Dictionary for word forms

Definitions of word form

  1. noun

    the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

    synonyms:

    descriptor, form, signifier

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    plural, plural form

    the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

    singular, singular form

    the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton

    ghost word

    a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error

    base, radical, root, root word, stem, theme

    (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

    etymon, root

    a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

    citation form, entry word, main entry word

    the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary

    abbreviation

    a shortened form of a word or phrase

    acronym

    a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name

    apocope

    abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds

    type of:

    word

    a unit of language that native speakers can identify

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Noun: word form  wurd form

  1. (linguistics) the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
    — form, signifier, descriptor

Derived forms: word forms

Type of: word

Encyclopedia: Word form

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noun

external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.

the shape of a thing or person.

a body, especially that of a human being.

a dummy having the same measurements as a human body, used for fitting or displaying clothing: a dressmaker’s form.

something that gives or determines shape; a mold.

a particular condition, character, or mode in which something appears: water in the form of ice.

the manner or style of arranging and coordinating parts for a pleasing or effective result, as in literary or musical composition: a unique form for the novel.

Fine Arts.

  1. the organization, placement, or relationship of basic elements, as lines and colors in a painting or volumes and voids in a sculpture, so as to produce a coherent image; the formal structure of a work of art.
  2. three-dimensional quality or volume, as of a represented object or anatomical part.
  3. an object, person, or part of the human body or the appearance of any of these, especially as seen in nature: His work is characterized by the radical distortion of the human form.

any assemblage of things of a similar kind constituting a component of a group, especially of a zoological group.

Crystallography. the combination of all the like faces possible on a crystal of given symmetry.

due or proper shape; orderly arrangement of parts; good order.

Philosophy.

  1. the structure, pattern, organization, or essential nature of anything.
  2. structure or pattern as distinguished from matter.
  3. (initial capital letter)Platonism. idea (def. 7c).
  4. Aristotelianism. that which places a thing in its particular species or kind.

Logic. the abstract relations of terms in a proposition, and of propositions to one another.

a set, prescribed, or customary order or method of doing something.

a set order of words, as for use in religious ritual or in a legal document: a form for initiating new members.

a document with blank spaces to be filled in with particulars before it is executed: a tax form.

a typical document to be used as a guide in framing others for like cases: a form for a deed.

a conventional method of procedure or behavior: society’s forms.

a formality or ceremony, often with implication of absence of real meaning: to go through the outward forms of a religious wedding.

procedure according to a set order or method.

conformity to the usages of society; formality; ceremony: the elaborate forms prevalent in the courts of renaissance kings.

procedure or conduct, as judged by social standards: Such behavior is very bad form.Good form demands that we go.

manner or method of performing something; technique: The violin soloist displayed tremendous form.

physical condition or fitness, as for performing: a tennis player in peak form.

Grammar.

  1. a word, part of a word, or group of words forming a construction that recurs in various contexts in a language with relatively constant meaning.Compare linguistic form.
  2. a particular shape of such a form that occurs in more than one shape. In I’m, ‘m is a form of am.
  3. a word with a particular inflectional ending or other modification. Goes is a form of go.

Linguistics. the shape or pattern of a word or other construction (distinguished from substance).

Building Trades. temporary boarding or sheeting of plywood or metal for giving a desired shape to poured concrete, rammed earth, etc.

a grade or class of pupils in a British secondary school or in certain U.S. private schools: boys in the fourth form.

British. a bench or long seat.

British Informal. a criminal record: She didn’t want to believe that her own mother had form.

Also British, forme. Printing. an assemblage of types, leads, etc., secured in a chase to print from.

verb (used with object)

to construct or frame.

to make or produce.

to serve to make up; serve as; compose; constitute: The remaining members will form the program committee.

to frame (ideas, opinions, etc.) in the mind.

to contract or develop (habits, friendships, etc.).

to give a particular form or shape to; fashion in a particular manner: Form the dough into squares.

to mold or develop by discipline or instructions: The sergeant’s job was to form boys into men.

Grammar.

  1. to make (a derivation) by some grammatical change: The suffix “-ly” forms adverbs from adjectives.
  2. to have (a grammatical feature) represented in a particular shape: English forms plurals in “-s”.

