Notes on usage: Wrong

False  -  Mistaken  -  Incorrect  -  Inaccurate  -  Misguided  -  Untrue

 

These words all describe sth that is not right or correct, or sb who is not right about sth.

 

Wrong not right or correct; (of a person) not right about sb/sth: I got all the answers wrong. | We were wrong to assume she’d agree.
False not true or correct; wrong because it is based on sth that is not true or correct: A whale is a fish. True or false? | She gave false information to the insurance company.
Mistaken wrong in your opinion or judgement; based on a wrong opinion or bad judgement: You’re completely mistaken about Jane.
Incorrect (rather formal) wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes: Many of the figures were incorrect.
Inaccurate wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes: The report was badly researched and quite inaccurate.
Misguided wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badly: In her misguided attempts to help, she only made the situation worse.
Untrue not based on facts, but invented or guessed: These accusations are totally untrue.

 

INCORRECT OR INACCURATE?
A fact, figure or spelling that is wrong is incorrect; information, a belief or a description based on incorrect facts can be incorrect or inaccurate; something that is produced, such as a film, report or map, that contains incorrect facts is inaccurate.

 

PATTERNS
*to be wrong/mistaken about sth
*wrong/false/mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate/untrue information
*a(n) false/mistaken/incorrect/inaccurate/misguided belief
*a(n) wrong/incorrect answer

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Worried

Concerned  -  Nervous  -  Anxious  -  Uneasy

 

These words all describe feeling unhappy and afraid because you are thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened.

 

Worried thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened and therefore feeling unhappy and afraid.
Concerned worried and feeling concern about sth.
Nervous feeling worried about sth or slightly afraid of sth.
Anxious feeling worried or nervous about sth.
Uneasy feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think sth bad may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is right.

 

WORRIED OR CONCERNED?
Concerned is usually used when you are talking about a problem that affects another person, society, the world, etc. while worried can be used for this or for more personal matters.

 

WORRIED, NERVOUS OR ANXIOUS?
Worried is the most frequent word to describe how you feel when you are thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen. Anxious can describe a stronger feeling and is more formal. Nervous is more often used to describe how you feel before you do something very important such as an exam or an interview, or something unpleasant or difficult. Nervous can describe sb’s personality: a very nervous girl is often or usually nervous; a worried girl is worried on a particular occasion or about a particular thing. Worried describes her feelings, not her personality. Anxious may describe feelings or personality.

 

PATTERNS
*worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy about (doing) sth
*worried/concerned/anxious for sb/sth
*worried/concerned/nervous/anxious that...
*a(n) worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy expression/look/smile
*to get worried/nervous/anxious

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Work

Employment  -  Career  -  Profession  -  Occupation  -   Trade

 

These are all words for the work that sb does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time.

 

Work the job that sb does, especially in order to earn money: It’s very difficult to find work at the moment.
Employment (rather formal) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work: Only half the people here are in paid employment.
Career the job or series of jobs that sb has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes: He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
Profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education: He hopes to enter the medical profession. Profession is all the people who work in a particular profession: The legal profession. The professions are the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or lawyer.
Occupation (rather formal) a job or profession: Please state your name, age, and occupation.
Trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills: Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.

 

PATTERNS
*in/out of work/employment
*(a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/ occupation
*permanent/temporary work/employment
*(a) well-paid work/employment/profession/ occupation
*(a) low-paid work/employment/occupation
*to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation
*to get/obtain/give sb/offer sb/create/generate/provide work/employment

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Word

Term  -  Phrase  -  Expression  -  Idiom

 

These are all words for a unit of language used to express sth.

 

Word a single unit of language which means sth and can be spoken or written: Do not write more than 200 words. | He uses a lot of long words.
Term (rather formal) a word or phrase used as the name of sth, especially one connected with a particular type of language: Technical/legal/scientific terms. | ‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.
Phrase a group of words which have a particular meaning when used together: Who coined the phrase ‘desktop publishing? In grammar, a phrase is a group of words without a finite verb, especially one that forms part of a sentence: ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’ are phrases.
Expression a word or phrase: He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I’ve never heard before.
Idiom a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words: ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.

