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don't verb

— do not (negative auxiliary) — (nonstandard) does not — do not

don't interjection

— interjection

don't noun

— Something that must not be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).

forget Verb

— When you forget something, you have no memory of it. I forget every thing that you tell me. When you asked me, I forgot. You told me your name, but I have forgotten it.

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to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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log Noun

— A log is a piece of wood that is long and round that has been cut off a tree. We need another log to make a nice big fire. — A log is a place where people or computer programs write things when they happen, and they write the date (and maybe the time) every time they write something. We need to keep a log of everyone going into and out of this building. — In mathematics, a log is a logarithm.

log Verb

— When people log a forest, they cut down the trees to make logs. This was a forest here, but it was logged a few years ago. — When someone logs something, they write it in a log book. Make sure you log that so we'll remember what time it happened.

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out Preposition

— Something that is out is not in. Polly opened the door and went out. — If something using electricity is out, it is turned off or the electricity is not flowing.. Turn the light out before you leave. The power's out so nothing's working. I'm trying to find which light went out. Oh, no! The fire's gone out again. — Something that moves out moves from the inside to a place that is not inside. He took the pen out of his pocket. Please, close the door as you go out. If you walk out that door, you can't come back. The car stopped and out came two men. — far away We live out in the country. He's about half an hour out of Toronto. — If someone is out, they are not in the place where someone is looking for them. You can't see the doctor now. He is out. — to a number of people We'll give out the books after everyone has arrived. — away Don't throw that out. I'm still using it. — If something is out, you can look at or see it. the sun is out the flowers are out — If something comes out of something, it comes from it. — If something is out, it is available for sale. — If something is out, it is not in fashion. — If someone is out, they are not conscious. — If a you are out of something, you had it before but you've used or sold all of it. — If mathx/math is made out of mathy/math, mathy/math is the material that mathx/math is made of.

out Noun

— If someone is prevented from scoring in baseball, they make an out. There were two men on base and two outs. — A way to escape is an out.

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at Preposition

— Used to describe where something is, or when saying something's position I am at home. Let's meet at the pub! — The time at which something happened or will happen Breakfast is at 9 o'clock. At 5pm we went home. — Indicating something's state At half price! Water boils at high temperatures.

at Symbol

— The @ symbol, used to replace at support@microsoft.com is an email address. Apples @ £1.50 per kilogram.

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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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end Verb

— To put a stop to something. The movie ends after this scene.

end Noun

— The last one of a group. Or, the last part of a thing, the place where it stops. I tied a knot in the end of the rope.

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