Military. to draw up in lines or in formation.

verb (used without object)

to take or assume form.

to be formed or produced: Ice began to form on the window.

to take a particular form or arrangement: The ice formed in patches across the window.

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Origin of form

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English forme, from Old French, from Latin forma “form, figure, model, mold, sort,” Medieval Latin: “seat”

synonym study for form

1. Form, figure, outline, shape refer to an appearance that can be recognized. Form, figure, and shape are often used to mean an area defined by contour without regard to other identifying qualities, as color or material. Outline refers to the line that delimits a form, figure, or shape: the outline of a hill. Form often includes a sense of mass or volume: a solid form. Shape may refer to an outline or a form: an “S” shape; a woman’s shape. Figure often refers to a form or shape determined by its outline: the figure eight. Form and shape may also be applied to abstractions: the shape or form of the future. Form is applied to physical objects, mental images, methods of procedure, etc.; it is a more inclusive term than either shape or figure : the form of a cross, of a ceremony, of a poem.

OTHER WORDS FROM form

form·a·ble, adjectiveform·a·bly, adverbhalf-formed, adjectivemis·form, verb

mis·formed, adjectivenon·form, nounnon·form·ing, adjectiveo·ver·formed, adjectiveself-formed, adjectivesem·i·formed, adjectivesub·form, nounun·der·form, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH form

form , forum

Words nearby form

forky, Forlì, forlorn, forlorn hope, for love or money, form, formability, formal, formal cause, formaldehyde, formal equivalence

Other definitions for form (2 of 2)

a combining form meaning “having the form of”: cruciform.

Origin of -form

From the Latin suffix -fōrmis

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Words related to form

design, fashion, mode, model, pattern, plan, scheme, structure, style, system, condition, object, shape, thing, behavior, law, manner, method, practice, process

How to use form in a sentence

  • This form of discrimination is against Google’s own personalized advertising policy.

  • If you truly believe in love in all its forms, strive to be as sweet and kind as possible, and like nice things, you’re a Charlotte.

  • In a tweet yesterday, Google announced lead form extensions for Search, Video, and Discovery ads.

  • Previously in beta, Google Ads announced its updated lead form extension which pops up a form directly from a click on an ad in search, Video, and Discovery.

  • The league already has called off the NFL scouting combine, at least in its traditional form in Indianapolis.

  • The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.

  • I mean, physically, mentally, you know, in every way, shape, and form.

  • And with regular clients that see him at least twice a month, relationships inevitably form.

  • I ask Atefeh and Monir if they see dancing as a form of income in the future, a potential career.

  • But probably because we co-edited the Deadline Artists anthologies with our friend Jesse Angelo, we feel a fidelity to the form.

  • Practise gliding in the form of inflection, or slide, from one extreme of pitch to another.

  • The supernaturalist alleges that religion was revealed to man by God, and that the form of this revelation is a sacred book.

  • Arches more graceful in form, or better fitted to defy the assaults of time, I have never seen.

  • As company after company appeared, we were able to form a pretty exact estimate of their numbers.

  • And remember it is by our hypothesis the best possible form and arrangement of that lesson.

British Dictionary definitions for form (1 of 3)

noun

the shape or configuration of something as distinct from its colour, texture, etc

the particular mode, appearance, etc, in which a thing or person manifests itselfwater in the form of ice; in the form of a bat

a type or kindimprisonment is a form of punishment

  1. a printed document, esp one with spaces in which to insert facts or answersan application form
  2. (as modifier)a form letter

physical or mental condition, esp good condition, with reference to ability to performoff form

the previous record of a horse, athlete, etc, esp with regard to fitness

British slang a criminal record

style, arrangement, or design in the arts, as opposed to content

a fixed mode of artistic expression or representation in literary, musical, or other artistic workssonata form; sonnet form

a mould, frame, etc, that gives shape to something

organized structure or order, as in an artistic work

education, mainly British a group of children who are taught together; class

manner, method, or style of doing something, esp with regard to recognized standards

behaviour or procedure, esp as governed by custom or etiquettegood form

formality or ceremony

a prescribed set or order of words, terms, etc, as in a religious ceremony or legal document

philosophy

  1. the structure of anything as opposed to its constitution or content
  2. essence as opposed to matter
  3. (often capital) (in the philosophy of Plato) the ideal universal that exists independently of the particulars which fall under itSee also Form
  4. (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the constitution of matter to form a substance; by virtue of this its nature can be understood

British a bench, esp one that is long, low, and backless

the nest or hollow in which a hare lives

a group of organisms within a species that differ from similar groups by trivial differences, as of colour

linguistics

  1. the phonological or orthographic shape or appearance of a linguistic element, such as a word
  2. a linguistic element considered from the point of view of its shape or sound rather than, for example, its meaning

taxonomy a group distinguished from other groups by a single characteristic: ranked below a variety

verb

to give shape or form to or to take shape or form, esp a specified or particular shape

to come or bring into existencea scum formed on the surface

to make, produce, or construct or be made, produced, or constructed

to construct or develop in the mindto form an opinion

(tr) to train, develop, or mould by instruction, discipline, or example

(tr) to acquire, contract, or developto form a habit

(tr) to be an element of, serve as, or constitutethis plank will form a bridge

(tr) to draw up; organizeto form a club

Derived forms of form

formable, adjective

Word Origin for form

C13: from Old French forme, from Latin forma shape, model

British Dictionary definitions for form (2 of 3)

noun

(in the philosophy of Plato) an ideal archetype existing independently of those individuals which fall under it, supposedly explaining their common properties and serving as the only objects of true knowledge as opposed to the mere opinion obtainable of matters of factAlso called: Idea

British Dictionary definitions for form (3 of 3)

adj combining form

having the shape or form of or resemblingcruciform; vermiform

Word Origin for -form

from New Latin -formis, from Latin, from fōrma form

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Other Idioms and Phrases with form

In addition to the idiom beginning with form

  • form an opinion

also see:

  • run to form
  • true to form

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. word form — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; «the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached»

linguistics — the scientific study of language

word — a unit of language that native speakers can identify; «words are the blocks from which sentences are made»; «he hardly said ten words all morning»

plural, plural form — the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

ghost word — a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error

root word, stem, root, theme, radical, base — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; «thematic vowels are part of the stem»

etymon, root — a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

abbreviation — a shortened form of a word or phrase

acronym — a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name

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Wordreference is a very useful dictionary that allows you to see different usages of a single word depending on the context. Though it won’t show you the alternative form of the word when it’s an adjective, adverb, verb by adding a prefix (or removing one), it does show when a word is x part of the speech in a sentence. Take a look at short:

adj.
having little length or height:
the shortest boy in class.

adv.
abruptly or suddenly:
to stop short.

n. [countable]
something short.

v.
to form a short circuit (in): [ ~ + obj]:

It shows different meanings of the word depending on the context, however, it won’t show that shortly is simply the adjective short + -ly. Then again short (adv.) =/= shortly (adv.)

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Formal and Informal words list in English Pdf!

What are formal and informal Words?

Formal Language is like formal dress, in the formal language you have to be careful with words, and you have to choose words with respect. You cannot use the word ‘Ask’ in formal language because it is an informal word. You have to be a bit polite in formal language and vocabulary words, rather you can use ‘Inquire’ which is more formal than ‘ask’.

Informal Language is the language you speak with your friend’s circle. It is used in conversation with your family and friends, informal words are also respectful words, but they are less polite as compared to formal words.

Related: List of Formal Words in English

Formal and Informal words list in English

Here is the list of common 1000 Formal and Informal Words:

Informal  –>  Formal

  • Ask  –>  Enquire
  • Ask for  –>  Request
  • Book  –>  Reserve
  • Check  –>  Verify
  • Get  –>  Receive
  • Help  –>  Assist
  • Need  –>  Request
  • Say sorry  –>  Apologies
  • Start/ Begin  –>  Commence
  • End  –>  Terminate/ Finish
  • Try  –>  Endeavour
  • Deal with  –>  Handle
  • Tell  –>  Inform
  • Wait for  –>  Await
  • Fight  –>  Combat
  • Use/Eat  –>  Consume
  • Go  –>  Depart
  • Tough  –>  Difficult
  • Small  –>  Diminutive
  • Explain  –>  Disclose
  • Set out  –>  Display
  • Throw out  –>  Eject
  • Old  –>  Elderly
  • Say  –>  Express
  • Afraid  –>  Fearful
  • In the end  –>  Finally
  • Lucky  –>  Fortunate
  • But  –>  However
  • Wrong  –>  Incorrect
  • Go up  –>  Increase
  • Cheap  –>  Inexpensive
  • At first  –>  Initially
  • Mad  –>  Insane
  • Bright/smart  –>  Intelligent
  • Big/Large  –>  Enormous
  • Right  –>  Correct
  • A bit  –>  A little
  • Away  –>  Absent
  • Speed up  –>  Accelerate
  • Okay, ok  –>  Acceptable
  • Help  –>  Aid/ Assist
  • Let  –>  Allow
  • Call off  –>  Cancel
  • Friendly  –>  Amiable

