verb

entertain

en‧ter‧tain /ˌentəˈteɪn $ -tər-/ verb
  [Word Family: noun: entertainer, entertainment, entertaining; verb: entertain; adverb: entertainingly; adjective: entertaining]
 [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: entretenir 'to hold together, support', from tenir 'to hold']
 1. [intransitive and transitive] to amuse or interest people in a way that gives them pleasure
  entertain somebody with something
   • She entertained the children with stories, songs and drama.
   • A museum should aim to entertain as well as educate.
 2. [intransitive and transitive] to invite people to your home for a meal, party etc, or to take your company’s customers somewhere to have a meal, drinks etc:
   • Mark usually does the cooking when we entertain.
   • Do you get an allowance for entertaining clients?
 3. entertain an idea/hope/thought etc formal to consider an idea etc, or allow yourself to think that something might happen or be true:
   • She could never entertain the idea of living in the country.

compose

com‧pose /kəmˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz/ verb
 [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: composer, from Latin componere; ⇨ compound2]
 1.
  a) be composed of something to be formed from a number of substances, parts, or people SYN consist of:
   • Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
   • The legal system is composed of people, and people make mistakes.
   ► Do not say that something ‘is composed by’ or ‘is composed with’ things or people. Say that it is composed of things or people.
   b) [transitive not in progressive] formal to combine together to form something SYN make up:
   • More than 17.6 million firms compose the business sector of our economy.
 2. [intransitive and transitive] to write a piece of music ⇨ composer, composition:
   • Barrington has composed the music for a new production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
 3. compose a letter/poem/speech etc to write a letter, poem etc, thinking very carefully about it as you write it:
   • Compose a letter to your local paper stating your views on an issue of your choice.
 4.
  a) compose yourself to try hard to become calm after feeling very angry, upset, or excited:
   • Lynn took several deep breaths to compose herself.
   b) compose your face/features/thoughts to make yourself look or feel calm ⇨ composure:
   • When asked a question, give yourself a second to compose your thoughts.
 5. [transitive] to arrange the parts of a painting, photograph, or scene in a way that achieves a particular result:
   • I like the way he composes his photographs.

appreciate

ap‧pre‧ci‧ate S2 W3 AC /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ verb
  [Word Family: adverb: appreciably, appreciatively; adjective: appreciable, appreciative ≠ UNAPPRECIATIVE; verb: appreciate; noun: appreciation]
 [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin; Origin: past participle of appretiare, from Latin ad- 'to' + pretium 'price']
 1. [transitive not in progressive] to understand how serious or important a situation or problem is or what someone’s feelings are SYN realize
  appreciate the significance/importance/value of something
   • He did not fully appreciate the significance of signing the contract.
  appreciate that
   • We appreciate that caring for children is an important job.
  appreciate what/how/why
   • It is difficult to appreciate how bad the situation had become.
 2. [transitive] used to thank someone in a polite way or to say that you are grateful for something they have done:
   • Thanks ever so much for your help, I really appreciate it.
   • I appreciate your concern, but honestly, I’m fine.
   • I’d appreciate it if you let me get on with my job.
 3. [transitive] to understand how good or useful someone or something is:
   • Her abilities are not fully appreciated by her employer.
   • I’m not an expert, but I appreciate fine works of art.
 4. [intransitive] technical to gradually become more valuable over a period of time OPP depreciate:
   • Most investments are expected to appreciate at a steady rate.

announce

an‧nounce S2 W1 /əˈnaʊns/ verb [transitive]
  [Word Family: noun: announcement, announcer; verb: announce; adverb: unannounced; adjective: unannounced]
 [Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: annoncer, from Latin annuntiare, from ad- 'to' + nuntiare 'to report']
 1. to officially tell people about something, especially about a plan or a decision:
   • They announced their engagement in ‘The Times’.
  announce a decision/intention/plan
   • The government has announced plans to create 10,000 new jobs.
  announce that
   • A government spokesman announced that the hostages had been released.
   • At the end of their meeting, it was announced that an agreement had been reached.
  announce something to somebody
   • Cordon announced his resignation to staff members on Wednesday.
 2. to say something, especially something that other people will not like, in a loud and confident way SYN state:
   • ‘I’m not going to their party,’ Maggie announced.
  announce (that)
   • He stood up and announced that he was ready to go.
 3. to give information to people using a loudspeaker or microphone, especially at an airport or railway station:
   • We arrived just as they were announcing the arrival of Flight 207 from Minneapolis.
 4. announce somebody/yourself to officially tell people that someone has arrived at a particular place:
   • All visitors to the apartment building must be announced.
   • After announcing himself at the reception desk, James was led upstairs.
 5. to introduce a programme on television or radio

turn somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb
1. to turn the switch on a machine such as an oven, radio etc so that it produces less heat, sound etc OPP turn up:
Can you turn the TV down? I’m trying to work.
2. to refuse an offer, request, or invitation:
They offered her the job but she turned it down.
I’m not going to turn down an invitation to go to New York!
Josie’s already turned him down (=refused his offer of marriage).

