Qget told off spoken / got told off by my dad when I got home.
yell at sb /'jel an isb)/ [phrasal verb T] especially amkrican to shout or talk angrily to someone because they have done something wrong or annoying: It was so embarrassing - he just started yelling at
his wife.
Qget yelled at spoken / got yelled at at school because I was wearing the wrong shirt.
ANOTHER
one more of the same kind
^ see also more
another эпл<Ъг [determiner; pronoun] use this to talk about one more person or thing that is similar to the one you already have: "I've lost my pencil." "Don't
worry, here 's another." another p e rs о a/thing/glass etc Would you like another drink? I She got another chance to see him after the show. another one "That was a good cup of coffee." "Would you like another one?" + of This is just another of his crazy ideas. Ignore it.
Only use another with a singular countable noun. With uncountable nouns, use more Compare Would you like another glass of wine? I Would you like more wine ?
A Don't say 'also another'. Just say another There's another wjy of doing this. (not 'there's also another way'.)
Ofie more />лп moiTj another - use this when you mean that this will be the last one: One more drink and then I really have to go. I I'll give you one more chance to tell the truth.
extra /'ekstra/ [adj only before noun] in addition to the usual amount or number - use this about something useful that you may need: Bring an extra set of clothes in case you decide to stay overnight. I Do you want to earn some extra cash?
spate /чреэг/ [adj only before nounl spare room/key/tyre etc another room, key, etc thai you do not usually use but you can use if you need to: I always leave a set of spare keys with my neighbour, f All cars have to carry a spare tyre by law.
additional /3'diJ>n3l/ [adj only before noun] formal more than the usual or expected amount. There will be an addi tional charge for any extra baggage. 1 Additional security was provided for the President's visit.
ANSWER
^ see also ask
D to say something when someone asks a question or speaks to you
answer /'amss'l'aen-/ \v I/T) to say something to someone when they have asked you a question or spoken to you: Jamie thought carefully before answering. I / said hello to her; but she didn't answer. I "Why don't you just leave?" "I'd like to," she answered, "but I have nowhere else to go.n
answer a question I had to answer a lot of questions about what I was doing that morning.
+ that Hugh answered that he knew
nothing about the robbery.
answer sb Why don't you answer me?
A
ZlA Don't say 'she didn't answer to me' or 'she didn't answer to my question'. Say she refused to answer me or she didn't answer my question.
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answer /'amsafaen-/ [n C] something you say when someone asks you a question or speaks to you: I called out her name, but there was no answer. I Each time I ask him when the work will be done, I get a different answer.
give sb an answer / should be able to give you a definite answer tomorrow. the answer is (that) Why don't people complain? The answer is that they are frightened of losing their jobs. + to These are important questions, and we want answers to them.
reply /n'plai/ [u I/T] to answer someone when they have asked you a question or spoken to you - use this especially in written English to report what someone said:
"I'm so sorry, " he replied. I Before she could reply, Grant put the phone down. + that Lisa replied that she didn't like playing tennis.
reply to a question The Senator refused to reply to any more questions. replying - replied - have replied
reply Iri'plai/ [n C] something you say when someone asks you a question or speaks to you - use this especially in written English to report what someone said: "Yes, I think we should be going," was her reply. I Kathy murmured a reply, but I couldn't hear it. reply to a question/request/inquiry/ accusation He turned and left the room, without waiting for a reply to his question.
plural replies
Ш to answer a letter, invitation, or advertisement
write back /,rait Ъаек/ [phrasal verb I) to write a letter to someone who has written a letter to you: / wrote back and said that of course they could stay with us. + to You must write back to Amy and tell her all the news.
ANSWER
reply /n'plai/ [v I] to write a letter to someone who has written to you, or to someone who has put an advertisement in a newspaper: I wrote to Franca three weeks ago but she hasn 't replied yet.
ANSWER
reply to a (etter/invitation/advertisement etc Becky hasn't replied to our invitation so I assume she isn't coming.
replying - replied - have replied
Д Don't say 'reply a letter', 'reply an
advertisement' etc. Say reply to a letter/ advertisement etc: If you want to reply to this ad, write to the above address.
reply /ri'plai/ [л С) a written answer to a letter, invitation, or advertisement: Any customer who complains to the bank will receive a reply within 48 hours. + to We got over a hundred replies to our advertisement.
■ v л <1 replies
answer /amss^'aen-/ [и T] if you answer
Don't say 'answer to a letter', 'answer to an advertisement' etc. Say answer a letter/advertisement etc.
a letter or advertisement, you write a letter to the person who has written it: He spent the morning answering letters in his study. I Paola got the job by answering an ad in the paper.
Ж
telephone/door
answer /a:ns3r|'aen-/ \v I/Г] to pick up the telephone and speak when it rings, or go to the door and open it when someone knocks: I knocked and knocked but no one answered.