Verbs 3

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Pytanie American English Odpowiedź American English
If something is ... by the police, customs officers, or other officials, they officially take possession of it because a law or rule has been broken.
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impound
The ship was impounded under the terms of the U.N. trade embargo.
When people ... with each other, they discuss what each of them will do, pay, or receive.
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bargain
Shop in small local markets and don't be afraid to bargain
If you... after something, you want it very much.
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hanker
I hankered after a floor-length brown suede coat.
When ice, snow, or something else that is frozen ..., it melts.
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thaw
It's so cold the snow doesn't get a chance to thaw.
If someone or something makes you ..., they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate.
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quail
Kearon was no shrinking violet, but even he quailed at being handed 10lb of high explosive.
If you ... someone, you push them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to something.
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nudge
'Stop it,' he said, and nudged the boy lightly with his knee.
If you ... someone or something into a place or position, you gently push them there.
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nudge
The civil servant nudged him forward.
If you ... someone into doing something, you gently persuade them to do it.
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nudge
Bit by bit, Bob had nudged Fritz into selling his controlling interest.
If someone or something is ... a particular amount, level, or state, they have almost reached it.
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nudge
The temperature when we were there was nudging 80°F.
If one person or institution ... an agreement or relationship with another, they create it with a lot of hard work, hoping that it will be strong or lasting.
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forge
They agreed to forge closer economic ties.
If something thin or light ..., or if you... it, it moves up and down or from side to side with a lot of quick, light movements.
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flutter
... a butterfly fluttering its wings.
If you say that someone ... somewhere, you mean that they walk there with quick, light movements, often in a silly way or in a way which suggests that they are nervous.
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flutter
She'd been fluttering about in the kitchen
If you ... a plan or idea, you think of it and work out how it can be done.
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conceive
She had conceived the idea of a series of novels
to express or feel sorrow about; lament; regret
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deplore
If you ... someone or something, you speak about them in a way which shows that you do not have a good opinion of them.
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disparage
Many people will disparage what you are trying to achieve.
If you ... somewhere, you go there very quickly.
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hare (off)
... an over-protective mother who keeps haring off to ring the babysitter
If you ... someone's plan or attempt to do something, for example to commit a crime, you succeed in stopping them from doing what they want.
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foil
A brave police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jeweller's by grabbing the raider's shotgun
If you ... something, for example a skill, technique, idea, or product, you carefully develop it over a long period of time so that it is exactly right for your purpose.
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hone
His body is honed and kept in trim with constant exercise.
to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish
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quench
to put down or quell; suppress
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quench
to quench a rebellion
If someone who is thirsty ... their thirst, they lose their thirst by having a drink.
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quench
He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.
If you ... something somewhere, you carefully put it there until it is needed.
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stow
I helped her stow her bags in the boot of the car.
to pass (time) pleasantly; while away
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beguile
she beguiled her days with reading
If something ... you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
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beguile
We are beguiled by the country's beauty and its magnificent cultural past.
If you ... something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
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clinch
Hibernian clinched the First Division title when they beat Hamilton 2-0.
The thing that ... an uncertain matter settles it or provides a definite answer
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clinch
Evidently this information clinched the matter.
If you ... people or events from the past, you still have an idea of them in your mind and you are able to think about them.
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remember
I cannot remember my PIN number.
If a person or team in a sports match or other contest is..., they have a lower score than their opponents.
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trail
She took over as chief executive of the company when it was trailing behind its competitors.
If someone ... your signature on a document, they write their name after it, to confirm that it really is your signature.
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witness
He witnessed our marriage license.
If you ... something to someone, you lend it to them.
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loan (out)
He had kindly offered to loan us all the plants required for the exhibit.
If you ... in a shop, you look at things in a fairly casual way, in the hope that you might find something you like.
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browse
I'm just browsing around.
to slightly surprise or frighten someone
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startle
Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
... is used with nouns such as 'party', 'meeting', 'talks', 'election', and 'trial' to indicate that people are organizing a particular activity
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hold
The German sports federation said it would hold an investigation
If you ... a proposal, report, or request to someone, you formally send it to them so that they can consider it or decide about it.
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submit
Head teachers yesterday submitted a claim for a 9 per cent pay rise.
