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DICTIONARYOf wordsand phrases12,000 Words, Idioms, andPhrasal Verbs for Travelersand LearnersEditor-in-Chief Richard A. Spears, Ph.D.Chicago New York San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico CityMilan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney TorontoContentsIntroduction viiHow to Use This Dictionary ixUseful Spelling Rules xiLists of Words xviiAbbreviations and Symbols xxxiPronunciation xxxiiEntries 1vFor more information about this title, click here.Copyright 2003 by The McGraw.-Hill Companies, IncClick Here for Terms of Use.This page intentionally left blank.Introduction NTC’s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases is for personswho are seeking to improve their ability to speak, read, write,and understand American English. It is a small, portable dictionarythat will help learners with spelling, pronunciation, parts of speech, meaning, irregular forms, and the appropriateuse of 12,000 common words and phrases.This dictionary defines words using the smallest possiblevocabulary, but when it is necessary, additional words are usedto define difficult concepts. In many cases, more than one definitionis given, so the learner has additional help in figuringout the meaning of a word or expression.Phrases are entered in the dictionary in their normal alphabetical
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 positions. Phrases are also indexed within the dictionary by means of cross-references. A cross-reference to each phrase is found at the entry of each non-initial, major wordin the phrase. Thus, after account we find the cross-references:→cook the accounts→give a good account of oneself →savings account→turn something to good accountThese cross-references enable a reader who can’t remember an exact phrase to find it just by looking up one of the phrase’s key words.viiCopyright 2003 by The McGraw.-Hill Companies, IncClick Here for Terms of Use.This page intentionally left blank.How to Use This DictionaryMany of the entry words in the dictionary have more than onesense. Please study all the relevant senses to make sure you havefound the right one. Nominals (n.) that do not follow the regular spelling or  pronunciation rules in the formation of the plural are markedirreg., and the form of the plural is given in the entry. Verbs(tv., iv.) that do not follow the regular rules for the formationof the past tense and past participle are marked irreg., and the proper forms are given in the entry. The comparative andsuperlative forms of adjectives (adj.) and adverbs (adv.) arelisted when there are forms—as with red, redder, reddest—thatreplace, or that exist in addition to, the comparatives andsuperlatives formed with more and most. After many of thedefinitions, you will find comments, enclosed in parentheses,containing further information about the entry word.Keep in mind that the goal in using a monolingual learner’sdictionary is not only to find the meanings of specific words, but also to develop the skills needed to acquire new words andsenses of words from their actual use in context.ixCopyright 2003 by The McGraw.-Hill Companies, IncClick Here for Terms of Use.
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This page intentionally left blank.Useful Spelling RulesThe following basic spelling rules equip the learner to createand identify the most important derived and inflected formsof regular English nouns and verbs.Words that have important irregular forms that do not followthese rules are identified in the dictionary.Regular Verb Forms Note: Many verbs that have irregular past-tense forms or irregular past participles nevertheless form the present tenseand the present participle regularly.For the third-person singular (the form used with he, she, it,and singular nouns) in the present tense: _ Add -s to the bare verb. If the bare verb ends in y preceded by a consonant, change y to ie and then add -s. If the bareverb ends in s, z, x, ch, or sh, add -es.like > Bill likescry > the baby crieswalk > Anne walks buy > the man buyscarry > a truck carriesfix > she fixes pass > it passesnotify > he notifiescatch > she catchesxiCopyright 2003 by The McGraw.-Hill Companies, IncClick Here for Terms of Use.For the past tense and the past participle: _ Add -ed to the bare verb. If the bare verb ends in y preceded by a consonant, change y to i before adding -ed. If the bareverb ends in e, just add -d.walk > walkedlike > liked judge > judgedtry > triedcarry > carried
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