 

PATTERNS
*a word/term for sth
*a new word/term/phrase/expression
*a technical/colloquial word/term/phrase/expression
*a slang word/term/phrase
*an idiomatic phrase/expression
*to use a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom
*to coin a(n) word/term/phrase/expression
*a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom means sth

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Wonderful

Lovely  -  Delightful

 

These words all describe an experience, feeling or sight that gives you great pleasure.

 

Wonderful that you enjoy very much; that gives you great pleasure; extremely good: We had a wonderful time last night. | The weather was absolutely wonderful.
Lovely (rather informal, especially BrE) that you enjoy very much; that gives you great pleasure; very attractive: What a lovely day! (=the weather is very good) | It’s been lovely having you here.
Delightful that gives you great pleasure; very attractive: A delightful little fishing village.

 

WONDERFUL, LOVELY OR DELIGHTFUL?
All these words can describe times, events, places, sights, feelings and the weather. Wonderful can also describe a chance or ability. Lovely is the most frequent in spoken British English, but in North American English wonderful is the most frequent, both spoken and written. Delightful is used especially to talk about times, events and places.

 

PATTERNS
*wonderful/lovely/delightful weather/views/scenery
*It’s wonderful/lovely to be/feel/find/have/know/see...
*It would be wonderful/lovely/delightful if...
*It’s wonderful/lovely that...
*That sounds wonderful/lovely/delightful.
*really/quite/absolutely wonderful/lovely/delightful

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Witness

Observer  -  Onlooker  -  Passer-by  -  Bystander  -  Eyewitness

 

These are all words for a person who sees sth happen.

 

Witness a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law: Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
Observer a person who sees sth happen: According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.
Onlooker a person who watches sth that is happening but is not involved in it: A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.
Passer-by a person who is going past sb/sth by chance, especially when sth unexpected happens: Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.
Bystander a person who is near and can see what is happening when sth such as an accident or fight takes place: Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.
Eyewitness a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards.

 

PATTERNS
*a(n) witness/observer/onlooker/passer-by/bystander/ an eyewitness sees sth
*a(n) observer/onlooker/passer-by/bystander witnesses sth

 

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Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Wet

Moist  -  Damp  -  Soaked  -  Drenched  -  Saturated

 

These words all describe things covered with or full of liquid, especially water.

 

Wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water: The car had skidded on the wet road. | You’ll get wet (=in the rain) if you go out now.
Moist slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful: A lovely rich moist cake.
Damp slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant: The cottage was cold and damp.
Soaked (rather informal) very wet: You’re soaked through! (=completely wet).
Drenched very wet: We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.
Saturated very wet: The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.

 

SOAKED OR DRENCHED?
Both of these words can be used with with or in: soaked/ drenched with/in sweat/blood. Soaked but not usually drenched can also be used before a noun: Their soaked clothes. | Their drenched clothes.

 

PATTERNS
*wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with sth
*soaked/drenched in sth
*sb’s coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/ soaked/drenched
*wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
*to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Well

All right  -  Ok  -  Fine  -  Healthy  -  Strong  -  Fit

 

These words all describe sb who is not ill and is in good health.

 

Well [not usually before noun] (rather informal) in good health: I’m not feeling very well. | Is he well enough to travel? Well is used especially to talk about your own health, to ask sb about their health or to make a comment on it.
All right [not before noun] (rather informal) not feeling ill; not Injured: Are you feeling all right?
Ok [not before noun] (informal) not feeling ill; not Injured: She says she’s OK now, and will be back at work tomorrow.
Fine [not before noun] (not used in negative statements) (rather informal) completely well: ‘How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’ Fine is used especially to talk about your health, especially when sb asks you how you are. It is also used to talk about sb’s health when you are talking to sb else. Unlike well it is not often used to ask sb about their health or make a comment on it: Are you keeping fine?
Healthy in good health and not likely to become ill: Keep healthy by exercising regularly.
Strong In good health and not suffering from an illness: After a few weeks she was feeling stronger. Strong Is often used to talk about becoming healthy again after an Illness.
Fit (especially BrE) in good physical health, especially because you take regular physical exercise: I go swimming every day in order to keep fit.

