extremely, hideously, incredibly, really, very The witch was hideously ugly.Ialmost Ipretty, quite, rather 2 dangerous/threatening • VERBS be, look, sound Iget, turn • ADV really, very I
Trang 1Uglyadj.
1 unattractive
• VERBS be, look
• ADV extremely, hideously, incredibly, really, very
The witch was hideously ugly.Ialmost Ipretty, quite, rather
2 dangerous/threatening
• VERBS be, look, sound Iget, turn
• ADV really, very Ipretty, quite A fight started and things got pretty ugly Ipotentially
ultimatum noun
• VERB+ ULTIMATUM deliver, give sb, issue, present (sb with), send The government denied that it had pre-sented the union with an ultimatum. Iget, receive I comply with Iignore Iwithdraw
• ULTIMATUM+ VERB demand sth
umbilical cord noun
• VERB+ UMBILICAL CORD clamp, cut, tie
• UMBILICAL CORD+VERB be (twisted/wound) around sb's neck
umbrella noun
• ADJ furled, rolled Ibeach, sun Igolf Inuclear, pro-tective(both figurative) the American nuclear umbrella over Western Europe
• VERB+ UMBRELLA open, put up, unfurl Ilet down
She let down her umbrella andfurled it Ifold, furl
• UMBRELLA+ NOUN stand Ibody, group, organiza-tion (all figurative) an umbrella group including mem-bers of opposition parties Iheading, name, term, title, word(all figurative) 'Herb' is an umbrella term covering many types of plant.
• PREP under an/the -She was fast asleep under a big beach umbrella. 0(figurative) The two sectors combined under the umbrella of the Scottish Council.
unable adj.
• VERBS appear, be, feel, look, prove, seemIbecome
Iremain Ifind yourself, leave sb, make sbShe found herself unable to meet his gaze.0The accident left him un-able to walk Ideem sth The road was deemed unable to cope with increased traffic.
• ADV completely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly I in-creasingly Ialmost, nearly, virtually Iapparently, seeminglyHe went on, apparently unable to stop I genu-inely Igenerally Itemporarily Clare nodded, temporar-ily unable to speak. Istill Iconstitutionally, physically
He seemed constitutionally unable not to give his opinion
on anything and everything.
• PHRASES unwilling or unableHe remained silent, un-willing or unable to say what was in his mind.
unacceptable adj.
• VERBS be, prove, seem Ibecome Iremain Imake sth The cost of these proposed changes makes them un-acceptable. Iconsider sth, deem sth, find sth, regard sth as, see sth asMost people would consider such risks wholly unacceptable.
• ADV completely, quite, simply, totally, utterly, Wholly
Iinherently There is nothing inherently unacceptable in
these proposals. Imorally, politically, socially socially unacceptable behaviour
• PREP toSuch a solution would be quite unacceptable to the majority of people.
unaffected adj.
• VERBS appear, be, seem Iremain
• ADV altogether, completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly Ialmost, virtually Ilargely Icomparatively, relatively Iapparently, seemingly She was seemingly unaffected by his presence.
• PREP by He appeared totally unaffected by this experience.
unanimous adj.
• VERBS be
• ADV almost, nearly, virtually
• PREP aboutDoctors are unanimous about the dangers
of this drug.inThey were unanimous in this decision.on
The experts are not unanimous on this point.
unavoidable adj.
• VERBS be, prove, seem Ibecome Imake sth This latest incident makes his dismissal unavoidable.
• ADV absolutely, quite, totally, utterly Ialmost
unaware adj.
• VERBS appear, be, seemIremain
• ADV completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly,
whol-lyIalmost, virtually Igenerally, largely I compara-tively Iapparently, seemingly Ievidently, obviously I
blissfully, blithely They remained blissfully unaware of his true intentions.
• PREP of
unbalanced adj.
1 rather mad
• VERBS be, seem Ibecome
• ADV a little, slightly Imentally She became mentally unbalanced after the accident.
2 not fair to all ideas or sides of sth
• VERBS be, seem Ibecome
• ADV extremely, seriously, very Icompletely, wholly
The report is completely unbalanced Islightly, some-whata somewhat unbalanced account of the events
unbearable adj.
• VERBS be, feel, seem Ibecome, get Imake sb/sth
His arrogance made him absolutely unbearable! Ifind sb/sth They found the heat unbearable.
• ADV absolutely, quite Ialmost
unbeatable adj.
• VERBS be, look, seemThe French team looks unbeat-able.Ibecome IremainUnited remain unbeatable at the top of the League.
• ADV almost, virtually He now has an almost unbeat-able lead over his rtvals.
unbelievable adj.
• VERBS be, seem, sound Ibecome Ifind sth I find this quite unbelievable.
Trang 2• ADV really Icompletely, quite, totally Ijust, simply
Ialmost Ipretty
• PREP toIt's simply unbelievable to me.
unbroken adj.
• VERBS be Iremain
• ADV almost, largely, virtually a tradition of
govern-ment involvegovern-ment which remained virtually unbroken
until the 1990s
uncertain adj.
1 not confident
• VERBS be, feel, look, seem Ibecome
• ADV deeply, very I feel deeply uncertain about the
fu-ture Ia little, rather, slightly Istrangely
• PREP about, as toHe seemed strangely uncertain as to
how to continue.ofWe were rather uncertain of the
direc-tion it camefrom.
2 not known exactly
• VERBS be, look Ibecome Iremain, seem
• ADV extremely, highly, very Iincreasingly Iquite,
rather, somewhat IstillWhether diet is an important
fac-tor in this illness is still uncertain. Iinevitably,
inherent-ly The world is inherently uncertain. Inotoriously Cost
estimates are notoriously uncertain in this business.
uncertainty noun
• ADJ considerable, great Igrowing Icontinuing,
lin-gering Ieconomic, financial, legal, political
• QUANT degree, element
• VERB+ UNCERTAINTY cause, create, give rise to,
lead to Iadd (to), fuel, increaseHer comments will add
to the uncertainty of the situation. 0Her comments will
add uncertainty to an already complicated situation. I
re-duce Ibring/put an end to, eliminate, remove, resolve I
faceThey arefacing some uncertainty about their jobs.
