verb

recap

recap [verb]

to repeat the main points of an explanation or description

/ˈriː.kæp/

جمع بندی کردن، خلاصه کردن

مثال:

Finally, the teacher recapped the main points of the lesson.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

recap

re‧cap /ˈriːkæp, riːˈkæp/ BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle recapped, present participle recapping) [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: recapitulate]
to repeat the main points of something that has just been said:
Let me just recap what’s been discussed so far.
recap on
to recap on the previous lecture

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

recap

recap [recap recaps recapped recapping] verb, noun [ˈriːkæp] [ˈriːkæp]

verb (-pp-) intransitive, transitive ~ (on sth) | ~ sth | ~ what, where, etc… = recapitulate
• Let me just recap on what we've decided so far.

Word Origin:
1950s: abbreviation.
Example Bank:
• Let me just recap on what we've decided so far.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

recap / ˈriː.kæp / / ˌriːˈkæp / verb [ I or T ] ( -pp- )

to repeat the main points of an explanation or description:

Finally, the teacher recapped the main points of the lesson.

To recap, our main aim is to increase sales by 15 percent this year.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

recap

[ri͟ːkæ̱p]
recaps, recapping, recapped
VERB
You can say that you are going to recap when you want to draw people's attention to the fact that you are going to repeat the main points of an explanation, argument, or description, as a summary of it.
To recap briefly, an agreement negotiated to cut the budget deficit in the coming year was rejected 10 days ago by a large majority...
[V n] Can you recap the points included in the regional conference proposal?
Syn:
sum up, recapitulate
N-SING
Recap is also a noun. Each report starts with a summary of the last month, a recap of how we did versus our projections, and a rundown on the significant events of the period.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

recap

re·cap /ˈriːˌkæp/ verb -caps; -capped; -cap·ping : to give a brief summary of what has been done or said before

[+ obj]

• At the end of the program, the announcer recapped the day's news.
• Before we continue, let's recap what we have done so far.

[no obj]

• Before we continue, let's recap.
- recap noun, pl -caps [count]
• The article provides a short recap of recent political developments.
• Before we continue, here's a recap of what we have done so far.

accomplish

accomplish [verb]

to finish something successfully or to achieve something

/əˈkɑːm.plɪʃ/

/əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/

انجام‌ دادن‌، به‌ پايان‌ رساندن‌، به‌ نتيجه‌ رساندن‌

مثال:

The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

accomplish

verb (accomplishes, accomplishing, accomplished )
to succeed in doing something difficult that you planned to do same meaning achieve:
The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

accomplish

ac‧com‧plish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ $ əˈkɑːm-, əˈkʌm-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: acomplir, from Vulgar Latin accomplere, from Latin ad- 'to' + complere ( ⇨ ↑complete¹)]
to succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard SYN achieve:
We have accomplished all we set out to do.
Mission accomplished (=we have done what we intended to do).
• • •
THESAURUS
■ succeed in doing something
▪ succeed verb [intransitive] to do something you tried or wanted to do: Will they succeed in winning the election? | He wanted to make her jealous, and he succeeded.
▪ manage verb [intransitive] to succeed in doing something difficult, after trying hard. Manage to do something is very commonly used instead of succeed in doing something in everyday English: He finally managed to find an apartment near his office. | Don’t worry – I’m sure we’ll manage somehow.
▪ achieve verb [transitive] to succeed in doing something good or important: She’s achieved a lot in the short time she’s been with the company. | If we are to achieve our goals, we have to plan properly.
▪ accomplish verb [transitive] formal to achieve something: The government accomplished its objective of reducing violent crime. | What do you hope to accomplish this year?
▪ make it to be successful in your career, or to succeed in reaching a place or part of a competition: Only a few people make it to the top and become professional singers. | We finally made it to Chicago. | Which two teams will make it to the final?
▪ pull off phrasal verb to succeed in doing something, especially when you could easily have not succeeded. Pull off sounds rather informal: Italy pulled off a great victory over Germany. | I’d never performed on my own before, and wasn’t sure if I could pull it off.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

accomplish

ac·com·plish [accomplish accomplishes accomplished accomplishing] [əˈkʌmplɪʃ] [əˈkɑːmplɪʃ] verb ~ sth
to succeed in doing or completing sth
Syn: achieve
• The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished.
• I don't feel I've accomplished very much today.
• That's it. Mission accomplished (= we have done what we aimed to do).

