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1. Slight knowledge of something or someone.
Thesaurus: knowledge, conversance, awareness, familiarity.
2. Someone whom one knows slightly.
Thesaurus: colleague, friend, neighbour. |
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1. To get, gain or develop something, especially through skill or effort.
Thesaurus: obtain, take, get, earn, gain, amass, appropriate, buy, earn, receive, gather, collect; Antonym: lose, dispense.
2. To achieve or reach (a reputation). |
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1. Said of a court or jury, etc: to declare a person accused of a crime to be innocent.
Thesaurus: exonerate, clear, absolve, free, reprieve, dismiss, liberate, release, excuse, vindicate; Antonym: convict.
Form: acquit someone of something (often) |
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1. To, at or on the other side of something.
Thesaurus: opposite (to), to the other side of, athwart, facing, in front of.
2. From one side of something to the other.
3. So as to cross something. |
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rather formal a speech or lecture.
the number or name of the house or building, and the name of the street and town, where a person lives or works.
to give one's attention to (a problem, etc).
to make a speech, give a lecture, etc to (a group of people).
to put the name, street, city, state, and zip code on an envelope |
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1. A public notice, announcement, picture, etc in a newspaper, on a wall in the street, etc, which tells about something.
Thesaurus: ad (slang), promotion, display, circular, handout, placard, handbill, propaganda, slang: plug, hype.
2. A short television film selling something. Often shortened to ad, advert.
Thesaurus: ad (slang), advert, commercial, commercial break. |
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| suggestions or opinions given to someone about what they should do in a particular situation. |
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| to give advice to someone. |
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to have an effect on someone or something.
unnatural behaviour or pretence which is intended to impress people.
not genuine; false or pretended.
a feeling of love or strong liking.
showing love or fondness. |
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1. To claim or declare something to be the case, usually without proof.
Thesaurus: claim, contend, maintain, state, assert, declare, depose, insist, profess. |
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