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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
item
/ˈaɪtəm/
noun1 of 2
distinct, individual thing, often part of a group
- “Visitors are requested not to touch the items on display.”Tatoeba
- “This restaurant offers some mouth-watering items on their food menu.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
verb2 of 2
To make a note of.
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paraphraseverbTo say the same thing again using different words.
strike a balanceTo find a fair position between two things.
cascadeverbTo pass on in stages, one result causing the next.
plungeverbTo drop suddenly and by a large amount.
scarcitynounA situation in which there is not enough of something.
mitigateverbTo make something bad less severe.
fluctuateverbTo keep rising and falling in an irregular way.
polariseverbTo divide opinion into two strongly opposed sides.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))