Change over time – English vocabulary
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33 English words with meanings: as things are, deeply rooted, emigrant, end up, escalate… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking practice on…
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- as things are /æz 'θɪŋz ɑ:r/ (phrase) — in the present situation, without any changes
Example:As things are, we should stay home.
Synonyms: as it is, currently, in the present situation - deeply rooted /'di:pli 'ru:tɪd/ (phrase) — fixed very strongly and hard to change
Example:These beliefs are deeply rooted in the culture.
Synonyms: ingrained, entrenched, well established - emigrant /'ɛmɪɡrənt/ (noun) — a person who leaves one country to live in another
Example:Her grandfather was an emigrant from Italy.
Synonyms: migrant, expatriate, settler - end up /ɛnd ʌp/ (phrase) — to finally be in a particular place or situation
Example:If you are not careful, you may end up lost.
Synonyms: finally be, result in, wind up - escalate /'eskəleɪt/ (verb) — to become more serious, intense, or dangerous
Example:The argument began to escalate quickly.
Synonyms: intensify, worsen, increase - establish /ɪ'stæblɪʃ/ (verb) — to start or create something on a firm basis
Example:They established a new school in town.
Synonyms: found, create, set up - fade /feɪd/ (verb) — to lose color, strength, or freshness gradually
Example:The bright colors will fade over time.
Synonyms: lose color, dull, wear off - fast-moving /,fæst'mu:vɪŋ/ (adjective) — Changing quickly and needing fast action.
Example:It is a fast-moving industry.
Synonyms: rapid, quick-changing, fast-paced - fast-paced /,fæst 'peɪst/ (adjective) — busy and changing quickly
Example:It is a fast-paced job.
Synonyms: busy, rapid - fluctuate /'flʌktʃueɪt/ (verb) — to rise and fall repeatedly
Example:Prices fluctuate during the holiday season.
Synonyms: vary, rise and fall, change - for good /fɔ:r ɡʊd/ (phrase) — permanently, with no return
Example:They moved to Spain for good.
Synonyms: permanently, forever - for keeps /fɔ:r ki:ps/ (phrase) — permanently, to keep and not give back
Example:You can keep the book for keeps.
Synonyms: permanently, for good - generate /'dʒenəreɪt/ (verb) — to produce or create something
Example:The machine can generate electricity.
Synonyms: produce, create, make - go hand in hand with /ɡoʊ hænd ɪn hænd wɪð/ (phrase) — to happen together or be closely connected
Example:Stress and poor sleep often go hand in hand.
Synonyms: be closely linked, go together, be connected - go off /'ɡoʊ ɔ:f/ (phrase) — to stop working or to start making a loud noise
Example:The alarm went off at six this morning.
Synonyms: break down, fail, ring - grow exponentially /ɡroʊ ,ɛkspə'nɛnʃəli/ (phrase) — to increase very quickly by larger and larger amounts
Example:The company can grow exponentially in a few years.
Synonyms: increase rapidly, expand quickly - have its ups and downs /hæv ɪts ʌps ænd daʊnz/ (phrase) — to have good times and bad times
Example:Our relationship has had its ups and downs.
Synonyms: good times and bad times, highs and lows, mixed periods - hold up /həʊld ʌp/ (phrase) — to delay or stop something
Example:The traffic jam held up the bus.
Synonyms: delay, stop, hinder - immigrant /'ɪmɪɡrənt/ (noun) — a person who comes to live in a new country
Example:She is an immigrant from Italy.
Synonyms: newcomer, migrant, settler - in the shadow of /ɪn ðə 'ʃædəʊ əv/ (phrase) — in a weaker or less important position because of something else
Example:He lived in the shadow of his famous brother.
Synonyms: overshadowed by, in the background of, less important than - incipient /ɪn'sɪpiənt/ (adjective) — just beginning to appear or develop
Example:There were incipient signs of trouble.
Synonyms: beginning, emerging, developing - inconsistent /,ɪnkən'sɪstənt/ (adjective) — not staying the same or not matching before
Example:The results were inconsistent with the earlier data.
Synonyms: uneven, contradictory, unreliable - irregular /ɪ'rɛɡjələr/ (adjective) — not regular or not following a fixed pattern
Example:The train schedule is irregular on weekends.
Synonyms: uneven, erratic, inconsistent - long-term /,lɔ:ŋ'tɜ:rm/ (adjective) — Continuing for a long time into the future.
Example:They are planning for long-term growth.
Synonyms: lasting, permanent, extended - migrant /'maɪɡrənt/ (noun) — a person who moves from one place to another to live or work
Example:The migrant found work in the city.
Synonyms: traveler, mover, immigrant - obsolete /'ɑ:bsəli:t/ (adjective) — no longer used because it is old or replaced
Example:That old machine is now obsolete.
Synonyms: outdated, old-fashioned, archaic - overlap /,oʊvər'læp/ (verb) — to cover part of the same area or time as something else
Example:The two circles overlap at the edges.
Synonyms: intersect, cross over, coincide - settle /'sɛtəl/ (verb) — to make a place your home or become calm and fixed
Example:They will settle in the new town.
Synonyms: move in, establish, calm - settle in /'sɛtəl ɪn/ (phrase) — to become comfortable in a new place
Example:It took her a month to settle in.
Synonyms: adjust, get comfortable, adapt - tend /tend/ (verb) — to usually do something or be likely to do it
Example:I tend to wake up early.
Synonyms: usually, often, incline
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