try-out

ˈtry-out noun [countable]
  British English a period of time spent trying a new method, tool, machine etc to see if it is useful

CALL

CALL /kɔːl $ kɒːl/ noun [uncountable]
  (computer-assisted language learning) the use of computers to help people learn foreign languages
 

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call

I.   verb

I. call1 S1 W1 /kɔːl $ kɒːl/ verb
 [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old Norse; Origin: kalla]
 
 1. TELEPHONE  [intransitive and transitive] to telephone someone:
   • She calls her father every couple of days.
   • I’ll call you soon.
   • What time did Tony call?
  call a doctor/the police/a cab etc (=telephone someone and ask them to come to you)
   • I think we should call a doctor.
   • I’m gonna call the cops!
   ► Do not say ‘call to someone’. Say call someone.
 2. DESCRIBE  [transitive] to use a word or name to describe someone or something in a particular way
  call somebody something
   • Are you calling me a liar?
   • You may call it harmless fun, but I call it pornography.
  call somebody names (=use insulting names for someone)
   • The other kids used to call me names, but I tried to ignore them.
 3. HAVE A NAME  [transitive] to have a particular name or title, or use a particular name or title for someone or something
  be called something
   • Our son is called Matthew.
   • The arrow that appears on the screen is called a cursor.
  call somebody something
   • My name’s Virginia, but my friends call me Ginny.
   • Do you want to be called Miss or Ms?
  call somebody by something
   • I prefer to be called by my middle name.
 4. GIVE SOMEBODY/SOMETHING A NAME  [transitive] especially British English to give someone or something the name they will be known by in the future SYN name American English:
   • What are you going to call the new puppy?
  call somebody something
   • They’ve decided to call the baby Louise.
 5. ASK/ORDER BY SPEAKING  [transitive] to ask or order someone to come to you
  call somebody into/over/across etc
   • Peter called the waitress over and ordered a large brandy.
   • Marcie was called up to the principal’s office.
 6. ARRANGE  [transitive] to arrange for something to happen at a particular time
  call a meeting/strike/election etc
   • The Security Council has called an emergency session to discuss the crisis.
   • According to the law, the election must be called within the next two months.
 7. SAY/SHOUT  [intransitive and transitive] to say or shout something loudly so that someone can hear you:
   • I heard someone calling in the distance.
   • ‘I’m coming!’ she called down the stairs.
   • Sheila was just sneaking out when her mother called her.
   • She heard him call her name.
 8. call yourself something to say that you are a particular type of person, although you do nothing to show this is true:
   • How could Julian call himself a friend and then let me down so badly?
 9. call the shots/tune informal to be in a position of authority so that you can give orders and make decisions:
   • It was a job in which she was able to call the shots.
 10. call it a day informal to decide to stop working, especially because you have done enough or you are tired:
   • Come on, let’s call it a day and go home.
 11. call collect American English to make a telephone call that is paid for by the person who receives it SYN reverse the charges British English
 12. READ NAMES  [transitive] (also call out) to read names or numbers in a loud voice in order to get someone’s attention:
   • When I call your name, go and stand in line.
 13. COURT  [transitive usually passive] to tell someone that they must come to a law court or official committee
  call somebody to do something
   • They were called to give evidence at the trial.
 14. call (something) into question to make people uncertain about whether something is right, good, or true:
   • I feel that my competence is being called into question here.
 15. be/feel called to do something to feel strongly that you should do something:
   • He felt called to write to all his fellow investors, warning them of the impending crisis.
 16. call somebody/something to order formal to tell people to obey the rules of a formal meeting
 17. VISIT  [intransitive] (also call round British English) to stop at a house or other place for a short time to see someone or do something:
   • She called round for a chat.
  call on somebody
   • Let’s call on James on the way home.
  call (in) at something
   • I regularly called in at his office for news.
  call into something
   • People often call into the library while they’re out shopping.
 18. call it £10/two hours etc spoken used to suggest a general figure rather than a more specific one, especially in order to make things simpler:
   • ‘I owe you £10.20.’ ‘Oh, call it £10!’
 19. call it a draw if two opponents in a game call it a draw, they agree that neither of them has won ⇨ call it quits at quits(2)
 20. call it/things even spoken use this to say that someone who owes you something does not have to give you anything more than they have already given you
 21. call (sb’s) attention to
   a) to ask people to pay attention to a particular subject or problem:
   • May I call your attention to item seven on the agenda?
   b) to make someone notice someone or something:
   • I wanted to shout out to Ken, but I didn’t want to call attention to myself.
 22. call something to mind
   a) to remind you of something:
   • Don’t those two call to mind the days when we were courting?
   b) to remember something:
   • I couldn’t call to mind where I’d seen him before.
 23. call a huddle American English informal to make people come together to talk about something
 24. call time (on somebody/something) to say that it is time for something to finish or stop
 25. TRAINS/SHIPS  [intransitive] if a train, ship, bus etc calls at a place, it stops there for a short time SYN stop:
   • This train calls at all stations to Broxbourne.
 26. COIN  [intransitive and transitive] to guess which side of a coin will land upwards when it is thrown in the air, in order to decide who will play first in a game:
   • It’s your turn to call.
 27. CARD GAME  [intransitive and transitive] to risk the same amount of money as the player who plays before you in a poker game
  ⇨ so-called, ⇨ call sb’s bluff at bluff2(2), ⇨ too close to call at close2(8)
 

