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integration
Noun
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An integration is the process of finding the integral of a function.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
Women
properNoun
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4th sura of the Qur'an
in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
process
Noun
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A process is a series of steps that you take for a particular purpose.
Let us look at the factors considered during the formal decision-making process.
process
Verb
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If you process something, you change it from its natural state into something that's ready to use.
The oil companies process much of the crude oil into gasoline.
The processed sugar is now completely white.
There's too much information. I can't process all of it right now.
political
Adjective
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Something is political if it is related to politics.
He supports the Democratic political party.
economic
Adjective
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(usually before a noun; not usually gradeable) About or relating to the economy, business, money, etc.
The reduction in unemployment and continued economic growth are good news for workers.
As our two countries do more and more business, we must begin to match our economic policies.
Some people are in economic trouble and have difficulty paying their bills.
If you start saving money while you’re young, then you are setting yourself up for economic success.
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If a business activity is economic, it makes enough money.
As a small business, do you think it would be economic for us to advertise on TV?
social
Noun
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A social is a festive gathering to let people introduce oneself to others.
social
Adjective
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When a person or animal is social, it lives with others.
s are social animals.
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Social change, structure, class, etc. is about society.
Our country is going through a period of social change.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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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.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
cultural
Adjective
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A cultural background, difference, identity etc. relates or belongs to a particular group of people.
Teachers should think about the cultural background of their students.
The difference between the cities are both cultural and economic.
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Cultural things are related to art, music, books, etc.
The new art museum has become the cultural center of the town.
development
Noun
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growth
The development of this story has been slow.
The organism has reached an important part in its development.
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Something which has developed
Our news team brings you the latest developments.
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A real estate development.
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Using new ideas for practical problems.
Our development department has created three new adhesives this year.
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The active placement of the pieces, or the process of doing it
White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.
as
Preposition
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal.
As you know, we need more workers.
I baked the cake as my mother used to.
The room looks just as it did when I was a child.
The speech, as he remembered it, was very powerful.
Interesting as it seems, I don't think I'll get it.
He was as big as a mountain.
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A word that is used to show that two things happened at the same time.
Just as I went out, it started to rain.
We sleep as the world turns in darkness.
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A word that is used to show why something happens.
As I couldn't understand French, I didn't watch the film.
as
Adverb
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal. (Used before adjectives)
You are younger than I am, but nearly as tall.
This is not as good as it was last time.
equal
Adjective
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The same in shape, size, or number.
The number of people inside of the store is equal to the number of people outside of the store.
equal
Noun
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Someone who has the same rights as somebody else.
I'm your teacher, not your equal.
equal
Verb
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If mathx/math equals mathy/math, mathx/math and mathy/math have the same value.
Two plus two equals four.
partner
Noun
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Partners are people, usually two, who are together for a particular purpose, such as for business, sports, or a romantic relationship.
My partner, Tom, looks after the administrative parts of the business.
with
Preposition
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With is used to show the other people or things present when something happened
I went to school with my brother.
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With is used to describe something added to something else
The cat has a collar with a bell on it.
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With is used to show what thing is used to do something
He hit the nail with a hammer.
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Used to introduce non-finite and verbless clauses.
With the children so sick, we weren't able to get much work done.
men
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noun
(= work force)
the force of workers available