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association
Noun
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An association is a way that two things are similar, belong together, or are connected or related.
I don't see any association between what happened to you and what happened to me.
I suspect there is an association between the weather and the number who are sick.
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An association is a group of people who have a common goal or interest.
The NBA stands for the "National Basketball Association."
I have been a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
All the teachers were at an association meeting.
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Association is the when you associate (spend time with certain people).
I'm afraid your association with those wild people will get you in trouble.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
advancement
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noun
(= progress)
gradual improvement or growth or development
advancement of knowledge
great progress in the arts
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noun
(= promotion)
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
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noun
(= progress)
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
psychological
Adjective
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About your mind.
We are concerned about the psychological effect the experience may have on the girls.
When children have problems, we need to consider many aspects of the child's social and psychological functioning.
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About psychology.
Many psychological theories refer to problematic parent-child relationships.
understanding
Noun
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A person's understanding of something is what they know or think about it.
Science helps us to gain a better understanding of natural processes.
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An understanding is an agreement between two people.
We had an understanding. You should have fulfilled your end of the bargain.
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Understanding is your ability to understand the feelings of other people.
Teachers must listen with kindness and understanding to what the young have to say.
understanding
Adjective
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An understanding person is able to easily see how someone else feels.
Thanks for being so understanding about how emotional and erratic I've been acting lately.
human
Adjective
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Human rights, life, nature, etc. belong or relate to people, not machines or animals.
Every person has human rights.
My dog doesn't like dog food, he likes to eat human food, such as meat, like us.
human
Noun
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A human is a person; a member of the Homo sapiens species.
What effect are we humans having on the natural world?
nature
Noun
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The outdoors or outside.
We went on a nature walk.
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Things that people did not make. The world or universe.
Nature contains many beautiful things.
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The way something is without people causing it, or a quality people did not cause. Often, this is a part of your personality that is natural to you.
She has a very gentle nature.
It is the nature of dogs to eat meat.
Our natures don't match, we are just too different.