Verb 6

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If memories, feelings, or possibilities ..., they slowly become less intense or less strong.
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fade
Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning to fade.
If someone or something ..., for example, into the background, they become hardly noticeable or very unimportant.
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fade
She had a way of fading into the background when things got rough.
When light ..., it slowly becomes less bright. When a sound ..., it slowly becomes less loud.
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fade
The sound of the last bomber's engines faded into the distance
If something is ... with a particular substance, the substance is put onto or into it in order to clean it, to protect it, or to give it special properties.
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treat
It was many years before the city began to treat its sewage
to digress from the point, lose concentration, etc
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stray from
If an object... somewhere, it becomes stuck there.
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lodge
The bullet lodged in the sergeant's leg, shattering his thigh bone.
If a fact or feeling... in your mind or is...... there, you remember it for a long time.
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lodge
It just lodged in my mind as a very sentimental song
to deposit or leave for safety, storage, etc
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lodge
If you... someone do something, you give them your permission to do it.
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let
I love sweets but Mum doesn't let me have them very often.
You use... when you are introducing something you want to say.
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let me
Let me explain why
You use... when you are offering politely to do something.
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let me
Let me get you something to drink
You can use... when you are praying or hoping very much that something will happen.
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let
Please God, let him phone me.
You can use... to introduce an assumption on which you are going to base a theory, calculation, or story.
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let
Let x equal 5 and y equal 3.
to feel ill will or resentment at the possession or employment of (something) by another
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begrudge
to begrudge another's fortune
to give with ill will or reluctance
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begrudge
he begrudges them every cent
If you do not ... something such as time or money, you do not mind giving it up.
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begrudge
I do not begrudge the money I have lost
If you... a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.
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stifle
His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle
If you... unpleasant or dangerous conditions, you deliberately expose yourself to them, usually in order to achieve something.
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brave
Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support
A town, country, or economy that has been... is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed.
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ravage
The camerawork makes the ravaged streets of New Orleans look exquisite
If you ... an order for a product or for a meal, you ask for it to be sent or brought to you.
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place
1. Before placing your order for a meal, study the menu 2. As your offer seems to us competitive we would like to place a trial order with your company.
to take upon oneself; undertake or take on or over (a position, responsibility, etc)
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assume
to assume an obligation
If you ... something, you say or write it in a formal or definite way.
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state
Buyers who do not apply within the stated period can lose their deposits
to hit a person in the head with an object
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bean
The singer was beaned by a water bottle thrown by a disgruntled fan.
to spray with liquid
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spritz
A quick spritz of perfume lingers on the skin.
If you ... someone's action, you do the same thing to them as they have just done to you. If you ... someone's feeling, you feel the same way towards them as they feel towards you.
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return
Back at the station the Chief Inspector returned the call.
If a particular factor ... the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
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determine
The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time
To ... a fact means to discover it as a result of investigation.
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determine
The investigation will determine what really happened.
If you ... something, you decide it or settle it.
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determine
The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future
When people or things......, they gather together into a large crowd or group.
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mass
The clouds massed, whipped up by the wind.

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