Tire:(Verb)
(It should be pronounced as 'tI(u)r'.)
1. You must learn grammar intuitively.
2. Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
Sen:
I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food.
Tire or Tyre (American):(Noun)
(It should be pronounced as 'tI(u)r'.)
Hoop that covers a wheel.
Sen:
Automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air.
Tier:(Noun)
(It should be pronounced as 'teeu' in 'British' and 'teer' in 'American'.)
Which means 'One of two or more layers one atop another.'
Sen:
A three-tier wedding cake.
Few:
Hardly any
A few:
More than one but indefinitely small in number.
For Example:
a few roses.
That is what I remember. If there are any corrections can you go ahead and let me know.
Embarrass:
It should be pronounced as 'em'barus'.
It generally means 'Cause to feel self-conscious'. or
To 'Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of'.
(సంకటపడే, యిబ్బందిపడ్డ,కలతబడ్డ, చీకాకుపడ్డ)
Example Sentence:
Do you feel embarrassed when you speak English?
Embrace:
It should be pronounced as 'em'breys'.
It generally means to 'Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness'. (కౌగిలి)
Think of:
1)Keep in mind for attention or consideration.
Ex: Think of the starving children in India!
2)Take into consideration, have in view.
3)Look on as or consider.
Ex: He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician.
4)Inten to refer to.
Ex: I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France.
5)Devise or invent.
Ex: No-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software.
6)Choose in one's mind.
Ex: Think of any integer between 1 and 25.
Think about:
1)Have on one's mind, think about actively.
Ex: a) I'm thinking about my friends abroad.
b) She always thinks about her children first.
2)Take into consideration, have in view.
Think up:
1)Devise or invent
Ex: He thought up a plan to get rice quickly.
Think out:
1)Consider carefully and rationally.
Ex: Every detail has been thought out.
Think back:
1)Recapture the past; indulge in memories.
Think factory:
1)A company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications.
Think piece:
1)An article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts.
Think tank:
1)A company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications.
Think the world of:
1)Esteem very highly.
Ex: She thinks the world of her adviser.
Think twice:
1)Consider and reconsider carefully.
Ex: Think twice before you have a child.
Say and Tell have similar meanings. They both mean to communicate verbally with someone. But we often use them differently.
The simple way to think of say and tell is:
You say something.
You tell someone something.
You Say Something You Tell Someone Something Ram said that he was tired Ram told Jane that he was tired Anthony says you have a new job. Anthony tells me you have a new job. Tara said: "I love you." Tara told John that she loved him.
But, of course, it is not always so easy. Here are a few rules to help you.
Personal Object(the person that we are speaking to):
We usually follow tell with a personal object. We usually use say without a personal object.
She told me that she loved John.
She said that she loved John.
He told everybody that he had to leave.
He said that he had to leave.
Say "to someone":
With say, we sometimes use "to someone":
He said to me that he was tired.
Tara said to Ram that he had done very well.
Anthony said to her, "I hope you can come soon."
"I'd like to sleep," she said to him quietly.
Direct Speech:
We can use say with direct speech. We use tell only with direct speech that is an instruction or information:
Amanda said, "Hello John. How are you?"
"That's great" she said.
He told her: "Open the door quietly."
She told me, "I have never been to England."
We can use say with direct questions, but we cannot use tell:
She said: "Do you love me?"
The policeman said to the prisoner, "Where were you at 8 p.m?"
Reported Speech:
We can use say and tell to talk about reported information:
She said that it was raining.
She told me that she would call at 2 p.m.
We cannot use say or tell about reported questions. We must use ask (or a similar verb):
She asked if I had ever been there.
They asked what I wanted to eat.
She asked where he lived.
He asked if she wanted to go home.
Orders, advice:
We use tell + object + infinitive for orders or advice:
She told him to sit down.
They told me not to wait.
Tell Neil to have a holiday and forget her.
