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look
Verb
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Someone looks at something when they move their head or move their eyes so that they can see the thing.
Look at this picture! Isn't it beautiful?
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The way that something looks is the way that it appears.
A new car looks very nice until it gets dirty.
That doughnut looks delicious.
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.
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.
flat
Adjective
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If something is flat, it has a surface with no high places or low places.
There are a lot of mountains, and very little flat land for farming.
flat
Noun
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A flat is a rented room or rooms in a building with other flats.
Would you like to come back to my flat and watch TV?
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A flat makes a note one semitone lower than a natural: it is shown by the symbol ♭.
flat
Verb
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To make something flat.