• UNCERTAINTY+ VERB surround sththe uncertainty
surrounding the proposed changes in the law
• PREP - about a feeling of uncertainty about his future
- as toThere's considerable uncertainty as to whether the
government's job creation strategies will work -over
un-certainty over the safety of the drug
• PHRASES an area of uncertainty One area of
uncer-tainty remains: who will lead the team?afeeling of
uncer-tainty, a period of uncertainty
unchanged adj.
• VERBS appear, be, look Iremain, stay Ileave sth
• ADV completely, quite, totally Ialmost, practically,
virtually Ilargely, substantially Ibasically,
essential-ly, fundamentally The school appeared essentially
un-changed since my day Irelatively
• PREP byShe was the only one of us unchanged by
events.
uncharacteristic adj.
• VERBS be, seem
• ADV very Iquite, totally Irather
• PREP ofThe houses were totally uncharacteristic of the
area.
uncle noun
• ADJ benevolent, kindly The boss smiled at us all like a
benevolent uncle. Ibachelor Imaternal, paternal I
great (= the brother of one of your grandparents)
uncomfortable adj.
1 not comfortable
• VERBS be, feel, look, seem Ibecome, get Imake sth
Sharp stones on the path made walking barefoot rather
uncomfortable. Ifind sth Ifind these chairs incredibly un-comfortable.
• ADV downright, extremely, incredibly, most, really, terribly, very Iincreasingly Ia bit, a little, pretty, quite, rather Iphysically
2 feeling/causing worry/embarrassment
• VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem Ibecome, get He started to get a bit uncomfortable as the conversation con-tinued. Imake sbThe way he looked at her made her dis-tinctly uncomfortable Ifind sth
• ADV acutely, decidedly, deeply, distinctly, down-right, extremely, really, terribly, very Iincreasingly Ia bit, a little, rather, slightly Iclearly, obviously, visibly
• PREP with Planners seem a little uncomfortable with the current government guidelines.
uncommon adj.
• VERBS beIbecome
• ADV very Iby no means, far from, not at allSuch atti-tudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago Ifairly, quite, rather, relatively
unconcerned adj.
• VERBS act, appear, be, look, seem, soundl tried to act unconcerned.
• ADV very Icompletely, quite, totally Irelatively I
apparently, seemingly
• PREP about They appeared completely unconcerned about what they had done.byHe was apparently uncon-cerned by his failure to gain a university place.
unconscious adj.
1 in a state that is like sleep
• VERBS appear, be, lie, look They found her lying un-conscious on the floor.Ibecome Iremain Ibatter sb, beat sb, kick sb, knock sb, leave sb, render sbHe was knocked unconscious by the impact.0The attack left her unconscious.
• ADV deeply Icompletely Ialmost Istill
2 unconscious of sb/sth not aware of sb/sth
• VERBS appear, be, seem
• ADV quite, totally Parents are often quite unconscious
of the ways in which they influence their children.
3 done without you being aware of it
• VERBS be, seem
• ADV deeply Iquite, totally, wholly These impulses are often totally unconscious Ilargely
• ADJ deep
• VERB+UNCONSCIOUSNESSfall/lapse/sinklslip into
uncontrollable adj.
• VERBS be, seem Ibecome
• ADV completely, totally Ialmost, virtually an almost uncontrollable urge to laugh Iapparently
undecided adj.
• VERBS be, feel, seem, sound Iremain Ileave sth
The question cannot be left undecided.
• ADV very Iquite Istill Ias yet She is as yet un-decided in which direction she wants to make her future career.
• PREP.aboutHe is still undecided about what to do.as to
They are undecided as to whether to buy a new car.onThe government remains undecided on this issue.
Trang 3underestimate underestimate noun
• ADJ. gross, serious The official figures are a gross underestimate of the true number.
• PREP. -of
underestimate verb
• ADV. badly, considerably, greatly, grossly,
massive-ly, seriousmassive-ly, substantially He realized that he had ser-iously underestimated their strength. Itotally Ifatally
• VERB + UNDERESTIMATE tend to
• PHRASES sth should not be underestimated The im-portance of thesefeelings should not be underestimated.
undergraduate noun
• ADJ. first-year, second-year, etc Icollege, univer-sity IHarvard, Oxford, etc IChemistry, History, etc
• UNDERGRADUATE + NOUN course, curriculum, de-gree, studies Istudent Iteaching Ilevel Igrant
underground noun
• ADJ. London
• VERB + UNDERGROUND go on/by, take, travel on/by
• UNDERGROUND + NOUN station, train, tunnel I sys-tembringing the whole underground systemtoa halt
• PREP. in the - I always seem to get lost in the under-ground. on the -passengers on the underground
undergrowth noun
• ADJ. deep, dense, tangled, thick
• QUANT. patch
• VERB + UNDERGROWTH clear
• PREP. into the - The snake slithered off into the under-growth. in the -I noticed someone hiding in the under-growth. through the- I could hear him crashing through the undergrowth.
underline verb
1 draw a line under a word
• ADV. heavilyThe word 'not' was heavily underlined.
2 emphasize sth
• ADV. clearly Ijust, merely, only, simply This disaster merely underlines the needfor a consistent foreign policy. I
further
• VERB + UNDERLINE serve to Iseem to Ibe
intend-ed toa move intended to underline US concern over the issue
• PHRASES underline the fact that
undermine verb
• ADV. greatly, radically, seriously, severely His pos-ition within the government has been seriously under-mined Icompletely, totally Isomewhat Ifurther I ef-fectively Ifatally Isubtly Igradually, increasingly, pro-gressively Ieventually Iconstantly
• VERB + UNDERMINE threaten to Iattempt to, seek
to, try to Ihelp (to), serve to, tend to Ibe likely to Ibe designed to, be intended toa terror attack intended to undermine the morale of citizens
underpants noun
• ADJ. men's
• QUANT. pair
• PREP. in your- He sat on the examination table in his underpants.
understand verb
• ADV. clearly, well Ifully, perfectly, quiteIfully under-stand the reason for your decision. Inot reallyHer
behau-iour wounded him in a way he did not really understand. I
adequately Icorrectly, properly She realized that she had never properly understood him. Ieasily, readily The reasons for this decision are not easily understood I in-stinctively, intuitively She intuitively understood his need
to be alone.
• VERB + UNDERSTAND be able/unable to, can/could I can't understand what all the fuss is about. Itry to I
begin to Ibe easy to Ibe difficultto, be hard to It is
dif-ficult to understand why he reacted in that way.Ihelp (to), help sb (to)
• PREP. aboutWe understand little about this disease.
