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inch

US /ɪntʃ/

noun Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The table is thirty inches wide and fits beside the window.

Collocations

  • Easy inch by inch
    to inch by inch, meaning to advance slowly, as if by inches
  • Medium screen size in inches
    to screen size in inches, meaning to test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
  • Hard inch closer to a compromise
    to inch closer to a compromise, meaning to advance slowly, as if by inches
  • Very Hard give an inch take a mile
    to provide or present something regarding an inch take a mile

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