adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adequately', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5421" id="adequately__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5422" id="adequately__12" original="E847.-6a91"> <span class="def" original="E847.-6a90" id="adequately__13">in a way that is good enough in quality for a particular purpose or need</span><span class="x-gs" id="adequately__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5424"><span class="x-g" id="adequately__15" original="E847.-6a8d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5425"> <span class="x" id="adequately__16" original="E847.-6a8c">The speech muscles will continue to function adequately, despite the damage.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5427" original="E847.-6a8b" id="adequately__17"> <span class="x" original="E847.-6a8a" id="adequately__18">A monetary payment might not adequately compensate the claimant. </span></span></span><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adhere verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adhere&t=adhere verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adhere', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhere__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adhere__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhere__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adhere__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2e53" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhere__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪr<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adhere__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhere__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3d17" id="adhere__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bee" form="root" id="adhere__17"><span class="vp" id="adhere__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> adhere</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="adhere__19" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bf0" resource="phonetics" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bf1" id="adhere__20"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhere__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adhere__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhere__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="adhere__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bf4"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhere__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪr<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adhere__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhere__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adhere__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bf7"><span class="vp" id="adhere__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> adheres</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bf9" resource="phonetics" eid="adhere__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="adhere__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bfa"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhere__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪəz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adheres__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adheres__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="adhere__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7bfd"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhere__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪrz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adheres__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adheres__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c00" id="adhere__31"><span class="vp" id="adhere__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> adhered</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adhere__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c02" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="adhere__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c03"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhere__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪəd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adhered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhered__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adhere__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c06" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhere__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪrd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adhered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhered__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adhere__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c09" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="adhere__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> adhered</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c0b" eid="adhere__40"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="adhere__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c0c"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhere__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪəd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adhered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adhered__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7c0f" id="adhere__43" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhere__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪrd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adhered__us_1.mp3" 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pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adhere__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.546e"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.546f" original="E391.-4cd6" id="adhere__53"> <span class="gram-g" id="adhere__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5470"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="adhere__55" original="E391.-4cd4">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="adhere__56" original="E391.-4cd3"><span class="exp" id="adhere__57">adhere</span> (to something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4cd0" id="adhere__58">to stick firmly to something</span><span class="x-gs" id="adhere__59" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5475"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5476" original="E840.-7f3e" id="adhere__60"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7f3d" id="adhere__61">Platelets become ‘sticky’ and adhere to the vessel wall.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7f40" id="adhere__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5478"> <span class="x" original="E840.-7f3f" id="adhere__63">These cells adhere tightly together to form a cell sheet.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="pv-gs" id="adhere__64" original="E391.-4ccf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.547a"><span class="heading">Phrasal Verbs</span><ol class="pv-g" id="adhere__65" original="E391.-4cce" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.547b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.547c" id="adhere__66"><h4 class="pv">adhere to something</h4><div class="clear"> </div>                   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organizations do not adhere strictly to formal rules and procedures for getting things done.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" id="adhere__76" original="E826.-7b7f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5486"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E840.-7f34" id="adhere__77">to closely follow or represent a particular view</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5488" id="adhere__78"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7f33" id="adhere__79" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5489"> <span class="x" id="adhere__80" original="E840.-7f32">The report adhered to a traditional liberal view of the functions of education.</span></span></span> 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adherence noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adherence&t=adherence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adherence', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="430" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.548b" original="E391.-4cc9" id="adherence"><div class="h-g" id="adherence__1" original="E391.-4cc8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.548c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-4cc7" id="adherence__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.548d">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">adherence</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5496" id="adherence__4" original="E391.-4cc2"><span class="pos" id="adherence__5" original="E391.-4cc1">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.50e8" eid="adherence__6" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2df7" id="adherence__7" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adherence__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪərəns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adherence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adherence__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adherence__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2df3" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adherence__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪrəns<span 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.549b" id="adherence__14" original="E391.-4cbe"> <span class="def" original="E391.-4cbd" id="adherence__15">the fact of behaving according to a particular rule, or of following a particular principle or practice</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.549d" id="adherence__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.549e" original="E835.-7a80" id="adherence__17"> <span class="x" id="adherence__18" original="E835.-7a7f">European leaders pressed for a common electoral system, or at least adherence to a common principle.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E835.-7a7e" id="adherence__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54a0"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7a7d" id="adherence__20">Given the complexity of the climate system, strict adherence to a given time framework is not practical.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adherent noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adherent&t=adherent noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adherent', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adherent__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪərənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adher/adherent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adherent__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2dd3" id="adherent__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adherent__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhɪrənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adher/adherent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adher/adherent__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adherent__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b2"><span class="sn-g" id="adherent__15" original="E391.-4cae" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b3"> <span class="def" original="E391.-4cad" id="adherent__16">a person who supports a particular party, person or set of ideas</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b5" original="E391.-4cac" id="adherent__17"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/supporter" title="supporter definition"><span class="xr-g" id="adherent__18" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.1d55" original="E391.-4cab" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b6"><span class="xh" id="adherent__19">supporter</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="adherent__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b8"><span class="x-g" id="adherent__21" original="E835.-7a6a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54b9"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7a69" id="adherent__22">The Egyptian goddess Isis gained many adherents outside Egypt.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="adherent__23" original="E835.-7a68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54bb"> <span class="cf" original="E826.-7688" id="adherent__24"><span class="exp" id="adherent__25">adherent</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E835.-7a67" id="adherent__26">Adherents of this view argue that…</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-668" id="adherent__27"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adherent" title="adherent definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-667" resource="oald" id="adherent__28" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.50ae"><span class="xh" id="adherent__29">adherent</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adhesion noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adhesion&t=adhesion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adhesion', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhesion__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhiːʒn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesion__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesion__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adhesion__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2dba" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhesion__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhiːʒn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesion__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesion__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="adhesion__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54ce"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-4c9c" id="adhesion__15">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adhesion__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54d0"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-4c9a" id="adhesion__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54d1"> <span class="cf" id="adhesion__18" original="E835.-79e9"><span class="exp" id="adhesion__19">adhesion</span> (to something)</span> <span class="def" id="adhesion__20" original="E391.-4c99">the ability to stick to or become attached to something; the action or process of sticking to a surface or an object</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54d5" id="adhesion__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54d6" original="E835.-79e8" id="adhesion__22"> <span class="x" id="adhesion__23" original="E835.-79e7">Surface coatings require strong adhesion to the surface.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-646" id="adhesion__24"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adhesion" title="adhesion definition in English&#10;   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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adhesive 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adhesive1&t=adhesive1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adhesive1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="adhesive1__10" pref="1" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhesive1__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhiːsɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adhesive1__12" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b98" geo="n_am" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhesive1__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhiːsɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b95" id="adhesive1__14" trans="ald8" pref="2" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhesive1__15"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhiːzɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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original="E391.-4c84">a substance used to make things stick together</span><span class="x-gs" id="adhesive1__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54f2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.54f3" original="E835.-7941" id="adhesive1__25"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7940" id="adhesive1__26">The composite reinforcements were bonded to the steel base structures with an epoxy adhesive.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-623" id="adhesive1__27"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adhesive_1" title="adhesive definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-622" resource="oald" id="adhesive1__28" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.50db"><span class="xh" id="adhesive1__29">adhesive</span></span></a> <span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adhesive 2 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adhesive2&t=adhesive2 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adhesive2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="adhesive2__10" geo="br" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhesive2__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhiːsɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" pref="1" trans="ald8" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b8a" id="adhesive2__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhesive2__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhiːsɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" pref="2" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="adhesive2__14" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b87"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhesive2__15"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhiːzɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.1670558bc94.-b83" id="adhesive2__16" pref="2" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adhesive2__17"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈhiːzɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adh/adhes/adhesive__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adhesive2__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5509"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-4c73" id="adhesive2__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.550a"> <span class="def" original="E391.-4c72" id="adhesive2__20">able to stick firmly to a surface or an object</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.550c" id="adhesive2__21"><span class="x-g" original="E835.-7929" id="adhesive2__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.550d"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7928" id="adhesive2__23">The tentacles are adhesive and are used to catch and hold prey.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E835.-7927" id="adhesive2__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.550f"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7926" id="adhesive2__25">The strength of the adhesive joint was tested.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-5ff" id="adhesive2__26"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adhesive_1" title="adhesive definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.50db" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-5fe" id="adhesive2__27"><span class="xh" id="adhesive2__28">adhesive</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adipose adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adipose&t=adipose adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adipose', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adipose__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪpəʊs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adi/adipo/adipose__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adi/adipo/adipose__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2c64" id="adipose__11" trans="ald8" pref="1" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adipose__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædɪpoʊs<span 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5546" id="adipose__17"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="obn" original="E46b.1b78" id="adipose__18">only before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" id="adipose__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5548"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" id="adipose__20" reg="specialist">specialist</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.554a" id="adipose__21"><span class="sn-g" id="adipose__22" original="E391.-4c1e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.554b"> <span class="dis-g" id="adipose__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.554c"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E391.-4c1d" id="adipose__24">of body <span class="ndv" id="adipose__25">tissue</span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4c19" id="adipose__26">used for storing fat</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5550" id="adipose__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5551" id="adipose__28" original="E46b.1b7c"> <span class="x" original="E46b.1b7d" id="adipose__29">Obesity is characterized as an excess of adipose tissue.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="adipose__30" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-5b3"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adipose" title="adipose definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="adipose__31" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-5b2" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.516c"><span class="xh" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adjective noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adjective&t=adjective noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adjective', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="438" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.556d" original="E391.-4bfe" id="adjective"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.556e" original="E391.-4bfd" id="adjective__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="adjective__2" original="E391.-4bfc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.556f">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">adjective</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.557a" id="adjective__7" original="E391.-4bf4"><span class="pos" original="E391.-4bf3" id="adjective__8">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adjective__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.513f" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2bca" id="adjective__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjective__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪktɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjec/adjective__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjec/adjective__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="adjective__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2bc7"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjective__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪktɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjec/adjective__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjec/adjective__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="label-g" id="adjective__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.557c"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" id="adjective__15" subj="gram">grammar</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adjective__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.557e"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.557f" id="adjective__17" original="E391.-4bf0"> <span class="def" id="adjective__18" original="E391.-4bef">a word that describes a person or thing, for example <span class="ei" id="adjective__19" original="E391.-4bee">great</span>, <span class="ei" id="adjective__20" original="E391.-4bed">interesting</span> and <span class="ei" original="E391.-4bec" id="adjective__21">scientific</span> in <span class="ei" original="E391.-4beb" id="adjective__22">a great leader</span>, <span class="ei" original="E391.-4bea" id="adjective__23">interesting research</span> and <span class="ei" id="adjective__24" original="E391.-4be9">scientific knowledge</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5587" id="adjective__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5588" id="adjective__26" original="E824.-7aee"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7aed" id="adjective__27">Non-gradable adjectives denote properties which are thought of as present or absent, rather than more or less. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" id="adjective__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.558a"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.558b" id="adjective__29" original="E391.-4be8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="adjective__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.558c"><span class="dr" original="E391.-4be7" id="adjective__31">adjectival</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5594" id="adjective__32" original="E391.-4be3"><span class="pos" id="adjective__33" original="E391.-4be2">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5140" type="dr_full_" eid="adjective__34"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2bd0" id="adjective__35" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjective__36"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædʒekˈtaɪvl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjec/adjectival__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjec/adjectival__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="adjective__37" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2bcd"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjective__38"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædʒekˈtaɪvl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjec/adjectival__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjec/adjectival__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" id="adjective__39" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5596"><span class="x-g" id="adjective__40" original="E824.-7aea" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5597"> <span class="x" id="adjective__41" original="E824.-7ae9">The adjectival form of curriculum is curricular.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-577" id="adjective__42" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adjust verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adjust&t=adjust verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adjust', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adjust__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.514d"><span class="pron-g" id="adjust__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-294f" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjust__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjust__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjust__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adjust__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-294c" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjust__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjust__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjust__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" id="adjust__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ce9"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="adjust__17" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d72" form="root"><span class="vp" id="adjust__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> adjust</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d74" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="adjust__19" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d75" id="adjust__20" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjust__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjust__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjust__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adjust__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d78" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjust__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjust__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjust__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adjust__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d7b"><span class="vp" id="adjust__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> adjusts</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d7d" resource="phonetics" eid="adjust__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="adjust__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d7e"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjust__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌsts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusts__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="adjust__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d81"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjust__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌsts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusts__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adjust__31" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d84" form="past"><span class="vp" id="adjust__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> adjusted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="adjust__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d86" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d87" id="adjust__34" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjust__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌstɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d8a" id="adjust__36" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjust__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌstɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adjust__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d8d" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="adjust__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> adjusted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adjust__40" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d8f" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d90" id="adjust__41" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjust__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌstɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d93" id="adjust__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjust__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌstɪd<span 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class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌstɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adj/adjus/adjusting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adj/adjus/adjusting__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7d9c" id="adjust__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adjust__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒʌstɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" 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original="E391.-4a6c" id="adjust__56">to change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better</span><span class="x-gs" id="adjust__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55d9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55da" original="E849.-71ca" id="adjust__58"> <span class="cf" id="adjust__59" original="E391.-4a6b"><span class="exp" id="adjust__60">adjust</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="adjust__61" original="E849.-71c9">Businesses have to adjust prices to maintain margins and cover the rise in costs.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55de" id="adjust__62" original="E849.-71c8"> <span class="cf" id="adjust__63" original="E391.-4a6a"><span class="exp" id="adjust__64">adjust</span> something to something</span> <span class="x" original="E849.-71c7" id="adjust__65">We adjusted the pH to 12 with 50% sodium hydroxide.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E849.-71c5" id="adjust__66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55e2"> <span class="cf" id="adjust__67" original="E849.-71c6"><span class="exp" id="adjust__68">adjust</span> something for something</span> <span class="x" id="adjust__69" original="E849.-71c4">This figure will be adjusted for inflation every three years.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55e6" id="adjust__70" original="E391.-4a69"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="adjust__71" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55e7"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-4a67" id="adjust__72">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E391.-4a66" id="adjust__73" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="adjust__74" original="E391.-4a65">to change the way you behave and/or think in order to deal with a new situation</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55eb" id="adjust__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55ec" id="adjust__76" original="E849.-71c3"> <span class="cf" original="E832.-7c20" id="adjust__77"><span class="exp" id="adjust__78">adjust</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E849.-71c2" id="adjust__79">The firms did not adjust their behaviour to respond to environmental regulations.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="adjust__80" original="E849.-71c1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55f0"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-4a61" id="adjust__81"><span class="exp" id="adjust__82">adjust</span> to something</span> <span class="x" id="adjust__83" original="E849.-71c0">The first challenge concerns the way people will adjust to these technological changes.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55f4" id="adjust__84" original="E849.-71bf"> <span class="cf" id="adjust__85" original="E832.-7c1f"><span class="exp" id="adjust__86">adjust</span> themselves/itself (to something)</span> <span class="x" original="E849.-71be" id="adjust__87">A search agent may adjust itself automatically, depending on previous actions carried out by the user. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" id="adjust__88" original="E391.-4a64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55f8" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adapt" title="adapt definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.55f9" original="E391.-4a63" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.4fb2" id="adjust__89"><span class="xh" id="adjust__90">adapt</span></span></a></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="adjust__91" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-517" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adjustment noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adjustment&t=adjustment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adjustment', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="adjustment__15">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="u" id="adjustment__16" original="E391.-4a26">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.560e" id="adjustment__17"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4a25" id="adjustment__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.560f"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="adjustment__19" original="E391.-4a24">a small change made to something in order to correct or improve it; the act of making a small change</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5611" id="adjustment__20"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c22" id="adjustment__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5612"> <span class="x" id="adjustment__22" original="E833.-2c21">The law requires employers to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to ensure that disabled people are not at a disadvantage in the workplace.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5614" original="E833.-2c20" id="adjustment__23"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c1f" id="adjustment__24">It may be necessary to make some statistical adjustment when analysing the data.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="adjustment__25" original="E39f.-7d24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5616"> <span class="cf" original="E39f.-7d25" id="adjustment__26"><span class="exp" id="adjustment__27">adjustment</span> for something</span> <span class="x" id="adjustment__28" original="E39f.-7d23">After adjustment for maternal age at birth, a reduction in the risk of diabetes in second- or later-born children became apparent.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c1e" id="adjustment__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.561a"> <span class="cf" original="E428.-588a" id="adjustment__30">+ noun</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c1d" id="adjustment__31">The adjustment mechanism for deficit countries was deflation rather than devaluation.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.561d" id="adjustment__32" original="E391.-4a23"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-4a22" id="adjustment__33">a change in the way a person behaves or thinks</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.561f" id="adjustment__34"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c1c" id="adjustment__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5620"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c1b" id="adjustment__36">These disorders are caused mainly by the psychological adjustments required after childbirth.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5622" id="adjustment__37" original="E833.-2c1a"> <span class="cf" id="adjustment__38" original="E39f.-7d1f"><span class="exp" id="adjustment__39">adjustment</span> to something</span> <span class="x" id="adjustment__40" original="E833.-2c19">The study showed that men and women have differences in their emotional adjustment to divorce. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" id="adjustment__41" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-4da" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adjustment" title="adjustment definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.53fe" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-4d9" resource="oald" id="adjustment__42"><span class="xh" id="adjustment__43">adjustment</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>administer verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/administer&t=administer verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/administer', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="administer__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.515b"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2725" id="administer__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administer__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administer__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2722" id="administer__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administer__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="administer__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3cbb" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="administer__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e26"><span class="vp" id="administer__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> administer</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e28" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="administer__19"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="administer__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e29"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administer__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administer__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e2c" id="administer__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administer__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="administer__24" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e2f" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="administer__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> administers</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="administer__26" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e31" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e32" id="administer__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstəz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administers__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administers__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="administer__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e35" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstərz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administers__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administers__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e38" form="past" id="administer__31"><span class="vp" id="administer__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> administered</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="administer__33" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e3a" resource="phonetics" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="administer__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e3b" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstəd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administered__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="administer__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e3e"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstərd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administered__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="administer__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e41" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="administer__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> administered</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="administer__40" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e43" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="administer__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e44" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstəd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administered__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administered__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="administer__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e47"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstərd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administered__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administered__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e4a" form="prespart" id="administer__45"><span class="vp" id="administer__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> administering</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="administer__47" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e4c"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e4d" id="administer__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstərɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administering__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administering__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7e50" id="administer__50" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administer__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstərɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admin/administering__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administering__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="administer__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5667"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-494c" id="administer__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5668"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="administer__54" original="E391.-494a">to give or provide something, espcecially in a way that is fair or correct</span><span class="x-gs" id="administer__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.566a"><span class="x-g" original="E849.-774e" id="administer__56" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.566b"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-494b" id="administer__57"><span class="exp" id="administer__58">administer</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E849.-774d" id="administer__59">The landowner administered rural justice and could send troublesome serfs into the army.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.566f" id="administer__60" original="E849.-774c"> <span class="cf" id="administer__61" original="E832.-7c07"><span class="exp" id="administer__62">administer</span> something to somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E849.-774b" id="administer__63">The questionnaire was administered to two random samples of students.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5673" original="E391.-4954" id="administer__64"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="administer__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5674"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-4952" id="administer__66" gram="oftpass">often passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-4951" id="administer__67"><span class="exp" id="administer__68">administer</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4950" id="administer__69">to manage and organize the affairs of a business, an organization, a country, etc.; to manage and organize a plan</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5679" id="administer__70" original="E391.-494f"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/manage" title="manage definition"><span class="xr-g" id="administer__71" original="E391.-494e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.567a" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-5f94"><span class="xh" id="administer__72">manage</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.567d" id="administer__73"><span class="x-g" original="E849.-7752" id="administer__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.567e"> <span class="x" id="administer__75" original="E849.-7751">Each province was administered by a governor who was usually a military commander.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="administer__76" original="E849.-732e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5680"> <span class="x" original="E849.-732d" id="administer__77">Occupational pension schemes are administered by employers.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4944" id="administer__78" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5682"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" id="administer__79" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5683"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-4942" id="administer__80" gram="oftpass">often passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-493e" id="administer__81"><span class="exp" id="administer__82">administer</span> something (to somebody)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4940" id="administer__83">to give drugs or medicine to somebody</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5688" id="administer__84"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5689" original="E849.-732c" id="administer__85"> <span class="x" id="administer__86" original="E849.-732b">The insulin is administered intravenously.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="administer__87" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-47d"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/administer" title="administer definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-47c" id="administer__88" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.54e1"><span class="xh" id="administer__89">administer</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/administer&t=administer verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/administer', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>administration noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/administration&t=administration noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/administration', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_12"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5162" eid="administration__9"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="administration__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-26cb"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administration__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administration__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administration__gb_2.ogg" title=" 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href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.569a" id="administration__14"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4923" id="administration__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.569b"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.569c" id="administration__16"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="administration__17" original="E391.-4921">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E832.-7c02" id="administration__18"><span class="exp" id="administration__19">administration</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" id="administration__20" original="E391.-4920">the process of organizing the way that something is done</span><span class="x-gs" id="administration__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a1"><span class="x-g" original="E84a.-78a5" id="administration__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a2"> <span class="x" id="administration__23" original="E84a.-78a4">Public participation in the administration of justice is central to the principle of open justice.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a4" original="E391.-492c" id="administration__24"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="administration__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a5"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="administration__26" original="E391.-4925" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4924" id="administration__27">the activity of running a business, school or other organization</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a8" id="administration__28"><span class="x-g" id="administration__29" original="E84a.-78a9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56a9"> <span class="x" original="E84a.-78a8" id="administration__30">University administration was placed in the hands of a council at each institution.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-491f" id="administration__31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56ab"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56ac" id="administration__32"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-491d" id="administration__33">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-491c" id="administration__34">the group of people that runs a business, school or other organization</span><span class="x-gs" id="administration__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56af"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56b0" original="E84a.-78a7" id="administration__36"> <span class="x" id="administration__37" original="E84a.-78a6">The school's administration believed that the students were steadily growing more disruptive.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-491b" id="administration__38" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56b2"><span class="num">4</span><span class="v-gs" type="alt" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56b3" id="administration__39"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">often</span> <span class="v-g" id="administration__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56b4"><span class="v"><strong>Administration</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="gram-g" id="administration__42" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56b6"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="administration__43" original="E391.-4918">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="administration__44" original="E84a.-78a3" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="administration__45" original="E391.-4917">the government of a country; the process of governing a country</span><span class="x-gs" id="administration__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56ba"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56bb" original="E84a.-78a2" id="administration__47"> <span class="x" original="E84a.-78a1" id="administration__48">Under the Clinton Administration, the goals of foreign policy were expanded.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56bd" original="E84a.-78a0" id="administration__49"> <span class="x" id="administration__50" original="E84a.-789f">Greek cities provided the framework for Roman provincial administration.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="administration__51" original="E391.-4916" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56bf"><span class="num">5</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56c0" id="administration__52"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-4914" id="administration__53" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="administration__54" original="E832.-7c01"><span class="exp" id="administration__55">administration</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" id="administration__56" original="E391.-4912">the act of giving drugs or medicine to somebody</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56c5" id="administration__57"><span class="x-g" id="administration__58" original="E84a.-789e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56c6"> <span class="x" id="administration__59" original="E84a.-789d">Oral administration of drugs has several advantages.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56c8" id="administration__60" original="E391.-4911"><span class="num">6</span><span class="gram-g" id="administration__61" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56c9"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="administration__62" original="E391.-490f">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56cb" id="administration__63"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="geo" geo="br" id="administration__64" original="E391.-490e">British English</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="subj" subj="law" id="administration__65">law</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-490b" id="administration__66">a situation in which the financial affairs of a business that cannot pay its debts are managed by an independent <span class="ndv" id="administration__67">administrator</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="administration__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56d0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56d1" id="administration__69" original="E84a.-789c"> <span class="x" original="E84a.-789b" id="administration__70">The company went into administration due to the downturn in the housing market.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-447" id="administration__71" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/administration" title="administration definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="administration__72" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-446" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5549"><span class="xh" id="administration__73">administration</span></span></a> 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>administrative adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/administrative&t=administrative adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/administrative', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_10"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="administrative__6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5169" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-266e" id="administrative__7" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administrative__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admin/administrative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admin/administrative__gb_1.ogg" title=" 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class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e0" id="administrative__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e1" original="E391.-48fb" id="administrative__12"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="administrative__13" original="E391.-48fa">connected with organizing the work of a business, school or other organization</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e3" id="administrative__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e4" original="E84a.-7910" id="administrative__15"> <span class="x" original="E84a.-790f" id="administrative__16">Administrative assistants are responsible for tracking the complex schedules.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e6" id="administrative__17" original="E84a.-7911"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="administrative__18" original="E84a.-790e">connected with governing a country</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e8" id="administrative__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56e9" id="administrative__20" original="E84a.-790d"> <span class="x" original="E84a.-790c" id="administrative__21">For example, much of the procedure of the courts is based on French administrative law.</span></span></span>      </li></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56eb" id="administrative__22"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-48f9" id="administrative__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56ec"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56ed" id="administrative__24"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List">                                <a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a></span><span class="dr" original="E391.-48f8" id="administrative__25" academic="y">administratively</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.56f6" id="administrative__26" original="E391.-48f4"><span class="pos" id="administrative__27" original="E391.-48f3">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.516a" eid="administrative__28" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="administrative__29" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2666"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="administrative__30"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪvli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>administrator noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/administrator&t=administrator noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/administrator', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.570c"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-48e5" id="administrator__16">a person whose job is to organize the work of a business, school or other orgnaization</span><span class="x-gs" id="administrator__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.570e"><span class="x-g" original="E84a.-7937" id="administrator__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.570f"> <span class="x" id="administrator__19" original="E84a.-7936">hospital/school/university administrators</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5711" original="E832.-7bfc" id="administrator__20"><span class="num">2</span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5712" id="administrator__21"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="geo" id="administrator__22" original="E832.-7bfa" geo="br">British English</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="subj" id="administrator__23" subj="law">law</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E832.-7bf8" id="administrator__24">a person officially chosen to manage the financial affairs of a business that cannot pay its debts</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5716" id="administrator__25"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5717" id="administrator__26" original="E832.-7bf7"> <span class="x" id="administrator__27" original="E832.-7bf6">The company is now in the hands of the administrators.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-3ce" id="administrator__28" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/administrator" title="administrator definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>admirable adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admirable&t=admirable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admirable', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admirable__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædmərəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admirable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admirable__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="admirable__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-25cb"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admirable__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædmərəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admirable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admirable__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="admirable__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5725"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-48d9" id="admirable__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5726"> <span class="def" original="E391.-48d8" id="admirable__13">having qualities that you admire and respect</span><span class="x-gs" id="admirable__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5728"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c14" id="admirable__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5729"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c13" id="admirable__16">Successive Thai governments have an admirable record of providing the basic conditions for private sector investment in industry.</span></span></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="admirable__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.572b"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-48d4" id="admirable__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.572c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="admirable__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.572d"><span class="dr" id="admirable__20" original="E391.-48d3">admirably</span> <span class="pos-g" id="admirable__21" original="E391.-48cf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5735"><span class="pos" original="E391.-48ce" id="admirable__22">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" 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class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admirable__27"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædmərəbli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admirably__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admirably__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" id="admirable__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5737"><span class="x-g" id="admirable__29" original="E833.-2c12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5738"> <span class="x" id="admirable__30" original="E833.-2c11">This is a refreshingly clear text that provides an admirably concise guide to the subject. 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>admiration noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admiration&t=admiration noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admiration', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admiration__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædməˈreɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admiration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admiration__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="admiration__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-250e" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admiration__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædməˈreɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admiration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admiration__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5746" id="admiration__11"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-488e" id="admiration__12" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="admiration__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5748"><span class="sn-g" id="admiration__14" original="E391.-488d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5749"> <span class="def" id="admiration__15" original="E391.-488c">a feeling of respect and liking for somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.574b" id="admiration__16"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c0e" id="admiration__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.574c"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c0d" id="admiration__18">Tacitus certainly regarded some powerful women as worthy of admiration.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="admiration__19" original="E833.-2c0c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.574e"> <span class="cf" id="admiration__20" original="E391.-488b"><span class="exp" id="admiration__21">admiration</span> for somebody/something</span> <span class="x" id="admiration__22" original="E833.-2c0b">He began writing on cinema to express his admiration for film as an artistic medium.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>admire verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admire&t=admire verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admire', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="871" original="E391.-488a" id="admire" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5752"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5753" id="admire__1" original="E391.-4889"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="admire__2" original="E391.-4888" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5754">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">admire</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-487e" id="admire__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5762"><span class="pos" id="admire__10" original="E391.-487d">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5197" eid="admire__11"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="admire__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-24a8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admire__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admire__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-24a5" id="admire__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admire__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admire__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="admire__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3c8d" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f07" id="admire__17"><span class="vp" id="admire__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> admire</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f09" eid="admire__19"><span class="pron-g" id="admire__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f0a" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admire__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admire__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f0d" id="admire__22" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admire__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admire__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f10" form="thirdps" id="admire__24"><span class="vp" id="admire__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> admires</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f12" eid="admire__26"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f13" id="admire__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪəz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admires__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admires__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f16" id="admire__29" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪərz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admires__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admires__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f19" id="admire__31"><span class="vp" id="admire__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> admired</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="admire__33" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f1b" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="admire__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f1c" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪəd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admired__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f1f" id="admire__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪərd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admired__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f22" id="admire__38"><span class="vp" id="admire__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> admired</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f24" type="verbs_full_" eid="admire__40" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="admire__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f25" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪəd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admired__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admired__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="admire__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f28" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪərd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admired__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admired__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="admire__45" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f2b"><span class="vp" id="admire__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> admiring</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f2d" eid="admire__47" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f2e" id="admire__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪərɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admiring__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admiring__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16223d1d68b.7f31" id="admire__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admire__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪərɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admiring__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admiring__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5792" id="admire__52"><li class="sn-g" id="admire__53" original="E391.-4862" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5793"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="admire__54" original="E391.-4861">to respect somebody/something for what they are or what they have done</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5795" id="admire__55"><span class="x-g" id="admire__56" original="E833.-2c09" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5796"> <span class="cf" id="admire__57" original="E391.-4860"><span class="exp" id="admire__58">admire</span> somebody/something</span> <span class="x" id="admire__59" original="E833.-2c08">He very much admired his father, and wanted to be like him.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c0a" id="admire__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.579a"> <span class="x" id="admire__61" original="E833.-2c07">This short sample of Evans-Pritchard's analysis shows why his work has been so much admired.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c06" id="admire__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.579c"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-485f" id="admire__63"><span class="exp" id="admire__64">admire</span> somebody/something for (doing) something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c05" id="admire__65">Their employees were admired for their good morale, cooperation and hard work.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2c04" id="admire__66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57a0"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2c03" id="admire__67">His wife was admired for opening medical clinics and caring for the needy.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="admire__68" original="E391.-485d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57a2"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" original="E391.-485c" id="admire__69"><span class="exp" id="admire__70">admire</span> somebody/something</span> <span class="def" id="admire__71" original="E391.-485b">to look at somebody/something and think that they are attractive and/or impressive</span><span class="x-gs" id="admire__72" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57a6"><span class="x-g" id="admire__73" original="E833.-2c00" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57a7"> <span class="x" id="admire__74" original="E833.-2bff">They were driving along admiring the scenery.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="admire__75" original="E833.-2bfe" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57a9"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2bfd" id="admire__76">He noticed independent women wherever he travelled, and admired their beauty, elegance and intelligence.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="admire__77" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-338"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/admire" title="admire definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="admire__78" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-337" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.565e"><span class="xh" id="admire__79">admire</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admire&t=admire verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>admirer noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admirer&t=admirer noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admirer', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admirer__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪərə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admir/admirer__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admirer__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-243f" id="admirer__12" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admirer__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmaɪərər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admir/admirer__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admir/admirer__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="admirer__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57bb"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-4840" id="admirer__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57bc"> <span class="def" original="E391.-483e" id="admirer__16">a person who admires somebody/something, especially a well-known person or thing</span><span class="x-gs" id="admirer__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57be"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2bf6" id="admirer__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57bf"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2bf5" id="admirer__19">He is known primarily through works written by contemporary admirers.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57c1" original="E833.-2bf4" id="admirer__20"> <span class="cf" id="admirer__21" original="E391.-483f"><span class="exp" id="admirer__22">admirer</span> of somebody/something</span> <span class="x" id="admirer__23" original="E833.-2bf3">He was a poet and literary critic and became a great admirer of Western literature.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="admirer__24" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-30c" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/admirer" title="admirer definition in 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>admissible adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admissible&t=admissible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admissible', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="433" original="E391.-483b" id="admissible" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57c5"><div class="h-g" original="E391.-483a" id="admissible__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57c6"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="admissible__2" original="E391.-4839" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57c7">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">admissible</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" id="admissible__4" original="E391.-4834" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57cf"><span class="pos" original="E391.-4833" id="admissible__5">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="admissible__6" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51a5" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="admissible__7" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-23d0"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admissible__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪsəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admis/admissible__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admis/admissible__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-23cd" id="admissible__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admissible__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪsəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admis/admissible__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admis/admissible__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="admissible__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d1"><span class="sn-g" id="admissible__12" original="E391.-4832" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d2"> <span class="def" id="admissible__13" original="E391.-4831">that can be allowed or accepted according to a set of rules, especially in a court of law</span><span class="x-gs" id="admissible__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d4"><span class="x-g" id="admissible__15" original="E833.-2bef" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d5"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2bee" id="admissible__16">Any decision the judges made needed to be based on legally admissible evidence. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d7" id="admissible__17" original="E833.-2bed"><span class="x" original="E833.-2bec" id="admissible__18">The judge determines whether expert testimony is admissible.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57d9" original="E391.-4830" id="admissible__19"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/inadmissible" title="inadmissible definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-484f" id="admissible__20" original="E391.-482f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57da"><span class="xh" id="admissible__21">inadmissible</span></span></a></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57dc" id="admissible__22"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-482d" id="admissible__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57dd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57de" id="admissible__24"><span class="dr" original="E391.-482c" id="admissible__25">admissibility</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57e6" original="E391.-4828" id="admissible__26"><span class="pos" id="admissible__27" original="E391.-4827">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="admissible__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51a6" type="dr_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-23d6" id="admissible__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admissible__30"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admis/admissibility__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admis/admissibility__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="admissible__31" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-23d3"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admissible__32"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˌmɪsəˈbɪləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admis/admissibility__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admis/admissibility__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57e8" id="admissible__33"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="admissible__34" original="E391.-4825">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="admissible__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57ea"><span class="x-g" id="admissible__36" original="E833.-2beb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.57eb"> <span class="cf" original="E428.-5885" id="admissible__37"><span class="exp">admissibility</span> (of something)</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-2bea" id="admissible__38">An appeal was made on the issue of the admissibility of the computer evidence. </span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" id="admissible__39" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2f2" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/admissible" title="admissible definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2f1" resource="oald" id="admissible__40" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.56d3"><span class="xh" id="admissible__41">admissible</span></span></a> 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>admission noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admission&t=admission noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admission', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-4816" id="admission__17">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-4815" id="admission__18">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="admission__19" original="E391.-4814">the process or fact of accepting somebody into an institution, organization or place</span><span class="x-gs" id="admission__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5803"><span class="x-g" original="E832.-7b95" id="admission__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5804"> <span class="x" id="admission__22" original="E832.-7b94">Hospital admission is not necessary in most cases.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5806" id="admission__23" original="E847.-7534"> <span class="x" id="admission__24" original="E847.-7533">There were about 8.5 million ordinary hospital admissions in the year.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5808" id="admission__25" original="E847.-7538"> <span class="cf" id="admission__26" original="E391.-4813"><span class="exp" id="admission__27">admission</span> to something</span> <span class="x" id="admission__28" original="E847.-7537">Admission to higher education is by academic qualifications. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.580c" original="E391.-4812" id="admission__29"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="admission__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.580d"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-4810" id="admission__31">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="u" original="E832.-7b93" id="admission__32">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-480f" id="admission__33">a statement in which somebody admits that something is true, especially something wrong or bad that they have done</span><span class="x-gs" id="admission__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5811"><span class="x-g" id="admission__35" original="E847.-6e93" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5812"> <span class="x" original="E847.-6e92" id="admission__36">On its own admission, the company's biggest technological advantage is its supply chain. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="admission__37" original="E847.-7173" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5814"><span class="cf" id="admission__38" original="E391.-480e"><span class="exp" id="admission__39">admission</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E847.-7172" id="admission__40">A settlement was reached without admission of liability. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5818" id="admission__41" original="E847.-7171"><span class="cf" id="admission__42" original="E391.-480d"><span class="exp" id="admission__43">admission</span> that…</span> <span class="x" id="admission__44" original="E847.-7170">There was never an admission that the policy might have negative effects.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c1" id="admission__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/admission" title="admission definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.56f5" id="admission__46" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-2c0" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="admission__47">admission</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>admit verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admit&t=admit verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/admit', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="2057" id="admit" original="E391.-4808" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.581c"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.581d" id="admit__1" original="E391.-4807"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-4806" id="admit__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.581e">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">admit</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.582b" original="E391.-47fc" id="admit__9"><span class="pos" id="admit__10" original="E391.-47fb">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="admit__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51ba" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="admit__12" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7eef" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admit__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7eec" id="admit__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admit__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admit__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3c5f" id="admit__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="admit__17" form="root" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f7e"><span class="vp" id="admit__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> admit</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f7c" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="admit__19" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="admit__20" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f7b"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admit__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admit__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="admit__22" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f78" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/./.mp/.mp3/.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/./.mp/.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="admit__24" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f75" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="admit__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> admits</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f73" resource="phonetics" eid="admit__26"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f72" id="admit__27" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admits__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admits__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f6f" id="admit__29" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admits__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admits__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f6c" form="past" id="admit__31"><span class="vp" id="admit__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> admitted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f6a" type="verbs_full_" eid="admit__33"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f69" id="admit__34" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admitted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="admit__36" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f66" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admitted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="admit__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f63"><span class="vp" id="admit__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> admitted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f61" eid="admit__40"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f60" id="admit__41" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admitted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="admit__43" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f5d" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admitted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="admit__45" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f5a" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="admit__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> admitting</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="admit__47" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f58" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f57" id="admit__48" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admitting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitting__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5f54" id="admit__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admit__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admitting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admitting__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="admit__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5860"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5861" original="E391.-47d7" id="admit__53"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="admit__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5862"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-47d5" id="admit__55" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E391.-47d4" id="admit__56" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="admit__57" original="E391.-47d2">to agree that something is true or that something is the case</span><span class="x-gs" id="admit__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5866"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5867" original="E4a8.-70e0" id="admit__59"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-47cb" id="admit__60"><span class="exp" id="admit__61">admit</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="admit__62" original="E4a8.-70df">In April 2003 the company finally admitted defeat.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="admit__63" original="E84b.-78cd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.586b"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-47ca" id="admit__64"><span class="exp" id="admit__65">admit</span> (that)…</span> <span class="x" original="E84b.-78cc" id="admit__66">We often do not want to admit that we feel hurt, disappointment, sadness and other uncomfortable emotions. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.586f" id="admit__67" original="E4a8.-70de"><span class="cf" id="admit__68" original="E391.-47c8">it is admitted that…</span> <span class="x" id="admit__69" original="E4a8.-70dd">It must be admitted that the power of public opinion is limited and hard to pin down.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5872" id="admit__70" original="E4a8.-70dc"> <span class="cf" id="admit__71" original="E391.-47c9"><span class="exp" id="admit__72">admit</span> to somebody that…</span> <span class="x" original="E4a8.-70db" id="admit__73">She was too embarrassed to admit to anyone that she had made a mistake.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E847.-6ab8" id="admit__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5876"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="admit__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5877"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="admit__76" original="E4a8.-70d9" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="admit__77" original="E4a8.-70d8" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="admit__78" original="E847.-6ab7">to state that you have made a mistake or done something illegal</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.587b" original="E847.-6ab6" id="admit__79" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/confess" title="confess (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E847.-6ab5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.587c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-19bf" id="admit__80"><span class="xh" id="admit__81">confess</span> <span class="xs" id="admit__82"><span class="wrap">(</span>1<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.587f" id="admit__83"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5880" id="admit__84" original="E847.-6ab3"> <span class="cf" id="admit__85" original="E391.-47be"><span class="exp" id="admit__86">admit</span> (to) something</span> <span class="x" original="E847.-6ab2" id="admit__87">This finding suggests that entrepreneurs find it easy to admit past mistakes.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E4a8.-70d7" id="admit__88" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5884"> <span class="x" id="admit__89" original="E4a8.-70d6">Teachers are often reluctant to admit to such problems.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5886" id="admit__90" original="E4a8.-70d5"> <span class="cf" id="admit__91" original="E391.-47bd"><span class="exp" id="admit__92">admit</span> (to) doing something</span> <span class="x" id="admit__93" original="E4a8.-70d4">According to one questionnaire, 60% of Japanese doctors admitted feeling chronically tired.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.588a" id="admit__94" original="E4a8.-70d3"> <span class="x" id="admit__95" original="E4a8.-70d2">Finally, 26 per cent of study participants admitted to having used illegal drugs.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.588c" id="admit__96" original="E391.-47ba"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.588d" id="admit__97"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="admit__98" original="E391.-47b8" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="admit__99" original="E391.-47b6">to accept somebody/something into an institution, an organization, a place, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5890" id="admit__100"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5891" original="E847.-6ac1" id="admit__101"> <span class="cf" id="admit__102" original="E391.