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French acompliss-, lengthened stem of acomplir, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + complere ‘to complete’.
Example Bank:
• That's it. Mission accomplished.

• I don't feel I've accomplished very much today.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

accomplish / əˈkʌm.plɪʃ / / -ˈkɑːm- / verb [ T ]

C1 to finish something successfully or to achieve something:

The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.

She accomplished such a lot during her visit.

I feel as if I've accomplished nothing since I left my job.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

accomplish

[əkʌ̱mplɪʃ, AM əkɒ̱m-]
accomplishes, accomplishing, accomplished
VERB
If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
[V n] If we'd all work together, I think we could accomplish our goal...
[V n] They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

accomplish

ac·com·plish /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/ verb -plish·es; -plished; -plish·ing [+ obj] : to succeed in doing (something)
• They have accomplished [=done, achieved] much in a very short period of time.
• He finally felt like he had accomplished [=done] something important.
• There are several different ways to accomplish the same task.
• It's amazing what you can accomplish [=do] through/with hard work.
• Exactly what he thought he would accomplish is unclear.
- ac·com·plish·able /əˈkʰɑmplɪʃəbəɫ/ adj [more ~; most ~]

American English

British English

succeeding - achieving and fulfilling

C1 (پیشرفته)

verb

dive in

dive in [phrasal verb]

to start doing something suddenly and energetically, often without stopping to think

/daɪv/

به سرعت کاری را انجام دادن

مثال:

If neighbouring countries are having a war, you can't just dive in.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dive in

dive in phrasal verb (see also ↑dive)
to start doing something eagerly:
Harvey dived in with several questions.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

dive in/dive into sth — phrasal verb with dive / daɪv / verb ( dived or US also dove , dive or US also dove )

C2 to start doing something suddenly and energetically, often without stopping to think:

If neighbouring countries are having a war, you can't just dive in.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

7 informal : to start doing something with enthusiasm - usually + into or in
• They dove into their work.
• I'm just not ready to dive (right) into another romantic relationship.
• They sat down at the dinner table and dove (right) in. [=started eating immediately]
• We have a lot of things to discuss, so let's dive right in. [=let's get started immediately]

American English

British English

starting and beginning

verb

Progress

Progress [verb]

to continue gradually

/prəˈɡres/

(زمان‌) گذشتن

مثال:

As the war progressed more and more countries became involved.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

verb (progresses, progressing, progressed )

1 to improve or develop:
Students can progress at their own speed.

2 to move forwards; to continue:
She became more tired as the evening progressed.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. pro‧gress² /prəˈɡres/ BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑progress, ↑progression, ↑progressive; verb: ↑progress; adverb: ↑progressively; adjective: ↑progressive]
1. [intransitive] to improve, develop, or achieve things so that you are then at a more advanced stage OPP regress:
I asked the nurse how my son was progressing.
progress to
She started with a cleaning job, and progressed to running the company.
progress towards
We must progress towards full integration of Catholic and Protestant pupils in Ireland.
progress beyond
Last year the team didn’t progress beyond the opening round.
2. [intransitive and transitive] if an activity such as work or a project progresses, or you progress it, it continues:
Work on the ship progressed quickly.
We’re hoping to progress the Lane project more quickly next week.
3. [intransitive] if time or an event progresses, time passes:
As the meeting progressed, Nina grew more and more bored.
Time is progressing, so I’ll be brief.
4. [intransitive] to move forward:
Our taxi seemed to be progressing very slowly.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

verb [prəˈɡres] ; [prəˈɡres]
1. intransitive to improve or develop over a period of time; to make progress
Syn: advance
• The course allows students to progress at their own speed.

• Work on the new road is progressing slowly.

2. intransitive + adv./prep. (formal) to move forward
• The line of traffic progressed slowly through the town.

• (figurative) Cases can take months to progress through the courts.

