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proud
Adjective
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If you are proud of or about something you have done, you feel good about it.
I feel proud that we fought in the war, even if most people think we should have stayed home.
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If you are proud of someone, you feel happy for them because they have done something well.
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If you are proud of something you own, you think it is valuable and you are happy about it.
like
Adjective
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similar or the same
She's very like her mother.
Japan is becoming more like the U.S.
They were dressed in like manner.
like
Verb
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To be happy about someone or something; to think that someone or something is good.
I like good food.
like
Noun
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A like is something that you think is good.
Our own likes and dislikes are shaped by what our parents liked.
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At the end of a list of things, and the like means: and other similar things.
She's good at science, math, and the like.
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You use the likes of someone to show that you don't think that person is a good person.
You shouldn't be hanging around with the likes of him.
like
Interjection
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You use like, when you are trying to think about the right words.
He's really, like you know, uh... difficult.
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You use like when the information isn't exactly true.
We went there when we were like five years old.
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You use like when you are trying to make something sound softer.
OK, like, why don't you try going there.
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You use like before what somebody said.
So, I'm like, "What do you mean." And he's like, "you know what I mean."
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
God
Proper noun
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God is the single god of a religion and the maker of the earth and everything that exists.
In Hinduism, the followers believe in numerous gods. In Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, the followers believe in only one God.
The Bible says that God created the world in six days and rested the seventh day.
I love God and the Bible and I know he's real, because of everything and everyone that he created.
God
Interjection
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"God" is used when a person is surprised. Some people do not like to use this phrase, as they think this is blasphemy (an insult to God).
Oh God, not that again!
god
Noun
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The gods come from several powerful beings, according to some religions.
The Ancient Greeks believed in many gods. They had a god for thunder, a god for love, and many other gods.
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When someone is called a god of something, then that person is very skillful and famous for one thing, as in a god of sport
Wayne Gretzky is sometimes called a god of ice hockey.
god
Interjection
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Used when somebody is surprised or unhappy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase, as they think this is blasphemy (an insult to God).
Oh god, not that again!