accusing (verb)

  • 81compromise — I UK [ˈkɒmprəmaɪz] / US [ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms compromise : singular compromise plural compromises ** a) a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in which both people or groups accept that they cannot have… …

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  • 82criticize */*/ — UK [ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz] / US [ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz] verb Word forms criticize : present tense I/you/we/they criticize he/she/it criticizes present participle criticizing past tense criticized past participle criticized Metaphor: Criticizing someone or speaking in …

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  • 83gaze */*/ — I UK [ɡeɪz] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms gaze : present tense I/you/we/they gaze he/she/it gazes present participle gazing past tense gazed past participle gazed to look at someone or something for a long time, for example because they are …

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  • 84intern — I UK [ɪnˈtɜː(r)n] / US [ɪnˈtɜrn] verb [transitive] Word forms intern : present tense I/you/we/they intern he/she/it interns present participle interning past tense interned past participle interned to put someone in a prison without officially… …

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  • 85lie — I UK [laɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms lie : present tense I/you/we/they lie he/she/it lies present participle lying UK [ˈlaɪɪŋ] / US past tense lay UK [leɪ] / US past participle lain UK [leɪn] / US *** 1) a) to be in a position in which… …

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  • 86rap — I UK [ræp] / US noun Word forms rap : singular rap plural raps 1) [countable] a quick hard hit, or the sound of this There was a rap at the door. 2) a) [uncountable] music a way of talking using rhythm and rhyme, usually over a strong musical… …

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  • 87suspect — I UK [səˈspekt] / US verb [transitive, not usually progressive] Word forms suspect : present tense I/you/we/they suspect he/she/it suspects present participle suspecting past tense suspected past participle suspected *** 1) to believe that… …

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  • 88accuse*/*/ — [əˈkjuːz] verb [T] to say that someone has done something wrong or illegal Her employers accused her of theft.[/ex] Are you accusing me of lying?[/ex] accuser noun [C] …

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  • 89hasten — [ˈheɪs(ə)n] verb [T] to make something happen sooner or more quickly • hasten to add used when you add something to what you have just said, in order to make your meaning clear[/ex] I hasten to add that I am not accusing you of lying.[/ex] hasten …

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  • 90intern — [ɪnˈtɜːn] verb [T] I to put someone in a prison without officially accusing them of a crime, especially for political reasons internment noun [U] II noun [C] American intern [ˈɪntɜːn] a student who works in a job in order to get experience …

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