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how Adverb

— The word "how" is a question word, to ask about the way something happens or the way people do things. How will we ever solve this problem? — The word "how" is used to tell about the way something happens or the way people do things. I know how we can solve this problem? This is how to make this machine work. — used to show that you feel strongly about something. How old he looks!

how Subordinator

— You use how to tell that something happens, is done, or is true. She told him how it wasn't fun anymore.

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much Determiner

— Much is a lot of; a large amount of; a high degree I don't have much money. I don't like the cider very much. I know how much he loves everybody in the house. You're not much better than he is. She was much more fun after a few drinks. This is almost as much fun as last week. We bought another one, but the cost was much greater. I don't think it matters much what you study. Thank you very much! Much attention has been given to the question of where the money should go. He's very much the Englishman.

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time Noun

— Time is what we measure with a clock. "What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)." I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later? — If you do something one time, you do it once.

time Verb

— If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc. Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.

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do Verb

— Do is an auxiliary verb. It is used in questions, negative statements, short answers, and for emphasis when there is no other auxiliary. — Questions — Where do you live? — When did you start learning English? — "Does John live here?" — Short answer — "Yes, he does." — "No, I don't." — Negative statements — They don't live here. [don't = do not] — We do not want to fight. — Jared did not tell me he had such a pretty sister. — Emphasis (do not use this too much) — You think I don't have a brother, but I do! — She does enjoy swimming in the pool. — We sometimes use do in place of a different verb, such as when we do not know what an activity is, or we do not want to say it again: What is he doing? Mary eats more than John does.

do Verb

— When you do something, you perform, complete or work on a task. Mary is doing her homework. We all did the cleaning together. I've got a lot to do. "What do you do?" - "I'm a baker." — To succeed or progress "How did John do in the tennis match?" - "He lost." "How is your leg doing?" - "Oh, it feels much better, thank you." — To write or draw something, usually in a short time He did a picture of a tree. He did an essay on Shakespeare.

do Noun

— A do refers to a hairstyle. She came to work with a new do. — Correct actions. (almost always in plural and generally with "don'ts") Willy will tell you all the dos and don'ts.

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we Pronoun

— The person speaking and other people with him or her. "Are you and Mia still going?" "No, were finished." We went to Paris together. We ought to help. Let's go. We need to talk to Mark. We won our football game. — People in general. We need to think about other people more.

we Determiner

— The person speaking and other people with him or her. We Canadians don't act that way.

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have Verb

— Someone has something if the thing is in their hands. The person is holding or gripping it. Do you have a spoon, or do you need me to give you one so you can eat the soup? — If you have uto/u do something, you must do it. I have to go. I had to do it. — Someone has something if the thing is that person's thing: the person owns it; it belongs to the person. The rich family has a big house. — If you have you hold something in the mind. I have a doubt about him. — If you have you join something. We have lunch at 13:00. — You use have to say that you suffer from something or to tell the experience. I have a defective vision. (I don't see well.) He had a wonderful time with his friends.

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