• PHRASES be commonly/generally/popularly under-stood What is generally understood by 'democracy'?be imperfectly/incompletely/poorly understood The effects
of these chemicals on the body are still poorly understood.
be universally/widely understood
understandable adj.
1 seeming normal and reasonable
• VERBS be, seem Ibecome
• ADV. very Icompletely, entirely, perfectly, quite, wholly Ifairly
2 easy to understand
• VERBS be, seem
• ADV. easily, readily Warning notices must be readily understandable.
• PREP. to The instructions must be understandable to the average user.
understanding noun
1 knowledge of a subject, of how sth works, etc
• ADJ. complete, fullHe showed a full understanding of the sequence of events Igrowing Iclear, deep, good, profound, proper, sophisticated, thorough, true You
need to read more widely to gain a proper understanding of the issue Iadequate, basic, broad, general, sufficient I limited She has only a limited understanding of what the job involves Iconceptual, critical, rational, theoretical
Ihistorical, musical, scientific, etc.Iinstinctive I common Some religions have a common understanding of the nature of a divine being.
• QUANT. level The students seem to have a reasonable level of understanding of how genes work.
• VERB + UNDERSTANDING have Ishow Ireflect
This change of policy reflects a growing understanding of the extent of the problem Ilack Iacquire, arrive at, gain
Igive sb Iadvance, broaden, deepen, develop, en-hance, enrich, improve, increase a book that will deepen your understanding of global warming
• PREP - about The book aims to give children a bal-anced understanding of food, farming and the enuiron-ment.r-oi
• PHRASES a lack of understanding
2 intelligence
• ADJ. human
• VERB + UNDERSTANDING passa level of cruelty that passes human understanding
• PREP. beyond (your) - The idea of eternity is beyond our full understanding.
3 ability to feel sympathy and trust
• ADJ. deeper, great Imutual I international
• VERB + UNDERSTANDING showHedidn'tshowmuch understanding towards her when she lost her job Ibring (about), develop, lead toGreater contact between the two groups should lead to a better mutual understanding. I
gain in, grow inAfter spending a month living together, they have gained in understanding of each other.I foster, promote, work for
• PREP - between The association fosters a deeper understanding between prisons and the public.
Trang 44 informal agreement
• ADJ. written Iverbal Itacit, unspoken There is an
unspoken understanding that Hugh will be in charge
while Jane is away.
• VERB + UNDERSTANDING have Icome to, reach
They came to an understanding on when final payment
was to be made.
• PREP - between an understanding between the
com-panies tofight against the proposed tax reform -ona tacit
understanding on the need for a pay riseIon the - I
thought you gavemethe book on the understanding that I
could keep it.
understatement noun
• ADJ. gross'A little strange' is a gross understatement.
• PHRASES a bit of/something of an understatement,
the understatement of the year (informal) To say he
wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year.
undertaking noun
1 piece of work/business
• ADJ. considerable, large, major, serious I
worth-while Ihazardous, risky Ijoint the first joint
undertak-ingofthetwosocieties Icommercial, financial Wehave to
decide if this is a worthwhile commercial undertaking.
2 formal promise
• ADJ. solemn Iexpress Iirrevocable Ivoluntary I
verbal, written Icontractual Igovernment Ipublic
• VERB + UNDERTAKING give (sb)He gave an
under-taking not to leave the country before the trial Iseek I
obtain Icarry out, honour, renege onThe factory failed
to honour its undertaking to stop dumping waste into the
local river Isign
undertone noun
• ADJ sinister Iracist, sexual The article uias full of
ra-cist undertones.
• VERB + UNDERTONE have
• PREP. in an- 'I don't think she's been told yet,' he said in
an undertone.0The couple at the next table were speaking
in undertones.
underwear noun
• ADJ. long Iskimpy Ithermal, warm Ilace, lacy I
kinky, sexy Iladies', women's Imen's Iclean, dirty
• QUANT. change, set She packed a fresh set of
under-wear and her toothbrush.
• PREP. in your- He was getting cold standing around in
his underwear.
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underworld noun
• ADJ. dark, sinister the dark underworld of smuggling I
criminal
• UNDERWORLD + NOUN figure
• PREP. in the - She was a shady figure in the Dublin
underworld.
undesirable adj.
• VERBS be, seem Imake sth Iconsider sth, deem
sth, regard sth as, see sth as
• ADV extremely, highly, very a situation which is
highly undesirable Itotally Iclearly, obviously It is
clearly undesirable for the issue to be ignored I
econom-ically, politeconom-ically, sociallyIt uias felt that the ageing of
so-ciety was socially and economically undesirable.
undignified adj.
• VERBS be, feel, look, seem Ibecome
• ADV most, very Ithoroughly Irather, somewhat
undone adj.
1 not fastened or tied
• VERBS beIcomeMy button's come undone again.
get sthI can't get this knot undone.
2 not done
• VERBS beIremain Ileave sthWe left the washing-up undone and went out for the day.
undressed adj.
• VERBS be, feel She felt undressed without her hat.
getHe got undressed and readyfor bed.
• ADV. half He was half undressed when the doorbell rang.
unease noun
• AD,! deep, great, growing Icertain, some, vagueShe felt a vague unease Igeneral, public
• VERB + UNEASE feel Iexpress, show They ex-pressed their deep unease about the lack of security ar-rangements. IhideI smiled to hide my unease. Isense
He sensed a certain unease in her.Icause, create
• UNEASE + VERB grow, rise
• PREP - about/at/over Many felt unease about the methods used.
• PHRASES a feeling/sense of unease, a source of un-easeHe looked in vainfor the source of his unease.
uneasyadj.
• VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound Ibecome, get, grow We were starting to grow slightly uneasy I re-main Imake sb
• ADV. decidedly, deeply, distinctly, extremely, pro-foundly, very Iincreasingly Ia bit, a little, rather, slightly, somewhat, vaguely Istrangely
• PREP. aboutIfelt distinctly uneasy about lending herso
much money.
unemployed noun the unemployed
• ADJ. long-term Irural, urban
• PREP. among the - The party's policies were popular among the unemployed.
• PHRASES the plight of the unemployed, the ranks of the unemployed He graduated with a good degree, only to join the ranks of the unemployed.
unemployed adj.
