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give
Verb
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If you give something to someone else, you had the thing and you let the other person have it. Maybe you use your hands to put the thing in the other person's hands. Usually after that, the thing is the other person's thing.
Give me that book, please; I want to read it.
My mother gave me this stone when I was young
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If you give a speech, you talk to a group of people.
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.
trial
Noun
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A trial is a meeting in court with a judge where two sides explain their positions and the judge or jury makes a decision.
He was taken to jail to await trial for murder.
Jury selection in the trial began today.
He's spending all that money on lawyers defending him at trial.
His criminal trial is set to begin Monday.
He was charged with murder and went on trial last week.
Can a black man get a fair trial in Canada?
The judge ruled that the trial would proceed on schedule.
I am likely to be a witness in this trial.
She will have to be back in court to stand trial again in about eight months.
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A trial is a test to see if something works or not, especially in science.
Several randomized clinical trials have shown that aspirin may reduce the risk of cancer.
In at least one large controlled trial, researchers found no positive effect for the drug.
Dr. Finkel is helping conduct the clinical trial.
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Trial and error is the process of trying things and making mistakes as you learn something.
There is some trial and error to finding the right solution.
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A trial is a competition where the winners are chosen to move on to higher level competitions.
She finishes in the top three at the Olympic trials in Toronto.
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A trial is a difficult experience.
trial
Verb
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If you trial something, you test it to see if it works, especially in science.