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English Online - Intermediate Unit 3
Vocabulary definitions for exercise 3
reach
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reach
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verb [T]
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to get to, to come to, to arrive at
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how to use
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reach a target, reach a sales
plan
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We didn't reach the sales plan last month
- we were $10,000 under. We must try to reach
our targets. Sales reached $4m last year.
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reduce
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red.uce
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verb [T]
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to make something lower in size or amount
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how to use
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reduce something; reduce costs, prices; reduce
by;
reduce something from... to ...
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We were forced to reduce our prices because
of fierce competition.
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remain
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re.main
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verb [I]
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to still exist or be available after everything
else has gone
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something remains; something remains after
something; something remains to be done
synonym: stay
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example
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There are three items remaining which we still
haven't discussed.
A few details remain to be discussed.
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decrease
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de.crease
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verb [I]
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[I] to became less; to move to a lower position
or level
[T] to make something lower in size or amount
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how to use
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[I] decrease in something, amount, size
synonym: fall
[I/T] decrease to an amount; decrease by
an amount
[T] synonym: drop, lower
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examples
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The company is near to bankruptcy. Its turnover
has decreased sharply over the last six months.
Sales have decreased by 10%.
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increase
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in.crease
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verb [T] [I]
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[T] to make something bigger in size
[I] to become bigger in size; opposite:
fall, drop, decrease
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how to use
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increase prices, sales; increase by an
amount; increase to
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[T] We want to increase sales by 10% this
year.
[I] Our transport costs are increasing
because of the rising price of petrol.
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a rise
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rise
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noun
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an increase in number, amount, price, value,
taxes, etc.
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how to use
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a rise in something, a price, sales
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examples
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The figures show a dramatic rise in sales
of the new product.
There was an increase in the price of petrol in
March.
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Practise this vocabulary
in exercise 3
Key to definitions:
verb [T]: transitive verb - a verb which must have an object, e.g.
He bought a book. Bought is a transitive verb, book is the object.
verb [I]: intransitive verb - a verb which cannot have an object, e.g.
He walked. Prices are rising. Walk and rise are intransitive
- there is no object.
Key to pronunciation: pay.ment
The word is divided into two parts, showing that there are two syllables.
The underlined syllable is the one which is stressed when the word
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