• VERBS be, be registered (as) Ibecome Iremain I
leave sb, make sbThe closure cf thefactory left hundreds
of men unemployed.
• ADV. currently Inewly Istill Itemporarily I per-manently Iinvoluntarily, voluntarily As I was voluntar-ily unemployed, I wasn't entitled to benefit.
• ADJ considerable, high, huge, large-scale, mass, massive, serious, severe, widespread Ilow Irising I falling Ilong-term, permanent Ishort-term, tempor-ary I recurrent, seasonal I structural I graduate, school-leaver, youth Irural, urban
• QUANT. level, rate
• VERB + UNEMPLOYMENT be faced with, face I cause, create Ialleviate, bring down, cut, keep down, reduce Iincrease Icombat, tackle
• UNEMPLOYMENT + VERB hit sb Unemployment has hit unskilled workers in particular Iclimb, double, in-crease, rise, soar Unemployment climbed above two mil-lion Idecline, fall Iaverage sth, stand at sth Un-employment averaged 15%across the country Ireach sth, touch sthUnemployment touched 30%.
• UNEMPLOYMENT + NOUN benefit, money, pay,
Trang 5ments, relief Icompensation, cover, insurance Idata, figures, levels, numbers, percentage, rate, statistics, total Icrisis, problem Iblackspot This former mining town is now an unemployment blackspot. ItrapThe un-employment trap exists when an unemployed person on benefit would be uiorse off in a low-paid job.
• PREP - among Unemployment among graduates is falling steadily.
• PHRASES a period of unemployment, a rise/an in-crease/a fall in unemployment
unexpected adj.
• VERBS be
• ADV. most, very Help came from a most unexpected quarter Icompletely, quite, totally, wholly Inot
entire-lyHis death was not entirely unexpected. Irather, some-whatIt happened in rather unexpected circumstances.
unfair adj.
• VERBS be, seem Iconsider sth, regard sth as, think sthShe thought it most unfair that girls were not allowed
to take part.
• ADV. extremely, grossly, terribly, veryI thought the decision was grossly unfair Iquite, totally, utterly,
whol-lyIa bit, a little, pretty, rather, slightly Iblatantly, dem-onstrably, patently
• PREP toHe was terribly unfair to the younger children.
unfamiliar adj.
1 not well-known to you
• VERBS be, feel, look, sound
• ADV. very Icompletely, quite, totally Inot entirely I
slightly
• PREP to The language was completely unfamiliar to me.
2 not having knowledge or experience of sth
• VERBS appear, be, seem
• ADV very Icompletely, quite Irelatively
• PREP. withWe were quite unfamiliar with the town.
unfashionable adj.
• VERBS beIbecome Iremain
• ADV extremely, terribly, very Icompletely Irather, relatively She lived in a rather unfashionable part of London.
unfit adj.
1 unsuitable for sth/not capable of sth
• VERBS be, look Ibecome Imake sblsth, render sblsthHis conduct made him unfit to act as director of a company. Iconsider sblsth, declare sblsth, deem sblsth, find sb/sth The house was declared quite unfit for human habitation.
• ADV completely, quite, totally, wholly Imedically, mentally, physically
• PREP forcompletely unfit for our purposes 0She was found unfit for work.
2 not in good physical health
• VERBS be, feel, look, seem Ibecome
• ADV very Icompletely, quite Islightly
unforgettable adj.
• VERBS be
• ADV quite, totally, truly It was a truly unforgettable ex-perience. Ipretty
unfortunate adj.
• VERBS be, seemIconsider sblsth
• ADV extremely, most, particularly, singularly, veryIt
was a most unfortunate choice of expression. Ia bit, a lit-tle, rather, slightly
unfounded adj.
• VERBS be, prove
• ADV completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly Inot altogether These claims were not altogether unfounded. I
largely Imanifestly
unfriendly adj.
• VERBS appear, be, look, seem Ibecome
• ADV. distinctly, extremely, really, verya distinctly un-friendly tone of voiceIrather Ienvironmentally the use
of environmentally unfriendly products (=that harm the environment)
• PREP to She was really unfriendly to me.
unhappiness noun
• ADJ considerable, deep, great Igeneral, wide-spread Ipersonal
• VERB + UNHAPPINESS feel Iexpress Icause, lead
to Bottling up your anger can only lead to unhappiness.
• PREP -aboutHe expressed his unhappiness about the arrangements - at the great unhappiness she felt at hav-ing to leave the town -withhis deep unhappiness with the situation
unhappy adj.
• VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound Ibecome, grow
She grew more unhappy as the years went by.Imake sbIt makes me very unhappy to seeyou so miserable.
• ADV. deeply, desperately, distinctly, dreadfully, ex-tremely, most, really, terribly, very, wretchedly She is deeply unhappy. 0He described it as 'a most unhappy and distressing case'. Ientirely Wefelt entirely unhappy with the whole situation. I increasingly I a bit, a little, rather
Iclearly, obviously IequallyHe was equally unhappy with the alternative. Ipersonally
• PREP. aboutHe sounded a bit unhappy about the extra work he had to do at She was very unhappy at the idea of staying in London.withThey were terribly unhappy with the arrangements.
unheard adj.
• VERBS go Their protests went unheard.
• ADV. previously a previously unheard tape of their conversations
unheard-of adj.
• VERBS be
• ADV absolutely, completely, quite, totally At that time, it was completely unheard-of for girls to go to
unioer-sity. Iby no means Ialmost, practically, virtually I
hitherto, previously He was sentenced to a hitherto unheard-of seven life terms in prison.
unification noun
• ADJ European, German, etc.Ieconomic, monetary, political
• VERB + UNIFICATION achieve, bring about
uniform noun
• ADJ full Ismart Iregulation She was wearing the regulation uniform of tunic, hat and tie.Istandard (fig-urative) They wore the standard uniform of the well-ta-do American out of office hours Itraditional Idressa man
in the full dress uniform of the US Marines I army, fire-man's, military, naval, nurse's, prison, school, etc
• PREP in (a/thej-« The limousine was driven by a
Trang 6chauf-teurin uniform <> A man in a uniform stopped us entering.
out of- a soldier out of uniform
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uniformity noun
• ADJ broad Igreat Ibland, drab, dull
• VERB+UNIFORMITY achieve, ensure, impose
• PREP - inGovernment inspections ensure a high degree
of uniformity in the standard of service.
uninhabitable adj.