-47b4"><span class="exp" id="admit__103">admit</span> somebody/something (to something)</span> <span class="x" original="E847.-6ac0" id="admit__104">He was prepared to admit women to the ruling class.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E847.-6abe" id="admit__105" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5895"> <span class="cf" original="E847.-6abf" id="admit__106"><span class="exp" id="admit__107">admit</span> somebody/something into something</span> <span class="x" id="admit__108" original="E847.-6abd">In 2000, Greece was admitted into the common currency.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="admit__109" original="E391.-47ac" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5899"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.589a" id="admit__110"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-47aa" id="admit__111" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="oftpass" id="admit__112" original="E391.-47a9">often passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="admit__113" original="E391.-47a8"><span class="exp" id="admit__114">admit</span> somebody (to something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-47a5" id="admit__115">to take somebody to a hospital, or other institution where they can receive special care</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58a0" id="admit__116"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58a1" original="E4a8.-70d1" id="admit__117"> <span class="x" original="E4a8.-70d0" id="admit__118">A 63-year-old man was admitted to hospital with pneumonia.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58a3" original="E4a8.-70cf" id="admit__119"> <span class="x" id="admit__120" original="E4a8.-70ce">For example, patients admitted with surgical or medical conditions may develop a new mental health problem.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58a5" id="admit__121" original="E4a8.-70cd"><span class="num">5</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58a6" id="admit__122"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E4a8.-70cb" id="admit__123" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="admit__124" original="E4a8.-70ca"><span class="exp" id="admit__125">admit</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="admit__126" original="E4a8.-70c9">to accept something as valid</span><span class="x-gs" id="admit__127" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ab"><span class="x-g" id="admit__128" original="E4a8.-70c8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ac"> <span class="x" original="E4a8.-70c7" id="admit__129">The courts can refuse to admit police evidence which has been illegally obtained.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="pv-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ae" id="admit__130" original="E391.-47a4"><span class="heading">Phrasal Verbs</span><div class="pv-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58af" id="admit__131" original="E391.-47a3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="admit__132" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b0"><h4 class="pv">admit of something</h4><span class="label-g" id="admit__134" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b2"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="fml" original="E391.-47a0" id="admit__135">formal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="admit__136" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b4"><span class="sn-g" id="admit__137" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b5"> <span class="def" id="admit__138" original="E391.-479f">to show that something is possible as a solution, an explanation, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b7" id="admit__139"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58b8" original="E4a8.-70c6" id="admit__140"> <span class="x" id="admit__141" original="E4a8.-70c5">The partial nature of the evidence does not admit of definite conclusions.</span></span></span></span></span></div></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="admit__142" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-255"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/admit" title="admit definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="310" original="E391.-4790" id="admittedly" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ba"><div class="h-g" id="admittedly__1" original="E391.-478f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58bb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-478e" id="admittedly__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58bc">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">admittedly</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adverb</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58c4" original="E391.-4789" id="admittedly__4"><span class="pos" id="admittedly__5" original="E391.-4788">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51c1" eid="admittedly__6"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-22a2" id="admittedly__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admittedly__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪtɪdli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adm/admit/admittedly__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admittedly__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-229f" id="admittedly__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="admittedly__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈmɪtɪdli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adm/admit/admittedly__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adm/admit/admittedly__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58c6" id="admittedly__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58c7" original="E847.-798b" id="admittedly__12"> <span class="def" id="admittedly__13" original="E391.-4787">used when you are accepting that something is true</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58c9" id="admittedly__14"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ca" id="admittedly__15" original="E847.-798a"> <span class="x" original="E847.-7989" id="admittedly__16">Admittedly, no two economies are the same.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58cc" id="admittedly__17" original="E832.-7b6b"> <span class="x" original="E832.-7b6a" id="admittedly__18">The conclusions are based on interviews with an admittedly small sample of students.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" unbox="langbank" original="E4c7.9f8" id="admittedly__19" dupe="y"><span class="heading">Language Bank</span><span class="body" id="admittedly__20" original="E4c7.9f9"><span class="h1" original="E4c7.9fa" id="admittedly__21">Conceding a point and making a counterargument</span><span class="p" id="admittedly__22" original="E4c7.9fb">In academic writing, it it is often good practice to acknowledge a possible criticism, exception or difficulty, before going on to show why your point is still valid. </span><ul class="bullet" original="E4c7.9fc" id="admittedly__23"><li class="li" id="admittedly__24" original="E4c7.9fd">	<span class="eb" id="admittedly__25" original="E4c7.9fe">While/​Although it is true/​possible that…</span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__26" original="E4c7.a01">	<span class="eb" original="E4c7.a02" id="admittedly__27">While/​Although it can be argued that…</span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__28" original="E4c7.a03">	<span class="eb" id="admittedly__29" original="E4c7.a04">Certainly/​Of course/​Admittedly</span>,… <span class="eb" id="admittedly__30" original="E4c1.29a2">but…</span></li><li class="li" original="E4c7.a0c" id="admittedly__31">	<span class="eb" original="E4c7.a0d" id="admittedly__32">Nevertheless</span>,…</li><li class="li" original="E4c7.a0e" id="admittedly__33">	<span class="eb" id="admittedly__34" original="E4c7.a0f">Still</span>,…</li></ul><ul class="bullet" original="E4c7.a10" id="admittedly__35"><li class="li" original="E646.-6bbf" id="admittedly__36">	<span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__37"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-6bbe" id="admittedly__38"><span class="x" original="E646.-6bbd" id="admittedly__39"><span class="ebi" original="E646.-6bbc" id="admittedly__40">While it is true that</span> many brands have dominated their markets for years, it is also true that new products are being developed each year.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__41" original="E4c7.a15">	<span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__42"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__43" original="E4c7.a16"><span class="x" id="admittedly__44" original="E4c7.a17"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__45" original="E4c7.a18">Although is is possible that</span> the GL hypothesis is correct, the data do not enable us to infer this at the present time. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__46" original="E4c7.a19">	<span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__47"><span class="x-g" original="E4c7.a1a" id="admittedly__48"><span class="x" id="admittedly__49" original="E4c7.a1b"><span class="ebi" original="E4c7.a1c" id="admittedly__50">Although it can be argued that</span> behavioural observations are unnecessary, translating such a principle into practice is difficult.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4c7.a22" id="admittedly__51">	<span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__52"><span class="x-g" original="E4c7.a23" id="admittedly__53"><span class="x" original="E4c7.a24" id="admittedly__54"><span class="ebi" id="admittedly__55" original="E4c7.a25">Of course</span>, calculations of this type are interesting <span class="ebi" original="E4c7.a26" id="admittedly__56">but</span> not conclusive proof of the conformational preferences of a polymer.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4c7.a27" id="admittedly__57">	<span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__58"><span class="x-g" original="E4c7.a28" id="admittedly__59"><span class="x" original="E4c7.a29" id="admittedly__60"><span class="ebi" original="E4c7.a2a" id="admittedly__61">Admittedly</span>, no two economies are the same, <span class="ebi" original="E4c7.a2b" id="admittedly__62">but</span> modern economists work on the commonality in the human experience. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="admittedly__63" original="E4c7.a2c">	<span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__64"><span class="x-g" original="E4c7.a2d" id="admittedly__65"><span class="x" original="E4c7.a2e" id="admittedly__66">The extent of this activity has been the topic of debate; <span class="ebi" original="E4c7.a2f" id="admittedly__67">nevertheless</span>, there is no argument that the Grand Canyon region is seismically active. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4c7.a30" id="admittedly__68">	<span class="x-gs" id="admittedly__69"><span class="x-g" id="admittedly__70" original="E4c7.a31"><span class="x" id="admittedly__71" original="E4c7.a32">Other groups have disputed these estimates as being too low. <span class="ebi" id="admittedly__72" original="E4c7.a33">Still</span>, it is useful to compare the effects. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1eb" id="admittedly__73" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/admittedly" title="admittedly definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="admittedly__74" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1ea" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.584b"><span class="xh" id="admittedly__75">admittedly</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adolescence noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adolescence&t=adolescence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adolescence', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adolescence__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædəˈlesns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adole/adolescence__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adole/adolescence__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2168" id="adolescence__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adolescence__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span 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class="sn-g" original="E391.-46e6" id="adolescence__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58dd"> <span class="def" id="adolescence__15" original="E391.-46e5">the time in a person's life when they develop from a child into an adult</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58df" id="adolescence__16"><span class="x-g" id="adolescence__17" original="E833.-2be1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58e0"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2be0" id="adolescence__18">In the transition from childhood to adolescence, teens are engaged in defining who they are.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="adolescence__19" original="E391.-46e4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58e2" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/puberty" title="puberty definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.53fb" original="E391.-46e3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58e3" id="adolescence__20"><span class="xh" id="adolescence__21">puberty</span></span></a></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1d1" id="adolescence__22"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adolescence" title="adolescence definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5921" id="adolescence__23" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-1d0"><span class="xh" id="adolescence__24">adolescence</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adolescent noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adolescent&t=adolescent noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adolescent', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adolescent__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædəˈlesnt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adole/adolescent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adole/adolescent__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adolescent__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2126" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adolescent__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædəˈlesnt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adole/adolescent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adole/adolescent__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adolescent__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58f5"><span class="sn-g" id="adolescent__15" original="E391.-46d5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58f6"> <span class="def" id="adolescent__16" original="E391.-46d4">a young person who is developing from a child into an adult</span><span class="x-gs" id="adolescent__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58f8"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2bd9" id="adolescent__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58f9"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2bd8" id="adolescent__19">Over nine million children and adolescents were injured in the United States in 2008.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58fb" id="adolescent__20" original="E833.-2bd7" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/teenager" title="teenager definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58fc" original="E833.-2bd6" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6785f.482c" id="adolescent__21"><span class="xh" id="adolescent__22">teenager</span></span></a></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="adolescent__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58fe"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.58ff" original="E391.-46d3" id="adolescent__24"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5900" id="adolescent__25"><span class="dr" original="E391.-46d2" id="adolescent__26">adolescent</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5902" original="E391.-46d1" id="adolescent__27"><span class="pos" id="adolescent__28" original="E391.-46d0">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="dr_full_" dpsid="ua091b8e8e6efb575.5883cb5a.15baaeaf3af.-4203" eid="adolescent__29"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2123" id="adolescent__30" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adolescent__31"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædəˈlesnt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adopt verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adopt&t=adopt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adopt', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-20b2" id="adopt__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopt__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɑːpt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopt__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="adopt__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3c31" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eba" form="root" id="adopt__17"><span class="vp" id="adopt__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> adopt</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eb8" type="verbs_full_" eid="adopt__19" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="adopt__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eb7" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopt__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɒpt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopt__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopt__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="adopt__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eb4"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopt__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɑːpt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopt__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopt__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eb1" form="thirdps" id="adopt__24"><span class="vp" id="adopt__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> adopts</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="adopt__26" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eaf" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="adopt__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eae"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopt__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɒpts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopts__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopts__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adopt__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7eab" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopt__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɑːpts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopts__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopts__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adopt__31" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ea8" form="past"><span class="vp" id="adopt__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> adopted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="adopt__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ea6" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ea5" id="adopt__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopt__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɒptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ea1" id="adopt__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopt__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɑːptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adopt__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e9d"><span class="vp" id="adopt__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> adopted</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e9b" type="verbs_full_" eid="adopt__40"><span class="pron-g" id="adopt__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e9a" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopt__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɒptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="adopt__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e96"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopt__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɑːptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e92" form="prespart" id="adopt__45"><span class="vp" id="adopt__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> adopting</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="adopt__47" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e90" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="adopt__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e8f" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopt__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɒptɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopting__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7e8c" id="adopt__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopt__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɑːptɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopting__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adopt__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.594d"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4691" id="adopt__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.594e"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="adopt__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.594f"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="adopt__55" original="E391.-468f" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-468e" id="adopt__56"><span class="exp" id="adopt__57">adopt</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-468d" id="adopt__58">to start to use a particular method or to show a particular attitude towards somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" id="adopt__59" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5954"><span class="x-g" id="adopt__60" original="E820.-7c91" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5955"> <span class="x" original="E820.-7c90" id="adopt__61">These systems adopt a goal-directed approach to problem solving.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5957" original="E820.-7c8f" id="adopt__62"> <span class="x" original="E820.-7c8e" id="adopt__63">This dispersal strategy is adopted by many freshwater species.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" original="E835.-7698" id="adopt__64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5959" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="adopt__65">adopt + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="adopt__66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.595b"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.595c" original="E835.-7696" id="adopt__67"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.595d" id="adopt__68"><span class="coll" original="E835.-7695" id="adopt__69">approach</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.595f" id="adopt__70"><span class="coll" id="adopt__71" original="E835.-7694">strategy</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="adopt__72" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5961"><span class="coll" id="adopt__73" original="E835.-7693">policy</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5963" id="adopt__74"><span class="coll" original="E835.-7692" id="adopt__75">measures</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="adopt__76" original="E835.-7691" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5965"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__77" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5966"><span class="coll" id="adopt__78" original="E835.-7690">procedure</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="adopt__79" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5968"><span class="coll" id="adopt__80" original="E835.-768f">practice</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.596a" id="adopt__81" original="E835.-768e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.596b" id="adopt__82"><span class="coll" original="E835.-768d" id="adopt__83">lifestyle</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E835.-768c" id="adopt__84" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.596d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.596e" id="adopt__85" original="E835.-768b"> <span class="x" original="E835.-768a" id="adopt__86">The government adopted austerity measures aimed at reducing its large public sector.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="adopt__87" original="E835.-7689" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5970"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7688" id="adopt__88">This approach seeks to encourage individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles.</span></span></span></span> <span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5972" id="adopt__89"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5973" id="adopt__90" original="E835.-7685"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5974" id="adopt__91"><span class="coll" original="E835.-7684" id="adopt__92">stance</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="adopt__93" original="E835.-7683" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5976"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__94" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5977"><span class="coll" id="adopt__95" original="E835.-7682">view</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5979" id="adopt__96" original="E835.-7681"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__97" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.597a"><span class="coll" id="adopt__98" original="E835.-7680">perspective</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.597c" original="E835.-767f" id="adopt__99"><span class="x-g" original="E835.-767e" id="adopt__100" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.597d"> <span class="x" original="E835.-767d" id="adopt__101">Writers have adopted several different stances in relation to this issue.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="adopt__102" original="E835.-764f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.597f" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="adopt__103">noun + adopt</span><span class="sn-gu" id="adopt__104" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5981"><span class="coll-gs" id="adopt__105" original="E835.-764d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5982"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__106" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5983"><span class="coll" id="adopt__107" original="E835.-764c">court</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5985" original="E835.-764b" id="adopt__108"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__109" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5986"><span class="coll" id="adopt__110" original="E835.-764a">council</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5988" id="adopt__111" original="E835.-7649"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__112" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5989"><span class="coll" id="adopt__113" original="E835.-7648">firm</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.598b" id="adopt__114"><span class="coll" original="E835.-7647" id="adopt__115">organization</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E835.-7646" id="adopt__116" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.598d"><span class="x-g" id="adopt__117" original="E835.-7645" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.598e"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7644" id="adopt__118">In cases concerned with literary works, the courts have adopted a broad view as to the scope of copyright protection.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5990" id="adopt__119" original="E835.-7643"> <span class="x" id="adopt__120" original="E835.-7642">A number of the firms had adopted work-family policies on a voluntary basis.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5992" id="adopt__121" original="E820.-7c19"> <span class="shcut" id="adopt__122">be + adverb + adopted</span><span class="sn-gu" id="adopt__123" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5994"><span class="coll-gs" original="E820.-7c17" id="adopt__124" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5995"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5996" id="adopt__125"><span class="coll" original="E820.-7c16" id="adopt__126">widely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E820.-7c15" id="adopt__127" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5998"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__128" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5999"><span class="coll" original="E820.-7c14" id="adopt__129">universally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E820.-7c13" id="adopt__130" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.599b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.599c" original="E820.-7c12" id="adopt__131"> <span class="x" id="adopt__132" original="E820.-7c11">This approach has been widely adopted</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E835.-7678" id="adopt__133" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.599e"> <span class="shcut" id="adopt__134">adverb + adopt</span><span class="sn-gu" id="adopt__135" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a0"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a1" id="adopt__136" original="E835.-7676"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__137" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a2"><span class="coll" original="E835.-7675" id="adopt__138">generally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a4" id="adopt__139"><span class="coll" id="adopt__140" original="E835.-7674">commonly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a6" id="adopt__141" original="E835.-7673"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a7" id="adopt__142"><span class="coll" id="adopt__143" original="E835.-7672">increasingly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59a9" id="adopt__144" original="E835.-7671"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59aa" id="adopt__145"><span class="coll" original="E835.-7670" id="adopt__146">finally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="adopt__147" original="E835.-766f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ac"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__148" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ad"><span class="coll" original="E835.-766e" id="adopt__149">subsequently</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="adopt__150" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59af"><span class="coll" original="E835.-766d" id="adopt__151">later</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="adopt__152" original="E835.-766c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b1"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__153" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b2"><span class="coll" id="adopt__154" original="E835.-766b">readily</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b4" id="adopt__155"><span class="coll" id="adopt__156" original="E835.-766a">quickly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E835.-7669" id="adopt__157" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b7" id="adopt__158" original="E835.-7668"> <span class="x" id="adopt__159" original="E835.-7667">In Poland, managers generally adopted less harsh restructuring practices than their Western counterparts.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-468c" id="adopt__160" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59b9"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="adopt__161" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ba"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-468a" id="adopt__162" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-4689" id="adopt__163"><span class="exp" id="adopt__164">adopt</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4688" id="adopt__165">to formally accept a suggestion or policy by voting</span><span class="x-gs" id="adopt__166" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59bf"><span class="x-g" id="adopt__167" original="E820.-7c8b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c0"> <span class="x" id="adopt__168" original="E820.-7c8a">After intense discussions, the European Council adopted the Growth and Stability Pact.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="adopt__169" original="E835.-7666" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c2" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="adopt__170">adverb + adopt</span><span class="sn-gu" id="adopt__171" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c4"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c5" id="adopt__172" original="E835.-7664"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c6" id="adopt__173"><span class="coll" id="adopt__174" original="E835.-7663">formally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c8" id="adopt__175" original="E835.-7662"><span class="x-g" original="E835.-7661" id="adopt__176" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59c9"> <span class="x" original="E835.-7660" id="adopt__177">The proposal was formally adopted by the Commission.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59cb" id="adopt__178" original="E391.-469a"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" id="adopt__179" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59cc"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-4698" id="adopt__180">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="i" original="E391.-4697" id="adopt__181">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="adopt__182" original="E391.-4695"><span class="exp" id="adopt__183">adopt</span> (somebody)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4696" id="adopt__184">to take somebody else's child into your family and become its legal parent(s)</span><span class="x-gs" id="adopt__185" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59d2"><span class="x-g" id="adopt__186" original="E820.-7c89" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59d3"> <span class="x" original="E820.-7c88" id="adopt__187">They wished to adopt a child.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59d5" original="E820.-7c87" id="adopt__188"> <span class="x" original="E820.-7c86" id="adopt__189">This case demonstrates the complex issues posed by step-parents wanting to adopt.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59d7" original="E428.-5872" id="adopt__190"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adopted" title="adopted (1) definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ff" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59d8" original="E428.-5871" id="adopt__191"><span class="xh" id="adopt__192">adopted</span> <span class="xs" id="adopt__193"><span class="wrap">(</span>1<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4687" id="adopt__194" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59db"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59dc" id="adopt__195"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="adopt__196" original="E391.-4685" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="adopt__197" original="E391.-4684"><span class="exp" id="adopt__198">adopt</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="adopt__199" original="E391.-4683">to choose a new name or custom and begin to use it as your own; to choose and move to a country as your permanent home</span><span class="x-gs" id="adopt__200" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e2" original="E820.-7c83" id="adopt__201"> <span class="x" id="adopt__202" original="E820.-7c82">An immigrant group's culture need not disappear as its members adopt the practices associated with another society.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e4" id="adopt__203" original="E428.-5870"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adopted" title="adopted (2) definition"><span class="xr-g" id="adopt__204" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e5" original="E428.-586f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a07"><span class="xh" id="adopt__205">adopted</span> <span class="xs" id="adopt__206"><span class="wrap">(</span>2<span class="wrap">)</span></span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e8" original="E391.-4682" id="adopt__207"><span class="num">5</span><span class="gram-g" id="adopt__208" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59e9"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="adopt__209" original="E391.-4680" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-467f" id="adopt__210"><span class="exp" id="adopt__211">adopt</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="adopt__212" original="E391.-467c">to use a particular manner or way of speaking</span><span class="x-gs" id="adopt__213" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ee"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ef" id="adopt__214" original="E820.-7c7f"> <span class="x" id="adopt__215" original="E820.-7c7e">The advertisements adopted a slightly humorous tone.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="collocs_all" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.497c" id="adopt__216"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="adopt__217"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.497e" original="E835.-769a" id="adopt__218"><span class="shcut" original="E835.-7699" id="adopt__219">adopt + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E835.-7698" id="adopt__220" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4980"><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-7696" id="adopt__221" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4981"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__222" original="E835.-7695" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4982"><span class="coll" id="adopt__223">approach</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4984" original="E835.-7694" id="adopt__224"><span class="coll" id="adopt__225">strategy</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="adopt__226" original="E835.-7693" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4986"><span class="coll" id="adopt__227">policy</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4988" original="E835.-7692" id="adopt__228"><span class="coll" id="adopt__229">measures</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.498a" id="adopt__230" original="E835.-7691"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__231" original="E835.-7690" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.498b"><span class="coll" id="adopt__232">procedure</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E835.-768f" id="adopt__233" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.498d"><span class="coll" id="adopt__234">practice</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.498f" original="E835.-768e" id="adopt__235"><span class="coll-g" original="E835.-768d" id="adopt__236" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4990"><span class="coll" id="adopt__237">lifestyle</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4992" original="E835.-768c" id="adopt__238"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4993" original="E835.-768b" id="adopt__239"><span class="x" original="E835.-768a" id="adopt__240">The government adopted austerity measures aimed at reducing its large public sector.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E835.-7689" id="adopt__241" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4995"><span class="x" id="adopt__242" original="E835.-7688">This approach seeks to encourage individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E835.-7687" id="adopt__243" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4997"><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-7685" id="adopt__244" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4998"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4999" original="E835.-7684" id="adopt__245"><span class="coll" id="adopt__246">stance</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.499b" original="E835.-7683" id="adopt__247"><span class="coll-g" original="E835.-7682" id="adopt__248" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.499c"><span class="coll" id="adopt__249">view</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-7681" id="adopt__250" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.499e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.499f" id="adopt__251" original="E835.-7680"><span class="coll" id="adopt__252">perspective</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a1" id="adopt__253" original="E835.-767f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a2" id="adopt__254" original="E835.-767e"><span class="x" original="E835.-767d" id="adopt__255">Writers have adopted several different stances in relation to this issue.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E835.-7651" id="adopt__256" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a4"><span class="shcut" original="E835.-7650" id="adopt__257">noun + adopt</span><span class="sn-gu" id="adopt__258" original="E835.-764f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a6"><span class="coll-gs" id="adopt__259" original="E835.-764d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a7"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__260" original="E835.-764c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49a8"><span class="coll" id="adopt__261">court</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-764b" id="adopt__262" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49aa"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ab" id="adopt__263" original="E835.-764a"><span class="coll" id="adopt__264">council</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-7649" id="adopt__265" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ad"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ae" original="E835.-7648" id="adopt__266"><span class="coll" id="adopt__267">firm</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E835.-7647" id="adopt__268" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b0"><span class="coll" id="adopt__269">organization</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E835.-7646" id="adopt__270" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b3" id="adopt__271" original="E835.-7645"><span class="x" original="E835.-7644" id="adopt__272">In cases concerned with literary works, the courts have adopted a broad view as to the scope of copyright protection.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b5" id="adopt__273" original="E835.-7643"><span class="x" id="adopt__274" original="E835.-7642">A number of the firms had adopted work-family policies on a voluntary basis.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="adopt__275" original="E820.-7c1b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b7"><span class="shcut" id="adopt__276" original="E820.-7c1a">be + adverb + adopted</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49b9" original="E820.-7c19" id="adopt__277"><span class="coll-gs" original="E820.-7c17" id="adopt__278" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ba"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49bb" original="E820.-7c16" id="adopt__279"><span class="coll" id="adopt__280">widely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49bd" id="adopt__281" original="E820.-7c15"><span class="coll-g" original="E820.-7c14" id="adopt__282" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49be"><span class="coll" id="adopt__283">universally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E820.-7c13" id="adopt__284" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c0"><span class="x-g" id="adopt__285" original="E820.-7c12" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c1"><span class="x" original="E820.-7c11" id="adopt__286">This approach has been widely adopted</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E835.-767a" id="adopt__287" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c3"><span class="shcut" original="E835.-7679" id="adopt__288">adverb + adopt</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c5" original="E835.-7678" id="adopt__289"><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-7676" id="adopt__290" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c6"><span class="coll-g" id="adopt__291" original="E835.-7675" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c7"><span class="coll" id="adopt__292">generally</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="adopt__293" original="E835.-7674" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49c9"><span class="coll" id="adopt__294">commonly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="adopt__295" original="E835.-7673" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49cb"><span class="coll-g" original="E835.-7672" id="adopt__296" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49cc"><span class="coll" id="adopt__297">increasingly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ce" original="E835.-7671" id="adopt__298"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49cf" original="E835.-7670" id="adopt__299"><span class="coll" id="adopt__300">finally</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="adopt__301" original="E835.-766f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d1"><span class="coll-g" original="E835.-766e" id="adopt__302" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d2"><span class="coll" id="adopt__303">subsequently</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E835.-766d" id="adopt__304" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d4"><span class="coll" id="adopt__305">later</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E835.-766c" id="adopt__306" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d6"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d7" original="E835.-766b" id="adopt__307"><span class="coll" id="adopt__308">readily</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E835.-766a" id="adopt__309" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49d9"><span class="coll" id="adopt__310">quickly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49db" id="adopt__311" original="E835.-7669"><span class="x-g" id="adopt__312" original="E835.-7668" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49dc"><span class="x" id="adopt__313" original="E835.-7667">In Poland, managers generally adopted less harsh restructuring practices than their Western counterparts.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49de" id="adopt__314" original="E835.-7666"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49df" original="E835.-7664" id="adopt__315"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e0" id="adopt__316" original="E835.-7663"><span class="coll" id="adopt__317">formally</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e2" id="adopt__318" original="E835.-7662"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e3" id="adopt__319" original="E835.-7661"><span class="x" id="adopt__320" original="E835.-7660">The proposal was formally adopted by the Commission.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="adopt__321" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-155"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adopt" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adopted adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adopted&t=adopted adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adopted', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="617" original="E391.-4673" id="adopted" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59f1"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59f2" id="adopted__1" original="E391.-4672"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="adopted__2" original="E391.-4671" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59f3">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">adopted</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" original="E391.-466a" id="adopted__4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59fc"><span class="pos" original="E391.-4669" id="adopted__5">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adopted__6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51dd" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2036" id="adopted__7" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopted__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɒptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2032" id="adopted__9" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopted__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɑːptɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopted__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adopted__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59fe"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.59ff" original="E391.-4668" id="adopted__12"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-4667" id="adopted__13">an <span class="dh" original="E391.-4666" id="adopted__14">adopted</span> child has legally become part of a family that is not the one in which they were born</span><span class="x-gs" id="adopted__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a02"><span class="x-g" id="adopted__16" original="E833.-2bd1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a03"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2bd0" id="adopted__17">The parents wished to bring their adopted daughter to live with them in the UK.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="adopted__18" original="E833.-2bcf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a05"> <span class="x" id="adopted__19" original="E833.-2bce">Studies of adopted children confirm the importance of genetic causes of depressive disorder.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="adopted__20" original="E391.-4665" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a07"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-4664" id="adopted__21">an <span class="dh" id="adopted__22" original="E391.-4663">adopted</span> country is one in which somebody chooses to live although it is not 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adopter noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adopter&t=adopter noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adopter', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="610" id="adopter" original="E391.-4662" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a0d"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a0e" original="E391.-4661" id="adopter__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-4660" id="adopter__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a0f">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">adopter</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a1b" original="E391.-4658" id="adopter__7"><span class="pos" original="E391.-4657" id="adopter__8">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="adopter__9" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51e6" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="adopter__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-200e"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopter__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɒptə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopter__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopter__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adopter__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-200a" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adopter__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɑːptər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adopter__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adopter__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adopter__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a1d"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4656" id="adopter__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a1e"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="adopter__16" original="E391.-4655">a person who <span class="ndv" id="adopter__17">adopts</span> a child</span><span class="x-gs" id="adopter__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a22" id="adopter__19" original="E833.-2bc9"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2bc8" id="adopter__20">A full assessment of the prospective adopter's suitability to adopt a child must be completed.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="adopter__21" original="E833.-2bc7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a24"> <span class="x" id="adopter__22" original="E833.-2bc6">The length of time adopters have to wait for a placement has been increasing.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4654" id="adopter__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a26"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" original="E39f.-7c19" id="adopter__24"><span class="exp" id="adopter__25">adopter</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" id="adopter__26" original="E391.-4653">a person who starts using a new technology or service</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a2a" id="adopter__27"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a2b" id="adopter__28" original="E39f.-7c18"> <span class="x" id="adopter__29" original="E39f.-7c17">It is common to characterize any adopter of a new technology, product or service as an innovator.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="adopter__30" original="E833.-2bc5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a2d"> <span class="x" id="adopter__31" original="E833.-2bc4">Early adopters have more experience and capabilities in handling new media compared with late adopters.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-7b" id="adopter__32" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adopter" title="adopter definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adoption noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adoption&t=adoption noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adoption', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adoption__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɒpʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adoption__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adoption__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1ff1" id="adoption__12" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adoption__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɑːpʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ado/adopt/adoption__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adoption__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a40" id="adoption__14"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4641" id="adoption__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a41"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="adoption__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a42"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-463f" id="adoption__17">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="adoption__18" original="E391.-463e">the decision to start using a particular idea, plan or name</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a45" id="adoption__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a46" original="E84d.-768b" id="adoption__20"> <span class="x" id="adoption__21" original="E84d.-768a">However, relatively few of these measures have achieved widespread adoption.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="adoption__22" original="E84d.-76bd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a48"> <span class="x" original="E84d.-76bc" id="adoption__23">In the case of technology adoption, most studies have found that large firms adopt any given technology early.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E84d.-767c" id="adoption__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a4a"> <span class="cf" id="adoption__25" original="E84d.-76bb"><span class="exp" id="adoption__26">adoption</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E84d.-767b" id="adoption__27">Critics recommend the adoption of proportional representation as a means of limiting the impact of party government.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4646" id="adoption__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a4e"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="adoption__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a4f"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-4644" id="adoption__30">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="adoption__31" original="E391.-4643" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="adoption__32" original="E391.-4642">the act of <span class="ndv" id="adoption__33">adopting</span> a child</span><span class="x-gs" id="adoption__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a54"><span class="x-g" id="adoption__35" original="E84d.-766f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a55"> <span class="x" id="adoption__36" original="E84d.-766e">Children available for adoption were abandoned, orphaned, or born as a result of an unwanted pregnancy.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a57" id="adoption__37" original="E84e.-7665"> <span class="x" original="E84e.-7664" id="adoption__38">The most striking aspect of the change has been the precipitous decline in baby adoptions. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" id="adoption__39" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.-55" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adoption" title="adoption definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adoptive adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adoptive&t=adoptive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adoptive', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="adoptive__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adoptive__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɒptɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ado/adopt/adoptive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ado/adopt/adoptive__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="adoptive__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1fc5"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adoptive__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdɑːptɪv<span 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a69" original="E391.-462b" id="adoptive__14"> <span class="def" id="adoptive__15" original="E391.-462a">an <span class="dh" id="adoptive__16" original="E391.-4629">adoptive</span> parent or family is one that has legally adopted a child</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a6c" id="adoptive__17"><span class="x-g" id="adoptive__18" original="E833.-2bbf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a6d"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2bbe" id="adoptive__19">In some cases the birth parents are involved with the selection of adoptive parents.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2bbd" id="adoptive__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a6f"> <span class="x" id="adoptive__21" original="E833.-2bbc">The study included 52 pairs of adoptive siblings and 54 pairs of non-adoptive siblings.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="adoptive__22" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adsorb verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adsorb&t=adsorb verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adsorb', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="444" id="adsorb" original="E391.-450a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a71"><div class="h-g" id="adsorb__1" original="E391.-4509" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a72"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-4508" id="adsorb__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a73">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">adsorb</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5a87" id="adsorb__9" original="E391.-44fb"><span class="pos" original="E391.-44fa" id="adsorb__10">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adsorb__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.51ff"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e98" id="adsorb__12" trans="ald8" geo="br" pref="2"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" pref="2" trans="ald8" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e94" id="adsorb__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːrb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" mod="y" id="adsorb__16" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e90" trans="ald8" geo="br" pref="1"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__17"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" mod="y" id="adsorb__18" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e8d" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="1"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__19"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːrb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3bff" id="adsorb__20"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" form="root" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5ea9" id="adsorb__21"><span class="vp" id="adsorb__22"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> adsorb</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5ea7" eid="adsorb__23"><span class="pron-g" pref="2" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5ea6" id="adsorb__24"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__25"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adsorb__26" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5ea2" trans="ald8" pref="2" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__27"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːrb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e9e" mod="y" id="adsorb__28" pref="1" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__29"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorb__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" pref="1" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e9b" mod="y" id="adsorb__30"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__31"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːrb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/./.mp/.mp3/.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/./.mp/.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e97" id="adsorb__32"><span class="vp" id="adsorb__33"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> adsorbs</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="adsorb__34" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e95" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" pref="2" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e94" id="adsorb__35"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__36"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːbz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" pref="2" trans="ald8" id="adsorb__37" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e91"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__38"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːrbz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" pref="1" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e8e" mod="y" id="adsorb__39"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__40"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːbz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adsorb__41" mod="y" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e8b" trans="ald8" pref="1" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__42"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːrbz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbs__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e88" form="past" id="adsorb__43"><span class="vp" id="adsorb__44"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> adsorbed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e86" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="adsorb__45"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" pref="2" geo="br" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e85" id="adsorb__46"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__47"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adsorb__48" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e82" trans="ald8" pref="2" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__49"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːrbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="br" pref="1" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e7f" id="adsorb__50" mod="y"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__51"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e7c" mod="y" id="adsorb__52" trans="ald8" pref="1" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__53"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːrbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e79" id="adsorb__54"><span class="vp" id="adsorb__55"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> adsorbed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e77" eid="adsorb__56" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="adsorb__57" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e76" geo="br" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__58"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="2" id="adsorb__59" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e73"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__60"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːrbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adsorb__61" mod="y" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e70" trans="ald8" geo="br" pref="1"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__62"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" pref="1" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e6d" id="adsorb__63" mod="y"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__64"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːrbd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbed__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="adsorb__65" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e6a" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="adsorb__66"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> adsorbing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e68" eid="adsorb__67" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" pref="2" geo="br" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e67" id="adsorb__68"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__69"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːbɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adsorb__70" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e64" geo="n_am" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__71"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈzɔːrbɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" mod="y" id="adsorb__72" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e61" pref="1" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__73"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːbɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" mod="y" id="adsorb__74" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167c2a61387.-5e5e" pref="1" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adsorb__75"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈsɔːrbɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ads/adsor/adsorbing__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ad6" id="adsorb__76"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ad7" original="E391.-44cb" id="adsorb__77"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-44ca" id="adsorb__78"><span class="exp" id="adsorb__79">adsorb</span> something (to/onto something)</span> <span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ada" id="adsorb__80"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E833.-31e7" id="adsorb__81">of a solid</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-44c7" id="adsorb__82">to hold a liquid, gas or other substance as a thin layer on its surface</span><span class="x-gs" id="adsorb__83" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5add"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ade" original="E586.-4085" id="adsorb__84"> <span class="x" original="E586.-4084" id="adsorb__85">Powdered carbon is used in some gas masks as it can adsorb many times its own volume of poisonous gases.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ae0" id="adsorb__86" original="E833.-31e4"> <span class="x" id="adsorb__87" original="E833.-31e3">Plants allow moisture adsorbed on clay soils to build up. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" id="adsorb__88" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4f" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adsorb" title="adsorb definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5bef" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adult 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adult1&t=adult1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adult1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adult1__12" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1ba0" trans="ald8" geo="br" pref="2"><span class="phon" eid="adult1__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʌlt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b9d" id="adult1__14" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="2"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adult1__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʌlt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__us_2_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__us_2_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b9a" id="adult1__16" pref="1" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="adult1__17"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʌlt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adult1__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5af6"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5af7" original="E391.-446e" id="adult1__19"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="adult1__20" original="E391.-446d">a fully grown person who is legally responsible for their actions</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5af9" id="adult1__21"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5afa" original="E84d.-75b4" id="adult1__22"> <span class="x" original="E84d.-75b3" id="adult1__23">The first group consisted of eleven young adults aged 18-25.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5afc" original="E391.-4469" id="adult1__24"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-4468" id="adult1__25">a fully grown animal</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5afe" id="adult1__26"><span class="x-g" id="adult1__27" original="E84d.-75b2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5aff"> <span class="x" original="E84d.-75b1" id="adult1__28">Adults are distinguished from juveniles by their red breast.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.74" id="adult1__29"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adult_1" title="adult 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adult 2 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adult2&t=adult2 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adult2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adu/adult/adult__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adult__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adult2__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b12"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b13" original="E391.-4457" id="adult2__16"> <span class="dis-g" id="adult2__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b14"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E84d.-75a6" id="adult2__18">of a person, an animal or a plant</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4456" id="adult2__19">fully grown or developed</span><span class="x-gs" id="adult2__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b17"><span class="x-g" original="E84d.-75a5" id="adult2__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b18"> <span class="x" id="adult2__22" original="E84d.-75a4">The average height of adult males in the UK is 178 cm.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b1a" id="adult2__23" original="E84d.-75a3"> <span class="x" original="E84d.-75a2" id="adult2__24">The males become adult when it is time to form a new nest.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.95" id="adult2__25"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adult_1" title="adult definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5c6f" id="adult2__26" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adulthood noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adulthood&t=adulthood noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adulthood', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="pron-g" id="adulthood__7" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b8b" geo="br" pref="1" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adulthood__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʌlthʊd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adu/adult/adulthood__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adulthood__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adulthood__9" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b88" trans="ald8" geo="br" pref="2"><span class="phon" eid="adulthood__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʌlthʊd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adu/adult/adulthood__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adulthood__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" pref="2" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="adulthood__11" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b84"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adulthood__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʌlthʊd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adu/adult/adulthood__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adulthood__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="pron-g" pref="1" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="adulthood__13" dpsid="uf1fd19a0a86773ab.69048594.168191f8a35.-1b80"><span class="phon" eid="adulthood__14"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʌlthʊd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adu/adult/adulthood__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adu/adult/adulthood__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b2d" id="adulthood__15"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="adulthood__16" original="E391.-43b2" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b2f" id="adulthood__17"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-43b1" id="adulthood__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b30"> <span class="dis-g" id="adulthood__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b31"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="adulthood__20" original="E84d.-759c">of a person, an animal, a fish, etc.</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="adulthood__21" original="E391.-43b0">the state of being fully grown or developed</span><span class="x-gs" id="adulthood__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b34"><span class="x-g" original="E84d.-759b" id="adulthood__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b35"> <span class="x" original="E84d.-759a" id="adulthood__24">When they reach adulthood, the salmon migrate back to their natal stream to reproduce.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="adulthood__25" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.b9" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adulthood" title="adulthood definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ba" id="adulthood__26" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5d63"><span class="xh" id="adulthood__27">adulthood</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advance 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advance1&t=advance1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advance1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance1__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-19b3" id="advance1__12" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance1__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span 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class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-4351" id="advance1__17">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="advance1__18" original="E391.-4350" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="advance1__19" original="E391.-434f"><span class="exp" id="advance1__20">advance</span> (in something)</span> <span class="def" id="advance1__21" original="E391.-434e">progress or a development in a particular activity or area of understanding</span><span class="x-gs" id="advance1__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b4f"><span class="x-g" original="E840.-7480" id="advance1__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b50"> <span class="x" original="E840.-747f" id="advance1__24">In the last decade, significant technological advances have been made in the field of radiotherapy. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E840.-747e" id="advance1__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b52"><span class="x" original="E840.-747d" id="advance1__26">Analysis of these layers has led to major advances in our understanding of the behaviour of ice sheets.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-31c8" id="advance1__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b54"> <span class="x" original="E833.-31c7" id="advance1__28">For two centuries economic advance has been closely tied to fossil fuel combustion.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b56" original="E391.-4357" id="advance1__29"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="advance1__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b57"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="advance1__31" original="E391.-4355">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="u" id="advance1__32" original="E833.-31c6">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="advance1__33" original="E428.-583d"><span class="exp" id="advance1__34">advance</span> (on something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4354" id="advance1__35">a forward movement of something across an area</span><span class="x-gs" id="advance1__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b5d"><span class="x-g" id="advance1__37" original="E833.-31c5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b5e"> <span class="x" original="E833.-31c4" id="advance1__38">The Russian army began an advance on Georgia's territory. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-31c3" id="advance1__39" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b60"><span class="x" original="E833.-31c2" id="advance1__40">There were various phases of glacial advance and retreat such as the Little Ice Age between about AD 1500 and 1850. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { 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Boscawen v Bajwa (1996), a building society made an advance for the purchase of a property. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b6b" original="E833.-31bf" id="advance1__50"><span class="x" id="advance1__51" original="E833.-31be">Radcliffe ushered in a new era of publishers' advances: she was offered £500 for ‘The Mysteries of Udolpho’ (1794).</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4343" id="advance1__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b6d"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b6e" id="advance1__53"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-4341" id="advance1__54">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="advance1__55" original="E391.-433d">an increase in the price, value or amount of something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b71" id="advance1__56"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-31bb" id="advance1__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b72"> <span class="x" original="E833.-31ba" id="advance1__58">The Conservatives made a modest advance in terms of vote share.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" id="advance1__59" original="E391.-433c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b74"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <ol class="idm-g" original="E391.-433b" id="advance1__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b75" sk="inadvance"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="advance1__61" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b76"><span class="idm" original="E391.-433a" id="advance1__62">in advance (of something)</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b78" id="advance1__63"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4339" id="advance1__64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b79"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="advance1__65" original="E391.-4338">before something happens</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b7b" id="advance1__66"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b7c" id="advance1__67" original="E833.-31b9"> <span class="x" id="advance1__68" original="E833.-31b8">We cannot, in advance, predict which problems will turn out to be easy and which hard. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="advance1__69" original="E833.-31b7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b7e"><span class="x" original="E833.-31b6" id="advance1__70">El Niños and La Niñas can be forecasted a season or two in advance.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b80" original="E833.-31b5" id="advance1__71"> <span class="x" id="advance1__72" original="E833.-31b4">References can either be considered in advance of an interview, or alongside an interview.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b82" original="E391.-4337" id="advance1__73"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="advance1__74" original="E391.-4336">more developed than somebody/something else</span><span class="x-gs" id="advance1__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b84"><span class="x-g" id="advance1__76" original="E833.-31b3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b85"> <span class="x" original="E833.-31b2" id="advance1__77">The Russian cruiser Novik was far in advance of other countries' destroyers. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="advance1__78" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.d6"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advance 2 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advance2&t=advance2 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advance2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="2259" id="advance2" original="E391.-4335" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b87" hm="2"><ol class="h-g" original="E391.-4334" id="advance2__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b88"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="advance2__2" original="E391.-4333" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b89">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">advance<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="advance2__9" original="E391.-4328" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5b97"><span class="pos" original="E391.-4327" id="advance2__10">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="advance2__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5227" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-19af" id="advance2__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8" id="advance2__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-19ab"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvæns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3bb0" id="advance2__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7db2" form="root" id="advance2__17"><span class="vp" id="advance2__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> advance</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="advance2__19" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7db0" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7daf" id="advance2__20" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="advance2__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7dab" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvæns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advance2__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7da7"><span class="vp" id="advance2__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> advances</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="advance2__26" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7da5" resource="phonetics" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7da4" id="advance2__27" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːnsɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advances__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advances__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7da1" id="advance2__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvænsɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advances__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advances__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advance2__31" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d9e" form="past"><span class="vp" id="advance2__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> advanced</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d9c" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="advance2__33" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d9b" id="advance2__34" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːnst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advanced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advanced__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d97" id="advance2__36" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvænst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advanced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advanced__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advance2__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d93"><span class="vp" id="advance2__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> advanced</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d91" eid="advance2__40"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="advance2__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d90"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːnst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advanced__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advanced__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8" id="advance2__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d8c"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvænst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advanced__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advanced__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d88" form="prespart" id="advance2__45"><span class="vp" id="advance2__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> advancing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d86" eid="advance2__47" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="advance2__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d85"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːnsɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advancing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advancing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="advance2__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d81"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advance2__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvænsɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advancing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advancing__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bc8" id="advance2__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bc9" id="advance2__53" original="E391.-430a"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bca" id="advance2__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" original="E391.-4308" id="advance2__55">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-4307" id="advance2__56">to move forward towards somebody/something or across an area</span><span class="x-gs" id="advance2__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bcd"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-31b1" id="advance2__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bce"> <span class="x" original="E833.-31b0" id="advance2__59">In the northern hemisphere, ice sheets several times advanced over much of North America. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="advance2__60" original="E833.-31af" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bd0"><span class="cf" id="advance2__61" original="E391.-4306"><span class="exp" id="advance2__62">advance</span> on/towards somebody/something</span> <span class="x" id="advance2__63" original="E833.-31ae">He ordered the cavalry corps to advance on Petrograd. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bd4" original="E391.-4305" id="advance2__64" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/retreat1" title="retreat1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e61a93.-98a" original="E391.-4304" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bd5" id="advance2__65"><span class="xh" id="advance2__66">retreat</span><span class="xhm" id="advance2__67">1</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4302" id="advance2__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bd9"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="advance2__69" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bda"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-4300" id="advance2__70" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="t" id="advance2__71" original="E391.-42ff">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bdd" id="advance2__72"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="advance2__73" original="E833.-31ad">of knowledge, technology, etc.</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="advance2__74" original="E391.-42fe">to develop and make progress; to cause knowledge, technology, etc. to develop and make progress</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5be0" id="advance2__75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5be1" original="E833.-31ac" id="advance2__76"> <span class="x" original="E833.-31ab" id="advance2__77">Computer technology has advanced with incredible speed.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-31aa" id="advance2__78" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5be3"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-42fc" id="advance2__79"><span class="exp" id="advance2__80">advance</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="advance2__81" original="E833.-31a9">Studies of ice cores have advanced our understanding of Pleistocene climatic change. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-42fb" id="advance2__82" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5be7"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" id="advance2__83" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5be8"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-42f9" id="advance2__84">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E833.-31a8" id="advance2__85"><span class="exp" id="advance2__86">advance</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="advance2__87" original="E391.-42f8">to help something to succeed or improve</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="advance2__88" original="E391.-42f7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bed"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/further3" title="further3 definition"><span class="xr-g" id="advance2__89" original="E391.-42f6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bee" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.1557"><span class="xh" id="advance2__90">further</span><span class="xhm" id="advance2__91">3</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bf1" id="advance2__92"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-31a7" id="advance2__93" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bf2"> <span class="x" id="advance2__94" original="E833.-31a6">Marx observed that groups as well as individuals may act together to advance their interests.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bf4" id="advance2__95" original="E833.-31a5"> <span class="x" original="E833.-31a4" id="advance2__96">Successive administrations have worked to advance the cause of human rights. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="advance2__97" original="E391.-42ee" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bf6"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bf7" id="advance2__98"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="advance2__99" original="E391.-42ec" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-42eb" id="advance2__100"><span class="exp" id="advance2__101">advance</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-42e8" id="advance2__102">to suggest an idea, a theory or a plan for other people to discuss</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bfc" original="E391.-42e7" id="advance2__103" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <span class="xr-g" id="advance2__104" original="E391.-42e6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5bfd"><span class="xw" id="advance2__105" original="E428.-5833">put something forward</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="advance2__106" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c00"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c01" id="advance2__107" original="E833.-31a3"> <span class="x" original="E833.-31a2" id="advance2__108">He advanced his theory that most unhappiness in the world had economic causes. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-31a1" id="advance2__109" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c03"><span class="x" id="advance2__110" original="E833.-31a0">The arguments advanced for justifiable killing of animals can be said to depend on three conditions.