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| abandon |
If you abandon a goal, a dream, or an activity, you give it up. You stop doing it or trying to achieve it. [1/3 definitions] |
| abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing. [1/2 definitions] |
| accommodate |
If people accommodate other people, they help them in a way that is different from how they usually do things. They adapt what they are doing so that they can help these particular people. [1/3 definitions] |
| acrobat |
An acrobat is a person who performs off the ground doing physical acts that take balance, skill, and strength. |
| act |
the process of doing something. [1/9 definitions] |
| active |
always doing something; busy; full of energy. [2/4 definitions] |
| activity |
the condition of being active or doing something. [2 definitions] |
| aerobics |
When people talk about aerobics, they are talking about ways of doing exercise that make the heart and lungs work a little bit hard. This working of the heart and lungs helps the body use oxygen better. Running, swimming, biking, and dancing are some forms of aerobics. |
| afford |
When you can afford to do something, it means that you can do it and there will be no harm or other serious result from doing it. [1/3 definitions] |
| agree |
When you agree to do something, you say yes to doing it. [1/5 definitions] |
| all at once |
If people are doing something all at once, they are doing it all at the same time. If people jump into a swimming pool all at once, they all jump in at the same time. If you put five sticks of gum in your mouth all at once, you put all of them in your mouth at the same time. You don't put them in one at a time. [1/2 definitions] |
| along |
When you go along with someone, you join them in doing something. [1/5 definitions] |
| alternate |
When you alternate with someone, you take turns doing something. One of you does it, then the other one does it, then you do it again, and so on. [1/7 definitions] |
| -ant |
a suffix that means causing or doing an action. [1/3 definitions] |
| anything |
If you like doing anything with your friends, it means that you like whatever you do with your friends. It doesn't matter which thing you do--you're always happy. If your brother will eat anything, it means he doesn't care what he eats. Maybe he will even eat bugs! [1/3 definitions] |
| approach |
An approach is a particular way of doing something or thinking about it. Different people often have different approaches to doing the same thing. [1/6 definitions] |
| arithmetic |
When you do arithmetic, you work with numbers to find answers to questions. When you add numbers together to find an answer, you are doing one kind of arithmetic. The other kinds are subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. |
| ashamed |
feeling shame or guilt for doing something wrong or foolish. [1/3 definitions] |
| aspire |
When you aspire to something, you have that thing as your goal. Some people aspire to getting a good a job, being famous, becoming a great athlete, helping other people, or doing something important in the world. |
| avoid |
When you avoid something, you keep away from it or keep from doing it. |
| award |
An award is a special prize that someone gets for doing something very good or important. The reason for giving an award to someone is to make that person feel special. The award might just be a piece of paper or a small statue, but it tells you and other people that you did something very good. An award is often given by someone like a teacher, a school principal, a special group, or a town leader. |
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