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Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
TO AFFORD
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: Our car is breaking all the time and we should buy a new one. Unfortunately we can't afford it now.
Ex 2.: He won 1 mln dollars last week! Now he can afford a trip wherever he wants!
Try to find what the meaning of this word is using these examples.
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I can't afford to buy this.
هذا مثال وجدته بالشيخ قوقل..
سؤالي,
ليه اضفنا to بعد كلمة afford ..
يمكن لأن بعده verb << buy .؟؟؟
وثااانكس ع الإفاااده
استمررر..
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1. (preceded by can, could, etc.) to be able to do or spare something, esp without incurring financial difficulties or without risk of undesirable consequences
we can afford to buy a small house
I can afford to give you one of my chess sets
we can't afford to miss this play
2. to give, yield, or supply the meeting afforded much useful information
affordable adj
affordability n
Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
PURPOSE
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: The purpose of this article is to show people how to lose weight effectively.
Ex 2.: She went out with the purpose of buying a new dress.
Try to find what the meaning of this word is using these examples.
admire "admires, admiring, admired"
(VERB) If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
E.X: I admired her when I first met her and I still think she's marvellous.
He admired the way she had coped with life.
admiring
(ADJ, = appreciative) An admiring expression shows that you like or respect someone or something.
E.X: Within moments, he'd attracted an admiring audience.
admiringly (ADV)
admiration (NOUN)
marvel "marvels, marvelling, marvelled" NOTE: in America, use marveling, marveled
1. (VERB) If you marvel at something, you express your great surprise, wonder, or admiration.
E.X: Sara and I read the story and marveled.
2. (N-COUNT, usually plural, =wonders) Marvels are things that people have done, or that have happened, which are very unexpected or surprising.
E.X: She almost died, but the hospital's skill achieved great marvels.
He's done marvels with team.
It was a marvel that the floor never gave away.
marvellous NOTE: in America, use marvelous
(ADJ, =splendid) If you describe someone or something as marvellous, you are emphasizing that they are very good.
E.X: He certainly is a marvellous actor…
He looked marvelous.
rummage “rummages, rummaging, rummaged”
(VERB, = root) If you rummage through something, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless and hurried way.
E.X: She rummaged about in the closet, looking for a recipe.
simmer “simmers, simmering, simmered”
1. (VERB) When you simmer food or what it simmers, you cook it by keeping it at boiling point or just below boiling point.
2. (NOUN) Simmer is also a noun.
cauldron “cauldrons”
(N-COUNT) A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire.
E.X: She went back to the simmering cauldron.
ingredient “ingredients”
(N-COUNT) Ingredients are the things that are used to make something, especially all the different foods you use when you are cooking a particular dish.
E.X: What ingredients should I use to make that magic portion?
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Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
PERPLEXED
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: They looked perplexed and kindly asked him to repeat everything he said.
Ex 2.: He asked with a perplexed voice what it all meant, when he saw his girlfriend and his friend sitting together in a cafe.
Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
RELIABLE
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: I'm sure it's true. This information comes from a reliable source.
Ex 2.: I'm not confident in the reliability of these results. We should calculate it once again.
Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
TO DETEST
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: They used to detest each other when they were younger, but two months ago everything changed. Now they behave like good old friends.
Ex 2.: He is not a good boss. I don't know why, but he detests his own staff.
Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
MUSTY
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: Why this room smells so musty? It wasn't a good idea to close all the windows for whole night.
Ex 2.: If you'd like to sell this house first try to cover up that smell. During price negotiations a smelly property is definitely a liability. It doesn't matter if it is musty, cigarette smoke or pet odors.
Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
INQUISITIVE
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: When he started to ask me whether we are already engaged, I told him not to be so inquisitive. It's not his business after all!
Ex 2.: Everytime there was a new couple walking down the street, everyone could see her inquisitive face at the window.
Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
TO RECONCILE
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: After the divorce they didn't talk to each other, which was particularly painful to their children. Now, as they reconciled, they spend each Sunday together.
Ex 2.: After the U.S. - Mexican War in 1846 nobody believed that the two nations may ever reconcile. Surprisingly, the mass influx of Mexicains to the U.S. has been noticed recently.
Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
TO MUTILATE
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: The children were punished, because they mutilated their notebooks with a pair of scissors.
Ex 2.: He called the police immediately after he had found a badly mutilated body near the river.
Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
OBSTINATE
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: He's such an obstinate child. He won't eat a soup, no matter what you tell him.
Ex 2.: Why are you so obstinate? You could finally agree with the others, just one last time!
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Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
TO PRECLUDEمنع , حال دون ,عوقَ
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: The frequent tsunami catastrophes preclude any prospect of a peaceful settlement in Indonesia.
Ex 2.: His war injuries preclude any possibility of playing football in the national team again.
Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
OBTRUSIVE فضولي , ناتئ
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: When she saw his cheap pinkish jacket, she thought what an obtrusive lack of good taste it was.
Ex 2.: Peter's car always draws stares. He's convinced that it's so stylish and original, whereas I consider it simply too obtrusive.
Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
COUNTERFEIT
يزور , يزيف , يقلد
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: It is against the law to counterfeit money and signatures.
Ex 2.: Doing successful business in branded goods may be difficult because of the high number of counterfeited goods which are sold in the street every day.
Hi,
here is today's word of the day:
SURGE مَاجَ, إِنْدَفَعَ, جَاشَ, إِصْطَخَبَ < إِنْدِفاع, نَوّ>
Here are two examples of potential use:
Ex 1.: Many people joined the southward surge to settle down in the South, because the unemployment in the North has risen dramatically.
Ex 2.: She felt a surge of anger when she saw her best friend flirting with her boyfriend.
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Mr.muhamedr
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