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" id="put__281" original="E47f.7eaf" dupe="y" unbox="synonyms"><span class="heading">Synonyms</span><span class="body" original="E47f.7eb0" id="put__282"><span class="h1" id="put__283" original="E47f.7eb1"><ul class="inline" id="put__284" original="E47f.7eb2"><li class="li" original="E47f.7eb3" id="put__285">suggest</li> <li class="li" id="put__286" original="E47f.7eb4">propose</li> <li class="li" id="put__287" original="E47f.7eb5">put something forward</li> <li class="li" id="put__288" original="E47f.7eb6">advance <span class="pos" original="E83b.76ad" id="put__289">verb</span></li></ul></span><span class="p" original="E47f.7eb8" id="put__290">These words all mean to tell people about a new idea or theory for them to discuss or consider.</span><ul class="bullet" original="E47f.7eb9" id="put__291"><li class="li" original="E47f.7eba" id="put__292">	to suggest/​propose/​put forward/​advance something <span class="eb" id="put__293" original="E47f.7ebb">as/​for</span> something</li><li class="li" id="put__294" original="E47f.7ebc">	to suggest/​propose/​put forward a/​an <span class="eb" original="E47f.7ebd" id="put__295">strategy/​approach/​model/​idea</span></li><li class="li" original="E47f.7ebe" id="put__296">	to propose/​put forward/​advance a <span class="eb" id="put__297" original="E47f.7ebf">theory/​hypothesis</span></li><li class="li" original="E47f.7ec0" id="put__298">	to put forward/​advance a/​an <span class="eb" id="put__299" original="E47f.7ec1">view/​argument</span></li><li class="li" original="E47f.7ec2" id="put__300">	to suggest/​propose/​put forward/​advance something <span class="eb" original="E47f.7ec3" id="put__301">to explain</span> something</li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="put__302" original="E47f.7ec4"><li class="li" original="E47f.7ec5" id="put__303"><span class="eb" id="put__304" original="E47f.7ec6">Suggest</span> is often slightly less confident than <span class="eb" original="E47f.7ec7" id="put__305">propose</span>, <span class="eb" id="put__306" original="E47f.7ec8">put forward</span> and <span class="eb" original="E47f.7ec9" id="put__307">advance</span>; <span class="eb" id="put__308" original="E47f.7eca">suggest</span> can be used to make possible suggestions; <span class="eb" id="put__309" original="E47f.7ecb">propose</span>, <span class="eb" id="put__310" original="E47f.7ecc">put forward</span> and <span class="eb" id="put__311" original="E47f.7ecd">advance</span> are used in a confident way when you want your idea to be accepted:<span class="x-gs" id="put__312"><span class="x-g" original="E47f.7ece" id="put__313"><span class="x" original="E47f.7ecf" id="put__314">He suggests three approaches that may keep large firms innovative.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="put__315" original="E47f.7ed0"><span class="x" id="put__316" original="E47f.7ed1">He proposed an alternative definition of social distance.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="put__317" original="E47f.7ed2"><span class="eb" original="E47f.7ed3" id="put__318">Suggest</span> is often used to make practical suggestions; <span class="eb" original="E47f.7ed4" id="put__319">advance</span> is used in more theoretical contexts to talk about an idea, a theory or an argument:<span class="x-gs" id="put__320"><span class="x-g" original="E47f.7ed5" id="put__321"><span class="x" id="put__322" original="E47f.7ed6">The report suggests ways of mobilizing communities to support children.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E47f.7ed7" id="put__323"><span class="x" original="E47f.7ed8" id="put__324">The Court dismissed the two arguments advanced as lacking any credence.</span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c05" original="E391.-42f4" id="advance2__155"><span class="num">5</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c06" id="advance2__156"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-42f2" id="advance2__157" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="advance2__158" original="E391.-42f1">to give somebody money before something happens or before the time it would usually be paid</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c09" id="advance2__159"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-319e" id="advance2__160" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c0a"> <span class="cf" original="E833.-319f" id="advance2__161"><span class="exp" id="advance2__162">advance</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-319d" id="advance2__163">Creditors included merchants who had advanced money to obtain consignments. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="advance2__164" original="E833.-319c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c0e"><span class="cf" original="E391.-42f0" id="advance2__165"><span class="exp" id="advance2__166">advance</span> something to somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-319b" id="advance2__167">Money is advanced to a salesperson in months when commissions are low.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c12" original="E833.-319a" id="advance2__168"> <span class="cf" id="advance2__169" original="E391.-42ef"><span class="exp" id="advance2__170">advance</span> somebody something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-3199" id="advance2__171">He will advance her the capital at the beginning of the year. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="advance2__172" original="E391.-42e4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c16"><span class="num">6</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c17" id="advance2__173"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advance2__174" original="E391.-42e2">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-42e1" id="advance2__175"><span class="exp" id="advance2__176">advance</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-42de" id="advance2__177">to change the time or date of an event so that it takes place earlier</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c1c" id="advance2__178"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c1d" original="E833.-3198" id="advance2__179"> <span class="x" original="E833.-3197" id="advance2__180">When breeding times were either advanced or delayed by 10 days, birds experienced lower reproductive values. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c1f" original="E391.-42da" id="advance2__181" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/postpone" title="postpone definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c20" original="E391.-42d9" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.-f6a" id="advance2__182"><span class="xh" id="advance2__183">postpone</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c22" id="advance2__184" original="E391.-42d7"><span class="num">7</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c23" id="advance2__185"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="advance2__186" original="E391.-42d5">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="advance2__187" original="E391.-42d4" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-42d2" id="advance2__188">to continue forward to a later part of something; to move something forward to a later part</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c27" id="advance2__189"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c28" id="advance2__190" original="E833.-3196"> <span class="x" id="advance2__191" original="E833.-3195">This consensus breaks down as we advance through the teenaged years. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-3194" id="advance2__192" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c2a"><span class="cf" original="E391.-42d1" id="advance2__193"><span class="exp" id="advance2__194">advance</span> something (to something)</span> <span class="x" id="advance2__195" original="E833.-3193">The rest of the companies are advanced to the next phase of the competition. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="advance2__196" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.164"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advance_1" title="advance definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="advance2__197" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.165" resource="oald" 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class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvæns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advance__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c3d" id="advance3__13"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="advance3__14" original="E391.-42ba" gram="obn">only before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c3f" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advanced adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advanced&t=advanced adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advanced', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advancement noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advancement&t=advancement noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advancement', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advancement__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːnsmənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advancement__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advancement__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1867" id="advancement__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advancement__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvænsmənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advancement__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advancement__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="advancement__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c86"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c87" original="E391.-4247" id="advancement__15"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c88" id="advancement__16"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-4245" id="advancement__17" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="advancement__18" original="E391.-4244" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="advancement__19" original="E391.-4243">the process of helping something to make progress or succeed; the progress that is made</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c8c" id="advancement__20"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-3176" id="advancement__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c8d"> <span class="cf" original="E845.-76a5" id="advancement__22"><span class="exp" id="advancement__23">advancement</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="advancement__24" original="E833.-3175">Dissemination of work and data is essential to the advancement of science. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="advancement__25" original="E428.-5814" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c91"><span class="cf" original="E845.-76a4" id="advancement__26"><span class="exp" id="advancement__27">advancement</span> in something</span> <span class="x" id="advancement__28" original="E428.-5813">Advancements in molecular technology are rapidly expanding the field of genetic epidemiology.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="advancement__29" original="E391.-4242" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c95"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="advancement__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c96"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="advancement__31" original="E391.-4240" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-423f" id="advancement__32">progress in a job or social class</span><span class="x-gs" id="advancement__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c99"><span class="x-g" id="advancement__34" original="E833.-3172" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5c9a"> <span class="x" original="E833.-3171" id="advancement__35">Many of the jobs which women are doing are part-time, poorly paid, and with few prospects of career advancement.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.230" id="advancement__36"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advancement" title="advancement definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="advancement__37" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.231" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5f72"><span class="xh" id="advancement__38">advancement</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advantage 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advantage1&t=advantage1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advantage1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_5"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="advantage1__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.524b" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="advantage1__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-17fb"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage1__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantage__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="advantage1__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cac"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="advantage1__15" original="E391.-4221" gram="c">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E391.-4220" id="advantage1__16" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5caf" id="advantage1__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cb0" id="advantage1__18" original="E391.-421f"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-421e" id="advantage1__19">a thing that helps you to be better or more successful than other people</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cb2" id="advantage1__20"><span class="x-g" original="E845.-762c" id="advantage1__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cb3"> <span class="x" original="E845.-762b" id="advantage1__22">The firm was accused of trying to gain an unfair advantage. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="advantage1__23" original="E833.-2835" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cb5"><span class="x" original="E833.-2834" id="advantage1__24">Considerable attention has been given to the likely commercial advantages associated with nanomaterials. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cb7" id="advantage1__25" original="E833.-28b2"><span class="cf" original="E391.-421d" id="advantage1__26"><span class="exp" id="advantage1__27">advantage</span> over somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-28b1" id="advantage1__28">A few well-known institutions have advantages over other universities because of their long historical reputation.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cbb" original="E833.-28b8" id="advantage1__29"> <span class="cf" original="E428.-580f" id="advantage1__30"><span class="exp" id="advantage1__31">advantage</span> of (doing) something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-28b7" id="advantage1__32">You have the great advantage of knowing how your machine was made.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="uaa38281d2101766b.6400b079.166cfc31159.-bfe" id="advantage1__33"> <span class="x" id="advantage1__34">These tables do not seek to provide an exhaustive list of all of the advantages and disadvantages of eLearning.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cbf" original="E833.-28b4" id="advantage1__35"> <span class="cf" original="E428.-580e" id="advantage1__36">at an <span class="exp" id="advantage1__37">advantage</span></span> <span class="x" original="E833.-28b3" id="advantage1__38">Incumbent candidates are at an advantage in almost every election. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="advantage1__39" original="E391.-421c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cc3"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/disadvantage1" title="disadvantage1 definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E391.-421b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cc4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-389c" id="advantage1__40"><span class="xh" id="advantage1__41">disadvantage</span><span class="xhm" id="advantage1__42">1</span></span></a></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cc7" id="advantage1__43" original="E586.-31e7"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/comparative-advantage" title="comparative advantage definition"><span class="xr-g" id="advantage1__44" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-3e0e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cc8" original="E586.-31e6"><span class="xh" id="advantage1__45">comparative advantage</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" id="advantage1__46" original="E84f.429a" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cca"> <span class="shcut" id="advantage1__47">adjective + advantage</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ccc" id="advantage1__48"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ccd" original="E833.-2892" id="advantage1__49"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cce" id="advantage1__50"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__51" original="E833.-2891">great</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2890" id="advantage1__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd0"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd1"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__54" original="E833.-288f">main</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd3" id="advantage1__55"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__56" original="E833.-288e">major</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__57" original="E833.-288d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd5"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd6"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__59" original="E833.-288c">significant</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-288b" id="advantage1__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd8"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__61" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cd9"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__62" original="E833.-288a">important</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cdb"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2889" id="advantage1__64">key</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cdd" original="E428.-580b" id="advantage1__65"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cde" id="advantage1__66"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__67" original="E428.-580a">considerable</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2888" id="advantage1__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce1" id="advantage1__69"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2887" id="advantage1__70">comparative</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce3" id="advantage1__71"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__72" original="E833.-2886">relative</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce5" id="advantage1__73" original="E833.-2885"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce6"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2884" id="advantage1__75">potential</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2883" id="advantage1__76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce8"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__77" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ce9"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__78" original="E833.-2882">distinct</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ceb" id="advantage1__79"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__80" original="E428.-5809">clear</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__81" original="E428.-5808" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ced"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cee" id="advantage1__82"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__83" original="E428.-5807">obvious</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__84" original="E428.-5806" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf1" id="advantage1__85"><span class="coll" original="E428.-5805" id="advantage1__86">additional</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf3" id="advantage1__87"><span class="coll" original="E428.-5804" id="advantage1__88">further</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf5" id="advantage1__89"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__90" original="E428.-5803">added</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf7" id="advantage1__91"><span class="x-g" id="advantage1__92" original="E833.-2847" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cf8"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2846" id="advantage1__93">These emulsions offered a distinct advantage compared with the more commonly used water/​oil emulsions. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cfa" original="E833.-2894" id="advantage1__94"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__95">adjective + advantage</span><span class="sn-gu" id="advantage1__96" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cfc"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cfd" original="E833.-2881" id="advantage1__97"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5cfe" id="advantage1__98"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__99" original="E833.-2880">unfair</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__100" original="E428.-5802" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d00"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d01" id="advantage1__101"><span class="coll" original="E428.-5801" id="advantage1__102">mutual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d03" original="E428.-5800" id="advantage1__103"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__104" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d04"><span class="coll" original="E428.-57ff" id="advantage1__105">sustainable</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d06" original="E833.-287f" id="advantage1__106"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__107" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d07"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__108" original="E833.-287e">competitive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d09" original="E428.-57fe" id="advantage1__109"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__110" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d0a"><span class="coll" original="E428.-57fd" id="advantage1__111">selective</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E428.-57fc" id="advantage1__112" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d0d" id="advantage1__113"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__114" original="E428.-57fb">differential</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d0f" id="advantage1__115" original="E833.-287d"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__116" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d10"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__117" original="E833.-287c">economic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-287b" id="advantage1__118" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d12"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d13"><span class="coll" original="E833.-287a" id="advantage1__120">strategic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E428.-57fa" id="advantage1__121" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d15"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__122" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d16"><span class="coll" original="E428.-57f9" id="advantage1__123">military</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="advantage1__124" original="E833.-2876" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d18"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-2871" id="advantage1__125" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d19"> <span class="x" id="advantage1__126" original="E833.-2870">Competitive advantage can also be gained through increased employee productivity.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E428.-57f6" id="advantage1__127" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d1b" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="advantage1__128">noun + advantage</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d1d" id="advantage1__129"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d1e" original="E833.-2879" id="advantage1__130"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d1f" id="advantage1__131"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2878" id="advantage1__132">cost</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E428.-57f4" id="advantage1__133" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d21"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__134" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d22"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__135" original="E428.-57f3">price</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d24" original="E428.-57f2" id="advantage1__136"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d25" id="advantage1__137"><span class="coll" original="E428.-57f1" id="advantage1__138">location</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__139" original="E428.-57f0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d27"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__140" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d28"><span class="coll" original="E428.-57ef" id="advantage1__141">survival</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="advantage1__142" original="E428.-57ee" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d2a"><span class="x-g" id="advantage1__143" original="E833.-286f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d2b"> <span class="x" id="advantage1__144" original="E833.-286e">Few new entrants will be able to match the leader's cost advantage.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="advantage1__145" original="E84f.429d" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d2d"> <span class="shcut" id="advantage1__146">verb + advantage</span><span class="sn-gu" id="advantage1__147" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d2f"><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2869" id="advantage1__148" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d30"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__149" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d31"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__150" original="E833.-2868">have</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__151" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d33"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2867" id="advantage1__152">possess</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d35" original="E833.-284e" id="advantage1__153"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__154" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d36"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__155" original="E833.-284d">see</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="advantage1__156" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d38"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d39" id="advantage1__157" original="E84f.42a1"> <span class="x" original="E84f.42a2" id="advantage1__158">Low-cost airlines possess the competitive advantage of operating at significantly lower costs than their larger national counterparts.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="advantage1__159" original="E833.-286b" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d3b"> <span class="shcut" id="advantage1__160">verb + advantage</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d3d" id="advantage1__161"><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__162" original="E833.-2866" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d3e"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__163" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d3f"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2865" id="advantage1__164">gain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d41" id="advantage1__165"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__166" original="E833.-2864">obtain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d43" id="advantage1__167"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__168" original="E833.-2863">secure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2862" id="advantage1__169" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d46" id="advantage1__170"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__171" original="E833.-2861">lose</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2860" id="advantage1__172" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d48"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__173" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d49"><span class="coll" original="E833.-285f" id="advantage1__174">sustain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d4b" id="advantage1__175"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__176" original="E833.-285e">maintain</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-285d" id="advantage1__177" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d4d"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__178" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d4e"><span class="coll" original="E833.-285c" id="advantage1__179">offer</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__180" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d50"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__181" original="E833.-285b">provide</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d52" id="advantage1__182"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__183" original="E833.-285a">give</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__184" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d54"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__185" original="E833.-2859">confer</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d56" id="advantage1__186"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__187" original="E833.-2858">bring</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__188" original="E833.-2857" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d58"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__189" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d59"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2856" id="advantage1__190">enjoy</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__191" original="E833.-2855" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d5b"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__192" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d5c"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2854" id="advantage1__193">achieve</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d5e" id="advantage1__194"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2853" id="advantage1__195">derive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d60" id="advantage1__196" original="E833.-2852"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d61" id="advantage1__197"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__198" original="E833.-2851">create</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2850" id="advantage1__199" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d63"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__200" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d64"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__201" original="E833.-284f">exploit</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d66" original="E833.-284c" id="advantage1__202"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d67" id="advantage1__203"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__204" original="E833.-284b">seek</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d69" id="advantage1__205" original="E833.-284a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d6a" original="E833.-2849" id="advantage1__206"> <span class="x" id="advantage1__207" original="E833.-2848">This suggests that Labour might have lost its recent electoral advantage amongst mothers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d6c" id="advantage1__208" original="E833.-2845"><span class="x" id="advantage1__209" original="E833.-2844">In the modern world, where education confers many advantages, illiteracy is a severe impediment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d6e" original="E391.-4219" id="advantage1__210"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="advantage1__211" original="E391.-4218">a quality of something that makes it better or more useful</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d70" id="advantage1__212"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d71" original="E833.-28ae" id="advantage1__213"> <span class="x" id="advantage1__214" original="E833.-28ad">Rural industry had two key advantages.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-28ac" id="advantage1__215" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d73"> <span class="cf" original="E428.-580d" id="advantage1__216"><span class="exp" id="advantage1__217">advantage</span> of (doing) something</span> <span class="x" id="advantage1__218" original="E833.-28ab">The great advantage of an MRI scan is that it can display soft tissue.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-28aa" id="advantage1__219" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d77"> <span class="cf" id="advantage1__220" original="E428.-580c"><span class="exp" id="advantage1__221">advantage</span> to (doing) something</span> <span class="x" id="advantage1__222" original="E833.-28a9">There are advantages and disadvantages to both approaches. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E391.-4217" id="advantage1__223" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d7b"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/disadvantage1" title="disadvantage1 definition"><span class="xr-g" id="advantage1__224" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d7c" original="E391.-4216" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-389c"><span class="xh" id="advantage1__225">disadvantage</span><span class="xhm" id="advantage1__226">1</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" original="E84f.429a" id="advantage1__227" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d7f" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="advantage1__228">adjective + advantage</span><span class="sn-gu" id="advantage1__229" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d81"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d82" id="advantage1__230" original="E833.-2892"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__231" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d83"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__232" original="E833.-2891">great</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d85" id="advantage1__233" original="E833.-2890"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d86" id="advantage1__234"><span class="coll" original="E833.-288f" id="advantage1__235">main</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d88" id="advantage1__236"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__237" original="E833.-288e">major</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-288d" id="advantage1__238" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d8a"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__239" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d8b"><span class="coll" original="E833.-288c" id="advantage1__240">significant</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d8d" id="advantage1__241" original="E833.-288b"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__242" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d8e"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__243" original="E833.-288a">important</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d90" id="advantage1__244"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__245" original="E833.-2889">key</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d92" original="E428.-580b" id="advantage1__246"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__247" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d93"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__248" original="E428.-580a">considerable</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2888" id="advantage1__249" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d95"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d96" id="advantage1__250"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__251" original="E833.-2887">comparative</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d98" id="advantage1__252"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__253" original="E833.-2886">relative</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__254" original="E833.-2885" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d9a"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__255" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d9b"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2884" id="advantage1__256">potential</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d9d" id="advantage1__257" original="E833.-2883"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__258" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5d9e"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2882" id="advantage1__259">distinct</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__260" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da0"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__261" original="E428.-5809">clear</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__262" original="E428.-5808" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da2"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__263" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da3"><span class="coll" original="E428.-5807" id="advantage1__264">obvious</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da5" original="E428.-5806" id="advantage1__265"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__266" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da6"><span class="coll" original="E428.-5805" id="advantage1__267">additional</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5da8" id="advantage1__268"><span class="coll" original="E428.-5804" id="advantage1__269">further</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5daa" id="advantage1__270"><span class="coll" original="E428.-5803" id="advantage1__271">added</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dac" id="advantage1__272"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dad" original="E833.-2875" id="advantage1__273"> <span class="x" id="advantage1__274" original="E833.-2874">There are significant advantages to resolving patent validity at an early stage.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advantage1__275" original="E833.-2873" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5daf"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2872" id="advantage1__276">Table 4.9 summarizes the relative advantages and disadvantages of data capture methods. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db1" type="coll" id="advantage1__277" original="E84f.429d"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__278">verb + advantage</span><span class="sn-gu" id="advantage1__279" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db3"><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2869" id="advantage1__280" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db4"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db5" id="advantage1__281"><span class="coll" original="E833.-2868" id="advantage1__282">have</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db7" id="advantage1__283"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__284" original="E833.-2867">possess</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-284e" id="advantage1__285" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5db9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dba" id="advantage1__286"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__287" original="E833.-284d">see</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dbc" id="advantage1__288"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dbd" original="E84f.429f" id="advantage1__289"> <span class="x" id="advantage1__290" original="E84f.42a0">Constitutional reform had the added advantage of making Labour look like a party of ‘change’. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="advantage1__291" original="E833.-28b6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dbf"><span class="x" original="E833.-28b5" id="advantage1__292">Shareholders saw the advantage of this strategy in reducing costs of production.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li></span><span class="idm-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc1" original="E391.-420e" id="advantage1__293"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" sk="betoadvantage" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc2" original="E391.-420d" id="advantage1__294"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="advantage1__295" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc3"><span class="idm" id="advantage1__296" original="E391.-420c">be/work to your advantage</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="advantage1__297" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc5"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc6" id="advantage1__298"> <span class="def" original="E391.-420b" id="advantage1__299">to give you an advantage; to change a situation in a way that gives you an advantage</span><span class="x-gs" id="advantage1__300" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dc9" id="advantage1__301" original="E833.-28a8"> <span class="x" id="advantage1__302" original="E833.-28a7">Many developing countries have long been aware of how the market dynamics of supply and demand have not worked to their advantage.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <ol class="idm-g" sk="takeadvantageof" id="advantage1__303" original="E391.-420a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dcb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dcc" id="advantage1__304"><span class="idm" id="advantage1__305" original="E391.-4209">take advantage of something/somebody</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dce" id="advantage1__306"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dcf" original="E391.-4208" id="advantage1__307"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="advantage1__308" original="E391.-4207">to make use of something well; to make use of an opportunity</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dd1" id="advantage1__309"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dd2" id="advantage1__310" original="E833.-28a6"> <span class="x" id="advantage1__311" original="E833.-28a5">Researchers have taken advantage of many of the properties of CO₂ as a solvent. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="advantage1__312" original="E833.-28a4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dd4"><span class="x" id="advantage1__313" original="E833.-28a3">Firms that do not take advantage of every opportunity for growth will be left behind by firms that do.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-289d" id="advantage1__314" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dd6"> <span class="x" original="E833.-289c" id="advantage1__315">Within a week, Faraday had taken full advantage of this discovery. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dd8" id="advantage1__316" original="E391.-4206"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-4205" id="advantage1__317">to make use of somebody/something in a way that is unfair or dishonest</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dda" id="advantage1__318"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-28a2" id="advantage1__319" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ddb"> <span class="x" original="E833.-28a1" id="advantage1__320">Each boy described the other as trying to control or take advantage of him.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="idm-g" sk="toadvantage" id="advantage1__321" original="E391.-4201" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ddd"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dde" id="advantage1__322"><span class="idm" original="E391.-4200" id="advantage1__323">to (good/best) advantage</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="advantage1__324" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de0"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de1" id="advantage1__325"> <span class="def" original="E391.-41ff" id="advantage1__326">in the best way possible; showing the best of something</span><span class="x-gs" id="advantage1__327" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de3"><span class="x-g" id="advantage1__328" original="E833.-289b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de4"> <span class="x" id="advantage1__329" original="E833.-289a">We need a model of public health that uses limited resources to best advantage.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="idm-g" sk="turntoadvantage" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de6" id="advantage1__330" original="E391.-41fe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de7" id="advantage1__331"><span class="idm" original="E391.-41fd" id="advantage1__332">turn something to (your) advantage</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="advantage1__333" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5de9"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dea" id="advantage1__334"> <span class="def" id="advantage1__335" original="E391.-41fc">to use or change a situation so that it helps you</span><span class="x-gs" id="advantage1__336" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dec"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ded" original="E833.-2899" id="advantage1__337"> <span class="x" id="advantage1__338" original="E833.-2898">Wales sought to turn its small size to advantage in the global economic crisis.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="collocs_all" id="advantage1__339" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e5"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="advantage1__340"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e7" original="E833.-2896" id="advantage1__341"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__342" original="E833.-2895">adjective + advantage</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49e9" original="E84f.4299" id="advantage1__343"><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__344" original="E833.-2892" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ea"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49eb" original="E833.-2891" id="advantage1__345"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__346">great</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2890" id="advantage1__347" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ed"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__348" original="E833.-288f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49ee"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__349">main</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__350" original="E833.-288e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f0"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__351">major</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f2" original="E833.-288d" id="advantage1__352"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__353" original="E833.-288c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f3"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__354">significant</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-288b" id="advantage1__355" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f5"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f6" original="E833.-288a" id="advantage1__356"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__357">important</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__358" original="E833.-2889" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49f8"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__359">key</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__360" original="E428.-580b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49fa"><span class="coll-g" original="E428.-580a" id="advantage1__361" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49fb"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__362">considerable</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__363" original="E833.-2888" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49fd"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__364" original="E833.-2887" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.49fe"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__365">comparative</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a00" original="E833.-2886" id="advantage1__366"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__367">relative</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__368" original="E833.-2885" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a02"><span class="coll-g" original="E833.-2884" id="advantage1__369" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a03"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__370">potential</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a05" original="E833.-2883" id="advantage1__371"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a06" original="E833.-2882" id="advantage1__372"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__373">distinct</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E428.-5809" id="advantage1__374" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a08"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__375">clear</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E428.-5808" id="advantage1__376" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a0a"><span class="coll-g" original="E428.-5807" id="advantage1__377" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a0b"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__378">obvious</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a0d" id="advantage1__379" original="E428.-5806"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a0e" id="advantage1__380" original="E428.-5805"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__381">additional</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a10" id="advantage1__382" original="E428.-5804"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__383">further</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E428.-5803" id="advantage1__384" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a12"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__385">added</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a14" id="advantage1__386" original="E84f.429b"><span class="x-g" id="advantage1__387" original="E833.-2875" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a15"><span class="x" original="E833.-2874" id="advantage1__388">There are significant advantages to resolving patent validity at an early stage.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a17" id="advantage1__389" original="E833.-2873"><span class="x" original="E833.-2872" id="advantage1__390">Table 4.9 summarizes the relative advantages and disadvantages of data capture methods. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a19" original="E833.-2847" id="advantage1__391"><span class="x" id="advantage1__392" original="E833.-2846">These emulsions offered a distinct advantage compared with the more commonly used water/​oil emulsions. </span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a1b" original="E833.-2894" id="advantage1__393"><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2881" id="advantage1__394" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a1c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a1d" original="E833.-2880" id="advantage1__395"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__396">unfair</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__397" original="E428.-5802" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a1f"><span class="coll-g" original="E428.-5801" id="advantage1__398" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a20"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__399">mutual</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E428.-5800" id="advantage1__400" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a22"><span class="coll-g" original="E428.-57ff" id="advantage1__401" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a23"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__402">sustainable</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__403" original="E833.-287f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a25"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__404" original="E833.-287e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a26"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__405">competitive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E428.-57fe" id="advantage1__406" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a28"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a29" id="advantage1__407" original="E428.-57fd"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__408">selective</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a2b" id="advantage1__409" original="E428.-57fc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a2c" original="E428.-57fb" id="advantage1__410"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__411">differential</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__412" original="E833.-287d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a2e"><span class="coll-g" original="E833.-287c" id="advantage1__413" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a2f"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__414">economic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__415" original="E833.-287b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a31"><span class="coll-g" original="E833.-287a" id="advantage1__416" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a32"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__417">strategic</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a34" original="E428.-57fa" id="advantage1__418"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a35" id="advantage1__419" original="E428.-57f9"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__420">military</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="advantage1__421" original="E833.-2876" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a38" id="advantage1__422" original="E833.-2871"><span class="x" id="advantage1__423" original="E833.-2870">Competitive advantage can also be gained through increased employee productivity.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E428.-57f8" id="advantage1__424" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a3a"><span class="shcut" id="advantage1__425" original="E428.-57f7">noun + advantage</span><span class="sn-gu" original="E428.-57f6" id="advantage1__426" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a3c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a3d" original="E833.-2879" id="advantage1__427"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a3e" original="E833.-2878" id="advantage1__428"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__429">cost</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E428.-57f4" id="advantage1__430" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a40"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__431" original="E428.-57f3" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a41"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__432">price</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E428.-57f2" id="advantage1__433" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a43"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a44" id="advantage1__434" original="E428.-57f1"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__435">location</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E428.-57f0" id="advantage1__436" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a46"><span class="coll-g" original="E428.-57ef" id="advantage1__437" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a47"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__438">survival</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a49" original="E428.-57ee" id="advantage1__439"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-286f" id="advantage1__440" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a4a"><span class="x" id="advantage1__441" original="E833.-286e">Few new entrants will be able to match the leader's cost advantage.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a4c" original="E833.-286d" id="advantage1__442"><span class="shcut" original="E833.-286c" id="advantage1__443">verb + advantage</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a4e" id="advantage1__444" original="E84f.429c"><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2869" id="advantage1__445" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a4f"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__446" original="E833.-2868" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a50"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__447">have</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a52" original="E833.-2867" id="advantage1__448"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__449">possess</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a54" id="advantage1__450" original="E833.-284e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a55" id="advantage1__451" original="E833.-284d"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__452">see</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a57" id="advantage1__453" original="E84f.429e"><span class="x-g" id="advantage1__454" original="E84f.429f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a58"><span class="x" original="E84f.42a0" id="advantage1__455">Constitutional reform had the added advantage of making Labour look like a party of ‘change’. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a5a" original="E84f.42a1" id="advantage1__456"><span class="x" original="E84f.42a2" id="advantage1__457">Low-cost airlines possess the competitive advantage of operating at significantly lower costs than their larger national counterparts.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a5c" original="E833.-28b6" id="advantage1__458"><span class="x" id="advantage1__459" original="E833.-28b5">Shareholders saw the advantage of this strategy in reducing costs of production.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="advantage1__460" original="E833.-286b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a5e"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a5f" original="E833.-2866" id="advantage1__461"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__462" original="E833.-2865" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a60"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__463">gain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E833.-2864" id="advantage1__464" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a62"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__465">obtain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a64" original="E833.-2863" id="advantage1__466"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__467">secure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2862" id="advantage1__468" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a66"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__469" original="E833.-2861" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a67"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__470">lose</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a69" original="E833.-2860" id="advantage1__471"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a6a" original="E833.-285f" id="advantage1__472"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__473">sustain</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E833.-285e" id="advantage1__474" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a6c"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__475">maintain</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a6e" original="E833.-285d" id="advantage1__476"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a6f" id="advantage1__477" original="E833.-285c"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__478">offer</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E833.-285b" id="advantage1__479" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a71"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__480">provide</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a73" id="advantage1__481" original="E833.-285a"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__482">give</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__483" original="E833.-2859" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a75"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__484">confer</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__485" original="E833.-2858" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a77"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__486">bring</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-2857" id="advantage1__487" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a79"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a7a" id="advantage1__488" original="E833.-2856"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__489">enjoy</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a7c" id="advantage1__490" original="E833.-2855"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a7d" original="E833.-2854" id="advantage1__491"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__492">achieve</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a7f" id="advantage1__493" original="E833.-2853"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__494">derive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="advantage1__495" original="E833.-2852" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a81"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a82" id="advantage1__496" original="E833.-2851"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__497">create</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a84" id="advantage1__498" original="E833.-2850"><span class="coll-g" original="E833.-284f" id="advantage1__499" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a85"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__500">exploit</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-284c" id="advantage1__501" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a87"><span class="coll-g" id="advantage1__502" original="E833.-284b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a88"><span class="coll" id="advantage1__503">seek</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E833.-284a" id="advantage1__504" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a8a"><span class="x-g" id="advantage1__505" original="E833.-2849" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a8b"><span class="x" id="advantage1__506" original="E833.-2848">This suggests that Labour might have lost its recent electoral advantage amongst mothers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a8d" original="E833.-2845" id="advantage1__507"><span class="x" id="advantage1__508" original="E833.-2844">In the modern world, where education confers many advantages, illiteracy is a severe impediment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.25e" id="advantage1__509" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advantage_1" title="advantage definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5fa5" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.25f" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advantage 2 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advantage2&t=advantage2 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advantage2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="519" id="advantage2" original="E391.-41fb" hm="2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5def"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5df0" original="E391.-41fa" id="advantage2__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5df1" original="E391.-41f9" id="advantage2__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">advantage<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-41ee" id="advantage2__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5dff"><span class="pos" id="advantage2__10" original="E391.-41ed">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="advantage2__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5254" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-17f3" id="advantage2__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantage__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantage__gb_4.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-17ef" id="advantage2__14" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvæntɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantage__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="advantage2__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3b7a" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d65" form="root" id="advantage2__17"><span class="vp" id="advantage2__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> advantage</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="advantage2__19" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d63" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d62" id="advantage2__20" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantage__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantage__gb_4.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d5e" id="advantage2__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvæntɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantage__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantage__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advantage2__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d5a"><span class="vp" id="advantage2__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> advantages</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="advantage2__26" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d58" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="advantage2__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d57" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːntɪdʒɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantages__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantages__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="advantage2__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d54"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvæntɪdʒɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantages__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantages__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advantage2__31" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d51" form="past"><span class="vp" id="advantage2__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> advantaged</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d4f" eid="advantage2__33" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d4e" id="advantage2__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːntɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaged__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="advantage2__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d4a"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvæntɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaged__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d46" form="pastpart" id="advantage2__38"><span class="vp" id="advantage2__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> advantaged</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d44" eid="advantage2__40"><span class="pron-g" id="advantage2__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d43" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːntɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaged__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d3f" id="advantage2__43" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvæntɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaged__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advantage2__45" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d3b" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="advantage2__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> advantaging</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d39" type="verbs_full_" eid="advantage2__47"><span class="pron-g" id="advantage2__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d38" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɑːntɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaging__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaging__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="advantage2__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7d35"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantage2__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvæntɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advan/advantaging__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantaging__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="advantage2__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e30"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-41d0" id="advantage2__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e31"> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e32" id="advantage2__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="usupass" original="E833.-2687" id="advantage2__55">usually passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-41cf" id="advantage2__56"><span class="exp" id="advantage2__57">advantage</span> somebody (over somebody)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-41cc" id="advantage2__58">to put somebody in a better position than other people or than they were in before</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e37" id="advantage2__59"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e38" original="E833.-2686" id="advantage2__60"> <span class="x" original="E833.-2685" id="advantage2__61">Their experience will advantage them over non-diversified entrepreneurs.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advantage2__62" original="E833.-2684" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e3a"> <span class="x" id="advantage2__63" original="E833.-2683">In Canada, an economically advantaged core area is surrounded by a number of relatively disadvantaged peripheries.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="advantage2__64" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3ea"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advantage_1" title="advantage definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="advantage2__65" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.3eb" resource="oald" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.5fa5"><span class="xh" id="advantage2__66">advantage</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advantage2&t=advantage2 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advantageous adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advantageous&t=advantageous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advantageous', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1745"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantageous__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advan/advantageous__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advan/advantageous__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1742" id="advantageous__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advantageous__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span 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in a particular situation</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e4b" id="advantageous__14" original="E391.-41af" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/beneficial" title="beneficial definition"><span class="xr-g" id="advantageous__15" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.1fd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e4c" original="E391.-41ae"><span class="xh" id="advantageous__16">beneficial</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="advantageous__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e4e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e4f" original="E4a8.-7011" id="advantageous__18"> <span class="x" original="E4a8.-7010" id="advantageous__19">The military situation in Europe gave the Soviet Union an advantageous negotiating position.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advantageous__20" original="E833.-2680" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e51"> <span class="x" original="E833.-267f" id="advantageous__21">They had an incentive to negotiate a mutually advantageous solution. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e53" id="advantageous__22" original="E833.-267e"><span class="cf" id="advantageous__23" original="E391.-41b1"><span class="exp" id="advantageous__24">advantageous</span> to somebody</span> <span class="x" id="advantageous__25" original="E833.-267d">He was empowered to act in whatever way he deemed advantageous to the Roman people. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-41ac" id="advantageous__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e57" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/disadvantageous" title="disadvantageous definition"><span class="xr-g" id="advantageous__27" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advent noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advent&t=advent noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advent', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advent__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvent<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adven/advent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adven/advent__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="advent__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-16f4"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advent__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvent<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adven/advent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adven/advent__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e69" id="advent__14"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="sing" id="advent__15" original="E391.-4194">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-4193" id="advent__16">the <span class="exp" id="advent__17">advent</span> of something</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="advent__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e6d"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e6e" original="E391.-4196" id="advent__19"> <span class="def" original="E391.-4192" id="advent__20">the arrival of an important event, invention, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e70" id="advent__21"><span class="x-g" original="E834.-44a7" id="advent__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e71"> <span class="x" id="advent__23" original="E834.-44a6">The advent of wireless technologies, such as mobile broadband, has taken the electronic communication revolution to a new level.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advent__24" original="E834.-44a5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e73"> <span class="x" original="E834.-44a4" id="advent__25">The condition was first described by Smith in 1874, prior to the advent of antibiotics. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adverb noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adverb&t=adverb noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adverb', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="332" original="E391.-40d3" id="adverb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e75"><div class="h-g" id="adverb__1" original="E391.-40d2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e76"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e77" id="adverb__2" original="E391.-40d1">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">adverb</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-40c9" id="adverb__7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e83"><span class="pos" original="E391.-40c8" id="adverb__8">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adverb__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.526b" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="adverb__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1541" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adverb__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvɜːb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adverb__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverb__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adverb__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-153d" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adverb__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvɜːrb<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adverb__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverb__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e85" id="adverb__14"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" subj="gram" id="adverb__15">grammar</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e87" id="adverb__16"><span class="sn-g" id="adverb__17" original="E391.-40c5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e88"> <span class="def" id="adverb__18" original="E391.-40c4">a word that adds more information about place, time, manner, cause or degree to a verb, an adjective, a phrase or another adverb</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e8a" id="adverb__19"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7ae8" id="adverb__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e8b"> <span class="x" id="adverb__21" original="E824.-7ae7">The suffix -ly can change an adjective into an adverb.</span></span></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e8d" id="adverb__22"><span class="dr-g" id="adverb__23" original="E391.-40c0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e8e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="adverb__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e8f"><span class="dr" id="adverb__25" original="E391.-40bf">adverbial</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e9b" id="adverb__29" original="E391.-40b8"><span class="pos" original="E391.-40b7" id="adverb__30">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.526c" type="dr_full_" eid="adverb__31" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1549" id="adverb__32" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adverb__33"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ædˈvɜːbiəl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adverbial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverbial__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1545" id="adverb__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adverb__35"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ædˈvɜːrbiəl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adverbial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverbial__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" id="adverb__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e9d"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7ae6" id="adverb__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5e9e"> <span class="x" id="adverb__38" original="E824.-7ae5">Specifically future time is denoted by using adverbial expressions like ‘tomorrow’ or ‘next year’.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="adverb__39" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.44e" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adverb" title="adverb definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="adverb__40" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.44f" resource="oald" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.619a"><span class="xh" id="adverb__41">adverb</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div 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trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adversarial__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædvəˈseəriəl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adversarial__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversarial__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="adversarial__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-14a7"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adversarial__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædvərˈseriəl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adversarial__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversarial__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adversarial__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ead"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eae" original="E391.-409c" id="adversarial__12"> <span class="dis-g" id="adversarial__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eaf"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="adversarial__14" original="E391.-409b">especially of political or legal systems</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-409a" id="adversarial__15">involving people who are in opposition and who criticize or attack each other</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eb2" id="adversarial__16"><span class="x-g" id="adversarial__17" original="E834.-444d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eb3"> <span class="x" id="adversarial__18" original="E834.-444c">In England, the courts work in an adversarial system where one party brings an action against another party. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eb5" id="adversarial__19" original="E834.-444b"><span class="x" original="E834.-444a" id="adversarial__20">The interview should not be an adversarial process, but rather a collaborative investigation. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adversary noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adversary&t=adversary noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adversary', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-146b"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adversary__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəsəri<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adversary__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversary__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8" id="adversary__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1467"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adversary__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvərseri<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adversary__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversary__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ec7" original="E391.-408d" id="adversary__14"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="if-g" form="pl" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eca" id="adversary__15"><span class="prefix">plural</span> <span class="if" original="E391.-4089" id="adversary__16">adversaries</span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adversary__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ecc"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ecd" id="adversary__18" original="E391.-4086"> <span class="def" id="adversary__19" original="E391.-4085">a person that somebody is opposed to and competing with in an argument or a battle</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ecf" id="adversary__20" original="E391.-4084"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/opponent" title="opponent definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed0" original="E391.-4083" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5e66" id="adversary__21"><span class="xh" id="adversary__22">opponent</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="adversary__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed3"><span class="x-g" id="adversary__24" original="E834.-4449" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed4"> <span class="x" id="adversary__25" original="E834.-4448">States will seek nuclear weapons both to enhance their own security and to deter potential adversaries. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" id="adversary__26" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.49f" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adversary" title="adversary definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.61ec" id="adversary__27" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4a0"><span class="xh" id="adversary__28">adversary</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adverse adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adverse&t=adverse adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adverse', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="595" id="adverse" original="E391.-4070" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed6"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed7" original="E391.-406f" id="adverse__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ed8" id="adverse__2" original="E391.-406e">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">adverse</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ee7" original="E391.-4066" id="adverse__4"><span class="pos" id="adverse__5" original="E391.-4065">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="adverse__6" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.528f"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-3f92" id="adverse__7" trans="ald8" geo="br" pref="1"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adverse__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvɜːs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adverse__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverse__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="pron-g" pref="2" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-3f8f" id="adverse__9"><span class="phon" eid="adverse__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɜːs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound 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data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverse__us_2_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="1" id="adverse__13" dpsid="ueb3cfd5b6a8f3867.6588e61b.16711b7d559.-3f88"><span class="phon" eid="adverse__14"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvɜːrs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adverse__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adverse__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ee9" id="adverse__15"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="ubn" original="E391.-4063" id="adverse__16">usually before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adverse__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eeb"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eec" id="adverse__18" original="E391.-4062"> <span class="def" original="E391.-4061" id="adverse__19">negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eee" id="adverse__20"><span class="x-g" id="adverse__21" original="E834.-4445" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5eef"> <span class="x" original="E834.-4444" id="adverse__22">The US surgeon general wrote in 1972, ‘Televised violence does have an adverse effect on certain members of our society.’</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E428.-56ec" id="adverse__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ef1"> <span class="x" id="adverse__24" original="E428.-56eb">Most chemicals that accumulate in the body, such as lead and mercury, require prolonged exposures to provoke adverse health outcomes. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="adverse__25" original="E834.-4443" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ef3"><span class="x" original="E834.-4442" id="adverse__26">Most people believe that depression is wholly due to adverse life events. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-4441" id="adverse__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ef5"><span class="x" id="adverse__28" original="E834.-4440">In the UK, the pharmaceutical industry has suffered some adverse publicity. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" unbox="which_word" original="E5df.31e0" id="adverse__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ef7"><span class="heading">Which Word?</span><span class="body" id="adverse__30" original="E5df.31e1"><span class="h1" original="E5df.31e2" id="adverse__31"><ul class="inline" original="E5df.31e3" id="adverse__32"><li class="li" id="adverse__33" original="E5df.31e4">adverse</li> <li class="li" id="adverse__34" original="E5df.31e5">averse</li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" id="adverse__35" original="E5df.31e6"><li class="li" original="E5df.31e7" id="adverse__36"><span class="eb" original="E5df.31e8" id="adverse__37">adverse</span> negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result:<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cf0" id="adverse__38"><span class="x-g" id="adverse__39" original="E5df.31e9" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61b8"><span class="x" id="adverse__40" original="E5df.31ea">an adverse consequence/​impact/​outcome/​reaction</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="adverse__41" original="E5df.31eb"><span class="eb" id="adverse__42" original="E5df.31ec">averse</span> not liking something; not wanting to do something:<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cef" id="adverse__43"><span class="x-g" original="E5df.31ed" id="adverse__44" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61b4"><span class="x" original="E5df.31ee" id="adverse__45">I am certainly not averse to criticism—indeed, I welcome debate.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="adverse__46" original="E5df.31ef"><span class="eb" id="adverse__47" original="E5df.31f0">Averse</span> is used in combination with the nouns <span class="ei" original="E498.-67f3" id="adverse__48">risk</span> and <span class="ei" id="adverse__49" original="E498.-67f2">inflation</span>:<span class="x-gs" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-4cee" id="adverse__50"><span class="x-g" id="adverse__51" original="E5df.31f1" dpsid="u464e88fece4edf44.2e814e1f.15bc1972fd7.-61ae"><span class="x" original="E5df.31f2" id="adverse__52">Why would a central banker be more inflation-averse than the government?</span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="adverse__53" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4c2" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adverse" title="adverse definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6224" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.4c3" resource="oald" id="adverse__54"><span class="xh" id="adverse__55">adverse</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adversely adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adversely&t=adversely adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adversely', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adversity noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adversity&t=adversity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adversity', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adversity__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɜːsəti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/adversity__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversity__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="adversity__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1335" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adversity__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvɜːrsəti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/adversity__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/adversity__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="if-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f25" id="adversity__14" original="E391.-4047"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="if-g" form="pl" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f28" id="adversity__15"><span class="prefix">plural</span> <span class="if" id="adversity__16" original="E391.-4043">adversities</span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f2a" id="adversity__17"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-4049" id="adversity__18" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="adversity__19" original="E391.-4048" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adversity__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f2d"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f2e" id="adversity__21" original="E391.-4040"> <span class="def" id="adversity__22" original="E391.-403f">a difficult or unpleasant situation</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f30" id="adversity__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f31" original="E834.-443f" id="adversity__24"> <span class="x" original="E834.-443e" id="adversity__25">‘Resilience’ describes the capacity of individuals to continue functioning in the face of adversity.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f33" original="E428.-56e8" id="adversity__26"> <span class="x" id="adversity__27" original="E428.-56e7">The themes align well with resilience research, which emphasizes coping and the ability to overcome adversity.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f35" id="adversity__28" original="E834.-443d"> <span class="x" original="E834.-443c" id="adversity__29">Parental neglect and other adversities are associated with the risk of early overweight (Ebbeling et al., 2002).