Wordcyclopedia | English | I need to go to the city centre.

I Pronoun

— The person who is speaking or writing I am writing this, and you are reading it.

I Noun

— The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

I Symbol

— A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first"). — The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements. — The symbol for electrical current.

I Number

— This is the roman numeral for one (1). It may be written as I or i.

i Noun

— The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

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need Verb

— If you need something, you want it and must have it. Everyone needs food and water. — If you need to do something, it is very important that you do it. Sir, you need to leave now.

need Verb

— If you need do something, you have to do it. Need you do that all the time? You needn't keep telling me. I heard you the first time.

need Noun

— If you have a need for something, you must have it; something necessary or required. I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.

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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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go Verb

— To move; to move away from a place; to move farther from the person who is talking; to move from one place to another place. I go to the seashore every summer. Kathy goes to the seashore every summer, too. I went to the seashore last year. She's gone to the seashore. I'm going to the seashore next year.

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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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city Noun

— A city is large area where many people live and work, larger than a town. Tokyo and New York are two of the world's largest cities. There's too much crime in the inner city. — The city is the government that has power over a city. A city usually builds roads and parks, and keeps them in good shape. The city has its offices in a building called a city hall. The mayor asked city council to reduce taxes. — The city is the people who live in the city. The city is afraid of the change.

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centre Noun

— The centre of something, is the place that is as far from its outside as possible. The president and his problems continue to take centre stage in the news. She placed a flowers at the center of the table and then hurried off. — A centre is a building, area, or group of people with a particular purpose. They have opened a large shopping centre in Taipei. The team was staying at the US Olympic training centre. Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking centre. Scientists at the Centre for Disease Control have found a new virus. — The town centre is the place in the town where most of the shops are. — In politics, the centre is the position that is not politically right or left. — In sports, a centre is a player who plays in the middle of the field, usually an attacker.

centre Verb

— If you centre something, you move it towards the centre.

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