Group 7: Letter D-E Flashcards

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dream /drim/ [Reg /Irr]

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I dream - we dream 
you dream - you dream 
he dreams - they dream 
she dreams 
it dreams 

1) have thoughts and images while one sleeps
2) pass time idly
3) have (thoughts and images) while one sleeps

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dress /drɛs/ [Reg]

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I dress - we dress 
you dress - you dress 
he dresses - they dress 
she dresses 
it dresses 

1) put on / wear clothes
2) provide with clothes
3) decorate
4) apply medicine and bandages to [a wound]

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drink /drɪŋk/ [Irr]

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s I drink - we drink 
you drink - you drink 
he drinks - they drink 
she drinks 
it drinks 

1) take q liquid in one’s mouth and swallow it
2) consume alcoholic beverages
3) consume (a liquid)
4) cause(oneself) to be in a particular state as a result of expressive alcohol consumption

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drive /draɪv/ [Irr]

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I drive - we drive 
you drive - you drive 
he drives - they drive 
she drives 
it drives 

1) operate a vehicle
2) move with great force/speed
3) operate [a vehicle quipped with]
4) cause to go [to a specific place]

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drop /drɑp/ [Reg]

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I drop - we drop
you drop - you drop 
he drops - they drop 
she drops 
it drops 

1) fall
2) fall/ lie down due to exhaustion
3) decrease
4) let fall

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dry /draɪ / [Reg]

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I dry - we dry 
you dry - you dry 
he dries  - they dry 
she dries 
it dries 

1) become moisture-free
2) remove all the moisture from

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eat /it/ [Irr]

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I eat - we eat 
you eat - you eat 
he eats - they eat 
she eats 
it eats 

1) take foo in one’s mouth and swallow it
2) consume (food)
3) bear the expense of
4) make as if by eating

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eliminate /ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/ [Reg]

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I eliminate - we eliminate 
you eliminate - you eliminate 
he eliminates-  they eliminate 
she eliminates 
it eliminates 

1) expel bodily waste
2) put an end to, eradicate
3) remove from competition
4) remove from consideration

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emerge /ɪˈmɜrʤ/ [Reg]

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I emerge - we emerge 
you emerge - you emerge 
he emerges - they emerge 
she emerges 
it emerges 

1) appear, come into view
2) come into existence
3) become known
4) finish a contest/event in a specific condition/state

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emphasize /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/ [Reg]

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I emphasize - we emphasize 
you emphasize - you emphasize 
he emphasizes - they emphasize 
she emphasizes 
it emphasizes 

1) place special importance on, stress

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employ /ɛmˈplɔɪ/ [Reg]

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I employ - we employ 
you employ - you employ 
he employs - they employ 
she employs 
it employs 

1) hire workers
2) hire
3) have working for oneself
4) make use of

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enable /ɛˈneɪbəl/ [Reg]

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I enable - we enable 
you enable - you enable 
he enables - they enable 
she enables 
it enables 

1) make possible/feasible
2) make it possible for [someone/something to do]
3) activate, cause to operate

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encounter /ɪnˈkaʊntər/ [Reg]

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I encounter - we encounter 
you encounter - you encounter 
he encounters - they encounter 
she encounters 
it encounters 

1) meet/face, often by chance
2) experience, come up against

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encourage /ɛnˈkɜrɪʤ/ [Reg]

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I encourage - we encourage 
you encourage - you encourage 
he encourages - they encourage 
she encourages 
it encourages 

1) give hope/confidence to
2) advise, urge
3) promote
4) make likely to

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end /ɛnd/ [Reg]

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I end - we end 
you end - you end 
he ends - they end 
she ends 
it ends 

1) stop, cease
2) finish, stop

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engage /ɛnˈgeɪʤ/ [Reg]

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I engage - we engage 
you engage - you engage 
he engages - they engage 
she engages  
it engages 

1) start fighting
2) fit/lock together, be in gear
3) be pledged to marry

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enjoy /ɛnˈʤɔɪ/ [Reg]

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I enjoy - we enjoy 
you enjoy - you enjoy 
he enjoys - they enjoy 
she enjoys 
it enjoys 

1) get pleasure/satisfaction from
2) have/experience[something good]

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enter /ˈɛntər/ [Reg]

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I enter - we enter 
you enter - you enter 
he enters - they enter 
she enters 
it enterns 

1) come in
2) come/go into
3) participate/enroll in
4) register/enter [data]

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entitle /ɛnˈtaɪtəl/ [Reg]

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I entitle - we entitle 
you entitle - you entitle 
he entitles - they entitle 
she entitles 
it entitles 

1) give the right
2) give a name to

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escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ [Reg]

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I escape - we escape 
you escape - you escape 
he escapes - they escape 
she escapes 
it escapes 

1) get free (from confinement restriction), leak
2) break free [from confinement / an unpleasant or difficult situation/event]
3) come from unintentionally
4) avoid

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establish /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ [Reg]

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I establish - we establish 
you establish - you establish 
he establishes - they establish 
she establishes 
it establishes 

1) bring about, create
2) prove beyond doubt

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estimate /ˈɛstəmət/ [Reg]

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I estimate - we estimate 
you estimate - you estimate 
he estimates - they estimate 
she estimates 
it estimates 

1) make a general guess about the worth/extent/size of

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examine /ɪgˈzæmɪn/ [Reg]

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I examine - we examine 
you examine - you examine 
he examines - they examine 
she examines 
it examines 

1) inspect, investigate, analyze
2) interrogate, question

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exercise /ˈɛksərˌsaɪz/ [Reg]

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I exercise - we exercise 
you exercise - you exercise 
he exercises they exercise 
she exercises 
it exercises 

1) perform physical activities to make oneself healthier/stronger
2) use repeatedly to strengthen
3) train, give a physical workout to
4) put into use/action

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exist /ɪgˈzɪst/ [Reg]

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I exist - we exist 
you exist - you exist 
he exists - they exist 
she exits 
it exits 

1) be real
2) continue to live/to be active
3) occur, be found

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expand /ɪkˈspænd/ [Reg]

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I expand - we expand 
you expand - you expand 
he expands - they expand 
she expands 
it expands 

1) enlarge, become bigger
2) make bigger
3) express in full

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expect /ɪkˈspɛkt/ [Reg]

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I expect - we expect 
you expect - you expect 
he expects - they expect 
she expects 
it expects 

1) be pregnant /due for deliver
2) that that (something) will happen