В an annoying person who thinks he or she is very clever
know-it-all (also know-all British) / пэо it пэо л'1/ [n C) informal someone who annoys you because they always think that they know more than other people: All right then, know-it-all, you tell us what the answer is.
good at getting advantages for yourself
clever especially British smart especially american /'klev3r, sma:rt/ [adj] someone who is clever or smart is gocd at getting advantages for themselves by using clever and sometimes dishonest methods: Some smart lawyer got him out of prison. I a clever politician, who stayed in power by
work which people admire them for: The brilliant physicist Paul Dirac first put forward this theory back in 1930. I a brilliant historian
INTELLIGENT
keeping his enemies divided
cleverly [adu] He cleverly avoided saying what his real intentions were.
cunning ''клпн]/ [adj] someone who is cunning gets what they want by thinking carefully about it and making secret plans: Hawkeye was very cunning - he always waited until his enemy was alone and unarmed before making his attack. cunningly [adu] A video camera had been cunningly hidden behind the mirror.
streetwise /'striitwaiz/ [adj] someone who is streetwise has a lot of experience of life in big cities, so they know what to do in difficult or dangerous situations: Kids nowadays are much more streetwise than we ever used to be.
INTEND
D to intend to do
something
see also organize/arrange,
prepare
intend to do sth /m.tend to du: (sth)/
[u T] if you intend to do something, you have decided that you want to do it at some time in the future-. I intend to find out who is responsible for this. I Do you thinfc Jones really intended to kill his wife?
Qmean to do sth /,mnn u> du; (sth)/
especially spoken to intend to do something - use this especially when you forgot to do
something or did not have the chance to do
it: I've been meaning to phone Anne for ages. I I meant to tell you, but I forgot. meaning - meant - meant
be going to do sth /bi: ts dur
(sth)/ if you are going to do something, you have arranged to do it at a particular time - use this to talk about definite arrangements: Ruth and Al are going to open their own restaurant. I Tm going
to go to the hospital tomorrow.
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plan to do Sth /plaen te 'du: (sth)/ to intend to do something - use this especially when you have thought carefully about when and how you will do something: Josie's planning to return to work after she's had the baby. I We're planning to go on vacation in October.
set out to do StK „set aut ta du: (sth)/
to decide to do something and make plans for how you will achieve it, especially in a determined way: He set out to make Newcastle the best football team in the country. I The film is about a New York gangster who is attacked and sets out to get revenge.
Q to not intend to do something
^ see also accidentally/deliberately,
mistake
riot intend to do sth. not n tcnd t^
du: (sth) if you do not intend to do
something, you have decided that you will not do it: He doesn't intend to stay in this job all his life. I I was determined to go. and J did not intend to let them stop me.
have no intention of doing sth
/haev ,пэо m.tenj^n sv "duni] (sth) if you have no intention of doing something, you have firmly decided that you will definitely not do it: She says she has no intention of going back to her husband. I Mr Birt announced that he had no intention of resigning.
have no plans to do sth h,Tv пэо
,plsnz t3 du: (sth) if you have no plans to do something, you have not made a decision to do it, although you may decide to do it at a later time: At the moment, Hugh and his girlfriend have no plans to get married.
Qnot mean to do sth not mi:n ta
'du: (sth)./ especially spoken use this to say that, although someone did something, they did not do it deliberately: They hadn't meant to stay out so late. I "You really upset Frances last night." "I know ~ I didn't mean to. but I just got very annoyed."
El something that you intend to do
intention /in'tenj>n; [n ci something that
you intend to do: I'm not sure what his intentions are.
with the intention of doing sth Kaori went to the US with the intention of getting a job at a university.
intention to do sth He has announced his intention to run for president at the next election.
El when something is intended to do something
be intended to bi: intended tu: to be done or made for a particular purpose: a speech that was clearly intended to reassure us I The restaurant was intended to be like a typical Moroccan restaurant.
be meant to/ be supposed to /hi:
ment tu:. bi: so'pouzd tu:/ to be intended to have a particular result or effect - use this especially when the result or effect is not achieved: This film was obviously meant to shock, but we just thought it was funny. I The new laws are supposed to prevent tax fraud.
INTERESTING/ INTERESTED
^ opposite BORING/BORED
^ see also exciting/excited
A Don't confuse interesting (used about j
a subject, book, person etc that makes you i
want to pay attention) and interested I (=how you feel when you want to find out j
more about something). !
j
II something that makes you feel interested
interesting mtr^stiq/ [ac/jl if something
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is interesting, you give it your attention, because it is unusual or exciting or because it provides information that you want to know about: an interesting film about African wildlife. I He's the most interesting person I've ever met. I We spent an interesting afternoon looking around the old part of the city. it is interesting to see/know/compare It will be interesting to see which of these bands is still popular five years from now. I It would be interesting to know how much the painting costs. it is interesting that (use this about a fact that is interesting because it is unexpected or difficult to explain) It is interesting that