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not Adverb

— "Not" makes the verb of a sentence have the opposite meaning. I was not there. I am not fat!

not Conjunction

— The item before "not" is more correct or better than the item after "not". I wanted tea, not coffee! Meaning: I wanted tea. I did not want coffee. It's stupid, not funny. Meaning: It is stupid. It is not funny.

not Interjection

— Used to indicate the sentence before is sarcastic or ironic. This means that the sentence has the opposite meaning. I like doing lots of boring homework. Not! Meaning: I do not like doing lots of boring homework.

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looking

— adjective (= sounding) appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms left their clothes dirty looking a most disagreeable looking character angry-looking liquid-looking severe-looking policemen on noble horses fine-sounding phrases taken in by high-sounding talk — noun (= look, looking at) the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually he went out to have a look his look was fixed on her eyes he gave it a good looking at his camera does his looking for him — noun the act of searching visually

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forward Preposition

— If something goes forward, it moves in the direction of its front, not its back. — If something goes forward, it gets better. — If something goes forward, it moves into the future.

forward Adjective

— If someone is forward, they are too friendly when talking to strangers.

forward Verb

— If you forward a letter, message, etc., you send it. — If you forward your career, you make it more successful or better.

forward Noun

— A forward is a player whose position plays closer to the other team's end in games like soccer.

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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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that Determiner

— Used to show which thing we are talking about; used with things that are not close to the speaker. Give me that book, not this one. Give me that, not this. That dog is hungry.

that Subordinator

— used to link a subordinate clause to a main one You said that you liked me. Give me the book that I dropped.

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