• VERBS be, look, remain, seem I become I make sth,
render sthhouses made uninhabitable by radioactive
con-tamination Ideclare sth Fifty homes were declared
uninhabitable.
• ADV totally Ialmost, virtually Ipermanently
uninhibited adj.
• VERBS be, feel, seemThe loud music made himfeel
tot-ally uninhibited. Ibecome
• ADV very I completely, quite, totally, utterly I pretty
I'm a pretty uninhibited sort of person.
unintelligible adj.
• VERBS be, sound Ibecome
• ADV quite, totally Ialmost, practically, Virtually I
largely Imutually mutually unintelligible languages
• PREP toDolphin sounds are unintelligible to humans.
uninterested adj.
• VERBS appear, be, look, seem, sound
• ADV completely, totally I apparently
• PREP inShe was completely uninterested in her sister's
career.
union noun
• ADJ close, tight Some of the member states wanted a
tighter union rather than the loose confederation that
de-veloped Iloose Ifull a move towards full European
union Ieconomic, monetary, political
• VERB+ UNION create, form Idissolve
• UNION+ VERB break upThe Soviet Union broke up
after only afeto years of liberalization.
• PREP - betweencurrency union between the two
coun-tries-wlththe union with East Germany
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unique adj.
• VERBS be I make sb/sth Its magnificent proportions
make this palace unique among the buildings of the world.
• ADV quite, totally, truly The city has an atmosphere
which is quite unique Iby no means, far from, hardly
Al-though such a case is rare, it is by no means unique. I
al-most, virtually Iapparently
• PREP toThis monkey is unique to the island.
unit noun
1 single thing
• ADJ large, small Ibasic, fundamental The family is
the basic unit of society Idiscrete, individual, single
• VERB+ UNIT break sth down into, divide sth into
Large departments were broken down into smaller units.
2 fixed amount
• ADJ basic, standard Imonetary Ilexical, linguistic
• UNIT +NOUN cost, length, weight
• PREP - ofa unit of currency<>a unit of length <>fifty
units of electricity
• PHRASES per unitElectricity is ten pence per unit.
3 group of people
university
• ADJ cohesive The new manager changed a talented collection of individuals into a cohesive unit. Ibaby, casualty, emergency, intensive care, maternity, psychi-atric, surgical, etc.She works in the maternity unit at the local hospital Iarmy, enemy, military Iintelligence I policy Iresearch I family, social the role of the family unit in the community
• VERB+ UNIT be attached toThe cancer research unit
is attached to the local university.
4 piece of furniture/equipment
• ADJ cooking, kitchen, sink, storage I air-condition-ing, control, power, processair-condition-ing, shower the central pro-cessing unit in a computer
• VERB + UNIT install We're having new kitchen units installed.
united adj.
• VERBS be, seem Ibecome I remain
• ADV closely, firmly I absolutely, entirely, fully,
total-lyThe members of the team were absolutely united in their common goal.<>obstacles to afully united Europe I
large-ly Ilegally, politically a politically united federation
• PREP inunited in their aims
unity noun
• ADJ complete Complete political unity is impossible to achieve. I greater I European, German, Irish, etc I cul-tural, economic, national, party, political, religious, so-ciala government of national unity
• VERB+ UNITY achieve, bring about Ipreserve I destroy, shatter, weaken IrestoreHe restored peace and unity in the country after years of civil war Icall for, pro-moteThe party is calling for greater political and
econom-ic unity in Europe.
• PREP.in-r liue together in unity I-among The dispute has destroyed unity among the workers -between a de-gree of unity between staff and students
• PHRASES a sense of unitya leader who gave her people
a strong sense of unityunity in diversity The organization promotes racial tolerance and unity in diversity.
universal adj.
• VERBS be, seem Ibecome Iremain
• ADV truly Iby no means, far from Some of the teach-ers are technical specialists, but this isfar from univteach-ersal.
Ialmost, near, nearly, virtually Ipretty Iapparently I supposedly supposedly universal standards
• PREP among These practices remain universal among the islanders.ina scheme that is universal in scope
universe noun
• ADJ entire, whole Iphysical
• VERB+ UNIVERSE createDo you believe God created the universe?
• PREP in the- Could there be intelligent life elsewhere in the universe?
• PHRASES the beginning/origin(s) of the universe
university noun
• ADJ new Iancient Ired-brick I local, provincial I
research, teaching
• VERB+ UNIVERSITY attend, go to, study atIapply for Ienter I finish (at), graduate from, leave
• UNIVERSITY+ NOUN lecturer, professor, staff, teacher Igraduate, student, undergraduate Icourse, degree, education Iterm, year Ivacation Ientrance, entry, placea university entrance exam <>There is stiff competition for university places. I chairHis aim was to finish his doctorate and obtain a university chair I de-partment, faculty Ibuildings, campus, library I
Trang 7istration, authorities IlevelAll the staff are educated to university level.Idays, life, years Itown
• PREP at (the) -She's at university, studying engineer-ing "She teaches English at the University of Wales.
1 place/thing that you know nothing about
• ADJ greatWhat the weather will be like on the day is,
as always, the great unknown.
• PREP into the- Motherhood uiasfor her ajourney into the unknown.
• PHRASES fear of the unknown
2 sb who is not well known
• ADJ complete The championship was won by a com-plete unknown Ivirtual a cast of virtual unknowns
unknown adj.
• VERBS beIremain These sites remain largely un-known to the British public.
• ADV absolutely, completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly His whereabouts were quite unknown during this period Ialmost, practically, virtually This drug was practically unknown in Britain Ilargely I compara-tively, relatively She was then still comparatively un-known. Ias yet, currently, still Ihitherto, previously a period of democratic development previously unknown in their country Iapparently Iotherwise He cites the works
of two otherwise unknown authors, the originals of these works having been lost.
• PREP toGold was totally unknown to their civilization.
unlikely adj.
• VERBS appear, be, look, sound The takeover bid now looks unlikely to succeed Ibecome Iremain, seem I make sth Iconsider sth, think sthHe thought it unlikely that she would refuse.
• ADV extremely, highly, most, very Iincreasingly I
not at all Ia bit, pretty, quite, rather, somewhat I ap-parently IinherentlyA collapse into neuiforms of fascism
is inherently unlikely in any Western democracy.
unlimited adj.
