wanted (verb)

  • 91could do without — verb To say that something is not wanted because it makes the situation worse than it was, or is simply very annoying. I could do without the CEO coming today of all days. Ive got enough problems as it is! …

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  • 92dig in — verb a) To begin eating. I wanted to say grace before dinner, but the kids were already digging in. b) To make a burst of hard work. Ive got to dig in for a couple of weeks to secure my promotion …

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  • 93come — verb (past came; past participle come) 1》 move or travel towards or into a place near or familiar to the speaker.     ↘arrive.     ↘join in a specified activity: do you want to come fishing? 2》 occur; happen. 3》 occupy or achieve a specified… …

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  • 94give — verb (past gave; past participle given) (usu. give something to or give someone something) 1》 freely transfer the possession of; cause to receive or have.     ↘communicate or impart (a message).     ↘commit, consign, or entrust.     ↘cause to… …

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  • 95hit — verb (hits, hitting, hit) 1》 direct a blow at with one s hand or a tool or weapon.     ↘accidentally strike (part of one s body) against something.     ↘(of a moving object or body) come into contact with (someone or something stationary) quickly …

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  • 96underproduce — verb 1》 produce less of (a commodity) than is wanted or needed. 2》 [often as adjective underproduced] record or produce (a song or film) in such a basic way that it appears rough or unfinished. Derivatives underproduction noun …

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  • 97achieve — verb 1 (T) to succeed in doing something good or getting the result you wanted, after trying hard for a long time: Women have yet to achieve full equality in the workplace. | Britain has achieved the highest rate of economic growth in Europe this …

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  • 98avenge — verb (T) literary to do something to hurt or punish someone because they have harmed or offended you: He wanted to avenge his brother s death. avenger noun (C) …

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  • 99beat down phrasal — verb 1 (I) if the sun beats down, it shines very brightly and the weather is hot 2 (I) if the rain beats down, it is raining very hard 3 (transitive beat someone down) to persuade someone to reduce a price: beat sb down to sth: He wanted $4500… …

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  • 100break with sb/sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 to leave a group of people or an organization, especially because you have had a disagreement with them: break with sb/sth over sth: Powell broke with the Conservative Party over Europe. 2 break with tradition/the past to stop… …

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