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/ˌnɒk'ɒf/

AmE

/ˌnɑ:k'ɑ:f/

verb - to stop working

BrE

/rɪ'kru:t/

AmE

/rɪ'kru:t/

noun - a person who has just started working for the police or joined the armed forces

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/ˌkɪk'ɒf/

AmE

/ˌkɪk'ɑf/

verb - to begin, to start

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/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/

AmE

/ˌdaɪv'ɪn/

verb - to start doing something with enthusiasm or without delay

BrE

/'krɒp/

AmE

/'krɑ:p/

verb - to cut someone's hair short

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/ˌkrɒp'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌkrɑ:p'ʌp/

verb - to come up, to appear or happen unexpectedly

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/'daʊnbi:t/

AmE

/'daʊnbi:t/

adjective, informal - pessimistic, not very happy or positive

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/'fæktʃuəl/

AmE

/'fæktʃuəl/

adjective - connected with facts, containing facts

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/'kɒpikæt/

AmE

/'kɑ:pikæt/

verb, informal - to copy what somebody else does

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/'vɑ:səti/

AmE

/'vɑ:rsət̬i/

noun, American English - a team representing a college or a high-school at competitions, championships etc.

BrE

/'spæn/

AmE

/'spæn/

verb - to cover an area, to stretch across an area

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/prə'vɪʒənl/

AmE

/prə'vɪʒənl/

adjective - only for a short time, likely to be changed

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/'məʊməntri/

AmE

/'məʊmənteri/

adjective - lasting for a very short time

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/ˌlɒŋ'stændɪŋ/

AmE

/ˌlɔ:ŋ'stændɪŋ/

adjective - existing for a long time

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/'ɪntəvl/

AmE

/'ɪnt̬ərvl/

noun - the time between two events