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go
Verb
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To move; to move away from a place; to move farther from the person who is talking; to move from one place to another place.
I go to the seashore every summer.
Kathy goes to the seashore every summer, too.
I went to the seashore last year.
She's gone to the seashore.
I'm going to the seashore next year.
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.
bear
Noun
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A bear is a big animal with a short tail. They either eat only meat or meat and plants. There are many different types of bears, for example brown bears and polar bears.
Polar bears are white.
Grizzly bears live in North America.
bear
Verb
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If mathx/math bears mathy/math, mathx/math holds mathy/math up.
This wall bears half the weight of the roof.
The chieftain bears a spear.
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If someone bears something bad, they accept it or deal with it.
He has to bear insults because of his appearance.
I cannot bear looking at the news.
The pain is so bad, I can hardly bear it.
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If a baby is born, it comes out of its mother.
The woman bore a little boy.
He was born on October 22, 1983.
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If something is born, it is newly created.
This idea was born out of boredom.
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If something bears fruit, flowers, etc., it grows them.
This apple tree is 100 years old, it does not bear apples anymore.
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If mathx/math bears mathy/math, mathx/math holds mathy/math on the surface.
Peter bears a small scar on his forehead.
The flag bore a white lion.
The sign bears the words "Hey there!".