 

ALL RIGHT OR OK?
These words are slightly less positive than the other words in this group. They are both used in spoken English to talk about not actually being III or Injured, rather than being positively in good health. Both are rather informal but OK is slightly more Informal than all right.

 

PATTERNS
*all right/OK/fit for sth
*all right/OK/fit to do sth
*to feel/look well/all right/OK/fine/healthy/strong/fit
*to keep (sb) well/healthy/fit
*perfectly well/all right/OK/fine/healthy/fit
*physically well/healthy/strong/fit

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: View

Sight  -  Scene  -  Panorama

 

These are all words for a thing that you can see, especially from a particular place.

 

View what you can see from a particular place or position, especially beautiful natural scenery: The cottage had a delightful sea view.
Sight a thing that you see or can see, especially sth that is impressive or unusual: It’s a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air.
Scene a view that you see, especially one with people and/or animals moving about and doing things: It was a delightful rural scene.
Panorama a view of a wide area of land: The tower offers a breathtaking panorama of Prague.

 

PATTERNS
*a view/panorama of sth
*a beautiful/breathtaking view/slight/scene/panorama
*a magnificent/spectacular view/sight/panorama
*to take in the view/slight/scene
*to admire the view/sight

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Valuable

Precious  -  Priceless  -  Irreplaceable

 

These words all describe sth that is worth a lot of money or very Important to sb.

 

Valuable worth a lot of money: The thieves took three pieces of valuable jewellery.
Precious rare and worth a lot of money; loved or valued very much: A precious Chinese vase, valued at half a million pound. | Precious memories of our time together.
Priceless extremely valuable; loved or valued very much: A priceless collection of antiques.
Irreplaceable too valuable or special to be replaced.

 

PATTERNS
*valuable/precious/priceless/irreplaceable possessions
*valuable/precious/priceless antiques/jewels/jewellery

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
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Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Understand

See  -  Get  -  Follow  -  Grasp  -  Comprehend

 

These words all mean to know or realize sth, for example why sth happens, how sth works or what sth means.

 

Understand to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what sb says, etc.; to know or realize how or why sth happens, how it works or why it is important: I don't understand the instructions. | Doctors still don’t understand much about the disease.
See to understand what is happening, what sb is saying, how sth works or how important sth is: ‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see.’ | Oh yes, I see what you mean.
Get (informal) to understand a joke, what sb is trying to tell you, or a situation that they are trying to describe: She didn’t get the joke. | I don’t get you.
Follow to understand an explanation, a story or the meaning of sth: Sorry—I don’t quite follow. | The plot is almost impossible to follow.
Grasp to come to understand a fact, an idea or how to do sth: They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
Comprehend (often used in negative statements) (formal) to understand a fact, idea or reason: The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend.

 

UNDERSTAND OR GRASP?
You can use understand or grasp for the action of realizing the meaning or importance of sth for the first time: It’s a difficult concept for children to understand/ grasp. Only understand can be used to talk about languages, words or writing: I don’t grasp French/the instructions.

 

PATTERNS
*to understand/see/get/follow/grasp/comprehend what/why/how...
*to understand/see/grasp/comprehend that...
*to understand/see/get/grasp the point/idea (of sth)
*a to be easy/difficult/hard to understand/see/follow/ grasp/comprehend
*to fully understand/see/grasp/comprehend sth

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
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Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Trust

Depend on sb/sth  -  Rely on sb/sth  -  Count on sb/sth  -  Believe in sb

 

These words all mean to believe that sb/sth will do what you hope or expect of them or that what they tell you is correct or true.

 

Trust to believe that sb is good, honest, sincere, etc. and that they will do what you expect of them or do the right thing; to believe that sth is true or correct: You can trust me not to tell anyone. | Don’t trust what you read in the newspapers!
Depend on/upon sb/sth (often used with can/cannot/ could/could not) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, to do the right thing, or to be true or correct: He was the sort of person you could depend on. | Can you depend on her version of what happened?
Rely on/upon sb/sth (used especially with can/cannot/ could/could not and should/should not) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, or to be honest, correct or good enough: Can I rely on you to keep this secret? | You can’t rely on any figures you get from them.
Count on sb/sth (often used with can/cannot/could/ could not) to be sure that sb will do what you need them to do, or that sth will happen as you want It to happen: I’m counting on you to help me. | We can’t count on the good weather lasting.
Believe in sb to feel that you can trust sb and/or that they will be successful: They need a leader they can believe in.

