be licensed to do sth

  • 1license — li|cense also licence BrE [ˈlaısəns] v [T usually passive] to give official permission for someone to do or produce something, or for an activity to take place be licensed to do sth ▪ a restaurant which is licensed to sell alcohol ▪ The vaccine… …

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  • 2license — also licence BrE verb (transitive usually passive) to give official permission for someone to do something or for an activity to take place: be licensed to do sth: The restaurant is now licensed to sell alcohol …

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  • 3license — li‧cense [ˈlaɪsns] also licence verb [transitive] LAW 1. to give official permission for someone to do something or for an activity to take place: • The building contractors we hired were licensed by the General Service Administration …

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  • 4electrician — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ licensed (AmE), qualified, trained ▪ apprentice (esp. BrE) ▪ self employed VERB + ELECTRICIAN ▪ …

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  • 5architect — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ famous, great, leading, master (esp. AmE), noted, prominent, renowned, well known ▪ chief, ex …

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  • 6veterinarian — noun (AmE) ⇨ See also ↑vet ADJECTIVE ▪ licensed, qualified ▪ chief ▪ the chief veterinarian for the Kruger National Park ▪ practicing …

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  • 7front — ▪ I. front front 1 [frʌnt] noun [countable] 1. LAW a person, organization, system etc used to hide something secret or illegal: • His family kept a shop as a front for dealing in stolen goods. 2. COMMERC …

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  • 8restaurant — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large ▪ little, small ▪ a little restaurant I know in Paris ▪ five star, four star, etc …

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  • 9drill — drill1 [drıl] n ↑cordless 1.) a tool or machine used for making holes in something ▪ an electric drill ▪ a whine like a dentist s drill →↑pneumatic drill 2.) a method of teaching students, sports players etc something by making them repeat the… …

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  • 10establishment — noun 1 act of starting sth ADJECTIVE ▪ formal ▪ the formal establishment of the republic in 1948 ▪ gradual, rapid ▪ successful VERB + ESTABLISHMENT …

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