to make sb a present of sth

  • 1present — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Christmas, holiday (AmE) ▪ anniversary, birthday, graduation (esp. AmE), house warming, wedding ▪ …

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  • 2present — pre‧sent [prɪˈzent] verb [transitive] 1. to make a speech introducing an idea, plan etc to be considered: • a lack of evidence presented by prosecutors present something to somebody • The company has until July to restructure its debt and present …

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  • 3make*/*/*/ — [meɪk] (past tense and past participle made [meɪd] ) verb I 1) [T] to create or produce something The nail made a hole in my shirt.[/ex] Jane was making coffee.[/ex] This furniture is made in South America.[/ex] a bowl made of… …

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  • 4present — pres|ent1 W2S2 [ˈprezənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(memory)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4 the present day 5 the present 6 all present and correct 7 present company excepted ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praes …

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  • 5mark — mark1 W2S3 [ma:k US ma:rk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dirt)¦ 2¦(damaged area)¦ 3¦(coloured area)¦ 4¦(writing)¦ 5¦(level/number)¦ 6¦(student s work)¦ 7 full/top marks for effort/trying/persistence etc 8 high/low mark 9 make/leave your …

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  • 6bring — verb /brIN/ past tense and past participle brought /brO:t/ (T) 1 to take someone or something to the place you are now, to the place you are going to, or to the place that you have been talking about: Did you bring anything to drink? | Sheila was …

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  • 7move — 1 verb 1 CHANGE PLACE (I, T) to change your place or position, or to make something do this: Don t move or I ll shoot. | You mustn t get off the train while it s still moving. | move sth: Can you move your car it s blocking the road. | We ll have …

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  • 8mistake — mis|take1 W2S2 [mıˈsteık] n 1.) something that has been done in the wrong way, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect →↑error mistake in ▪ We may have made a mistake in our calculations. ▪ a mistake in the law ▪ Ivan s work is always full… …

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  • 9pad — pad1 S3 [pæd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(soft material)¦ 2¦(paper)¦ 3¦(flat ground)¦ 4¦(animal s foot)¦ 5¦(apartment)¦ 6¦(water plant)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Low German, bottom surface of the foot ] …

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  • 10Return — The change in the value of a portfolio over an evaluation period, including any distributions made from the portfolio during that period. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. return re‧turn 1 [rɪˈtɜːn ǁ ɜːrn] verb 1. [transitive]… …

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