to make sb understand sth
31awake — 1 adjective (not before noun) 1 not sleeping: be awake: Are you awake? Julie whispered from the door. | Les shook her awake. | wide awake (=completely awake): The baby was wide awake at midnight. | keep sb awake (=prevent someone from sleeping):… …
32give somebody to believe (that) … — give sb to believe/understand (that)… idiom often passive (formal) to make sb believe/understand sth • I was given to understand that she had resigned. Main entry: ↑giveidiom …
33straight — 1 /streIt/ adverb 1 IN A STRAIGHT LINE moving in a straight line: straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc: The book is on the table straight in front of you. | She was looking straight at me. | We re stuck in the middle of the road with this truck …
34intimate — in|ti|mate1 [ˈıntımıt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(restaurant/meal/place)¦ 2¦(friends)¦ 3 intimate knowledge of something 4¦(private)¦ 5¦(sex)¦ 6 intimate link/connection etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: intime intimate (1600 1700), from Latin intimus;… …
35drive something home (to somebody) — drive sth ˈhome (to sb) idiom to make sb understand or accept sth by saying it often, loudly, angrily, etc • You will really need to drive your point home. Main entry: ↑driveidiom …
36awaken — a|wak|en [əˈweıkən] v formal [: Old English; Origin: awAcnian, from wAcnian; WAKEN] 1.) [I and T] to wake up or to make someone wake up ▪ She was awakened by a noise at two in the morning. ▪ Bill slept a little until he was awakened to take his… …
37awaken — verb formal 1 (T) if something awakens an emotion, it makes you suddenly begin to feel that emotion: We need to awaken a new faith in the hearts of non believers. 2 (I, T) to wake up or to make someone wake up: The noise outside awakened him.… …
38thought*/*/*/ — [θɔːt] noun I 1) [C] a word, idea, or image that comes into your mind a comforting/sobering/chilling thought[/ex] His mind was filled with thoughts of revenge.[/ex] She couldn t bear the thought of seeing him again.[/ex] The thought had crossed… …
39intimate — 1 adjective 1 FRIENDS having an extremely close relationship: intimate friends | be on intimate terms with: She s on intimate terms with important people in the government. 2 PRIVATE connected with very private or personal matters: Valerie always …
40get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …
