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word

US /wɝd/

noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please use a few words to describe your previous work experience.

Word Family

NounNoun
word gốc wording
VerbVerb
word gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • terma word or expression used for some particular thing
  • expressionthe feelings expressed on a person's face
  • promisea verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

Collocations

  • Easy spell a word correctly
    to spell a word correctly, meaning to orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
  • Medium keep one's word in business dealings
    to continue or maintain in a specified condition regarding one's word in business dealings
  • Hard parse every contractual word with legal precision
    to parse every contractual word with legal precision, meaning to analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
  • Very Hard take someone at their word only to be betrayed
    to perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding someone at their word only to be betrayed

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