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thematic
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adjective
relating to or constituting a topic of discourse
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adjective
of or relating to a melodic subject
trust
Verb
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When you trust someone, you do not doubt them. You believe that someone is honest and will not cause harm. You believe you can rely on them.
I trust all of my friends.
We trust in the goodness of others.
trust
Noun
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Trust is faith or belief in someone.
Your parents have trust in you.
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Your money is put in a trust when you put your money under the control of someone else.
The parents put the children's money in a trust at the bank until they reach the age of 18.
fund
Noun
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A fund is an amount of money kept for a specific purpose.
GM cannot afford to keep paying into the company pension fund.
Our fund-raising campaign has a target of $100,000.
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An organisation's funds are the money that it has.
The school is raising funds to pay for the new library.
The sports centre closed because of a lack of funds.
fund
Verb
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If you fund something, you give it money for its activities.
The project is jointly funded by the Government of Canada and the International Red Cross.
The university will no longer fund research into this drug.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
poverty
Noun
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Poverty is the condition of being poor.
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Poverty is the condition of not having enough.
reduction
Noun
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A reduction is how much something is reduced.
There was a 5% reduction in prices at the clothing store during the sale.