English English Dictionary

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to do something in English:

1. get up to get up to


What did you get up to?

2. agree agree


We agree.
I agree on an emotional level, but on the pragmatic level I disagree.
If you agree to buy 3,000 of them, we'll give you a 3 percent discount.
I was unwilling to agree to the proposal, but it seemed that I had no choice.
I agree with the ban in principle, but in practice it will be extremely difficult.
By signing a contract, you agree to certain terms and conditions.
Britain was in no hurry to agree on a peace treaty.
When we hear of a divorce we assume that it was caused by the inability of those two people to agree upon fundamentals.
While they don't agree, they continue to be friends.
It is impossible, you know, to make him agree.
Therefore, for any text you hold the copyright to, by submitting it, you agree to license it under the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0 (fr).
Most students agree with the proposal, and made a list of arguments in favour of it.
He nodded as much as to say, I agree.
Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her. "Thought you'd agree."
If you would agree to answer some of the questions below, I would be extremely grateful.

English word "to do something"(agree) occurs in sets:

Verb patterns

3. refuse refuse


She will probably refuse to follow his advice, because she doesn't like him.
Tom didn't have the courage to refuse to do what Mary asked him to do.
Never choose a vocation just because your friends are in it, nor refuse another just because your worst enemy is in it.
Don't refuse me.
Most people will refuse to admit they've made a mistake.
This noise is something which I refuse to put up with.
When Sony came back with a 2 billion bid, CBS could not refuse.
When children are ordered to do a certain thing by such adult standards, they frequently refuse to follow the instructions for no other reason than that they have been told to do so.
1. That's an offer I can't refuse. / 2. You know I can't refuse you anything.
The head teacher refused the students permission to have a party in the school hall.
(turn) My neighbour refused ... down the music and I had to call the police.
Even if they refuse, you can take a bottle of good wine with you.
no business will refuse to supply a good customer. she refused a cigarette
His request was refused.
She may well refuse to speak to you because she's in a very bad mood.

4. would like would like


I would like invite You
I would like to play computer games.
I would like to ask you a question/ I would like some tea.
Julia would like to meet you.
I would like to have a good dinner, good coffee with a cake.
I would like to go to Thailand. Would you like to go to Thailand.

5. choose choose


Choose one.
Those who choose not to read have no advantage over those who can't read.
If you want to sound like a native speaker, it's easier if you choose one dialect and stick with it. Native speakers don't usually mix dialects in everyday speaking.
The best way to really know a person is to see how he behaves when he is absolutely free to choose.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
The best thing in the world for a man is to choose a good wife, the worst being to mistakenly choose an ill-suited one.
Would you send, by real mail, some brochures that will help me to choose a hotel?
One of the important differences between Japanese and Americans is that Japanese tend to choose a safe course in life, while Americans choose to explore and challenge life.
When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.
Those who choose to retire can do so as early as sixty-two, although starting to draw their Social Security distributions at that age would mean that the payments would be reduced by twenty percent.
Choose three words or phrases relating to your topic that other students might find interesting and useful and present them to the class.
I was surprised to come across vending machines that sell cans of coffee, where you can even choose between hot and cold ones.

6. want want


I want.
If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.
You want answers to questions you shouldn't ask.
You may write in any language you want. On Tatoeba, all languages are equal.
We want an assistant, preferably someone with experience.
Tomorrow we go to school to sign up for the classes we want to take.
If you want to learn a foreign language well, you should speak that language with native speakers as often as you can.
Smaller classes mean a higher standard of education, and that's what we want for our kids.
Now that I am well again, I want to study space science in college.
I have a ball-point pen, but I want another.
You say you want to visit Tom? Why in the world would you want to do that?
You might want to come over and play poker with me and my friends next Friday evening.
Tom invited me to Mary's party even though she didn't want me there.
In any case I just want to make clear that the fact that these are not normal people.
I'm tired. I just want to go on the teacup ride and take it easy.

