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indicateType: verb Definitions: (verb) If something indicates something, it makes something known. (verb) If someone indicates something, they point it out or they point to it; they bring your attention to something. Examples: (verb) These measurements indicate that the ocean is warming. (verb) Dark clouds indicate rain is coming. (verb) He indicated on the map how to get to the police station. Synonyms: verbs: signal, show, express. signal, show, predict. involvedType: adjective, verb Definitions: (adjective) If something is involved in something else, it means they are connected. (verb) involved is a past tense verb and a synonym of ‘included’. Examples: (adjective) Even as a young man, he was always very involved in politics. (adjective) Sand is involved in the making of glass. (verb) The solution involved using pumps to remove the waste from the river. (verb) The processes involved in word recognition are rather different for spoken and printed words. Synonyms: verbs: included, required. adjectives: connected. legalType: adjective Definitions: (adjective) A legal problem, action, fee, etc. is related to the law or lawyers. (adjective) If an activity is legal it does not break any laws. Examples: (adjective) The government brought legal action against three cigarette makers. (adjective) The company had legal issues with the way it treated its low level employees. (adjective) In Canada, it is perfectly legal for a woman to walk down the street with no shirt on. Synonyms: adjectives: allowed, lawful, fair. lawful. methodType: noun Definitions: (noun) If you use a method to achieve a goal, then you use a planned process. Examples: (noun) My preferred method for contacting friends overseas is to use email. (noun) It is quite simple to use the method described in Section 7.2 to find the solution. Synonyms: nouns: process, technique, way. periodType: noun Definitions: (noun) A period is the dot that marks the end of most sentences in English. (noun) A period is a length of time. Examples: (noun) Don’t forget to end each sentence with a period. (noun) In this period of time, the farm work was shared evenly between people in the villages. (noun) The dinosaurs lived from late in the Triassic period (about 225 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 million years ago). Synonyms: nouns: time. full stop. procedureType: noun Definitions: (noun) A procedure is a particular way of doing something. Examples: (noun) The company decided on new hiring procedures for employees after the incident last year. (noun) Because police did not follow procedure, the criminal was set free. Synonyms: nouns: process, method. researchType: verb, noun Definitions: (verb) If you research a question, you try to find an answer, usually by reading a lot about it, or by doing experiments. (noun) Research is the process or result of trying to find an answer by reading, interviewing, watching, or doing experiments. Examples: (verb) I have to research the history of King Henry II for my English class. (noun) We’ve been conducting research into the reason for the changes in these fish. (noun) The last 10 years has provided a huge amount of research into a cure for cancer. Synonyms: nouns: study, analysis. verbs: study, examine. sectionType: noun Definitions: (noun) A section of a thing or place is a part of it. Examples: (noun) A large section of the population believe that more money needs to be spent on infrastructure. (noun) The police closed one section of the road because of the accident. Synonyms: nouns: part, sector. similarType: adjective Definitions: (adjective) If two things are similar, they are almost the same, or the same in many, but not all, ways. Examples: (adjective) My sister and I have very similar ideas. (adjective) British English is similar to American English, but there are some small differences in pronunciation and spelling. Synonyms: adjectives: alike, close. structureType: verb, noun Definitions: (verb) If you structure something in a particular way, you organise or build it that way. (noun) A structure is something that has been built or put together, especially something big, such as a building. (noun) The structure of something is the way that it is put together. Examples: (verb) The lecture was structured to allow students to ask questions at the end. (verb) It’s important to prepare a list of questions to structure the interview. (noun) The CN tower is the tallest structure in Toronto. (noun) The social structure of a class is often very complex. (noun) The structure of your writing should allow your ideas to flow from one to the next. Synonyms: nouns: format, arrangement, build. building, construction. verbs: organise, build, form. https://t.me/wisdomacademyaaa Download 80.03 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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