Group 19: Letter S-T Flashcards
study /ˈstʌdi/ [Reg]
I study - we study you study - you study he studies - they she studies it studies
1) spend time learning
2) spend time learning in preparation
3) take one or more courses in
submit /səbˈmɪt/ [Reg]
I submit - we submit you submit - you submit he submits - they submit she submits it submits
1) surrender, yield
2) subject (to a process/treatment)
3) formally present (a document)
4) formally present/argue
succeed /səkˈsid/ [Reg]
I succeed - we succeed you succeed - you succeed he succeeds - they succeed she succeeds it succeeds
1) perform/happen as planned/desire
2) achieve (a goal)
3) follow (into a job/office)
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ [Reg]
I suffer - we suffer you suffer - you suffer he suffers - they suffer she suffers it suffers
1) feel physical/emotional/paint/loss
2) become worse
3) experience, undergo (pain/loss/damage/unpleasantness)
suggest /səgˈʤɛst/ [Reg]
I suggest - we suggest you suggest - you suggest he suggests - they suggest she suggests it suggests
1) recommend, mention for consideration
2) bring to mind as similar/connected to
supply /səˈplaɪ/ [Reg]
I supply- we supply you supply - you supply he supplies - they supply she supplies it supplies
1) furnish, provide
2) take care of the needs of
support /səˈpɔrt/ [Reg]
I support - we support you support - you support he supports - they support she supports it supports
1) carry (the weight of), hold up
2) advocate, approve of, agree with
3) provide a living for
4) sustain
suppose /səˈpoʊz/ [Reg]
I suppose - we suppose you suppose - you suppose he supposes - they suppose she supposes it supposes
1) make assumptions
2) think of as true/possible without really knowing
3) guess, believe
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ [Reg]
I surprise - we surprise you surprise - you surprise he surprises - they surprise she surprises it surprises
1) cause mild astonishment/shockto
2) attack/encounter suddenly/unexpectely
surround /səˈraʊnd/ [Reg]
I surround - we surround you surround - you surround he surrounds - they surround she surrounds it surrounds
1) form a circle/ring around, enclose, envelop
2) dominate the environment of
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ [Reg]
I survive - we survive you survive - you survive he survives - they survive she survives it survives
1) continue to live /exist
2) live longer than [a close relative]
suspect /ˈsʌˌspɛkt/ [Reg]
I suspect - we suspect you suspect - you suspect he suspects - they suspect she suspects it suspects
1) believe to be guilty of / the fault of
2) consider likely/true
swear /swɛr/ [Irr]
I swear - we swear you swear - you swear he swears - they swear she swears it swears
1) use offensive language, usually in anger
2) promise, vow, pledge, state very seriously
sweat /swɛt/ [Reg/Irr]
I sweat - we sweat you sweat - you sweat he sweats - they sweat she sweats it sweats
1) perspire
2) form drops of water on its surface
3) b worried/nervous
4) cause to perspire through exertion
sweep /swip/ [Irr]
I sweep - we sweep you sweep - you sweep he sweeps - they sweep she sweeps it sweeps
1) clean with a broom/brush
2) clear away
3) carry along in a continuous motion
swell /swɛl/ [Reg/Irr]
I swell - we swell you swell - you swell he swells - they swell she swells it swells
1) become larger/stronger, expand
2) cause to become larger/stronger, cause to expand
3) become filled (with an emotion)
swim /swɪm/ [Irr]
I swim - we swim you swim - you swim he swims - they swim she swims it swims
1) travel through water by moving one’s arms and legs
2) cross by swimming
swing /swɪŋ/ [Irr]
I swing - we swing you swing - you swing he swings - they swing she swings it swings
1) sway/rock back and forth
2) change suddenly
3) strike at something in a sweeping motion
take /teɪk/ [Irr]
I take - we take you take you take he takes - they take she takes it takes
1) grasp, take possession of
2) get, obtain
3) carry, transport
talk /tɔk/ [Reg]
I talk - we talk you talk - you talk he talks - they talk she talks it talks
1) say words, speak
2) converse
3) gossin
4) revel secret/confidential information
teach /teach/ [Irr]
I teach - we teach you teach - you teach he teaches -they teach she teaches it teaches
1) instruct professionally
2) provide training/ instruction in (a skill, topic)
3) provide training/ instruction to
tear /tɛr/ [Irr]
I tear - we tear you tear - you tear he tears - they tear she tears it tears
1) rip, come apart
2) cause to rip / come apart
3) make/punch [a hole, opening] in
tell /tɛl/ [Irr]
I tell - we tell you tell - you tell he tells -they tell she tells it tells
1) reveal secret/confidential
2) have a definite effect
3) know the outcome/result
tend /tɛnd/ [Reg]
I tend - we tend you tend - you tend he tends -they tend she tends it tends
1) be likely
2) go/move in a certain way
test /tɛst/ [Reg]
I test - we test you test - you test he tests - they test she tests it tests
1) administer examinations
2) check the quality/sustability/performance/condition of
thank /θæŋk/ [Reg]
I thank - we thank you thank - you thank he thanks - they thank she thanks it thanks
1) express gratitude to
think /θɪŋk/ [Irr]
I think - we think you think - you think he thinks - they think she thinks it thinks
1) use one’s mind, reason
2) believe, expect
3) consider, judge