Phrases:
Here are a few fixed phrases with tell. We cannot use say with these phrases:
tell (someone) a story
tell (someone) a lie
tell (someone) the truth
tell the future (= to know what the future will bring)
tell the time (= know how to read a clock)
| We Cannot | These are Not possible | These are possible |
|---|---|---|
| say someone to do something: | Tara said Jo to go away. | Tara told Jo to go away. |
| say someone something: | Panita said me that she was hungry. | Panita told me that she was hungry. |
| tell something: | He told that he likes coffee. | He said that he likes coffee. |
| tell to someone: | He told to me that she was coming. | He told to that she was coming. or She said to me that she was coming. |
| say a lie: | Siri always says lies. | Siri always tells lies. |
| tell "somebody direct speech" (except instructions and informations): | Ram told Sam: "Let's turn on the T.V." | Ram said to Sam: "Let's turn on the T.V." or Ram told Sam, "Turn on the T.V." |
| say or tell a Reported Question: | She said if I wanted to come. | She asked if I wanted to come. |
| He told what I wanted to do. | He asked what I wanted to do. |
Price means 'the value to buy goods and services'.
Prise or Prize (Britain) means 'Something given as a token of victory'.
Many people use the term 'Cost' for 'Price'. The meaning is different for these two words.
Cost = The total amount ("Money" + "Time" + "labour") spent to make or manufacture the goods and services. But it does not include profit.
Whereas:
Price = Cost + Profit.
This is what I remember when I was doing my MBA.
In the similar way, there is a difference between 'Buy' and 'Purchase' too. But I forgot the difference. Can anyone of you help me in this respect?
Spectators (N) : A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
Audience (N) : A gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
Spectators look, an audience hears:
Strictly speaking spectators usually come to see something. They come to see an event, a spectacle.
The people who go to see a sporting event like a football game, a boxing bout or a cricket match are called spectators. Usually in such events the focus is on what you see rather than what you hear.
If you are walking along the road and you see two of your favorite stars shooting for a film, then you would be spectator. But when you go to the cinema hall and watch the film which you saw while it was being made, then you become part of the audience.
The word audience is related to the word audio. You are at a specific event to listen to something. An audience is an assembly of hearers. People who are part of the audience listen to or watch a performance. When you go to a music concert, a play or a movie, you are part of an audience.
It is interesting that when you go to the stadium to see a cricket match, you are a spectator, but when you watch the same match on television, you are part of the audience.
As you know, there is an exception to every rule. Readers are usually associated with the word audience - although reading has more to do with seeing rather than hearing. This could be because in the old days not many people knew how to read or write. The illiterates had to be read to - they had to listen to other people reading aloud.
There is no much difference between these two. But ‘Until’ is more formal and ‘Till’ is perfectly good English. Whether to use ‘Till’ or ‘Until’ is often decided by the rhythm of the sentence.
Never:
1) Not ever; at no time in the past or future.
Sen:
I have never been to China.
I shall never forget this day.
I had never seen a circus.
Never on Sunday.
I will never marry you.
2) Not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances.
Sen:
Never Fear.
Bringing up children is never easy.
That will never do.
What is morally wrong can never be politically right.
Ever:
1) At any time.
Sen:
Did you ever smoke?
2) At all times; all the time and on every occasion.
Sen:
Ever hoping to strike it rich.
Ever Busy.
3) (Intensifier for adjectives) Very.
Sen:
She was ever so friendly.
Never Vs. Ever:
Don't ever stop chewing.
Never stop chewing.
He never goes to school late.
He doesn't ever goes to school late.
Have you ever seen her like that?
I have never seen her like that.
He looks better than ever. (=He has never looked better than he looks now.)
The price of gas is higher than it has ever been. (=The price of gas has never been higher.
That is the worst movie I have ever seen. (=I have never seen a worst movie like that.)
This is the most interesting course I have ever attended. (= I have never attended a more interesting course.)