COLLOCATIONS(for call for somebody/something Meaning 1)■ call for + NOUN

   ▪ call for an end to something • Demonstrators have called for an end to the fighting.
   ▪ call for sb’s resignation • Opposition parties called for the President’s resignation.
   ▪ call for action • The European Parliament have called for action on age discrimination.
   ▪ call for a ban • French farmers have called for a ban on imports.
   ▪ call for a boycott • In 1980 he called for a boycott of the Olympic Games.
   ▪ call for a change • Scientists are calling for a change in the law.
   ▪ call for an inquiry/investigation • Relatives have called for an inquiry into the causes of the plane crash.
   ▪ call for a return to something • The Prime Minister called for a return to traditional Labour values.
   ▪ call for reform • The Church has called for reform of the law.
   ▪ call for the abolition of something • Human Rights groups have called for the abolition of the death penalty.
   ▪ call for a ceasefire (=for an end to a war) • The United Nations called for an immediate ceasefire.
 

THESAURUS

   ▪ phone to speak to someone by telephone. Phone is more common in British English than American English: • I’ll phone you tomorrow.
   ▪ call to phone someone. Call is used in both British and American English: • One of the neighbors called the police. | • Call me later.
   ▪ ring British English spoken to phone someone. Ring is more informal than phone or call: • I can ring her at the office tomorrow.
   ▪ give somebody a call (also give somebody a ring) spoken to phone someone: • If you ever come to Seattle, give me a call. | • I’ll give the hospital a ring and see how he is.
   ▪ telephone formal to phone someone: • Angry listeners telephoned the BBC to complain.
   ▪ Skype /skaɪp/ trademark to make a telephone call using special software that allows you to make calls over the Internet: • I Skyped her last night and we spoke for hours.
 call back phrasal verb
  1. call (somebody) back to telephone someone again, for example because they were not at home when you telephoned last time:
   • I’ll call back later.
   • Can you ask John to call me back when he gets in?
  2. British English to return to a place you went to earlier:
   • You could call back to collect her at noon.
 call by phrasal verb
   to stop and visit someone when you are near the place where they live or work:
   • I thought I’d call by and see how you were.
 call down something phrasal verb
   formal to ask for someone, especially a god, to make something unpleasant happen to someone or something
  call down something on/upon
   • He called down vengeance on them.
 call for somebody/something phrasal verb
  1. if a group of people call for something, they ask publicly for something to be done:
   • Human Rights groups are calling for the release of political prisoners.
  2. to need or deserve a particular type of behaviour or treatment:
   • Dealing with children who are so damaged calls for immense tact and sensitivity.
   • That kind of abuse is really not called for (=it is unnecessary and unwelcome). ⇨ uncalled for
  3. British English to meet someone at their home in order to take them somewhere:
   • I’ll call for you at eight o'clock.
  4. American English to say that a particular kind of weather is likely to happen SYN predict:
   • The forecast calls for more rain.
 call something ↔ forth phrasal verb
   formal to produce a particular reaction:
   • Great works of classical music can often call forth a mixture of responses from the listener.
 call in phrasal verb
  1. call somebody/something ↔ in to ask someone to come and help you with a difficult situation:
   • The government then called in troops to deal with the disturbances.
  2. to telephone somewhere, especially the place where you work, to tell them where you are, what you are doing etc:
   • Rachael called in sick (=telephoned to say she was too ill to come to work).
  3. to telephone a radio or television show to give your opinion or to ask a question:
   • Over 2,000 viewers called in with complaints about the bad language used in the programme.
  4. call in a loan/debt to officially tell someone to pay back money you lent them:
   • The bank can call in the loan at any time.
  5. British English to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else
  call in on/at
   • Could you call in on Mum on your way home?
 call somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb
  1. to decide that a planned event will not take place SYN cancel:
   • The trip to Italy might be called off.
  2. to officially decide that something should be stopped after it has already started:
   • Rescuers had to call off the search because of worsening weather conditions.
  3. to order an animal or person to stop attacking or threatening someone:
   • Call your dog off.
 call on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb
  1. to formally ask someone to do something
  call on somebody to do something
   • The UN has called on both sides to observe the ceasefire.
  2. to visit someone for a short time:
   • Why don’t you call on my sister when you’re in Brighton?
 call out phrasal verb
  1. to say something loudly
  call something ↔ out
   • ‘Hi there!’ I called out.
  call out to
   • The firemen called out to him.
  2. call somebody ↔ out to ask or order a person or an organization to help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation:
   • The army was called out to help fight fires.
  3. call somebody/something ↔ out British English to order workers to go on strike:
   • The transport workers were called out.
 call up phrasal verb
  1. especially American English informal to telephone someone
  call somebody ↔ up
   • He called me up to tell me about it.
   • I’m going to call up and cancel my subscription.
  2. call something ↔ up if you call up information on a computer, you make the computer show it to you:
   • I called up their website, but it didn’t have the information I was looking for.
  3. call somebody ↔ up British English to officially order someone to join the army, navy, or air force SYN draft American English:
   • I was called up three months after war broke out.
  4. call somebody ↔ up to choose someone for a national sports team ⇨ call-up:
   • Hurst was called up for the game against Mexico.
  5. call something ↔ up to produce something or make it appear:
   • She can call up the spirits of the dead.

