(be or remain in specified state)

  • 41Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Infobox minister office border = parliamentary minister = prime title = Prime Minister jurisdiction = the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland incumbent = Gordon Brown tookoffice = 27 June 2007 appointed by = Elizabeth II monarch …

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  • 42stay — stay1 verb 1》 remain in the same place.     ↘(stay on) continue to study, work, or be somewhere after others have left.     ↘(stay over) stay for the night at someone s home or a hotel.     ↘(stay up) not go to bed. 2》 remain in a specified state …

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  • 43rest — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. cease, abstain, or be relieved from exertion, action, movement, or employment; be tranquil. 2 intr. be still or asleep, esp. to refresh oneself or recover strength. 3 tr. give relief or repose to; allow to rest (a chair to… …

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  • 44occupational disease — 1. Also called industrial disease. a disease caused by the conditions or hazards of a particular occupation. 2. a trait or tendency that develops among members of a particular profession: Cynicism was thought to be an occupational disease of… …

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  • 45stay — Ⅰ. stay [1] ► VERB 1) remain in the same place. 2) remain in a specified state or position. 3) live somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest. 4) Scottish & S. African live permanently. 5) stop, delay, or prevent. 6) …

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  • 46stayer — Ⅰ. stay [1] ► VERB 1) remain in the same place. 2) remain in a specified state or position. 3) live somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest. 4) Scottish & S. African live permanently. 5) stop, delay, or prevent. 6) …

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  • 47continue — v. (continues, continued, continuing) 1 tr. (often foll. by verbal noun, or to + infin.) persist in, maintain, not stop (an action etc.). 2 a tr. (also absol.) resume or prolong (a narrative, journey, etc.). b intr. recommence after a pause (the… …

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  • 48end — n. & v. n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an extremity of a line, or of the greatest dimension of an object. c the furthest point (to the ends of the earth). 2 the surface bounding a thing at either… …

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  • 49continue — verb (continues, continuing, continued) 1》 persist in an activity or process.     ↘remain in existence, operation, or a specified state. 2》 carry on with.     ↘carry on travelling in the same direction. 3》 recommence or resume. 4》 US Law postpone …

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  • 50continuator — continue ► VERB (continues, continued, continuing) 1) persist in an activity or process. 2) remain in existence, operation, or a specified state. 3) carry on with. 4) carry on travelling in the same direction. 5) recommence or resume …

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