3. intransitive to go forward in time
Syn: go on
• The weather became colder as the day progressed.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin progressus ‘an advance’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’. The verb became obsolete in British English use at the end of the 17th cent. and was readopted from American English in the early 19th cent.
Thesaurus:
progress verb I
• Students progress at their own speed.
develop • • advance • • move • |informal come along/on • |especially journalism shape up •
progress/develop/move from/to sth
progress/develop/advance/move towards/beyond sth
a war/campaign progresses/develops
Example Bank:
• He felt he still needed to progress further in his learning.
• Samir failed to progress beyond this first step on the ladder.
• She soon progressed from the basics to more difficult work.
• Students progress through the stages of the course.
• The talks are progressing very well.
• The work is progressing quite slowly.
• They are anxious to progress with the plan.
• his ambition to progress up the career ladder
• progressing rapidly in his chosen career
• slowly progressing towards a new kind of art
• to progress rapidly in your career
• to progress towards/toward a new kind of art

• The visiting team's confidence increased as the game progressed.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

progress / prəˈɡres / verb [ I ]

B2 to improve or develop in skills, knowledge, etc.:

My Spanish never really progressed beyond the stage of being able to order drinks at the bar.

→ Compare regress

C2 to continue gradually:

As the war progressed more and more countries became involved.

We started off talking about the weather and gradually the conversation progressed to politics.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

progress

♦♦
progresses, progressing, progressed
(The noun is pronounced [pro͟ʊgres, AM prɑ͟ː-]u>. The verb is pronounced [prəgre̱s]u>.)
1) N-UNCOUNT Progress is the process of gradually improving or getting nearer to achieving or completing something.
  The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer...
  The two sides made little if any progress towards agreement.
2) N-SING: the N, oft N of n The progress of a situation or action is the way in which it develops.
  The Chancellor is reported to have been delighted with the progress of the first day's talks...
  Ellen would keep me abreast of the progress by phone.
3) VERB To progress means to move over a period of time to a stronger, more advanced, or more desirable state.
  He will visit once a fortnight to see how his new staff are progressing...
  Were you surprised that his disease progressed so quickly?...
  [V to n] He started only five years ago, sketching first and then progressing to painting.
4) VERB If events progress, they continue to happen gradually over a period of time.
  As the evening progressed, sadness turned to rage...
  Life was hard, and it became harder as the war progressed.
5) PHRASE If something is in progress, it has started and is still continuing.
  The game was already in progress when we took our seats...
  The diaries are a mixture of confession, work in progress and observation.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

progress

²pro·gress /prəˈgrɛs/ verb -gress·es; -gressed; -gress·ing [no obj]
1 : to move forward in time
• It became colder as the day progressed. [=went on]
2 : to improve or develop over a period of time
• The project has been progressing slowly.
• The work is progressing and should be completed soon.
3 always followed by an adverb or preposition formal : to move forward or toward a place
• The caravan progressed slowly across the desert.

prioritize

prioritize [verb]

to decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first

/praɪˈɔːr.ə.taɪz/

/praɪˈɒr.ɪ.taɪz/

اولویت دادن، اولویت بندی کردن

مثال:

You should make a list of all the jobs you have to do and prioritize them.

باید لیستی از کارهای ضروری تهیه و آنها را اولویت‌‌بندی کنی.

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

prioritize

pri‧o‧ri‧tize AC BrE AmE (also prioritise British English) /praɪˈɒrətaɪz, praɪˈɒrɪtaɪz $ -ˈɔːr-/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: ↑priority, ↑prioritization; verb: ↑prioritize]
1. to put several things, problems etc in order of importance, so that you can deal with the most important ones first:
You need to prioritize your tasks.
2. to deal with one thing first, because it is the most important:
The public wants to see the fight against crime prioritized.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prioritize

pri·ori·tize AW (BrE also -ise) [prioritize prioritizes prioritized prioritizing] [praɪˈɒrətaɪz] [praɪˈɔːrətaɪz] verb
1. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to put tasks, problems, etc. in order of importance, so that you can deal with the most important first

• You should make a list of all the jobs you have to do and prioritize them.

2. transitive ~ sth (formal) to treat sth as being more important than other things

• The organization was formed to prioritize the needs of older people.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

prioritize ( UK usually prioritise ) / praɪˈɒr.ɪ.taɪz / / -ˈɔːr.ə- / verb [ I or T ]

to decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first:

You must learn to prioritize your work.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

prioritize

[praɪɒ̱rɪtaɪz, AM -ɔ͟ːr-]
prioritizes, prioritizing, prioritized
(in BRIT, also use prioritise)
1) VERB If you prioritize something, you treat it as more important than other things.
[V n] The government is prioritising the service sector, rather than investing in industry and production.
2) VERB If you prioritize the tasks that you have to do, you decide which are the most important and do them first.
[V n] Make lists of what to do and prioritize your tasks. [Also V]

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

prioritize

pri·or·i·tize also Brit pri·or·i·tise /praɪˈorəˌtaɪz/ verb -tiz·es; -tized; -tiz·ing
1 : to organize (things) so that the most important thing is done or dealt with first

[+ obj]

• It's always difficult to prioritize work, school, and family.

