Word Book T-1 (1/5)
take - temporary →
take [(1) to put a hand or hands around something and hold it, often to move it to another place; (2) to carry something; (3) to seize; (4) to capture; (5) to begin to be in control]
Take this glass. (1)
They will take this with them. (2)
Did the policemen take the evidence? (3)
talk [(1) to express thoughts in spoken words; (2) a meeting for discussion]
tall [(1) higher than others; (2) opposite short]
tank [(1) a large container for holding liquids; (2) a heavy military vehicle with guns]
The tank moved into position and began shelling the town. (2)
target [any person or object aimed at or fired at]
taste [to sense through the mouth]
tax [the money a person or business must pay to the government so the government can provide services]
Federal taxes are due April 15th, unless you pay them earlier.
tea [a drink made from the plant of the same name]
teach [(1) to show how to do something; (2) to provide knowledge; (3) to cause to understand]
Will you teach me how to drive a car? (1)
team [a group organized for some purpose, often for sports]
tear [to pull apart, often by force]
tears [the fluid that comes out of the eyes while crying]
technical [(1) involving machines, processes and materials in industry, transportation and communications; (2) of or about a very special kind of subject or thing]
He has made many technical improvements in our factory. (1)
You need technical knowledge to understand how this system works. (2)
technology [the use of scientific knowledge and methods to produce goods and services]
She works at a company that designs communications technology.
telephone [a device or system for sending sounds, especially the voice, over distances]
telescope [a device for making objects that are far away appear closer and larger]
Space telescopes can see objects near the edge of our galaxy.
television [(1) a device that receives electronic signals and makes them into pictures and sounds; (2) the system of sending pictures and sounds by electronic signals over a distance so others can see and hear them on a receiver]
tell [(1) to give information; (2) to make known by speaking; (3) to command]
He will tell everyone how to get to the party. (1)
temperature [the measurement of heat and cold]
temporary [lasting only a short time]
