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Actress
Woman who acts in pays or films
She is a good actress

Actual

1. Real
Tell me the actual price of this book.

2. True
Is this the actual story???

Add
1. Put something with another thing to make it bigger.
He added some more water to make the bottle full.

2. say more
i have told you everuthing; i have nothing more to add.

3. Count together
if you add 3 and 5 you get 8

Address
Name of a house, street, and town where a person live:
may i have you address, please? my address in nomber 3 palabuhan ratu street, indonesia.

Admit
Let in; allow to come in:
He opnen the door to admit mi in to room.

Adventure
1. exciting or dangerous thing to do.
Exciting or dangerous journey
It was an adventure to ride in an aeroplane for the first time.

2. Something that does not happen always.
Children are usually fond of adventure
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Dictionary A to act

A
a,an
one: he has a car, she ate an orange, i did not sleep a wink last night, please make an effort to come.

Any:
A any man must eat to live

Able:
can do:
  1. he was able to cross the river.
  2. You are better able to do it than i am.

clever:
He is able doctor.

About:
Nearly; almost:
My school in about three miles from my home.

Of
He was talking about his new bicycle

Dealing with:
A dictionary is abook about words

Arround:
He looked about before crosing the road.

Above
at a higher place:
The aroplane was flying abover the clouds

More than:
Yhis pen is about three dollars

Abroad
Away from Home; in another country:
He has gone abroad to study science.

Absent:
Not here:
is he here? no, hi is absent.

Not present:
i was absent from school yesterday

Keep away:
why did you absent yourself?

Accept:
Agree to receive; take:
Pls accep this small gift from me.

Accident:
Something that happent by chance or mistake:
i met an old friend by accident

chance happening that kills or hurts:
He was met with an accident

Ache: (pronounced "ake")
Pain:
He has a tooth ache

Be in pain:
After the game, my body ached all over.

Accross
from one side to other side:
He walked accross the road

On the other side of:
His house is just across the river

ACT:
Do something:
we must act Quickly

take part in a play:
he acted the part off a teacher in the play

Action
thing done; doing; moving:
We want less talk and move more action.

Actor
man who act in plays or film:
He is a well-known actor.
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Dictionary Common errors guide A-3

Answer
The answer for this Question is............. (wrong)
The answer to this question is................ (correct)
Note:
The answer To (not for) a question

Any
I have any good friends in Taiping......... (wrong)
I have some good friend in taiping. (correct)

Note:
Any is used only in negative sentences and question, unless you mean 'any of' (e.g. give me abook, any book,)

Appreciate:
I would apprerciate if....... (wrong)
I would appreciate it if......... (correct)
Note:
Appreciate + IT + if/when........

As:
There is no other person as my mother. (wrong)
There is no other person like my mother. (correcrt)


Note:
A thing can be like (=similiar to) something, not as something.

Our school need equipment, as desk and chairs (wrong)
Our school needs equipment, such as desk and chairs. (correct)
Note:
As does not mean 'for example' use such as.

He became as a drug addict. (wrong)
he became a drug addict. (correct)
Note:
As is not used after become, be called, be named.

As such:
it is raining, and as such i shall stay indoors (wrong)
it is raining, (and) so i shall stay indoors (correct)
Note:
As such does not mean 'becose of this'. An examples of the correct meaning is I am your teacher: as such (=as your teacher) I expect you to work hard.

Aspect
From the economic aspect...... (wrong)
From the economic point of view....... (correct)
Note:
An aspect is something you look At (let us Consider the economic aspect), not a place you look from.

at
I came here at 2008. (wrong)
I came here in 2008. (correct)


Note:
In, not at, is used with years.

Athletics
Roy is good at athletic. (wrong)
Roy is good at athletics. (correct)

Athletics is are important in our education. (wrong)
Athletics is important in our education. (correct)

Note:
Athletics (always spelt with-s) is singular word.

Avoid
We cannot avoid this from happening. (wrong)
we cannot prevent this from happening. (correct)
Note:
Avoid a problem; prevent something from happening.
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