[no obj]

• If you want to do your job efficiently, you have to learn to prioritize.
2 [+ obj] : to make (something) the most important thing in a group
• The town council hopes to prioritize the bridge construction project at the next meeting.

American English

British English

classifying and creating order

B2 (بالای متوسط)

verb

Declutter

Declutter [verb]

to make a place tidy by removing things you do not want or need

/-ˈklʌt̬.ɚ/

/ˌdiːˈklʌt.ər/

نظم بخشیدن و چیزهای بدردنخور را دور ریختن

مثال:

I decided it was time to declutter my bedroom.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

declutter

de‧clut‧ter /diːˈklʌtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
to make a place tidy by removing things you do not want or need:
I decided it was time to declutter my bedroom.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

declutter

declutter 8 [declutter] (also de-clutter) [diːˈklʌtə(r)] [diːˈklʌtər] verb intransitive, transitive
to remove things that you do not use so that you have more space and can easily find things when you need them
• Moving is a good opportunity to declutter.
• ~ sth a 7-step plan to help you declutter your home
• Declutter one room at a time.
• She helps people declutter their schedules, houses, and minds.

procrastinate

procrastinate [verb]

to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring

/proʊˈkræs.tə.neɪt/

/prəˈkræs.tɪ.neɪt/

به تاخیر انداختن، تعلل کردن، طفره رفتن،‌ پشت گوش انداختن،‌ امروز و فردا کردن، تنبلی کردن

مثال:

I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating.

می‌دونم که بالاخره باید این مسئله رو حل کنم، فقط دارم پشت گوش میندازم.

media:

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

procrastinate

pro‧cras‧ti‧nate /prəˈkræstəneɪt, prəˈkræstɪneɪt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of procrastinare, from cras 'tomorrow']
formal to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it SYN put off:
People often procrastinate when it comes to paperwork.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

procrastinate

pro·cras·tin·ate [procrastinate procrastinates procrastinated procrastinating] [prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt] [proʊˈkræstɪneɪt] verb intransitive (formal, disapproving)
to delay doing sth that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it
• People were dying of starvation while governments procrastinated.
Derived Word: procrastination

Word Origin:

late 16th cent.: from Latin procrastinat- ‘deferred till the morning’, from the verb procrastinare, from pro- ‘forward’ + crastinus ‘belonging to tomorrow’ (from cras ‘tomorrow’).

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

procrastinate / prəˈkræs.tɪ.neɪt / / proʊ- / verb [ I ]

to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring:

I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating.

procrastination / -ˌkræs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ U ]

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

procrastinate

[proʊkræ̱stɪneɪt]
procrastinates, procrastinating, procrastinated
VERB
If you procrastinate, you keep leaving things you should do until later, often because you do not want to do them. [FORMAL]
  Most often we procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do.
Syn:
stall
  Derived words:
  procrastination [proʊkræ̱stɪne͟ɪʃ(ə)n] N-UNCOUNT He hates delay and procrastination in all its forms.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

procrastinate

pro·cras·ti·nate /prəˈkræstəˌneɪt/ verb -nates; -nat·ed; -nat·ing [no obj] : to be slow or late about doing something that should be done : to delay doing something until a later time because you do not want to do it, because you are lazy, etc.
• He procrastinated and missed the submission deadline.
• He told her to stop procrastinating and get to work.
- pro·cras·ti·na·tion /prəˌkræstəˈneɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
• She is not prone to procrastination.
- pro·cras·ti·na·tor /prəˈkræstəneɪtɚ/ noun, pl -tors [count]
• Some people are procrastinators when it comes to paying their bills.

