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/ˌʌndə'reɪt/

AmE

/ˌʌndə'reɪt/

verb - not to pay something as much attention as it deserves, not to value something highly enough

BrE

/ˌəʊvə'reɪt/

AmE

/'oʊvəˌreɪt/

verb - to pay more attention to something than it deserves, to value something too highly

BrE

/'dju:plɪkət/

AmE

/'du:plɪkət/

noun - an exact copy of something

BrE

/'dju:plɪkeɪt/

AmE

/'du:plɪkeɪt/

verb - to make an exact copy of something

BrE

/'njʊ:mərət/

AmE

/'nʊ:mərət/

adjective - able to work with numbers

BrE

/ɪ'lɪtərəsi/

AmE

/ɪ'lɪt̬ərəsi/

noun - the inability to write and read

BrE

/'ki:wi:/

AmE

/'ki:wi:/

noun - a person from New Zealand

BrE

/'ɒz/

AmE

/'ɑ:z/

noun, informal - Australia

BrE

/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/

AmE

/ˌi:tˌhʌmbl'paɪ/

verb - to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake

BrE

/'hʌmbl/

AmE

/'hʌmbl/

adjective - not special, not of a high rank

BrE

/hju:'mɪləti/

AmE

/hju:'mɪlət̬i/

noun - the quality of not being proud or not thinking that you are better than others

BrE

/'nɪtpɪkə/

AmE

/'nɪtpɪkər/

noun, informal - a person who pays too much attention to small details that are not important

BrE

/'nɪt/

AmE

/'nɪt/

noun, informal - an egg of a louse

BrE

/'nɪt/

AmE

/'nɪt/

noun, British English, informal - a stupid person

BrE

/'hɑ:fwɪt/

AmE

/'hæfwɪt/

noun, informal - a stupid person