be away /bi: a'wei/ [phrasal verb 1] to not be in your home for several days, weeks, or months: Who's going to look after your cats while you're away? + /rom Jack worked as a pilot and was
often away from home.
There has been a big increase in the number of home/ess people living on the streets 1 The earthquake left thousands of people homeless. the homeless (=people who are homeless) We distribute food and blankets to
the homeless every evening
TRUE/ NOT TRUE
FALSE
tramp 3rrnsh vagrant american /traemp, 'veigrant [n Cj someone, especially a man, who has no home or job and who begs for money on the streets: As we walked over the bridge we saw an old tramp asleep by the river.
HONEST
opposite dishonest
CHEAT
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see
LIE 2
also —TTrust/
NOT TRUST
TRKK/DECEIVE
someone who does not lie, steal, or cheat
honest 'Dn^st|l'a:n- [adj] someone who is honest does not lie, steal, or cheat: As the job involves handling money, it's essential that our workers are honest. I I think he's one of the few honest politicians left in government.
can trust кэп trAst/ if you can trust
someone, you are sure that they are honest and that you can depend on them: Beth's an honest hardworking girl who I know I can trust.
can trust sb to do sth I knew I could trust Neil to look after the money.
to have no home
not have anywhere to live noth^v
,eniwe3r ta 'liv/ to not have a house, apartment, or room: Pauls staying with us at the moment because he doesn't have anywhere to live.
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homeless /'haomtas/ [adjl someone who is homeless has no home to live in, especially because they are very poor or because their home has been destroyed:
honest about telling people what you really think
honest /Dn^st||'a:n-/ [adj] if you are honest, you tell people what you really think, without hiding the truth + with Sandra wanted to be honest with her children and tell them what was really happening.
+ about Hes only interested in her money, but he's quite honest about it. your honest opinion (=what you really think) If you want my honest opinion, I don't think she should marry him. honestly [adv] I can honestly say that I've never been so bored in my life!
Qto be honest /ta bi: Dn^st||-'a:n-/
spoken say this when you are telling someone what you really think, even though this may be surprising or shocking: To be honest, I don't really like babies. to be per/ectly honest To be perfectly honest, I didn 't enjoy the vacation at all.
frank ,/fraeijk/ [adj] someone who is frank
talks in an honest and direct way, especially about subjects that are difficult to talk about
+ with The doctor was very frank with me and told me I didn't have long to live.
Qto be /rank spoken (=use this before saying what you really think or feel) To be frank, George isn't very good at the job. c^/rankly [adul spoken say this before telling someone what you really think: Quite frankly, I think it's your own fault.
speak your mind /,spi:k p:r 'mamd/ to
say exactly what you think, even if you offend people by doing this: Liz wasn't afraid to speak her mind, even in front of the boss.
Sincere /sin'sia1"/ ladj] someone who is sincere shows their true feelings and says what they really believe, and is not pretending: She said she would love to come, but I wasn't sure if she was being sincere.
an honest way of behaving
HONEST
honesty /on^till'am-; [n U] an honest way of talking or behaving, so you tell the truth, and do not try to cheat people or hide information from them: Will talked about his experience of HIV with courage and honesty. 1 Honesty is important in any relationship.
HOPE
see also want
to hope that something
will happen or that
something is true
hope /hsup/ [u I/T] to want something to happen or to be true, and think that this is possible: See you soon, I hope! +■ (that) Let's hope no-one saw us leaving. 1 The President hopes that these talks will result in a permanent peace settlement.
hope to do sth Bob's hoping to travel to Africa next year.
+/or I'm hoping for a better salary in my next job.
Ql hope so spoken (=when you hope that what was mentioned will actually happen) '7s Laura coming to the party?" "I hope
tr
so.
Ql hope not spoken "Do you think Anna's lost?" "I hope not!"
^^ Don't say 'I hope him to come'. Say 1 hope (that) he will come.
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Don't say 'I don't hope it rains'. Say I hope it doesn't rain.
hope/ully /'hsupfoliI [adv] use hopefully when you hope that what you are saying will happen or is true: Hopefully, these problems can be solved quite quickly. I Karen might be feeling better by next week, hopefully
This use of hopefully is very common in both spoken and written English, but there are some people who think that hopefully should only be used to mean 'in a hopeful way', for example: Waiting hopefully for a phone call.