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(v) to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this
(n) damage, or a state that becomes gradually worse
پوسیده یا فاسد کردن، خراب کردن، رو به زوال یا افول رفتن - پوسیدگی یا فساد، خرابی، زوال یا افول
decay
Sugar makes your teeth decay.
The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time.
Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral.
the smell of decaying meat
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environmental/industrial/moral/urban/social decay
dental/tooth decay
The buildings had started to fall into decay.
This industry has been in decay for some time.
There’s still too much crime, poverty, and decay in the neighborhood.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : decay
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : decay / decadence = a state of low moral standards and behaviour in a society; social decay فساد اخلاقی،انحطاط و ابتذال
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : decadent فاسد از نظر اخلاقی،منحط و مبتذل / decayed / decaying
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : _
decay
Sugar makes your teeth decay.
The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time.
Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral.
the smell of decaying meat
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environmental/industrial/moral/urban/social decay
dental/tooth decay
The buildings had started to fall into decay.
This industry has been in decay for some time.
There’s still too much crime, poverty, and decay in the neighborhood.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : decay
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : decay / decadence = a state of low moral standards and behaviour in a society; social decay فساد اخلاقی،انحطاط و ابتذال
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : decadent فاسد از نظر اخلاقی،منحط و مبتذل / decayed / decaying
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : _
(v) to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this
(n) damage, or a state that becomes gradually worse
پوسیده یا فاسد کردن، خراب کردن، رو به زوال یا افول رفتن - پوسیدگی یا فساد، خرابی، زوال یا افول
(v) to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed (Keep in original state, prevent decay)
حفظ کردن، نگهداری کردن
preserve
to preserve the environment
We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities.
The agreement preserved our right to limit trade in endangered species.
Putting varnish on wood is a way of preserving it.
I need to get out of the house from time to time just to preserve (= prevent me from losing) my sanity.
preserved fruit/food
oranges preserved in brandy
✅ فعل ( verb ) : preserve
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : preservation / preserve / preservative نگهدارنده/ preserver
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : preservative
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : _
preserve
to preserve the environment
We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities.
The agreement preserved our right to limit trade in endangered species.
Putting varnish on wood is a way of preserving it.
I need to get out of the house from time to time just to preserve (= prevent me from losing) my sanity.
preserved fruit/food
oranges preserved in brandy
✅ فعل ( verb ) : preserve
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : preservation / preserve / preservative نگهدارنده/ preserver
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : preservative
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : _
(v) to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed (Keep in original state, prevent decay)
حفظ کردن، نگهداری کردن
(v) to keep and protect (something, especially something of environmental or cultural importance) from damage, change, or waste (Use resources wisely to avoid waste (e.g., conserving water)
حفاظت کردن
conserve
In order to conserve fuel, they put in extra insulation.
“the funds raised will help conserve endangered meadowlands”
To conserve electricity, we are cutting down on our heating.
The nationalists are very eager to conserve their customs and language.
He rested all morning, conserving his strength/energy for the competition in the afternoon.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : conserve
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : conservation / conservancy / conserve / conservatory / conservator / conservative / conservatism / conservationist
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : conservative
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : conservatively
conserve
In order to conserve fuel, they put in extra insulation.
“the funds raised will help conserve endangered meadowlands”
To conserve electricity, we are cutting down on our heating.
The nationalists are very eager to conserve their customs and language.
He rested all morning, conserving his strength/energy for the competition in the afternoon.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : conserve
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : conservation / conservancy / conserve / conservatory / conservator / conservative / conservatism / conservationist
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : conservative
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : conservatively
(v) to keep and protect (something, especially something of environmental or cultural importance) from damage, change, or waste (Use resources wisely to avoid waste (e.g., conserving water)
حفاظت کردن
(v) (of a plan or idea) not certain or agreed, or (of a suggestion or action) said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right (not certain or fixed; provisional.)
قطعی نشده
tentative
I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.
“a tentative conclusion”
We have tentative plans to go to Hawaii in February.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : _
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : tentativeness
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : tentative
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : tentatively
= provisional, uncertain
tentative
I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.
“a tentative conclusion”
We have tentative plans to go to Hawaii in February.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : _
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : tentativeness
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : tentative
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : tentatively
(v) (of a plan or idea) not certain or agreed, or (of a suggestion or action) said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right (not certain or fixed; provisional.)
قطعی نشده
(v) to be connected with something, or to show that something is connected with something else= CONNECT
(v) to tell a story or describe a series of events
(v) to be able to understand a situation or someone’s feelings because you have experienced something similar yourself
مرتبط کردن یا ربط دادن - بازگو کردن/گفتن - ارتباط برقرار کردن
relate
We need to explain why these issues are important and relate them to everyday life.
Archaeologists hope to relate the discovery with the arrival of Vikings in the area in the tenth century.
equations that relate variables of pressure, volume, and temperature
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She related the events of the previous week to the police.
She related that she had been approached by an employee asking for time off.
He relates how at the age of 23 he was interned in a prison camp.
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I often wake very early - I’m sure most readers over 50 can relate.