• VERBS appear, be, seem Ibecome
• ADV almost, virtually This new technology opens up al-most unlimited possibilities. Iapparently Ipotentially
unlucky adj.
• VERBS be, prove, seem, sound Ibecome Iconsider sb/sth, regard sb/sth as, think sb/sth The number thir-teen is traditionally considered unlucky.
• ADV dead, desperately, extremely, veryShe was des-perately unlucky tofall as badly as she did Ia bit, a little
• PREP fora date that is unlucky for that family withShe has been very unlucky with injuries this year.
unmistakable adj.
• VERBS be
• ADV quite The main symptom is a scarlet rash that's quite unmistakable.
unmoved adj.
• VERBS appear, be, seem, sound Iremain Ileave sb
Her daughter's accident had left her curiously unmoved.
• ADV completely, entirely, quite, totally Ilargely, relatively Iapparently Icuriously
• PREP byHe was quite unmoved by my anger.
unnatural adj.
• VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound Iconsider sth, re-gard sth as
• ADV highly, terribly, verYfoodproduced under highly unnatural conditions Iquite Ialmost Ia bit, rather
unnecessary adj.
• VERBS appear, be, prove, seem Ibecome Imake sth, render sth Iconsider sth, deem sth, regard sth as
• ADV completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly No, no, that's quite unnecessary. Ilargely Ia little, rather, some-what Istrictly
• PREP tothe possession of items strictly unnecessary io survival
unnoticed adj.
• VERBS be, go, lie, passThe ticket lay unnoticed in my desk drawer for a week "His remark passed unnoticed I
remain
• ADV completely, entirely There's a good chance my ab-sence will go completely unnoticed. Ialmost, practically, virtually Ilargely Ihitherto, previously a hitherto un-noticed detail
unorthodox adj.
• VERBS be, seem, sound Ibecome
• ADV highly, verya highly unorthodox teaching style I
a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat
unpaid adj.
• VERBS beIremain Ileave sth customers who leave their bills unpaid till the last minute
• ADV virtually the virtually unpaid labour of large peas-ant families
unpleasant adj.
• VERBS be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste I be-come, get, turn Things started to get unpleasant when their neighbours called in the police Imake sthHe may make life unpleasant for the rest of us.Ifind sb/sth I found the atmosphere in there extremely unpleasant.
• ADV decidedly, deeply, exceedingly, extremely, highly, most, particularly, very Ithoroughly a thor-oughly unpleasant man Inot altogether, not entirely
The overall feeling was a strange mixture of sensations, not altogether unpleasant Ifairly, pretty, quite, rather, slightly, somewhatHis clothes smelled pretty unpleasant.
• PREP fortests which are unpleasant for patients toHe was very unpleasant to my friends.
unpopular adj.
• VERBS be, prove, seem Ibecome Iremain Imake sb/sth His advanced views made him unpopular with many of the clergy.
• ADV deeply, desperately, extremely, highly, particu-larly, terribly, very Iincreasingly Irather, somewhat I generally, widely Ipolitically Cuts in government ex-penditure are politically unpopular.
• PREP among Highly priced shares are unpopular among investors.withHe's unpopular with the students.
unpopularity noun
• ADJ great, growing
• VERB+ UNPOPULARITY increase
• PREP - amongHer close relationship with the teacher increased her unpopularity among her schoolmates.-with
the great unpopularity of the policy with teachers
Trang 8unprecedented adj.
• VERBS be
• ADV entirely, quite, totally Iby no means Ialmost,
virtually Isupposedly Ihistorically a historically
un-precedented growth in retirement at afixed age
unprovoked adj.
• VERBS be
• ADY completely, totallya totally unprovoked attack
unqualified adj.
• VERBS be
• ADV totally
• PREP forHe is totally unqualified.for the job.
unreal adj.
• VERBS be, feel, look, seemIbecome
• ADV very Iquite, totally, wholly Ialmost Ia little,
rather, slightly IsomehowHe seemed somehow unreal, a
creature from another world Icuriously, oddly,
strangely She felt curiously unreal, asifshe were in the
midst of a dream.
unreasonable adj.
• VERBS appear, be, seem, sound She did not want to
appear unreasonable Ibecome, getHis demands were
getting more and more unreasonable. Iconsider sth, find
sb/sth, hold sth (law),judge sth(law), regard sth as,
think sthI find her a bit unreasonable at times.0This
clause in the contract was held unreasonable.
• ADY extremely, grossly, very Icompletely, quite,
totally, utterly, wholly Ia bit Iapparently
• PREP aboutHe was totally unreasonable about it.
unrest noun
• ADJ great, serious Iviolent Iwidespread There was
widespread industrial unrest in the north Ipopular I
growing, mounting Ifresh, further, renewed The
mur-der of a boy by police sparked renewed unrest in the
occu-pied zone Iagrarian, civil, ethnic, industrial, labour,
political, rural, social Ipeasant, student
• QUANT period, wave The increase in fees sparked a
new wave of student unrest.
• VERB+UNREST cause, spark (off), stir up Icrush,
deal with, put down, quell The government's attempts to
crush serious popular unrest led to civil war.
• PREP during (the)- Many shops were looted during the
unrest I -overgrowing unrest over pay levels
unscathed adj.
• VERBS be, be left, emerge, escape, get away, remain,
survive, walk awayThe children escaped unscathed.
• ADY remarkably Icompletely, entirely, totally
Amaz-ingly, the driver walked away from the accident completely
unscathed Ialmost, virtually Ilargely Irelatively I
ap-parently, seemingly The company came through the
cri-sis apparently unscathed Imiraculously
• PREP by The town centre was left unscathed by the
riots.
unscrupulous adj.
• VERBS be, seem Ibecome
• ADY completely, quite, thoroughly In his desire for
power, he has become thoroughly unscrupulous. Ipretty
unstable adj.
1 likely to change suddenly
• VERBS appear, be, seem Ibecome Iremain Imake
sth, render sthPrison order is rendered unstable by young inmates serving short sentences.
• ADY extremely, highly, very Iincreasingly Irather, relatively, somewhat Ibasically, inherently I notori-ously The building trade is notoriously unstable I eco-nomically, politically a politically unstable region
2 not mentally normal
• VERBS be, seem Ibecome
• ADY highly, very Irather Iemotionally, mentally
vulnerable, emotionally unstable individuals
3 likely to move or fall
• VERBS be, feel, look, seem Ibecome, getThe build-ing was beginnbuild-ing to get unstable. Imake sth
• ADV dangerously, extremely, veryThe wall was dan-gerously unstable Irather, slightly
unsuitable adj.
