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1 : to bring (someone or something) back to a normal, healthy condition after an illness, injury, drug problem, etc. [+ object] The clinic rehabilitates drug addicts. He’s still rehabilitating the knee he injured last summer. They try to rehabilitate horses that have suffered injuries. [no object] Read More …
A student asked me, “Is there a difference between finish and finish up?” The answer is no. There’s no difference in meaning. I’ll be home soon, I just need to finish a few things at the office. I’ll be home soon, I just need to finish Read More …
The word “circumscribe” has Latin roots that mean “written around.” To circumscribe something is to encircle it, to draw a circle around it, or, more figuratively, to limit it in a narrow way, as if you’re drawing a tight, strict circle around it. Read More …
phrasal verb 1 : ring (something) up or ring up (something) : to use a special machine (called a cash register) to calculate the cost of (something, such as goods or services) The cashier rang up our purchases. 2 : to achieve (something) The Read More …
[+ object] 1 : to produce (something) or cause (something) to be produced windmills used to generate electricity generate heat This business should generate a lot of revenue. 2 : to be the cause of or reason for (something, such as interest or excitement) His theories have generated a Read More …
Here are some common mistakes in the use of verbs. Incorrect: He asked that what I was doing. Correct: He asked what I was doing. If a noun-clause begins with a wh-word, ‘that’ is omitted. Incorrect: She asked had we finished Read More …
Verb [no object] 1 : to try very hard to do, achieve, or deal with something that is difficult or that causes problems He has been struggling with the problem of how to keep good workers from leaving. They struggled for the right to Read More …
Verb 1 : to talk with someone in a casual way We chatted about our plans for the summer. called him up to chat 2 : to talk over the Internet by sending messages back and forth in a chat room She stayed up Read More …
Verb [no object] 1 : to walk in a slow and awkward way because of an injury to a leg or foot The injured player limped off the court. The dog was limping slightly. 2 : to go or continue slowly or with difficulty The Read More …
Verb 1 a : [+ object] : to form or press (something, such as wax, plastic, clay, or dough) into a particular shape mold dough into loaves of bread 1 b : [+ object] : to make (something) from a material that Read More …