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aunt

US /ænt/

noun Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

My aunt is visiting us next week from another city.

Collocations

  • Easy visit my aunt
    to visit my aunt, meaning to go to see a place, as for entertainment
  • Medium dinner at aunt's house
    describing dinner at aunt's house (the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday)
  • Hard paternal aunt inheritance dispute
    describing paternal aunt inheritance dispute (belonging to or inherited from one's father)
  • Very Hard agony aunt column in publications
    describing agony aunt column in publications (intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain)

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.