Group 4: Letter C Flashcards
charge /ʧɑrʤ/ [Reg]
I charge - we charge you charge - you charge he charges - they charge she charges it charges
1) rush, attack
2) bill
3) set as a price
4) pay for by credit
check /ʧɛk/ [Reg]
I check - we check you check - you check he checks - they check she checks it cheks
1) agree point by point
2) deposit/cosign for temporary safekeeping
3) restrain, block, stop
choose /ʧuz/ [Irr]
I choose - we choose you choose - you choose he chooses - they choose she chooses it chooses
1) make a selection
2) select, opt for, prefer
cite /saɪt/ [Reg]
I cite - we cite you cite - you cite he cites - they cite she cites it cites
1) quote as an authority
2) mention as support/proof
3) formally honor
4) charge [with breaking the law]
claim /kleɪm/ [Reg]
) I claim - we claim you claim - you claim he claims - they claim she claims it claims
1) assert as true
2) profess
3) achieve, win
4) destroy, kill
5) call for, require
clean /klin/ [Reg]
I clean - we clean you clean - you clean he cleans - they clean she cleans it cleans
1) get rid of dirt/impurities
2) rid [something] of dirt/trash/impurities
3) eat all the on
4) remove the innards of [fish, fowl]
clear /klɪr/ [Reg]
I clear - we clear you clear - you clear he clears - they clear she clears it clears
1) remove
2) become free of objects
3) become transparent
4) be credited to a bank account
climb /klaɪm/ [Reg]
I climb - we climb you climb - you climb he climbs - they climb she climbs it climbs
1) go upward, rise
2) go upward on
3) grow up/over
cling /klɪŋ/ [Irr]
I cling - we cling you cling - you cling he clings - they cling she clings it clings
1) hold on tightly, to each other
2) adhere, hold on tightly
3) have a strong emotional attachment
NOTE: The verb cling, when not used with an object, is always followed by “together”
close /kloʊs/ [Reg]
I close - we close you close - you close he closes - they close she closes it closes
1) become shut
2) come to an end
3) cease operation temporarily/permanently
4) bring to an end
collect /kəˈlɛkt/ [Reg]
I collect - we collect you collect - you collect he collects - they collect she collects it collects
1) accumulate, gather
2) gather as a hobby
3 gather together, pick up
color /ˈkʌlər/ [Reg]
I color - we color you color - you color he colors - they color she colors it colors
1) engage in coloring
2) blush
3) apply color to, change the color of
combine /ˈkɑmbaɪn/ [Reg]
I combine - we combine you combine - you combine he combines - they combine she combines it combines
1) mix, act together
2) merge
come /kʌm/ [Irr]
I come - we come you come - you come he comes - they come she comes it comes
1) move toward the speaker
2) fare, get along
3) arrive/ appear in space/time
4) extend, reach
command /kəˈmænd/ [Reg]
duI command - we command you command - you command he commands - they command she commands it commands
1) be in authority
2) have control of
3) order
4) demand/receive as one’s due
commit /kəˈmɪt/ [Reg]
I commit - we commit you commit - you commit he commits - they commit she commits it commits
1) obligate, devote
2) place in a prison / mental institution
3) reveal one’s views/plans
4) performed [an illegal/wrong action]
compare /kəmˈpɛr/ [Reg]
I compare - we compare you compare - you compare he compares - they compare she compares it compares
1) be evaluated against others
2) be equal/alike
3) examine in order to find similarities and differences
complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ [Reg]
I complain - we complain you complain - you complain he complains - they complain she complains it complains
1) express dissatisfaction/annoyance
2) make a formal accusation
complete /kəmˈplit/ [Reg]
I complete - we complete you complete - you complete he completes - they complete she completes it completes
1) finish
2) mark the end of
3) make whole
conceive /kənˈsiv/ [Reg]
I conceive - we conceive you conceive - you conceive he conceives - they conceive she conceives it conceives
1) become pregnant
2) understand
3) think of, imagine
4) believe
concentrate /ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt/ [Reg]
I concentrate - we concentrate you concentrate - you concentrate he concentrates - they concentrate she concentrates it concentrates
1) draw together, become denser
2) bring together in a single body
3) make denser/thicker
4) focus [one’s thoughts/efforts]
concern /kənˈsɜrn/ [Reg]
I concern - we concern you concern - you concern he concerns - they concerns she concerns it concerns
1) be about
2) be important to, involve
3) make anxious
4) concentrate on
conclude /kənˈklud/ [Reg]
I conclude - we conclude you conclude - you conclude he concludes - they conclude she concludes it concludes
1) come to an end
2) bring to an end
3) decide on the basis of reason/evidence
4) settle, arrange
conduct /ˈkɑndʌkt/ [Reg]
I conduct - we conduct you conduct - you conduct he conducts - they conduct she conducts it conducts
1) lead a musical group
2) transmit electricity/heat/light/sound
3) lead, direct
4) manage, carry out
confirm /kənˈfɜrm/ [Reg]
I confirm - we confirm you confirm - you confirm he confirms - they confirm she confirms it confirms
1) formally approve, ratify
2) prove to be true, verify
confront /kənˈfrʌnt/ [Reg]
I confront - we confront you confront - you confront he confronts - they confront she confronts it confronts
1) oppose, challenge
2) meet face to face
3) bring face to face
confuse /kənˈfjuz/ [Reg]
I confuse - we confuse you confuse - you confuse he confuses - they confuse she confuses it confuses
1) perplex, bewilder
2) make unclear, make a mess of
3) fail to distinguish between
