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female

US /ˈfiˌmeɪl/

adjective, noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

More than half of our new employees are female this year.

Word Family

NounNoun
female gốc femaleness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
female gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • womanan adult female person (as opposed to a man)
  • femininea gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female

Collocations

  • Easy female student
    describing female student (an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))
  • Medium female entrepreneur network
    describing female entrepreneur network (an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))
  • Hard increase female representation on board
    to make or become greater regarding female representation on board
  • Very Hard female labor force participation disparity
    describing female labor force participation disparity (an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))

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