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• way — [[t]we͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ ways 1) N COUNT: oft N of ing, N to inf If you refer to a way of doing something, you are referring to how you can do it, for example the action you can take or the method you can use to achieve it. Freezing isn t a bad way of… …   English dictionary

• over — I [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)[/t]] POSITION AND MOVEMENT ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, over is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information. Over is also used in phrasal verbs such as hand over and glaze over .) …   English dictionary

• work — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)k[/t]] ♦ works, working, worked 1) VERB People who work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do. [V prep/adv] Weiner works for the US Department of Transport... [V prep/adv] I started working in a recording studio... [V… …   English dictionary

• go — I [[t]go͟ʊ[/t]] MOVING OR LEAVING ♦ goes, going, went, gone (In most cases the past participle of go is gone, but occasionally you use been : see been.) 1) VERB When you go somewhere, you move or travel there. [V prep/adv] We went to …   English dictionary

• out — I [[t]a͟ʊt[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (Out is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and pull , and also in phrasal verbs such as give out and run out .) 1) ADV: ADV after v When something is in a particular place and you take it out, you remove …   English dictionary

• up — I PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]ʌp[/t]]. The adverb and adjective are pronounced [[t]ʌ̱p[/t]].) 1) PREP If a person or thing goes up something such as a slope, ladder, or chimney, they move away from …   English dictionary

• in — I POSITION OR MOVEMENT ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]ɪn[/t]]. The adverb is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱n[/t]].) 1) PREP Someone or something that is in something else is enclosed by it or surrounded by it. If you put something in a container, you… …   English dictionary

• down — I [[t]da͟ʊn[/t]] PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦ (Down is often used with verbs of movement, such as fall and pull , and also in phrasal verbs such as bring down and calm down .) 1) PREP To go down something such as a slope or a pipe means to go… …   English dictionary

• hold — I [[t]ho͟ʊld[/t]] PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING ♦ holds, holding, held 1) VERB When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. [V n prep/adv] Hold the knife at an angle... [V n] She is holding her …   English dictionary

• as — I [[t]əz, STRONG æz[/t]] CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES ♦ (Please look at category 12 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) CONJ SUBORD If something happens as something else happens, it happens at… …   English dictionary

• eye — [[t]a͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ eyes, eyeing, eying (present participle), eyed 1) N COUNT: oft poss N in pl Your eyes are the parts of your body with which you see. I opened my eyes and looked... Maria s eyes filled with tears. ...a tall, thin white haired lady… …   English dictionary