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***** [(1) to say good things about; (2) to approve]  

Spelling praise

Meaning (1): to say good things about
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Kelley's professor praised her test results. ケリーの教授は彼女の試験の結果を称賛した。

Meaning (2): to approve
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The father praised his son's decision. 父親は息子の決断を誉めた。

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***** [(1) to make a request to a god or spirit; (2) to praise a god or spirit]

Spelling pray

Meaning (1): to make a request to a god or spirit
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He prayed to ask God to forgive him for the terrible thing he had done. 彼は自分が行ったひどいことの許しを神に乞うために祈った。

Meaning (2): to praise a god or spirit
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She prayed to give thanks to God for healing her son. 彼女は自分の息子(の病気)が治ったことを神に感謝して祈った。

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***** [(1) carrying a child within the body before it is born; (2) expecting to give birth to a baby]  

Spelling pregnant

Meaning (1): carrying a child within the body before it is born
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She just learned that she is pregnant. 彼女は妊娠したことをついさっき知りました。

Meaning (2): expecting to give birth to a baby
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The pregnant woman expects to give birth next month. 妊婦は来月出産の予定です。

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***** [(1) to make ready; (2) to put together]  

Spelling prepare

Meaning (1): to make ready
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She is prepared for her trip to Europe. 彼女はヨーロッパへの旅行の準備ができています。

Meaning (2): to put together
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He will prepare dinner. 彼は夕飯の用意をします。

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***** [(1) to offer for consideration; (2) a gift; (3) now; (4) to be at a place]

Spelling present

Meaning (1): to offer for consideration
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) We will present our idea to the committee. 私たちは委員会に我々の考えを提出します。

Meaning (2): a gift
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) I gave them a present for their anniversary. 私は彼らの記念日にプレゼントをあげた。

Meaning (3): now
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The present time is a good time. 現今はよい時代です。

Meaning (4): to be at a place
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) I was present at school yesterday. 私は昨日学校に出席していた。

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***** [(1) the chief official of a country that is a republic; (2) the leader of an organization]  

Spelling president

Meaning (1): the chief official of a country that is a republic
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The President of the United States serves a term of four years. 合衆国大統領は4年の任期を務めます。

Meaning (2): the leader of an organization
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) His wife is president of our school's parents and teachers organization. 彼の妻は、我々の学校の父母と教師の会の会長です。

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***** [(1) to urge strongly; (2) newspapers, magazines and other publications]  

Spelling press

Meaning (1): to urge strongly
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The mayor pressed him for money for his re-election campaign. 市長は自分の再選運動資金を彼にせがんだ。

Meaning (2): newspapers, magazines and other publications
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Usage example (text) The opening of the new hospital was fully reported in the local press. 新しい病院の開院は、地元の新聞・雑誌にすべて報道された。

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***** [the force produced when something is pushed down or against something else]  

Spelling pressure

Meaning: the force produced when something is pushed down or against something else
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) We expect a storm because the atmospheric pressure is very low. 気圧がとても低いので、嵐が予想されます。

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***** [to keep or stop from going or happening]  

Spelling prevent

Meaning: to keep or stop from going or happening
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Doctors are trying to prevent the disease from spreading. 医師たちは病気が広がるのを防ごうと努力している。

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***** [the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale]  

Spelling price

Meaning: the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) He is asking a fair price for his house. 彼は彼の家に対する適正な価格を求めています。

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***** [a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime]  

Spelling prison

Meaning: a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The state is building a new prison because the old one is not big enough. 州は古い刑務所の規模が充分でないので、新しい刑務所を建てています。

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***** [(1) of or about a person or group that is secret; (2) opposite public]  

Spelling private

Meaning (1): of or about a person or group that is secret
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Reports say a private army is plotting to take over the government. 報道によれば、ある民間の軍隊が政府にとって代わろうと企てているとのことです。

Meaning (2): opposite public
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) This private property is closed to public use. この私有地は一般の使用を禁止しています。

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***** [(1) something offered or won in a competition; (2) something of value that one must work hard for to get]  

Spelling prize

Meaning (1): something offered or won in a competition
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She knows the writer who won the Nobel Prize last year. 彼女は昨年ノーベル賞を受賞したその作家を知っている。

Meaning (2): something of value that one must work hard for to get
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The prize that he seeks is peace in the Middle East. 彼が努力し求めているものは中東の平和です。

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***** [(1) a good chance of taking place; (2) a little more than possible] 

Spelling probably

Meaning (1): a good chance of taking place
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) My son's friend probably will eat at our house tonight. 私の息子の友人はたぶん今夜うちで食事をすることになるでしょう。

Meaning (2): a little more than possible
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) We probably will get some rain from those dark clouds. おそらくそれらの暗い雲から雨が降るでしょう。

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***** [a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer]  

Spelling problem

Meaning: a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) She has sympathy for people with those problems. 彼女はそれらの問題を抱えている人々に同情しています。

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***** [an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result] 

Spelling process

Meaning: an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The production process seems to be a success. 生産過程はうまくいっているように見えます。

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***** [(1) to make; (2) to create; (3) to cause something to be; (4) to manufacture]  

Spelling produce

Meaning (1): to make
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The farmer produced a big crop. 農夫はたくさんの作物を生産しました。

Meaning (2): to create
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Who produced the new action movie? 新しいアクション映画はだれが制作しましたか？

Meaning (3): to cause something to be
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) The police produced some new evidence at the trial. 警察は裁判でいくつかの新しい証拠を提出した。

Meaning (4): to manufacture
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Usage example (text) His company produces road signs. 彼の会社は道路標識を製造しています。

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***** [a job that requires special training]  

Spelling profession

Meaning: a job that requires special training
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Many doctors are leaving the medical profession. 多くの医者たちが医療職から離れていっている。

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***** [a teacher at a college or university]  

Spelling professor

Meaning: a teacher at a college or university
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) Do you like your English professor? あなたは英語の教授が好きですか？

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***** [money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity]  

Spelling profit

Meaning: money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity
Usage example (voice)

Usage example (text) How much profit did you make from selling the stock? あなたは株を売ることで、どのくらいの利益を得ましたか？

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