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  • 1favour — 1 BrE, favor AmE noun 1 HELP (C) something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them : ask a favour (of sb): Can I ask a favor of you? | do sb a favour: Could you do me a favour and turn off that light? | do sth as a favour …

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  • 2favour — fa|vour1 W2S1 BrE favor AmE [ˈfeıvə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(help)¦ 2¦(support/approval)¦ 3¦(popular/unpopular)¦ 4¦(advantage)¦ 5¦(choose something instead)¦ 6 do somebody/something no favours 7¦(unfair support)¦ …

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  • 3decide — de|cide W1S1 [dıˈsaıd] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: décider, from Latin decidere to cut off, decide ] 1.) [I and T] to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments →↑decision… …

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  • 4decide — /dI saId/ verb 1 (I, T) to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after a period of not knowing what to do or in a way that ends disagreement: decide to do sth: Tina s decided to go to Prague for her holidays. | decide that: It was …

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  • 5decide */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈsaɪd] / US verb Word forms decide : present tense I/you/we/they decide he/she/it decides present participle deciding past tense decided past participle decided 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make a choice about what you are going to do …

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  • 6favour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE favor) noun 1 sth that helps sb ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge ▪ little, small ▪ special …

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  • 7decide — verb ADVERB ▪ eventually, finally, ultimately ▪ We finally decided to stay where we were. ▪ sensibly, wisely ▪ He decided very wisely to keep his money …

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  • 8decide — [[t]dɪsa͟ɪd[/t]] ♦ decides, deciding, decided 1) VERB If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities. [V to inf] She decided to do a secretarial course... [V that] He has …

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  • 9decide — v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by on, about) come to a resolution as a result of consideration. b tr. (usu. foll. by to + infin., or that + clause) have or reach as one s resolution about something (decided to stay; decided that we should leave). 2 tr …

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  • 10Grace & Favour — infobox television show name = Grace Favour Show name 2 = Are You Being Served? Again! format = Sitcom runtime = 30 minutes creator = Jeremy Lloyd David Croft writer = Jeremy Lloyd David Croft producer = Mike Stephens director = Mike Stephens… …

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