American English

British English

delaying and wasting time

B2 (بالای متوسط)

verb

schedule

schedule [verb]

to arrange that an event or activity will happen at a particular time

/ˈskedʒ.uːl/

/ˈʃedʒ.uːl/

برنامه ریزی کردن

مثال:

The meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. schedule² S3 AC BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive]
[Word Family: verb: ↑schedule, ↑reschedule; adjective: scheduled, rescheduled; noun: ↑schedule]
to plan that something will happen at a particular time
be scheduled for June/Monday etc
The elections are scheduled for mid-June.
be scheduled for release/publication/completion etc
Her first album is scheduled for release in September.
be scheduled to do something
Meetings are scheduled to take place all over the country.
scheduled flight/service (=a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week)
Prices include scheduled flights from Heathrow.
We will not cancel your holiday less than eight weeks before the scheduled departure date.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

verb
1. usually passive to arrange for sth to happen at a particular time
• ~ sth (for sth) The meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon.
• One of the scheduled events is a talk on alternative medicine.
• We'll be stopping here for longer than scheduled.

• ~ sb/sth to do sth I'm scheduled to arrive in LA at 5 o'clock.

2. ~ sth (as sth) (formal) to include sth in an official list of things
• The substance has been scheduled as a poison.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘scroll, explanatory note, appendix’): from Old French cedule, from late Latin schedula ‘slip of paper’, diminutive of scheda, from Greek skhedē ‘papyrus leaf’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.
Thesaurus:
schedule verb T, usually passive
• The meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon.
set • • fix • • time • • book • • set sth up • • line sb/sth up • |especially BrE timetable •
schedule/set/fix/time/book/set up/line up/timetable sth for sth
schedule/set/fix/time/book/set up/line up/timetable sb/sth to do sth
schedule/set/fix/time/set up/timetable a meeting
schedule/set/fix/book a time/date/day
Example Bank:
• The Grand Prix is scheduled to take place on July 4.
• The film is scheduled for release next month.
• The meeting was originally scheduled for March 12.
• Filming is scheduled to begin in May.
• I'll try to schedule you in next week.
• It was originally scheduled for July 16.
• No regular classes were scheduled on Wednesdays.

• We'll be stopping here for longer than scheduled.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

schedule / ˈʃed.juːl / / ˈsked- / verb [ T often passive ]

B2 to arrange that an event or activity will happen at a particular time:

The meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

[ + to infinitive ] The train is scheduled to arrive at 8.45, but it's running 20 minutes late.

scheduled / -juːld / adjective

This program will be broadcast half an hour later than the scheduled time.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

schedule

[ʃe̱djuːl, AM ske̱ʤuːl]
♦♦
schedules, scheduling, scheduled
1) N-COUNT A schedule is a plan that gives a list of events or tasks and the times at which each one should happen or be done.
  He has been forced to adjust his schedule...
  We both have such hectic schedules.
  Syn:
  timetable
2) N-UNCOUNT: prep N You can use schedule to refer to the time or way something is planned to be done. For example, if something is completed on schedule, it is completed at the time planned.
  The jet arrived in Johannesburg two minutes ahead of schedule...
  Everything went according to schedule...
  It will be completed several weeks behind schedule.
3) VERB: usu passive If something is scheduled to happen at a particular time, arrangements are made for it to happen at that time.
  [be V-ed to-inf] The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38...
  [be V-ed for n] A presidential election was scheduled for last December...
  [V-ed] No new talks are scheduled.
4) N-COUNT A schedule is a written list of things, for example a list of prices, details, or conditions.
  Syn:
  list
5) N-COUNT A schedule is a list of all the times when trains, boats, buses, or aircraft are supposed to arrive at or leave a particular place. [mainly AM]
  ...a bus schedule.
  Syn:
  timetable(in BRIT, usually use timetable)
6) N-COUNT In a school or college, a schedule is a diagram that shows the times in the week at which particular subjects are taught. [AM]
  Syn:
  timetable(in BRIT, usually use timetable)

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

schedule

²schedule verb -ules; -uled; -ul·ing [+ obj] : to plan (something) at a certain time
• We scheduled a meeting for next week.
• I need to schedule a doctor's appointment.
- often used as (be) scheduled
• The release of the movie/album is scheduled for next month.
• The bus arrived earlier than (it was) scheduled.
• I am scheduled to arrive at noon.
• The test is scheduled to begin in one hour.
• The train will be leaving as scheduled. [=on time; will be leaving at the planned time]
- scheduled adj
• a list of the scheduled events
• The plane's scheduled arrival/departure is midnight.