</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.50c" id="adversity__30"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adversity" title="adversity definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advertise verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertise&t=advertise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertise', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="advertise__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvətaɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertise__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="advertise__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1289" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvərtaɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertise__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3b46" id="advertise__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="advertise__17" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ce3" form="root"><span class="vp" id="advertise__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> advertise</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="advertise__19" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ce1" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="advertise__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ce0"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvətaɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertise__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertise__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cdc" id="advertise__22" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvərtaɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertise__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advertise__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cd8"><span class="vp" id="advertise__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> advertises</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="advertise__26" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cd6" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cd5" id="advertise__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvətaɪzɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertises__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertises__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="advertise__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cd2"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvərtaɪzɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertises__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertises__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ccf" id="advertise__31"><span class="vp" id="advertise__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> advertised</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="advertise__33" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ccd"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ccc" id="advertise__34" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvətaɪzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertised__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cc9" id="advertise__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvərtaɪzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertised__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advertise__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cc6"><span class="vp" id="advertise__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> advertised</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="advertise__40" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cc4" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="advertise__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cc3" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvətaɪzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertised__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="advertise__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cc0"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvərtaɪzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertised__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertised__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cbd" id="advertise__45"><span class="vp" id="advertise__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> advertising</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="advertise__47" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cbb" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cba" id="advertise__48" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertising__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertising__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="advertise__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7cb6"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertise__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertising__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertising__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f78" id="advertise__52"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-4000" id="advertise__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f79"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f7a" id="advertise__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="advertise__55" original="E391.-3ffe" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E391.-3ffd" id="advertise__56" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3ffc" id="advertise__57">to tell the public about a product or a service in order to encourage people to buy or to use it</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f7e" id="advertise__58"><span class="x-g" original="E834.1a56" id="advertise__59" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f7f"> <span class="x" id="advertise__60" original="E834.1a57">Organizations that advertise on television are generally perceived as being more reliable and trustworthy than those that do not</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advertise__61" original="E834.1a58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f81"> <span class="cf" id="advertise__62" original="E391.-3ffb"><span class="exp" id="advertise__63">advertise</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.1a59" id="advertise__64">The Portman Group sets guidelines on how alcohol companies should advertise their products. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f85" original="E834.1a5b" id="advertise__65"><span class="cf" original="E834.1a5a" id="advertise__66"><span class="exp" id="advertise__67">advertise</span> (something) to somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E834.1a5c" id="advertise__68">The different GM cars were priced differently and advertised to buyers with different incomes. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.1a5e" id="advertise__69" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f89"><span class="cf" original="E834.1a5d" id="advertise__70"><span class="exp" id="advertise__71">advertise</span> something as something</span> <span class="x" id="advertise__72" original="E834.1a5f">In 1995 the airline advertised its flights as cheaper than a pair of jeans. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f8d" original="E391.-3ffa" id="advertise__73"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="advertise__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f8e"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" original="E391.-3ff8" id="advertise__75">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-3ff7" id="advertise__76">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="advertise__77" original="E391.-3ff6">to let people know that something is going to happen, or that a job is available, by giving details about it in a newspaper, on a notice in a public place, on the Internet, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f92" id="advertise__78"><span class="x-g" original="E834.1a60" id="advertise__79" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f93"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3ff5" id="advertise__80"><span class="exp" id="advertise__81">advertise</span> (for somebody/something)</span> <span class="x" id="advertise__82" original="E834.1a61">In some circumstances it may be appropriate to advertise for board members. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.1a62" id="advertise__83" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f97"><span class="cf" original="E391.-3ff4" id="advertise__84"><span class="exp" id="advertise__85">advertise</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.1a63" id="advertise__86">Certain posts, especially senior posts, are only advertised on a full-time basis.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f9b" original="E834.1a64" id="advertise__87"> <span class="x" id="advertise__88" original="E834.1a65">Such meetings must be advertised beforehand in the local press. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f9d" original="E391.-3ff3" id="advertise__89"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5f9e" id="advertise__90"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="t" id="advertise__91" original="E391.-3ff1">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="advertise__92" original="E391.-3ff0"><span class="exp" id="advertise__93">advertise</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="advertise__94" original="E391.-3fef">to show or tell something about yourself to other people</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fa3" id="advertise__95" original="E391.-3fee"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/publicize" title="publicize definition"><span class="xr-g" id="advertise__96" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.55b6" original="E391.-3fed" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fa4"><span class="xh" id="advertise__97">publicize</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fa6" id="advertise__98"><span class="x-g" original="E834.1a66" id="advertise__99" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fa7"> <span class="x" original="E834.1a67" id="advertise__100">They advertise their wealth through conspicuous and wasteful consumption. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="advertise__101" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.560"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advertise" title="advertise definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="advertise__102" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.561" resource="oald" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6291"><span class="xh" id="advertise__103">advertise</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertise&t=advertise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertise', null, 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advertisement noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertisement&t=advertisement noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertisement', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fbb" id="advertisement__16"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-3fdd" id="advertisement__17">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3fd2" id="advertisement__18">a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fbe" id="advertisement__19"><span class="x-g" original="E834.1a6c" id="advertisement__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fbf"> <span class="x" id="advertisement__21" original="E834.1a6d">A total of ten advertisements were placed in five local papers and one magazine. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fc1" original="E834.1a6a" id="advertisement__22"><span class="x" original="E834.1a6b" id="advertisement__23">Three quarters of food advertisements broadcast during children's viewing time promote high-calorie, low-nutrient foods.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fc3" original="E4a8.-6ff2" id="advertisement__24"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3fd3" id="advertisement__25"><span class="exp" id="advertisement__26">advertisement</span> for something</span> <span class="x" id="advertisement__27" original="E4a8.-6ff1">Advertisements for nutritious foods promote selected positive attitudes and beliefs concerning these foods.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fc7" id="advertisement__28" original="E391.-3fce"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fc8" id="advertisement__29"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="advertisement__30" original="E391.-3fcc">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="advertisement__31" original="E391.-3fc7"><span class="exp" id="advertisement__32">advertisement</span> for something</span> <span class="def" id="advertisement__33" original="E391.-3fc6">an example of something that shows its good qualities</span><span class="x-gs" id="advertisement__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fcd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fce" id="advertisement__35" original="E834.1a70"> <span class="x" id="advertisement__36" original="E834.1a71">Some of the unions did not ballot members—a poor advertisement for union democracy.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" id="advertisement__37" original="E391.-3fc5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fd0"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fd1" id="advertisement__38"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-3fc3" id="advertisement__39" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E487.2e2c" id="advertisement__40"><span class="exp" id="advertisement__41">advertisement</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3fc2" id="advertisement__42">the act of advertising something and making it public</span><span class="x-gs" id="advertisement__43" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fd6"><span class="x-g" original="E834.1a72" id="advertisement__44" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fd7"> <span class="x" id="advertisement__45" original="E834.1a73">The law was amended in 2008 to restrict both the sale and advertisement of alcohol.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5a6" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advertiser noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertiser&t=advertiser noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertiser', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="advertiser__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertiser__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvətaɪzə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/adver/advertiser__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertiser__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="advertiser__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-119a" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advertiser__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvərtaɪzər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/adver/advertiser__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/adver/advertiser__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="advertiser__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fe9"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-3fb5" id="advertiser__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fea"> <span class="def" original="E391.-3fb4" id="advertiser__16">a person or company that advertises</span><span class="x-gs" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advertising noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertising&t=advertising noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertising', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5ffe"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-3fa6" id="advertising__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.5fff"> <span class="def" id="advertising__15" original="E391.-3fa5">the activity and industry of advertising things to people on television, in newspapers, on the Internet, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6001" id="advertising__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6002" id="advertising__17" original="E834.1a78"> <span class="x" original="E834.1a79" id="advertising__18">An EU-led ban on tobacco advertising was introduced in the UK in 2003. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E487.2e2d" id="advertising__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6004"><span class="x" id="advertising__20" original="E487.2e2e">television/Internet/online/radio/print advertising</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advertising__21" original="E487.2e2f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6006"> <span class="x" id="advertising__22" original="E487.2e30">The primary strength of traditional advertising is building long-term positive brand attitudes.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advertising__23" original="E834.1a76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6008"> <span class="cf" original="E487.2e31" id="advertising__24">in <span class="exp" id="advertising__25">advertising</span></span> <span class="x" id="advertising__26" original="E834.1a77">The portrayal of elderly people in advertising is often as figures of fun or victims of tragic events.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.600c" id="advertising__27" original="E487.2e33"> <span class="cf" original="E487.2e32" id="advertising__28">+ noun</span> <span class="x" id="advertising__29" original="E487.2e34">It was one of the most stunning and successful advertising campaigns in the history of American marketing.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advertising__30" original="E834.1a7a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.600f"> <span class="x" original="E834.1a7b" id="advertising__31">In 2006 the company reported a fall in advertising revenue. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E487.2e35" id="advertising__32" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6011"><span class="x" original="E487.2e36" id="advertising__33">an advertising message/strategy/agency</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5f5" id="advertising__34" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advertising" title="advertising definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6370" id="advertising__35" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.5f6" resource="oald"><span class="xh" 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                                                                         <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertise" title="advertise verb definition"><span class='arl3'>advertise <pos>verb</pos></span></a>                    </li>                           </ul>                        </dd>                                </dl>    </div>            <div class="responsive_row nearby">        <h4>Nearby words</h4>        <ul class="list-col">                    <li>                            <a  href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertisement" title="Definition of advertisement noun in Academic English"><browse>advertisement <pos>noun</pos></browse></a>                        </li>                    <li>                            <a  href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advertiser" title="Definition of advertiser noun in Academic 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advice noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advice&t=advice noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advice', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advice__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advic/advice__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advic/advice__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="advice__11" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-10db" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advice__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div 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id="advice__17" original="E391.-3f86">an opinion or a suggestion about what somebody should do in a particular situation</span><span class="x-gs" id="advice__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6026"><span class="x-g" original="E834.5933" id="advice__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6027"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3f87" id="advice__20"><span class="exp" id="advice__21">advice</span> (to somebody) (on something)</span> <span class="x" original="E834.5934" id="advice__22">Marx gave advice and assistance to socialist parties in France and Germany. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.602b" original="E834.5937" id="advice__23"><span class="x" id="advice__24" original="E834.5938">I am particularly grateful to Brad Astbury for his advice on methodology.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.602d" id="advice__25" original="E487.2e39"> <span class="x" original="E487.2e3a" id="advice__26">Her advice to people on how to make spiritual progress was simple and undemanding:…</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.602f" original="E487.2e3b" id="advice__27"> <span class="x" id="advice__28" original="E487.2e3c">Legal advice should be taken from a professional practitioner.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6031" original="E487.2e3d" id="advice__29"> <span class="x" original="E487.2e3e" id="advice__30">Politicians have been happy to follow scientific advice when it suits them and ignore it when it is politically inconvenient.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6033" original="E487.2e3f" id="advice__31"> <span class="x" original="E487.2e40" id="advice__32">medical/expert/specialist/professional/independent advice</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advice__33" original="E487.2e41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6035"> <span class="x" id="advice__34" original="E487.2e42">to provide/offer advice</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.5935" id="advice__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6037"> <span class="cf" id="advice__36" original="E487.2e43"><span class="exp" id="advice__37">advice</span> of somebody</span> <span class="x" id="advice__38" original="E834.5936">In pregnancy, women often seek the advice of their mothers or of friends who have been pregnant. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" id="advice__39" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.61c" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advice" title="advice definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.63a0" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.61d" id="advice__40"><span class="xh" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advisable adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advisable&t=advisable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advisable', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1045"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advisable__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advisable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advisable__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-1042" id="advisable__9" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advisable__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advisable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advisable__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="advisable__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6047"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="advisable__12" original="E391.-3f59" gram="nubn">not usually before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6049" id="advisable__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.604a" id="advisable__14" original="E391.-3f58"> <span class="def" id="advisable__15" original="E391.-3f57">sensible and a good idea in order to achieve something</span><span class="x-gs" id="advisable__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.604c"><span class="x-g" id="advisable__17" original="E834.5939" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.604d"> <span class="x" original="E834.593a" id="advisable__18">The use of gloves is advisable for Containment Level 2 work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.604f" id="advisable__19" original="E834.593b"><span class="cf" original="E391.-3f56" id="advisable__20">it is <span class="exp" id="advisable__21">advisable</span> to do something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.593c" id="advisable__22">It is advisable to continue the programme for at least a month. 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advise verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advise&t=advise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advise', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advise__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advise__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-fee" id="advise__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advise__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="advise__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3b14" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c9a" form="root" id="advise__17"><span class="vp" id="advise__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> advise</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c98" eid="advise__19" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="advise__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c97" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advise__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advise__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="advise__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c94" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advise__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advise__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advise__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c91"><span class="vp" id="advise__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> advises</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="advise__26" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c8f" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c8e" id="advise__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advises__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advises__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="advise__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c8b"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advises__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advises__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advise__31" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c88" form="past"><span class="vp" id="advise__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> advised</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c86" resource="phonetics" eid="advise__33"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c85" id="advise__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advised__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c82" id="advise__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advised__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advised__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advise__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c7f" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="advise__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> advised</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c7d" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="advise__40"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c7c" id="advise__41"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advised__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advised__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c79" id="advise__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advised__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advised__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c76" form="prespart" id="advise__45"><span class="vp" id="advise__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> advising</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c74" eid="advise__47"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c73" id="advise__48" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advising__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advising__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="advise__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c70" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advise__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advising__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advising__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="advise__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.608e"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3f1f" id="advise__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.608f"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="advise__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6090"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" original="E391.-3f1d" id="advise__55">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="t" id="advise__56" original="E391.-3f1c">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="advise__57" original="E391.-3f1b">to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation</span><span class="x-gs" id="advise__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6094"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6095" original="E834.593d" id="advise__59"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3f19" id="advise__60"><span class="exp" id="advise__61">advise</span> somebody</span> <span class="x" id="advise__62" original="E834.593e">A ruler was usually advised and assisted by a council. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.593f" id="advise__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6099"><span class="cf" id="advise__64" original="E391.-3f18"><span class="exp" id="advise__65">advise</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="advise__66" original="E834.5940">The authors advised caution in interpreting this finding.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.609d" original="E834.5941" id="advise__67"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3f1a" id="advise__68"><span class="exp" id="advise__69">advise</span> (somebody) against (doing) something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.5942" id="advise__70">Authorities on marketing metrics advise against the use of only one measure (Ambler and Roberts, 2006, Lehmann, 2004). </span></span><span class="x-g" id="advise__71" original="E487.2e47" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60a1"><span class="cf" original="E391.-3f16" id="advise__72"><span class="exp" id="advise__73">advise</span> somebody to do something</span> <span class="x" id="advise__74" original="E487.2e48">Her lawyer advised her to accept the settlement.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advise__75" original="E487.2e4a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60a5"> <span class="cf" original="E487.2e49" id="advise__76">be (well/strongly) advised to do something</span> <span class="x" id="advise__77" original="E487.2e4b">The company would be well advised to tackle this problem urgently.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60a8" id="advise__78" original="E834.5943"> <span class="x" id="advise__79" original="E834.5944">Smokers should be strongly advised to stop before surgery.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advise__80" original="E834.5945" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60aa"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3f15" id="advise__81"><span class="exp" id="advise__82">advise</span> (somebody) that…</span> <span class="x" original="E834.5946" id="advise__83">Many experts continue to advise that computer-based tests be used alongside informed professional judgement. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60ae" id="advise__84" original="E391.-3f0b"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="advise__85" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60af"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="advise__86" original="E391.-3f09" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-3f08" id="advise__87">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="advise__88" original="E391.-3f07">to give somebody help and information on a subject that you know a lot about</span><span class="x-gs" id="advise__89" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60b3"><span class="x-g" original="E834.5947" id="advise__90" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60b4"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3f06" id="advise__91"><span class="exp" id="advise__92">advise</span> (somebody) on/about (doing) something</span> <span class="x" id="advise__93" original="E834.5948">There are specialist centres with experienced staff who can advise on interpretation of results.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60b8" original="E834.5949" id="advise__94"> <span class="cf" id="advise__95" original="E391.-3f05"><span class="exp" id="advise__96">advise</span> (somebody) whether/how, etc…</span> <span class="x" id="advise__97" original="E834.594a">Doctors are sometimes asked to advise whether a patient is capable of making a will. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3f04" id="advise__98" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60bc"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60bd" id="advise__99"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-3f02" id="advise__100">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3f00" id="advise__101">to officially tell somebody something</span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-3eff" id="advise__102" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60c0" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/inform" title="inform definition"><span class="xr-g" id="advise__103" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-2a66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60c1" original="E391.-3efe"><span class="xh" id="advise__104">inform</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="advise__105" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60c4"><span class="x-g" original="E834.594b" id="advise__106" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60c5"> <span class="cf" id="advise__107" original="E391.-3efc"><span class="exp" id="advise__108">advise</span> somebody of/about something</span> <span class="x" id="advise__109" original="E834.594c">Communication channels are developed in order for workers to advise management about issues of discontent. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.594d" id="advise__110" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60c9"><span class="cf" original="E391.-3efb" id="advise__111"><span class="exp" id="advise__112">advise</span> somebody when/where, etc…</span> <span class="x" id="advise__113" original="E834.594e">Member states must advise the Commission when they propose to enact any such measures.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60cd" id="advise__114" original="E834.594f"> <span class="cf" id="advise__115" original="E391.-3efa"><span class="exp" id="advise__116">advise</span> somebody that…</span> <span class="x" original="E834.5950" id="advise__117">The lawyer advised the court that his client wished to give evidence.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="advise__118" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.696" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advise" title="advise definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.641b" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.697" resource="oald" id="advise__119"><span class="xh" id="advise__120">advise</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advise&t=advise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>adviser noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adviser&t=adviser noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/adviser', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60e4"><span class="pos" original="E391.-3ecb" id="adviser__13">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52ed" type="h_full_" eid="adviser__14"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-f5a" id="adviser__15"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adviser__16"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/adviser__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/adviser__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="adviser__17" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-f57"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="adviser__18"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/adviser__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/adviser__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="adviser__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60e6"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-3eca" id="adviser__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60e7"> <span class="def" original="E391.-3ec9" id="adviser__21">a person who gives advice, especially somebody who knows a lot about a particular subject</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60e9" id="adviser__22"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60ea" original="E834.5957" id="adviser__23"> <span class="x" id="adviser__24" original="E834.5958">Applicants for asylum must have the opportunity to consult a legal adviser.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60ec" id="adviser__25" original="E834.5959"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3ec8" id="adviser__26"><span class="exp" id="adviser__27">adviser</span> to somebody</span> <span class="x" original="E834.595a" id="adviser__28">Traditionally, senior civil servants have been the main policy advisers to ministers. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60f0" original="E834.595c" id="adviser__29"><span class="cf" original="E834.595b" id="adviser__30"><span class="exp" id="adviser__31">adviser</span> on something</span> <span class="x" id="adviser__32" original="E834.595d">Nesselrode was Nicholas's adviser on foreign affairs.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="adviser__33" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6f0" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/adviser" title="adviser definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.6f1" resource="oald" id="adviser__34" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.64cd"><span class="xh" id="adviser__35">adviser</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advisory adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advisory&t=advisory adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advisory', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="343" original="E391.-3ec7" id="advisory" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60f4"><div class="h-g" original="E391.-3ec6" id="advisory__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60f5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="advisory__2" original="E391.-3ec5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60f6">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">advisory</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" original="E391.-3ebf" id="advisory__4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.60fe"><span class="pos" original="E391.-3ebe" id="advisory__5">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.52f4" type="h_full_" eid="advisory__6" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="advisory__7" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-f30"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advisory__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzəri<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advis/advisory__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advisory__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-f2d" id="advisory__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advisory__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ədˈvaɪzəri<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advis/advisory__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advis/advisory__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6100" id="advisory__11"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E834.595f" id="advisory__12" gram="ubn">usually before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6102" id="advisory__13"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6103" original="E391.-3ebd" id="advisory__14"> <span class="def" original="E391.-3ebc" id="advisory__15">having the role of giving professional advice</span><span class="x-gs" id="advisory__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6105"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6106" original="E4a8.-6fce" id="advisory__17"> <span class="x" original="E4a8.-6fcd" id="advisory__18">Numerous parliamentary and advisory committees provide expert advice.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6108" id="advisory__19" original="E834.5962"> <span class="x" original="E834.5963" id="advisory__20">The organization plays an important advisory role in the drafting of privacy related legislation.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="advisory__21" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.710" xref_type="external"><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advocacy noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advocacy&t=advocacy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advocacy', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-eee" id="advocacy__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocacy__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkəsi<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocacy__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocacy__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-eeb" id="advocacy__9" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocacy__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkəsi<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocacy__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocacy__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6116" id="advocacy__11"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6117" id="advocacy__12" original="E391.-3e88"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="advocacy__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6118"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E84d.-74a5" id="advocacy__14" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E84d.-74a4" id="advocacy__15" gram="sing">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="advocacy__16" original="E391.-3e84">the act of publicly giving support to an idea, a course of action or a belief</span><span class="x-gs" id="advocacy__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.611c"><span class="x-g" id="advocacy__18" original="E84d.-74a7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.611d"> <span class="x" id="advocacy__19" original="E84d.-74a3">Non-governmental organizations are important in human rights advocacy.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advocacy__20" original="E84d.-74a2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.611f"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3e87" id="advocacy__21"><span class="exp" id="advocacy__22">advocacy</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E84d.-74a1" id="advocacy__23">Nixon embraced Moynihan's advocacy of welfare reform.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advocacy__24" original="E84d.-749f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6123"> <span class="cf" id="advocacy__25" original="E84d.-74a0"><span class="exp" id="advocacy__26">advocacy</span> for something</span> <span class="x" original="E84d.-749e" id="advocacy__27">In sub-Saharan Africa, advocacy for the abolition of school fees necessitated the search for alternative sources of resources.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6127" id="advocacy__28" original="E391.-3e83"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6128" id="advocacy__29"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="advocacy__30" original="E84d.-7470">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="advocacy__31" original="E391.-3e80">a service that provides advice and/or support to somebody</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.612b" id="advocacy__32"><span class="x-g" id="advocacy__33" original="E84d.-749d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.612c"> <span class="x" original="E84d.-749c" id="advocacy__34">Advocacy is available to parents in such areas as housing, education and the legal system.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.728" id="advocacy__35"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advocacy" title="advocacy definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6534" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.729" resource="oald" id="advocacy__36"><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advocate 1 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advocate1&t=advocate1 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advocate1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="529" original="E391.-3e6d" id="advocate1" hm="1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.612e"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.612f" original="E391.-3e6c" id="advocate1__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-3e6b" id="advocate1__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6130">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">advocate<span class="hm">1</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-3e63" id="advocate1__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.613d"><span class="pos" original="E391.-3e62" id="advocate1__10">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6137" type="h_full_" original="E391.-3e44" careful="y" source="ald8" eid="advocate1__11"><span class="pron-g" id="advocate1__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-e94" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocate__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocate__gb_4.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-e91" id="advocate1__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ae6" id="advocate1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" form="root" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ae5" id="advocate1__17"><span class="vp" id="advocate1__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> advocate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="advocate1__19" source="ald8" careful="y" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ae3" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ae2" id="advocate1__20"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocate__gb_4.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocate__gb_4.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="advocate1__22" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3adf" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3adc" form="thirdps" id="advocate1__24"><span class="vp" id="advocate1__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> advocates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="advocate1__26" source="ald8" careful="y" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ada" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="advocate1__27" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ad9" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ad6" id="advocate1__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advocate1__31" form="past" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ad3"><span class="vp" id="advocate1__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> advocated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="advocate1__33" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ad1" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="advocate1__34" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ad0"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="advocate1__36" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3acd" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3aca" id="advocate1__38"><span class="vp" id="advocate1__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> advocated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ac8" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="advocate1__40" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ac7" id="advocate1__41" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ac4" id="advocate1__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="advocate1__45" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ac1" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="advocate1__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> advocating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="advocate1__47" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3abf" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3abe" id="advocate1__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3abb" id="advocate1__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate1__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkeɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6169" id="advocate1__52"><span class="sn-g" id="advocate1__53" original="E391.-3e45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.616a"> <span class="def" original="E391.-3e3f" id="advocate1__54">to support or recommend something publicly</span><span class="x-gs" id="advocate1__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.616c"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.616d" id="advocate1__56" original="E846.-7a73"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3e3e" id="advocate1__57"><span class="exp" id="advocate1__58">advocate</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E846.-7a72" id="advocate1__59">Marx advocated democratic reforms that were considered radical at the time.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advocate1__60" original="E846.-7a71" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6171"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7a70" id="advocate1__61">The model advocated by radical liberals seeks to heighten regulation.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6173" id="advocate1__62" original="E846.-7a6f"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3e3d" id="advocate1__63"><span class="exp" id="advocate1__64">advocate</span> doing something</span> <span class="x" original="E846.-7a6e" id="advocate1__65">Le Corbusier advocated increasing open space.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="advocate1__66" original="E832.-7b0b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6177"> <span class="cf" id="advocate1__67" original="E391.-3e3c"><span class="exp" id="advocate1__68">advocate</span> that…</span> <span class="x" original="E832.-7b0a" id="advocate1__69">This principle advocates that environmental damage should be rectified as close to its source as possible.</span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advocate1&t=advocate1 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>advocate 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advocate2&t=advocate2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/advocate2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="advocate2__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædvəkət<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/adv/advoc/advocate__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="advocate2__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.618a"><li class="sn-g" id="advocate2__15" original="E391.-3e2a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.618b"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-3e29" id="advocate2__16">a person who publicly supports or speaks in favour of a particular group of people, a cause or an idea</span><span class="x-gs" id="advocate2__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.618d"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7883" id="advocate2__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.618e"> <span class="cf" id="advocate2__19" original="E391.-3e28"><span class="exp" id="advocate2__20">advocate</span> for something/somebody</span> <span class="x" id="advocate2__21" original="E846.-7882">Teachers need to understand the nature of children's lives in order to act as advocates for children.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7885" id="advocate2__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6192"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3e27" id="advocate2__23"><span class="exp" id="advocate2__24">advocate</span> of something/somebody</span> <span class="x" id="advocate2__25" original="E846.-7881">Mendelssohn was an ardent advocate of Jewish civil rights.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3e23" id="advocate2__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6196"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-3e22" id="advocate2__27">a person who defends somebody in court</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6198" id="advocate2__28"><span class="x-g" id="advocate2__29" original="E846.-7884" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6199"> <span class="x" id="advocate2__30" original="E846.-7880">Experience as a barrister, an advocate or a solicitor was required.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="advocate2__31" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7a6"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advocate_1" title="advocate definition in 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aerobic__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eəˈrəʊbɪk<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aer/aerob/aerobic__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aer/aerob/aerobic__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-c7f" id="aerobic__9" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aerobic__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eˈroʊbɪk<span class="wrap">/</span><span 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class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="aerobic__15" original="E391.-3d02">needing, involving or connected with <span class="ndv" id="aerobic__16">oxygen</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="aerobic__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ae"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7ae4" id="aerobic__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61af"> <span class="x" id="aerobic__19" original="E824.-7ae3">The process of aerobic respiration involves the breakdown of organic matter and the consumption of oxygen. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E465.62ca" id="aerobic__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61b1"><span class="x" id="aerobic__21" original="E465.62cb">Under aerobic conditions, nitrate is the stable nitrogen species in both water and soil. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-3cfb" id="aerobic__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61b3" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/anaerobic" title="anaerobic definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E391.-3cfa" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61b4" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-7a79" id="aerobic__23"><span class="xh" id="aerobic__24">anaerobic</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3cfe" id="aerobic__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61b6"><span class="num">2</span><span class="dis-g" id="aerobic__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61b7"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E391.-3cfd" id="aerobic__27">of physical exercise</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3cfc" id="aerobic__28">especially designed to improve the function of the heart and lungs</span><span class="x-gs" id="aerobic__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ba"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61bb" original="E824.-7ae2" id="aerobic__30"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7ae1" id="aerobic__31">Adults should aim for 20–30 minutes of aerobic exercise three to five times per week.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="aerobic__32" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7c9" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aerobic" title="aerobic definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.674d" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.7ca" resource="oald" id="aerobic__33"><span class="xh" id="aerobic__34">aerobic</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aeroplane noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aeroplane&t=aeroplane noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aeroplane', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="156" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61bd" id="aeroplane" original="E391.-3c61"><div class="h-g" original="E391.-3c60" id="aeroplane__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61be"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61bf" id="aeroplane__2" original="E391.-3c5f">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aeroplane</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61cb" id="aeroplane__7" original="E391.-3c4c"><span class="pos" original="E391.-3c4b" id="aeroplane__8">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="aeroplane__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.530b" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e3c" id="aeroplane__10" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aeroplane__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeərəpleɪn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aer/aerop/aeroplane__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aer/aerop/aeroplane__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="u63726add966fef75.-4197fc6e.1680dfc6be9.-7e38" id="aeroplane__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aeroplane__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈerəpleɪn<span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aesthetic 1 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aesthetic1&t=aesthetic1 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aesthetic1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="644" original="E391.-3bfd" id="aesthetic1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61d5" hm="1"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61d6" id="aesthetic1__1" original="E391.-3bfc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="aesthetic1__2" original="E391.-3bfb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61d7">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aesthetic<span class="hm">1</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div> <span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61dc" type="vs" id="aesthetic1__7"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61df" id="aesthetic1__8"><span class="label-g" id="aesthetic1__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61dd"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="aesthetic1__10" original="E391.-3bf6">North American English <span class="suffix">also</span></span></span> <span class="v"><strong>esthetic</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ea" id="aesthetic1__12" original="E391.-3bf0"><span class="pos" original="E391.-3bef" id="aesthetic1__13">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aesthetic1__14" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5314" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="aesthetic1__15" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9ad"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aesthetic1__16"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>iːsˈθetɪk<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9a6" id="aesthetic1__19"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aesthetic1__20"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>esˈθetɪk<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetic__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ec" id="aesthetic1__21"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ed" id="aesthetic1__22" original="E391.-3bee"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="aesthetic1__23" original="E391.-3bed">concerned with beauty and art and the understanding of beautiful things</span><span class="x-gs" id="aesthetic1__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61ef"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f0" original="E834.627d" id="aesthetic1__25"> <span class="x" original="E834.627e" id="aesthetic1__26">Party conflict and wartime paranoia often overrode literary and aesthetic judgements.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f2" original="E834.627f" id="aesthetic1__27"> <span class="x" id="aesthetic1__28" original="E834.6280">The primary function of dictionary illustrations should not be purely aesthetic, but explanatory. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3bec" id="aesthetic1__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f4"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="aesthetic1__30" original="E391.-3beb">beautiful to look at</span><span class="x-gs" id="aesthetic1__31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f6"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f7" id="aesthetic1__32" original="E834.6281"> <span class="x" original="E834.6282" id="aesthetic1__33">The map as an aesthetic object was explored recently in the BBC4 series ‘The Beauty of Maps’.</span></span></span>      </li></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61f9" id="aesthetic1__34"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-3bea" id="aesthetic1__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61fa"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61fb" id="aesthetic1__36"><span class="dr" original="E391.-3be9" id="aesthetic1__37">aesthetically</span> <span class="v-gs" id="aesthetic1__38" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61fd" type="vf"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6200" id="aesthetic1__39"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.61fe" id="aesthetic1__40"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="aesthetic1__41" original="E391.-3be6">North American English <span class="suffix">also</span></span></span> <span class="v"><strong>esthetically</strong></span></span> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-3be0" id="aesthetic1__43" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.620b"><span class="pos" original="E391.-3bdf" id="aesthetic1__44">adverb</span></span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" original="E391.-3be4" eid="aesthetic1__45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6202" type="variant_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="aesthetic1__46" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9b9"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aesthetic1__47"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>iːsˈθetɪkli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetically__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetically__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9b5" id="aesthetic1__48" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="phon" eid="aesthetic1__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>esˈθetɪkli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aes/aesth/aesthetically__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aes/aesth/aesthetically__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aesthetic1__50" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9b1" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aesthetic1__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>esˈθetɪkli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aesthetic 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aesthetic2&t=aesthetic2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aesthetic2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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English <span class="suffix">also</span></span></span> <span class="v"><strong>esthetic</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-3bd1" id="aesthetic2__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6227"><span class="pos" id="aesthetic2__15" original="E391.-3bd0">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aesthetic2__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5320" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-9a2" id="aesthetic2__17"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aesthetic2__18"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>iːsˈθetɪk<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6229" id="aesthetic2__23"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3bcf" id="aesthetic2__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.622a"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.622b" id="aesthetic2__25"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="aesthetic2__26" original="E391.-3bcd" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="aesthetic2__27" original="E487.2e84"><span class="exp" id="aesthetic2__28">aesthetic</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" id="aesthetic2__29" original="E391.-3bcc">a set of principles that express the <span class="ndv" id="aesthetic2__30">aesthetic</span> qualities and ideas of a particular artist or a particular group of artists, writers, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6231" id="aesthetic2__31"><span class="x-g" id="aesthetic2__32" original="E834.6289" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6232"> <span class="x" original="E834.628a" id="aesthetic2__33">These essays attempt to formulate an aesthetic of Indian English literature.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="aesthetic2__34" original="E834.6287" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6234"> <span class="x" original="E834.6288" id="aesthetic2__35">Bazin's commitment to the realist aesthetic manifested itself in his admiration for the realist style of the French director Jean Renoir.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3bc9" id="aesthetic2__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6236"><span class="num">2</span><span class="v-gs" id="aesthetic2__37" type="alt" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6237"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6238" id="aesthetic2__38"><span class="v"><strong>aesthetics</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="gram-g" id="aesthetic2__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.623a"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-3bc6" id="aesthetic2__41">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="aesthetic2__42" original="E391.-3bc5">the branch of philosophy that studies the principles of beauty, especially in art</span><span class="x-gs" id="aesthetic2__43" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.623d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.623e" original="E834.628b" id="aesthetic2__44"> <span class="x" original="E834.628c" id="aesthetic2__45">Simmel regarded himself as a philosopher and made lasting contributions to aesthetics, ethics and the theory of knowledge. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.85f" id="aesthetic2__46" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aetiology noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aetiology&t=aetiology noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aetiology', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6248"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6245" id="aetiology__8"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="aetiology__9" original="E391.-3bae">North American English</span></span> <span class="v"><strong>etiology</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-3ba9" id="aetiology__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6251"><span class="pos" id="aetiology__12" original="E391.-3ba8">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.532c" eid="aetiology__13"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="aetiology__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-902"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aetiology__15"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌiːtiˈɒlədʒi<span class="wrap">/</span><span 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6258" id="aetiology__23"><span class="sn-g" original="E824.-6bcc" id="aetiology__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6259"> <span class="def" original="E824.-6bcb" id="aetiology__25">the cause of a disease or condition</span><span class="x-gs" id="aetiology__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.625b"><span class="x-g" id="aetiology__27" original="E586.-6d3a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.625c"> <span class="x" original="E586.-6d39" id="aetiology__28">Although this is technically a stroke, it has a different aetiology.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-6bc8" id="aetiology__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.625e"> <span class="x" original="E824.-6bc7" id="aetiology__30">This is an uncommon condition of unknown aetiology.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="aetiology__31" original="E824.-6bc5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6260"> <span class="cf" original="E824.-6bc6" id="aetiology__32"><span class="exp" id="aetiology__33">aetiology</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="aetiology__34" original="E824.-6bc4">The aetiology of this disease remains unclear. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="aetiology__35" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.893"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aetiology" title="aetiology definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="aetiology__36" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.894" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6923"><span class="xh" id="aetiology__37">aetiology</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affair noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affair&t=affair noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affair', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1754" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6264" original="E391.-3b3f" id="affair"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6265" original="E391.-3b3e" id="affair__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-3b3d" id="affair__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6266">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">affair</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="affair__7" original="E391.-3b35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6272"><span class="pos" id="affair__8" original="E391.-3b34">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5335" eid="affair__9"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5552" id="affair__10" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affair__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfeə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affai/affair__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affai/affair__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="affair__12" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-554f"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affair__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfer<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affai/affair__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affai/affair__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6274" id="affair__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6275" original="E391.-3b33" id="affair__15"><span class="num">1</span><span class="v-gs" id="affair__16" type="alt" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6276"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6277" id="affair__17"><span class="v"><strong>affairs</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6279" id="affair__19"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-3b30" id="affair__20" gram="pl">plural</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3b2f" id="affair__21">events that are of public interest or political importance</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.627c" id="affair__22"><span class="x-g" id="affair__23" original="E656.-539a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.627d"> <span class="x" original="E656.-5399" id="affair__24">Central government took on a greater role in social and economic affairs.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.627f" id="affair__25" original="E834.6292"> <span class="x" id="affair__26" original="E834.6293">Both Thatcher and Reagan introduced a sharper ideological edge to domestic politics and foreign affairs. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.6296" id="affair__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6281"><span class="x" id="affair__28" original="E834.6297">international/world affairs</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6283" original="E834.6294" id="affair__29"> <span class="x" id="affair__30" original="E834.6295">The Protectorate regime took over most affairs of state. </span></span></span><span class="un" original="E487.2e8a" id="affair__31" un="help">The term <span class="eb" id="affair__32" original="E487.2e8b">human affairs</span> is used to talk about any events that involve humans:<span class="x-gs" id="affair__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6287"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6288" original="E487.2e8c" id="affair__34"><span class="x" id="affair__35" original="E487.2e8d">Some people began to believe that, contrary to traditional teaching, God did not intervene directly in human affairs.</span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="affair__36" original="E391.-3b2e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.628a" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/current-affairs" title="current affairs definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E391.-3b2d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.628b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.4e5e" id="affair__37"><span class="xh" id="affair__38">current affairs</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/public-affairs" title="public affairs definition"><span class="xr-g" id="affair__39" original="E4a5.4d04" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.628d" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.54d9"><span class="xh" id="affair__40">public affairs</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3b2b" id="affair__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.628f"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="affair__42" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6290"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="affair__43" original="E391.-3b29" gram="c">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="ususing" id="affair__44" original="E391.-3b28">usually singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="affair__45" original="E391.-3b27">an event that is talked about or can be described in a particular way</span><span class="x-gs" id="affair__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6294"><span class="x-g" id="affair__47" original="E834.629c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6295"> <span class="x" original="E834.629d" id="affair__48">It should be emphasized that the urbanization of Europe was a very uneven affair.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="affair__49" original="E834.629a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6297"> <span class="cf" original="E487.2e8e" id="affair__50">in the <span class="exp" id="affair__51">affair</span></span> <span class="x" original="E834.629b" id="affair__52">He resigned as Trade and Industry Minister after vehement criticism of his role in the Westland affair.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" id="affair__53" original="E391.-3b1f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.629b"><span class="num">3</span><span class="v-gs" type="alt" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.629c" id="affair__54"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.629d" id="affair__55"><span class="v"><strong>affairs</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="gram-g" id="affair__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.629f"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="affair__58" original="E391.-3b1c">plural</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3b1b" id="affair__59">matters connected with a person's or company's private business and financial situation</span><span class="x-gs" id="affair__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62a2"><span class="x-g" original="E834.629e" id="affair__61" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62a3"> <span class="x" id="affair__62" original="E834.629f">He had deliberately arranged his financial affairs so that she would not be able to make any claim on his death.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="affair__63" original="E834.62a0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62a5"> <span class="cf" id="affair__64" original="E487.2e8f"><span class="exp" id="affair__65">affair</span> of somebody/something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.62a1" id="affair__66">There were explicit instructions as to how the directors should conduct the affairs of the company. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62a9" id="affair__67" original="E391.-3b26"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" id="affair__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62aa"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-3b24" id="affair__69" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E487.2e90" id="affair__70"><span class="exp" id="affair__71">affair</span> (with somebody)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3b23" id="affair__72">a sexual relationship between two people, usually when at least one of them is married to somebody else</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62af" id="affair__73"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b0" id="affair__74" original="E834.62a2"> <span class="x" id="affair__75" original="E834.62a3">Her husband discovered that she had been having an affair with a prominent man in the community.</span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" sk="stateofaffairs" original="E3a3.-46d7" id="state1__378" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="state1__379" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF2"><span class="idm" original="E3a3.-46d6" id="state1__380">a state of affairs</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF4" id="state1__381"><span class="sn-g" id="state1__382" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF5"> <span class="def" id="state1__383" original="E3a3.-46d5">a situation</span><span class="x-gs" id="state1__384" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF7"><span class="x-g" original="E9a1.-7748" id="state1__385" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62b2-FF8"> <span class="x" original="E9a1.-7747" id="state1__386">She suggests a number of options to improve the current state of affairs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" id="affair__85" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.8b2" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/affair" title="affair definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affect 1 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affect1&t=affect1 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affect1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_1"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_6"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="affect1__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.533c" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="affect1__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-807" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfekt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-804" id="affect1__14" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfekt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affect__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" id="affect1__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3ab8"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="affect1__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c65"><span class="vp" id="affect1__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> affect</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="affect1__19" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c63"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c62" id="affect1__20" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfekt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c5f" id="affect1__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfekt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affect__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affect__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c5c" form="thirdps" id="affect1__24"><span class="vp" id="affect1__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> affects</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="affect1__26" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c5a" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="affect1__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c59"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfekts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affects__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affects__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="affect1__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c56"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfekts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affects__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affects__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c53" id="affect1__31"><span class="vp" id="affect1__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> affected</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c51" type="verbs_full_" eid="affect1__33"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="affect1__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c50"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfektɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affected__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c4d" id="affect1__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfektɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affected__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="affect1__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c4a"><span class="vp" id="affect1__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> affected</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="affect1__40" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c48"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c47" id="affect1__41"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfektɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affected__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affected__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c44" id="affect1__43"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfektɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affected__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affected__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="affect1__45" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c41" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="affect1__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> affecting</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c3f" type="verbs_full_" eid="affect1__47" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="affect1__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c3e" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfektɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affecting__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affecting__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c3b" id="affect1__50" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect1__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfektɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affecting__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affecting__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="affect1__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62f2"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62f3" original="E391.-3ad0" id="affect1__53"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62f4" id="affect1__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-3ace" id="affect1__55" gram="oftpass">often passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="affect1__56" original="E391.-3acc">to make a difference to somebody/something or to what somebody thinks or does</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62f7" id="affect1__57"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-76ad" id="affect1__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62f8"> <span class="cf" id="affect1__59" original="E391.-3acd"><span class="exp" id="affect1__60">affect</span> something/somebody</span> <span class="x" id="affect1__61" original="E846.-76ac">These differences can affect the outcome of certain experiments.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E846.-76af" id="affect1__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62fc"> <span class="cf" original="E832.-7a43" id="affect1__63">be affected by something</span> <span class="x" id="affect1__64" original="E846.-76ae">Many countries were severely affected by the financial crisis.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.62ff" id="affect1__65" original="E846.-76aa"> <span class="cf" id="affect1__66" original="E846.-76ab"><span class="exp" id="affect1__67">affect</span> how/what, etc…</span> <span class="x" original="E846.-76a9" id="affect1__68">The connections in a social network affect how people learn, form opinions and gather news.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" original="E846.-7625" id="affect1__69" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6303"> <span class="shcut" id="affect1__70">affect + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="affect1__71" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6305"><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7623" id="affect1__72" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6306"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6307"><span class="coll" id="affect1__74" original="E846.-7622">outcome</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7a42" id="affect1__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6309"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.630a"><span class="coll" id="affect1__77" original="E832.-7a41">process</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="affect1__78" original="E832.-7a40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.630c"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__79" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.630d"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7a3f" id="affect1__80">rate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.630f" id="affect1__81" original="E832.-7a3e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6310" id="affect1__82"><span class="coll" id="affect1__83" original="E832.-7a3d">quality</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6312" id="affect1__84" original="E832.-7a3c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6313" id="affect1__85"><span class="coll" id="affect1__86" original="E832.-7a3b">ability</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7621" id="affect1__87" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6315"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6316" id="affect1__88"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7620" id="affect1__89">performance</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6318" id="affect1__90" original="E846.-761f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6319" id="affect1__91"><span class="coll" original="E846.-761e" id="affect1__92">behaviour</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7a3a" id="affect1__93" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.631b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.631c" id="affect1__94"><span class="coll" id="affect1__95" original="E832.-7a39">decision</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.631e" id="affect1__96" original="E832.-7a38"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__97" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.631f"><span class="coll" id="affect1__98" original="E832.-7a37">the way…</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6321" original="E846.-761d" id="affect1__99"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6322" id="affect1__100" original="E846.-761c"> <span class="x" original="E846.-761b" id="affect1__101">Research suggests that effective training does affect motivation.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="affect1__102" original="E832.-7a34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6324"> <span class="x" id="affect1__103" original="E832.-7a33">Age was also shown to affect the ability to learn.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="affect1__104" original="E832.-7a32" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6326"> <span class="x" original="E832.-7a31" id="affect1__105">Such business culture has affected the ways in which Japanese firms lobby both at home and abroad.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E846.-7618" id="affect1__106" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6328" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="affect1__107">noun + affect</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.632a" id="affect1__108"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.632b" id="affect1__109" original="E846.-7616"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.632c" id="affect1__110"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7615" id="affect1__111">factor</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="affect1__112" original="E846.-7614" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.632e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.632f" id="affect1__113"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7613" id="affect1__114">decision</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="affect1__115" original="E846.-7612" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6331"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__116" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6332"><span class="coll" id="affect1__117" original="E846.-7611">change</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="affect1__118" original="E846.-7610" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6334"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-760f" id="affect1__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6335"> <span class="x" original="E846.-760e" id="affect1__120">Economic, social, academic and other environmental factors may affect school attendance.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6337" original="E846.-7642" id="affect1__121"> <span class="shcut" id="affect1__122">adverb + affect</span><span class="sn-gu" id="affect1__123" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6339"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.633a" original="E846.-7640" id="affect1__124"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__125" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.633b"><span class="coll" id="affect1__126" original="E846.-763f">adversely</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.633d" id="affect1__127"><span class="coll" id="affect1__128" original="E846.-763e">negatively</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="affect1__129" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.633f"><span class="coll" id="affect1__130" original="E832.-7a27">badly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6341" original="E832.-7a26" id="affect1__131"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6342" id="affect1__132"><span class="coll" id="affect1__133" original="E832.-7a25">positively</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7a24" id="affect1__134" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6344"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6345" id="affect1__135"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7a23" id="affect1__136">significantly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="affect1__137" original="E832.-7a22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6347"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__138" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6348"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7a21" id="affect1__139">greatly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="affect1__140" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.634a"><span class="coll" id="affect1__141" original="E832.-7a20">substantially</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="affect1__142" original="E846.-763d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.634c"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__143" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.634d"><span class="coll" original="E846.-763c" id="affect1__144">profoundly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.634f" id="affect1__145"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7a1f" id="affect1__146">deeply</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="affect1__147" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6351"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7a1e" id="affect1__148">strongly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="affect1__149" original="E832.-7a1d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6353"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6354" id="affect1__150"><span class="coll" id="affect1__151" original="E832.-7a1c">severely</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6356" id="affect1__152"><span class="coll" id="affect1__153" original="E832.-7a1b">seriously</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6358" original="E846.-7639" id="affect1__154"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__155" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6359"><span class="coll" original="E846.-7638" id="affect1__156">directly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.635b" id="affect1__157" original="E832.-7a1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.635c" id="affect1__158"><span class="coll" id="affect1__159" original="E832.-7a19">indirectly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.635e" id="affect1__160" original="E846.-7637"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7636" id="affect1__161" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.635f"> <span class="x" id="affect1__162" original="E846.