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son

US /sʌn/

noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a male human offspring

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Her son starts at a new school in September.

Collocations

  • Easy father and son
    to father and son, meaning to make children
  • Medium business run by the founder's son
    describing business run by the founder's son (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it)
  • Hard prodigal son returning to leadership
    describing prodigal son returning to leadership (a recklessly extravagant consumer)
  • Very Hard favorite son running for political office
    describing favorite son running for political office (something regarded with special favor or liking)

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