 

TRUST, DEPEND OR RELY ON/UPON SB/STH?
You can trust a person but not a thing or system. You can trust sb’s judgement or advice, but not their support. You can depend on sb’s support, but not their judgement or advice. Rely on/upon sb/sth is used especially with you can/could or you should to give advice or a promise: I don’t really rely on his judgement.  | You can’t really on his judgement.

 

PATTERNS
*to trust/depend on/rely on/count on sb/sth to do sth
*to trust/believe in sb/sth
*to trust/rely on sb’s advice/judgement
*to depend on/rely on/count on sb’s support
*to completely trust/depend on/rely on/believe in sb/ sth

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: True

Right  -  Correct

 

These words all describe sth that cannot be doubted as fact and includes no mistakes.

 

True connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed: Are the following statements true or false? | Is it true (that) she’s leaving?
Right that is true and cannot be doubted as a fact: I got about half the answers right. | What’s the right time?
Correct right according to the facts and without any mistakes: Only one of the answers is correct. | Check that all the details are correct.

 

RIGHT OR CORRECT?
Correct is more formal than right and is more likely to be used in official or formal instructions or documents.

 

PATTERNS
*right/correct about sb/sth
*the true/right/correct answer
*the right/correct time

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
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Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Trip

Journey  -  Tour  -  Expedition  -  Excursion  -  Outing  -  Day out

 

These are all words for an act of travelling to a place.

 

Trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again: A business trip. | A five-minute trip by taxi.
Journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart: A long and difficult journey across the mountains.
Tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited: A tour of Bavaria.
Expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known: The first expedition to the South Pole.
Excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people: We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
Outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day: The children were on a day’s outing from school.
Day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure: We had a day out at the beach.

 

TRIP OR JOURNEY?
A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be: A trip to New York. | A round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In North American English journey is not used for short trips: (BrE) What is your journey to work like?

 

PATTERNS
*a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
*a bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tour
*to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/ outing/day out
*to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/ excursion
*to make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion

 

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
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Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
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Notes on usage: Throw

Toss  -  Hurl  -  Fling  -  Chuck  -  Lob  -  Bowl  -  Pitch

 

These words all mean to send sth from your hand through the air.

 

Throw to send sth from your hand or hands through the air: Some kids were throwing stones at the window. | She threw the ball and he caught it.
Toss to throw sth lightly or carelessly: She tossed her jacket onto the bed.
Hurl to throw sth violently in a particular direction: Rioters hurled a brick through the car’s windscreen.
Fling to throw sb/sth somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry: She flung the letter down onto the table.
Chuck (especially BrE, informal) to throw sth carelessly: I chucked him the keys.
Lob (informal) to throw sth so that it goes high through the air: They were lobbing stones over the wall.
Bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman.
Pitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter.

 

PATTERNS
*to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch sth at/to sb/sth
*to throw/toss/fling/chuck sth aside/away
*to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball
*to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick
*to throw/toss/hurl/fling sth angrily
*to throw/toss sth casually/carelessly

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Think

Believe  -  Feel  -  Reckon  -  Be under the Impression

 

These words all mean to have an Idea that sth is true or possible or to have a particular opinion about sb/sth.

 

Think to have an idea that sth is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about sb/sth: Do you think (that) they’ll come? | Well, I like it. What do you think?
Believe to have an idea that sth is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about sb/sth: Police believe (that) the man may be armed.
Feel to have a particular opinion about sth that has happened or about what you/sb ought to do: We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose.
Reckon (informal) to think that sth is true or possible: I reckon (that) I’m going to get that job.
Be under the impression that... to have an Idea that sth is true: I was under the impression that the work had already been completed.

 

THINK OR BELIEVE?
When you are expressing an Idea that you have or that sb has of what is true or possible, believe is more formal than think. It is used especially for talking about ideas that other people have; think is used more often for talking about your own Ideas: Police believe... | I think... When you are expressing an opinion, believe is stronger than think and is used especially for matters of principle; think is used more for practical matters or matters of personal taste.