II.   noun

II. call2 S1 W1 noun
 1. TELEPHONE  [countable] when you speak to someone on the telephone
  call for
   • Were there any phone calls for me while I was out?
  call from
   • I received a call from an old friend last week.
   • It’s cheaper to make calls after 6 pm.
   • I’ll give you a call at the weekend.
 2. be on call if someone such as a doctor or engineer is on call, they are ready to go and help whenever they are needed as part of their job:
   • Don’t worry, there’s a doctor on call 24 hours a day.
 3. SHOUT/CRY  [countable]
   a) a loud sound that a bird or animal makes SYN cry
  call of
   • the call of an owl
   b) a shout that you make to get someone’s attention
 4. VISIT  [countable] a visit, especially for a particular reason:
   • Sorry, Doctor Pugh is out on a call at the moment.
  pay/make a call (on somebody) (=visit someone)
 5. REQUEST/ORDER  [countable] a request or order for something or for someone to do something:
   • Members obediently answered the calls for funds.
  call for somebody to do something
   • There have been calls for the secretary to resign.
  a call to arms (=an order for people to fight against an enemy)
 6. DECISION 
   a) [countable] the decision made by a referee in a sports game
  make a good/bad call
   • There may have been a few bad calls, but they’re making them for a reason.
   b) [singular] informal a decision:
   • Don’t just say what you think I would like. It’s your call.
  make a call (=decide something)
  an easy/hard call (=an easy or difficult decision)
  judgement call (=a decision based on your personal judgement of a situation)
 7. there isn’t much call for something used for saying that not many people want a particular thing:
   • There isn’t much call for black and white televisions these days.
 8. there is no call for something spoken used to tell someone that their behaviour is wrong and unnecessary:
   • There’s no call for that kind of language!
 9. AT AN AIRPORT  [countable] a message announced at an airport that a particular plane will soon leave:
   • This is the last call for flight BA872 to Moscow.
 10. have first call on something
   a) to have the right to be the first person to use something
   b) to be the first person that you will help because they are important to you:
   • Her children had first call on her time.
 11. the call of something literary the power that a place or way of life has to attract someone:
   • the call of the sea
 12. the call of nature a need to urinate (=pass liquid from your body) – used especially humorously
  ⇨ be at sb’s beck and call at beck(1), ⇨ port of call, roll-call, wake-up call
 

COLLOCATIONS■ verbs

   ▪ make a call • He made a few calls and then went out.
   ▪ give somebody a call (=phone someone) • I’ll give him a call later today.
   ▪ get/have a call (also receive a call formal) • At 11 in the evening we got a call from the police.
   ▪ there is/was a call • There was a phone call for you.
   ▪ answer a call • We’re sorry that we cannot answer your call right now.
   ▪ take a call (=answer one) • Monica took the call upstairs.
   ▪ return sb’s call (=call someone after they have tried to call you) • I left a message for her but she didn’t return my call.
   ▪ expect a call • She’s expecting a phone call from Matt.
   ▪ transfer a call (=connect one to another person’s phone) • The call was transferred to his secretary.
   ▪ put through a call (=transfer or make one) • She asked the switchboard to put the call through.