7. hope hope


Never lose hope.
This note summarizes some information that we hope to discuss at the meeting in San Francisco.
What did he tell you about his hope?
We're going to eat a lot tonight so I hope you're not on a diet.
We hope you will understand the difficult circumstances we're working under.
She was unable to completely give up her hope of marrying him.
As always, I could only hope the police wouldn't stop me.
Let us hope the world will never be on the brink of a nuclear war.
Since there are usually multiple websites on any given topic, I usually just click the back button when I arrive on any webpage that has pop-up advertising. I just go to the next page found by Google and hope for something less irritating.
I have been taking ballet lessons since I was three and hope to be a ballerina.
The meeting was called off as there was no hope of agreement on either side.
Hope of finding the child alive is fading rapidly.
I hope that the jet lag isn't going to disturb my sleep schedule too much.
I hope to soon know much more than a few sentences in Dutch.
I realize I may not be the most desirable man in the world, but I still hope you'll consider going out with me.

8. decide


Tom can't decide.
When you decide which plan you want, please notify us in writing.
Would you mind making an extra cup of coffee whenever you decide to have some?
If you decide to come to America, please let me know as soon as possible.
Let's decide what needs to be decided, then let's split into two teams, OK?
There are merits and demerits to both your opinions so I'm not going to decide right away which to support.
Whichever highway you decide on, it will be crowded with cars and trucks.
Here I decide, without hesitating, to take the alternative route.
We'll most likely go, but we'll decide once we see what the weather is like.
All are fated to die. However, you can't decide how and when you die.
If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
I had been at a loss as to what career to decide on, but your advice has helped me to see the light regarding my future.
Man plans things, but the gods decide.
If you ever decide to sell your old record collection, I want first dibs!

9. expect


Office managers expect accuracy, efficiency, and dedication.
I expect you can tell from the quoted text, but this is a book written in a colloquial style.
Don't expect anything.
I may be playing the devil's advocate, but I have to ask, what are we going to do if we don't get all the customers we expect?
Just what you'd expect of a young lady, you certainly weren't left to live as you pleased.
I don't understand how in the world they can take your stuff for safekeeping, but then the post office guy has the nerve to tell you "Sorry, we lost it" and expect that to be the end of it.
You can't seriously expect that they won't recognize you in that disguise. That lopsided, dime store moustache is a dead giveaway!
I have these little habits that show themselves when I least expect it, so I have to watch myself.
We cannot expect to have halcyon days until we get safely through the crucial period in life.
He's on the playground, surrounded by 12-year-olds twice a day, five times a week! How do you expect him to be mature?
I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so.
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
In addition, they expect you to be hardworking, driven and have an outgoing personality with the ability to build rapport quickly.
Air traffic controllers in France are on strike this week so expect a bit of trouble there.
The Venus de Milo is only what's to be expected if you will go on biting your nails.

10. manage


No matter how much you try to convince people that chocolate is vanilla, it'll still be chocolate, even though you may manage to convince yourself and a few others that it's vanilla.
Don't worry, I'll manage. / I tried many times and finally I managed.
I can't manage.
Japanese cameras, cars, and hi-fi equipment are used widely abroad, and few modern industries can manage without advanced electronic equipment developed in Japan.
Smokers are as aware as anybody else of the disadvantages of their hobby, but manage to live with that knowledge for two main reasons.
If speakers regularly mean something other than what they say, how is it that people manage to understand one another?
Although I broke test tubes and played about with chemicals for fun, I did occasionally manage to obey the teacher's instructions as well; repeating experiments that others had long ago undertaken.
As the proverb goes, “To manage a household and maintain relationships, you cannot do without money.”
When you use the last sheet, don't think: "The person after me will manage just fine."
I'm find it hard to manage my time, because I have so much to do.
I do not think it will come to that. I believe there are ways to manage the situation.
The other essential person you need to meet is Rosie, who manages the café.
utrzymać się How can anyone manage on such a low income? zarządzać He's no good at managing his money. Anyway, we managed to get there on time.
You make all the decisions on how to manage your business. To manage a business means to have control of how you run that business.
A prisoner is more obsessed with the idea of escaping than his warden by the idea of watching over him. Thus, a prisoner will always manage to escape.