-7635">These molecules are significantly affected by the presence of the ion.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6361" id="affect1__163" original="E832.-79c0"> <span class="x" id="affect1__164" original="E832.-79bf">Corn is severely affected by drought.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Which Word?"><span class="unbox" unbox="which_word" original="E851.-7c92"><span class="heading">Which Word?</span><span class="body" original="E851.-7c91"><span class="h1" original="E851.-7c90"><ul class="inline" original="E851.-7c8f"><li class="li" original="E851.-7c8e">effect</li> <li class="li" original="E851.-7c8d">affect</li></ul></span><ul class="deflist" original="E851.-7c8c"><li class="li" original="E851.-7c86"><span class="eb" original="E851.-7c85">effect</span> <span class="pos" original="E851.-7c84">noun</span> a result or an influence:<span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E851.-7c83"><span class="x" original="E851.-7c82">This section discusses the effects of information technology on strategy.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E851.-7c81"><span class="eb" original="E851.-7c80">affect</span> <span class="pos" original="E851.-7c7f">verb</span> to have an influence on somebody/​something:<span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E851.-7c7e"><span class="x" original="E851.-7c7d">A reduction of caterpillar prey has been shown to adversely affect some birds.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E851.-7c8b"><span class="eb" original="E851.-7c8a">effect</span> <span class="pos" original="E851.-7c89">verb</span> to achieve or produce a result:<span class="x-gs"><span class="x-g" original="E851.-7c88"><span class="x" original="E851.-7c87">To effect change does not necessarily require a great intellect as much as a brave one.</span></span></span></li></ul><span class="p" original="E851.-7c77">The noun <span class="eb" original="E851.-7c76">affect</span> is a technical term in psychology.</span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6363" original="E391.-3acb" id="affect1__165"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" id="affect1__166" original="E391.-3ac8"><span class="exp" id="affect1__167">affect</span> something/somebody</span> <span class="dis-g" id="affect1__168" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6366"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="affect1__169" original="E391.-3ac7">of a disease</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3ac6" id="affect1__170">to attack a part of the body; to make somebody become ill</span><span class="x-gs" id="affect1__171" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6369"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.636a" original="E846.-76a8" id="affect1__172"> <span class="x" id="affect1__173" original="E846.-76a7">Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that predominantly affects synovial joints.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.636c" id="affect1__174" original="E846.-76a6"> <span class="x" original="E846.-76a5" id="affect1__175">Affected individuals lack the enzyme to process fructose.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.636e" type="coll" original="E832.-7a30" id="affect1__176"> <span class="shcut" id="affect1__177">noun + affect</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6370" id="affect1__178"><span class="coll-gs" id="affect1__179" original="E832.-7a2e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6371"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__180" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6372"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7a2d" id="affect1__181">condition</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="affect1__182" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6374"><span class="coll" id="affect1__183" original="E832.-7a2c">disease</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6376" id="affect1__184"><span class="coll" original="E832.-7a2b" id="affect1__185">disorder</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6378" original="E832.-7a2a" id="affect1__186"><span class="x-g" original="E832.-7a29" id="affect1__187" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6379"> <span class="x" id="affect1__188" original="E832.-7a28">Skin disorders can affect all parts of the body.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E832.-7a18" id="affect1__189" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.637b"> <span class="shcut" id="affect1__190">adverb + affect</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.637d" id="affect1__191"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.637e" id="affect1__192" original="E832.-79be"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.637f" id="affect1__193"><span class="coll" id="affect1__194" original="E832.-79bd">adversely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6381" id="affect1__195" original="E832.-79bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6382" id="affect1__196"><span class="coll" id="affect1__197" original="E832.-79bb">directly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6384" id="affect1__198" original="E832.-79ba"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__199" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6385"><span class="coll" original="E832.-79b9" id="affect1__200">severely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7a16" id="affect1__201" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6387"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6388" id="affect1__202"><span class="coll" id="affect1__203" original="E832.-7a15">mainly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.638a" id="affect1__204"><span class="coll" id="affect1__205" original="E832.-7a14">predominantly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="affect1__206" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.638c"><span class="coll" id="affect1__207" original="E832.-7a13">primarily</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7a12" id="affect1__208" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.638e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.638f" id="affect1__209"><span class="coll" id="affect1__210" original="E832.-7a11">usually</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6391" id="affect1__211"><span class="coll" id="affect1__212" original="E832.-7a10">typically</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6393" original="E832.-7a0f" id="affect1__213"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__214" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6394"><span class="coll" id="affect1__215" original="E832.-7a0e">commonly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E832.-7a0d" id="affect1__216" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6396"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7513" id="affect1__217" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6397"> <span class="x" id="affect1__218" original="E846.-7512">Malnutrition can adversely affect both the structure and function of skeletal muscle. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E832.-7a0c" id="affect1__219" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6399"><span class="x" original="E832.-7a0b" id="affect1__220">The condition mainly affects young adults.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3ac5" id="affect1__221" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.639b"><span class="num">3</span><span class="cf" id="affect1__222" original="E391.-3ac4">be affected by something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3ac1" id="affect1__223">if you are affected by an event, it makes you feel very sad</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.639e" id="affect1__224"><span class="x-g" id="affect1__225" original="E846.-76a4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.639f"> <span class="x" original="E846.-76a3" id="affect1__226">Kennedy was deeply affected by the death of his third child.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="collocs_all" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a8f" id="affect1__227"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="affect1__228"><span class="shcut-g" id="affect1__229" original="E846.-7627" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a91"><span class="shcut" original="E846.-7626" id="affect1__230">affect + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="affect1__231" original="E846.-7625" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a93"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a94" original="E846.-7623" id="affect1__232"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a95" id="affect1__233" original="E846.-7622"><span class="coll" id="affect1__234">outcome</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a97" original="E832.-7a42" id="affect1__235"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__236" original="E832.-7a41" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a98"><span class="coll" id="affect1__237">process</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a9a" id="affect1__238" original="E832.-7a40"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a9b" id="affect1__239" original="E832.-7a3f"><span class="coll" id="affect1__240">rate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a9d" id="affect1__241" original="E832.-7a3e"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__242" original="E832.-7a3d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4a9e"><span class="coll" id="affect1__243">quality</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa0" original="E832.-7a3c" id="affect1__244"><span class="coll-g" original="E832.-7a3b" id="affect1__245" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa1"><span class="coll" id="affect1__246">ability</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="affect1__247" original="E846.-7621" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa3"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7620" id="affect1__248" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa4"><span class="coll" id="affect1__249">performance</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa6" id="affect1__250" original="E846.-761f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa7" original="E846.-761e" id="affect1__251"><span class="coll" id="affect1__252">behaviour</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aa9" original="E832.-7a3a" id="affect1__253"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aaa" original="E832.-7a39" id="affect1__254"><span class="coll" id="affect1__255">decision</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aac" original="E832.-7a38" id="affect1__256"><span class="coll-g" original="E832.-7a37" id="affect1__257" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aad"><span class="coll" id="affect1__258">the way…</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aaf" original="E846.-761d" id="affect1__259"><span class="x-g" id="affect1__260" original="E846.-761c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab0"><span class="x" original="E846.-761b" id="affect1__261">Research suggests that effective training does affect motivation.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab2" id="affect1__262" original="E832.-7a34"><span class="x" original="E832.-7a33" id="affect1__263">Age was also shown to affect the ability to learn.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab4" original="E832.-7a32" id="affect1__264"><span class="x" id="affect1__265" original="E832.-7a31">Such business culture has affected the ways in which Japanese firms lobby both at home and abroad.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab6" id="affect1__266" original="E846.-761a"><span class="shcut" id="affect1__267" original="E846.-7619">noun + affect</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab8" original="E846.-7618" id="affect1__268"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ab9" id="affect1__269" original="E846.-7616"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aba" original="E846.-7615" id="affect1__270"><span class="coll" id="affect1__271">factor</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4abc" id="affect1__272" original="E846.-7614"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4abd" id="affect1__273" original="E846.-7613"><span class="coll" id="affect1__274">decision</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4abf" id="affect1__275" original="E846.-7612"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac0" id="affect1__276" original="E846.-7611"><span class="coll" id="affect1__277">change</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac2" original="E846.-7610" id="affect1__278"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-760f" id="affect1__279" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac3"><span class="x" original="E846.-760e" id="affect1__280">Economic, social, academic and other environmental factors may affect school attendance.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" original="E832.-7a30" id="affect1__281" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac5"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac6" id="affect1__282" original="E832.-7a2e"><span class="coll-g" original="E832.-7a2d" id="affect1__283" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac7"><span class="coll" id="affect1__284">condition</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ac9" original="E832.-7a2c" id="affect1__285"><span class="coll" id="affect1__286">disease</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="affect1__287" original="E832.-7a2b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4acb"><span class="coll" id="affect1__288">disorder</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E832.-7a2a" id="affect1__289" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4acd"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ace" id="affect1__290" original="E832.-7a29"><span class="x" original="E832.-7a28" id="affect1__291">Skin disorders can affect all parts of the body.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="affect1__292" original="E846.-7644" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad0"><span class="shcut" id="affect1__293" original="E846.-7643">adverb + affect</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad2" original="E846.-7642" id="affect1__294"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad3" id="affect1__295" original="E846.-7640"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad4" original="E846.-763f" id="affect1__296"><span class="coll" id="affect1__297">adversely</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad6" id="affect1__298" original="E846.-763e"><span class="coll" id="affect1__299">negatively</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E832.-7a27" id="affect1__300" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ad8"><span class="coll" id="affect1__301">badly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ada" id="affect1__302" original="E832.-7a26"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4adb" id="affect1__303" original="E832.-7a25"><span class="coll" id="affect1__304">positively</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7a24" id="affect1__305" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4add"><span class="coll-g" original="E832.-7a23" id="affect1__306" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ade"><span class="coll" id="affect1__307">significantly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae0" id="affect1__308" original="E832.-7a22"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__309" original="E832.-7a21" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae1"><span class="coll" id="affect1__310">greatly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae3" original="E832.-7a20" id="affect1__311"><span class="coll" id="affect1__312">substantially</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae5" original="E846.-763d" id="affect1__313"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__314" original="E846.-763c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae6"><span class="coll" id="affect1__315">profoundly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="affect1__316" original="E832.-7a1f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ae8"><span class="coll" id="affect1__317">deeply</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aea" id="affect1__318" original="E832.-7a1e"><span class="coll" id="affect1__319">strongly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aec" original="E832.-7a1d" id="affect1__320"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__321" original="E832.-7a1c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aed"><span class="coll" id="affect1__322">severely</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4aef" id="affect1__323" original="E832.-7a1b"><span class="coll" id="affect1__324">seriously</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E846.-7639" id="affect1__325" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af1"><span class="coll-g" original="E846.-7638" id="affect1__326" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af2"><span class="coll" id="affect1__327">directly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af4" id="affect1__328" original="E832.-7a1a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af5" id="affect1__329" original="E832.-7a19"><span class="coll" id="affect1__330">indirectly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="affect1__331" original="E846.-7637" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4af8" id="affect1__332" original="E846.-7636"><span class="x" original="E846.-7635" id="affect1__333">These molecules are significantly affected by the presence of the ion.</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4afa" id="affect1__334" original="E832.-79c0"><span class="x" id="affect1__335" original="E832.-79bf">Corn is severely affected by drought.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4afc" id="affect1__336" original="E832.-7a18"><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-79be" id="affect1__337" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4afd"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__338" original="E832.-79bd" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4afe"><span class="coll" id="affect1__339">adversely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b00" id="affect1__340" original="E832.-79bc"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b01" id="affect1__341" original="E832.-79bb"><span class="coll" id="affect1__342">directly</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b03" id="affect1__343" original="E832.-79ba"><span class="coll-g" id="affect1__344" original="E832.-79b9" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b04"><span class="coll" id="affect1__345">severely</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b06" id="affect1__346" original="E832.-7a16"><span class="coll-g" original="E832.-7a15" id="affect1__347" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b07"><span class="coll" id="affect1__348">mainly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E832.-7a14" id="affect1__349" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b09"><span class="coll" id="affect1__350">predominantly</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="affect1__351" original="E832.-7a13" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b0b"><span class="coll" id="affect1__352">primarily</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E832.-7a12" id="affect1__353" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b0d"><span class="coll-g" original="E832.-7a11" id="affect1__354" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b0e"><span class="coll" id="affect1__355">usually</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E832.-7a10" id="affect1__356" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b10"><span class="coll" id="affect1__357">typically</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b12" original="E832.-7a0f" id="affect1__358"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b13" original="E832.-7a0e" id="affect1__359"><span class="coll" id="affect1__360">commonly</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b15" original="E832.-7a0d" id="affect1__361"><span class="x-g" id="affect1__362" original="E846.-7513" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b16"><span class="x" id="affect1__363" original="E846.-7512">Malnutrition can adversely affect both the structure and function of skeletal muscle. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b18" original="E832.-7a0c" id="affect1__364"><span class="x" original="E832.-7a0b" id="affect1__365">The condition mainly affects young adults.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.939" id="affect1__366"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/affect" title="affect definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.93a" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affect 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affect2&t=affect2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affect2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="affect2__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect2__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfekt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affect__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-7fe" id="affect2__11"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affect2__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfekt<span class="wrap">/</span><span 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to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63b3" id="affect2__17"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63b4" id="affect2__18" original="E83d.-79e6"> <span class="def" id="affect2__19" original="E83d.-79e2">desire or emotion, especially in relation to how they influence your thoughts or behaviour</span><span class="x-gs" id="affect2__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63b6"><span class="x-g" original="E83d.-79c5" id="affect2__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63b7"> <span class="x" id="affect2__22" original="E83d.-79c4">This scale was used to measure positive and negative affect in three categories: facial display, vocalizations and body movement.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.9fe" id="affect2__23"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affection noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affection&t=affection noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affection', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="642" id="affection" original="E391.-3a7a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63b9"><ol class="h-g" original="E391.-3a79" id="affection__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ba"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="affection__2" original="E391.-3a78" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63bb">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">affection</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63c6" original="E391.-3a70" id="affection__7"><span class="pos" id="affection__8" original="E391.-3a6f">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="affection__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.534a" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="affection__10" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-70e"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affection__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfekʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affection__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affection__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-70b" id="affection__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affection__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfekʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affection__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affection__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="affection__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63c8"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63c9" id="affection__15" original="E391.-3a6e"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="affection__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ca"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-3a6c" id="affection__17" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="sing" original="E391.-3a6b" id="affection__18">singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="affection__19" original="E391.-3a6a">the feeling of liking or loving somebody/something very much and caring about them</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ce" id="affection__20"><span class="x-g" id="affection__21" original="E834.62b2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63cf"> <span class="x" id="affection__22" original="E834.62b3">Nalivkin received many awards and was held in great affection by his students and colleagues.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63d1" id="affection__23" original="E834.62b4"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3a69" id="affection__24"><span class="exp" id="affection__25">affection</span> for somebody/something</span> <span class="x" id="affection__26" original="E834.62b5">Scottish writers seem to have retained an affection for their home country. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63d5" original="E391.-3a68" id="affection__27"><span class="num">2</span><span class="v-gs" id="affection__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63d6" type="alt"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63d7" id="affection__29"><span class="v"><strong>affections</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63d9" id="affection__31"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="pl" id="affection__32" original="E391.-3a65">plural</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3a61" id="affection__33">a person's feelings of love</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63dc" id="affection__34"><span class="x-g" original="E834.62b6" id="affection__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63dd"> <span class="x" id="affection__36" original="E834.62b7">Edward Ferrars in ‘Sense and Sensibility’ gains Elinor's affections while secretly engaged to Lucy Steele.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.a17" id="affection__37" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/affection" title="affection definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.a18" resource="oald" id="affection__38" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6b09"><span class="xh" id="affection__39">affection</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affective adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affective&t=affective adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affective', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="386" original="E391.-3a4b" id="affective" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63df"><div class="h-g" id="affective__1" original="E391.-3a4a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63e0"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-3a49" id="affective__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63e1">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">affective</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" original="E391.-3a44" id="affective__4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63e9"><span class="pos" id="affective__5" original="E391.-3a43">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="affective__6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5351" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="affective__7" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-684"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affective__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfektɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affective__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affective__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-681" id="affective__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affective__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfektɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affective__us_1_rr.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affective__us_1_rr.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63eb" id="affective__11"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ec" original="E391.-3a40" id="affective__12"> <span class="gram-g" id="affective__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ed"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="obn" id="affective__14" original="E846.-7302">only before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="affective__15" original="E391.-3a3f">connected with emotions and attitudes</span><span class="x-gs" id="affective__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f0"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-7301" id="affective__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f1"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7300" id="affective__18">Values are affective because they are linked to our feelings about things.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="affective__19" original="E846.-72ff" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f3"> <span class="x" original="E846.-72fe" id="affective__20">Some affective disorders are characterized mainly by the season in which they occur.</span></span></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="affective__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f5"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f6" id="affective__22" original="E391.-3a3e"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="affective__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63f7"><span class="sym_first" title="Open the Academic Word List">                                <a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a></span><span class="dr" original="E391.-3a3d" id="affective__24" academic="y" corpus_freq="186">affectively</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.63ff" original="E391.-3a39" id="affective__25"><span class="pos" original="E391.-3a38" id="affective__26">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5352" eid="affective__27"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="affective__28" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-67e"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affective__29"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfektɪvli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affec/affectively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affectively__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="affective__30" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-67b" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affective__31"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfektɪvli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affec/affectively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affec/affectively__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6401" id="affective__32"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6402" original="E846.-72fd" id="affective__33"> <span class="x" original="E846.-72fc" id="affective__34">Students who are affectively engaged at school hold positive attitudes towards academic activities.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affiliate 1 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affiliate1&t=affiliate1 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affiliate1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-62a" id="affiliate1__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-627" id="affiliate1__14" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3a8a" id="affiliate1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c38" id="affiliate1__17"><span class="vp" id="affiliate1__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> affiliate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" careful="y" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c36" type="verbs_full_" eid="affiliate1__19"><span class="pron-g" id="affiliate1__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c35" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c32" id="affiliate1__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="affiliate1__24" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c2f" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="affiliate1__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> affiliates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c2d" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="affiliate1__26"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="affiliate1__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c2c"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="affiliate1__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="affiliate1__31" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c26" form="past"><span class="vp" id="affiliate1__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> affiliated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="affiliate1__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c24" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="affiliate1__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c23"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c20" id="affiliate1__36" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="affiliate1__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c1d" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="affiliate1__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> affiliated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="affiliate1__40" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c1b" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c1a" id="affiliate1__41"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="affiliate1__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c17"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c14" form="prespart" id="affiliate1__45"><span class="vp" id="affiliate1__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> affiliating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="affiliate1__47" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c12" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" id="affiliate1__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c11" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c0e" id="affiliate1__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliate1__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="affiliate1__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.643f"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-39fc" id="affiliate1__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6440"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6441" id="affiliate1__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-39fa" id="affiliate1__55">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="usupass" original="E391.-39f9" id="affiliate1__56">usually passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="affiliate1__57" original="E834.65a3"><span class="exp" id="affiliate1__58">affiliate</span> somebody/something (with/to somebody/something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-39f7" id="affiliate1__59">to link a group, a company or an organization very closely with another, larger one</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6447" id="affiliate1__60"><span class="x-g" id="affiliate1__61" original="E834.65a6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6448"> <span class="x" id="affiliate1__62" original="E834.65a7">The Trades Union Congress (TUC), to which many unions are affiliated, was formed in 1868.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.644a" original="E834.65a4" id="affiliate1__63"> <span class="x" id="affiliate1__64" original="E834.65a5">Foreign ownership is the percentage of shares owned by foreign companies and individuals that are not affiliated with the group. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="affiliate1__65" original="E391.-39f6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.644c"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.644d" id="affiliate1__66"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" original="E391.-39f3" id="affiliate1__67">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="affiliate1__68" original="E391.-39f4" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="affiliate1__69" original="E834.65a8"><span class="exp" id="affiliate1__70">affiliate</span> (yourself) (with somebody/something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-39f1" id="affiliate1__71">to join, be connected with or support a group or organization</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6453" id="affiliate1__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6454" id="affiliate1__73" original="E834.65a9"> <span class="x" original="E834.65aa" id="affiliate1__74">Soldiers who entered the service during the Carter and Reagan years were particularly likely to affiliate with the Republican Party. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6456" id="affiliate1__75" original="E834.65ab"><span class="x" id="affiliate1__76" original="E834.65ac">Individuals affiliate themselves with other individuals like themselves. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.a9c" id="affiliate1__77"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/affiliate_1" title="affiliate definition in English&#10;            "><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affiliate 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affiliate2&t=affiliate2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affiliate2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="affiliate2__17">affiliate</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-39e0" id="affiliate2__18">a company or an organization that is connected with or controlled by another, larger one</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.646c" id="affiliate2__19"><span class="x-g" original="E834.65ad" id="affiliate2__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.646d"> <span class="x" id="affiliate2__21" original="E834.65ae">Volvo Trucks North America is an affiliate of the Swedish multinational firm.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.646f" id="affiliate2__22" original="E834.65af"> <span class="x" id="affiliate2__23" original="E834.65b0">Most recording companies also had an affiliate in Los Angeles, to be close to the movie industry. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affiliated adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affiliated&t=affiliated adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affiliated', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliated__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affil/affiliated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-5df" id="affiliated__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affiliated__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɪlieɪtɪd<span 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6480" id="affiliated__14" original="E391.-39d2"> <span class="def" original="E391.-39d1" id="affiliated__15">closely connected with or controlled by a group or an organization</span><span class="x-gs" id="affiliated__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6482"><span class="x-g" id="affiliated__17" original="E834.65b1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6483"> <span class="x" original="E834.65b2" id="affiliated__18">The London head office presided over a network of wholly owned branches and affiliated companies. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ae1" id="affiliated__19"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/affiliated" title="affiliated definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ae2" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affiliation noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affiliation&t=affiliation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affiliation', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6497" id="affiliation__17"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6498" id="affiliation__18" original="E391.-39bd"><span class="num">1</span><span class="cf" original="E487.2e98" id="affiliation__19"><span class="exp" id="affiliation__20">affiliation</span> (with somebody/something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-39bc" id="affiliation__21">a person's connection with a political party, religion, group of people, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.649c" id="affiliation__22"><span class="x-g" original="E834.65b7" id="affiliation__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.649d"> <span class="x" id="affiliation__24" original="E834.65b8">Teens may be attracted to gangs because of a need for affiliation with others who share similar attitudes. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.65b5" id="affiliation__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.649f"><span class="x" original="E834.65b6" id="affiliation__26">Approximately one third of interviewees could be classified as ‘other’, including those with no current religious affiliation.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="affiliation__27" original="E391.-39bb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64a1"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" id="affiliation__28" original="E487.2e99"><span class="exp" id="affiliation__29">affiliation</span> (to something)</span> <span class="def" id="affiliation__30" original="E391.-39ba">a person or group's official connection with an organization</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64a5" id="affiliation__31"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64a6" original="E487.2e9a" id="affiliation__32"> <span class="x" id="affiliation__33" original="E487.2e9b">Trade unions have a long history of affiliation to the Labour Party.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="affiliation__34" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.afd" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/affiliation" title="affiliation definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6c0b" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.afe" resource="oald" id="affiliation__35"><span class="xh" id="affiliation__36">affiliation</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affiliation&t=affiliation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affinity noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affinity&t=affinity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affinity', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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original="E852.250c"><span class="cf" id="affinity__61" original="E586.-7c3f"><span class="exp" id="affinity__62">affinity</span> for something</span> <span class="x" original="E852.250d" id="affinity__63">Carbon monoxide has a 240 times greater affinity for Hb than oxygen.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.b28" id="affinity__64" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/affinity" title="affinity definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6c2b" id="affinity__65" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.b29" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affinity__66">affinity</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affirm verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affirm&t=affirm verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affirm', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="730" original="E391.-397b" id="affirm" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64eb"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64ec" id="affirm__1" original="E391.-397a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64ed" original="E391.-3979" id="affirm__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">affirm</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.64fb" id="affirm__9" original="E391.-396f"><span class="pos" original="E391.-396e" id="affirm__10">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="affirm__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5374"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-54a" id="affirm__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirm__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-547" id="affirm__14" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːrm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirm__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3a5c" id="affirm__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="affirm__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c0b"><span class="vp" id="affirm__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> affirm</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c09" eid="affirm__19"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c08" id="affirm__20"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirm__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirm__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="affirm__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c05" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːrm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirm__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirm__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c02" id="affirm__24"><span class="vp" id="affirm__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> affirms</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7c00" eid="affirm__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bff" id="affirm__27" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːmz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirms__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirms__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bfc" id="affirm__29" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːrmz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirms__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirms__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bf9" form="past" id="affirm__31"><span class="vp" id="affirm__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> affirmed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bf7" type="verbs_full_" eid="affirm__33"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bf6" id="affirm__34" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːmd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="affirm__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bf3" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːrmd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmed__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="affirm__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bf0"><span class="vp" id="affirm__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> affirmed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bee" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="affirm__40"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="affirm__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bed"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːmd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="affirm__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7bea"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːrmd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmed__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="affirm__45" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7be7"><span class="vp" id="affirm__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> affirming</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7be5" eid="affirm__47"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7be4" id="affirm__48" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːmɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirming__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7be1" id="affirm__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirm__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːrmɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirming__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.652c" id="affirm__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.652d" id="affirm__53" original="E391.-394f"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="affirm__54" original="E391.-394e">to state firmly or publicly that something is true or that you support something strongly</span><span class="x-gs" id="affirm__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.652f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6530" original="E853.-6be6" id="affirm__56"> <span class="cf" id="affirm__57" original="E391.-394a"><span class="exp" id="affirm__58">affirm</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E853.-6be5" id="affirm__59">Jones affirms the importance of oral history in expanding the historical record.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="affirm__60" original="E487.2ea0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6534"> <span class="cf" id="affirm__61" original="E487.2e9f"><span class="exp" id="affirm__62">affirm</span> that…</span> <span class="x" original="E487.2ea1" id="affirm__63">They affirmed that policies were to be judged by their contribution to social justice.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6538" original="E391.-394d" id="affirm__64"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/confirm" title="confirm definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E391.-394c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6539" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e39892.-176a" id="affirm__65"><span class="xh" id="affirm__66">confirm</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.653c" original="E487.2ea2" id="affirm__67"><span class="num">2</span><span class="label-g" id="affirm__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.653d"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" subj="law" id="affirm__69">law</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E487.2ea5" id="affirm__70">to accept or confirm that a judgment or agreement is valid</span><span class="x-gs" id="affirm__71" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6540"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6541" original="E487.2ea7" id="affirm__72"> <span class="cf" original="E487.2ea6" id="affirm__73"><span class="exp" id="affirm__74">affirm</span> something</span> <span class="x" original="E487.2ea8" id="affirm__75">The Court of Appeal affirmed a decision of the High Court.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E487.2ea9" id="affirm__76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6545"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3949" id="affirm__77"><span class="exp" id="affirm__78">affirm</span> that…</span> <span class="x" id="affirm__79" original="E487.2eaa">The court affirmed that the maintenance of the children was the primary obligation of their natural father.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.b99" id="affirm__80"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/affirm" title="affirm definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6c7a" id="affirm__81" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.b9a" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="affirm__82">affirm</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affirmation noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affirmation&t=affirmation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affirmation', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4f2"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirmation__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæfəˈmeɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmation__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4ee" id="affirmation__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirmation__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæfərˈmeɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmation__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="affirmation__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6559"><li class="sn-g" original="E853.-6bc9" id="affirmation__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.655a"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.655b" id="affirmation__16"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="affirmation__17" original="E853.-6bc7">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="u" id="affirmation__18" original="E853.-6bc6">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E47f.2014" id="affirmation__19"><span class="exp" id="affirmation__20">affirmation</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" original="E853.-6bc5" id="affirmation__21">the action or process of <span class="ndv" id="affirmation__22">affirming</span> something</span><span class="x-gs" id="affirmation__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6562"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6563" original="E853.-6bc2" id="affirmation__24"> <span class="x" id="affirmation__25" original="E853.-6bc1">‘It's a Wonderful Life’ manages a convincing and moving affirmation of the values of bourgeois family life. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6565" original="E853.-6bc0" id="affirmation__26"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="affirmation__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6566"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="affirmation__28" original="E853.-6bbe" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E853.-6bbd" id="affirmation__29">emotional support or encouragement</span><span class="x-gs" id="affirmation__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6569"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.656a" original="E853.-6bbc" id="affirmation__31"> <span class="x" original="E853.-6bbb" id="affirmation__32">The peer group provides a milieu in which young people can attain affirmation (Rubin, 1985, pp. 109-111).</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">   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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affirmative adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affirmative&t=affirmative adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affirmative', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="532" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.656c" original="E391.-393b" id="affirmative"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.656d" id="affirmative__1" original="E391.-393a"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="affirmative__2" original="E391.-3939" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.656e">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">affirmative</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" id="affirmative__4" original="E391.-3933" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6577"><span class="pos" id="affirmative__5" original="E391.-3932">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5384" eid="affirmative__6"><span class="pron-g" id="affirmative__7" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4b6" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirmative__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːmətɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmative__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmative__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4b2" id="affirmative__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirmative__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːrmətɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmative__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmative__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="affirmative__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6579"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.657a" original="E391.-3931" id="affirmative__12"> <span class="def" original="E391.-392e" id="affirmative__13">expressing agreement or the answer <span class="dh" id="affirmative__14" original="E487.2eb4">yes</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="affirmative__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.657d"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.657e" original="E853.-6be0" id="affirmative__16"> <span class="x" id="affirmative__17" original="E853.-6bdf">Providing affirmative responses such as ‘uh huh’, ‘yes’ or ‘OK’ is thought to bias interviewees' answers.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="affirmative__18" original="E853.-6bde" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6580"> <span class="x" original="E853.-6bdd" id="affirmative__19">Subjects are asked to arrange the statements in eleven piles ranging from opinions most strongly affirmative to those most strongly negative. </span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6582" id="affirmative__20" original="E391.-392c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/negative1" title="negative1 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6583" original="E391.-392b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.1c06" id="affirmative__21"><span class="xh" id="affirmative__22">negative</span><span class="xhm" id="affirmative__23">1</span></span></a></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E487.2ec5" id="affirmative__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6587"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affirmative-action" title="affirmative action definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.659a" original="E487.2ec6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6588" id="affirmative__25"><span class="xh" id="affirmative__26">affirmative action</span></span></a></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.658a" id="affirmative__27"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.658b" original="E391.-3929" id="affirmative__28"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="affirmative__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.658c"><span class="dr" id="affirmative__30" original="E391.-3928">affirmatively</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6595" id="affirmative__31" original="E391.-3924"><span class="pos" id="affirmative__32" original="E391.-3923">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5385" type="dr_full_" eid="affirmative__33"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4bc" id="affirmative__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirmative__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːmətɪvli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmatively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmatively__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="affirmative__36" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-4b9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirmative__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɜːrmətɪvli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affirmative action noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affirmative-action&t=affirmative-action noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affirmative-action', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="533" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.659a" original="E391.-390e" id="affirmative-action"><div class="h-g" original="E391.-390d" id="affirmative-action__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.659b"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-390c" id="affirmative-action__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.659c">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">affirmative action</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div><span class="pos-g" id="affirmative-action__4" original="E391.-3901" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65a3"><span class="pos" id="affirmative-action__5" original="E391.-3900">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff916de7.-7340" eid="affirmative-action__6"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="affirmative-action__7" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-477"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirmative-action__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌfɜːmətɪv ˈækʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmative_action_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmative_action_1_gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-474" id="affirmative-action__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affirmative-action__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌfɜːrmətɪv ˈækʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affir/affirmative_action_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affir/affirmative_action_1_us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65a5" id="affirmative-action__11"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="affirmative-action__12" original="E391.-38fe" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="affirmative-action__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65a7"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65a8" id="affirmative-action__14" original="E391.-38fd"> <span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65a9" id="affirmative-action__15"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="affirmative-action__16" original="E487.2ecf">in the US</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-38fc" id="affirmative-action__17">the practice or policy of making sure that a particular number of jobs, etc. are given to people from particular groups based on their race, sex, etc., in order to make results for all groups in society more equal</span><span class="x-gs" id="affirmative-action__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65ac"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65ad" id="affirmative-action__19" original="E853.-6bd7"> <span class="x" id="affirmative-action__20" original="E853.-6bd6">Affirmative action programs seeking to redress racial imbalances in employment contributed to the reduction in racial earnings gaps.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="affirmative-action__21" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.c1e"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/affirmative-action" title="affirmative action definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6d0a" id="affirmative-action__22" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.c1f"><span class="xh" id="affirmative-action__23">affirmative action</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right"> 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>affluent adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affluent&t=affluent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/affluent', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="467" original="E391.-3866" id="affluent" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65af"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65b0" id="affluent__1" original="E391.-3865"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-3864" id="affluent__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65b1">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">affluent</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" original="E391.-385f" id="affluent__4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65b9"><span class="pos" id="affluent__5" original="E391.-385e">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5394" eid="affluent__6"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-375" id="affluent__7" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affluent__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæfluənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/afflu/affluent__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/afflu/affluent__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="affluent__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-372"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affluent__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæfluənt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/afflu/affluent__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/afflu/affluent__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="affluent__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65bb"><span class="sn-g" id="affluent__12" original="E391.-385b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65bc"> <span class="def" original="E391.-385a" id="affluent__13">having a lot of money and a good standard of living</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65be" original="E391.-3859" id="affluent__14" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/prosperous" title="prosperous definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.49f2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65bf" original="E391.-3858" id="affluent__15"><span class="xh" id="affluent__16">prosperous</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/wealthy" title="wealthy definition"><span class="xr-g" id="affluent__17" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.189a" original="E391.-3856" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65c1"><span class="xh" id="affluent__18">wealthy</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65c4" id="affluent__19"><span class="x-g" original="E853.-6b41" id="affluent__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65c5"> <span class="x" id="affluent__21" original="E853.-6b40">In modern, affluent societies, the average large supermarket offers shoppers about 40 000 different lines.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65c7" original="E853.-6b3f" id="affluent__22"> <span class="x" original="E853.-6b3e" id="affluent__23">Mainstream banks in most western countries have targeted relatively affluent individuals with a steady source of income. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="dr-gs" id="affluent__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65c9"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65ca" id="affluent__25" original="E391.-3854"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="affluent__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65cb"><span class="dr" original="E391.-3853" id="affluent__27">affluence</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65d3" original="E391.-384f" id="affluent__28"><span class="pos" original="E391.-384e" id="affluent__29">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="affluent__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5395" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36f" id="affluent__31"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affluent__32"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæfluəns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/afflu/affluence__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/afflu/affluence__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-36c" id="affluent__33" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="affluent__34"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæfluəns<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/afflu/affluence__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/afflu/affluence__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65d5" id="affluent__35"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-384c" id="affluent__36" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65d7" id="affluent__37"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65d8" id="affluent__38" original="E853.-6b3d"> <span class="x" id="affluent__39" original="E853.-6b3c">Since the 1960s, awareness of how global affluence and poverty are interrelated has increased.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65da" original="E391.-384b" id="affluent__40"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/prosperity" title="prosperity definition"><span class="xr-g" id="affluent__41" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e5ab3f.49d4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65db" original="E391.-384a"><span class="xh" id="affluent__42">prosperity</span></span></a></span><div class="clear"> </div>             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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>afford verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/afford&t=afford verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/afford', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1553" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65dd" original="E391.-3848" id="afford"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65de" id="afford__1" original="E391.-3847"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-3846" id="afford__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65df">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">afford</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.65ed" id="afford__9" original="E391.-383c"><span class="pos" original="E391.-383b" id="afford__10">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53a2" eid="afford__11" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2d9" id="afford__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/afford__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afford__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="afford__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2d6"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːrd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/afford__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afford__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" id="afford__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3a2e"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="afford__17" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b9d" form="root"><span class="vp" id="afford__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> afford</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="afford__19" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b9b" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" id="afford__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b9a" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/afford__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afford__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b97" id="afford__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːrd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/afford__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afford__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b94" id="afford__24"><span class="vp" id="afford__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> affords</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="afford__26" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b92" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b91" id="afford__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːdz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/affords__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affords__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b8e" id="afford__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːrdz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/affords__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affords__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b8b" form="past" id="afford__31"><span class="vp" id="afford__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> afforded</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b89" type="verbs_full_" eid="afford__33"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b88" id="afford__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːdɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/afforded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afforded__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="afford__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b85" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːrdɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/afforded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afforded__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b82" id="afford__38"><span class="vp" id="afford__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> afforded</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b80" type="verbs_full_" eid="afford__40"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b7f" id="afford__41" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːdɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/afforded__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afforded__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b7c" id="afford__43" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːrdɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/afforded__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/afforded__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b79" form="prespart" id="afford__45"><span class="vp" id="afford__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> affording</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b77" eid="afford__47"><span class="pron-g" id="afford__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b76" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːdɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/affording__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affording__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="afford__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b73" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːrdɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/affording__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affording__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="afford__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.661e"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.661f" original="E391.-381e" id="afford__53"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="afford__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6620"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" id="afford__55" original="E391.-381c">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="use" original="E391.-381b" id="afford__56"><span class="wrap">(</span>usually used with <span class="ei" original="E391.-381a" id="afford__57">can</span>, <span class="ei" id="afford__58" original="E391.-3819">could</span> or <span class="ei" original="E391.-3818" id="afford__59">be able to</span>, especially in negative sentences or questions<span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="afford__60" original="E391.-3817">to have enough money or time to be able to buy or to do something</span><span class="x-gs" id="afford__61" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6627"><span class="x-g" id="afford__62" original="E824.-7adc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6628"> <span class="cf" id="afford__63" original="E391.-3816"><span class="exp" id="afford__64">afford</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="afford__65" original="E824.-7adb">The Russian economy could not afford new guns.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7ad2" id="afford__66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.662c"> <span class="cf" id="afford__67" original="E391.-3815"><span class="exp" id="afford__68">afford</span> to do something</span> <span class="x" original="E824.-7ad1" id="afford__69">Low-income households cannot afford to own private vehicles. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6630" id="afford__70" original="E824.-7ad6"><span class="x" original="E824.-7ad5" id="afford__71">They cannot afford to take time from work to schedule a visit to a physician.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7ad0" id="afford__72" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6632"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3814" id="afford__73"><span class="exp" id="afford__74">afford</span> something to do something</span> <span class="x" original="E824.-7acf" id="afford__75">They were the only states that could afford the military means to fight the kind of large-scale wars that were occurring.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6636" id="afford__76" original="E391.-3813"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6637" id="afford__77"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="nopass" original="E391.-3811" id="afford__78">no passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-380b" id="afford__79"><span class="exp" id="afford__80">afford</span> to do something</span> <span class="use" id="afford__81" original="E391.-3810"><span class="wrap">(</span>usually used with <span class="ei" original="E391.-380f" id="afford__82">can</span> or <span class="ei" original="E391.-380e" id="afford__83">could</span>, especially in negative sentences and questions<span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="afford__84" original="E391.-380d">if you say that you <span class="dh" original="E391.-380c" id="afford__85">cannot afford</span> to do something, you mean that you should not do it because it will cause problems for you if you do</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6640" id="afford__86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6641" id="afford__87" original="E824.-7ace"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7acd" id="afford__88">No firm could afford to ignore actual or potential competitors.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="afford__89" original="E824.-7acc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6643"> <span class="x" id="afford__90" original="E824.-7acb">Small-scale societies can ill afford to lose valuable productive group members.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" id="afford__91" original="E391.-3807" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6645"><span class="num">3</span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6646" id="afford__92"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="fml" id="afford__93" original="E391.-3805">formal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3804" id="afford__94">to provide somebody with something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6649" id="afford__95"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7ac8" id="afford__96" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.664a"> <span class="cf" id="afford__97" original="E391.-3803"><span class="exp" id="afford__98">afford</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="afford__99" original="E824.-7ac7">Human rights afford protection to all individuals in peace and war. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7aca" id="afford__100" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.664e"><span class="cf" id="afford__101" original="E391.-3802"><span class="exp" id="afford__102">afford</span> somebody something</span> <span class="x" original="E824.-7ac9" id="afford__103">They were not afforded the luxury of central air-conditioning.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6652" original="E824.-7ac6" id="afford__104"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7ac5" id="afford__105">A cursory interview with an asylum seeker affords the individual no real chance to participate in or influence the outcome. </span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="dr-gs" id="afford__106" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6654"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-3801" id="afford__107" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6655"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6656" id="afford__108"><span class="dr" id="afford__109" original="E391.-3800">affordability</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.665f" original="E391.-37fc" id="afford__110"><span class="pos" original="E391.-37fb" id="afford__111">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="afford__112" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53a3" type="dr_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="afford__113" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2ef"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__114"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌfɔːdəˈbɪləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/affordability__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordability__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2eb" id="afford__115" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__116"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌfɔːrdəˈbɪləti<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/affordability__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordability__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6661" id="afford__117"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-37f9" id="afford__118" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="afford__119" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6663"><span class="x-g" original="E465.62d3" id="afford__120" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6664"> <span class="cf" original="E465.62d2" id="afford__121"><span class="exp">affordability</span> (of something)</span> <span class="x" original="E465.62d4" id="afford__122">There is a need for improvement in the accessibility and affordability of cancer treatments.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="afford__123" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6667"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6668" original="E391.-37f8" id="afford__124"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="afford__125" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6669"><span class="dr" id="afford__126" original="E391.-37f7">affordable</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6672" original="E498.-322b" id="afford__127"><span class="pos" original="E498.-322a" id="afford__128">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53a4" eid="afford__129"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2e7" id="afford__130" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__131"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːdəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/affordable__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordable__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="afford__132" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2e3" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__133"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːrdəbl<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/affordable__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordable__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6674" id="afford__134"><span class="x-g" id="afford__135" original="E824.-7ac2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6675"> <span class="x" id="afford__136" original="E824.-7ac1">Lack of affordable housing is having a severe impact on low-income families.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6677" id="afford__137"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-37ee" id="afford__138" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6678"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6679" id="afford__139"><span class="dr" id="afford__140" original="E391.-37ed">affordably</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6682" id="afford__141" original="E498.-3229"><span class="pos" id="afford__142" original="E498.-3228">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="afford__143" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53a5"><span class="pron-g" id="afford__144" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2df" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__145"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːdəbli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aff/affor/affordably__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordably__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.-2dc" id="afford__146" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afford__147"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːrdəbli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aff/affor/affordably__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aff/affor/affordably__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" id="afford__148" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6684"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6685" original="E824.-7ac0" id="afford__149"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7abf" id="afford__150">They were also able to price the product range affordably.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.c9c" id="afford__151" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/afford" title="afford definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.6dfb" id="afford__152" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.c9d" resource="oald"><span class="xh" id="afford__153">afford</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aforementioned adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aforementioned&t=aforementioned adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aforementioned', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="421" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6687" id="aforementioned" original="E391.-36d9"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6688" id="aforementioned__1" original="E391.-36d8"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="aforementioned__2" original="E391.-36d7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6689">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aforementioned</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="aforementioned__6" original="E391.-36cb" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66a0"><span class="pos" original="E391.-36ca" id="aforementioned__7">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aforementioned__8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53c2" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="aforementioned__9" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6d8a"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːmenʃənd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aforementioned__11" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6d8d" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːrmenʃənd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6d90" id="aforementioned__13" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__14"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌfɔːˈmenʃənd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aforementioned__15" dpsid="ubd2f923750ecc847.-222ee2b2.167b9894676.6d93" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__16"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌfɔːrˈmenʃənd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforementioned__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="v-gs" id="aforementioned__17" type="vf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6694"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">also</span> <span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6695" id="aforementioned__18"><span class="v"><strong>aforesaid</strong></span></span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aforementioned__20" original="E391.-36d0" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6697" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6698" id="aforementioned__21"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__22"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːsed<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/afo/afore/aforesaid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforesaid__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.669b" id="aforementioned__23" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aforementioned__24"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfɔːrsed<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/afo/afore/aforesaid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/afo/afore/aforesaid__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="gram-g" id="aforementioned__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66a2"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="obn" original="E391.-36c8" id="aforementioned__28">only before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66a4" id="aforementioned__29"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" original="E46b.1b85" id="aforementioned__30" reg="fml">formal</span> <span class="sep">or</span> <span class="subj" id="aforementioned__32" subj="law">law</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                          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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>afraid adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/afraid&t=afraid adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/afraid', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1232" id="afraid" original="E391.-3696" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ae"><ol class="h-g" original="E391.-3695" id="afraid__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66af"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-3694" id="afraid__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66b0">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">afraid</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66b8" original="E391.-368f" id="afraid__4"><span class="pos" original="E391.-368e" id="afraid__5">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="afraid__6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53cb" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" id="afraid__7" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-54fe" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afraid__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfreɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/afr/afrai/afraid__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/afr/afrai/afraid__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-54fb" id="afraid__9" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afraid__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈfreɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/afr/afrai/afraid__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/afr/afrai/afraid__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ba" id="afraid__11"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="afraid__12" original="E391.-368c" gram="nbn">not before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="afraid__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66bc"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66bd" original="E391.-3686" id="afraid__14"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-3685" id="afraid__15">worried about what might happen; unwilling to do something because of this</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66bf" id="afraid__16"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66c0" id="afraid__17" original="E833.-47ae"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3684" id="afraid__18"><span class="exp" id="afraid__19">afraid</span> of doing something</span> <span class="x" id="afraid__20" original="E833.-47ad">Some of the participants were afraid of appearing racist.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-47ac" id="afraid__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66c4"> <span class="x" original="E833.-47ab" id="afraid__22">The British government was afraid of seeing Ireland claim independence.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66c6" id="afraid__23" original="E833.-47aa"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3683" id="afraid__24"><span class="exp" id="afraid__25">afraid</span> to do something</span> <span class="x" id="afraid__26" original="E833.-47a9">The students were not afraid to express their opinions.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ca" original="E833.-47a8" id="afraid__27"> <span class="cf" id="afraid__28" original="E391.-3682"><span class="exp" id="afraid__29">afraid</span> (that)…</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-47a7" id="afraid__30">Some Western countries were afraid that their economies would suffer from China's fast growth. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ce" original="E391.-368b" id="afraid__31"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-368a" id="afraid__32">feeling fear; frightened because you think that you might be hurt or suffer</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66d0" id="afraid__33"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-47a6" id="afraid__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66d1"> <span class="x" original="E833.-47a5" id="afraid__35">‘All of us were afraid,’ one demonstrator recalled, ‘but we went and did it anyway.’</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66d3" original="E833.-47a4" id="afraid__36"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3689" id="afraid__37"><span class="exp" id="afraid__38">afraid</span> of somebody/something</span> <span class="x" id="afraid__39" original="E833.-47a3">She was afraid of her husband.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-47a2" id="afraid__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66d7"> <span class="cf" id="afraid__41" original="E391.-3688"><span class="exp" id="afraid__42">afraid</span> of doing something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-47a1" id="afraid__43">26.9% of respondents reported being very afraid of getting cervical cancer.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E833.-47a0" id="afraid__44" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66db"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-3687" id="afraid__45"><span class="exp" id="afraid__46">afraid</span> to do something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-479f" id="afraid__47">The intersection was so busy and obviously dangerous that parents were afraid to send their children to school. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3681" id="afraid__48" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66df"><span class="num">3</span><span class="cf" original="E391.-3680" id="afraid__49"><span class="exp" id="afraid__50">afraid</span> for somebody/something</span> <span class="def" id="afraid__51" original="E391.-367f">worried or frightened that something unpleasant, dangerous, etc. will happen to a particular person or thing</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66e3" id="afraid__52"><span class="x-g" id="afraid__53" original="E833.-479e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66e4"> <span class="x" original="E833.