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + call

   ▪ a phone/telephone call • I had a phone call from Barbara in Australia.
   ▪ a quick call • This is just a quick call to make sure you’re OK.
   ▪ a local call • Local calls are free at weekends.
   ▪ a long-distance call • I’d like to make a long-distance call.
   ▪ an international call
   ▪ a collect call American English (=one paid for by the person who receives it) • Can I make a collect call to Florida, please?
   ▪ incoming/outgoing calls (=coming into or going out of a place) • You have to dial 9 first to make an outgoing call.
   ▪ an emergency call (=to the police, fire service, or ambulance service) • The police normally respond immediately to an emergency call.
   ▪ a hoax call (=one intended to trick someone) • They received a hoax call warning of a bomb in the building.
   ▪ an anonymous call (=in which the caller does not give their name) • The £10,000 demand was made in an anonymous call to his home.
   ▪ a crank call (=made by someone you do not know, as a joke or to annoy you) • The heavy breathing sounded like a crank call.

live

I.   verb

I. live1 S1 W1 /lɪv/ verb
  [Word Family: verb: live, outlive, relive, liven, up; adjective: live, lively, living, liveable; noun: liveliness, living, livelihood; adverb: live]
 [Language: Old English; Origin: libban]
 1. IN A PLACE/HOME  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if you live in a place, you have your home there
  live in/at/near etc
   • They lived in Holland for ten years.
   • He lives just across the street from me.
   • We live only a few miles from the coast.
   • A rather odd family came to live next door to us.
   • As soon as I saw the place, I knew I didn’t want to live there.
   • Does Paul still live here?
   • We’re still looking for somewhere to live.
   • They’ve finally found a place to live.
  live with
   • My grandmother came to live with us when I was ten.
   • Most seventeen-year-olds still live at home (=live with their parents).
   • I’m quite happy living alone.
   • The house has 3,600 square feet of living space (=the areas of a house you live in).
  live rough British English (=live outside because of having no home)
   • I ran away from home and lived rough for nine months.
 2. PLANT/ANIMAL  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] a plant or animal that lives in a particular place grows there or has its home there
  live in/on etc
   • These particular birds live on only one island in the Pacific.
 3. AT A PARTICULAR TIME  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if you live at a particular time, you are alive then
  live before/in/at
   • He lived in the eighteenth century.
   • She lived at a time when women were not expected to work.
   • Gladstone lived during a period of great social change.
  the best/greatest etc that/who ever lived (=the best, greatest etc who has been alive at any time)
   • He’s probably the best journalist who ever lived.
 4. BE/STAY ALIVE  [intransitive] to be alive or be able to stay alive:
   • Without light, plants couldn’t live.
   • He is extremely ill and not expected to live.
   • The baby only lived a few hours.
   • People on average are living much longer than before.
   • I’ll never forget this for as long as I live.
  live to (be) 80/90 etc/live to the age of 80/90 etc
   • My grandmother lived to 85.
   • She lived to the age of 79.
  have two weeks/six months etc to live
   • He knows he’s only got a few months to live.
   • He did not live to see (=live long enough to see) the realization of his dream.
 5. WAY OF LIFE  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to have a particular type of life, or live in a particular way
  live in peace/poverty etc
   • The people in this country just want to live in peace.
   • People should not live in fear of crime.
   • We live in hope that a cure will be found.
  live peacefully/quietly/happily etc
   • The two communities live peacefully alongside each other.
   • She thought that she would get married and live happily ever after (=like in a children’s story).
   • Some people like to live dangerously.
   • Most elderly people prefer to live independently if they can.
   • They earn enough money to live well (=have plenty of food, clothes etc).
   • I just want to live my life in my own way.
   • He’s not well enough to live a normal life.
  live a quiet/active/healthy etc life
   • She lives a very busy life.
   • He had chosen to live the life of a monk.
   • She’s now in Hollywood living a life of luxury.
  live by
   • I have always tried to live by my faith (=according to my religion).
   • We struggle on, living from day to day (=trying to find enough money each day to buy food etc).
   • He was tired of living out of a suitcase (=spending a lot of time travelling).
 6. EARN A LIVING  [intransitive] the way that someone lives is the way that they earn money to buy food etc:
   • Fishing is the way their families have lived for generations.
  live by doing something
   • They live by hunting and killing deer.
 7. EXCITING LIFE  [intransitive] to have an exciting life:
   • She wanted to get out and live a little.
   • We’re beginning to live at last!
 8. IMAGINE SOMETHING  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to imagine that things are happening to you
  live in
   • He lives in a fantasy world.
  live through
   • She lived through her children’s lives.
   • You must stop living in the past (=imagining that things from the past are still happening).
 9. BE KEPT SOMEWHERE  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English informal the place where something lives is the place where it is kept:
   • Where do these cups live?
   • Those big dishes live in the cupboard next to the fridge.
 10. STILL EXIST/HAVE INFLUENCE  [intransitive] if an idea lives, it continues to exist and influence people:
   • Democracy still lives!
   • His name will live forever.
   • That day will always live in my memory.
 11. living quarters the part of a building where people live, especially a building that is used by many people or is used for several different purposes:
   • the White House living quarters
 12. living expenses the money you need to spend in order to live, for example on food or a house:
   • His tuition is paid, but he’ll work to cover his living expenses.
 13. living arrangements the way someone organizes how and where they will live:
   • Her mother disapproved of the living arrangements, saying that two girls living with four boys was bound to cause problems.
 14. live it up informal to do things that you enjoy and spend a lot of money:
   • Sam was living it up in London.
 15. live by your wits to get money by being clever or dishonest, and not by doing an ordinary job
 16. live a lie to pretend all the time that you feel or believe something when actually you do not feel that way:
   • I knew that I could not continue to live a lie.
 17. be living on borrowed time to be still alive after the time that you were expected to die:
   • She’s been living on borrowed time for the last year.
 18. live in sin old-fashioned if people live in sin, they live together and have a sexual relationship without being married ⇨ live together
 19. live and breathe something to enjoy doing something so much that you spend most of your time on it:
   • Politics is the stuff I live and breathe.
 20. you live and learn spoken used to say that you have just learned something that you did not know before
 21. live and let live used to say that you should accept other people’s behaviour, even if it seems strange
 22. you haven’t lived (if/until ...) spoken used to say that someone’s life will be boring if they do not do a particular exciting thing:
   • You haven’t lived until you’ve tasted champagne.
 23. somebody will live to regret it used to say that someone will wish that they had not done something:
   • If you marry him, you’ll live to regret it.
 24. live to see/fight another day to continue to live or work after a failure or after you have dealt with a difficult situation:
   • Hopefully, the company will live to fight another day.
 25. live life to the full to enjoy doing a lot of different things:
   • She believes in living life to the full.
 26. live high on the hog used to say that someone has a nice life because they have a lot of money and buy expensive things – often used to show disapproval
 27. live from hand to mouth to have only just enough money to buy food:
   • We lived from hand to mouth, never knowing where the next meal was coming from.
 28. long live the King/Queen! etc spoken used as an expression of loyal support for a person
 29. long live democracy/freedom etc used to say that you hope something continues to exist for a long time:
   • Long live free education!
   

