Essential English Vocabulary: Definitions and Examples
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Essential English Words and Their Meanings
Believe
Definition: To think that something is true.
“She's arriving tomorrow, I believe.”
Since
Definition: From a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now.
“I've long since forgotten any Latin I ever learned.”
Trade
Definition: The activity of buying and selling.
“70 percent of the country's trade is with Europe.”
Whole
Definition: Complete or not divided.
“I spent the whole day cleaning.”
Show
Definition: To make it possible for something to be seen.
“On this map, urban areas are shown in grey.”
Achievement
Definition: Something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing.
“An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for one so young.”
Somehow
Definition: In a way or by some means that is not known.
“It won't be easy, but we'll get across the river somehow.”
Trouble
Definition: Problems or difficulties.
“The form was terribly complicated, and I had a lot of trouble with it.”
Issue
Definition: A subject that people are thinking and talking about.
“As employers, we need to be seen to be addressing these issues sympathetically.”
Harm
Definition: Physical or other injury or damage.
“Both deny conspiring to cause actual bodily harm.”
Hunt
Definition: To chase and try to catch and kill an animal.
“Some animals hunt at night.”
Actual
Definition: Existing in fact.
“We had estimated about 300 visitors, but the actual number was much higher.”
Hang
Definition: To fasten something at the top.
“The curtains hung in thick folds.”
Wrap
Definition: To surround something with paper.
“Wrap the chicken in foil and cook it for two hours.”
Shelter
Definition: A building designed to give protection from bad weather, danger, or attack.
Watch
Definition: To look at something for a period of time.
“I had dinner and watched TV for a couple of hours.”
Beyond
Definition: Further away in the distance than something.
“In the distance, beyond the river, was a small town.”
Wide
Definition: Including a large amount or many types of things.
“They sell a wide range of skin-care products.”
Steam
Definition: The hot gas that is produced when water boils.
“Steam rose from the simmering stew.”
Challenge
Definition: Something that needs great mental or physical effort.
“You know me—I like a challenge.”
Improve
Definition: To cause something to get better.
“He did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers.”
Machine
Definition: A device with moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work.
“The different sizes of eggs are sorted by a machine.”
Regret
Definition: A feeling of sadness about something that has happened or something you have done.
“I left school at 16, but I've had a great life and I have no regrets.”
Shake
Definition: To move backward and forward or from side to side with short, quick movements.
“The explosion shook buildings for miles around.”