• VERBS be, prove Imake sth The huge proportions of the main rooms made the house unsuitable for conversion into flats Iconsider sth, deem sth, find sthMany tasks were considered unsuitable for women.
• ADV highly, most, very Icompletely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly Imanifestly, obviously
unsure adj.
• VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound I felt a bit unsure about him Iremain Ileave sb, make sb His sudden change of heart left Brenda unsure once more.
• ADY terribly, very Icompletely Ia bit, a little, rather
Iobviously, plainly Istill
• PREP aboutIf you're still unsure about what you are supposed to do, speak up! as to We were unsure as to what
to do next.ofShe was rather unsure of her reception.
unthinkable adj.
• VERBS be, seem Imake sth Iconsider sth This wouid have been considered unthinkable only a decade ago.
• ADV absolutely, completely, quite Ialmost, practic-ally, virtually Ihitherto, previously A hitherto unthink-able question was asked Ipolitically
• PREP. to This course of action would have been unthink-able to the Russian generals.
untidyadj.
• VERBS be, look, seem Ibecome, getFve got more un-tidy since I stopped going out to work I remain, stay I'm afraid the house will have to stay untidy for now Ileave sth, make sthMy son had left the studio very untidy. 0
Books and magazines lying around make the place very untidy.
• ADV dreadfully, extremely, very Everything was dreadfully untidy Ia bit, a little, rather
unused adj.
• VERBS appear, be, lie, look, remain, sit, stand, stay
The church has lain empty and unused since1994.Ileave sthThe meeting rooms are left unusedfor long periods.
• ADV virtually
unused to adj.
• VERBS appear, be, seemIbecome, grow He had grown unused to this sort of attention.
• ADY quite, totally She was quite unused to this way of
life.
unusual adj.
• VERBS appear, be, look, seemIbecome Iconsider sthIt was considered unusual for a gentleman's son to study medicine.
Trang 9• ADV. decidedly, distinctly, extremely, highly,
particu-larly, really, very This is a highly unusual case.Iby
no means, hardly, not at all It's not at all unusual to feel very tired in the early months of pregnancy. Ia bit, fairly,
a little, pretty, quite, rather, relatively, slightly, some-what I enough, sufficiently The arrival of a taxi was unusual enough; an unknown woman getting out of it was sensational.
• PREP. for It's unusual/or a woman to do this job.
unveil verb
• ADV. formally, officially The government has officially unveiled its plans jor tax reform.
unwarranted adj.
• VERBS be, seem The delay did seem unwarranted.
• ADV quite, totally, wholly a wholly unwarranted smear campaign
unwell adj.
• VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound He
com-plained of feeling unwell. Ibecome Iremain Imake sb
• ADV. extremely, really, very Ia little, vaguely patients
uiho justfeel vaguely unwell
• PREP. with You should delay vaccination If you are un-well with afeoer:
upbringing noun
• ADJ. conventional Mine was a conuentionalfamily up-bringing. Isheltered, strict ICatholic, Jewish, etc., re-ligious I cultural I middle-class, etc.
• VERB + UPBRINGING have He had a normal middle-class upbringing. Igive sb They gave their children a strict Catholic upbringing.
• UPBRINGING + VERB give sb sth, prepare sb (for
sth) Her upbringing had given her the social skills to cope with such situations. 0My upbringing prepared me for anything.
• PHRASES part of your upbringing Part of his
upbring-ing had been not to question his elders.
update noun
• ADJ. monthly, regular, weekly, etc.
• VERB + UPDATE give(sb), provide (sb with) The
re-port gives an update on the currency crisis. Iget, receive
• PREP -on an update on the political crisis -to We need
an update to the mailing list.
update verb
• ADV constantly, continually, continuously I
regular-ly I annually, monthly, etc I fully, properly The road map has been fully updated. I automatically I manually
updating all thefiles manually
• VERB + UPDATE seek to, try to I wish to
• PREP. on Could you update me on how the work is
pro-gressing? with The files are continuously updated with new information.
upgrade verb
• ADV significantly, substantially I constantly We are constantly upgrading our software to meet customers' needs.
• PREP. from, to customers who want to upgrade from
version 4.2to version 4.5with All the machines can be
up-graded with the new processors.
upheaval noun
• ADJ. big, enormous, great, major, massive, violent I domestic, economic, emotional, political, social The
loss of his high-paying job caused enormous domestic up-heaval. Irevolutionary
• VERB + UPHEAVAL cause, provoke Igo through, undergo The company underwent a massive upheaval after the takeover.
• PREP. during/in the- He rose to power during the polit-ical upheavals of the 1990s.
• PHRASES a period of upheaval
uphold verb
• ADV firmly, resolutely, Vigorously Iunanimously
Three judges unanimously upheld the sentence.
• VERB + UPHOLD have a duty to Ibe determined to
Weare determined to uphold the law. I seek to I promise
to I vote to The IWC voted to uphold the ban on commercial whaling. Ifail to
upkeep noun
• VERB + UPKEEP contribute to, pay for Our taxes help
pay for the upkeep of the city's parks. Iafford
• PHRASES responsible/responsibility for the upkeep
of The local council is responsiblefor the upkeep of roads.
uplifting adj.
• VERBS be, feel Ifind sth
• ADV really, very Isuitably a suitably uplifting ending for thefilm Imorally, spiritually
upright adj.
• VERBS be, sit, stand rows of children sitting upright at their desks I come, jerk, scramble, shoot, spring,
strug-gle Slowly the boat came upright. 0Polly jerked upright, wild-eyed and blinking. I remain, stay The flag pole wouldn't stay upright. Idrag sb/sth, haul sb/sth, heave
sb/sth, jerk sb/sth, place sth, prop sth, pull sb/sth
Pull-ing himself upright, he squared his shoulders. I hold sb/sth, keep sth
• ADV fully afuliy upright posture Ialmost Irelatively
Irigidly, stiffly She held herself rigidly upright.