= connect (with),associate (with),link (with)
relate
We need to explain why these issues are important and relate them to everyday life.
Archaeologists hope to relate the discovery with the arrival of Vikings in the area in the tenth century.
equations that relate variables of pressure, volume, and temperature
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She related the events of the previous week to the police.
She related that she had been approached by an employee asking for time off.
He relates how at the age of 23 he was interned in a prison camp.
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I often wake very early - I’m sure most readers over 50 can relate.
(v) to be connected with something, or to show that something is connected with something else= CONNECT
(v) to tell a story or describe a series of events
(v) to be able to understand a situation or someone’s feelings because you have experienced something similar yourself
مرتبط کردن یا ربط دادن - بازگو کردن/گفتن - ارتباط برقرار کردن
(v) to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic or effect
متمایل بودن به ، تمایل داشتن ، غالبا یا طبیعتا بگونه اى بودن یا کارى انج
tend
“written language tends to be formal”
We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in this part of the country.
We tend to eat at home.
Children tend to be like their parents.
فعل ( verb ) : tend
اسم ( noun ) : tendency / tendentiousness
صفت ( adjective ) : tendentious= (of speech or writing) expressing or supporting a particular opinion that many other people disagree with
قید ( adverb ) : tendentiously
= to be likely, be inclined,be apt
tend
“written language tends to be formal”
We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in this part of the country.
We tend to eat at home.
Children tend to be like their parents.
فعل ( verb ) : tend
اسم ( noun ) : tendency / tendentiousness
صفت ( adjective ) : tendentious= (of speech or writing) expressing or supporting a particular opinion that many other people disagree with
قید ( adverb ) : tendentiously
(v) to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic or effect
متمایل بودن به ، تمایل داشتن ، غالبا یا طبیعتا بگونه اى بودن یا کارى انج
to be likely to do something or behave in a particular way (you’re likely to do something, you’re leaning toward doing it, or you do it habitually)
(adj) likely or wanting to do something:
(adj) to have an opinion about something, but not a strong opinion
(adj) having natural artistic, technical, etc. ability
مایل ( به انجام کاری ) متمایل ( به انجام کاری ) - مایل و متمایل به داشتن نظر در مورد چیزی، اما نه یک نظر قوی- مستعد ( انجام کاری ) با استعداد ( در انجام کاری)
(adj) مایل، متمایل، راغب/مستعد/شیب دار، اریب
be inclined to
Tom is inclined to be lazy.
No one seemed inclined to help.
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be inclined to agree, believe, think, etc.
He was inclined to agree with them.
She was inclined to believe that he was telling the truth.
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She’s very bright, but she’s not academically inclined.
My sister was always artistically inclined.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : incline
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : inclination
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : inclined
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : _
be inclined to
Tom is inclined to be lazy.
No one seemed inclined to help.
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be inclined to agree, believe, think, etc.
He was inclined to agree with them.
She was inclined to believe that he was telling the truth.
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She’s very bright, but she’s not academically inclined.
My sister was always artistically inclined.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : incline
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : inclination
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : inclined
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : _
to be likely to do something or behave in a particular way (you’re likely to do something, you’re leaning toward doing it, or you do it habitually)
(adj) likely or wanting to do something:
(adj) to have an opinion about something, but not a strong opinion
(adj) having natural artistic, technical, etc. ability
مایل ( به انجام کاری ) متمایل ( به انجام کاری ) - مایل و متمایل به داشتن نظر در مورد چیزی، اما نه یک نظر قوی- مستعد ( انجام کاری ) با استعداد ( در انجام کاری)
(adj) مایل، متمایل، راغب/مستعد/شیب دار، اریب
(adj) suitable or right for a particular situation
(adj) likely; to be likely to do something or to often do something
(adj) having a natural ability or skill (quick to learn.)
مناسب. بجا. به موقع - مستعد. اماده. قابل - با استعداد. تیزهوش
apt
an apt comment/description
“Unusual”, yes, that’s a very apt description.
“the theme could not be more apt”
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be apt to do something/be apt to be something
The kitchen roof is apt to (= likely to) leak when it rains.
She’s in her eighties now and apt to be a little forgetful.
You’re apt to use things more if they’re within easy reach.
When animals are stressed, they are apt to get sick.
He is apt to be irritable when people ask him why he isn’t more cheerful.
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We have some particularly apt students in the class this year.
“she proved an apt pupil”
✅ فعل ( verb ) : _
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : aptness / aptitude= natural ability or skill
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : apt
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : aptly
apt
an apt comment/description
“Unusual”, yes, that’s a very apt description.
“the theme could not be more apt”
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be apt to do something/be apt to be something
The kitchen roof is apt to (= likely to) leak when it rains.
She’s in her eighties now and apt to be a little forgetful.
You’re apt to use things more if they’re within easy reach.
When animals are stressed, they are apt to get sick.
He is apt to be irritable when people ask him why he isn’t more cheerful.
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We have some particularly apt students in the class this year.