American English

British English

schedules and agendas

B2 (بالای متوسط)

verb

solve

solve [verb]

to find an answer to a problem

/sɑːlv/

/sɒlv/

(مسئله‌ و غيره‌) حل‌ كردن‌، راه‌ حل‌ پيدا كردن‌

مثال:

to solve a problem

Oxford Essential Dictionary

solve

verb (solves, solving, solved )
to find the answer to a question or problem:
The police are still trying to solve the crime.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

solve

solve S2 W3 /sɒlv $ sɑːlv/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: ↑solution, ↑solvent, ↑solubility, ↑insolvency; adjective: ↑soluble ≠ ↑insoluble, ↑unsolved, ↑solvent ≠ ↑insolvent, ↑solvable ≠ ↑insolvable; verb: ↑solve; adverb: ↑insolvably]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: solvere 'to loosen, solve, dissolve, pay']
1. to find or provide a way of dealing with a problem ⇨ solution:
Charlie thinks money will solve all his problems.
the best way of solving our dilemma
2. to find the correct answer to a problem or the explanation for something that is difficult to understand ⇨ solution
solve a crime/mystery/case etc
More than 70% of murder cases were solved last year.
attempts to solve a mathematical equation
solve a puzzle/riddle
—solvable adjective
• • •
COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 1)
■ nouns
▪ solve a problem He solved the problem by moving the aggressive fish to a separate tank.
▪ solve a crisis Congress had not been able to solve the financial crisis.
▪ solve a dispute/conflict They have agreed to solve their disputes solely by peaceful means.
▪ solve a dilemma Can you solve my dilemma?
▪ solve somebody's difficulties You can't solve your difficulties by running away.
▪ solve a question Did they really think the Jerusalem question would be solved in a week?
• • •
COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)
■ nouns
▪ solve a crime/case The crime was never solved.
▪ solve a murder Police have called for witnesses to help them solve the murder.
▪ solve a mystery Staff at the library think they have solved the mystery.
▪ solve a puzzle You progress through the game by solving puzzles.
▪ solve a riddle They still haven't really solved the riddle of how the pyramids were built.
▪ solve an equation At the age of six, he could solve complicated mathematical equations.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

solve

solve [solve solves solved solving] [sɒlv] [sɑːlv] [sɔːlv] verb
1. ~ sth to find a way of dealing with a problem or difficult situation
• Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal.

• You can't solve anything by just running away.

2. ~ sth to find the correct answer or explanation for sth
• to solve an equation/a puzzle/a riddle
• to solve a crime/mystery

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘loosen, dissolve, untie’): from Latin solvere ‘loosen, unfasten’.
Thesaurus:
solve verb
1. T
• You can't solve your difficulties by running away.
resolve • • settle • • straighten sb/sth out • |especially BrE, especially spoken sort sth out • • sort •
solve/resolve/settle/straighten out/sort out problem/situation/dispute/crisis
solve/resolve/settle things
straighten/sort things out
2. T
• The mystery has not yet been solved.
do • • clear sth up • • crack • |especially BrE, especially spoken work sth out • |especially AmE, especially spoken figure sb/sth out •
solve/do/work out a/an puzzle/equation
solve/clear up/crack a case/mystery
solve/clear up a crime/murder/investigation
Example Bank:
• Being with friends does not necessarily solve my problem.
• Being with peers and friends does not necessarily solve this feeling of loneliness.
• It doesn't really solve the problem.
• She's really good at solving problems.
• The mystery has not yet been completely solved.
• The problem cannot be solved with spending cuts alone.
• This question has never been satisfactorily solved.
• We hope the difficulty can be solved by getting the two sides together to discuss the issues.
• We need to focus on solving the country's problem.
• We were given clues to help us solve the puzzle.
• a plan designed to solve the housing problem
• research aimed at solving the growing problem of child obesity
• their appeal for help in solving the case
• Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal in the town.
• The Board met several times last week to try to solve the firm's financial crisis.
• Unemployment will not be solved by offering low-paid jobs in call centres.

• You can't solve all your difficulties by running away.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

solve / sɒlv / / sɑːlv / verb [ T ]

B1 to find an answer to a problem:

to solve a problem

to solve a mystery/puzzle

Just calm down - shouting won't solve anything!

This strategy could cause more problems than it solves.

