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fraud
Noun
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Fraud is a trick that has a purpose for gain money or other valuables illegally.
He faces punishment for the fraud that lost $1 million.
against
Preposition
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In opposition, or not agreeing, to.
I am against that proposal. I think it is a bad idea.
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Pressed to.
He held her head against his chest.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
Eu
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noun
(= europium)
a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
EU
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noun
(= European Union)
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union