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emergency Noun

— An emergency is a serious situation that needs to be dealt with very quickly. She called 911 to report the emergency to police. With the new fighting, the president has declared a state of emergency. He was rushed to the emergency room where doctors operated to save his life. Some airlines failed to show pilots how to operate emergency exits. In an emergency, please close your doors and windows and stay calm. — Emergency is the department in a hospital that takes people with immediate medial needs.

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assistance Noun

— If you give someone or something assistance, you give help or support. The company may also provide financial assistance to single mothers.

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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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commissariat

— noun a stock or supply of foods

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for Preposition

— shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function This cake is for you. This is a net for catching fish. — For is used to show the reason for something He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.

for Subordinator

— For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive It's not good for you to be too relaxed.

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repatriate Noun

— A repatriate is a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored.

repatriate Verb

— If a person is being repatriated, they are being brought back to his or her own country.

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and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list. I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer. I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

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displace

— verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure the refugees were displaced by the war — verb (= fire, terminate) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position The boss fired his secretary today The company terminated 25% of its workers — verb (= preempt) take the place of or have precedence over live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor — verb (= move) cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense Move those boxes into the corner, please I'm moving my money to another bank The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant

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persons noun

— More than one person; considered individually

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