 

PATTERNS
*to think/believe/feel/reckon/be under the Impression that...
*It is thought/believed/reckoned that...
*to be thought/believed/felt/reckoned to be sth
*to think/believe/feel sth about sb/sth
*to sincerely/honestly/seriously/mistakenly think/ believe/feel

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Things

Stuff  -  Property  -  Possessions  -  Junk  -  Belongings  -  Goods  -  Valuables

 

These are all words for objects or items, especially ones that you own or have with you at a particular time.

 

Things (rather informal) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose: Shall I help you pack your things? | Bring your swimming things.
Stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about: Where’s all my stuff?
Property [U] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by sb: This building is government property. | Be careful not to damage other people’s property.
Possessions things that you own, especially sth that can be moved: Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs.
Junk [U] things that are considered useless or of little value: I’ve cleared out all that old junk from the attic.
Belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time: Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane.
Goods (technical or rather formal) possessions that can be moved: He was found guilty of handling stolen goods.
Valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewelry or cameras: Never leave cash or other valuables lying around.

 

PATTERNS
*personal things/stuff/property/possessions/ belongings
*to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/ possessions/belongings
*to search sb’s/your/the things/stuff/property/ belongings
*to go through sb’s/your/the things/stuff/belongings

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Terrible

Awful  -  Horrible  -  Dreadful  -  Vile  -  Horrendous

 

These words all describe sth that is very unpleasant.

 

Terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving: What terrible news! | That’s a terrible thing to say!
Awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving: That’s an awful colour. | The weather last summer was awful.
Horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like: The coffee tasted horrible.
Dreadful (rather informal, especially BrE) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like or that you disapprove of: What dreadful weather!
Vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant: There was a vile smell coming from the room. | He was in a vile mood.
Horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable: The traffic around the city was horrendous.

 

PATTERNS
*terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for sb
*a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing
*a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell
*terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions
*terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather
*terrible/awful/dreadful news

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Tax

Duty  -  Customs  -  Tariff  -  Rates

 

These are ail words for money that you have to pay to the government.

 

Tax money that you have to pay to the government so that It can pay for public services: Income tax | Tax cuts.
Duty a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country: The company has to pay customs duties on all imports.
Customs tax that is paid when goods are brought in from other countries.
Tariff a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country, often in order to protect industry from cheap imports: A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.
Rates (in Britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use, and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house: Business rates are very high in the city centre.

 

PATTERNS
*(a) tax/duty/tariff/rates on sth
*to pay an amount of money in tax/duty/customs/rates
*to pay (a) tax/duty/customs/tariff/rates
*to collect taxes/duties/rates
*to increase/raise/reduce taxes/duty/tariffs/rates
*to cut taxes/duties/rates
*to impose a tax/duty/tariff
*to put a tax/duty on sth

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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Notes on usage: Target

Objective  -  Goal  -  Object  -  End

 

These are all words for sth that you are trying to achieve.

 

Target a result that you try to achieve: Set yourself targets that you can reasonably hope to achieve. | Attainment targets in schools.
Objective (rather formal) something that you are trying to achieve: What is the main objective of this project?
Goal something that you hope to achieve: He continued to pursue his goal of becoming an actor.
Object the purpose of sth; sth that you plan to achieve: The object is to educate people about road safety.
End something that you plan to achieve: He joined the society for political ends. | That's only OK if you believe that the end justifies the means (=bad methods of doing sth are acceptable if the final result is good). End is usually used in the plural or in particular fixed expressions.

 

TARGET, OBJECTIVE OR GOAL?
A target is usually officially recorded in some way, for example by an employer or by a government committee. It is often specific, and in the form of figures, such as number of sales or exam passes, or a date. People often set their own objectives: these are things that they wish to achieve, often as part of a project or a talk they are giving. Goals are often long-term, and relate to people’s life and career plans or the long-term plans of a company or organization.

 

PATTERNS
*to work towards a(n) target/objective/goal
*an ambitious/major/long-term/short-term/future target/objective/goal
*economic/financial/business targets/objectives/goals
*to set/agree on/identify/reach/meet/exceed a(n) target/objective/goal
*to achieve a(n) target/objective/goal/end

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Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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