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  • 1reasonable — rea‧son‧a‧ble [ˈriːznəbl] adjective 1. fair and sensible: • The company maintained that its bills were reasonable. • The restaurant sells good food at reasonable prices (= prices that are not too high ) . • The law requires the employer to take …

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  • 2expect — ex|pect [ ık spekt ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to think that something will happen: We re expecting good weather this weekend. The trial is expected soon. expect that: Investors expect that the rate of inflation will rise. expect someone/something …

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  • 3expect */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈspekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms expect : present tense I/you/we/they expect he/she/it expects present participle expecting past tense expected past participle expected 1) a) to think that something will happen We re expecting good …

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  • 4reasonable — [[t]ri͟ːzənəb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED If you think that someone is fair and sensible you can say that they are reasonable. He s a reasonable sort of chap... Oh, come on, be reasonable. Ant: unreasonable Derived words: reasonably… …

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  • 5expect*/*/*/ — [ɪkˈspekt] verb [T] 1) to think that something will happen We re expecting good weather at the weekend.[/ex] As expected, the party was a great success.[/ex] I didn t really expect you to understand.[/ex] Investors expect that interest rates will …

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  • 6expect — /Ik spekt/ verb (T) 1 THINK STH WILL HAPPEN to think that something will happen because it seems likely or has been planned: expect (that): The troops expect the attack will come at dawn. | expect to do sth: The rent was much more than we had… …

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  • 7expect — ex|pect W1S1 [ıkˈspekt] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(think something will happen)¦ 2¦(demand)¦ 3¦(think somebody/something will arrive)¦ 4¦(think)¦ 5 be expecting (a baby) 6 what can/do you expect? 7 how do/can you expect ...? 8 I expect ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date …

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  • 8reasonable — rea|son|a|ble [ riznəbl ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is reasonable behaves in a sensible and fair way: RATIONAL: I ll come back when you re in a more reasonable mood. be reasonable: Come on, be reasonable I didn t mean to do it! a ) used about …

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  • 9reasonable */*/*/ — UK [ˈriːz(ə)nəb(ə)l] / US [ˈrɪz(ə)nəb(ə)l] adjective 1) a) someone who is reasonable behaves in a sensible and fair way I ll come back when you re in a more reasonable mood. be reasonable: Come on, be reasonable – I didn t mean to do it! b) used… …

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  • 10expect — verb ADVERB ▪ confidently ▪ She confidently expects to win. ▪ fully ▪ My parents fully expect us to get married. ▪ rightly …

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