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formal and informal words pdf

  • Expect  –>  Anticipate
  • Seem  –>  Appear
  • Climb  –>  Ascend
  • Beat up  –>  Assault
  • Fall out  –>  Quarrel
  • Eager  –>  Avid
  • Stop  –>  Cease
  • Dare  –>  Challenge
  • Kids  –>  Children
  • Settle for  –>  Choose
  • Round  –>  Circular
  • Pick up  –>  Collect
  • Think of  –>  Conceive
  • Link up  –>  Connect
  • Think about  –>  Consider
  • Build  –>  Construct
  • Refer to  –>  Consult
  • Hurt  –>  Damage, harm
  • Go down  –>  Decrease
  • Want/ hope   –>  Desire
  • Lack   –>  Deficiency
  • Show  –>  Demonstrate
  • Brave  –>  Courageous
  • Pin down  –>  Determine
  • Put/ set down  –>  Deposit
  • Throw away  –>  Discard
  • Make out  –>  Discern
  • Talk about  –>  Discuss/consider
  • Give out  –>  Distribute
  • Give  –>  Donate
  • Remove  –>  Eliminate
  • Imagine  –>  Envisage
  • Break out  –>  Erupt
  • Get out  –>  Escape
  • Avoid  –>  Evade
  • Go through  –>  Examine
  • Make up  –>  Fabricate
  • Test  –>  Experiment
  • Ease  –>  Facilitate
  • Come after  –>  Follow
  • Sick  –>  Ill
  • Ask out  –>  Invite
  • Go away  –>  Leave/ depart
  • At once  –>  Immediately
  • Free  –>  Liberate
  • Deal with  –>  Manage
  • Bad  –>  Negative
  • Look into  –>  Investigate
  • Chance  –>  Opportunity
  • See  –>  Perceive
  • Happy  –>  Pleased
  • Give up  –>  Quit
  • Older  –>  Senior
  • Use  –>  Utilize
  • Enough  –>  Sufficient
  • End  –>  Terminate
  • Empty  –>  Vacant
  • Rich  –>  Wealthy
  • Mend  –>  Repair
  • Idea  –>  Notion

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formal and informal language

  • Mainly  –>  Principally
  • See  –>  Observe
  • Leave out  –>  Omit
  • Go against  –>  Oppose
  • Hungry  –>  Famished
  • Childish  –>  Immature
  • Maybe  –>  Perhaps
  • Good  –>  Positive
  • Give  –>  Provide
  • Buy  –>  Purchase
  • Say no  –>  Reject
  • Free  –>  Release
  • Look for  –>  Seek
  • Choose  –>  Select
  • Get by  –>  Survive
  • So  –>  Therefore
  • Put up with  –>  Tolerate
  • Block  –>  Undermine
  • Catch up  –>  Understand
  • Sight  –>  Vision
  • Young  –>  Youthful
  • Get  –>  Obtain
  • Need  –>  Require
  • Pay back  –>  Repay
  • Live  –>  Reside
  • Point out  –>  Indicate
  • Find out  –>  Learn/Discover
  • Get away  –>  Elude
  • Come in  –>  Enter
  • Lively  –>  Energetic
  • Clear  –>  Transparent
  • Whole  –>  Entire/Complete
  • Blow up  –>  Explode
  • Break down  –>  Fail/Collapse
  • Hopeless  –>  Futile
  • Hit out at  –>  Criticise
  • Tired  –>  Exhausted/ Fatigued
  • Clothes  –>  Garment
  • Go before  –>  Precede
  • Thanks  –>  Gratitude
  • Hurry  –>  Haste, hasten
  • Funny  –>  Humorous, amusing
  • Better –> Improved
  • Dim  –>  Indistinct
  • Worse  –>  Inferior
  • Put in  –>  Insert
  • Bring in  –>  Introduce
  • Make up  –>  Invent
  • Kidding  –>  Jesting
  • Naked  –>  Nude
  • Childish  –>  Infantile
  • A lot of  –>  Numerous
  • Stubborn  –>  Obstinate
  • Danger  –>  Peril
  • Put off  –>  Postpone
  • Here  –>  Present
  • Keep  –>  Preserve
  • Go ahead  –>  Proceed
  • Go after  –>  Pursue
  • Anyways  –>  Nevertheless
  • Let  –>  Permit
  • Sweat  –>  Perspiration
  • Look at  –>  Regard
  • Laid back  –>  Relaxed
  • Take out  –>  Remove
  • Rack up  –>  Accumulate
  • Over  –>  At an end