Police are still no nearer to solving the crime.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

solve

[sɒ̱lv]
♦♦♦
solves, solving, solved
VERB
If you solve a problem or a question, you find a solution or an answer to it.
[V n] Their domestic reforms did nothing to solve the problem of unemployment...
[V n] We may now be able to get a much better idea of the true age of the universe, and solve one of the deepest questions of our origins.
Syn:
resolve

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

solve

solve /ˈsɑːlv/ verb solves; solved; solv·ing [+ obj]
1 : to find a way to deal with and end (a problem)
• They are working to solve the traffic problem.
• If they'll lend us the money we need, all our problems will be solved.
2 a : to find the correct answer to (something, such as a riddle)
• She solved the riddle/puzzle.
• He couldn't solve the math problem.
b : to find the correct explanation for (something, such as a mystery)
• The mystery/crime has been solved.
• The FBI has been trying to solve the case for years.
- solv·able /ˈsɑːlvəbəl/ adj
• an easily solvable mystery
- solv·er noun, pl -ers [count]
• She's a good problem solver.

American English

British English

solving and solutions

B1 (متوسط)

verb

brush

brush [verb] (CLEAN)

to make something clean or tidy using a brush

/brʌʃ/

(مسواک یا برس و غیره) زدن

مثال:

She hadn’t bothered to brush her hair.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

brush

verb (brushes, brushing, brushed )
to clean or tidy something with a brush:
I brush my teeth twice a day.
Brush your hair!

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. brush² S3 BrE AmE verb
1. CLEAN/MAKE TIDY [transitive] to clean something or make something smooth and tidy using a brush ⇨ sweep:
Don’t forget to brush your teeth.
2. REMOVE [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove something with a brush or with your hand
brush something off/from etc something
Ella brushed the crumbs off her jacket.
He brushed the tears from his eyes.
3. TOUCH LIGHTLY [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to touch someone or something lightly when passing them:
Something brushed her shoulders.
brush against
I felt her hair brush against my arm.
brush past
Nell brushed past him in the doorway.
4. PUT SOMETHING ON SOMETHING [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put a liquid onto something using a brush
brush something with something
Brush the pastry with milk.
brush something over/onto something
Brush a little oil over the top of the pizza.
⇨ brush something under the carpet at ↑sweep¹(15)
brush somebody/something ↔ aside phrasal verb
to refuse to listen to someone, or refuse to consider something SYN dismiss:
He simply brushed all my objections aside.
brush somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb
1. to clean something using a brush:
He was brushing the pony down.
2. brush yourself down to use your hands to remove dirt from your clothes, especially after you have fallen
brush somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb
to refuse to listen to someone or their ideas, especially by ignoring them or saying something rude:
Corman brushed off the accusations. ⇨ ↑brush-off
brush up (on) something phrasal verb
to practise and improve your skills or your knowledge of something that you learned in the past:
I must brush up on my French before I go to Paris.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

verb
1. transitive to clean, polish, or make smooth with a brush
• ~ sth to brush your hair/teeth/shoes

• ~ sth + adj. A tiled floor is easy to brush clean.

2. transitive to put sth, for example oil, milk or egg, on sth using a brush
• ~ A with B Brush the pastry with beaten egg.

• ~ B over A Brush beaten egg over the pastry.

3. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. to remove sth from a surface with a brush or with your hand
• He brushed the dirt off his jacket.

• She brushed the fly away.

4. intransitive, transitive to touch sb/sth lightly while moving close to them/it
• ~ against/by/past sb/sth She brushed past him.
• His hand accidentally brushed against hers.
• ~ sth The leaves brushed her cheek.
• ~ sth with sth He brushed her lips with his.

Word Origin:
v. and n. senses 1 to 4 n. sense 6 Middle English Old French broisse Old French brosser ‘to sweep’
n. sense 5 Middle English Old French broce Latin bruscum

Example Bank:
• He brushed the mud from his coat.
• Her hair was brushed back in a pony tail.
• I hardly noticed the man who brushed past me in the corridor.
• Lucille brushed at the blood on his jacket.
• She brushed away her tears.
• She brushed by him and dashed up the stairs.
• She brushed her hair out of her eyes.
• She carefully avoided brushing against the man sitting beside her at the table.
• She hummed happily as she brushed down her coat.
• brushing the crumbs off the table

• The non-slip surface is easy to brush clean.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

brush / brʌʃ / verb (TOUCH)

B2 [ I + adv/prep , T ] to touch (something) quickly and lightly or carelessly:

Charlotte brushed against him (= touched him quickly and lightly with her arm or body) as she left the room.

His lips gently brushed her cheek and he was gone.

C1 [ T + adv/prep ] to move something somewhere using a brush or your hand:

Jackie brushed the hair out of her eyes.

