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1 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) (pa)klausti2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) (pa)prašyti3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) (pa)kviesti•- ask for
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2 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefonas2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) paskambinti (telefonu)2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) pranešti/užsakyti telefonu3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) paskambinti į•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
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3 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) tikėtis, viltis2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) viltis2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) viltis3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) viltis•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
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4 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) laikas2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) laikas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) metas4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') laikas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) laikas, momentas6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) kartas7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) periodas, laikotarpis8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempas2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) skaičiuoti, užrašinėti (kieno) laiką/trukmę2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) pataikyti, laiku suspėti•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again
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