-479d" id="afraid__54">Such news releases made Americans afraid for their physical and cultural security.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.d47" id="afraid__55"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/afraid" title="afraid definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="afraid__56" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.d48" 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     { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529666' }},                   { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '220610', size: [160, 600] }},                   { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971143', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }},                   { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb7c220017', pos: 'old_leftslot_160x600' }},                   { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'old_leftslot' }},                   { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'old_leftslot' }}]},            {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'old_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/70903302/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [1, 1]] } },            bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162046', zoneId: '776310', position:'btf' }},                   { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '12529667' }},                   { bidder: 'ix', params: { 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="2365" original="E391.-3581" id="after1" hm="1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66e6"><ol class="h-g" id="after1__1" original="E391.-3580" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66e7"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66e8" original="E391.-357f" id="after1__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">after<span class="hm">1</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">preposition</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f1" id="after1__4" original="E391.-3579"><span class="pos" id="after1__5" original="E391.-3578">preposition</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53d2" eid="after1__6" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="after1__7" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-546e" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="after1__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈɑːftə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-546a" id="after1__9" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="after1__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæftər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aft/after/after__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/after__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f3" id="after1__11"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3577" id="after1__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f4"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="after1__13" original="E391.-3576">later than something; following something in time</span><span class="x-gs" id="after1__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f6"><span class="x-g" id="after1__15" original="E824.-7abc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f7"> <span class="x" id="after1__16" original="E824.-7abb">The Chapelhouse Estate was built shortly after the First World War.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66f9" original="E824.-7aba" id="after1__17"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7ab9" id="after1__18">A new bill was introduced and received a favourable vote soon after that.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66fb" original="E824.-7ab4" id="after1__19"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7ab3" id="after1__20">The committee failed to reach agreement on the issue after three hours of discussion.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66fd" original="E824.-7ab8" id="after1__21"> <span class="x" id="after1__22" original="E824.-7ab7">It was not until the day after Truman's meeting with Molotov that he was first briefed about the bomb. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="after1__23" original="E824.-7ab6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.66ff"><span class="x" id="after1__24" original="E824.-7ab5">Steve James's ‘Hoop Dreams' (1994) became an international hit after winning an award at the Sundance Film Festival. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6701" id="after1__25" original="E391.-3573"><span class="num">2</span><span class="v-gs" type="alt" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6702" id="after1__26"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6703" id="after1__27"><span class="v"><strong>… after…</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="after1__29" original="E391.-3571">used to show that something happens many times or continuously</span><span class="x-gs" id="after1__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6706"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6707" original="E465.62d5" id="after1__31"> <span class="x" id="after1__32" original="E465.62d6">The company began to lose $100 million per day, day after day.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6709" id="after1__33" original="E465.62d7"> <span class="x" original="E465.62d8" id="after1__34">It was soon discovered that growing a cereal crop on the same land year after year impoverished the soil. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7ab2" id="after1__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.670b"><span class="x" original="E824.-7ab1" id="after1__36">A recipe ensures that a given dish can be prepared in a consistent way time after time.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-356c" id="after1__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.670d"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-356b" id="after1__38">next to and following somebody/something in order or importance</span><span class="x-gs" id="after1__39" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.670f"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7aae" id="after1__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6710"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7aad" id="after1__41">The object is the noun phrase that comes after the verb in English.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6712" original="E824.-7aac" id="after1__42"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7aab" id="after1__43">The Imperial Library at St Petersburg with its million titles ranked third in the world after the Bibliothèque Nationale and the British Museum.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6714" original="E391.-356a" id="after1__44"><span class="num">4</span><span class="def" id="after1__45" original="E391.-3569">in contrast to something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6716" id="after1__46"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7aaa" id="after1__47" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6717"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7aa9" id="after1__48">The employees welcomed change after so many years of reckless ‘entrepreneurship’.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6719" id="after1__49" original="E391.-3560"><span class="num">5</span><span class="def" original="E391.-355f" id="after1__50">in the style of somebody/something; following the example of somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.671b" id="after1__51"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7aa2" id="after1__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.671c"> <span class="x" id="after1__53" original="E824.-7aa1">They fashioned themselves after the Greek style.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.671e" id="after1__54" original="E824.-7a9e"> <span class="x" id="after1__55" original="E824.-7a9d">The gods awarded the country to Athena, who named the city Athens after herself.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6720" id="after1__56" original="E391.-355e"><span class="num">6</span><span class="v-gs" id="after1__57" type="alt" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6721"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6722" id="after1__58"><span class="v"><strong>after-</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="use" original="E391.-355c" id="after1__60"><span class="wrap">(</span>in adjectives<span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-355b" id="after1__61">happening or done later than the time or event mentioned</span><span class="x-gs" id="after1__62" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6726"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6727" id="after1__63" original="E824.-7a9c"> <span class="x" id="after1__64" original="E824.-7a9b">Children need to be occupied during the after-school hours. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="after1__65" original="E824.-7a9a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6729"><span class="x" original="E824.-7a99" id="after1__66">Simon gave an appreciative after-dinner speech about his father. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3564" id="after1__67" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.672b"><span class="num">7</span><span class="def" id="after1__68" original="E391.-3563">trying to find or catch somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.672d" id="after1__69"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.672e" original="E824.-7aa4" id="after1__70"> <span class="x" id="after1__71" original="E824.-7aa3">The attraction of chasing after something new is always strong.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="after1__72" original="E824.-7aa6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6730"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7aa5" id="after1__73">The man ran from us as if the wolves were after him. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_2' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_2'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li></span><span class="idm-gs" original="E391.-355a" id="after1__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6732"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <ol class="idm-g" sk="afterall" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6733" original="E391.-3559" id="after1__75"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="after1__76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6734"><span class="idm" id="after1__77" original="E391.-3558">after all</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6736" id="after1__78"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3557" id="after1__79" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6737"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-3556" id="after1__80">despite what has been said or expected</span><span class="x-gs" id="after1__81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6739"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.673a" original="E824.-7a98" id="after1__82"> <span class="x" id="after1__83" original="E824.-7a97">The aggrieved employee may change their mind and decide to pursue a formal complaint after all. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.673c" original="E391.-3555" id="after1__84"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="after1__85" original="E391.-3554">used when you are explaining something, or giving a reason</span><span class="x-gs" id="after1__86" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.673e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.673f" original="E824.-7a96" id="after1__87"> <span class="x" id="after1__88" original="E824.-7a95">The Internet, after all, is the very embodiment of globalization: it is everywhere and it does everything. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>after 2 conjunction</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/after2&t=after2 conjunction - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/after2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="380" id="after2" original="E391.-354b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6741" hm="2"><div class="h-g" id="after2__1" original="E391.-354a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6742"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-3549" id="after2__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6743">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">after<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">conjunction</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.674c" original="E391.-3543" id="after2__4"><span class="pos" id="after2__5" original="E391.-3542">conjunction</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="after2__6" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53db"><span class="pron-g" id="after2__7" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5466" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="after2__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈɑːftə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y" geo="n_am" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5462" id="after2__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="after2__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæftər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aft/after/after__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/after__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="after2__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.674e"><span class="sn-g" id="after2__12" original="E391.-3541" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.674f"> <span class="def" original="E391.-3540" id="after2__13">at a time later than something; when something has finished</span><span class="x-gs" id="after2__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6751"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a92" id="after2__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6752"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a91" id="after2__16">She re-examined the data many years after the original research had been carried out. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6754" original="E824.-7a94" id="after2__17"><span class="x" id="after2__18" original="E824.-7a93">The Act was eventually passed after a Law Commission Report in 1989 recommended that this area of law be reformed.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.de3" id="after2__19"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/after_1" title="after definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="after2__20" resource="oald" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>after 3 adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/after3&t=after3 adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/after3', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="216" original="E391.-353f" id="after3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6756" hm="3"><div class="h-g" original="E391.-353e" id="after3__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6757"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="after3__2" original="E391.-353d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6758">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">after<span class="hm">3</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adverb</span></div><span class="pos-g" id="after3__4" original="E391.-3537" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6761"><span class="pos" original="E391.-3536" id="after3__5">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53e4" type="h_full_" eid="after3__6" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-545e" id="after3__7" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="after3__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈɑːftə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/after__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-545a" id="after3__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="after3__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæftər<span 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6767" id="after3__15" original="E848.-6e26"> <span class="x" original="E848.-6e25" id="after3__16">These developments were followed, soon after, by the final collapse of the agreement.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.dfd" id="after3__17"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/after_1" title="after definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="after3__18" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.dfe" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7217"><span class="xh" id="after3__19">after</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aftermath noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aftermath&t=aftermath noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aftermath', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="488" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6769" original="E391.-34a5" id="aftermath"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.676a" original="E391.-34a4" id="aftermath__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="aftermath__2" original="E391.-34a3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.676b">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aftermath</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="aftermath__7" original="E391.-349a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.677a"><span class="pos" original="E391.-3499" id="aftermath__8">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="aftermath__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53ed" type="h_full_"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4cc" id="aftermath__10" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aftermath__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈɑːftəmæθ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/aftermath__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/aftermath__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="aftermath__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4cf"><span class="phon" eid="aftermath__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈɑːftəmɑːθ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/aftermath__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/aftermath__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.4d3" id="aftermath__14" trans="ald8" suppression_override="y" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aftermath__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæftərmæθ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aft/after/aftermath__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/aftermath__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="aftermath__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.677c"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="ususing" original="E391.-3497" id="aftermath__17">usually singular</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="aftermath__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.677e"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-3496" id="aftermath__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.677f"> <span class="def" original="E391.-3495" id="aftermath__20">the situation that exists as a result of an important (and usually unpleasant) event, especially a war, an accident, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" id="aftermath__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6781"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6782" original="E824.-7a8e" id="aftermath__22"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a8d" id="aftermath__23">The American Revolution and its immediate aftermath presented many investment opportunities for merchants. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="aftermath__24" original="E824.-7a90" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6784"><span class="cf" original="E465.62d9" id="aftermath__25">in the <span class="exp" id="aftermath__26">aftermath</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="aftermath__27" original="E824.-7a8f">The legislation had been hurriedly passed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.e1c" id="aftermath__28"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>afterwards adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/afterwards&t=afterwards adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/afterwards', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="afterwards__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afterwards__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈɑːftəwədz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aft/after/afterwards__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/afterwards__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" suppression_override="y" trans="ald8" id="afterwards__9" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-5345"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="afterwards__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæftərwərdz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aft/after/afterwards__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aft/after/afterwards__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="label-g" id="afterwards__11" dpsid="uab325614403367c8.2bd3ac90.15c110b9661.-6f36"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="geo" original="E391.-33e3" id="afterwards__12" geo="br"><span class="prefix">especially</span> British English</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="v-gs" id="afterwards__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6793" type="vf"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" id="afterwards__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6797"><span class="label-g" id="afterwards__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6794"><span class="geo" id="afterwards__16" original="E391.-33e0" geo="n_am">North American English <span class="suffix">usually</span></span></span> <span class="v"><strong>afterward</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="afterwards__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.679b"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.679c" original="E391.-33dc" id="afterwards__19"> <span class="def" original="E391.-33db" id="afterwards__20">at a later time; after an event that has already been mentioned</span><span class="x-gs" id="afterwards__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.679e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.679f" original="E824.-7a8c" id="afterwards__22"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a8b" id="afterwards__23">Afterwards, the figures increased to 11% and 21%, respectively.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a8a" id="afterwards__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67a1"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a89" id="afterwards__25">She arrived in the UK and gave birth to a child shortly afterwards. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.e3c" id="afterwards__26"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/afterwards" title="afterwards definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.e3d" id="afterwards__27" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7470"><span class="xh" id="afterwards__28">afterwards</span></span></a> <span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>again adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/again&t=again adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/again', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1294" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67a3" original="E391.-33a7" accessBand="free" id="again"><ol class="h-g" original="E391.-33a6" id="again__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67a4"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67a5" id="again__2" original="E391.-33a5">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">again</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adverb</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67b2" original="E391.-339d" id="again__4"><span class="pos" id="again__5" original="E391.-339c">adverb</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_4"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" original="E391.-33a3" eid="again__6" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67a7"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" pref="1" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.727" id="again__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="again__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡen<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aga/again/again__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/again__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="1" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.72a" id="again__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="again__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡen<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aga/again/again__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/again__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.72d" id="again__11" geo="br" pref="2" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="again__12"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡeɪn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aga/again/again__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/again__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.730" id="again__13" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="2"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="again__14"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡeɪn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aga/again/again__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/again__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67b4" id="again__15"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-339b" id="again__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67b5"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="again__17" original="E391.-339a">one more time; on another occasion</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67b7" id="again__18"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67b8" id="again__19" original="E824.-7a84"> <span class="x" id="again__20" original="E824.-7a83">He was very pleased to see Byron again.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67ba" original="E824.-7a80" id="again__21"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a7f" id="again__22">They needed to ensure that the Great Depression of the 1930s would not happen again. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67bc" original="E824.-7a7c" id="again__23"><span class="cf" original="E465.62e2" id="again__24">all over <span class="exp" id="again__25">again</span></span> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a7b" id="again__26">Each day, the schedule starts all over again. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E465.62e4" id="again__27" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67c0"><span class="cf" original="E465.62e3" id="again__28"><span class="exp" id="again__29">again</span> and <span class="exp" id="again__30">again</span></span> <span class="x" original="E465.62e5" id="again__31">Scientific methods have been shown to work again and again.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="again__32" original="E391.-3399" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67c5"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="again__33" original="E391.-3398">showing that somebody/something is in the same place or state that they were in originally</span><span class="x-gs" id="again__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67c7"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a76" id="again__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67c8"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a75" id="again__36">When the price of a commodity rose, consumers bought less of it, which tended to bring the price down again. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a78" id="again__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67ca"><span class="cf" id="again__38" original="E465.62e6">back <span class="exp" id="again__39">again</span></span> <span class="x" id="again__40" original="E824.-7a77">The swing from peak to trough and back again is called the business cycle.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3395" id="again__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67ce"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" id="again__42" original="E391.-3394">used to show that a comment or fact is connected with what you have just said</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67d0" id="again__43"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67d1" id="again__44" original="E824.-7a70"> <span class="x" id="again__45" original="E824.-7a6f">American education is highly fragmented, and again, geography education is no exception. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="again__46" original="E391.-3393" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67d3"><span class="num">4</span><span class="cf" id="again__47" original="E391.-3392">then <span class="exp" id="again__48">again</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-3391" id="again__49">used to introduce a fact or an opinion that contrasts with what you have just said</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67d7" id="again__50"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67d8" original="E824.-7a6e" id="again__51"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a6d" id="again__52">Employees may be inspired by a shared framework of values—but, then again, they may not. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF1" id="once1__42" original="E395.-1485" sk="onceagain"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF2" id="once1__43"><span class="idm" original="E395.-1484" id="once1__44">once again</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="idm" id="once1__45" original="E395.-1483">once more</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="once1__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF5"><span class="sn-g" id="once1__47" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF6"> <span class="def" id="once1__48" original="E395.-1482">one more time; another time</span><span class="x-gs" id="once1__49" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF8"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF9" original="E8af.-1f45" id="once1__50"> <span class="x" id="once1__51" original="E8af.-1f44">Once again, he has been admitted to hospital. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67da-FF11" id="once1__52" original="E8af.-1f43"><span class="x" original="E8af.-1f42" id="once1__53">If passenger demand picks up once more, the airline may seek to increase its capacity by ordering more aircraft.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="again__65" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.e5a" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/again" title="again definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.74c8" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.e5b" resource="oald" id="again__66"><span 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                                                 <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/over1#over1__71" title="(all) over again definition"><span class='arl8'>(all) over again</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/think#think__177" title="think again definition"><span class='arl8'>think again</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/now#now__46" title="(every) now and again/then definition"><span class='arl8'>(every) now and again/then</span></a>                    </li>                                                         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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>against preposition</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/against&t=against preposition - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/against', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="2213" original="E391.-3381" id="against" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67e0"><ol class="h-g" id="against__1" original="E391.-3380" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67e1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="against__2" original="E391.-337f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67e2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">against</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">preposition</span></div><span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67ef" original="E391.-3377" id="against__4"><span class="pos" id="against__5" original="E391.-3376">preposition</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="against__6" original="E391.-337d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67e4" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" pref="1" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7c0" id="against__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="against__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡenst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aga/again/against__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/against__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7c3" id="against__9" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" pref="1"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="against__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡenst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aga/again/against__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/against__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7c6" id="against__11" trans="ald8" geo="br" pref="2"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="against__12"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡeɪnst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aga/again/against__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/against__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" pref="2" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.7c9" id="against__13"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="against__14"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡeɪnst<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aga/again/against__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aga/again/against__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="un" un="help" id="against__15" original="E391.-3375">For the special uses of <span class="eb" id="against__16" original="E391.-3374">against</span> in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example <span class="eb" original="E391.-3373" id="against__17">count against somebody</span> is in the phrasal verb section at <span class="eb" original="E391.-3372" id="against__18">count</span>.</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67f5" id="against__19"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67f6" id="against__20" original="E391.-3371"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-3370" id="against__21">opposing or disagreeing with somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" id="against__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67f8"><span class="x-g" id="against__23" original="E824.-7a64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67f9"> <span class="x" id="against__24" original="E824.-7a63">The European Council made the fight against terrorism a priority objective. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67fb" original="E824.-7a6a" id="against__25"><span class="x" id="against__26" original="E824.-7a69">Gender discrimination exists in society but it is against the law.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="against__27" original="E824.-7a60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67fd"> <span class="x" id="against__28" original="E824.-7a5f">She claimed she was forced into the marriage against her will. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.67ff" original="E824.-7a68" id="against__29"><span class="x" original="E824.-7a67" id="against__30">The Ministry of Education decided against publishing the report.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="against__31" original="E465.62f6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6801"> <span class="cf" original="E465.62f5" id="against__32">for or <span class="exp" id="against__33">against</span></span> <span class="x" original="E465.62f7" id="against__34">There is no evidence for or against this proposition.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="against__35" original="E391.-336f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6805"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="against__36" original="E391.-336e">not to the advantage or favour of somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6807" id="against__37"><span class="x-g" id="against__38" original="E824.-7a5a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6808"> <span class="x" id="against__39" original="E824.-7a59">Socrates' association with such a man counted against him at the philosopher’s trial.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a5c" id="against__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.680a"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a5b" id="against__41">The packages of drugs removed from his stomach were entered in evidence against him.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="against__42" original="E391.-336d" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.680c" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">compare</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/for" title="for definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.680d" original="E391.-336c" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.-15bc" id="against__43"><span class="xh" id="against__44">for</span></span></a></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3368" id="against__45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6810"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" original="E391.-3367" id="against__46">close to, touching or hitting somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" id="against__47" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6812"><span class="x-g" id="against__48" original="E824.-7a58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6813"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a57" id="against__49">The picture showed a relaxed-looking executive, leaning against a door frame.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6815" id="against__50" original="E824.-7a56"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a55" id="against__51">A child also redirects anger when he slams an object or his hand against a wall.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6817" id="against__52" original="E391.-3366"><span class="num">4</span><span class="def" original="E391.-3365" id="against__53">in order to prevent something from happening or to reduce the damage caused by something</span><span class="x-gs" id="against__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6819"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a4a" id="against__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.681a"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a49" id="against__56">Effective vaccines against these diseases are desperately needed.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="against__57" original="E824.-7a54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.681c"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a53" id="against__58">Defence against biological attacks requires rapid detection of disease. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a52" id="against__59" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.681e"><span class="x" original="E824.-7a51" id="against__60">This article considers whether leisure-time physical activity protects against shoulder pain at work. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6820" id="against__61" original="E824.-7a50"><span class="x" original="E824.-7a4f" id="against__62">The wetlands and barrier islands formerly provided some protection for New Orleans against hurricane winds. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6822" original="E824.-7a4c" id="against__63"><span class="x" id="against__64" original="E824.-7a4b">Most people take out some kind of insurance policy against fire, theft and so forth. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3364" id="against__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6824"><span class="num">5</span><span class="def" original="E391.-3363" id="against__66">with something in the background, as a contrast</span><span class="x-gs" id="against__67" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6826"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6827" id="against__68" original="E824.-7a46"> <span class="x" id="against__69" original="E824.-7a45">Images of the elephants in grasslands silhouetted against Kilimanjaro presented a powerful image for raising funds. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="against__70" original="E824.-7a48" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6829"><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.682a" id="against__71"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" original="E391.-3361" id="against__72" reg="fig">figurative</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a47" id="against__73">Britain's democratic stability since 1918 has been achieved against a background of relative decline.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3360" id="against__74" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.682d"><span class="num">6</span><span class="def" original="E391.-335f" id="against__75">used when you are comparing two things</span><span class="x-gs" id="against__76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.682f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6830" id="against__77" original="E824.-7a44"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a43" id="against__78">These costs must be weighed against the likely benefits.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6832" id="against__79" original="E824.-7a42"> <span class="x" id="against__80" original="E824.-7a41">The scanned fingerprints are checked against police and immigration records.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6834" original="E824.-7a40" id="against__81"> <span class="x" id="against__82" original="E824.-7a3f">The value of the euro has increased rapidly against the dollar. </span></span></span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" sk="asagainst" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF1" id="as3__123" original="E391.48e1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF2" id="as3__124"><span class="idm" original="E391.48e2" id="as3__125">as against something</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="as3__126" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF4"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF5" id="as3__127"> <span class="def" id="as3__128" original="E391.48e3">in contrast with something</span><span class="x-gs" id="as3__129" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6836-FF8" id="as3__130" original="E834.-2dd5"> <span class="x" original="E834.-2dd4" id="as3__131">It is predicted that by 2020, about 40% of India's population will be living in cities, as against 28% today. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" id="against__92" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ea0" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/against" title="against definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ea1" resource="oald" id="against__93" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7511"><span class="xh" id="against__94">against</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/against&t=against preposition - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s 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href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/count1#count1__141" title="count against somebody/something definition"><span class='arl5'>count against somebody/something</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/react#react__98" title="react against somebody/something definition"><span class='arl5'>react against somebody/something</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/turn1#turn1__191" title="turn against somebody/something definition"><span class='arl5'>turn against somebody/something</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/guard2#guard2__70" title="guard against (doing) something definition"><span class='arl5'>guard against (doing) something</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/hedge#hedge__101" title="hedge against something definition"><span class='arl5'>hedge against something</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/play1#play1__192" title="play A off against B definition"><span class='arl5'>play A off against B</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/proceed#proceed__90" title="proceed against somebody definition"><span class='arl5'>proceed against somebody</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/select1#select1__272" title="select for/against something definition"><span class='arl5'>select for/against something</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/come#come__756" title="come up against somebody/something definition"><span class='arl5'>come up against somebody/something</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/fight1#fight1__154" title="fight back (against somebody/something) definition"><span class='arl5'>fight back (against somebody/something)</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/run1#run1__390" title="run up against something definition"><span class='arl5'>run up against something</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/speak#speak__264" title="speak out (against something) definition"><span class='arl5'>speak out (against something)</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/stand1#stand1__275" title="stand out (from/against something) definition"><span class='arl5'>stand out (from/against something)</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/strike1#strike1__193" title="strike back (at/against somebody) definition"><span class='arl5'>strike back (at/against somebody)</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/count1#count1__141" title="count something against somebody/something definition"><span class='arl5'>count something against somebody/something</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/hold1#hold1__266" title="hold something against somebody definition"><span class='arl5'>hold something against somebody</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/level3#level3__82" title="level something against/at somebody definition"><span class='arl5'>level something against/at somebody</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/range2#range2__92" title="range yourself/somebody against/with somebody/something definition"><span class='arl5'>range yourself/somebody against/with somebody/something</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/set1#set1__195" title="set something (off) against something definition"><span class='arl5'>set something (off) against something</span></a>                    </li>                           </ul>                            <a class="see-more" >See more</a>                        </dd>                                </dl>    </div>            <div class="responsive_row nearby">        <h4>Nearby words</h4>        <ul class="list-col">                    <li>                            <a  href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/afterwards" title="Definition of afterwards adverb in Academic English"><browse>afterwards <pos>adverb</pos></browse></a>                        </li>                    <li>                            <a  href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/again" title="Definition of again adverb in Academic English"><browse>again <pos>adverb</pos></browse></a>                        </li>                    <li>            <span>                             <a class='selected' href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/against" title="Definition of against preposition in Academic English"><browse>against <pos>preposition</pos></browse></a>            </span>             </li>                    <li>                            <a  href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/age1" title="Definition of age noun in Academic English"><browse>age <pos>noun</pos></browse></a>                        </li>                    <li>                            <a  href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/age2" title="Definition of age verb in Academic English"><browse>age <pos>verb</pos></browse></a>                        </li>                </ul>    </div>                            </div>                        <div class="responsive_center">            <div id='ad_btmslot_b' class='am-default '>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_btmslot_b'); });</script>            </div>    </div>                    </div>                            </div>        </div>        <footer 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>age 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/age1&t=age1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/age1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="2639" id="age1" original="E391.-32cd" accessBand="free" hm="1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.683b"><ol class="h-g" original="E391.-32cc" id="age1__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.683c"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.683d" original="E391.-32cb" id="age1__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">age<span class="hm">1</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-32c0" id="age1__7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6848"><span class="pos" original="E391.-32bf" id="age1__8">noun</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_5"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.53ff" type="h_full_" eid="age1__9" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.8d9" id="age1__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age1__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="age1__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.8dc"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age1__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/age__/age__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="age1__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.684a"><li class="sn-g" id="age1__15" original="E391.-32be" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.684b"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="age1__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.684c"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="age1__17" original="E391.-32bc">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E391.-32bb" id="age1__18" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-32ba" id="age1__19">the number of years that a person has lived or a thing has existed</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6850" id="age1__20"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-44b8" id="age1__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6851"> <span class="x" original="E833.-44b7" id="age1__22">Each child's exact age was used in all analyses.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6853" original="E833.-44b6" id="age1__23"> <span class="x" original="E833.-44b5" id="age1__24">Participant age ranged from 3.67 to 17.66 years.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6855" original="E833.-44b4" id="age1__25"> <span class="cf" original="E834.-3848" id="age1__26"><span class="exp" id="age1__27">age</span> of somebody/something</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-44b3" id="age1__28">The average age of those factories was 16 years.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6859" id="age1__29" original="E640.-30b2"> <span class="cf" original="E833.-44af" id="age1__30">at… <span class="exp" id="age1__31">age</span></span> <span class="x" original="E640.-30b1" id="age1__32">Women have tended to marry at younger ages than men.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="age1__33" original="E833.-44b1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.685d"> <span class="cf" id="age1__34" original="E833.-44b2">at the <span class="exp" id="age1__35">age</span> of…</span> <span class="x" original="E833.-44b0" id="age1__36">Ronald Coase received the Nobel Prize at the age of 80.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6861" id="age1__37" original="E833.-44ab"> <span class="cf" original="E833.-44ac" id="age1__38">over/under the <span class="exp" id="age1__39">age</span> of…</span> <span class="x" id="age1__40" original="E833.-44aa">All male citizens over the age of thirty were eligible to serve on juries.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="age1__41" original="E833.-44a6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6865"> <span class="cf" original="E833.-44a9" id="age1__42">of… <span class="exp" id="age1__43">age</span></span> <span class="x" id="age1__44" original="E833.-44a5">The incidence of depression has been increasing in recent years in people of all ages. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="age1__45" original="E833.-44a3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6869"><span class="cf" original="E833.-44a4" id="age1__46">… years/months/days of <span class="exp" id="age1__47">age</span></span> <span class="x" original="E833.-44a2" id="age1__48">In the UK, one third of men over 75 years of age report some form of disability.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.686d" id="age1__49" original="E833.-448e"> <span class="shcut" id="age1__50">adjective + age</span><span class="sn-gu" id="age1__51" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.686f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6870" original="E833.-448d" id="age1__52"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6871"><span class="coll" id="age1__54" original="E833.-448c">old</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__55" original="E833.-448b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6873"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6874" id="age1__56"><span class="coll" id="age1__57" original="E833.-448a">young</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__58" original="E833.-4489" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6876"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6877" id="age1__59"><span class="coll" id="age1__60" original="E833.-4488">increasing</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="age1__61" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6879"><span class="x-g" id="age1__62" original="E833.-4484" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.687a"> <span class="x" id="age1__63" original="E833.-4483">He was orphaned at a young age.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E833.-4480" id="age1__64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.687c" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="age1__65">adjective + age</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.687e" id="age1__66"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.687f" id="age1__67" original="E833.-4463"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6880" id="age1__68"><span class="coll" id="age1__69" original="E833.-4462">early</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__70" original="E833.-4461" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6882"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6883" id="age1__71"><span class="coll" id="age1__72" original="E833.-4460">late</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6885" original="E833.-446a" id="age1__73"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6886" id="age1__74"><span class="coll" id="age1__75" original="E833.-4469">advanced</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6888" id="age1__76" original="E833.-447e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6889" id="age1__77"><span class="coll" id="age1__78" original="E833.-447d">maximum</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.688b" id="age1__79" original="E833.-447c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.688c" id="age1__80"><span class="coll" id="age1__81" original="E833.-447b">minimum</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-447a" id="age1__82" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.688e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.688f" id="age1__83"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4479" id="age1__84">mean</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="age1__85" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6891"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4478" id="age1__86">average</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__87" original="E487.2efe" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6893"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__88" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6894"><span class="coll" original="E487.2eff" id="age1__89">median</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6896" original="E487.2f00" id="age1__90"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__91" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6897"><span class="coll" original="E487.2f01" id="age1__92">exact</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6899" original="E833.-4476" id="age1__93"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.689a" id="age1__94"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4475" id="age1__95">chronological</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E487.2f02" id="age1__96" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.689c"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__97" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.689d"><span class="coll" original="E487.2f03" id="age1__98">maternal</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.689f" id="age1__99" original="E487.2f04"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a0" id="age1__100"><span class="coll" id="age1__101" original="E487.2f05">gestational</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="age1__102" original="E833.-4468" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a2"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a3" original="E833.-4458" id="age1__103"> <span class="x" id="age1__104" original="E833.-4457">Studies show that children are learning to use the Internet at earlier and earlier ages.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a5" original="E833.-4467" id="age1__105"> <span class="x" original="E833.-4466" id="age1__106">Despite her comparatively advanced age of 40, she is supposed to have borne him seven children.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a7" original="E833.-4446" id="age1__107"> <span class="shcut" id="age1__108">verb + age</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68a9" id="age1__109"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68aa" original="E833.-4445" id="age1__110"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__111" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ab"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4444" id="age1__112">reach</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ad" id="age1__113"><span class="coll" id="age1__114" original="E833.-4443">attain</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__115" original="E487.2f14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68af"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b0" id="age1__116"><span class="coll" original="E487.2f15" id="age1__117">estimate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b2" original="E833.-4442" id="age1__118"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b3" id="age1__119"><span class="coll" id="age1__120" original="E833.-4441">determine</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="age1__121" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b5"><span class="coll" id="age1__122" original="E833.-443f">calculate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b7" original="E833.-443e" id="age1__123"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68b8" id="age1__124"><span class="coll" id="age1__125" original="E833.-443d">include</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ba" original="E833.-443c" id="age1__126"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__127" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68bb"><span class="coll" id="age1__128" original="E833.-443b">raise</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="age1__129" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68bd"><span class="x-g" id="age1__130" original="E833.-4439" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68be"> <span class="x" id="age1__131" original="E833.-4438">The ceremony took place when the woman reached the age of 13 or 14 (Cantarella, 2005: 246‒7).</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="age1__132" original="E833.-4436" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c0" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="age1__133">verb + with age</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c2" id="age1__134"><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__135" original="E833.-4435" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c3"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__136" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c4"><span class="coll" id="age1__137" original="E833.-4434">increase</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="age1__138" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c6"><span class="coll" id="age1__139" original="E833.-4433">rise</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c8" id="age1__140" original="E833.-4432"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__141" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68c9"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4431" id="age1__142">decline</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68cb" id="age1__143"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4430" id="age1__144">decrease</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__145" original="E833.-442f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68cd"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ce" id="age1__146"><span class="coll" original="E833.-442e" id="age1__147">vary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-442d" id="age1__148" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d0"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d1" id="age1__149"><span class="coll" original="E833.-442c" id="age1__150">be associated </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__151" original="E833.-442b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d3"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__152" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d4"><span class="coll" id="age1__153" original="E833.-442a">correlate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d6" id="age1__154"><span class="x-g" original="E39f.-5f12" id="age1__155" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d7"><span class="x" original="E39f.-5f11" id="age1__156">The growth and development of bones in children vary with age and sex. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" original="E833.-4424" id="age1__157" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68d9" type="coll"><span class="shcut" id="age1__158">age + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="age1__159" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68db"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68dc" original="E833.-4422" id="age1__160"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68dd" id="age1__161"><span class="coll" id="age1__162" original="E833.-4421">range</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-4420" id="age1__163" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68df"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__164" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e0"><span class="coll" id="age1__165" original="E833.-441f">profile</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e2" original="E833.-441e" id="age1__166"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e3" id="age1__167"><span class="coll" id="age1__168" original="E833.-441d">structure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e5" original="E833.-441c" id="age1__169"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e6" id="age1__170"><span class="coll" id="age1__171" original="E833.-441b">distribution</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__172" original="E833.-441a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e8"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68e9" id="age1__173"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4419" id="age1__174">group</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68eb" id="age1__175"><span class="coll" id="age1__176" original="E833.-4418">category</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="age1__177" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ed"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4417" id="age1__178">class</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="age1__179" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ef"><span class="coll" id="age1__180" original="E833.-4416">cohort</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f1" id="age1__181"><span class="coll" id="age1__182" original="E833.-4415">band</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f3" id="age1__183"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4414" id="age1__184">bracket</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f5" id="age1__185" original="E833.-4413"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f6" id="age1__186"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4412" id="age1__187">estimate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-4411" id="age1__188" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f8"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__189" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68f9"><span class="coll" id="age1__190" original="E833.-4410">determination</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68fb" original="E833.-440f" id="age1__191"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__192" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68fc"><span class="coll" id="age1__193" original="E833.-440e">limit</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-440d" id="age1__194" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68fe"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.68ff" id="age1__195"><span class="coll" original="E833.-440c" id="age1__196">difference</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__197" original="E833.-440b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6901"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6902" id="age1__198"><span class="coll" id="age1__199" original="E833.-440a">discrimination</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6904" original="E833.-4409" id="age1__200"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6905" original="E833.-4408" id="age1__201"> <span class="x" original="E833.-4407" id="age1__202">The present results show that age differences have only a slight effect on rule-governed learning. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="age1__203" original="E391.-32b9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6907"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6908" id="age1__204"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="age1__205" original="E391.-32b7" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-32b6" id="age1__206">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-32b5" id="age1__207">a particular period of a person's life</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.690c" id="age1__208"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.690d" id="age1__209" original="E833.-44a1"> <span class="x" id="age1__210" original="E833.-44a0">Approximately half of the global deaths from smoking are expected to occur in middle age (age 35–59).</span></span><span class="x-g" id="age1__211" original="E833.-449f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.690f"> <span class="x" id="age1__212" original="E833.-449e">The difficulty is that ‘old age’ is a relative concept, whose exact boundaries are hard to ascertain.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6911" id="age1__213" original="E833.-44a8"> <span class="cf" id="age1__214" original="E39f.-5fd3">of… <span class="exp" id="age1__215">age</span></span> <span class="x" original="E833.-44a7" id="age1__216">Only women of childbearing age were tested.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E83e.-7de7" id="age1__217" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6915" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/middle-age" title="middle age definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-27d8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6916" original="E83e.-7de6" id="age1__218"><span class="xh" id="age1__219">middle age</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/old-age" title="old age definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.5330" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6918" original="E4a5.4468" id="age1__220"><span class="xh" id="age1__221">old age</span></span></a></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="colloc" coll_unbox="y"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" original="E833.-448e" id="age1__222" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.691a" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="age1__223">adjective + age</span><span class="sn-gu" id="age1__224" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.691c"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.691d" original="E833.-448d" id="age1__225"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.691e" id="age1__226"><span class="coll" id="age1__227" original="E833.-448c">old</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6920" original="E833.-448b" id="age1__228"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__229" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6921"><span class="coll" original="E833.-448a" id="age1__230">young</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6923" original="E833.-4489" id="age1__231"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6924" id="age1__232"><span class="coll" id="age1__233" original="E833.-4488">increasing</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6926" id="age1__234"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-4486" id="age1__235" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6927"> <span class="x" id="age1__236" original="E833.-4485">Clearly, inequalities can be identified at all stages of the life course from pregnancy to old age.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6929" type="coll" original="E833.-4246" id="age1__237"> <span class="shcut" id="age1__238">adjective + age</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.692b" id="age1__239"><span class="coll-gs" original="E487.2f06" id="age1__240" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.692c"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__241" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.692d"><span class="coll" id="age1__242" original="E487.2f07">middle</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.692f" original="E833.-4474" id="age1__243"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6930" id="age1__244"><span class="coll" id="age1__245" original="E833.-4472">reproductive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6932" original="E833.-446f" id="age1__246"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6933" id="age1__247"><span class="coll" id="age1__248" original="E833.-446e">working</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="age1__249" original="E833.-4244" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6935"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-4243" id="age1__250" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6936"> <span class="x" original="E833.-4242" id="age1__251">At the time of this survey, only about one third of disabled adults of working age were in employment.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="age1__252" original="E487.2f0a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6938" type="coll"> <span class="shcut" id="age1__253">noun + age</span><span class="sn-gu" id="age1__254" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.693a"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.693b" id="age1__255" original="E487.2f0c"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__256" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.693c"><span class="coll" id="age1__257" original="E487.2f0d">school</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__258" original="E487.2f0e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.693e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.693f" id="age1__259"><span class="coll" id="age1__260" original="E833.-4473">childbearing</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E487.2f0f" id="age1__261" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6941"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6942" id="age1__262"><span class="coll" original="E487.2f10" id="age1__263">retirement</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6944" id="age1__264" original="E487.2f11"><span class="x-g" original="E487.2f12" id="age1__265" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6945"> <span class="x" id="age1__266" original="E487.2f13">Working past traditional retirement age may indicate financial insecurity.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6947" id="age1__267"> <span class="shcut" id="age1__268">verb + age</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6949" id="age1__269"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.694a" original="E833.-4445" id="age1__270"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.694b" id="age1__271"><span class="coll" id="age1__272" original="E833.-4444">reach</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.694d" id="age1__273"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4443" id="age1__274">attain</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.694f" id="age1__275"><span class="x-g" id="age1__276" original="E470.-68b3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6950"> <span class="x" id="age1__277" original="E470.-68b2">Species that take a long time to reach reproductive age have slower rates of population growth. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6952" original="E391.-32a4" id="age1__278"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6953" id="age1__279"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="age1__280" original="E391.-32a2">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-32a1" id="age1__281">the state of being old</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6956" id="age1__282"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-4498" id="age1__283" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6957"> <span class="x" original="E833.-4497" id="age1__284">Oral cancer rates increase with age and those most affected are men in their sixth or seventh decade. </span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Collocations"><span class="unbox" coll_unbox="y" unbox="colloc"><span class="heading">Collocations</span><span class="body"><span class="shcut-g" type="coll" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6959" original="E833.-4436" id="age1__285"> <span class="shcut" id="age1__286">verb + with age</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.695b" id="age1__287"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.695c" id="age1__288" original="E833.-4435"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__289" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.695d"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4434" id="age1__290">increase</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="age1__291" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.695f"><span class="coll" id="age1__292" original="E833.-4433">rise</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6961" id="age1__293" original="E833.-4432"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__294" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6962"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4431" id="age1__295">decline</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="age1__296" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6964"><span class="coll" original="E833.-4430" id="age1__297">decrease</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-442f" id="age1__298" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6966"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6967" id="age1__299"><span class="coll" original="E833.-442e" id="age1__300">vary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6969" id="age1__301" original="E833.-442d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.696a" id="age1__302"><span class="coll" original="E833.-442c" id="age1__303">be associated </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.696c" id="age1__304" original="E833.-442b"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__305" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.696d"><span class="coll" original="E833.-442a" id="age1__306">correlate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="age1__307" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.696f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6970" original="E39f.-5f10" id="age1__308"><span class="x" original="E39f.-5f0f" id="age1__309">These conditions are commonly associated with old age. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="age1__310" original="E391.-32b1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6972"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" id="age1__311" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6973"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="age1__312" original="E391.-32af" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-32ae" id="age1__313">a particular period of history</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6976" id="age1__314"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6977" original="E833.-449b" id="age1__315"> <span class="x" original="E833.-449a" id="age1__316">After the end of the last ice age, global temperatures soared by about 14 °F in a decade (Mithin, 2003). </span></span><span class="x-g" id="age1__317" original="E487.2eef" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6979"><span class="x" id="age1__318" original="E487.2ef0">There is evidence of political systems that resembled sovereign states long before the modern age.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.697b" original="E487.2ef1" id="age1__319"> <span class="x" id="age1__320" original="E487.2ef2">In our digital age, virtually everything is capable of being represented in graphical form.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="age1__321" original="E833.-444b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.697d"> <span class="x" original="E833.-444a" id="age1__322">During the ‘dark ages’ after the fall of the Roman Empire, advertising appears to have disappeared.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" original="E391.-32ad" id="age1__323" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.697f" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/golden-age" title="golden age definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e464b3.35de" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6980" original="E833.-4499" id="age1__324"><span class="xh" id="age1__325">golden age</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ice-age" title="ice age definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E854.-685f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6982" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.-6ddb" id="age1__326"><span class="xh" id="age1__327">ice age</span></span></a><span class="sep">,</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/the-middle-ages" title="Middle Ages definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-27a5" original="E83e.-7d89" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6984" id="age1__328"><span class="xh" id="age1__329">Middle Ages</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E487.2ef3" id="age1__330" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6986"><span class="num">5</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6987" id="age1__331"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" original="E487.2ef5" id="age1__332">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6989" id="age1__333"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" id="age1__334" subj="earthsci">earth sciences</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="age1__335" original="E487.2ef8">a length of time that is a division of an <span class="ndv" id="age1__336">epoch</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.698d" id="age1__337"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.698e" id="age1__338" original="E487.2eee"> <span class="x" original="E487.2efb" id="age1__339">Two great packages of sedimentary and volcanic rocks—one of Middle Proterozoic age and one of Paleozoic age—make up most of the canyon's walls.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" id="age1__340" original="E391.-328c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6990"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" sk="advancedage" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF1" original="E391.-42a1" id="advanced__38"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF2" id="advanced__39"><span class="idm" original="E391.-429f" id="advanced__40">advanced age/years</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="advanced__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF4"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF5" id="advanced__42"> <span class="def" id="advanced__43" original="E391.-429e">old age</span><span class="x-gs" id="advanced__44" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a3-FF8" original="E833.-3178" id="advanced__45"> <span class="x" id="advanced__46" original="E833.-3177">In the wild, only a small fraction of a birth cohort will reach advanced age.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <ol class="idm-g" sk="comeofage" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6991" original="E391.-3288" id="age1__350"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="age1__351" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6992"><span class="idm" id="age1__352" original="E391.-3287">come of age</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="age1__353" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6994"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6995" id="age1__354" original="E391.-3280"><span class="num">1</span><span class="dis-g" id="age1__355" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6996"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E487.2efc" id="age1__356">of an activity or a movement</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="age1__357" original="E391.-327f">to reach the stage of development at which people accept and value it</span><span class="x-gs" id="age1__358" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6999"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.699a" original="E833.-4496" id="age1__359"> <span class="x" id="age1__360" original="E833.-4495">Ethology, the study of animal behaviour, came of age during the early twentieth century. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.699c" original="E391.-3286" id="age1__361"><span class="num">2</span><span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.699d" id="age1__362"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" id="age1__363" original="E487.2efd">of a person</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="age1__364" original="E391.-3285">to reach the age when they have an adult's legal rights and responsibilities</span><span class="x-gs" id="age1__365" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a0"><span class="x-g" id="age1__366" original="E833.-4494" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a1"> <span class="x" id="age1__367" original="E833.-4493">Butler and Stokes (1974) show that the generation that came of age in the 1940s moved decisively to support the Labour Party. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol></span></ol><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" unbox="collocs_all" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b1a" id="age1__368"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="age1__369"><span class="shcut-g" id="age1__370" original="E833.-4491" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b1c"><span class="shcut" id="age1__371" original="E833.-4490">adjective + age</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b1e" original="E833.-448f" id="age1__372"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b1f" id="age1__373" original="E833.-448d"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__374" original="E833.-448c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b20"><span class="coll" id="age1__375">old</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-448b" id="age1__376" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b22"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b23" id="age1__377" original="E833.-448a"><span class="coll" id="age1__378">young</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b25" original="E833.-4489" id="age1__379"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b26" id="age1__380" original="E833.-4488"><span class="coll" id="age1__381">increasing</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E833.-4487" id="age1__382" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b28"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b29" id="age1__383" original="E833.-4486"><span class="x" id="age1__384" original="E833.-4485">Clearly, inequalities can be identified at all stages of the life course from pregnancy to old age.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="age1__385" original="E833.-4484" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b2b"><span class="x" original="E833.-4483" id="age1__386">He was orphaned at a young age.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" id="age1__387" original="E833.-4480" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b2d"><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__388" original="E833.-4463" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b2e"><span class="coll-g" original="E833.-4462" id="age1__389" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b2f"><span class="coll" id="age1__390">early</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-4461" id="age1__391" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b31"><span class="coll-g" original="E833.-4460" id="age1__392" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b32"><span class="coll" id="age1__393">late</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-446a" id="age1__394" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b34"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b35" original="E833.-4469" id="age1__395"><span class="coll" id="age1__396">advanced</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b37" original="E833.-447e" id="age1__397"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b38" original="E833.-447d" id="age1__398"><span class="coll" id="age1__399">maximum</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__400" original="E833.-447c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b3a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b3b" original="E833.-447b" id="age1__401"><span class="coll" id="age1__402">minimum</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-447a" id="age1__403" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b3d"><span class="coll-g" original="E833.-4479" id="age1__404" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b3e"><span class="coll" id="age1__405">mean</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E833.-4478" id="age1__406" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b40"><span class="coll" id="age1__407">average</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b42" original="E487.2efe" id="age1__408"><span class="coll-g" original="E487.2eff" id="age1__409" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b43"><span class="coll" id="age1__410">median</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__411" original="E487.2f00" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b45"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b46" id="age1__412" original="E487.2f01"><span class="coll" id="age1__413">exact</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b48" original="E833.-4476" id="age1__414"><span class="coll-g" original="E833.-4475" id="age1__415" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b49"><span class="coll" id="age1__416">chronological</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b4b" original="E487.2f02" id="age1__417"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b4c" original="E487.2f03" id="age1__418"><span class="coll" id="age1__419">maternal</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b4e" id="age1__420" original="E487.2f04"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__421" original="E487.2f05" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b4f"><span class="coll" id="age1__422">gestational</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b51" original="E833.-4468" id="age1__423"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-4458" id="age1__424" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b52"><span class="x" id="age1__425" original="E833.-4457">Studies show that children are learning to use the Internet at earlier and earlier ages.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="age1__426" original="E833.-4467" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b54"><span class="x" original="E833.-4466" id="age1__427">Despite her comparatively advanced age of 40, she is supposed to have borne him seven children.</span></span></span></span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b56" id="age1__428" original="E833.-4246"><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__429" original="E487.2f06" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b57"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b58" original="E487.2f07" id="age1__430"><span class="coll" id="age1__431">middle</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__432" original="E833.-4474" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b5a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b5b" original="E833.-4472" id="age1__433"><span class="coll" id="age1__434">reproductive</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__435" original="E833.-446f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b5d"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__436" original="E833.-446e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b5e"><span class="coll" id="age1__437">working</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E833.-4244" id="age1__438" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b60"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-4243" id="age1__439" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b61"><span class="x" original="E833.-4242" id="age1__440">At the time of this survey, only about one third of disabled adults of working age were in employment.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b63" id="age1__441" original="E487.2f08"><span class="shcut" id="age1__442" original="E487.2f09">noun + age</span><span class="sn-gu" id="age1__443" original="E487.2f0a" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b65"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b66" id="age1__444" original="E487.2f0c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b67" id="age1__445" original="E487.2f0d"><span class="coll" id="age1__446">school</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b69" id="age1__447" original="E487.2f0e"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b6a" id="age1__448" original="E833.-4473"><span class="coll" id="age1__449">childbearing</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b6c" original="E487.2f0f" id="age1__450"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b6d" original="E487.2f10" id="age1__451"><span class="coll" id="age1__452">retirement</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b6f" original="E487.2f11" id="age1__453"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b70" original="E487.2f12" id="age1__454"><span class="x" original="E487.2f13" id="age1__455">Working past traditional retirement age may indicate financial insecurity.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="age1__456" original="E833.-4449" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b72"><span class="shcut" id="age1__457" original="E833.-4448">verb + age</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b74" original="E833.-4447" id="age1__458"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b75" id="age1__459" original="E833.-4445"><span class="coll-g" original="E833.-4444" id="age1__460" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b76"><span class="coll" id="age1__461">reach</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="age1__462" original="E833.-4443" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b78"><span class="coll" id="age1__463">attain</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b7a" id="age1__464" original="E487.2f14"><span class="coll-g" original="E487.2f15" id="age1__465" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b7b"><span class="coll" id="age1__466">estimate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-4442" id="age1__467" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b7d"><span class="coll-g" original="E833.-4441" id="age1__468" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b7e"><span class="coll" id="age1__469">determine</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E833.-443f" id="age1__470" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b80"><span class="coll" id="age1__471">calculate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b82" original="E833.