He brushed away a tear.

She stood up and brushed the wrinkles from her dress.

brush / brʌʃ / verb [ T ] (CLEAN)

A2 to clean something or make something smooth with a brush:

When did he last brush his teeth , she wondered.

She brushed her hair with long, regular strokes.

[ + obj + adj ] My trousers got covered in mud, but luckily I was able to brush them clean.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

brush

[brʌ̱ʃ]
♦♦♦
brushes, brushing, brushed
1) N-COUNT A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
  We gave him paint and brushes...
  Stains are removed with buckets of soapy water and scrubbing brushes.
  ...a hair brush.
2) VERB If you brush something or brush something such as dirt off it, you clean it or tidy it using a brush.
  [V n] Have you brushed your teeth?...
  [V n prep] She brushed the powder out of her hair...
  [V n with adv] Using a small brush, he brushed away the fine sawdust.
N-SING: a N
Brush is also a noun. I gave it a quick brush with my hairbrush.
3) VERB If you brush something with a liquid, you apply a layer of that liquid using a brush.
  [V n with n] Take a sheet of filo pastry and brush it with melted butter.
4) VERB If you brush something somewhere, you remove it with quick light movements of your hands.
  [V n with adv] He brushed his hair back with both hands...
  [V n with adv] She brushed away tears as she spoke of him...
  [V n prep] He brushed the snow off the windshield.
5) V-ERG If one thing brushes against another or if you brush one thing against another, the first thing touches the second thing lightly while passing it.
  [V prep] Something brushed against her leg...
  [V n] I felt her dark brown hair brushing the back of my shoulder...
  [V n prep] She knelt and brushed her lips softly across Michael's cheek.
6) VERB If you brush past someone or brush by them, you almost touch them as you go past them. [WRITTEN]
  [V prep/adv] My father would burst into the kitchen, brushing past my mother...
  [V prep/adv] He brushed by with a perfunctory wave to the crowd.
7) N-COUNT: usu N with n (vagueness) If you have a brush with someone, you have an argument or disagreement with them. You use brush when you want to make an argument or disagreement sound less serious than it really is.
  My first brush with a headmaster came six years ago...
  It is his third brush with the law in less than a year.
8) N-COUNT: N with n If you have a brush with a particular situation, usually an unpleasant one, you almost experience it.
  ...the trauma of a brush with death...
  The corporation is fighting to survive its second brush with bankruptcy.
  Syn:
  encounter
9) N-UNCOUNT Brush is an area of rough open land covered with small bushes and trees. You also use brush to refer to the bushes and trees on this land.
  ...the brush fire that destroyed nearly 500 acres.
  ...a meadow of low brush and grass.
  Syn:
  bush
10) → See also broad-brush, nail brush
11) tarred with the same brush → see tar
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - brush aside
  - brush away
  - brush off
  - brush up
  - brush up on

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

²brush verb brushes; brushed; brush·ing [+ obj]
1 a : to clean or smooth (something) with a brush
• brush your teeth/hair
b : to put (something) on or onto something with a brush
• Brush some butter onto the fish before cooking it.
2 : to remove (something) with a brush or with a quick movement of your hand, fingers, etc.
• Brush the dirt off your pants.
• The camera showed him brushing [=wiping] away a tear.
3 : to touch gently against (something) when going past it
• Leaves brushed my cheek.
• The two men brushed shoulders [=touched at the shoulders] as they walked past each other.
4 : to move quickly past someone without stopping or paying attention
• The governor brushed by/past the reporters.
brush aside [phrasal verb] brush (something) aside or brush aside (something) : to treat (something) as not important : to ignore or dismiss (something)
• He brushed aside [=brushed off] questions about his son's arrest.
brush off [phrasal verb]
1 brush (something) off or brush off (something) : to treat (something) as not important : to refuse to deal with or talk about (something) in a serious way
• The company brushed off [=brushed aside] reports that it couldn't pay its bills.
2 brush (someone) off or brush off (someone) : to respond to (someone) in a rude way that shows you are not interested in what is being asked for or suggested
• I asked him for some help, but he just brushed me off.
- see also brush-off
brush up [phrasal verb] brush up or brush up (something) : to improve your skill at (something) or increase your knowledge of (something)
• My Spanish is very rusty. I need to brush up before I go on my vacation to Mexico.
• I need to brush up my Spanish.
- often + on
• I need to brush up on my Spanish.

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