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a/e/. /e/ article
1 one or any: Would you like a drink? A dog has four legs. He's a teacher. 2 each, or for each: She phones her mother three times a week. This wine costs £4 a bottle.
a or an?
Before a word that starts with the sound of a, e, i, o or u, you use an, not a. Be care- ful! It is the sound that is important, not the spelling:
a box
a singer
a university
an apple
an hour an MP
abandon /ǝ'bændǝn/ verb (abandons, abandoning, abandoned/ǝ'bændǝnd/) 1 leave somebody or something com- pletely: He abandoned his car in the snow. 2 stop doing something before it is fin- ished: When the rain started, we aban- doned our game.
abbey/'æbi/ noun (plural abbeys)
a building where religious men or women (called monks and nuns) live or lived
abbreviate /a'bri:vient/ verb (abbrevi- ates, abbreviating, abbreviated)
make a word shorter by not saying or writ- ing some of the letters: The word 'tele- phone' is often abbreviated to 'phone'. abbreviation /ǝ'bri:vierfn/ noun a short form of a word: TV is an abbrevi- ation for 'television'.
Pability/ǝ'bilǝti/ noun (plural abilities)
the power and knowledge to do some- thing: She has the ability to pass the exam, but she must work harder.
able/'erbl/adjective
be able to have the power and know- ledge to do something: Will you be able to come to the party? Is Simon able to swim? Look at can.
aboard /a'bo:d/ adverb, preposition on or onto a ship, train, bus or an aero- plane: Are all the passengers aboard the ship? We went aboard the plane.
abolish/a'bolif/ verb (abolishes, abol-
ishing, abolished/a'bolift/)
stop or end something by law: The Amer- icans abolished slavery in 1863. abolition/æba'lifn/ noun (no plural) the abolition of hunting
about/a'baut/preposition, adverb
1 a little more or less than; a little before or after: She's about 50 years old. I ar- rived at about two o'clock.
2 of; on the subject of: a book about cats We talked about the problem. What
are you thinking about?
3 in or to different places or in different dir- ections: The children were running about in the garden. There were books lying about on the floor.
4 almost: Dinner is about ready.
5 in a place; here: Is your mother about? I want to speak to her.
be about to be going to do something very soon: The film is about to start. above /ǝ'bлv/preposition, adverb
1 in or to a higher place; higher than somebody or something: I looked up at the sky above. My bedroom is above the kitchen. There is a picture on the wall above the fireplace. picture on page
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2 more than a number or price: children aged ten and above
above all more than any other thing; what is most important: He's handsome and intelligent and, above all, he's kind! abroad /ǝ'brɔ:d/adverb
in or to another country: Are you going abroad this summer? She lives abroad. absence/absǝns/ noun (no plural)
a time when a person or thing is not there: I am doing Julie's job in her absence.
absent /'æbsǝnt/ adjective
not there; away: He was absent from work yesterday because he was ill. absolute/'absǝlu:t/ adjective
complete: I've never played chess before. I'm an absolute beginner. absolutely adverb
completely: You're absolutely right.