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membership fees for next season. be on a committee {-be a member of a committee) She's been on the Church committee for 20 years
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In British English, you can use committee with a singular or plural verb: The committee has decided/have decided to aware/ you a scholarship. In American English, always use a singular verb: The committee has decided to award you a scholarship.
a group of things together in one place or connected in some way
group /gruip/ [n Cj several things that are together in one place or connected in some way
GROUP
+ of The house was hidden behind a tall group of trees. I The letter 'F' is one of a group of consonants called 'fricatives'. I News International is a group of companies that produce newspapers and TV programmes.
set /set/ [n CI a group of similar things that are used together, or a group of connected ideas, facts etc: a chess set + of I gave an extra set of house keys to my neighbours. I a set of rules I We started the meeting by agreeing on a set
of objectives.
collection /кзЧекрп/ In CJ a group of similar things that have been put together because they are interesting or attractive + of The museum has a superb collection of Mexican pottery, art/stamp/postcard collection Have you seen her record collection ~ it's enormous!
bundle /'Ьлпси; [n Cj several things of the
same kind, such as papers, qlothes. or sticks, that are fastened or tied together: She keeps all his old letters, tied up in bundles.
+ of a bundle of firewood
bunch /ЬлШ]7 [л Cj a bunch of flowers is a collection of flowers tied together; a bunch of fruit is several pieces of fruit which grow together and which you buy as one piece: a small girl carrying a huge bunch of roses I I bought a kilo of apples and a bunch of grapes. \ a bunch of bananas
plural bunches
a group of things on top of each other
pile /pail/ [n C] several things of the same
kind placed one on top of the other + of Greg carried the pile of ironed shirts upstairs.
in piles The books were arranged in neat piles on her desk.
heap /hup/ [n С] a lot of things lying one on top of the other in an untidy way + of There was a huge heap of blankets and pillows on the bed. in a heap The children had left all their wet towels in a heap on the bathroom floor.
to put things or people into groups
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sort /so:rt; [v T] to arrange a large number of things by putting them in different groups, so that you can deal with each group separately: It takes a couple of hours to sort the mail in the morning.
sort stk into sth We sorted all the clothes into two piles.
categorize (also categorise British)
/'kaet^goraiz/ [и T] to decide which group something should belong to, when there is a clear system of several groups categorize sth according to sth The
hotels are categorized according to the standard oj the rooms and services they offer.
categorize sth as sth (=say which group it is in) The store categorizes all records from Asia and Africa as 'World Music'.
be grouped /bi: gruipt/ if people or things are grouped, they have been put together into separate groups according to a system
+ according to The vehicles are grouped according to engine size. + together Non-fiction books are grouped together under different subjects. + into Most European languages can be grouped into two main families
GROW
if you mean 'when a number or amount gets bigger', go to increase
^ see also big
II when people, animals, or plants get bigger
grow one metre/two centimetres/six inches etc Amy grew 9 inches last year. + into Within a few years, these saplings will grow into tall trees.
growing - grew - have grown
develop di'vebp [и II if a child, plant, or animal develops, it gradually changes into the form it will have as an adult: The baby develops very quickly during the first few weeks oj pregnancy. + into In less than 12 weeks the chicks will develop into adult birds.
get taller/get bigger /get ubr, get
'bigor/ to grow and become taller, especially in a short period of time: Eleanor's getting bigger.; isn't she? I hardly recognised her. I The grass got taller and taller over the summer.
В to make plants or vegetables grow
grow /grau/' [и T] to look after plants, vegetables, or crops so that they develop and grow: Farmers in this area grow mainly wheat. I It's very satisfying growing your own vegetables. growing - grew - have grown
plant /pla:nt||plaent [и T] to put seeds or
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young flowers or plants into the soil so that they will grow: Plant the seeds outside in late spring. I They planted an oak tree in the middle of the field.
grow
Sunflowers can grow to a height of ten feet.
grow /grau/ [и I) to become bigger or taller over a period of time: Tom has really grown since I last saw him. + to Sunflowers can grow to a height of ten feet.
GUESS
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see also
KNOW/ NOT KNOW
to guess something
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SURE/ NOT SURE
guess ges/ |u I/T] to give an answer or decide that something is probably true, when you do not know enough to be sure: Are you sure Linda's pregnant, or are you just guessing? I We had to guess alot of the answers. I I didn't know ail the answers, so I just had to guess some of them.
guess what/how/who etc Listen to the voices of these famous people and try to guess who they are.