mercredi 18 avril 2018

More verbs

provide =  to give - provide medical care, nurses and doctors and therapists are called "medical care providers"

create = to make - my creation - a creator - God is our creator - creative

consider = think about it = reflect - considerate (kind, helpful)

develop = build, grow, increase - development

determine = find  out - determined

supply = give things or services / bring goods or services to other - supplies

maintain = to stay / to remain / to keep - maintainance

exist = to live / to be - our life - our existence - pre-existing condition

enjoy = to take pleasure in something - enjoyment - If you are able to enjoy something, that thing is enjoyable

perform = to do something that you have practiced - performance - You are fired because you are not performing. Performance evaluation / Perform different tasks

identify = to describe / find / recognize - ID card - identification

continue = to keep doing doing something / to carry on doing something / to keep going / to proceed
I continue to take English lessons to improve my English.
continuation
TO BE continued
continually
continuous
continual

require = to need to be had / something you must have
three requirements

occur = to happen / to take place - occurrence - is taking place now - the tragedy that is occurring in

approach = something that comes closer - My 23rd birthday is approaching.
When my car broke down, I approached many people for help but everyone said they were too busy.
approach - strategy, way of doing something

avoid = escape / flee / run away / get out of the way / miss doing something
avoidance

prepare - preparation, preparations - ready to go - ready to take the test - I prepared myself for the written exam by taking two pre-tests / mock tests.

discuss - talk / discuter - discussion - Today I took a lot of long breaks and my boss said to me - Kevin, we need to discuss the fact that you are taking too many long breaks.

describe - description - decrire -

prevent - prevention - STOP before it happens

ensure - make sure something happens

insure - insurance

expect - something you think will happen - expectation - You are not meeting our expectations.

reduce - reduire - make something smaller, the size or amount goes down - RRR - reduce, re-use, recycle - bottles, plastic, glass, metal, cartons, paper

afford - able to give a certain sum of money - able to pay

package - packaging - emballage

remain - There are two minutes left. - Stay.

represent - conference - representative -

whole company - entire company - 100 people - 1 representative

apply - application - formulaire -

obtain - get something - I obtained my written certification for driving.

complain - say something bad to a person or about a person or about a situation
- se plaindre

indicate - show - signs - indication

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retard
You are such a retard.
Retard!
You are retard.
retarded

suggest - suggestion - tips

survive - live, get up, earn enough money - I can't survive on that wage.
But people will be able to survive for at least two years because they will continue to receive their normal pay.

appreciate - thankful for what they do / express that - appreciation -

compare - similar - comparison - She understands quickly. She is a fast learner.

contrast - different

differ - specialised - have to be a generalist

encourage

expand

recognize

emphasize

Most of these words have their roots in WHAT ancient language? Latin

formal language / work language = Latin = easier for a French speaker ? = French is a Latinate language.

cognates - same origin

enable

operate

reflect

anticipate

assume

install
intend
relate
settle
assure
overcome
succeed
suffer
acquire
adapt
confirm
justify
retain
rid
attach
behave










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