THESAURUS

   ▪ live to have your home somewhere: • He lives with his parents. | • Where do you live? | • Do you like living in Tokyo? | • Jo lives next to a busy road. | • Judy lives in that nice house on the corner. | • How do you like living in the city again after so many years away from it? | • In 1905 Russell was living at 4 Ralston Street.
   ▪ be from/come from use this when talking about the country, city, or area where you usually live: • My name’s Sharon and I’m from Harlow. | • The man is believed to be from somewhere in the north of England. | • ‘Where are you from?’ ‘I’m from Japan.’ | • The winner came from Australia.
   ▪ inhabit if a group of people or animals inhabit an area, they live there. Used especially in written descriptions: • The island is mainly inhabited by sheep. | • Some tribes still inhabit the more remote mountains and jungles of the country.
   ▪ reside formal to live in a particular country, city etc: • She now resides in the US. | • Miss Badu grew up in Dallas but now resides in Brooklyn. | • At that time there were many American writers residing in Paris. | • Miss Tonelli, how exactly did you come to reside at your current address? | • The government bureau has prepared a booklet for US citizens residing abroad.
   ▪ grow up to live somewhere when you are a child or teenager: • This is the neighborhood where my father grew up. | • I grew up on a farm in South Africa.
 live something ↔ down phrasal verb
   if someone does not live something down, people never forget about it and never stop laughing at them for it:
   • She’ll never live that down!
 live for something phrasal verb
   if you live for something, it is the thing that you enjoy or hope for most in your life:
   • He lived for his art.
   • She had nothing left to live for.
   • She lives for the day when she can have a house of her own.
 live in phrasal verb British English
   if someone lives in, they live in the place where they work ⇨ live-in:
   • Sometimes it can be easier if you have a nanny who lives in.
 live off somebody/something phrasal verb
   to get your income or food from a supply of money or from another person:
   • Mom used to live off the interest from her savings.
   • Dad lost his job and we had to live off welfare.
   • Most people in the countryside live off the land (=live by growing or finding their own food).
 live on phrasal verb
  1. if something lives on, it continues to exist:
   • Alice’s memory will live on.
  2. live on something to have a particular amount of money to buy food and other necessary things:
   • I don’t know how they manage to live on £55 a week.
   • the number of families who live on benefits
  3. live on something to eat a lot of a particular type of food:
   • They live on bread and potatoes.
   • He practically lives on fish and chips!
 live out phrasal verb
  1. British English if someone lives out, they do not live in the place where they work:
   • Most home helps prefer to live out.
  2. live out something to experience or do something that you have planned or hoped for SYN fulfil, realize:
   • The money enabled them to live out their dreams.
  3. live out your life to continue to live in a particular way or place until you die:
   • He lived out his life in solitude.
 live through something phrasal verb
   to experience difficult or dangerous conditions SYN endure:
   • the generation that lived through the Second World War
   • It was hard to describe the nightmare she had lived through.
 live together phrasal verb
   if people live together, they live in the same house and have a sexual relationship but are not married ⇨ live with:
   • They lived together for two years before they got married.
 live up to something phrasal verb
   if something or someone lives up to a particular standard or promise, they do as well as they were expected to, do what they promised etc:
   • The bank is insolvent and will be unable to live up to its obligations.
   • The film has certainly lived up to my expectations.
 live with somebody/something phrasal verb
  1. to accept a difficult situation that is likely to continue for a long time SYN put up with, tolerate:
   • You have to learn to live with stress.
   • He has lived with his illness for most of his life.
  2. to live in the same house as someone and have a sexual relationship with them without being married ⇨ live together:
   • She’s living with her boyfriend now.
  3. if something lives with you, it stays in your mind:
   • That episode has lived with me all my life.

grow

grow S1 W1 /ɡrəʊ $ ɡroʊ/ verb (past tense grew /ɡruː/, past participle grown /ɡrəʊn $ ɡroʊn/)
  [Word Family: noun: grower, growth, undergrowth, outgrowth, overgrowth; adjective: growing, grown, overgrown; verb: grow, outgrow]
