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really^1
adverb very or certainly
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adverb in fact
» Simon really is asleep, he’s
not pretending.
actually, in fact,
in reality, trulyreason^1
noun the cause of something
that happens » I had no
reason to go out, so stayed
at home.
cause, grounds, incentive,
motive, purposereason^2
noun the ability to think
» Ivy desperately wanted the
bag, but reason told her not to
buy it because it was too small.
intellect, judgment,
rationality, reasoning,
sensereason^3
verb to try to persuade
someone of something
» I tried to reason with my
mother, but she wouldn’t listen.
bring round (informal),
persuade, win overreasonable^1
adjective fair and sensible
» It was only reasonable to
share the chores between us.
fair, moderate, rational,
sane, sensible, sober,
steady, wise, judicious,
plausiblereasonable^2
adjective based on good
reasoning » Ali had a
reasonable argument
based on the facts.
justifiable, legitimate,
logical, sensible, sound,
understandablereasonable^3
adjective not too expensive
» The cost of my haircut was
reasonable, I’d go there again.
cheap, competitive, fair,
inexpensive, low, modestreassure
verb to put someone’s mind
at ease » Sonia reassured
me that everything was fine.
bolster, cheer up, comfort,
encourage, buoy up,
hearten, inspiritrebel
verb to fight against authority
and accepted values
» Amy rebelled against school
policy and dyed her hair pink.
defy, mutiny, resist, revoltrebellion
noun an organized opposition
to authority » Fed up
with extra work every night,
the students staged a rebellion.
insurrection, mutiny, revolt,
revolution, uprisingreceive^1
verb to accept something from
someone » Did you receive
my letter?
accept, be given, get,
pick up, takereceive^2
verb to experience something
» We received a very
warm welcome.
encounter, suffer,
sustain, undergoreceive^3
verb to welcome visitors
» Jim and Marie were there
to receive the guests when
they arrived for the party.
entertain, greet, meet,
take in, welcomerecent
adjective happening a short
time ago » Our most recent
holiday was to Chile.
current, fresh, new,
present-day, up-to-date,
contemporary, latter-dayreckon^1
verb (informal) to think or
believe something is the case
» I reckon they’ll be here soon,
I told them to come at 3 pm.
assume, believe (formal),
consider, judge, suppose,
think, deem (formal),
hold to be, surmise (formal)reckon^2
verb to calculate an amount
» The figure is now reckoned
to be 15 per cent.
calculate, count,
estimate, figure out,
work outrecognize^1
verb to know who or what
someone or something is
» I recognized Darren from
his ginger hair.
identify, know, place, spotrecognize^2
verb to accept or acknowledge
something » William was
recognized as an outstanding
pilot by the academy.
acknowledge, appreciate,
honour, salutereconstruct^1
verb to rebuild something that
has been damaged » The old
city centre was falling down
and has been reconstructed.
rebuild, recreate,
regenerate, renovate,
restore, reassemble,
remodelreconstruct^2
verb to build up from
small details » Archaeologists
reconstruct the past from the
evidence they find.
build up, deduce,
piece togetherrecord^1
noun a stored account of
something » The shelves were
bulging with medical records.
account, archives, file,
journal, minute, registerrecord^2
noun what someone has done
in the past » The interviewer
asked for a record of my
previous work experience.
background, career,
curriculum vitae,
track record (informal)record^3
verb to note and store
information » Julia records
her daily life in her diary.
blog, document, enter, log,
note, register, write downI tried to reason with my mother,
but she wouldn’t listen.Amy rebelled against school policy
and dyed her hair pink.Julia records her daily life
in her diary.Jim and Marie were there to
receive the guests when they
arrived for the party.record
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