invite (verb)

  • 101Initial-stress-derived noun — Initial stress derivation is a phonological process in English, wherein stress is moved to the first syllable of any of several dozen verbs when they become nouns or adjectives. This is called a suprafix in linguistics. It is gradually becoming… …

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  • 102Tibeto-Burman languages — Introduction       language group within the Sino Tibetan family (Sino Tibetan languages). At the end of the 20th century, Tibeto Burman languages were spoken by approximately 57 million people; countries that had more than 1 million Tibeto… …

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  • 103take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… …

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  • 104TAPISSERIE — Œuvre de laine et de soie résultant de l’entrecroisement, réalisé à la main sur un métier de haute ou de basse lice, des fils de chaîne avec ceux de trame – ces derniers, colorés, recouvrant entièrement les premiers et constituant ainsi le motif… …

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  • 105faire — 1. faire [ fɛr ] v. tr. <conjug. : 60> • Xe; fazet 3e pers. subj. 842; lat. facere. REM. Les formes en fais (faisons, faisions, etc.) se prononcent [ fəz ] I ♦ Réaliser (un objet : qqch. ou qqn). 1 ♦ Réaliser hors de soi (une chose… …

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  • 106prier — [ prije ] v. <conjug. : 7> • preier 880; puis priier, prier, d apr. formes toniques il prie, etc.; bas lat. precare, class. precari I ♦ S adresser à Dieu, à un être surnaturel. 1 ♦ V. intr. Élever son âme à Dieu par la prière. « Veillez et… …

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  • 107call — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cry, shout, yell; summon, bid; convoke, muster; choose, appoint, elect; name, designate; visit, interview. n. summons, demand; shout, yell; signal; impulse, urge; visit. See choice, assemblage,… …

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  • 108call — call1 [ kɔl ] verb *** ▸ 1 ask/tell someone to come ▸ 2 shout to someone ▸ 3 telephone someone ▸ 4 describe someone/something ▸ 5 use a name for someone/something ▸ 6 say/announce something loudly ▸ 7 organize something ▸ 8 of animals ▸ 9 say… …

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  • 109move — [[t]mu͟ːv[/t]] ♦ moves, moving, moved 1) V ERG When you move something or when it moves, its position changes and it does not remain still. [V n prep/adv] She moved the sheaf of papers into position... [V n prep/adv] You can move the camera both… …

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  • 110give — 1 verb past tense gavepast participle given PROVIDE/SUPPLY 1 (T) to provide or supply someone with something: give sb sth: Researchers were given a 10,000 grant to continue their work. | Can you give me a ride to the office on Tuesday? | He went… …

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