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clear filters
identify
/aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/
verb
A2+
4 meanings
To recognise someone or something and say exactly who or what they are.
idle
/ˈaɪd(ə)l/
adjective
B2
4 meanings
Not working, not running, not being used.
ignite
/ɪɡˈnaɪt/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To set on fire.
illustrate
/ˈɪl.jʊˌstɹeɪt/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To make something clear by giving an example.
immerse
/ɪˈmɜːs/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To put something completely under a liquid.
implement
/ˈɪmpləmənt/
verb
B2+
3 meanings
To put a plan or decision into effect.
imply
/ɪmˈplaɪ/
verb
B2
3 meanings
To let a further meaning be understood without stating it.
impose
/ɪmˈpəʊz/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To force a rule or burden onto people.
impress
/ɪmˈpɹɛs/
verb
B2
3 meanings
To make someone admire you or think well of you.
improvise
/ˈɪm.pɹə.vaɪz/
verb
B2
3 meanings
To make music up as you play it.
inch
/ɪnt͡ʃ/
noun
B1
2 meanings
A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot.
index
/ˈɪndɛks/
noun
B2
5 meanings
An alphabetical list of topics with the pages where each one is found.
indicate
/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/
verb
B1
2 meanings
To point towards a fact or direction.
inflate
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
verb
B2
To fill with air, or to push a price up.
inform
/ɪnˈfɔɹm/
verb
B1
3 meanings
To tell someone a fact, especially one they need or have a right to know.
inherit
/ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/
verb
B2
3 meanings
To receive money or property from someone who has died.
initial
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
adjective
B1
3 meanings
Happening at the beginning; first.
input
/ˈɪnpʊt/
noun
B2
3 meanings
What is put into a system.
insert
/ɪnˈsɜːt/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To put something into something else.
insist
/ɪnˈsɪst/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To say firmly that something must happen or be done.
inspect
/ɪnˈspɛkt/
verb
B2
To examine something carefully to check its condition or correctness.
inspire
/ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To make somebody want to act or create.
install
/ɪnˈstɔːl/
verb
B2
3 meanings
To put equipment or software in place and make it ready to use.
instruct
/ɪnˈstɹʌkt/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To tell someone officially to do something.
insult
/ɪnˈsʌlt/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To say or do something that hurts somebody's pride.
integrate
/ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/
verb
B2+
3 meanings
To combine separate things so they work as one.
intend
/ɪnˈtɛnd/
verb
B1
2 meanings
To have something as your plan or purpose.
interact
/ɪn.təˈɹækt/
verb
B2
To act on each other.
intercept
/ɪntəˈsɛpt/
verb
B2
4 meanings
To stop or catch something as it moves from one place to another.
interest
/ˈɪn.tɹɛst/
noun
B1
6 meanings
The feeling of wanting to know or learn more about something.
interfere
/ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To involve yourself in something that is not your concern and get in its way.
interpret
/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/
verb
B2
3 meanings
To decide what something means and explain it.
interview
/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/
noun
B1
4 meanings
A formal meeting where someone is asked questions to decide whether to give them a job or a place.
intrigue
/ˈɪntɹiːɡ/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
Secret plotting to gain an advantage.
intrude
/ɪnˈtɹuːd/
verb
B2
To come in where you are not wanted.
invade
/ɪnˈveɪd/
verb
B2
2 meanings
To enter a country by force with an army.
invent
/ɪnˈvɛnt/
verb
B1
2 meanings
To think up and build something that never existed.
inventory
/ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/
noun
B2
3 meanings
A complete written list of everything held in a place, and the counting that produces it.
invest
/ɪnˈvɛst/
verb
B1+
2 meanings
To put money into something hoping it grows.
invite
/ɪnˈvaɪt/
verb
A2
3 meanings
To ask somebody to come to an event or a place.
involve
/ɪnˈvɒlv/
verb
B2
3 meanings
To have something as a necessary part or result.
iron
/ˈaɪ.ən/
noun
A2+
4 meanings
The common grey metal that rusts, used for tools, gates and machines.
irritate
/ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/
verb
B1+
2 meanings
To annoy someone persistently.
isolate
/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/
verb
B2
4 meanings
To separate someone or something from everything else and keep it apart.
issue
/ˈɪʃuː/
noun
B1
6 meanings
A subject that people disagree about and keep arguing over.
itch
/ɪt͡ʃ/
verb
B1
2 meanings
To feel a tickle on the skin that begs to be scratched.