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/ə'sɜ:t/

AmE

/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

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/ə'sɜ:t/

AmE

/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to state that something is certainly true

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/'bredˌwɪnə/

AmE

/'bredˌwɪnər/

noun - the member of a family who earns the money to support the family

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/ˌget'həʊld əv/

AmE

/ˌget'hoʊld əv/

verb - to manage to get something

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/'həʊld/

AmE

/'hoʊld/

noun - the act of keeping something in your hand, the act of gripping or squeezing something

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/'hɪs/

AmE

/'hɪs/

noun - the sound like the letter S

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/'ʃwɑ:/

AmE

/'ʃwɑ:/

noun, technical - the sound /ə/

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/'hæmpə/

AmE

/'hæmpər/

noun, American English - a container that you keep your dirty clothes and bed sheets in until they are washed

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/'hæmpə/

AmE

/'hæmpər/

noun, British English - a box or a package containing food of various kinds that is given as a present

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/'hæmpə/

AmE

/'hæmpər/

noun - a large container or a basket with a lid, used especially for carrying food in

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/'hæmpə/

AmE

/'hæmpər/

verb - to make it difficult for someone to do something

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/ˌpɪk'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌpɪk'ʌp/

verb - to improve, to get better

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/'teɪkəweɪ/

AmE

/'teɪkəweɪ/

noun, British English - a restaurant or a shop that cooks and sells food to be eaten elsewhere

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/'teɪkəweɪ/

AmE

/'teɪkəweɪ/

noun, British English - a meal bought at a restaurant or a shop and taken somewhere else to be eaten, usually home

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/'hɜ:l/

AmE

/'hɜ:rl/

verb - to throw something violently