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/pə'tɪʃn/

AmE

/pə'tɪʃən/

verb - to make an official request to a law court for some legal action to be taken

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/pə'tɪʃn/

AmE

/pə'tɪʃən/

noun - an official request made to a law court for some legal action to be taken

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/'mɜ:mə/

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/'mɜ:rmər/

noun, technical - an abnormal sound in the chest, often a sign of disease in the heart

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/'mɜ:mə/

AmE

/'mɜ:rmər/

noun - quietly spoken words

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/'ges/

AmE

/'ges/

verb, informal - to think, to believe, to assume

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/ˌnju: jɪəz'deɪ/

AmE

/ˌnu: jɪərz'deɪ/

noun - the 1st of January, the first day of the year

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/ə'freʃ/

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/ə'freʃ/

adverb, formal - newly, again in a new way

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/'freʃ/

AmE

/'freʃ/

adjective - (of water) not having salt in it

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/'freʃ/

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/'freʃ/

adverb - newly, again in a new way

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/'bætn/

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/bə'tɑ:n/

noun - a long stick that is held, spun and thrown in the air by a majorette or someone marching in front of a band

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/'mʌmbl/

AmE

/'mʌmbl/

noun - words that are spoken in a way that is hard to hear and understand

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/'ɪŋklɪŋ/

AmE

/'ɪŋklɪŋ/

noun - a slight idea that something is about to happen or an idea of what is happening

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/dɪ'naʊns/

AmE

/dɪ'naʊns/

verb - to report someone who has done something illegal to the authorities

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/kən'fɜ:m/

AmE

/kən'fɜ:rm/

verb - to make someone believe something even more strongly

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/'bəʊst/

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/'boʊst/

noun - (disapproving) something that you are very proud of and what you usually brag about