11. afford


She affords cake and milk to our house. The round-the-world trip afforded me unforgettable experiences.
I never for a moment imagined I'd be able to afford to live in such a fancy house.
Whenever she goes shopping, she ends up buying more than she can afford.
I can afford
Don't get upset about small things. Try to think of things like a rich person who can afford not to argue.
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
We must consider the question of whether we can afford such huge sums for armaments.
By pooling their money, they were able to afford a new computer for the office.
It was a purchase which he could not possibly afford.
We don't give discounts, the woman said sternly. "Regardless how small. Now, please take off the suit if you can't afford it."
Since neither one of us could afford to take the other to the movies, we went Dutch.
I can't afford it. afford to pay something. affordable. be able to afford something
He took a job abroad with an insurance company and earned so much that he could afford to retire aged 37.
With his characteristic sense of humour he told our Japanese hosts that when he was growing up his family was poor and had to survive on rabbit meat but at least they could afford a fork! Mr.
B1 to have enough money to buy something or enough time to do something: I can't afford a new computer. [+ to do sth] Can we afford to go away? Can we afford it? (Czy stać nas na to?)

12. be allowed



13. arrange


to arrange
The party was arranged quickly.
Parents also arrange marriages, which is a polite way of saying that they sell or trade their children.
One problem is how the enterprises arrange posts for excellent female students, but another important point is whether the educational industry can grow and supply creative students needed for Japan's future.
There is one rule that works in every calamity. Be it pestilence, war, or famine, the rich get richer and poor get poorer. The poor even help arrange it.
The director used his power to arrange a special place in the cinema world.
Well, it seems he's paid off his debts, but how on Earth did he arrange that amount of money?
This was to arrange things so that I obtained the result already written in the textbooks.
We will arrange travel expenses for trips for research purposes, so go to whatever country you want to.
Now Marina was a romantic, she had not yet fallen into that passive state of mind which accepts that one should find a corner to live, anywhere, and then arrange one's whole life around it.
A special tour of the city centre was arranged.
Logistics Department arranges transport of products.
She's arranged the conference call for nine o'clock.
For their mum 50th birthday the arranged a dinner for the whole family at mum's favourite restaurant.
About the camp coming up, we'll prepare the food so could you arrange three cars?

14. attempt


It's my first attempt.
1. But, it- it was just our first attempt. / 2. Dylan, it was only your first attempt. / 3. You're confessing to the robbery and the murder attempt. / 4. Surely, you're not going to attempt this. / 5. I felt I should attempt one.
Charles Moore created Forth in an attempt to increase programmer productivity without sacrificing machine efficiency.
Despite the government's protection, he was the victim of an assassination attempt which killed him.
It is more time-efficient to do several tasks sequentially than attempt to do them simultaneously.
More recently, some hutongs have been designated as protected areas in an attempt to preserve this aspect of Chinese cultural history.
The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.
Excessive reliance on monetary policy an attempt to curb inflation could unnecessarily constrain credit and hence business.
For some reason it didn't go well, shot down at every attempt, and he led a sad "History of no girlfriend = Age" life.
Imogen of the Internet, in an attempt to save the earth, sketches exclusively in oekaki chatrooms instead of on paper.
They execute endless practice runs and then review their in‐flight decisions, attempting to hone their minds to select the best approach to any given scenario, particularly those that involve the use of deadly force.
What expression does she use to describe the act of attempting to start a conversation with someone
Barbara is attempting to run faster than ever, and I think she’s going to do it.
My brother just made an attempt on my life by offering me 1.5 kilos of licorice. He knows well that I'll die if I eat all that at once.

15. claim


He claimed that...
We want to claim damages. Lots of people claim to have seen alien space craft in the night sky, but we are still not sure if it's true.
One of our representatives will handle your claim.
The war claimed millions of lives. No terrorist attack in history had claimed so many lives.
I will be waiting for you at baggage claim.
The President cannot make clouds to rain and cannot make the corn to grow, he cannot make business good; although when these things occur, political parties do claim some credit for the good things that have happened in this way.
The incumbent's rival is taking issue with the claim that crime was reduced by 50% under the current administration.
The only reason why Ferdinand Magellan could claim to be the first man to sail across all of the world's meridians was because Christopher Columbus had chosen to swim.
American Indians have a fair historical right to claim they got a raw deal from the government.
The claim of community involvement is just window dressing; City Hall will do what it wants to anyhow.
. It's strange that he didn't claim anything for damages. (To dziwne, że on nie domagał się niczego za zniszczenia.) She claims half of my estate. (Ona rości sobie prawo do połowy mojego majątku.)
I claim that the truth will always be reveiled. And it will always defend.
An employee shall be entitled to make a claim for repair of damage caused by the employer.
My mother-in-law is a stubborn and claim person.
Poland has a claim to Germany because Germany to destroy Poland during Second World War. I have a claim from My friends.

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