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/ə'fɪʃnsi/

AmE

/ə'fɪʃnsi/

noun - the ability to work effectively

BrE

/ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/

AmE

/ɪ'mɜ:rdʒ/

verb - to become known or apparent

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/ɪn'kwaɪə/

AmE

/ɪn'kwaɪər/

verb, formal - to ask a formal question

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/ɪk'splɔ:/

AmE

/ɪk'splɔ:r/

verb - to examine something new carefully

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/'peɪ/

AmE

/'peɪ/

verb - to give money for something

BrE

/ˌəʊvə'welm/

AmE

/ˌoʊvər'welm/

verb - to defeat somebody by force

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/əb'skjʊə/

AmE

/əb'skjʊr/

adjective - difficult to understand; not clear

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/ˌɒpə'tju:nəti/

AmE

/ˌɑ:pə'tu:nət̬i/

noun - a chance to do something

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/'wɪl/

AmE

/'wɪl/

noun - a wish to do something

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/'hu:m/

AmE

/'hu:m/

pronoun - (to) who, (about) who etc.

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/'wi:p/

AmE

/'wi:p/

verb - to cry and shed tears

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/'wɒʃ/

AmE

/'wɑ:ʃ/

verb - to clean clothes with water

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/'wi:/

AmE

/'wi:/

verb, informal - to pee (used by children)

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/'hu:z/

AmE

/'hu:z/

pronoun - belonging to whom or what

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/'hu:/

AmE

/'hu:/

pronoun - what person, to which person