 [Language: Old English; Origin: growan]
 1. INCREASE 
   a) [intransitive] to increase in amount, size, number, or strength OPP shrink:
   • Support for Mr Thompson is growing.
  grow by
   • Sales of new cars grew by 10% last year.
  grow from/to
   • The number of students at the college has grown from 200 to over 500.
   • A growing number of people are taking part-time jobs.
  grow rapidly/slowly/steadily
   • The economy has grown steadily.
   • Fears are growing for the crew’s safety.
  grow in
   • a city that is still growing in size
   • Skiing has really grown in popularity.
   • There is growing concern about climate change.
   • my growing interest in China
   b) [transitive] to make a business or part of a business bigger and more successful:
   • We want to grow the export side of the business.
  REGISTER
   In everyday English, people usually say an amount or level goes up rather than grows:
   ▪ • Sales went up by 10% last year.
   ▪ • The population of the town has gone up to almost a million.
 2. PERSON/ANIMAL  [intransitive] to become bigger, taller etc over a period of time in the process of becoming an adult OPP shrink:
   • You’ve really grown since I last saw you.
   • Victor seemed to grow taller every day.
  grow 2 inches/5 cm etc
   • Stan grew two inches in six months.
 3. PLANTS 
   a) [intransitive] if plants grow, they exist and develop in a natural way:
   • a tree which will grow well in most types of soil
   • The plants grow wild (=grow without anyone looking after them) by the river.
   b) [transitive] to make plants or crops develop and produce fruit or flowers ⇨ raise:
   • Many families own plots of land to grow food.
   • Britain grows 6,000,000 tonnes of potatoes a year.
   • The growing season is from April to September.
 4. HAIR/NAILS 
   a) [transitive] if you grow your hair or nails, you do not cut them:
   • I’ve decided to grow my hair long.
  grow a beard/moustache
   b) [intransitive] when hair or nails grow, they become longer
 5. BECOME 
   a) [I always + adj] to change and become different quite slowly:
   • The sound was growing louder.
   • Her tastes have changed as she’s grown older.
   • Donna has grown tired of being a model.
   • Gradually, Fiona’s eyes grew used to the darkness (=she gradually became able to see a little better).
   b) [intransitive] to gradually change your opinions and have a feeling that you did not have before
  grow to like/hate/respect etc
   • After a while the kids grew to like Mr Cox.
   • the city he had grown to love
  REGISTER
   In everyday English, people usually say get older/tired/angry etc rather than grow older/tired/angry etc, which sounds rather literary:
   ▪ • The sound was getting louder.
 6. IMPROVE  [intransitive] to gradually become better, bigger etc
  grow as
   • She’s grown tremendously as a musician.
 7. it/money doesn’t grow on trees spoken used to say that you should not waste money
 grow apart phrasal verb
   if two people grow apart, their relationship becomes less close:
   • The couple had been growing apart for years.
 grow into somebody/something phrasal verb
  1. to develop over time and become a particular kind of person or thing:
   • Sue grew into a lovely young woman.
   • The two-part show has grown into a full-fledged series.
  2. to gradually learn how to do a job or deal with a situation successfully:
   • She will grow into her new role over the next few months.
  3. if a child grows into clothes, he or she becomes big enough to wear them
 grow on somebody phrasal verb
   if something grows on you, you gradually like it more and more:
   • I hated his music at first, but it grows on you.
 grow out phrasal verb
   if you grow out a hairstyle, or if it grows out, you gradually grow your hair until the style disappears
  grow something ↔ out
   • I’m growing my fringe out.
 grow out of something phrasal verb
  1. if a child grows out of clothes, he or she becomes too big to wear them SYN outgrow
  2. if someone grows out of something, they stop doing it as they get older SYN outgrow:
   • Mike finally seems to be growing out of his rebelliousness.
  3. to develop or happen as a result of something else that happened or existed:
   • His art grew out of his love of nature.
   • legislation which grew out of concern over the increasing crime rate
 grow up phrasal verb
  1. to develop from being a child to being an adult:
   • What do you want to be when you grow up?
   • I grew up in Chicago.
  2. grow up! spoken used to tell someone to behave in a more responsible way, like an adult
  3. to start to exist or develop gradually:
   • Trading settlements grew up by the river.

