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call
/kɔːl/
verb
A1
8 meanings
To telephone someone.
calm
/kɑm/
adjective
A2
4 meanings
Not worried or excited.
camp
/ˈkæmp/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A place where people stay in tents or huts for a while.
cancel
/ˈkæn.sl̩/
verb
A2
3 meanings
To decide that something already arranged will not happen.
captain
/ˈkæp.tɪn/
noun
A2
4 meanings
The player who leads a sports team.
care
/kɛə/
verb
A2
6 meanings
To feel that someone or something matters to you.
carry
/ˈkæɹ.i/
verb
A1
4 meanings
To hold something and take it somewhere.
cash
/ˈkæʃ/
noun
A2
2 meanings
Paper money and coins rather than a card.
castle
/ˈkɑːsəl/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A fortified building where lords once lived.
catch
/kæt͡ʃ/
verb
A2
9 meanings
To take hold of something moving through the air.
cause
/kɔːz/
verb
A2
4 meanings
To make something happen.
celebrate
/ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/
verb
A2
2 meanings
To do something enjoyable to mark an occasion.
chance
/t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃʰɑːns]
noun
A2
5 meanings
A moment when something becomes possible for you.
change
/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/
verb
A1
4 meanings
To become different, or to make something different.
charge
/ˈt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/
verb
B1
4 meanings
To ask a particular price for something.
chat
/ˈt͡ʃæt/
noun
A2+
2 meanings
A written conversation happening live on a screen.
check
/t͡ʃɛk/
verb
A2
7 meanings
To look at something to make sure it is correct, safe or working.
chip
/t͡ʃɪp/
noun
A2
6 meanings
A long thick piece of potato fried in hot fat.
choose
/t͡ʃuːz/
verb
A1
2 meanings
To take one thing from several possibilities.
chop
/t͡ʃɒp/
verb
A2
4 meanings
To cut something into pieces with short heavy strokes of a knife or axe.
circle
/ˈsɜɹkəl/
noun
A2
4 meanings
A perfectly round flat shape.
clap
/klæp/
verb
A2
4 meanings
To hit your hands together repeatedly to show that you liked something.
clean
/kliːn/
adjective
A1
4 meanings
With no dirt or marks on it.
close
/ˈkləʊz/
verb
A1
6 meanings
To move a door, lid or window so that the opening is blocked.
cloud
/ˈklaʊ̯d/
noun
A2
4 meanings
A white or grey mass of water floating in the sky.
clown
/ˈklaʊ̯n/
noun
A2
4 meanings
A circus or party performer with a painted face and silly clothes, who makes people laugh by falling over and playing tricks.
club
/klʌb/
noun
A1
4 meanings
A group of people who meet because they share an interest, and the place they meet.
coach
/kəʊtʃ/
noun
A2
6 meanings
A person who trains a sports team or athlete and decides its tactics.
coast
/kəʊst/
noun
A2
2 meanings
The line where land meets the sea.
coat
/ˈkoʊ̯t/
noun
A1
4 meanings
An outer garment with sleeves, worn over other clothes to keep warm outdoors.
code
/kəʊd/
noun
A2
5 meanings
The written instructions that computer programs are made of.
collect
/kəˈlɛkt/
verb
A2
3 meanings
To bring together things of the same kind over time.
colour
noun
A1
6 meanings
The quality of light that makes something look red, blue, green and so on.
comb
/kəʊm/
verb
A2+
4 meanings
To draw a comb through hair to tidy or straighten it.
come
/kʌm/
verb
A1
5 meanings
To move toward the speaker, or toward the place being talked about.
comment
/ˈkɒmɛnt/
noun
A2+
2 meanings
A remark expressing an opinion or reaction.
consider
/kənˈsɪd.ə/
verb
A2
3 meanings
To think carefully about something before deciding.
continue
/kənˈtɪn.juː/
verb
A2
3 meanings
To keep doing something.
cook
/kʊk/
verb
A2
3 meanings
To prepare food using heat.
cool
/kuːl/
adjective
A1
6 meanings
Slightly cold, in a way that feels good.
cop
/kɒp/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A police officer, said informally.
copy
/ˈkɒpi/
noun
A2
4 meanings
Something made to be the same as an original.
cough
/kɒf/
verb
A2
3 meanings
To push air out of your throat with a sudden sharp noise.
count
/kaʊnt/
verb
A2
6 meanings
To say numbers in order, especially to find out how many things there are.
couple
/ˈkʌp.əl/
noun
A2
3 meanings
Two of something, or two or three — a small number nobody is counting.
cover
/ˈkʌvɚ/
verb
A2
6 meanings
To put something over a thing to hide or protect it.
crack
/kɹæk/
verb
A2
5 meanings
To break something open with a sharp knock.
crash
/ˈkɹæʃ/
noun
B1
4 meanings
A violent collision — vehicles hitting each other, or hitting the ground.
cream
/kɹiːm/
noun
A2
5 meanings
The thick fatty part of milk, used on desserts and in cooking.
cross
/kɹɒs/
noun
A2
7 meanings
A shape made of two lines cutting through each other, used as a mark.
crowd
/ˈkɹaʊ̯d/
noun
A2
2 meanings
A large mass of people gathered in one place.
cut
/kʌt/
verb
A1
6 meanings
To divide or open something with a blade.