• PHRASES sit/stand bolt upright (= to sit/stand with your back straight) He was sitting bolt upright on his chair, looking very tense.
uprising noun
• ADJ successful Ifailed the failed uprising of 1830I
armed I revolutionary I mass, national, popular I mili-tary Ipeasant Ispontaneous
• VERB + UPRISING provoke, spark (off) I stage I crush, put down, quell, suppress
• PREP. during/in the - He was killed in the Warsaw
up-rising. I -againstthe 1951 uprising against colonial rule
uproar noun
• ADJ. great I mild I emotional
• VERB + UPROAR cause, provoke
• PREP. amid (an/the)- The trial proceeded amid uproar.
in (an/the) - Financial markets were in uproar after the crash of the rouble. 0The classroom was in an uproar. I
- over There was a great uproar over plans to pull down
the old library.
upset noun
• ADJ. big, major I minor I emotional
• VERB + UPSET have We had our first major upset when Rogers was taken off with a leg injury. I cause
upset verb
• ADV. badly, deeply, really, terribly Ieasily She was
sensitive and easily upset.
Trang 10• VERB + UPSET not mean to, not want to, not wish to
I'm sorry-s-I didn't mean to upset you.0Keep the volume
down-we don't want to upset the neighbours! Ibe likely
to This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.
upset adj.
• VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound Ibecome,
getDon'tgetso upset about it! Iremain Ileave sb, make
sbThe incident had left him visibly angry and upset.
• ADV. badly, bitterly, deeply, desperately, dreadfully,
extremely, genuinely, greatly, particularly, profoundly,
really, seriously, terribly, very She's obviously deeply
upset by his behaviour. Ithoroughly Ia bit, a little,
pretty, quite, rather Iclearly, obviously, visibly
• PREP. aboutupset about her divorceatHe was upset at
missing all the excitement. byupset by the death of their
petwithI think she may be a bit upset with you.
upsurge noun
• ADJ. great, massive Isudden
• PREP. -inanupsurgeinviolentcrime
uptight adj.
• VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound IgetTry to laugh
at it instead of getting uptight Imake sb
• ADV. really, very Iall(informal) He gets all uptight if
anyone criticizes him! Ia bit, quite
• PREP. aboutHe's feeling a bit uptight about his exam
tomorrow.
up-to-date adj.
1 modern/most recent
• VERBS be Ibring sth We'll have to bring our
equip-ment up-to-date. Ikeep sth
• ADV. really, very Ibang, completely Today's holiday
parks are bang up-to-date.
2 having the most recent information about sth
• VERBS be, seem IkeepIt is difficult to keep up-to-date
with all the developments. Ibring sb Ikeep sb
• ADV. completely, fully
• PREP. onBring me up-to-date on their progress.with We
can keep you fully up-to-date with your financial position.
upturn noun
• ADJ. dramatic, sharp Islight Ieconomic
• VERB + UPTURN beon,takeSalesareontheupturn.o
Their fortunes have taken an upturn in recent months.
• UPTURN + VERB come We expect an increase in
de-mand when the economic upturn eventually comes.
• PREP. -ssvasharp uoturn in oit prices
uranium noun
• ADJ. natural Ienriched a tonne of highly enriched
uranium Idepleted Iweapons-grade
• VERB + URANIUM mine Irecover
• URANIUM + NOUN ore, reserves Ifuel Imine, miner,
mining Ienrichment
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urge noun
• ADJ. great, irresistible, overwhelming, powerful,
strong, terrible, uncontrollable, violent, wild Isudden I
felt a sudden urge to smash the teapot against the wall. I
instinctive, natural an instinctive urge to tap your feet to
the beat of the music Iprimal, primeval, primitive the
primal urge to reproduce Ibiological, creative, sexual
• VERB + URGE feel, get, haveIcontrol, fight (back),
resist, suppress She resisted the urge to kiss him. 0 I suppressed a strong urge to yawn. Iovercome He over-came his urge to run from the room. Isatisfy
• PREP - forLeaving him off the guest list satisfied her urgefor revenge.
urge verb
• ADV strongly Iconstantly, repeatedly He has repeat-edly urged the government to do something about this. I
publicly Iquietly Iunsuccessfully
urgency noun
• ADJ. desperate, extreme, great, utmost a matter of the utmost urgency Iadded, new The murders have given added urgency to the debate about inner-city crime.
• QUANT. noteThere was a note of urgency in her voice.
• VERB + URGENCY give sth, lend sthThe bomb attack lent a new urgency to the peace talks. Iincrease Istress
• PREP. with - We need to act with urgency to ensure his safety I -about Is there any urgency about this? - in
There was an urgency in her movements.
• PHRASES a lack of urgency We waited in the car while
he checked his tyres with an irritating lack of urgency a
matter of urgency The refugee situation must now be ad-dressed as a matter of urgency.a sense of urgency
urgent adj.
• VERBS be, seem, soundCan you come to the phone-it sounds urgent Ibecome, get
• ADV. extremely, really, very Iincreasingly the in-creasingly urgent political situation at home Iquite, ra-therDon't forget that one, it's rather urgent.
urine noun
• ADJ. staleI gagged on the stench of stale urine.
• QUANT. drop, stream
• VERB + URINE pass Ileak He said he leaked urine when he coughed.
• URINE + NOUN sample, specimen Ianalysis, test, testing Ioutput, production, volume Iretention Iflow
Iinfection
• PREP. in (the/your)- sugars in urine
• PHRASES a smell/stench of urine
usage noun
1 way/amount that sth is used
• ADJ. heavy, high high energy usage Ilow Inormal
With normal usage, the equipment should last at least fioe years IdrugDrug usage by teenagers has increased in re-cent years Ienergy Iwater
• VERB + USAGE increase Ireduce
• USAGE + VERB increase Ifall
• PREP -ofUsage of computers in schools is increasing.
2 way that words are used
• ADJ. common, everyday, general, normal, ordinary, popular That word is no longer in common usage I cur-rent, modern a book on current English usage Iactual
Actual usage of the word is different from the meaning given in the dictionary. Icorrect IAmerican, English, etc Ilanguage, linguistic, word Icolloquial
• VERB + USAGE come into, enter The term 'eco-tourism' entered common usage in the 1990s.
• PREP in - The word has a slightly different meaning in popular usage.
• PHRASES patterns of usage Dictionary definitions tend to show stereotypical patterns of usage.
use noun
1 using/being used
• ADJ. considerable, extensive, great, heavy, liberal I