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formal and informal language

  • Good looking  –>  Attractive
  • Good for  –>  Beneficial
  • By  –>  By means of
  • Lead to  –>  Cause
  • Complex  –>  Convoluted
  • Go out of  –>  Exit
  • Death  –>  Demise
  • Break off  –>  Suspend/adjourn
  • Also  –>  In addition, additionally
  • Wood  –>  Timber
  • Describe  –>  Depict
  • Go on  –>  Continue
  • In charge of  –>  Responsible
  • Enjoyment  –>  Gratification
  • Dirty/ polluted  –>  Contaminated
  • Again & again  –>  Repeatedly
  • Marvelous  –>  Exceptional
  • Really big  –>  Considerable
  • Can  –>  Is capable of
  • Fork out   –>  Pay (money)
  • Talk into  –>  Persuade
  • Come up to  –>  Reach/attain
  • Iron out  –>  Solve/overcome
  • Next/later  –>  Subsequently
  • Try out  –>  Test
  • Call on  –>  Visit
  • Drop out of  –>  Withdraw (from)
  • Look up to  –>  Respect
  • Look like  –>  Resemble
  • Job  –>  Occupation
  • Dad  –>  Father
  • Boss  –>  Employer
  • Avoid –> Evade
  • Also In  –> Addition,
  • Ask –> Enquire
  • Afraid –>  Fearful
  • At First –>  Initially
  • Ask For –>  Request
  • Again & Again   –> Repeatedly
  • A Bit  –> A Little
  • Avoid –>  Evade
  • Anyway  –> Nevertheless
  • Ask Out –> Invite
  • Away  –> Absent
  • At Once  –> Immediately
  • A Lot Of  –> Numerous

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list of formal and informal words

  • Bright/smart –>  Intelligent
  • Buy  –> Purchase
  • Build  –> Construct
  • But  –> However
  • Bad  –> Negative
  • Beat up –>  Assault
  • Break out  –> Erupt
  • Block  –> Undermine
  • Blow up –>  Explode
  • Boss  –> Employer
  • Brave –>  Courageous
  • Better –>  Improved
  • Big/Large –>  Enormous
  • Bring in –>  Introduce
  • Break off  –> Suspend/adjourn
  • Break down –>  Fail/Collapse
  • Check  –> Verify
  • Come after  –> Follow
  • Choose –>  Select
  • Clear  –> Transparent
  • Come in  –> Enter
  • Call off  –> Cancel
  • Complex  –> Convoluted
  • Call on –>  Visit
  • Childish  –> Infantile
  • Chance –>  Opportunity
  • Cheap  –> Inexpensive
  • Can Is  –> capable of
  • Come up  –> to Reach/attain
  • Climb –>  Ascend
  • Clothes  –> Garment
  • Dirty/ polluted  –> Contaminated
  • Danger  –> Peril
  • Dare  –> Challenge
  • Dad  –> Father
  • Describe –>  Depict
  • Deal with –>  Handle
  • Dim  –> Indistinct
  • Death –>  Demise
  • Deal  –> with Manage
  • Drop out  –> of Withdraw (from)
  • End  –> Terminate/ Finish
  • Ease  –> Facilitate
  • Eager –>  Avid
  • Expect  –> Anticipate
  • Enough  –> Sufficient
  • Explain  –> Disclose
  • End  –> Terminate
  • Empty  –> Vacant
  • Enjoyment  –> Gratification

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list of formal and informal words

