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licence Noun

— A licence is an official piece of paper that allows you to do something, such as drive, open a business, etc. I got my driver's licence when I was 16 years old.

licence Verb

— Another spelling of license, usually thought to be wrong. The verb form should normally be spelt as license.

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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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kill Verb

— When you kill something or someone, you put them to death; you take away life. Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined. — To make something not work. He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting. — If you kill a thing, you bring it to an end. Kill the jokes. Let's get serious. — If something has been killed it has been treated in a very bad way. The rough road killed the tires on my car. The small writing is killing my eyes. My dad is going to kill me when he sees my bad grade. — If something is killing you, it causes pain. If a body part is killing you, it hurts. My headache is killing me. My head is killing me. — If something funny kills you it makes you laugh. Your jokes just kill me.

kill Noun

— The act of killing. The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives. — The result of killing; the thing that has been killed. The fox dragged its kill back to its den.

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