“she proved an apt pupil”
✅ فعل ( verb ) : _
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : aptness / aptitude= natural ability or skill
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : apt
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : aptly
(adj) suitable or right for a particular situation
(adj) likely; to be likely to do something or to often do something
(adj) having a natural ability or skill (quick to learn.)
مناسب. بجا. به موقع - مستعد. اماده. قابل - با استعداد. تیزهوش
(v) to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain something or to support your opinion or action
(v) to request help from someone, especially a god, when you want to improve a situation
(v) to make someone have a particular feeling or remember something = evoke
استناد کردن ( به یک قانون، قضیه، مقاله، مثال و. . . برای نشون دادن درستی چیزی یا دلیل برای انجام کاری ) - توسل کردن، متوسل شدن - تداعی کردن، به یاد چیزی انداختن
invoke
Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places.
“the antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England”
Rather than answer the question, the witness invoked the Fifth Amendment against incriminating himself.
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Their sacred dance is performed to invoke ancient gods.
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His name was invoked as a symbol of the revolution.
The opening paragraph invokes a vision of England in the early Middle Ages.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : invoke
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : invocation
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : _
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : _
invoke
Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places.
“the antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England”
Rather than answer the question, the witness invoked the Fifth Amendment against incriminating himself.
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Their sacred dance is performed to invoke ancient gods.
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His name was invoked as a symbol of the revolution.
The opening paragraph invokes a vision of England in the early Middle Ages.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : invoke
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : invocation
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : _
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : _
(v) to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain something or to support your opinion or action
(v) to request help from someone, especially a god, when you want to improve a situation
(v) to make someone have a particular feeling or remember something = evoke
استناد کردن ( به یک قانون، قضیه، مقاله، مثال و. . . برای نشون دادن درستی چیزی یا دلیل برای انجام کاری ) - توسل کردن، متوسل شدن - تداعی کردن، به یاد چیزی انداختن
(adj) hard to understand due to insufficient detail
مبهم
vague
“many patients suffer vague symptoms”
I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.
The patient had complained of vague pains and backache.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : _
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : vagueness
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : vague
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : vaguely
vague
“many patients suffer vague symptoms”
I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.
The patient had complained of vague pains and backache.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : _
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : vagueness
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : vague
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : vaguely
(adj) hard to understand due to insufficient detail
مبهم
(v) to come or arrange for a group of people to come together for an official meeting
تشکیل جلسه دادن
convene
The prime minister convened (a meeting of) his cabinet to discuss the matter.
The council will be convening on the morning of the 25th.
“he had convened a secret meeting of military personnel”
✅ فعل ( verb ) : convene
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : convention / conventionality / conventioneer
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : conventional
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : conventionally
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convention
1- a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party کنوانسیون، نشست، مجمع
* the national Democratic convention
* Where are they holding their party convention?
* She addressed hundreds of attendees at the International Reading Association’s annual convention.
2-a formal agreement between country leaders, politicians, and states on a matter that involves them all توافقنامه، پیمان
* the Geneva Convention
* The decision is not compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
3- a usual or accepted way of behaving, especially in social situations, often following an old way of thinking or a custom in one particular society
* They defied/flouted/broke with convention by giving up their jobs and becoming self-sufficient. آداب و رسوم، عرف، رسم
* Convention dictates that it is the man who asks the woman to marry him and not the other way round.
* In many countries it is the/a convention to wear black at funerals.
convene
The prime minister convened (a meeting of) his cabinet to discuss the matter.
The council will be convening on the morning of the 25th.
“he had convened a secret meeting of military personnel”
✅ فعل ( verb ) : convene
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : convention / conventionality / conventioneer
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : conventional
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : conventionally
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convention
1- a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party کنوانسیون، نشست، مجمع
* the national Democratic convention
* Where are they holding their party convention?
* She addressed hundreds of attendees at the International Reading Association’s annual convention.
2-a formal agreement between country leaders, politicians, and states on a matter that involves them all توافقنامه، پیمان
* the Geneva Convention
* The decision is not compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
3- a usual or accepted way of behaving, especially in social situations, often following an old way of thinking or a custom in one particular society
* They defied/flouted/broke with convention by giving up their jobs and becoming self-sufficient. آداب و رسوم، عرف، رسم
* Convention dictates that it is the man who asks the woman to marry him and not the other way round.
* In many countries it is the/a convention to wear black at funerals.
(v) to come or arrange for a group of people to come together for an official meeting
تشکیل جلسه دادن
(n) the process by which characteristics are given from a parent to their child through the genes
وراثت
heredity
Diet and exercise can influence a person’s weight, but heredity is also a factor.
“the relative influence of heredity and environment”
✅ فعل ( verb ) : -
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : heredity / hereditament= a piece of property that can be left to someone after its owner has died
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : hereditary
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : hereditraily
= congenital characteristics,congenital traits
heredity
Diet and exercise can influence a person’s weight, but heredity is also a factor.
“the relative influence of heredity and environment”
✅ فعل ( verb ) : -
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : heredity / hereditament= a piece of property that can be left to someone after its owner has died
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : hereditary
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : hereditraily
(n) the process by which characteristics are given from a parent to their child through the genes
وراثت