  • friendly  –> Amiable
  • Free  –> Liberate
  • Fork out  –> Pay (money)
  • Fall out –>  Quarrel
  • Fight  –> Combat
  • Get  –> Receive
  • Get out  –> Escape
  • Go  –> Depart
  • Go before –>  Precede
  • Go after  –> Pursue
  • Good looking  –> Attractive
  • Give –>  Donate
  • Go down  –> Decrease
  • Go through –>  Examine
  • Good for –>  Beneficial
  • Go ahead  –> Proceed
  • Go up  –> Increase
  • Go on  –> Continue
  • Go out of  –> Exit
  • Give up –>  Quit
  • Get away –>  Elude
  • Go away –>  Leave/ depart
  • Give out –>  Distribute
  • Go against –>  Oppose
  • Get  –> Obtain
  • Good  –> Positive
  • Get by –>  Survive

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  • Hit out at  –> Criticise
  • Hungry –>  Famished
  • Here  –> Present
  • Help –>  Assist
  • Hopeless –>  Futile
  • Happy  –> Pleased
  • Hurry  –> Haste, hasten
  • Hurt  –> Damage
  • Idea  –> Notion
  • Imagine –>  Envisage
  • In charge of –>  Responsible
  • Iron out  –> Solve/overcome
  • Job  –> Occupation
  • Keep –>  Preserve
  • Kidding  –> Jesting
  • Kids  –> Children
  • Look up to –>  Respect
  • Look at –>  Regard
  • Lucky  –> Fortunate
  • Lead to –>  Cause
  • Let  –> Allow
  • Lucky –>  Fortunate
  • Lack  –> Deficiency
  • Look for  –> Seek
  • Let  –> Permit
  • Live –>  Reside
  • Leave out  –> Omit
  • Look like –>  Resemble
  • Lively  –> Energetic
  • Laid back –>  Relaxed
  • Live  –> Reside
  • Look into –>  Investigate
  • Make up –>  Fabricate
  • Mainly –>  Principally
  • Mad  –> Insane
  • Maybe  –> Perhaps
  • Mend  –> Repair
  • Marvelous –>  Exceptional
  • Need  –> Require
  • Naked  –> Nude
  • Next/later  –> Subsequently
  • Old  –> Elderly
  • Over At an  –> end
  • Okay, ok –>  Acceptable
  • Older –>  Senior
  • Put off  –> Postpone
  • Pay back –>  Repay
  • Put/ set down –>  Deposit
  • Pin down –>  Determine
  • Put in  –> Insert
  • Pick up  –> Collect
  • Put up with  –> Tolerate
  • Point out  –> Indicate

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  • Really big –>  Considerable
  • Remove  –> Eliminate
  • Rack up –>  Accumulate
  • Refer to  –> Consult
  • Rich  –> Wealthy
  • Round  –> Circular
  • Right  –> Correct
  • Show  –> Demonstrate
  • Speed up  –> Accelerate
  • Stop  –> Cease
  • Set up  –> Establish
  • Sick –>  ill
  • Stubborn  –> Obstinate
  • Start/ Begin  –> Commence
  • Shorten  –> Decrease
  • Settle for  –> Choose
  • Say no –>  Reject
  • Small –>  Diminutive
  • See –>  Observe
  • So –>  Therefore
  • Sight –>  Vision
  • Seem  –> Appear
  • Set out  –> Display
  • Seem  –> Appear
  • Sweat  –> Perspiration
  • Say sorry –>  Apologise
  • Say  –> Express
  • Talk into  –> Persuade
  • Tired –>  Exhausted/ Fatigued
  • Throw away  –> Discard
  • Take out –>  Remove
  • Test  –> Experiment
  • Thanks  –> Gratitude
  • Tough  –> Difficult
  • Try out  –> Test
  • Talk about  –> Discuss/consider
  • Throw  –> out Eject
  • Think of  –>  Conceive
  • Try  –> Endeavour
  • Think about –>  Consider
  • Tell  –> Inform
  • Use  –> Utilize
  • Wood  –> Timber
  • Want/ hope –>  Desire
  • Wrong –>  Incorrect
  • Wait for  –> Await
  • Want  –> Desire
  • Worse  –> Inferior
  • Whole –>  Entire/Complete
  • Young –>  Youthful

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