purchase

I.   verb

I. pur‧chase1 W3 AC /ˈpɜːtʃəs, ˈpɜːtʃɪs $ ˈpɜːr-/ verb [transitive]
  [Word Family: noun: purchase, purchaser; verb: purchase; adjective: purchasable]
 [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: purchacier 'to try to get', from chacier 'to run after and try to catch']
  formal to buy something:
   • You can purchase insurance online.
   • the growing demand to purchase goods on credit
   • Where did you purchase the car?
  purchase from
   • Tickets may be purchased in advance from the box office.
 —purchasable adjective
 —purchaser noun [countable]:
   • France was the no. 1 purchaser of Iraqi oil.
 

THESAURUS

   ▪ buy to pay money for something so that you can own it: • I’ve just bought a new car. | • The painting was bought by a museum in New York.
   ▪ purchase formal to buy something, especially something large or expensive, in a business deal or by a legal contract: • They purchased 5,000 acres of land.
   ▪ acquire formal to become the owner of something large or expensive such as property, a company, or a valuable object: • In 2007 the business was acquired by a Dutch company. | • Television companies were then allowed to acquire more stations.
   ▪ get especially spoken to buy something, especially ordinary things such as food, clothes, or things for your house: • Did you remember to get some bread? | • I never know what to get Dad for his birthday.
   ▪ snap something up informal to buy something immediately, especially because it is very cheap, or because you want it very much and you are worried that someone else might buy it first: • Real estate in the area is being snapped up by developers.
   ▪ pick something up informal to buy something, especially something ordinary such as food or a newspaper, or something that you have found by chance and are pleased about owning: • Could you pick up some milk on your way home? | • It’s just a little thing I picked up when I was in Kathmandu.
   ▪ stock up to buy a lot of something you use regularly, because you may not be able to buy it later, or because you are planning to use more of it than usual: • The supermarkets are full of people stocking up for the New Year’s holiday. | • We always stock up on cheap wine when we go to France. | • Before the blizzard, we stocked up on food.
   ▪ splash out British English informal, splurge American English informal to buy something you would not usually buy, because it is too expensive, in order to celebrate an event or make yourself feel good: • Why don’t you splash out on a new dress for the party? | • We splurged on an expensive hotel for the last night of the vacation.

II.   noun

II. purchase2 W3 AC noun
  [Word Family: noun: purchase, purchaser; verb: purchase; adjective: purchasable]
 1. [uncountable and countable] formal something you buy, or the act of buying it:
   • She paid for her purchases and left.
  day/date/time of purchase
   • This product should be consumed on the day of purchase.
   • I enclose my receipt as proof of purchase.
  purchase of
   • a loan towards the purchase of a new car
   • She made two purchases from my stall. ⇨ hire purchase, purchase price
 2. [singular] formal a firm hold on something
  gain/get a purchase on something
   • The ice made it impossible to get a purchase on the road.