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senior Adjective

— A senior person has a higher social position. She's a senior vice-president with the company. Mr. Bush spoke after three days of briefings with senior advisers and military commanders. Joining us is NPR's senior Washington editor Ron Elving. Junior officers look around at the senior leadership and say,' Are these people I admire. — A senior citizen is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65. By 2030, one in five Americans will be a senior citizen. Senior PGA golfer Jack Nicklaus believes in the positive possibilities in golf for young people. We've been trying to locate the group in a convenient, nonmedical setting (for example, church, senior center, or restaurant). — Senior high school is usually for grades 10-12 (ages, 15-18). I studied the works of many classical writers in junior high school and senior high school.

senior Noun

— A senior is a student in their last year of high school, college, or university. He's also attended his senior prom and heads off to college this fall. They met when she was a junior and he a senior. — A senior is someone who has a higher social position. — A senior is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.

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adviser Noun

— An adviser is a person who gives advice.

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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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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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administrator Noun

— An administrator is a person who takes authority over someone or something. Congratulations to Max, he is now an administrator of Wiktionary!

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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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emergency Noun

— An emergency is a serious situation that needs to be dealt with very quickly. She called 911 to report the emergency to police. With the new fighting, the president has declared a state of emergency. He was rushed to the emergency room where doctors operated to save his life. Some airlines failed to show pilots how to operate emergency exits. In an emergency, please close your doors and windows and stay calm. — Emergency is the department in a hospital that takes people with immediate medial needs.

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refugee Noun

— A refugee is a person who is forced to leave their own country in order to escape war or natural disasters.

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returnee noun

— Someone who comes back or returns, especially to their own country or region. — A person who sends something back.

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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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displace

— verb cause to move, usually with force or pressure the refugees were displaced by the war — verb (= fire, terminate) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position The boss fired his secretary today The company terminated 25% of its workers — verb (= preempt) take the place of or have precedence over live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor — verb (= move) cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense Move those boxes into the corner, please I'm moving my money to another bank The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant

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persons noun

— More than one person; considered individually

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