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  • 21vote — vote1 [ vout ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to formally express an opinion by choosing between two or more issues, people, etc.: vote for/in favor of/against: 68 percent of the union voted against striking. I m going to vote for… …

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  • 22cast — 1 verb past tense and past participle cast 1 cast (a) light on/onto a) to provide new information which makes something easier to understand: research findings that cast new light on the origin of our universe b) literary to send light onto a… …

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  • 23vote */*/*/ — I UK [vəʊt] / US [voʊt] verb Word forms vote : present tense I/you/we/they vote he/she/it votes present participle voting past tense voted past participle voted 1) [intransitive/transitive] to formally express an opinion by choosing between two… …

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  • 24cast — cast1 [ kæst ] (past tense and past participle cast) verb *** ▸ 1 choose actor for part ▸ 2 describe someone as a type ▸ 3 look at someone/something ▸ 4 give light/a shadow ▸ 5 throw ▸ 6 move fishing line/net ▸ 7 make something in a mold ▸ 8 tell …

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  • 25cast — [[t]kɑ͟ːst, kæ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ casts, casting (The form cast is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) N COUNT COLL The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it. The show is very amusing and the cast are …

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  • 26vote — /voʊt / (say voht) noun 1. a formal expression of will, wish, or choice in some matter, whether of a single individual, as one of a number interested in common, or of a body of individuals, signified by voice, by ballot, etc. 2. the means by… …

  • 27cast — 1. verb 1) he cast the stone into the stream Syn: throw, toss, fling, pitch, hurl, lob; informal chuck 2) fishermen cast their nets Syn: spread, throw, open out 3) she cast a fe …

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  • 28cast*/ — [kɑːst] (past tense and past participle cast) verb I 1) [T] to choose an actor for a particular part, or to choose all the actors for a particular play, film etc She was always cast as a mother.[/ex] 2) [T] to make light or a shadow appear in a… …

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  • 29vote — I. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Latin votum vow, wish more at vow Date: 15th century 1. a. a usually formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision; especially one given as an indication of approval or… …

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  • 30vote — ▪ I. vote vote 2 noun 1. [countable] when a group of people vote in order to decide or choose something: • The results of the vote were surprising 80% of workers favoured strike action. • Creditors will take a vote on the reorganization plan… …

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