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/ˌaɪ'mi:n/

AmE

/ˌaɪ'mi:n/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we need to correct something we said

BrE

/'kɒment/

AmE

/'kɑ:ment/

verb - to say what you think about something

BrE

/gəʊˌstreɪtə'hed/

AmE

/goʊˌstreɪt̬ə'hed/

verb - to walk, drive etc. without turning right or left

BrE

/'gləʊkl/

AmE

/'gloʊkl/

adjective - both global and local

BrE

/'æbstrækt/

AmE

/'æbstrækt/

adjective - not concrete or specific, concerning only general ideas

BrE

/ɪn'defɪnət/

AmE

/ɪn'defɪnət/

adjective - not clearly specified, not clear

BrE

/ɪnˌdefɪnət'ɑ:tɪkl/

AmE

/ɪnˌdefɪnət'ɑ:rt̬ɪkl/

noun - the determiner 'a' or 'an'

BrE

/'trænsətɪv/

AmE

/'trænsət̬ɪv/

adjective - transitional, connected with the act of changing from one state to another

BrE

/ˌtrænsətɪv'vɜ:b/

AmE

/ˌtrænsət̬ɪv'vɜ:rb/

noun - the kind of verb that is used with an object

BrE

/'keə/

AmE

/'ker/

verb, formal - used in polite offers

BrE

/ə'gri: wɪð/

AmE

/ə'gri: wɪð/

verb - to be suitable for someone, to work well with someone or something

BrE

/ə'gri:/

AmE

/ə'gri:/

verb - to make a decision together with someone

BrE

/'hændˌnɪtɪd/

AmE

/'hændˌnɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - knitted by hand

BrE

/ˌdefɪnət'ɑ:tɪkl/

AmE

/ˌdefɪnət'ɑ:rt̬ɪkl/

noun - the name for the word 'the' in English, or a similar word in another language

BrE

/'ɪn/

AmE

/'ɪn/

preposition - the preposition we use with months, years, centuries, parts of day etc.