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Words and sentences
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what
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- Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- Which.
- Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
- Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
- Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
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do
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- A syntactic marker.
- A syntactic marker.
- A syntactic marker.
- A syntactic marker.
- To perform; to execute.
- (obsolete) To cause, make (someone) (do something).
- To suffice.
- To be reasonable or acceptable.
- To have (as an effect).
- To fare, perform (well or poorly).
- To fare, perform (well or poorly).
- To have as one's job.
- To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).
- To cook.
- To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.
- To treat in a certain way.
- To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.
- (obsolete) To act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself.
- To spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)
- To impersonate or depict.
- To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
- (slang) To kill.
- (slang) To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.
- (informal) To punish for a misdemeanor.
- (slang) To have sex with. (See also do it)
- To cheat or swindle.
- To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.
- To finish.
- Used to form the present progressive of verbs.
- To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.
- (informal) To make or provide.
- (informal) To injure (one's own body part).
- To take drugs.
- To exist with a purpose or for a reason.
- (informal) To drive a vehicle at a certain speed, especially in regard to a speed limit.
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you
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- The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
- (colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
- The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
- The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
- The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
- (colloquial) A person's favorite sports team.
- Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
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advise
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- To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
- To recommend; to offer as advice.
- To give information or notice to; to inform or counsel; — with of before the thing communicated.
- To consider, to deliberate.
- (obsolete) To look at, watch; to see.
- (obsolete) To consult (with).
- To deliver judgment after a case has been reserved for further consideration.
