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recommendation Noun

— A recommendation is something you tell people that they should do, buy, see because it is good. You should follow your doctor's recommendations.

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on Preposition

— positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above The apple is on the table. — at the date of Tim was born on the 4th of July. — along, forwards (continuing an action) drive on, rock on — about, dealing with the subject of I have a book on history. There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago. — touching; hanging from I have no money on me at the moment. I would like to eat the fruit on the trees. — because of, due to He was arrested on suspicion of bribery. I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it. The stock price increased on news of a new product.

on Adjective

— If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating. The television is on. The lights are on, so it is very bright.

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equal Adjective

— 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

— Someone who has the same rights as somebody else. I'm your teacher, not your equal.

equal Verb

— If mathx/math equals mathy/math, mathx/math and mathy/math have the same value. Two plus two equals four.

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right Adjective

— When something is right, it is correct. You did the right thing.

right Noun

— When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise. He takes a right at the library. She made a right turn on Oak Street. — When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status. You have the right to remain silent. Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing. — An action that is moral. Two wrongs don’t make a right.

right Verb

— When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up. He righted the boat. — When you make something right, you correct it. He tried to right a wrong.

right Adverb

— In the direction 90º clockwise. She turned right.

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of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

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access Noun

— If you have access to something, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc. As a student, you have access to all our facilities including the library and computers. We will seek to provide greater access to personal records held by government.

access Verb

— If you access something, you get information from it, usually using a computer. The product enables multiple systems to access a single database. Users of PCs can access images from the photo CDs using any CD-ROM input device.

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and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — 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. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

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non Prefix

— non or non- means the same as not, but makes not part of the word it changes. When you add non- to a word it makes that word mean the opposite. That drink is non-alcoholic, it has no alcohol in it. He is a non-believer; he does not believe at all.

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discrimination Noun

— Discrimination is the act of treating someone unfairly just because of their skin colour, religion, sex, etc. Even in 2007, there's still too much sex discrimination at the higher levels of big business. — Discrimination is the ability to notice differences. At this small size, discrimination is very difficult. — Discrimination is the ability to recognise high levels of quality. The clothes were chosen by someone with discrimination.

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in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

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relation Noun

— A relation is the way two things are towards each other or in comparison with each other. This building looks too big in relation to the size of the houses on the street. The children sitting in the boat were moving in relation to their parents who were sitting on the shore because the boat was going away from shore. There is a relation between eating good food and being healthy. — A relation is a member of ones' family. I have an uncle, two aunts and three cousins but no other relations. — A relation is a statement of equality between two products of generators that are used when showing a group.

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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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transfrontier adjective

— Through or across a frontier.

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pollution Noun

— Pollution is when bad or harmful things are put into the environment. Nobody visits the river any more because of all the pollution. — Pollution is the state of being polluted.

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