Communication and notices – English vocabulary
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33 English words with meanings: ASAP, at your earliest convenience, briefing, bureaucratic, chat (away)… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking…
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- ASAP /,eɪ es eɪ 'pi:/ (adverb) — as soon as possible
Example:Please send the report ASAP.
Synonyms: as soon as possible, right away, immediately - at your earliest convenience (phrase) — as soon as you are able to do it
Example:Please reply at your earliest convenience.
Synonyms: as soon as possible, when you can, at the earliest time you can - briefing /'bri:fɪŋ/ (noun) — a short meeting or document giving important information before work
Example:We had a short briefing before the meeting.
Synonyms: update, meeting, information session - bureaucratic /,bjʊərə'krætɪk/ (adjective) — slow and controlled by many rules and offices
Example:The bureaucratic process took weeks to finish.
Synonyms: administrative, rule-bound, red tape - chat (away) /tʃæt ə'weɪ/ (phrase) — talk for a long time in a friendly way
Example:We chatted away for hours after dinner.
Synonyms: talk, chat, converse - communication skills /kə,mju:nɪ'keɪʃən skɪlz/ (noun) — the ability to share ideas clearly and listen well
Example:Good communication skills are important in any job.
Synonyms: people skills, interpersonal skills - contact details /'kɑ:ntækt 'di:teɪlz/ (phrase) — information used to reach or identify a person
Example:Please leave your contact details.
Synonyms: contact information, address, phone number - dispatch /dɪ'spætʃ/ (verb) — to send something to a place or person
Example:They dispatched the package yesterday.
Synonyms: send, ship, forward - FAQ /,ɛf.eɪ'kju:/ (noun) — a list of common questions and answers
Example:The FAQ answers common questions.
Synonyms: frequently asked questions, help page - get back to /ɡɛt bæk tu:/ (phrase) — to contact someone again later with an answer or update
Example:I'll get back to you tomorrow.
Synonyms: reply to, contact again, follow up with - get your wires crossed /ɡɛt jʊər 'waɪərz krɒst/ (phrase) — to misunderstand each other
Example:Sorry, I think we got our wires crossed.
Synonyms: misunderstand, miscommunicate, confuse each other - helpline /'hɛlplaɪn/ (noun) — a phone service that gives help and advice
Example:Call the helpline for advice.
Synonyms: hotline, support line, help line - i.e. /,aɪ i:/ (phrase) — that is to say
Example:We should leave now, i.e., before dark.
Synonyms: that is, in other words - immediate dispatch /ɪ'mi:diət dɪ'spætʃ/ (phrase) — sending something right away after it is ordered
Example:The store offers immediate dispatch.
Synonyms: same-day shipping, rapid shipment, quick dispatch - I’m not with you /aɪm nɒt wɪð ju:/ (phrase) — I do not understand what you mean
Example:I'm not with you.
Synonyms: I don't understand, I'm lost, I don't follow - make (a cheque) out to /meɪk ðə tʃɛk aʊt tu:/ (phrase) — to write the name of the person or company who should receive a cheque
Example:Make the cheque out to Sarah Brown.
Synonyms: write payable to, address to, fill out to - make (a cheque) payable to /meɪk ə 'tʃek 'peɪəvəl tu:/ (phrase) — to write a name on a cheque so only that person or company can receive the money
Example:Please make the cheque payable to Sarah Green.
Synonyms: write to, issue to - notification /,noʊtɪfɪ'keɪʃən/ (noun) — the act of telling someone officially about something
Example:You will receive a notification by email.
Synonyms: alert, notice, message - notify /'noʊtɪfaɪ/ (verb) — to tell someone officially about something
Example:We will notify you when the package arrives.
Synonyms: inform, tell, alert - now then /,naʊ 'ðen/ (phrase) — a phrase used to start speaking or change the subject
Example:Now then, let's get started.
Synonyms: well, right then - palaver /'pæləvər/ (noun) — Long, often unnecessary talk, especially about business or plans.
Example:They spent hours in palaver over the contract.
Synonyms: talk, chatter, discussion - present (v.) /prɪ'zent/ (verb) — to give or show something to someone formally
Example:She presented the award to the winner.
Synonyms: give, offer, hand over - put you on hold /pʊt ju: ɑ:n hoʊld/ (phrase) — to make someone wait while you speak to someone else
Example:The agent put me on hold.
Synonyms: make wait, keep waiting, hold the line - put your own gloss on put your own spin on /pʊt jʊər əʊn glɒs ɒn/ (phrase) — to present something in a way that changes its meaning or impression
Example:He put his own spin on the report.
Synonyms: reinterpret, present differently - raise your hand (phrase) — to lift your arm to show you want to speak
Example:Please raise your hand if you know the answer.
Synonyms: put up your hand, lift your hand, raise your arm - reiterate /,ri:'ɪtəreɪt/ (verb) — to say something again for emphasis
Example:He reiterated his main point at the end of the meeting.
Synonyms: repeat, restress, restate - remind /rɪ'maɪnd/ (verb) — to make someone think of something again
Example:This song reminds me of summer.
Synonyms: prompt, bring to mind, recall - run off /rʌn ɒf/ (phrase) — to print or copy something quickly and in large numbers
Example:They ran off 200 copies of the leaflet.
Synonyms: print out, copy - sandwich board /'sændwɪtʃ bɔ:rd/ (noun) — a sign worn on the body with boards hanging front and back
Example:The shopkeeper wore a sandwich board.
Synonyms: advertising board, signboard, placard - Sir or Madam /sɜ:r ɔ:r 'mædəm/ (phrase) — a formal way to begin a letter when the reader's name is unknown
Example:Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to apply for the job.
Synonyms: Dear Sir/Madam, To whom it may concern
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