-443e" id="age1__472"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b83" id="age1__473" original="E833.-443d"><span class="coll" id="age1__474">include</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b85" original="E833.-443c" id="age1__475"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b86" original="E833.-443b" id="age1__476"><span class="coll" id="age1__477">raise</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E833.-443a" id="age1__478" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b88"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b89" id="age1__479" original="E833.-4439"><span class="x" original="E833.-4438" id="age1__480">The ceremony took place when the woman reached the age of 13 or 14 (Cantarella, 2005: 246‒7).</span></span> <span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b8b" id="age1__481" original="E470.-68b3"><span class="x" original="E470.-68b2" id="age1__482">Species that take a long time to reach reproductive age have slower rates of population growth. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="age1__483" original="E833.-4241" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b8d"><span class="shcut" id="age1__484" original="E833.-4240">verb + with age</span><span class="sn-gu" id="age1__485" original="E833.-4437" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b8f"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b90" original="E833.-4435" id="age1__486"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__487" original="E833.-4434" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b91"><span class="coll" id="age1__488">increase</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b93" original="E833.-4433" id="age1__489"><span class="coll" id="age1__490">rise</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-4432" id="age1__491" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b95"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__492" original="E833.-4431" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b96"><span class="coll" id="age1__493">decline</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="age1__494" original="E833.-4430" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b98"><span class="coll" id="age1__495">decrease</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-442f" id="age1__496" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b9a"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b9b" original="E833.-442e" id="age1__497"><span class="coll" id="age1__498">vary </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__499" original="E833.-442d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b9d"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__500" original="E833.-442c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4b9e"><span class="coll" id="age1__501">be associated </span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba0" original="E833.-442b" id="age1__502"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba1" original="E833.-442a" id="age1__503"><span class="coll" id="age1__504">correlate </span></span></span><span class="x-gs" original="E833.-4429" id="age1__505" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba3"><span class="x-g" original="E39f.-5f12" id="age1__506" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba4"><span class="x" id="age1__507" original="E39f.-5f11">The growth and development of bones in children vary with age and sex. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba6" original="E39f.-5f10" id="age1__508"><span class="x" original="E39f.-5f0f" id="age1__509">These conditions are commonly associated with old age. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4ba8" original="E833.-4426" id="age1__510"><span class="shcut" id="age1__511" original="E833.-4425">age + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" id="age1__512" original="E833.-4424" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4baa"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bab" id="age1__513" original="E833.-4422"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bac" id="age1__514" original="E833.-4421"><span class="coll" id="age1__515">range</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__516" original="E833.-4420" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bae"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__517" original="E833.-441f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4baf"><span class="coll" id="age1__518">profile</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb1" id="age1__519" original="E833.-441e"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__520" original="E833.-441d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb2"><span class="coll" id="age1__521">structure</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb4" id="age1__522" original="E833.-441c"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb5" id="age1__523" original="E833.-441b"><span class="coll" id="age1__524">distribution</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__525" original="E833.-441a" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bb8" original="E833.-4419" id="age1__526"><span class="coll" id="age1__527">group</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bba" id="age1__528" original="E833.-4418"><span class="coll" id="age1__529">category</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bbc" id="age1__530" original="E833.-4417"><span class="coll" id="age1__531">class</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bbe" id="age1__532" original="E833.-4416"><span class="coll" id="age1__533">cohort</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E833.-4415" id="age1__534" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc0"><span class="coll" id="age1__535">band</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc2" original="E833.-4414" id="age1__536"><span class="coll" id="age1__537">bracket</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc4" original="E833.-4413" id="age1__538"><span class="coll-g" original="E833.-4412" id="age1__539" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc5"><span class="coll" id="age1__540">estimate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="age1__541" original="E833.-4411" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc7"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bc8" id="age1__542" original="E833.-4410"><span class="coll" id="age1__543">determination</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bca" original="E833.-440f" id="age1__544"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bcb" original="E833.-440e" id="age1__545"><span class="coll" id="age1__546">limit</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bcd" id="age1__547" original="E833.-440d"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bce" id="age1__548" original="E833.-440c"><span class="coll" id="age1__549">difference</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E833.-440b" id="age1__550" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd0"><span class="coll-g" id="age1__551" original="E833.-440a" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd1"><span class="coll" id="age1__552">discrimination</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="age1__553" original="E833.-4409" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd3"><span class="x-g" original="E833.-4408" id="age1__554" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd4"><span class="x" original="E833.-4407" id="age1__555">The present results show that age differences have only a slight effect on rule-governed learning. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ef8" id="age1__556" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/age_1" title="age definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7614" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.ef9" resource="oald" id="age1__557"><span class="xh" id="age1__558">age</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">  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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>age 2 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/age2&t=age2 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/age2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="303" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a7" hm="2" original="E391.-325f" id="age2"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a8" original="E391.-325e" id="age2__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69a9" original="E391.-325d" id="age2__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">age<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69b8" id="age2__10" original="E391.-3252"><span class="pos" original="E391.-3251" id="age2__11">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5406" eid="age2__12"><span class="pron-g" id="age2__13" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.8df" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__14"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="age2__15" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.8e2" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__16"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/age__/age__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3a00" id="age2__17"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="age2__18" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b1e" form="root"><span class="vp" id="age2__19"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> age</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="age2__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b1c" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="age2__21" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b1b"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__22"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="age2__23" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b18" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__24"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/age__/age__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/age__/age__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="age2__25" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b15"><span class="vp" id="age2__26"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> ages</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b13" eid="age2__27" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b12" id="age2__28" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__29"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/ages_/ages__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/ages_/ages__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="age2__30" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b0f" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__31"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/ages_/ages__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/ages_/ages__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b0c" id="age2__32"><span class="vp" id="age2__33"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> aged</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b0a" resource="phonetics" careful="y" eid="age2__34"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b09" id="age2__35"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__36"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="age2__37" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b06"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__38"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="age2__39" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b03"><span class="vp" id="age2__40"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> aged</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" careful="y" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b01" resource="phonetics" eid="age2__41"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7b00" id="age2__42" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__43"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7afd" id="age2__44"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__45"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="age2__46" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7afa"><span class="vp" id="age2__47"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> aging</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="age2__48" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7af8" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7af7" id="age2__49"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__50"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="age2__51" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7af4" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age2__52"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span> <span class="un" id="age2__53" original="E855.-5b68" un="help">In British English the present participle can also be spelled <span class="eb" original="E391.-322d" id="age2__54">ageing</span>.</span> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69ed" id="age2__55"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="age2__56" original="E391.-322a" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="age2__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69ef"><span class="sn-g" id="age2__58" original="E391.-322c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f0"> <span class="def" original="E391.-3229" id="age2__59">to become older</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f2" id="age2__60"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f3" id="age2__61" original="E834.-37d7"> <span class="x" id="age2__62" original="E834.-37d6">Schaie's study investigated the ways in which mental ability changes as people age.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="age2__63" original="E834.-37d3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f5"> <span class="x" original="E834.-37d2" id="age2__64">The sun, like all stars, is destined to grow brighter as it ages. </span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.10a6" id="age2__65"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/age_1" title="age definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.10a7" id="age2__66" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7614"><span class="xh" id="age2__67">age</span></span></a> <span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>age group noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/age-group&t=age-group noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/age-group', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="age-group__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age-group__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒ ɡruːp<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/age_g/age_group_1_gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/age_g/age_group_1_gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="age-group__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.9f6"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="age-group__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒ ɡruːp<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/age_g/age_group_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/age_g/age_group_1_us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="v-gs" type="vf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a2e" id="age-group__14"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">also</span> <span class="label-g" id="age-group__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a2f"><span class="reg" original="E391.-31d7" id="age-group__16" reg="freq"><span class="prefix">less</span> <span class="prefix">frequent</span> </span></span><span class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a31" id="age-group__17"><span class="v"><strong>age bracket</strong></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a35" id="age-group__19"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a36" original="E391.-31d3" id="age-group__20"> <span class="def" id="age-group__21" original="E391.-31d2">people of a similar age or within a particular range of ages</span><span class="x-gs" id="age-group__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a38"><span class="x-g" original="E856.-7f71" id="age-group__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a39"> <span class="x" original="E856.-7f70" id="age-group__24">the older/younger age group</span></span><span class="x-g" id="age-group__25" original="E856.-7f6e" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a3b"> <span class="cf" original="E856.-7f6f" id="age-group__26">in an <span class="exp" id="age-group__27">age group</span></span> <span class="x" id="age-group__28" original="E856.-7f6d">In women, the highest rates are seen in the 16-19 age group. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E856.-7f6b" id="age-group__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a3f"><span class="cf" original="E856.-7f6c" id="age-group__30">across age groups</span> <span class="x" id="age-group__31" original="E856.-7f6a">This trend is being seen across all age groups.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.10f3" id="age-group__32"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/age-group" title="age group definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.10f4" id="age-group__33" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aged adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aged&t=aged adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aged', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="449" id="aged" original="E391.-3203" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f7"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f8" original="E391.-3202" id="aged__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="aged__2" original="E391.-3201" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69f9">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aged</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adjective</span></div><span class="pos-g" id="aged__4" original="E391.-31ff" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69fb"><span class="pos" original="E391.-31fe" id="aged__5">adjective</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="aged__6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69fd"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-31fd" id="aged__7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69fe"><span class="num">1</span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.69ff" type="n_full_" careful="y" original="E391.-31fc" eid="aged__8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="aged__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.9a8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aged__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.9ab" id="aged__11" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aged__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdʒd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a05" id="aged__13"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="aged__14" original="E391.-31f6" gram="nbn">not before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="aged__15" original="E391.-31f5">of the age of</span><span class="x-gs" id="aged__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a08"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a09" id="aged__17" original="E834.-37a4"> <span class="x" original="E834.-37a3" id="aged__18">12.0 per cent of girls aged 10-15 years were overweight. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a0b" id="aged__19" original="E834.-37a2"><span class="x" id="aged__20" original="E834.-37a1">Our sample was composed of young people aged between 16 and 17 years.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E83e.-7d91" id="aged__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a0d"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/middle-aged" title="middle-aged definition"><span class="xr-g" id="aged__22" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e53daa.-27c5" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a0e" original="E83e.-7d90"><span class="xh" id="aged__23">middle-aged</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a10" original="E391.-31ed" id="aged__24"><span class="num">2</span><span class="v-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a11" type="alt" id="aged__25"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="v-g" id="aged__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a12"><span class="v"><strong>the aged</strong></span></span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="aged__28" original="E391.-31eb" careful="y" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a14" type="variant_full_"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="aged__29" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.9ae"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aged__30"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.9b1" id="aged__31" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aged__32"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/aged_/aged__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/aged_/aged__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="pos-g" id="aged__33" original="E391.-31e8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a1a"><span class="pos" id="aged__34" original="E391.-31e7">noun</span></span> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a1c" id="aged__35"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="aged__36" original="E391.-31e5" gram="pl">plural</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="aged__37" original="E391.-31e4">very old people</span><span class="x-gs" id="aged__38" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a1f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a20" original="E834.-37a0" id="aged__39"> <span class="x" id="aged__40" original="E834.-379f">Most synagogues organized charity for Jewish widows, orphans, the ill and the aged.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aged&t=aged adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aged', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>ageing 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ageing1&t=ageing1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ageing1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="v-g" id="ageing1__7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a49"><span class="v"><strong>aging</strong></span> <span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a4b" id="ageing1__9"><span class="geo" geo="n_am" id="ageing1__10" original="E391.-31c7">North American English</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="geo" geo="br" original="E391.-31c6" id="ageing1__11">British English</span></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a54" original="E391.-31c0" id="ageing1__12"><span class="pos" id="ageing1__13" original="E391.-31bf">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="ageing1__14" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5414" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="ageing1__15" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1021" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ageing1__16"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="ageing1__17" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1024" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ageing1__18"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="ageing1__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a56"><span class="sn-g" id="ageing1__20" original="E391.-31be" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a57"> <span class="gram-g" id="ageing1__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a58"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-31bc" id="ageing1__22">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-31bb" id="ageing1__23">the process of growing old</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a5b" id="ageing1__24"><span class="x-g" original="E834.-37a8" id="ageing1__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a5c"> <span class="x" original="E834.-37a7" id="ageing1__26">We expect to see declines in physical health over time likely related to ageing. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="ageing1__27" original="E834.-37a6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a5e"><span class="x" id="ageing1__28" original="E834.-37a5">Protein changes should therefore be considered as a potential primary cause of skin ageing.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="ageing1__29" original="E487.2fdc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a60"> <span class="cf" original="E487.2fdb" id="ageing1__30">+ noun</span> <span class="x" id="ageing1__31" original="E487.2fdd">In the course of the ageing process, bones tend to become less dense and therefore weaker and more likely to break.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="ageing1__32" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1118" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ageing_1" title="ageing definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1119" resource="oald" id="ageing1__33" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.77f4"><span class="xh" id="ageing1__34">ageing</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ageing1&t=ageing1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>ageing 2 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ageing2&t=ageing2 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ageing2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="v-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a6a" id="ageing2__7"><span class="v"><strong>aging</strong></span> <span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a6c" id="ageing2__9"><span class="geo" original="E833.-3e1a" id="ageing2__10" geo="n_am">North American English</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="geo" id="ageing2__11" original="E833.-3e19" geo="br">British English</span></span></span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a75" id="ageing2__12" original="E833.-3e21"><span class="pos" id="ageing2__13" original="E833.-3e20">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.541b" eid="ageing2__14"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="ageing2__15" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1027"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ageing2__16"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.102a" id="ageing2__17" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ageing2__18"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" 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original="E833.-3e17">becoming older and usually less healthy, safe or useful</span><span class="x-gs" id="ageing2__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a7c"><span class="x-g" id="ageing2__25" original="E833.-3e16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a7d"> <span class="x" original="E833.-3e15" id="ageing2__26">The amount of oxidative damage generally increases in ageing cells.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="ageing2__27" original="E833.-3e14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a7f"> <span class="x" id="ageing2__28" original="E833.-3e13">Japan has a rapidly ageing population.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="ageing2__29" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.113f"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ageing_1" title="ageing definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agency noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agency&t=agency noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agency', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agency__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒənsi<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agenc/agency__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agenc/agency__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-52f1" id="agency__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agency__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒənsi<span class="wrap">/</span><span 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a96"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-313f" id="agency__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a97"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="agency__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a98"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="agency__20" original="E39f.-5b07">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-313e" id="agency__21">a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially on behalf of other businesses or organizations</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a9b" id="agency__22"><span class="x-g" id="agency__23" original="E834.-37cf" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a9c"> <span class="x" original="E834.-37ce" id="agency__24">No studies to date have explored how advertising agencies select celebrity endorsers.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E487.2fe5" id="agency__25" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6a9e"> <span class="cf" original="E487.2fe4" id="agency__26">+ noun</span> <span class="x" id="agency__27" original="E487.2fe6">The maximum term for job assignments for agency workers was six months.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-3136" id="agency__28" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aa1"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aa2" id="agency__29"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" id="agency__30" original="E39f.-5b05">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" id="agency__31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aa4"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="geo" original="E391.-3134" id="agency__32" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix">especially</span> North American English</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="agency__33" original="E391.-3133">a government department that provides a particular service</span><span class="x-gs" id="agency__34" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aa7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aa8" original="E834.-37cd" id="agency__35"> <span class="x" id="agency__36" original="E834.-37cc">The National Science Foundation became the principal government agency supporting research in engineering. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aaa" original="E39f.-5b09" id="agency__37"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aab" id="agency__38"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E39f.-5b03" id="agency__39">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="agency__40" original="E39f.-5b02" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E39f.-5b01" id="agency__41">a person or thing that acts to produce a particular result; action that produces a particular result</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aaf" id="agency__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ab0" id="agency__43" original="E39f.-5b00"> <span class="x" id="agency__44" original="E39f.-5aff">Adams et al. (1996) detail the impact of human agency on African environments at the local, regional and continental scales.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E39f.-5afe" id="agency__45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ab2"> <span class="x" id="agency__46" original="E39f.-5afd">Forced convection occurs when the motion of the fluid is maintained by some external agency such as a fan or pump.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ab4" original="E487.2fe7" id="agency__47"> <span class="x" original="E487.2fe8" id="agency__48">This is the human capacity to exercise agency, to wield power, to experience a sense of self.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ab6" original="E834.-37cb" id="agency__49"> <span class="cf" original="E487.2fe9" id="agency__50">through the <span class="exp" id="agency__51">agency</span> of something/somebody</span> <span class="x" id="agency__52" original="E834.-37ca">Japanese management techniques reached the West through the agency of Japanese transnational companes.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1160" id="agency__53"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/agency" title="agency definition in English&#10; 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agenda noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agenda&t=agenda noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agenda', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="959" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aba" original="E391.-312c" id="agenda" accessBand="free"><ol class="h-g" id="agenda__1" original="E391.-312b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6abb"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="agenda__2" original="E391.-312a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6abc">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">agenda</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ac7" original="E391.-3122" id="agenda__7"><span class="pos" id="agenda__8" original="E391.-3121">noun</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_9"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5429" type="h_full_" eid="agenda__9" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="agenda__10" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-528e"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agenda__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒendə<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agend/agenda__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agend/agenda__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="u6afd3dec6ba0377c.132c7888.164f9a16ec2.-528b" id="agenda__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agenda__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈdʒendə<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/agend/agenda__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/age/agend/agenda__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ac9" id="agenda__14"><li class="sn-g" id="agenda__15" original="E834.-37b9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6aca"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="agenda__16" original="E834.-37b8">the most important aims that an organization, a society or a person wants to achieve; these aims considered as a list</span><span class="x-gs" id="agenda__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6acc"><span class="x-g" id="agenda__18" original="E834.-37b7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6acd"> <span class="x" original="E834.-37b6" id="agenda__19">As the museum is publicly funded, its agenda is set by the government in terms of its educational objectives.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6acf" id="agenda__20" original="E834.-37b1"> <span class="x" original="E834.-37b0" id="agenda__21">The bureaucracy included many officials who were pursuing their own agendas, including taking bribes. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ad1" id="agenda__22" original="E487.2fea"><span class="x" original="E487.2feb" id="agenda__23">The question of political and economic transition in the societies of the former Soviet bloc, however, dominates the research agenda.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-37af" id="agenda__24" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ad3"> <span class="cf" original="E39f.-5aba" id="agenda__25">on the <span class="exp" id="agenda__26">agenda</span></span> <span class="x" original="E834.-37ae" id="agenda__27">International conferences have been very important in putting women's issues on the global agenda.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ad7" original="E834.-37ad" id="agenda__28"> <span class="cf" id="agenda__29" original="E39f.-5abb">at/to the top of the <span class="exp" id="agenda__30">agenda</span></span> <span class="x" original="E834.-37ac" id="agenda__31">Environmental issues first rose to the top of the political agenda in the late 1960s. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6adb" original="E391.-3120" id="agenda__32"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-311f" id="agenda__33">a list of items to be discussed at a meeting</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6add" id="agenda__34"><span class="x-g" original="E834.-37aa" id="agenda__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ade"> <span class="cf" id="agenda__36" original="E834.-37ab">on the <span class="exp" id="agenda__37">agenda</span></span> <span class="x" original="E834.-37a9" id="agenda__38">There were 172 items on the agenda of the session of the 2009-10 UN General Assembly.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1197" id="agenda__39" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agent noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agent&t=agent noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agent', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6af4" id="agent__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6af5" original="E391.-310f" id="agent__15"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="agent__16" original="E391.-310e">a person whose job is to act for, or manage the affairs of, other people or organizations in business, politics, etc.</span><span class="x-gs" id="agent__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6af7"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6af8" original="E833.-3876" id="agent__18"> <span class="x" original="E833.-3875" id="agent__19">Universities often use agents to recruit students in overseas markets.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6afa" original="E833.-3874" id="agent__20"> <span class="x" id="agent__21" original="E833.-3873">The Internet has created new types of retailers, agents and other intermediaries. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6afc" original="E391.-30f8" id="agent__22"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" id="agent__23" original="E39f.-5ab3"><span class="exp" id="agent__24">agent</span> for/of something</span> <span class="def" id="agent__25" original="E391.-30f5">a person or thing that has an important effect on a situation</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b00" id="agent__26"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b01" original="E833.-3872" id="agent__27"> <span class="x" id="agent__28" original="E833.-3871">The US Secretary of State proposed that NATO should act as an agent for global stability.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E39f.-5ab2" id="agent__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b03"> <span class="x" original="E39f.-5ab1" id="agent__30">War is a profound agent of historical change. </span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div 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research is needed into alternatives to the use of cyotoxic agents in the treatment of cancer. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E4a5.60fa" id="agent__38" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b0c"><span class="num">4</span><span class="label-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b0d" id="agent__39"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" subj="gram" id="agent__40">grammar</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E4a5.60fd" id="agent__41">the person or thing that does an action (expressed as the subject of an active verb, or in a ‘by’ phrase with a passive verb)</span><span class="x-gs" id="agent__42" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b10"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b11" id="agent__43" original="E4a5.60fe"> <span class="x" id="agent__44" original="E4a5.60ff">Through the use of the passive voice, the agent has been left unspecified.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.11c6" id="agent__45" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/agent" title="agent definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="agent__46" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.11c7" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.790d"><span class="xh" id="agent__47">agent</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agent&t=agent noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agglomeration noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agglomeration&t=agglomeration noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agglomeration', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.cc6" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agglomeration__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/agglo/agglomeration__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/agglo/agglomeration__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="agglomeration__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.cca"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agglomeration__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˌɡlɑːməˈreɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/agglo/agglomeration__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/agglo/agglomeration__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b23" id="agglomeration__14"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-3021" id="agglomeration__15">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="u" id="agglomeration__16" original="E391.-3020">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" id="agglomeration__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b26"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="fml" id="agglomeration__18" original="E46b.1c02">formal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b28" id="agglomeration__19"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-301e" id="agglomeration__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b29"> <span class="def" original="E391.-301d" id="agglomeration__21">a group of things put together in no particular order or arrangement</span><span class="x-gs" id="agglomeration__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b2b"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b2c" original="E46b.1c03" id="agglomeration__23"> <span class="x" id="agglomeration__24" original="E46b.1c04">National boundaries will collapse in South America, as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Montevideo and Buenos Aires form an urban agglomeration along the Atlantic Coast.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="agglomeration__25" original="E46b.1c06" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b2e"> <span class="cf" id="agglomeration__26" original="E46b.1c05"><span class="exp" id="agglomeration__27">agglomeration</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E46b.1c07" id="agglomeration__28">The larger the area became, the more the agglomeration of firms made it attractive to others as a business site.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.11ff" id="agglomeration__29"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/agglomeration" title="agglomeration definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1200" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aggravate verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggravate&t=aggravate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggravate', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="556" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b32" original="E391.-2ff9" id="aggravate"><div class="h-g" id="aggravate__1" original="E391.-2ff8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b33"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" original="E391.-2ff7" id="aggravate__2" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b34">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aggravate</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b41" original="E391.-2fed" id="aggravate__9"><span class="pos" id="aggravate__10" original="E391.-2fec">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5440" type="h_full_" eid="aggravate__11"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="aggravate__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d2e"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aggravate__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d31" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-39d2" id="aggravate__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7af1" form="root" id="aggravate__17"><span class="vp" id="aggravate__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> aggravate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="aggravate__19" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aef"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aee" id="aggravate__20" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aggravate__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aeb" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ae8" id="aggravate__24"><span class="vp" id="aggravate__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> aggravates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ae6" type="verbs_full_" eid="aggravate__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="aggravate__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ae5"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ae2" id="aggravate__29" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="aggravate__31" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7adf" form="past"><span class="vp" id="aggravate__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> aggravated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7add" eid="aggravate__33"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7adc" id="aggravate__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="aggravate__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ad9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ad6" id="aggravate__38"><span class="vp" id="aggravate__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> aggravated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="aggravate__40" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ad4" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ad3" id="aggravate__41"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="aggravate__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ad0"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7acd" id="aggravate__45"><span class="vp" id="aggravate__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> aggravating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7acb" resource="phonetics" eid="aggravate__47"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="aggravate__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aca"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ac7" id="aggravate__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b6d" id="aggravate__52"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b6e" id="aggravate__53" original="E391.-2fd1"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-2fd0" id="aggravate__54"><span class="exp" id="aggravate__55">aggravate</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-2fcf" id="aggravate__56">to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E391.-2fce" id="aggravate__57" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b72"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/worsen" title="worsen definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E391.-2fcd" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b73" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e6dfe8.421d" id="aggravate__58"><span class="xh" id="aggravate__59">worsen</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="aggravate__60" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b75"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b76" id="aggravate__61" original="E834.-37c9"> <span class="x" original="E834.-37c8" id="aggravate__62">A minority of respondents believed that air conditioner use could aggravate health problems.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b78" original="E834.-37c7" id="aggravate__63"> <span class="x" id="aggravate__64" original="E834.-37c6">Contemporary globalizing trends are aggravating this situation as the demand for food continues to increase.</span></span></span></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="aggravate__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b7a"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b7b" id="aggravate__66" original="E391.-2fc3"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b7c" id="aggravate__67"><span class="dr" id="aggravate__68" original="E391.-2fc2">aggravating</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b84" original="E391.-2fbe" id="aggravate__69"><span class="pos" id="aggravate__70" original="E391.-2fbd">adjective</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="aggravate__71" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5441" type="dr_full_"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d3a" id="aggravate__72"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__73"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="aggravate__74" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d3d"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__75"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" id="aggravate__76" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b86"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b87" original="E834.-37c3" id="aggravate__77"> <span class="x" original="E834.-37c2" id="aggravate__78">The model represents deaths due to indirect causes where pregnancy was a substantial aggravating factor.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b89" id="aggravate__79"><span class="dr-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b8a" id="aggravate__80" original="E391.-2fbc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="aggravate__81" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b8b"><span class="dr" original="E391.-2fbb" id="aggravate__82">aggravation</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6b96" id="aggravate__86" original="E391.-2fb4"><span class="pos" id="aggravate__87" original="E391.-2fb3">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5442" type="dr_full_" eid="aggravate__88"><span class="pron-g" id="aggravate__89" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d34" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__90"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggra/aggravation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggra/aggravation__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aggravate__91" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.d37" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggravate__92"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button 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tended to lead to further aggravation of patients' depressive symptoms.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="aggravate__99" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.124d"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aggravate" title="aggravate definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7a72" id="aggravate__100" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.124e"><span class="xh" id="aggravate__101">aggravate</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aggregate 1 adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggregate1&t=aggregate1 adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggregate1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ba4" type="h_full_" careful="y" original="E391.-2f6c"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="aggregate1__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e07"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate1__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡət<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="aggregate1__11" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e0a"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate1__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡət<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="aggregate1__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bac"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="obn" original="E391.-2f68" id="aggregate1__14">only before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bae" id="aggregate1__15"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-2f6d" id="aggregate1__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6baf"> <span class="def" id="aggregate1__17" original="E391.-2f64">made up of several amounts that are added together to form a total number</span><span class="x-gs" id="aggregate1__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bb1"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bb2" id="aggregate1__19" original="E857.-7f70"> <span class="x" original="E857.-7f6f" id="aggregate1__20">Aggregate data indicate that different types of social problems are often but not always connected.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bb4" original="E846.-7137" id="aggregate1__21"> <span class="x" id="aggregate1__22" original="E846.-7136">Aggregate economic growth had slowed before the crisis.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E857.-7f6c" id="aggregate1__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bb6"> <span class="x" id="aggregate1__24" original="E857.-7f6b">Aggregate demand rises with the level of employment because as more people have jobs, there is more wage income to pay for the purchase of consumer goods.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1294" id="aggregate1__25"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aggregate_1" title="aggregate definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7ae8" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1295" id="aggregate1__26"><span class="xh" id="aggregate1__27">aggregate</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aggregate 2 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggregate2&t=aggregate2 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggregate2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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original="E391.-2f8f" id="aggregate2__17"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="aggregate2__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bcb"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-2f8d" id="aggregate2__19" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="aggregate2__20" original="E832.-78d5"><span class="exp" id="aggregate2__21">aggregate</span> (of something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-2f8c" id="aggregate2__22">a total number or amount made up of smaller amounts that are collected together; all of something</span><span class="x-gs" id="aggregate2__23" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd0"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd1" id="aggregate2__24" original="E846.-70ea"> <span class="x" original="E846.-70e9" id="aggregate2__25">The amount paid is equal to the aggregate of the premiums received.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd3" original="E846.-70e8" id="aggregate2__26"> <span class="x" id="aggregate2__27" original="E846.-70e7">The aggregate of these changes radically transformed the service. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd5" original="E832.-78d4" id="aggregate2__28"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="aggregate2__29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd6"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="aggregate2__30" original="E832.-78d2" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="aggregate2__31" original="E832.-78d1">a whole formed by combining several separate elements</span><span class="x-gs" id="aggregate2__32" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bd9"><span class="x-g" original="E832.-78d0" id="aggregate2__33" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bda"> <span class="x" id="aggregate2__34" original="E832.-78cf">The council was an aggregate of three regional assemblies.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-2f8b" id="aggregate2__35" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bdc"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" id="aggregate2__36" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bdd"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="aggregate2__37" original="E391.-2f88" gram="c">countable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E391.-2f89" id="aggregate2__38" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-2f86" id="aggregate2__39">a material formed from a mass of separate pieces pressed together</span><span class="x-gs" id="aggregate2__40" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be1"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-70e6" id="aggregate2__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be2"> <span class="x" id="aggregate2__42" original="E846.-70e5">Magnesite usually occurs as compact granular aggregates that may appear chalky.</span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" original="E391.-2f85" id="aggregate2__43" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be4"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" original="E391.-2f84" id="aggregate2__44" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be5" sk="inaggregate"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="aggregate2__45" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6be6"><span class="idm" original="E391.-2f83" id="aggregate2__46">in (the) aggregate</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aggregate 3 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggregate3&t=aggregate3 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggregate3', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bf7" original="E391.-2f38" careful="y" eid="aggregate3__11"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e13" id="aggregate3__12" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__gb_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aggregate3__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e16" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_3.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6bff" id="aggregate3__16"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="aggregate3__17" original="E391.-2f34" gram="oftpass">often passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="aggregate3__18" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-39a4" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-39a3" form="root" id="aggregate3__19"><span class="vp" id="aggregate3__20"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> aggregate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-39a1" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" careful="y" eid="aggregate3__21"><span class="pron-g" id="aggregate3__22" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-39a0" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__23"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" 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data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregate__us_3.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-399a" id="aggregate3__26"><span class="vp" id="aggregate3__27"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> aggregates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aggregate3__28" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3998" type="verbs_full_" careful="y" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="aggregate3__29" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3997" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__30"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡeɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3994" id="aggregate3__31" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__32"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡeɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3991" id="aggregate3__33"><span class="vp" id="aggregate3__34"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> aggregated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aggregate3__35" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-398f" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="aggregate3__36" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-398e"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__37"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-398b" id="aggregate3__38" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__39"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3988" form="pastpart" id="aggregate3__40"><span class="vp" id="aggregate3__41"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> aggregated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3986" type="verbs_full_" eid="aggregate3__42"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3985" id="aggregate3__43" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__44"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aggregate3__45" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3982" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__46"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-397f" id="aggregate3__47"><span class="vp" id="aggregate3__48"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> aggregating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aggregate3__49" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-397d" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-397c" id="aggregate3__50" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__51"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3979" id="aggregate3__52" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggregate3__53"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪɡeɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c2b" id="aggregate3__54"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c2c" id="aggregate3__55" original="E391.-2f39"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c2d" id="aggregate3__56"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="aggregate3__57" original="E832.-78cd" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="aggregate3__58" original="E391.-2f33"><span class="exp" id="aggregate3__59">aggregate</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="aggregate3__60" original="E391.-2f2e">to put together different items or amounts into a single group or total</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c32" id="aggregate3__61"><span class="x-g" id="aggregate3__62" original="E846.-7051" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c33"> <span class="x" original="E846.-7050" id="aggregate3__63">The firm level data were aggregated to create regional data.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="aggregate3__64" original="E846.-704f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c35"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="aggregate3__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c36"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="aggregate3__66" original="E832.-78cb" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="t" id="aggregate3__67" original="E832.-78ca">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="dis-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c39" id="aggregate3__68"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="dtxt" original="E846.-704e" id="aggregate3__69">especially of living things</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" original="E846.-704d" id="aggregate3__70">to group or become grouped together</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c3c" id="aggregate3__71"><span class="x-g" original="E846.-704b" id="aggregate3__72" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c3d"> <span class="cf" original="E846.-704c" id="aggregate3__73"><span class="exp" id="aggregate3__74">aggregate</span> into something</span> <span class="x" id="aggregate3__75" original="E846.-704a">These large crustaceans aggregate into dense swarms.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c41" original="E846.-7048" id="aggregate3__76"> <span class="cf" original="E846.-7049" id="aggregate3__77">be aggregated (together/into something)</span> <span class="x" id="aggregate3__78" original="E846.-7047">Soil structure reflects the way in which individual particles are aggregated together.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggregate3&t=aggregate3 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggregate3', null, true]);"></a>       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eid="aggregation__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggregation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggregation__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="aggregation__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c53"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aggregation__15" original="E84e.-776d">uncountable</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="c" id="aggregation__16" original="E84e.-776c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a 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the continental plates had separated into two aggregations, Laurasia and Gondwanaland.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c5e" id="aggregation__25" original="E84e.-7769"> <span class="cf" id="aggregation__26" original="E84e.-7439"><span class="exp" id="aggregation__27">aggregation</span> of something</span> <span class="x" id="aggregation__28" original="E84e.-7778">Aggregation of fine particles adds to sedimentation.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="aggregation__29" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.134a"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aggregation" title="aggregation definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="aggregation__30" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.134b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.5264"><span class="xh" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aggression noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggression&t=aggression noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggression', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="617" id="aggression" original="E391.-2f13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c62"><ol class="h-g" id="aggression__1" original="E391.-2f12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c63"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="aggression__2" original="E391.-2f11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c64">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aggression</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="aggression__7" original="E391.-2f09" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c6f"><span class="pos" original="E391.-2f08" id="aggression__8">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aggression__9" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.545c" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e85" id="aggression__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggression__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡreʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggression__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggression__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aggression__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.e88" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggression__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡreʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggression__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggression__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c71" id="aggression__14"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aggression__15" original="E391.-2f06">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c73" id="aggression__16"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-2f03" id="aggression__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c74"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="aggression__18" original="E391.-2f02">a violent attack or threats by one person or country against another person or by one country against another country</span><span class="x-gs" id="aggression__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c76"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c77" original="E834.-3784" id="aggression__20"> <span class="x" original="E834.-3783" id="aggression__21">As students felt safer and more valued at school, levels of verbal and physical aggression decreased.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c79" original="E834.-3782" id="aggression__22"> <span class="cf" id="aggression__23" original="E487.2ff8"><span class="exp" id="aggression__24">aggression</span> against somebody/something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-3781" id="aggression__25">Sapor I continued his father's policy of aggression against Rome. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c7d" original="E391.-2f05" id="aggression__26"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-2f04" id="aggression__27">feelings of anger and hate that may result in harmful or violent behaviour</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c7f" id="aggression__28"><span class="x-g" id="aggression__29" original="E834.-3780" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c80"> <span class="x" original="E834.-377f" id="aggression__30">His anger and aggression were directed at his younger brother.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="aggression__31" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.136b" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aggression" title="aggression definition in 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aggressive adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggressive&t=aggressive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aggressive', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggressive__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡresɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressive__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressive__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aggressive__9" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.ee2" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggressive__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡresɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressive__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressive__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c8e" id="aggressive__11"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-2ef8" id="aggressive__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c8f"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="aggressive__13" original="E391.-2ef7">angry, and behaving in a harmful or violent way; ready to attack</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c91" id="aggressive__14"><span class="x-g" id="aggressive__15" original="E487.2ff9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c92"> <span class="x" original="E487.2ffa" id="aggressive__16">Aggressive behaviour is observed in males competing for high status within the group.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="aggressive__17" original="E834.-3768" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c94"> <span class="x" original="E834.-3767" id="aggressive__18">The defendants said that they had not been aggressive and had not raised their voices.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="aggressive__19" original="E834.-3766" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c96"> <span class="x" original="E834.-3765" id="aggressive__20">Senior generals were arguing for an aggressive policy of military expansion.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="aggressive__21" original="E391.-2ef6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c98"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" original="E391.-2ef5" id="aggressive__22">acting with force and determination in order to succeed</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c9a" id="aggressive__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c9b" id="aggressive__24" original="E834.-3764"> <span class="x" original="E834.-3763" id="aggressive__25">The company's success can be attributed to its aggressive entrepreneurial policies. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6c9d" id="aggressive__26" original="E834.-3762"><span class="x" id="aggressive__27" original="E834.-3761">The higher risk level of the more aggressive therapy seems to have been ignored.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ca6" id="aggressive__35" original="E487.3000"> <span class="x" id="aggressive__36" original="E487.3001">Obesity may promote the risk of developing aggressive disease.</span></span></span>      </li></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="aggressive__37" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ca8"><span class="dr-g" original="E391.-2ef4" id="aggressive__38" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ca9"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6caa" id="aggressive__39"><span class="dr" id="aggressive__40" original="E391.-2ef3">aggressively</span> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-2eef" id="aggressive__41" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cb2"><span class="pos" id="aggressive__42" original="E391.-2eee">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="aggressive__43" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5464"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="aggressive__44" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.ed9"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggressive__45"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡresɪvli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressively__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressively__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="aggressive__46" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.edc"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggressive__47"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡresɪvli<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressively__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressively__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="x-gs" id="aggressive__48" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cb4"><span class="x-g" id="aggressive__49" original="E834.-3760" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cb5"> <span class="x" original="E834.-375f" id="aggressive__50">Sometimes parents directly encourage children to behave aggressively.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cb7" id="aggressive__51" original="E834.-375e"> <span class="x" original="E834.-375d" id="aggressive__52">This nocturnal rodent aggressively defends its territories.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="aggressive__53" original="E834.-375c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cb9"> <span class="x" original="E834.-375b" id="aggressive__54">Japan's auto manufacturers then began to invest aggressively and directly in the US market.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span> <span class="dr-gs" id="aggressive__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cbb"><span class="dr-g" id="aggressive__56" original="E391.-2eed" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cbc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cbd" id="aggressive__57"><span class="dr" id="aggressive__58" original="E391.-2eec">aggressiveness</span> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cc5" original="E391.-2ee8" id="aggressive__59"><span class="pos" original="E391.-2ee7" id="aggressive__60">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aggressive__61" type="dr_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5465" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.ed3" id="aggressive__62"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggressive__63"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡresɪvnəs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressiveness__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressiveness__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.ed6" id="aggressive__64"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aggressive__65"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡresɪvnəs<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agg/aggre/aggressiveness__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agg/aggre/aggressiveness__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="aggressive__66" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cc7"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aggressive__67" original="E391.-2ee5">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="x-gs" id="aggressive__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cc9"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cca" original="E834.-375a" id="aggressive__69"> <span class="x" original="E834.-3759" id="aggressive__70">Disruption in parenting is associated strongly with subsequent aggressiveness in the child. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ccc" original="E834.-3758" id="aggressive__71"><span class="cf" original="E487.3002" id="aggressive__72"><span class="exp">aggressiveness</span> of something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-3757" id="aggressive__73">Decisions about surgery are usually based on the size, location and aggressiveness of the tumour.</span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div></span></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="aggressive__74" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.138a"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aggressive" title="aggressive definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="aggressive__75" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.138b" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7bb6"><span class="xh" id="aggressive__76">aggressive</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aging </em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aging&t=aging  - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aging', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="107" id="aging" original="E391.-2e8b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ccf"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cd0" original="E391.-2e8a" id="aging__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="aging__2" original="E391.-2e89" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cd1">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aging</h2><span class="z"> </span></div><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.5478" eid="aging__4" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.102d" id="aging__5"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aging__6"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/age/agein/ageing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1030" id="aging__7" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aging__8"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdʒɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/age/agein/ageing__us_1.mp3" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agitate verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agitate&t=agitate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agitate', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="887" id="agitate" original="E391.-2e7f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cdf"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ce0" original="E391.-2e7e" id="agitate__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ce1" id="agitate__2" original="E391.-2e7d">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">agitate</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6cee" original="E391.-2e73" id="agitate__9"><span class="pos" original="E391.-2e72" id="agitate__10">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.547f" eid="agitate__11" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.105d" id="agitate__12" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1060" id="agitate__14" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3976" id="agitate__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="agitate__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ac0"><span class="vp" id="agitate__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> agitate</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="agitate__19" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7abe" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="agitate__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7abd"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitate__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitate__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="agitate__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aba"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪt<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitate__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitate__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="agitate__24" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ab7" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="agitate__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> agitates</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ab5" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" eid="agitate__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="agitate__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ab4" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitates__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitates__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="agitate__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7ab1"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪts<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitates__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitates__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="agitate__31" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aae"><span class="vp" id="agitate__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> agitated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="agitate__33" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aac" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aab" id="agitate__34" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="agitate__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aa8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aa5" id="agitate__38"><span class="vp" id="agitate__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> agitated</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="agitate__40" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aa3" type="verbs_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" id="agitate__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7aa2"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitated__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitated__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="agitate__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a9f"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitated__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitated__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="agitate__45" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a9c"><span class="vp" id="agitate__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> agitating</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="agitate__47" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a9a" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="agitate__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a99"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitating__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitating__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="agitate__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a96" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitate__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈædʒɪteɪtɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitating__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitating__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d1a" id="agitate__52"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d1b" id="agitate__53" original="E391.-2e55"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="agitate__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d1c"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="agitate__55" original="E391.-2e53" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-2e4d" id="agitate__56"><span class="exp" id="agitate__57">agitate</span> (for/against something)</span> <span class="def" id="agitate__58" original="E391.-2e51">to argue strongly for something you want, especially for changes in a law, in social conditions, etc.</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" original="E391.-2e50" id="agitate__59" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d21"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/campaign2" title="campaign2 definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.473a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d22" original="E391.-2e4f" id="agitate__60"><span class="xh" id="agitate__61">campaign</span><span class="xhm" id="agitate__62">2</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d26" id="agitate__63"><span class="x-g" original="E4c8.1280" id="agitate__64" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d27"> <span class="x" id="agitate__65" original="E4c8.1281">Street protests became commonplace as people began to agitate for democratic reform.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="agitate__66" original="E391.-2e4b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d29"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" id="agitate__67" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d2a"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-2e49" id="agitate__68" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E597.1287" id="agitate__69"><span class="exp" id="agitate__70">agitate</span> something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-2e47" id="agitate__71">to make somebody angry, anxious or nervous</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d2f" id="agitate__72"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d30" original="E4c8.1286" id="agitate__73"> <span class="x" id="agitate__74" original="E4c8.1287">A mass movement against slavery agitated British public opinion in the 19th century.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E4c8.1284" id="agitate__75" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d32"> <span class="x" original="E4c8.1285" id="agitate__76">In the advanced stages of dementia, over half of patients remain agitated and distressed.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d34" original="E391.-2e46" id="agitate__77"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" id="agitate__78" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d35"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="agitate__79" original="E391.-2e44" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-2e43" id="agitate__80"><span class="exp" id="agitate__81">agitate</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="agitate__82" original="E391.-2e40">to make something, especially a liquid, move around by stirring or shaking it</span><span class="x-gs" id="agitate__83" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d3a"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d3b" id="agitate__84" original="E4c8.1288"> <span class="x" original="E4c8.1289" id="agitate__85">We developed an apparatus that allowed us to agitate water around an egg, without the egg itself moving.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1426" id="agitate__86" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/agitate" title="agitate definition in English&#10;            "><span 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agitation noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agitation&t=agitation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agitation', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitation__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agi/agita/agitation__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitation__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="agitation__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.10eb" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agitation__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agi/agita/agitation__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agi/agita/agitation__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d4c" id="agitation__14"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="agitation__15" original="E391.-2e24" gram="u">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d4e" id="agitation__16"><li class="sn-g" id="agitation__17" original="E391.-2e26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d4f"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-2e23" id="agitation__18">worry and anxiety that you show by behaving in a nervous way</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d51" id="agitation__19"><span class="x-g" original="E4c8.14fc" id="agitation__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d52"> <span class="x" id="agitation__21" original="E4c8.14fd">When agitation is severe, the patient cannot sit for long and may pace up and down.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d54" original="E391.-2e22" id="agitation__22"><span class="num">2</span><span class="cf" id="agitation__23" original="E391.-2e1e"><span class="exp" id="agitation__24">agitation</span> (for/against something)</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-2e1d" id="agitation__25">public protest in order to achieve political change</span><span class="x-gs" id="agitation__26" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d58"><span class="x-g" id="agitation__27" original="E4e1.-2054" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d59"> <span class="x" original="E4e1.-2053" id="agitation__28">There was widespread agitation for social reform.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d5b" original="E391.-2e1c" id="agitation__29"><span class="num">3</span><span class="def" id="agitation__30" original="E391.-2e18">the act of stirring or shaking a liquid</span><span class="x-gs" id="agitation__31" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d5d"><span class="x-g" id="agitation__32" original="E4c8.14fa" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d5e"> <span class="x" id="agitation__33" original="E4c8.1503">After agitation in water, a total of 84% of the control eggs hatched within five minutes.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" id="agitation__34" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.145d" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/agitation" title="agitation definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7cf0" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.145e" resource="oald" id="agitation__35"><span class="xh" id="agitation__36">agitation</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>ago adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ago&t=ago adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ago', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="536" id="ago" original="E391.-2d91" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d60"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d61" original="E391.-2d90" id="ago__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d62" original="E391.-2d8f" id="ago__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">ago</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adverb</span></div><span class="pos-g" original="E391.-2d8a" id="ago__4" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d6b"><span class="pos" id="ago__5" original="E391.-2d89">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.548d" eid="ago__6" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.11fc" id="ago__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ago__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡəʊ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ago/ago__/ago__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ago/ago__/ago__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.11ff" id="ago__9" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ago__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡoʊ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ago/ago__/ago__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ago/ago__/ago__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="ago__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d6d"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d6e" original="E824.-7a3c" id="ago__12"> <span class="def" original="E391.-2d88" id="ago__13">used in expressions of time with the simple past tense to show how far in the past something happened</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d70" id="ago__14"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a3b" id="ago__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d71"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a3a" id="ago__16">The sales transaction was completed five days ago. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a35" id="ago__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d73"><span class="x" id="ago__18" original="E824.-7a34">Some time ago, a group of scientists proposed a different approach.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d75" id="ago__19" original="E824.-7a37"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a36" id="ago__20">Around 12 000 years ago, humans began the move away from hunter-gathering towards a more settled life.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a33" id="ago__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d77"> <span class="x" id="ago__22" original="E824.-7a32">Most genetic factors that contribute to human ageing were fixed in human and prehuman populations a very long time ago. 