If you ... that something is true, you accept that it is true, even though your opinion about it does not change
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grant
The magistrates granted that the charity was justified in bringing the action
If you ... someone with something, you provide or supply it.
e. g. information, details
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furnish
They'll be able to furnish you with the rest of the details.
If you say that one thing... another, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing
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predate
His troubles predated the recession.
To ... is to expand or grow larger. You can use the word to describe what happens to an injured body part, like a black eye that......
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swell (up)
If you are... by something, you enjoy it and give it your complete attention and interest.
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enthrall
The passengers were enthralled by the scenery.
When you... something made of fabric such as an umbrella, sail, or flag, you roll or fold it up because it is not going to be used.
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furl
... a furled umbrella.
If someone ... you, they hit you very hard.
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belt
to contradict or refute (an argument, etc
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confound
To ... an argument, system, or person means to give them support and strength.
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buttress
The president's tough line is, however, buttressed by a democratic mandate.
If one thing... in comparison with another, it is made to seem much less important, serious, or good by it.
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pale
When someone you love has a life-threatening illness, everything else pales in comparison.
to borrow from people or ask them to give you things without paying for them or intending to return them 🇺🇸
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mooch
to get or take without paying or at another's expense; sponge 🇺🇸
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mooch
He always mooches cigarettes.
When liquid... somewhere, or you... it somewhere, it falls in individual small drops.
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drip
When something..., drops of liquid fall from it.
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drip
A tap in the kitchen was dripping.
When you... a curtain or blind, you pull it across a window, either to cover or to uncover it.
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draw
Mother was lying on her bed, with the blinds drawn.
When a vehicle... somewhere, it moves there smoothly and steadily.
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draw
Claire had seen the taxi drawing away.
If someone...... a gun, knife, or other weapon, they pull it out of its container and threaten you with it.
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draw
He drew his dagger and turned to face his pursuers
If an animal or vehicle... something such as a cart, carriage, or another vehicle, it pulls it along.
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draw
... a slow-moving tractor, drawing a trailer.
If you... a deep breath, you breathe in deeply once.
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draw
He paused, drawing a deep breath.
To...... something such as water or energy from a particular source means to take it from that source.
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draw
Villagers still have to draw their water from wells.
If something that hits you or presses part of your body... blood, it cuts your skin so that it bleeds.
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draw
A nurse has to draw my blood for a test.
If you... money out of a bank, building society, or savings account, you get it from the account so that you can use it.
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draw
She was drawing out cash from a cash machine
To ... something means to choose it or to be given it, as part of a competition, game, or lottery
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draw
Aston Villa have drawn a Czech team in the first round of the UEFA Cup
To ... something from a particular thing or place means to take or get it from that thing or place.
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draw
I draw strength from the millions of women who have faced this challenge successfully.
If you ...... a particular conclusion, you decide that that conclusion is true.
conclusion w tym znaczeniu = wniosek (make a judgment)
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draw
He says he cannot yet draw any conclusions about the murders.
If you ... a comparison, parallel, or distinction, you compare or contrast two different ideas, systems, or other things.
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draw
Interesting distinctions can be drawn between the two populations
If you ... someone's attention to something, you make them aware of it or make them think about it.
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draw
He was waving his arms to draw their attention.
If someone or something ... a particular reaction, people react to it in that way.
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draw
The club's summer signings have drawn criticism.
If something such as a film or an event ... a lot of people, it is so interesting or entertaining that a lot of people go to it.
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draw
The game is currently drawing huge crowds
If someone or something ... you, it attracts you very strongly.
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draw
What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London.
If someone will not be ... or refuses to be ..., they will not reply to questions in the way that you want them to, or will not reveal information or their opinion.
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draw
The ambassador would not be drawn on questions of a political nature.
When you ...... something, you use a pencil or pen to produce a picture, pattern, or diagram.
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draw
To ... something means to burn its surface with a sudden intense heat.
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sear
Grass fires have seared the land near the farming village of Basekhai.
If something ... a part of your body, it causes a painful burning feeling there.
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sear
I distinctly felt the heat start to sear my throat.
When an animal or bird ... on something, it jumps on it and holds it, in order to kill it
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pounce
Before I could get the pigeon the cat pounced
If someone ... on something such as a mistake, they quickly draw attention to it, usually in order to gain an advantage for themselves or to prove that they are right.
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pounce
The Democrats were ready to pounce on any Republican failings or mistakes.
