Group 6: Letter D Flashcards
deliver /dɪˈlɪvər/ [Reg]
I deliver - we deliver you deliver - you deliver he delivers- they deliver she delivers it delivers
1) engage in delivery
2) fulfill promises/expectations
3) give birth
4) transport [to the proper person or location]
demand /dɪˈmænd/ [Reg]
I demand - we demand you demand - you demand he demands - they demand she demands it demands
1) call for forcefully, often as a right or with authority
2) require, need
demonstrate /ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt/ [Reg]
I demonstrate - we demonstrate you demonstrate - you demonstrate he demonstrates - they demonstrate she demonstrates it demonstrates
1) illustrate a process
2) participate in a public display of opinion
3) show clearly, illustrate, explain prove[with examples, experiments]
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ [Reg]
I deny - we deny you deny - you deny he denies - they deny she denies it denies
1) declare to the false
2) refuse to believe
3) refuse to admit/acknowledge
depend /dɪˈpɛnd/ [Reg]
I depend - we depend you depend - you depend he depends - they depend she depends it depends
1) be contingent on something
2) be based/contingent on, be determined by
3) rely on, trust
derive /dəˈraɪv/ [Reg]
I derive - we derive you derive - you derive he derives - they derive she derives it derives
1) originate
2) get, obtain
3) arrive at by reasoning
describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ [Reg]
I describe - we describe you describe - you describe he describes - they describe she describes it describes
1) portray, represent, explain
deserve /dɪˈzɜrv/ [Reg]
I deserve - we deserve you deserve - you deserve he deserves - they deserve she deserves it deserves
1) be worthy of, should get
design /dɪˈzaɪn/ [Reg]
I design - we design you design - you design he designs - they designs she designs it designs
1) conceive and develop (plans for)
2) conceive and develop [for a specific purpose]
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ [Reg]
I desire - we desire you desire - you desire he desires - they desire she desires it desires
1) wish for, request
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ [Reg]
I destroy - we destroy you destroy - you destroy he destroys - they destroy she destroys it destroys
1) ruin, demolish, crush
2) kill (an animal)
detail /dɪˈteɪl/ [Reg]
I detail - we detail you detail - you detail he details- they detail she details it details
1) report/list even the smallest thing about
2) assign (to/for a task)
3) wash, wax, and restore to pristine condition
determine /dəˈtɜrmən/ [Reg]
I determine - we determine you determine - you determine he determines - they determine she determines it determines
1) decide, figure out
2) be the cause of control
develop /dɪˈvɛləp/ [Reg]
I develop - we develop you develop - develop he develops - they develop she develops it develops
1) grow and mature
2) come in to being gradually
3) turn out, happen
4) elaborate
devote /dɪˈvoʊt/ [Reg]
I devote - we devote you devote - you devote he devotes - they devote she devotes it devotes
1) commit, apply [to a specific purpose]
die /daɪ/ [Reg]
I die - we die you die - you die he dies - they die she dies it dies
1) stop living
2) stop functioning
3) go out of existence
dig /dɪg/ [Irr]
I dig - we dig you dig - you dig he digs - they dig she digs it digs
1) turn up/remove soil by hand, tool
2) search (for something)
3) create [a hole] by removing soil
4) remove from the soil
direct /dəˈrɛkt/ [Reg]
I direct - we direct you direct - you direct he directs - they direct she directs it directs
1) lead people in a performance
2) be in charge of, manage
3) supervise performers in [an artistic production]
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ [Reg]
I disappear - we disappear you disappear - you disappear he disappears - they disappear she disappears it disappears
1) vanish from view
2) go out of existence
discover /dɪˈskʌvər/ [Reg]
I discover - we discover you discover - you discover he discovers - they discover she discovers it discovers
1) be the first to see/learn about
2) see/ become aware of for the first time
3) reveal, make known
discuss /dɪˈskʌs/ [Reg]
I discuss - we discuss you discuss - you discuss he discusses she discusses it discusses
1) talk about, consider in writing/speech
display /dɪˈspleɪ/ [Reg]
I display - we display you display - you display he displays - they display she displays it displays
1) exhibit artwork
2) engage in a breeding ritual
3) demonstrate, reveal
4) show off
distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/ [Reg]
I distinguish - we distinguish you distinguish - you distinguish he distinguishes - they distinguish she distinguishes it distinguishes
1) notice, as different, tell apart
2) make special, set apart
3) recognize
4) make (oneself) famous
dive /daɪv/ [Reg/Irr]
I dive - we dive you dive - you dive he dives - they dive she dives it dives
1) plunge into water headfirst
2) go/swing underwater
3) fall sharply and quickly
4) plunge quickly, lunge
divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ [Reg]
I divide - we divide you divide - you divide he divides - they divide she divides it divides
1) replicate
2) branch out, become separated
3) separate (into part/groups)
4) separate into opposing sides
do /du/ [Irr]
I do - we do you do - you do he does - they do she does it does
1) manage, get along
2) be adequate/right
3) perform, finish working on
draw /drɔ/ [Irr]
I draw - we draw you draw - you draw he draws - they draw she draws it draws
1) create a picture
2) attract an audience
3) show a handgun