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agrarian adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agrarian&t=agrarian adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agrarian', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="agrarian__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agrarian__10"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡreəriən<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agrar/agrarian__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agrar/agrarian__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="agrarian__11" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1436"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agrarian__12"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡreriən<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agrar/agrarian__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agrar/agrarian__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="agrarian__13" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d88"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-2c48" id="agrarian__14" gram="ubn">usually before noun</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><span class="label-g" id="agrarian__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d8a"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="specialist" id="agrarian__16">specialist</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d8c" id="agrarian__17"><span class="sn-g" id="agrarian__18" original="E391.-2c46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d8d"> <span class="def" id="agrarian__19" original="E391.-2c45">connected with farming and the use of land for farming</span><span class="x-gs" id="agrarian__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d8f"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d90" id="agrarian__21" original="E487.3004"> <span class="x" original="E487.3005" id="agrarian__22">GNP per capita can measure economic development from agrarian society, via industrial society to post-industrial society. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6d92" original="E487.3006" id="agrarian__23"><span class="x" id="agrarian__24" original="E487.3007">The study of agrarian landscapes in transition is an integral component of the urban ecology of the region.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="agrarian__25" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.14a3"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/agrarian" title="agrarian definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="agrarian__26" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.14a4" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbab9c8f4.7f74"><span class="xh" id="agrarian__27">agrarian</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agree verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agree&t=agree verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agree', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriː<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agree__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agree__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1481" id="agree__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriː<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agree__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agree__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-3948" id="agree__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="agree__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a40"><span class="vp" id="agree__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> agree</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a3e" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="agree__19"><span class="pron-g" id="agree__20" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a3d" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriː<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agree__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agree__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="agree__22" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a3a"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriː<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agree__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agree__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="agree__24" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a37"><span class="vp" id="agree__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> agrees</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a35" type="verbs_full_" eid="agree__26" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a34" id="agree__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agrees__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agrees__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a31" id="agree__29"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriːz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agrees__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agrees__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a2e" id="agree__31"><span class="vp" id="agree__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> agreed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="agree__33" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a2c" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="agree__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a2b"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agreed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreed__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a28" id="agree__36" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agreed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreed__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a25" form="pastpart" id="agree__38"><span class="vp" id="agree__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> agreed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="agree__40" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a23"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a22" id="agree__41" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agreed__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreed__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="agree__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a1f"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriːd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agreed__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreed__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a1c" form="prespart" id="agree__45"><span class="vp" id="agree__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> agreeing</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a1a" eid="agree__47" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="agree__48" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a19" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriːɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agree/agreeing__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreeing__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="agree__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a16"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agree__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈɡriːɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agree/agreeing__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agree/agreeing__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dcf" id="agree__52"><li class="sn-g" id="agree__53" original="E391.-2c0c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dd0"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dd1" id="agree__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-2c0a" id="agree__55" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="t" id="agree__56" original="E391.-2c09">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="agree__57" original="E391.-2c08">to have the same opinion as somebody/something; to say that you have the same opinion</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dd5" id="agree__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dd6" id="agree__59" original="E834.-44fa"> <span class="x" id="agree__60" original="E834.-44f9">The majority of experts agreed, although a substantial minority disagreed.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dd8" original="E834.-44f8" id="agree__61"> <span class="cf" id="agree__62" original="E391.-2c06"><span class="exp" id="agree__63">agree</span> with somebody</span> <span class="x" id="agree__64" original="E834.-44f7">The Court agreed with the Advocate General.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-44f5" id="agree__65" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ddc"> <span class="cf" id="agree__66" original="E834.-44f6"><span class="exp" id="agree__67">agree</span> on something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-44f4" id="agree__68">Both expert groups agreed on the importance of developing training programmes. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-44f2" id="agree__69" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6de0"><span class="cf" original="E834.-44f3" id="agree__70"><span class="exp" id="agree__71">agree</span> about something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-44f1" id="agree__72">Constructivists generally agree with Max Weber about the value of interpretive understanding (Ruggie, 1998).</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-44f0" id="agree__73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6de4"> <span class="cf" id="agree__74" original="E391.-2c05"><span class="exp" id="agree__75">agree</span> with something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-44ef" id="agree__76">40% of respondents agree with the statement that being politically active takes too much effort. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6de8" id="agree__77" original="E834.-44ee"><span class="cf" id="agree__78" original="E391.-2c04"><span class="exp" id="agree__79">agree</span> (that)…</span> <span class="x" id="agree__80" original="E834.-44ed">Nearly all students strongly agree that education is the key to success.</span></span></span> <span class="un" un="help" id="agree__81" original="E834.-44fb">If people <span class="eb" original="E834.-369a" id="agree__82">are agreed (on something)</span> or something <span class="eb" id="agree__83" original="E834.-3699">is agreed (on)</span>, everyone has the same opinion about something:<span class="x-gs" id="agree__84" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6def"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6df0" id="agree__85" original="E834.-3698"><span class="x" original="E834.-3697" id="agree__86">Finally, the members of the committee were all agreed. </span></span></span></span><span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6df2" original="E391.-2c03" id="agree__87" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/disagree" title="disagree definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3810" original="E391.-2c02" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6df3" id="agree__88"><span class="xh" id="agree__89">disagree</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6df6" original="E391.-2bf0" id="agree__90"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6df7" id="agree__91"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" original="E391.-2bee" id="agree__92">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-2bed" id="agree__93">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="agree__94" original="E391.-2bec">to decide with somebody else to do something or to have something, usually after formal discussion</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dfb" id="agree__95"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6dfc" original="E834.-44e6" id="agree__96"> <span class="cf" id="agree__97" original="E391.-2beb"><span class="exp" id="agree__98">agree</span> on/upon something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-44e5" id="agree__99">The government was unable to agree on how to reform the wages policy.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-44e3" id="agree__100" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e00"> <span class="x" original="E834.-44e2" id="agree__101">Each partner's share of the profits is agreed upon in advance. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="agree__102" original="E834.-44e1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e02"><span class="cf" original="E391.-2bea" id="agree__103"><span class="exp" id="agree__104">agree</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="agree__105" original="E834.-44e0">Timoleon agreed terms with the Carthaginians which limited them to the west of the island.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="agree__106" original="E834.-44df" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e06"> <span class="cf" id="agree__107" original="E391.-2be9"><span class="exp" id="agree__108">agree</span> to do something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-44de" id="agree__109">In the Montreal Protocol, the parties agreed to phase out damaging CFCs.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-44dd" id="agree__110" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e0a"> <span class="cf" id="agree__111" original="E391.-2bf9"><span class="exp" id="agree__112">agree</span> (that)…</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-44dc" id="agree__113">After some discussion the Committee agreed that they would provide the equipment.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e0e" id="agree__114" original="E391.-2bf8"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e0f" id="agree__115"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" id="agree__116" original="E391.-2bf6">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-2bf4" id="agree__117">to say ‘yes’; to say that you will do what somebody wants or that you will allow something to happen</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e12" id="agree__118"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e13" original="E834.-44e8" id="agree__119"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-2bf1" id="agree__120"><span class="exp" id="agree__121">agree</span> to do something</span> <span class="x" id="agree__122" original="E834.-44e7">More than 90% of the parents agreed to participate in the research.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e17" original="E834.-3696" id="agree__123"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-2bf3" id="agree__124"><span class="exp" id="agree__125">agree</span> to something</span> <span class="x" id="agree__126" original="E834.-3695">In 1973 the British government agreed to the establishment of a Council of Ireland.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e1b" id="agree__127" original="E391.-2be7"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" id="agree__128" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e1c"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-2be5" id="agree__129" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="agree__130" original="E391.-2be4"><span class="exp" id="agree__131">agree</span> something</span> <span class="def" id="agree__132" original="E391.-2be3">to officially accept a plan or request</span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e21" original="E391.-2be2" id="agree__133" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/approve" title="approve definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-5de5" original="E391.-2be1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e22" id="agree__134"><span class="xh" id="agree__135">approve</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="agree__136" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e25"><span class="x-g" original="E834.-44db" id="agree__137" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e26"> <span class="x" original="E834.-44da" id="agree__138">Work was delayed until the second round of funding was agreed in December. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-2bdf" id="agree__139" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e28"><span class="num">5</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e29" id="agree__140"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="i" original="E391.-2bdd" id="agree__141">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="agree__142" original="E391.-2bd8"><span class="exp" id="agree__143">agree</span> (with something)</span> <span class="def" id="agree__144" original="E391.-2bdc">to be the same as something</span><span class="x-gs" id="agree__145" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e2e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e2f" original="E834.-44d9" id="agree__146"> <span class="x" id="agree__147" original="E834.-44d8">The results of these two studies agreed with other experimental studies (Shaffer et al., 1996).</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" id="agree__148" original="E391.-2bd7" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e31"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/disagree" title="disagree definition"><span class="xr-g" id="agree__149" original="E391.-2bd6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e32" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3810"><span class="xh" id="agree__150">disagree</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e35" original="E391.-2bd4" id="agree__151"><span class="num">6</span><span class="gram-g" id="agree__152" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e36"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-2bd2" id="agree__153" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-2bd1" id="agree__154"><span class="exp" id="agree__155">agree</span> (with something)</span><span class="label-g" id="agree__156" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e3a"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="subj" subj="gram" id="agree__157">grammar</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="agree__158" original="E391.-2bd0">to match a word or phrase in number , <span class="ndv" id="agree__159">gender</span> or person</span><span class="x-gs" id="agree__160" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e3e"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e3f" id="agree__161" original="E834.-3694"> <span class="x" original="E834.-3693" id="agree__162">In some languages, the subject can be omitted if it agrees with the verb. </span></span></span>      </li></span></ol><span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.14ef" id="agree__163"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/agree" title="agree 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agreed adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agreed&t=agreed adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agreed', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e50"> <span class="def" original="E834.-35c1" id="agreed__15">accepted by all or most people</span><span class="x-gs" id="agreed__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e52"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e53" id="agreed__17" original="E834.-35c0"> <span class="x" id="agreed__18" original="E834.-35bf">There is no generally agreed definition of consciousness. </span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agreed&t=agreed adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agreement noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agreement&t=agreement noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agreement', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="sn-gs" id="agreement__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e65"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e66" original="E391.-2b8c" id="agreement__15"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="agreement__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e67"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="c" original="E391.-2b8a" id="agreement__17">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="agreement__18" original="E391.-2b89">an arrangement, a promise or a contract made with somebody</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e6a" id="agreement__19"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e6b" id="agreement__20" original="E834.-3543"> <span class="x" original="E834.-3542" id="agreement__21">In March 1999, the European Council reached an agreement about the EU budget for 2000-6. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e6d" id="agreement__22" original="E834.-3541"><span class="cf" original="E391.-2b88" id="agreement__23"><span class="exp" id="agreement__24">agreement</span> with somebody</span> <span class="x" id="agreement__25" original="E834.-3540">Korean auto manufacturers signed similar agreements with the EU in 1999.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="agreement__26" original="E834.-353f" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e71"> <span class="cf" id="agreement__27" original="E391.-2b87"><span class="exp" id="agreement__28">agreement</span> between A and B</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-353e" id="agreement__29">NAFTA was initially based on a free trade agreement between the US and Canada.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e75" id="agreement__30" original="E834.-353c"> <span class="cf" original="E834.-353d" id="agreement__31"><span class="exp" id="agreement__32">agreement</span> on something</span> <span class="x" id="agreement__33" original="E834.-353b">There are no UK-wide agreements on standards in this area.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e79" original="E834.-353a" id="agreement__34"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-2b86" id="agreement__35"><span class="exp" id="agreement__36">agreement</span> to do something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-3539" id="agreement__37">Enforcing patent laws was part of the Chinese agreement to join the World Trade Organization.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e7d" id="agreement__38" original="E834.-3537"> <span class="cf" original="E834.-3538" id="agreement__39">under an/the <span class="exp" id="agreement__40">agreement</span></span> <span class="x" id="agreement__41" original="E834.-3536">Under the St Andrews agreement of 2006, the choice of First Minister became automatic.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="agreement__42" original="E391.-2b80" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e81"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e82" id="agreement__43"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="agreement__44" original="E391.-2b7e">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="agreement__45" original="E391.-2b7d">the state of sharing the same opinion or feeling</span><span class="x-gs" id="agreement__46" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e85"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e86" id="agreement__47" original="E834.-3534"> <span class="cf" id="agreement__48" original="E834.-3535"><span class="exp" id="agreement__49">agreement</span> between A and B</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-3533" id="agreement__50">West et al. (1995) found a surprising amount of agreement between children and their parents over school selection. </span></span><span class="x-g" id="agreement__51" original="E834.-3531" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e8a"><span class="cf" id="agreement__52" original="E834.-3532"><span class="exp" id="agreement__53">agreement</span> on/about something</span> <span class="x" id="agreement__54" original="E834.-3530">Philosophers have still not reached agreement on what the self is. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e8e" id="agreement__55" original="E834.-352f"><span class="cf" id="agreement__56" original="E391.-2b7c">in <span class="exp" id="agreement__57">agreement</span> (with somebody)</span> <span class="x" id="agreement__58" original="E834.-352e">Here Meyer (ibid, p. 319) is in agreement with Neuringer (1974b). </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-352c" id="agreement__59" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e92"><span class="cf" id="agreement__60" original="E834.-352d"><span class="exp" id="agreement__61">agreement</span> that…</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-352b" id="agreement__62">There is widespread agreement that breast cancer screening is effective for women of certain ages.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-3529" id="agreement__63" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e96"> <span class="cf" original="E834.-352a" id="agreement__64"><span class="exp" id="agreement__65">agreement</span> over something</span> <span class="x" id="agreement__66" original="E834.-3528">The subcommittee negotiations reached broad inter-party agreement over most of the constitution.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e9a" original="E391.-2b7b" id="agreement__67" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">opposite</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/disagreement" title="disagreement definition"><span class="xr-g" id="agreement__68" original="E391.-2b7a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6e9b" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3ff93.-3790"><span class="xh" id="agreement__69">disagreement</span></span></a></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agricultural adjective</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agricultural&t=agricultural adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agricultural', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ece" id="agricultural__11"><span class="sn-g" id="agricultural__12" original="E834.-36ce" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ecf"> <span class="def" id="agricultural__13" original="E834.-36cd">connected with the science or practice of farming</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ed1" id="agricultural__14"><span class="x-g" original="E487.3008" id="agricultural__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ed2"> <span class="x" id="agricultural__16" original="E487.3009">Egypt's wealth lay primarily in its agricultural land.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ed4" id="agricultural__17" original="E487.300a"> <span class="x" original="E487.300b" id="agricultural__18">Agricultural production is fundamental to any pre-industrial society.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ed6" id="agricultural__19" original="E487.300c"> <span class="x" id="agricultural__20" original="E487.300d">The relative importance of the agricultural sector has declined significantly.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ed8" original="E834.-36ca" id="agricultural__21"> <span class="x" original="E834.-36c9" id="agricultural__22">It seems likely that the Earth's capacity to support human agricultural and industrial activity is limited.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" id="agricultural__23" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.15f3" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/agricultural" title="agricultural definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.-1c8fc68b.14390aad4d0.52c1" id="agricultural__24" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>agriculture noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agriculture&t=agriculture noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agriculture', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="agriculture__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agriculture__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃə(r)<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/agr/agric/agriculture__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/agr/agric/agriculture__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="agriculture__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.16d0"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="agriculture__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃər<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/agr/agric/agriculture__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/agr/agric/agriculture__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div> <span class="gram-g" id="agriculture__14" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eea"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-2b30" id="agriculture__15">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="agriculture__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eec"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eed" id="agriculture__17" original="E391.-2b2f"> <span class="def" id="agriculture__18" original="E391.-2b2e">the science or practice of farming</span><span class="x-gs" id="agriculture__19" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6eef"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ef0" original="E834.-3754" id="agriculture__20"> <span class="x" id="agriculture__21" original="E834.-3753">In Andhra Pradesh, 70% of the population is engaged in agriculture.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ef2" original="E834.-3752" id="agriculture__22"> <span class="x" id="agriculture__23" original="E834.-3751">The rural poor rely on subsistence agriculture rather than cash crops.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1614" id="agriculture__24" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>ahead adverb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ahead&t=ahead adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ahead', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="589" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ef4" original="E391.-2a57" id="ahead"><ol class="h-g" original="E391.-2a56" id="ahead__1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ef5"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ef6" original="E391.-2a55" id="ahead__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">ahead</h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">adverb</span></div><span class="pos-g" id="ahead__4" original="E391.-2a50" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6efe"><span class="pos" original="E391.-2a4f" id="ahead__5">adverb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54c0" eid="ahead__6" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="ahead__7" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.18ba" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ahead__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈhed<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ahe/ahead/ahead__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ahe/ahead/ahead__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.18bd" id="ahead__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ahead__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈhed<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound 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For example <span class="eb" id="ahead__13" original="E391.-2a4c">press ahead (with something)</span> is in the phrasal verb section at <span class="eb" id="ahead__14" original="E391.-2a4b">press</span> <span class="ei" id="ahead__15" original="E854.-6c75">verb</span>.</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f05" id="ahead__16"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f06" id="ahead__17" original="E391.-2a4a"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-2a49" id="ahead__18">further forward in time or space; in front</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f08" id="ahead__19"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a2d" id="ahead__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f09"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a2c" id="ahead__21">There is a considerable amount of work ahead.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="ahead__22" original="E824.-7a29" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f0b"> <span class="x" id="ahead__23" original="E824.-7a28">These countries can hope for greater development and prosperity in the years ahead. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f0d" id="ahead__24" original="E824.-7a31"><span class="x" original="E824.-7a30" id="ahead__25">The person being measured should be looking straight ahead while height is assessed.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f0f" original="E824.-7a2f" id="ahead__26"> <span class="x" id="ahead__27" original="E824.-7a2e">In battle, the fleets sailed in line ahead, one ship following another, to bring the largest number of guns to bear on the enemy. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f11" original="E391.-2a48" id="ahead__28"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="ahead__29" original="E391.-2a47">earlier</span><span class="x-gs" id="ahead__30" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f13"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f14" original="E824.-7a27" id="ahead__31"> <span class="x" id="ahead__32" original="E824.-7a26">Long-lasting business relationships allow companies to plan ahead with more confidence.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="ahead__33" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1631"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ahead" title="ahead definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" id="ahead__34" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.1632" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7d66"><span class="xh" id="ahead__35">ahead</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ahead&t=ahead adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ahead', null, true]);"></a>        <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ahead" target="_blank" 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                                                                                                              <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ahead-of" title="ahead of preposition definition"><span class='arl2'>ahead of <pos>preposition</pos></span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/go#go__328" title="go ahead (with something) definition"><span class='arl5'>go ahead (with something)</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/get#get__229" title="get ahead definition"><span class='arl5'>get ahead</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/lie1#lie1__127" title="lie ahead definition"><span class='arl5'>lie ahead</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/look1#look1__178" title="look ahead (to something) definition"><span class='arl5'>look ahead (to something)</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/push1#push1__163" title="push ahead/forward (with something) definition"><span class='arl5'>push ahead/forward (with something)</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/forge#forge__81" title="forge ahead (with something) definition"><span class='arl5'>forge ahead (with something)</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li >                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/press2#press2__178" title="press ahead/on (with something) definition"><span class='arl5'>press ahead/on (with something)</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/think#think__229" title="think ahead (to something) definition"><span class='arl5'>think ahead (to something)</span></a>                    </li>                                                                                                      <li class='more'>                           <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/push1#push1__163" title="push something ahead/forward definition"><span class='arl5'>push something ahead/forward</span></a>                    </li>                           </ul>                            <a class="see-more" >See more</a>                        </dd>                                </dl>    </div>            <div class="responsive_row nearby">        <h4>Nearby words</h4>        <ul class="list-col">                    <li>                            <a  href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/agricultural" title="Definition of agricultural adjective in Academic English"><browse>agricultural 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>ahead of preposition</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ahead-of&t=ahead-of preposition - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/ahead-of', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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id="ahead-of__7"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ahead-of__8"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈhed əv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/ahe/ahead/ahead_of_1_gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/ahe/ahead/ahead_of_1_gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1902" id="ahead-of__9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="ahead-of__10"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>əˈhed əv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/ahe/ahead/ahead_of_1_us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/ahe/ahead/ahead_of_1_us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="ahead-of__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f21"><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-2a38" id="ahead-of__12" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f22"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" original="E391.-2a37" id="ahead-of__13">further forward in time or space than somebody/something; in front of somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f24" id="ahead-of__14"><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a1f" id="ahead-of__15" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f25"> <span class="x" id="ahead-of__16" original="E824.-7a1e">The decisions and tasks ahead of the prime minister and his party were formidable. </span></span><span class="x-g" original="E824.-7a23" id="ahead-of__17" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f27"><span class="x" original="E824.-7a22" id="ahead-of__18">Younger patients received more intensive therapy because they had more years of life ahead of them. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f29" id="ahead-of__19" original="E824.-7a25"><span class="x" id="ahead-of__20" original="E824.-7a24">If a source is travelling near the speed of sound, it tends to rush ahead of the waves it emits behind. </span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-2a36" id="ahead-of__21" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f2b"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="ahead-of__22" original="E391.-2a35">earlier than somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f2d" id="ahead-of__23"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f2e" original="E465.6308" id="ahead-of__24"> <span class="x" original="E465.6309" id="ahead-of__25">The new factory was finished several months ahead of schedule.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f30" original="E824.-7a1d" id="ahead-of__26"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a1c" id="ahead-of__27">The customs union had been completed ahead of the deadline in 1969.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aid 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aid1&t=aid1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aid1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1106" id="aid1" original="E391.-29f0" hm="1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f37"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f38" original="E391.-29ef" id="aid1__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f39" original="E391.-29ee" id="aid1__2">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aid<span class="hm">1</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" id="aid1__9" original="E391.-29e3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f46"><span class="pos" id="aid1__10" original="E391.-29e2">noun</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aid1__11" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54ce" type="h_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.19e9" id="aid1__12" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid1__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.19ec" id="aid1__14"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid1__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="aid1__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f48"><li class="sn-g" id="aid1__17" original="E391.-29e1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f49"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f4a" id="aid1__18"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-29df" id="aid1__19">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" original="E391.-29de" id="aid1__20">money, food, etc. that is sent to help countries in difficult situations</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f4d" id="aid1__21"><span class="x-g" id="aid1__22" original="E822.-7533" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f4e"> <span class="x" id="aid1__23" original="E822.-7532">The UN attempted to deliver humanitarian aid.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="aid1__24" original="E822.-74b8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f50"> <span class="x" original="E822.-74b7" id="aid1__25">Foreign aid has brought relief to millions who live in war-torn and impoverished regions.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="aid1__26" original="E822.-74b6" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f52"> <span class="cf" id="aid1__27" original="E47f.2f3e">+ noun</span> <span class="x" original="E822.-74b5" id="aid1__28">Japan remains the world's leading bilateral aid donor in Asia Pacific.</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f55" id="aid1__29" original="E822.-7531"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f56" id="aid1__30"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E822.-752f" id="aid1__31">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E822.-752d" id="aid1__32"><span class="exp" id="aid1__33">aid</span> (to something)</span> <span class="def" original="E822.-752e" id="aid1__34">financial help that is given by a government to a region, industry or group of people</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f5b" id="aid1__35"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f5c" original="E822.-752c" id="aid1__36"> <span class="x" original="E822.-752b" id="aid1__37">Regional aid is the largest single type of aid to manufacturing.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" id="aid1__38" original="E391.-29d8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f5e"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f5f" id="aid1__39"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" original="E391.-29d6" id="aid1__40">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="aid1__41" original="E391.-29d5">help that you need to perform a particular task</span><span class="idm-gs"><span class="heading">Idioms</span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f65" id="aid1__42"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f66" id="aid1__43" original="E822.-7528"> <span class="x" id="aid1__44" original="E822.-7527">Legal aid was made available to those who did not have enough money to obtain advice.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f68" original="E822.-74b4" id="aid1__45"> <span class="x" original="E822.-74b3" id="aid1__46">Staff members are encouraged to pursue higher education and are provided with financial aid. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f6a" id="aid1__47" original="E822.-7525"><span class="cf" original="E822.-7526" id="aid1__48">with/without the <span class="exp" id="aid1__49">aid</span> of somebody/something</span> <span class="x" id="aid1__50" original="E822.-7524">Messenia regained its independence with the aid of Thebes.</span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" id="aid1__51" original="E83e.-750b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f6e" xref_type="internal"><span class="prefix">see also</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/legal-aid" title="legal aid definition"><span class="xr-g" original="E83e.-750a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f6f" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e4d16e.5389" id="aid1__52"><span class="xh" id="aid1__53">legal aid</span></span></a></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="aid1__54" original="E391.-29cc" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f71"><span class="num">4</span><span class="gram-g" id="aid1__55" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f72"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="aid1__56" original="E391.-29ca" gram="c">countable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="aid1__57" original="E391.-29c9">a device that is used to help somebody do a particular type of task</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f75" id="aid1__58"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f76" original="E822.-751e" id="aid1__59"> <span class="x" id="aid1__60" original="E822.-751d">a hearing/walking/navigational/decision aid</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="aid1__61" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.167d"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aid_1" title="aid definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7cc5" resource="oald" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.167e" id="aid1__62"><span class="xh" id="aid1__63">aid</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary</span></span></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aid 2 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aid2&t=aid2 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aid2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="593" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f78" hm="2" original="E391.-29bd" id="aid2"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f79" id="aid2__1" original="E391.-29bc"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f7a" original="E391.-29bb" id="aid2__2">         <div class="webtop-g">								<a class="academic" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/academic/academic/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aid<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6f87" id="aid2__9" original="E391.-29b0"><span class="pos" id="aid2__10" original="E391.-29af">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aid2__11" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54d5" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.19ef" id="aid2__12" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aid2__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.19f2" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="aid2__16" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-391a" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="aid2__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a13"><span class="vp" id="aid2__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> aid</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a11" type="verbs_full_" eid="aid2__19" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a10" id="aid2__20" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a0d" id="aid2__22"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aid__/aid__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a0a" id="aid2__24"><span class="vp" id="aid2__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> aids</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a08" type="verbs_full_" eid="aid2__26"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a07" id="aid2__27"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aids_/aids__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aids_/aids__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a04" id="aid2__29" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aids_/aids__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aids_/aids__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-7a01" id="aid2__31"><span class="vp" id="aid2__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> aided</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="aid2__33" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ff" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79fe" id="aid2__34"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aided/aided__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aided/aided__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aid2__36" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79fb" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aided/aided__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aided/aided__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="aid2__38" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79f8" form="pastpart"><span class="vp" id="aid2__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> aided</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79f6" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" eid="aid2__40"><span class="pron-g" id="aid2__41" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79f5" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aided/aided__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aided/aided__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="aid2__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79f2"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdɪd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aided/aided__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aided/aided__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="aid2__45" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ef" form="prespart"><span class="vp" id="aid2__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> aiding</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ed" resource="phonetics" eid="aid2__47" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ec" id="aid2__48"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aidin/aiding__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aidin/aiding__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" id="aid2__50" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79e9"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aid2__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪdɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aidin/aiding__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aidin/aiding__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="aid2__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fb3"><span class="sn-g" original="E391.-2992" id="aid2__53" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fb4"> <span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fb5" id="aid2__54"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" original="E391.-298f" id="aid2__55" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="aid2__56" original="E391.-2990" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="aid2__57" original="E391.-298d">to help somebody/something to do something, especially by making it easier</span> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="internal" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fb9" original="E391.-298c" id="aid2__58"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/assist" title="assist definition"><span class="xr-g" dpsref="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3318f.-40c2" original="E391.-298b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fba" id="aid2__59"><span class="xh" id="aid2__60">assist</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fbc" id="aid2__61"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fbd" id="aid2__62" original="E822.-74ae"> <span class="cf" id="aid2__63" original="E391.-2987"><span class="exp" id="aid2__64">aid</span> something</span> <span class="x" id="aid2__65" original="E822.-74ad">Brain imaging is commonly used to aid diagnosis of epilepsy.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fc1" id="aid2__66" original="E822.-74ab"> <span class="cf" original="E822.-74ac" id="aid2__67"><span class="exp" id="aid2__68">aid</span> in something</span> <span class="x" id="aid2__69" original="E822.-74aa">A number of staining techniques were used to aid in the identification of the mineral.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="aid2__70" original="E822.-74a8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fc5"> <span class="cf" id="aid2__71" original="E822.-74a9"><span class="exp" id="aid2__72">aid</span> somebody </span><span class="x" original="E822.-74a7" id="aid2__73">Several of the Slavic states aided the refugees.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fc9" original="E822.-74a6" id="aid2__74"> <span class="cf" original="E839.-6dc4" id="aid2__75"><span class="exp" id="aid2__76">aid</span> somebody in doing something</span> <span class="x" original="E822.-74a5" id="aid2__77">Tumours may be classified by type to aid the clinician in planning treatment.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" id="aid2__78" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>AIDS noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aids&t=aids noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aids', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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class="pos-g" id="aids__9" original="E391.-2916" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fdc"><span class="pos" id="aids__10" original="E391.-2915">noun</span></span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aids__11" original="E391.-291b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fd6" type="variant_full_" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1ade" id="aids__12"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aids__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aid/aids_/aids__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aid/aids_/aids__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aids__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1ae1" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aids__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪdz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aid/aids_/aids__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aid/aids_/aids__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="gram-g" id="aids__16" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fde"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="u" id="aids__17" original="E391.-2913">uncountable</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="aids__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fe0"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fe1" original="E391.-2912" id="aids__19"> <span class="def" id="aids__20" original="E391.-2911">the abbreviation for <span class="dh" id="aids__21" original="E391.-2910">Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome</span> (an illness which attacks the body's ability to resist infection and which usually causes death)</span><span class="x-gs" id="aids__22" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fe4"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fe5" id="aids__23" original="E824.-7a15"> <span class="x" original="E824.-7a14" id="aids__24">Poverty is the biggest single factor contributing to the spread of AIDS. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fe7" original="E824.-7a11" id="aids__25"><span class="cf" original="E465.630a" id="aids__26">+ noun</span> <span class="x" id="aids__27" original="E824.-7a10">an AIDS epidemic/patient/programme</span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="responsive_row">    <div class="responsive_entry_center_right">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aids&t=aids noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aids', 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aim 1 noun</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aim1&t=aim1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aim1', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="831" accessBand="free" id="aim1" original="E391.-289d" hm="1" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fea"><div class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6feb" original="E391.-289c" id="aim1__1"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="aim1__2" original="E391.-289b" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6fec">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aim<span class="hm">1</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">noun</span></div> <span class="pos-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ff8" id="aim1__7" original="E391.-2890"><span class="pos" original="E391.-288f" id="aim1__8">noun</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54dc" type="h_full_" eid="aim1__9"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1bc6" id="aim1__10"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim1__11"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1bc9" id="aim1__12" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim1__13"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ffa" id="aim1__14"><li class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ffb" original="E391.-288e" id="aim1__15"> <span class="def" id="aim1__16" original="E391.-288b">the purpose of doing something; what somebody is trying to achieve</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ffd" id="aim1__17"><span class="x-g" original="E834.-3460" id="aim1__18" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.6ffe"> <span class="x" original="E834.-345f" id="aim1__19">Initially, the Communities were very successful in achieving the aims set out in the EEC Treaty.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-345e" id="aim1__20" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7000"> <span class="x" id="aim1__21" original="E834.-345d">Their aim was to examine the impact of these policy changes on management structures.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7002" original="E834.-345b" id="aim1__22"> <span class="cf" id="aim1__23" original="E834.-345c"><span class="exp" id="aim1__24">aim</span> of something/somebody</span> <span class="x" id="aim1__25" original="E834.-345a">The main aim of this study was to assess the progress made since 2011.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7006" id="aim1__26" original="E834.-3458"> <span class="cf" original="E834.-3459" id="aim1__27">with the <span class="exp" id="aim1__28">aim</span> of doing something</span> <span class="x" id="aim1__29" original="E834.-3457">Japan has introduced financial incentives with the aim of encouraging a higher birth rate.</span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Synonyms"><span class="unbox" unbox="synonyms" dupe="y" id="goal__32" original="E549.-5a77"><span class="heading">Synonyms</span><span class="body" original="E549.-5a76" id="goal__33"><span class="h1" id="goal__34" original="E549.-5a78"><ul class="inline" original="E549.-5a75" id="goal__35"><li class="li" original="E549.-5a74" id="goal__36">target</li> <li class="li" original="E549.-5a73" id="goal__37">aim</li> <li class="li" original="E549.-5a72" id="goal__38">objective</li> <li class="li" id="goal__39" original="E549.-5a71">goal</li> <li class="li" original="E549.-5a70" id="goal__40">object</li> <li class="li" original="E549.-5a6f" id="goal__41">end <span class="pos" id="goal__42" original="E549.-5a6e">noun</span></li></ul></span><span class="p" id="goal__43" original="E549.-5a6d">These are all words for something that you are trying to achieve.</span><ul class="bullet" original="E549.-5a6b" id="goal__44"><li class="li" original="E549.-5a09" id="goal__45">	the target/​aim/​objective/​goal/​object <span class="eb" id="goal__46" original="E549.-5a08">of</span> something </li><li class="li" original="E549.-5a07" id="goal__47">	<span class="eb" id="goal__48" original="E549.-5a06">with</span> the aim/​objective/​object <span class="eb" id="goal__49" original="E549.-5a05">of</span> doing something </li><li class="li" original="E549.-5a0d" id="goal__50">	<span class="eb" original="E549.-5a0c" id="goal__51">for…</span> ends </li><li class="li" original="E549.-5a54" id="goal__52">	the <span class="eb" original="E549.-5a53" id="goal__53">major/​specific/​key/​main/​primary</span> targets/​aims/​objectives/​goals </li><li class="li" id="goal__54" original="E549.-5a60">	<span class="eb" original="E549.-5a5f" id="goal__55">short-term</span> targets/​objectives/​goals </li><li class="li" original="E549.-5a62" id="goal__56">	<span class="eb" original="E549.-5a61" id="goal__57">long-term</span> aims/​objectives/​goals</li><li class="li" original="E549.-5182" id="goal__58">	<span class="eb" original="E549.-5181" id="goal__59">political/​social</span> aims/​objectives/​goals/​ends</li><li class="li" id="goal__60" original="E549.-5a02">	the/​somebody's target/​aim/​objective/​goal/​object <span class="eb" id="goal__61" original="E549.-5a01">is to</span>…</li><li class="li" id="goal__62" original="E549.-5180">	to <span class="eb" id="goal__63" original="E549.-517f">agree (on)/set/​meet/​reach</span> a target/​an objective/​a goal </li><li class="li" original="E549.-5a17" id="goal__64">	to <span class="eb" original="E549.-5a16" id="goal__65">achieve</span> a target/​an aim/​an objective/​a goal/​an end</li><li class="li" original="E549.-517e" id="goal__66">	to <span class="eb" id="goal__67" original="E549.-517d">attain</span> a target/​an objective/​a goal/​an end</li></ul><ul class="deflist" id="goal__68" original="E549.-5a00"><li class="li" original="E646.-536e" id="goal__69">A <span class="eb" id="goal__70" original="E646.-536d">target</span> is usually a fairly short-term result that you are trying to achieve; it is usually officially recorded in some way, for example by an employer or a government committee; it is likely to involve specific numbers or amounts:<span class="x-gs" id="goal__71"><span class="x-g" original="E549.-5173" id="goal__72"><span class="x" original="E549.-5172" id="goal__73">Managers had strong incentives to attain targets. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E646.-536c" id="goal__74">People often set their own <span class="eb" original="E646.-536b" id="goal__75">aims</span> or <span class="eb" id="goal__76" original="E646.-536a">objectives</span>; these are things that they wish to achieve, often as part of a project or piece of writing. A <span class="eb" id="goal__77" original="E646.-5369">goal</span> may be more long-term and relate to a person's life, study or career plans or to the long-term plans of a company or an organization:<span class="x-gs" id="goal__78"><span class="x-g" original="E646.-5368" id="goal__79"><span class="x" original="E646.-5367" id="goal__80">The aim of this chapter is to describe the methods used in the collection of the data.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E549.-59ea" id="goal__81"><span class="x" id="goal__82" original="E549.-59e9">In cooperative learning, the objective is to engage groups of learners in accomplishing mutual learning goals.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="goal__83" original="E646.-5366">The <span class="eb" id="goal__84" original="E646.-5365">object</span> of an activity is its purpose; <span class="eb" id="goal__85" original="E646.-5364">ends</span> are a particular kind of purpose. The term <span class="eb" original="E646.-5363" id="goal__86">ends</span> is sometimes (but not always) used to suggest disapproval of somebody's aims or their reasons for doing something:<span class="x-gs" id="goal__87"><span class="x-g" id="goal__88" original="E646.-5362"><span class="x" original="E646.-5361" id="goal__89">The object of the exercise is to understand the factors driving the business cycle.</span></span> <span class="x-g" id="goal__90" original="E549.-516f"><span class="x" original="E549.-516e" id="goal__91">The author suggests that Constantine simply used Christianity for his own political ends.</span></span> <span class="x-g" original="E549.-59f8" id="goal__92"><span class="x" original="E549.-59f7" id="goal__93">They are all working to achieve the same ends.</span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Language Bank"><span class="unbox" dupe="y" original="E4db.-777c" id="attempt2__68" unbox="langbank"><span class="heading">Language Bank</span><span class="body" original="E4db.-777b" id="attempt2__69"><span class="h1" original="E4db.-777a" id="attempt2__70">Stating purpose</span><span class="p" original="E4db.-7779" id="attempt2__71">It is often important to state the purpose of a piece of academic writing or of a particular study, experiment or action.</span><ul class="bullet" original="E4db.-7778" id="attempt2__72"><li class="li" id="attempt2__73" original="E4db.-7777">	<span class="eb" id="attempt2__74" original="E4db.-7776">the purpose of</span> this study/​test/​book <span class="eb" original="E4db.-7775" id="attempt2__75">is…</span></li><li class="li" original="E4db.-7774" id="attempt2__76">	<span class="eb" original="E4db.-7773" id="attempt2__77">with the purpose/​aim of</span> comparing/​determining/​establishing</li><li class="li" id="attempt2__78" original="E4db.-7772">	<span class="eb" id="attempt2__79" original="E4db.-7771">for the purpose of</span> comparison/​illustration/​finding out</li><li class="li" original="E4db.-7770" id="attempt2__80">	<span class="eb" id="attempt2__81" original="E4db.-776f">for</span> practical/​research/​political/​diagnostic <span class="eb" id="attempt2__82" original="E4db.-776e">purposes</span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__83" original="E4db.-776d">	<span class="eb" id="attempt2__84" original="E4db.-776c">the</span> main/​primary/​ultimate <span class="eb" original="E4db.-776b" id="attempt2__85">aim is to…</span></li><li class="li" original="E4db.-776a" id="attempt2__86">	the study/​article/​model <span class="eb" original="E4db.-7769" id="attempt2__87">aims to…</span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__88" original="E4db.-7768">	<span class="eb" original="E4db.-7767" id="attempt2__89">in order to</span> assess/​compare/​determine</li><li class="li" id="attempt2__90" original="E4db.-7766">	<span class="eb" id="attempt2__91" original="E4db.-7765">so that</span> we/​they/​it can…</li><li class="li" id="attempt2__92" original="E4db.-7764">	I/​we <span class="eb" id="attempt2__93" original="E4db.-7763">will attempt to</span> explain/​address/​describe</li><li class="li" original="E4db.-7762" id="attempt2__94">	this <span class="eb" id="attempt2__95" original="E4db.-7761">is/​represents an attempt to…</span></li></ul><ul class="bullet" original="E4db.-7760" id="attempt2__96"><li class="li" id="attempt2__97" original="E4db.-775f">	<span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__98"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__99" original="E4db.-775e"><span class="x" original="E4db.-775d" id="attempt2__100"><span class="ebi" id="attempt2__101" original="E4db.-775c">The purpose of</span> the study <span class="ebi" original="E4db.-775b" id="attempt2__102">was to</span> document shifts in the boundary between the two habitats.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4db.-775a" id="attempt2__103">	<span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__104"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__105" original="E4db.-7759"><span class="x" original="E4db.-7758" id="attempt2__106">I developed a simulator for each of the three machines <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__107" original="E4db.-7757">with the aim of</span> systematically comparing their performance.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__108" original="E4db.-7756">	<span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__109"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__110" original="E4db.-7755"><span class="x" original="E4db.-7754" id="attempt2__111">The diagram is merely given <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__112" original="E4db.-7753">for the purpose of</span> visualization.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4db.-7752" id="attempt2__113">	<span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__114"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__115" original="E4db.-7751"><span class="x" id="attempt2__116" original="E4db.-7750"><span class="ebi" id="attempt2__117" original="E4db.-774f">For</span> descriptive <span class="ebi" original="E4db.-774e" id="attempt2__118">purposes</span>, we have divided the genetic analysis into sections. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__119" original="E4db.-774d">	<span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__120"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__121" original="E4db.-774c"><span class="x" original="E4db.-774b" id="attempt2__122"><span class="ebi" id="attempt2__123" original="E4db.-774a">The main aim</span> of this paper <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__124" original="E4db.-7749">is to</span> examine comparative evidence on wealth-related health inequalities.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__125" original="E4db.-7748">	<span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__126"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__127" original="E4db.-7747"><span class="x" original="E4db.-7746" id="attempt2__128">This study <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__129" original="E4db.-7745">aimed to</span> reveal the antioxidant capacity of nutmeg oil.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" id="attempt2__130" original="E4db.-7744">	<span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__131"><span class="x-g" original="E4db.-7743" id="attempt2__132"><span class="x" id="attempt2__133" original="E4db.-7742">The study was carried out for different heat fluxes <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__134" original="E4db.-7741">in order to</span> demonstrate the effect of input heat.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4db.-7740" id="attempt2__135">	<span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__136"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__137" original="E4db.-773f"><span class="x" id="attempt2__138" original="E4db.-773e">Political parties now collect data <span class="ebi" id="attempt2__139" original="E4db.-773d">so that</span> they can rapidly rebut charges from opponents. </span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4db.-773c" id="attempt2__140">	<span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__141"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__142" original="E4db.-773b"><span class="x" id="attempt2__143" original="E4db.-773a">I have <span class="ebi" original="E4db.-7739" id="attempt2__144">attempted to</span> explain the basic principles involved.</span></span></span></li><li class="li" original="E4db.-7738" id="attempt2__145">	<span class="x-gs" id="attempt2__146"><span class="x-g" id="attempt2__147" original="E4db.-7737"><span class="x" id="attempt2__148" original="E4db.-7736">The theory <span class="ebi" original="E4db.-7735" id="attempt2__149">represents an attempt to</span> offer a better explanation for the behaviour of states. </span></span></span></li></ul></span></span></span>      </li></span><span class="idm-gs" original="E391.-2886" id="aim1__174" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.700a"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.700b" original="E391.-2885" id="aim1__175" sk="takeaimat"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.700c" id="aim1__176"><span class="idm" original="E391.-2884" id="aim1__177">take aim at somebody/something</span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="aim1__178" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.700e"><span class="sn-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.700f" id="aim1__179"> <span class="def" id="aim1__180" original="E391.-2881">to direct your criticism at somebody/something</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7011" id="aim1__181"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7012" id="aim1__182" original="E834.-3456"> <span class="x" id="aim1__183" original="E834.-3455">Locke's political writing takes aim at two arguments for absolute government.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="collapse" title="All Collocations"><span class="unbox" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd6" id="aim1__184" unbox="collocs_all"><span class="heading">All Collocations</span><span class="body" id="aim1__185"><span class="shcut-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bd8" original="E834.-3453" id="aim1__186"><span class="shcut" id="aim1__187" original="E834.-3452">adjective + aim</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bda" id="aim1__188" original="E834.-3451"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bdb" id="aim1__189" original="E834.-344f"><span class="coll-g" id="aim1__190" original="E834.-344e" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bdc"><span class="coll" id="aim1__191">main</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bde" id="aim1__192" original="E834.-344d"><span class="coll" id="aim1__193">primary</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="aim1__194" original="E834.-344c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be0"><span class="coll" id="aim1__195">principal</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="aim1__196" original="E834.-344b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be2"><span class="coll" id="aim1__197">central</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be4" id="aim1__198" original="E834.-344a"><span class="coll" id="aim1__199">key</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be6" id="aim1__200" original="E834.-3449"><span class="coll-g" original="E834.-3448" id="aim1__201" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be7"><span class="coll" id="aim1__202">ultimate</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E834.-3447" id="aim1__203" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4be9"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bea" original="E834.-3446" id="aim1__204"><span class="coll" id="aim1__205">overall</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bec" original="E834.-3445" id="aim1__206"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bed" id="aim1__207" original="E834.-3444"><span class="coll" id="aim1__208">overarching</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="aim1__209" original="E834.-3443" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bef"><span class="coll-g" id="aim1__210" original="E834.-3442" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf0"><span class="coll" id="aim1__211">secondary</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E834.-3441" id="aim1__212" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf2"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf3" id="aim1__213" original="E834.-3440"><span class="coll" id="aim1__214">general</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf5" id="aim1__215" original="E834.-343f"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf6" id="aim1__216" original="E834.-343e"><span class="coll" id="aim1__217">broad</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="aim1__218" original="E834.-343d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf8"><span class="coll-g" id="aim1__219" original="E834.-343c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bf9"><span class="coll" id="aim1__220">stated</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bfb" id="aim1__221" original="E834.-343b"><span class="coll" id="aim1__222">explicit</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="aim1__223" original="E834.-343a" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bfd"><span class="coll-g" original="E834.-3439" id="aim1__224" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4bfe"><span class="coll" id="aim1__225">original</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c00" id="aim1__226" original="E834.-3438"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c01" id="aim1__227" original="E834.-3437"><span class="coll" id="aim1__228">legitimate</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c03" id="aim1__229" original="E834.-3436"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c04" id="aim1__230" original="E834.-3435"><span class="x" original="E834.-3434" id="aim1__231">The key aim of the new policy is to ensure that there are always sufficient staff on duty. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c06" original="E39f.-5865" id="aim1__232"><span class="x" original="E39f.-5864" id="aim1__233">Although elucidating aspects of individual languages is certainly an important task, this is by no means the ultimate aim of linguistics.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="aim1__234" original="E834.-3433" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c08"><span class="shcut" id="aim1__235" original="E834.-3432">verb + aim</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c0a" original="E834.-3431" id="aim1__236"><span class="coll-gs" id="aim1__237" original="E834.-342f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c0b"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c0c" id="aim1__238" original="E834.-342e"><span class="coll" id="aim1__239">achieve</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="aim1__240" original="E834.-342d" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c0e"><span class="coll" id="aim1__241">fulfil</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" id="aim1__242" original="E834.-342c" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c10"><span class="coll" id="aim1__243">meet</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E834.-342b" id="aim1__244" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c12"><span class="coll-g" original="E834.-342a" id="aim1__245" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c13"><span class="coll" id="aim1__246">pursue</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="aim1__247" original="E834.-3429" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c15"><span class="x-g" id="aim1__248" original="E834.-3428" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c16"><span class="x" original="E834.-3427" id="aim1__249">The state in Russian history has tended to pursue its own aims, with citizens' rights having low priority.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="shcut-g" id="aim1__250" original="E834.-3426" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c18"><span class="shcut" original="E834.-3425" id="aim1__251">aim of + noun</span><span class="sn-gu" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c1a" id="aim1__252" original="E834.-3424"><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c1b" original="E834.-3422" id="aim1__253"><span class="coll-g" original="E834.-3421" id="aim1__254" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c1c"><span class="coll" id="aim1__255">study</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E834.-3420" id="aim1__256" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c1e"><span class="coll" id="aim1__257">research</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="aim1__258" original="E834.-341f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c20"><span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c21" original="E834.-341e" id="aim1__259"><span class="coll" id="aim1__260">article</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c23" id="aim1__261" original="E834.-341d"><span class="coll" id="aim1__262">paper</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c25" original="E834.-341c" id="aim1__263"><span class="coll-g" id="aim1__264" original="E834.-341b" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c26"><span class="coll" id="aim1__265">chapter</span></span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="coll-g" original="E834.-341a" id="aim1__266" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c28"><span class="coll" id="aim1__267">section</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" original="E834.-3419" id="aim1__268" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c2a"><span class="coll-g" id="aim1__269" original="E834.-3418" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c2b"><span class="coll" id="aim1__270">book</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" id="aim1__271" original="E834.-3417" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c2d"><span class="coll-g" id="aim1__272" original="E834.-3416" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c2e"><span class="coll" id="aim1__273">review</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c30" id="aim1__274" original="E834.-3415"><span class="coll-g" original="E834.-3414" id="aim1__275" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c31"><span class="coll" id="aim1__276">project</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c33" id="aim1__277" original="E834.-3413"><span class="coll-g" id="aim1__278" original="E834.-3412" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c34"><span class="coll" id="aim1__279">science</span></span></span><span class="colsep"> • </span><span class="coll-gs" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c36" original="E834.-3411" id="aim1__280"><span class="coll-g" original="E834.-3410" id="aim1__281" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c37"><span class="coll" id="aim1__282">education</span></span></span><span class="x-gs" id="aim1__283" original="E834.-340f" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c39"><span class="x-g" original="E834.-340e" id="aim1__284" dpsid="u046c63597d3c6a5c.-6bf60416.15c518d598a.4c3a"><span class="x" original="E834.-340d" id="aim1__285">Campbell maintained that the aim of science is the discovery and explanation of laws.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="xr-gs" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.173d" id="aim1__286" xref_type="external"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" 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                             <p class="definition-title">Definition of <em>aim 2 verb</em> from the Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English</p>                                                        </div>                            <div class="responsive_entry_center_right responsive_hide_on_smartphone share-this-entry">    <div class="social-wrap">        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aim2&t=aim2 verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Learner&apos;s Dictionary of Academic English at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com" target="_blank" class="facebook-btn" alt="share this entry on Facebook" title="share this entry on Facebook" onclick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'share_this_entry', 'facebook', 'https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/academic/aim2', null, true]);"></a>        <a 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     });    }</script>    <div id="entryContent" class="oldae"><div class="entry" sum="1300" id="aim2" accessBand="free" original="E391.-2880" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7014" hm="2"><ol class="h-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7015" id="aim2__1" original="E391.-287f"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7016" original="E391.-287e" id="aim2__2">        <div class="webtop-g"><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">aim<span class="hm">2</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span></div> <span class="pos-g" original="E391.-2873" id="aim2__9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7026"><span class="pos" original="E391.-2872" id="aim2__10">verb</span></span> <span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL written word list containing this word"><a class="opal_written" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_written&amp;level=sublist_7"> </a></span><span class="sym_after" title="Open the OPAL spoken word list containing this word"><a class="opal_spoken" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/opal?dataset=academic&amp;list=opal_spoken&amp;level=sublist_3"> </a></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="h_full_" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159ff239deb.54e3" eid="aim2__11"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="aim2__12" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1bcc"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aim2__14" dpsid="ubd078dc7731dc33e.684f08cc.1604f657bf7.1bcf" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" unbox="verbforms" dpsid="u92acf4e826e4cb7f.519b9595.15a188230dc.-38ec" id="aim2__16"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" id="aim2__17" form="root" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79e6"><span class="vp" id="aim2__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> aim</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" resource="phonetics" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79e4" eid="aim2__19"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79e3" id="aim2__20" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79e0" id="aim2__22" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪm<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aim__/aim__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="aim2__24" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79dd" form="thirdps"><span class="vp" id="aim2__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> aims</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="aim2__26" type="verbs_full_" resource="phonetics" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79db" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" geo="br" trans="ald8" id="aim2__27" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79da"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪmz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aims_/aims__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aims_/aims__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" id="aim2__29" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79d7"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪmz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aims_/aims__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aims_/aims__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79d4" form="past" id="aim2__31"><span class="vp" id="aim2__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> aimed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79d2" resource="phonetics" eid="aim2__33"><span class="pron-g" id="aim2__34" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79d1" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪmd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aimed/aimed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimed/aimed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="n_am" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79ce" id="aim2__36"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪmd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aimed/aimed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimed/aimed__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" id="aim2__38" form="pastpart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79cb"><span class="vp" id="aim2__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> aimed</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" eid="aim2__40" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79c9" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" trans="ald8" geo="br" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79c8" id="aim2__41"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪmd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aimed/aimed__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimed/aimed__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="aim2__43" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79c5" trans="ald8" geo="n_am"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>eɪmd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aimed/aimed__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimed/aimed__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79c2" id="aim2__45"><span class="vp" id="aim2__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> aiming</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" source="ald8" type="verbs_full_" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79c0" resource="phonetics" eid="aim2__47"><span class="pron-g" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79bf" id="aim2__48" trans="ald8" geo="br"><span class="prefix"><span class="blue">BrE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪmɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron/a/aim/aimin/aiming__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/uk_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimin/aiming__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" geo="n_am" trans="ald8" dpsid="ud440d5b4b417cb63.-51210bc3.16228cdf58a.-79bc" id="aim2__50"><span class="prefix"><span class="red">NAmE</span></span> <span class="phon" eid="aim2__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈeɪmɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron/a/aim/aimin/aiming__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/academic/us_pron_ogg/a/aim/aimin/aiming__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> </div></span></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> </div>                            <a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/></div></div><span class="sn-gs" id="aim2__52" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7052"><li class="sn-g" id="aim2__53" original="E391.-284c" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7053"><span class="num">1</span><span class="gram-g" id="aim2__54" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7054"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" gram="t" original="E391.-284a" id="aim2__55">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="aim2__56" original="E391.-2849">be aimed at (doing) something</span> <span class="def" original="E391.-2848" id="aim2__57">to have the intention of achieving something</span><span class="x-gs" id="aim2__58" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7058"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7059" id="aim2__59" original="E834.-3ad1"> <span class="x" original="E834.-3ad0" id="aim2__60">Japanese customs policy was aimed at promoting the development of domestic industry.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="aim2__61" original="E834.-3aab" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.705b"> <span class="x" original="E834.-3aaa" id="aim2__62">The company developed a sales strategy aimed at increasing revenues through selling business solutions (Sliwa, 2001).</span></span></span>      </li><li class="sn-g" id="aim2__63" original="E391.-2855" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.705d"><span class="num">2</span><span class="gram-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.705e" id="aim2__64"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="aim2__65" original="E391.-2853" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" gram="t" id="aim2__66" original="E391.-2852">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="aim2__67" original="E391.-2851">to try or plan to achieve something</span><span class="x-gs" id="aim2__68" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7062"><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7063" id="aim2__69" original="E834.-3acb"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-284d" id="aim2__70"><span class="exp" id="aim2__71">aim</span> at doing something</span> <span class="x" id="aim2__72" original="E834.-3aca">Taiwan is aiming at further developing its technology-based industries.</span></span><span class="x-g" original="E834.-3ac7" id="aim2__73" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7067"> <span class="cf" id="aim2__74" original="E391.-284e"><span class="exp" id="aim2__75">aim</span> to do something</span> <span class="x" id="aim2__76" original="E834.-3ac6">The project aimed to investigate Earth history by drilling the deep ocean floor.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="aim2__77" original="E834.-3a6a" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.706b"> <span class="x" id="aim2__78" original="E834.-3a69">This study aims to examine the effectiveness of single screening tests. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.706d" id="aim2__79" original="E834.-3a54"><span class="x" original="E834.-3a53" id="aim2__80">The new EU laws aimed to ensure an improvement in air quality.</span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.706f" original="E834.-3ac5" id="aim2__81"> <span class="cf" id="aim2__82" original="E391.-2850"><span class="exp" id="aim2__83">aim</span> for something</span> <span class="x" id="aim2__84" original="E834.-3ac4">The historian Thucydides (c. 460–395 BC) aimed above all for accuracy in his writings.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="aim2__85" original="E834.-3ac9" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7073"> <span class="cf" original="E391.-284f" id="aim2__86"><span class="exp" id="aim2__87">aim</span> at something</span> <span class="x" original="E834.-3ac8" id="aim2__88">The Great Powers aimed at new forms of control over other parts of the world.</span></span></span>                                     <div class="">    <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default contentslot'>                    <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script>            </div>    </div>             </li><li class="sn-g" original="E391.-283f" id="aim2__89" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7077"><span class="num">3</span><span class="gram-g" id="aim2__90" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7078"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="aim2__91" original="E391.-283d" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" original="E391.-283c" id="aim2__92" gram="usupass">usually passive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" original="E391.-283b" id="aim2__93"><span class="exp" id="aim2__94">aim</span> something at somebody</span> <span class="def" id="aim2__95" original="E391.-283a">to say or do something that is intended to influence or affect a particular person or group</span><span class="x-gs" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.707e" id="aim2__96"><span class="x-g" id="aim2__97" original="E834.-3ac3" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.707f"> <span class="x" original="E834.-3ac2" id="aim2__98">The TV series was aimed at a target audience of preschool children. </span></span><span class="x-g" dpsid="u53c0fc13141c516e.59229fb5.159f4e3120d.7081" id="aim2__99" original="E834.-3a9d"><span class="x" id="aim2__100" original="E834.-3a9c">The Commission's Report was clearly aimed at the British government.</span></span></span>      </li></span></ol> <span class="xr-gs" xref_type="external" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.179e" id="aim2__101"><span class="prefix">See</span> <a class="Ref" href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aim_1" title="aim definition in English&#10;            "><span class="xr-g" dpsid="uf42077fd70a199b3.-1bb8e887.15b43f896b1.179f" resource="oald" id="aim2__102" dpsref="u4cdebea65f7df6b4.743b4102.13cbaba1a9a.-7aee"><span class="xh" id="aim2__103">aim</span></span></a> <span class="suffix">in the Oxford Advanced 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