If someone ... on you, they come up towards you suddenly and take hold of you.
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pounce
squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.
If you describe something as ... or much ..., you mean that people praise it more than it deserves.
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(much) vaunted
Its much vaunted security procedures hadn't worked.
If you ... something or oneself, you accidentally make a small cut in the surface of the object or your skin.
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nick somebody
When I pulled out of the space, I nicked the rear bumper of the car in front of me. / He dropped a bottle in the kitchen and nicked himself on broken glass.
to seem to be something, to make someone think that a person or thing has a particular characteristic
"Na to wygląda"
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appear
She appears angry. “Is she angry?” “So it appears.” = “So it would appear.” = “It appears so.”
to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing:
e.g. crime/terrorism/inflation/disease
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to try to stop something unpleasant or h ?
combat
to make someone familiar with new conditions:
Often said about yourself.
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accustom
It takes awhile to accustom yourself to working at night.
If you ... at someone or something, you look steadily at them for a long time, for example because you find them attractive or interesting, or because you are thinking about something else.
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gaze
Sitting in his wicker chair, he gazed reflectively at the fire.
To ... someone means to be helpful to them by doing what they have asked you to do.
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oblige
If you ever need help with the babysitting, I'd be glad to oblige.
If you ... with something, you keep trying to do it and do not give up, even though it is difficult.
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persevere
... his ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks
If something..., it increases in intensity or quantity
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mount (up)
The uncollected garbage mounts in city streets
If someone ... food, money, or help from you, they ask you for it and succeed in getting it.
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cadge
Can I cadge a cigarette?
If you ... a vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them.
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overtake 🇬🇧 /pass 🇺🇸
When he eventually overtook the last truck, he pulled over to the inside lane.
If someone or something... a competitor, they become more successful than them.
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overtake
Leeds, who could have overtaken us, lost their last game to Wolves. [
If you say that someone ... something, you mean that they get as much benefit or profit as they can from it, without caring about the effects this has on other people.
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milk
The callous couple milked money from a hospital charity to fund a lavish lifestyle.
When someone is... from hospital, prison, or one of the armed services, they are officially allowed to leave, or told that they must leave.
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discharge
If you say that someone or something... to do or be a particular thing, you mean that they claim to do or be that thing, although you may not always believe that claim.
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purport
... a book that purports to tell the whole truth
If a person or animal is... a disease, they are infected with it and can pass it on to other people or animals.
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carry
Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and carry diseases
If something... a person or thing somewhere, it takes them there.
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carry
The ship could carry seventy passengers
If you... something, you have it with you wherever you go.
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carry
You have to carry a bleeper so that they can call you in at any time.
If an action or situation has a particular quality or consequence, you can say that it... it.
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carry
However, professionalism carries a price.
In a debate, if a proposal or motion is..., a majority of people vote in favour of it.
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carry
A motion backing its economic policy was carried by 322 votes to 296.
If a crime... a particular punishment, a person who is found guilty of that crime will receive that punishment
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carry
It was a crime of espionage and carried the death penalty.
to capture
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carry
our troops carried the town
If you cannot ... something, you cannot accept it because you dislike it or disapprove of it.
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stomach
I could never stomach the cruelty involved in the wounding of animals
If you can't... someone or something, you dislike them very much:
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abide
I can't abide her.
If you ... something such as eggs or cream, you stir it very fast, often with an electric device, so that it becomes full of small bubbles.
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whisk
If someone ... a rule, they say that people do not have to obey it in a particular situation.
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waive
If you ... someone who is behaving strangely, you try to please them or pretend to agree with them, so that they will not become upset.
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humour
She will actually sit and watch them with me, to humour me
If something ... a particular result, often an unpleasant one, it suggests that this will be the result.
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spell
A report has just arrived on government desks which spells more trouble
When people or things ... to a previous state, system, or type of behaviour, they go back to it.
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revert
When someone... to a previous topic, they start talking or thinking about it again.
e. g. problem
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revert
In the car she reverted to the subject uppermost in her mind.
When you... someone or something, you go and get them from the place where they are waiting for you or have been left for you. 🇬🇧
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collect
pick up = 🇺🇸
David always collects Alistair from school on Wednesdays
If someone or something... you, they worry or annoy you.
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bug
I only did it to bug my parents

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