Ever:
1) at all times; always.
2) at any time "Have you ever been to Europe?"
3) in any way; at all
4) to a great extent or degree. "Was she ever mad?"
Never:
1) not ever; on no occasion; at no time.
Ex:
He had never been there before.
You never can be sure.
2) not at all; in no way; absolutely not;
Ex:
Never fear.
Never give up.
That will never do.
Never means "at no point in time". The meaning of "no" and "ever" is that something is not ever going to happen.
Example Conversation:
Dave: Have you traveled a lot, Jane?
Jane: Yes, I have in 47 different countries.
Dave: Really? Have you ever been to China?
Jane: Yes, I've visited China twice.
Dave: What about India?
Jane: No, I've never been to India.
When we talk about a period of time that continues up to present, we use the present perfect. Jane and Dave are talking about the places Jane has visited in her life (which is a period continuing up to the present).
We often use ever and never with the present perfect.
Have you ever eaten tortilla?
We have never eaten tortilla?
Use the present perfect to say that you have never done something or that you haven't done something during a period of time that continues up to the present.
I have never smoked.
Jill has never driven a car.
Do:
Do can be an auxiliary verb.
Ex:
Do you like coffee?
Do can be a main verb.
I did my homework yesterday.
As an auxiliary verb it has no meaning. It is necessary for the grammatical structure.
As a main verb it has a meaning. But the meaning is rather general. It often expresses a general activity.
Do for general activity:
When we talk about general activity but do not say what it is, we can use do.
Ex:
I want to do something.
What are you doing this evening?
What can we do?
Do it now!
Do for work:
We usually use do to talk about work.
Ex:
What do you do? (=What is your job?)
Who does your shopping?
I don't want to do any work today.
I hate doing the washing up.
Have you done your homework>
Note:
We sometimes use doto replace another more exact verb (but only when the meaning is clear from the situation). This is very informal.
Make:
Make is used for construction. Make often expresses the idea of construction or creation.
Ex:
I'll make a cake for his birthday.
This car was made in France.
Did you make this table yourself?
Note:
Remember that we usually use makefor products or goods that are manufactured. That's why we use labels like "Made in Hong-Kong", or "Made in China" on products that we buy.
Now Compare:
Do the shopping. (We don't really create anything. We just "do" an activity.)
Make a cake. (We really create something.)
I must make his cake. I'll donow.
Expressions with Do:
do good
do harm
do well
do badly
do a favour
do business
Expressions with Make:
make an attempt
make a bed (usually this means "tidy the bed clothes". But it could mean "manufacture the furniture".)
make a change/ make changes
make a compliant
make a decision
make a demand
make an effort
make an exception
make an excuse
make a loss
make love
make a mistake
make money
make a noise
make an offer
make peace
Dictionary:
A dictionary tells you what a word means. It gives you a "definition" for each word. When you want to know what a word means, you look in a dictionary.
A dictionary lists definitions or meanings.
Thesaurus:
A thesaurus gives you words that mean the same as, or nearly the same as, another word. When you can't find the exact word you want, you look in a thesaurus.
A thesaurus lists synonyms and similar words.
The plural of "thesaurus" is "thesauri" or "thesauruses".
Precipitation(N) :
The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time.
The storm brought several inches of precipitation.
Perspiration (N) :
Salty fluid secreted by sweat glands.
Childlike:
An innocent behaviour, like a child's (of qualities, actions etc.,)
Usage:
We use this almost always in a good sense, with reference to the innocence, meekness etc., of children.
Childlike is usually used of adults, meaning they are "innocent, trusting, or uncomplicated," like children at their best.
Childish:
An adult behaving like a child, which is inappropriate.
Usage:
Childish, when used of children, underscores their immaturity and other youthful qualities;
When used of adults, childish is pejorative, meaning "immature, unreasonable, foolish, or fretful." Childishness is frequently cited as an unfortunate symptom of senility.