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meal in your home when you invite friends or guests

mean /mi:n/ [и T| when a word, sign, or statement has a particular meaning: What does abandon' mean? I It says 'not suitable for childrenwhich means

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anyone under 16. I He said Sara was a very close friend. but I'm not sure what he meant.

+ CtKat) The flashing light means that we're running out of gas. I When it makes a 'bleep', that means rfs

switched on.

meaning - meant - have meant

Stand for Sth 'staend fo:^r (sth)/ [phrasal verb T] if a letter or group of letters stands for a word, name, or number, it is a short way of saying or writing it; NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. I What does the F stand for in John F. Kennedy?

in other words in мЪ''w3:^rdz use this to show that you are saying something again in a simpler way, in order to explain what it means: If goods are faulty you are entitled to a full refund - you get your money back, in other words. I There are growing inequalities in the distribution of wealth - in other words, the rich are getting richer.

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meaning /miinia [n C/U] what a word, sign, or statement means: The word 'spring' has several different meanings. + of There is a chart that explains the meaning of all the symbols on the map. I Semantics is the study of meaning.

sense /sens/ [n С) one of the meanings of a word that has several meanings + of In the dictionary the different senses of the word are marked by numbers. in the broadest/fullest sense (=in the most general meaning of the word) I'm using the word 'education' in the broadest sense here.

implication /.implJ/keipn/ |n C/U] а

meaning which is not directly stated, but which seems to be intended: He didn't actually accuse me of stealing, but that was the implication.

+ that Staff members were asked to

work on Sundays, with the implication

that they would lose their jobs if they refused.

by implication (=the intended meaning is that) The law bans organized protests and, by implication, any form of opposition.

the gist d^ist [n singular] the main meaning of something such as a speech, report, or piece of writing, without considering all the specific details + of The gist of the report seems to be that safety standards need to be improved.

get the gist (of sth) (=understand the main meaning) Read through the article quickly to get the gist of it.

MEASURE

to find out the si2e, length, or amount of something

^m see also i-ONC, short, amount/number

D to measure something

measure T] to find out the size

or amount of something, by using a special tool, machine, or system: Can you measure the desk to see if it'll fit into that corner? I The GNP figure measures the rate of growth in the economy. I a device for measuring the speed of a tennis ball in flight

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insurance policy will pay all your medical expenses if you get sick. I Maria wants to go to medical school I medical research

medical attention (^treatment by doctors or nurses in a hospital) A/Јer the

accident, both drivers needed medical attention.

the medical profession (=doctors and nurses)

treatment /triitmant/ [n C/U| a medical method of curing someone who is ill or injured, for example by means of drugs or an operation

+ for He's receiving treatment for can cer. I Doctors are trying out a new treat ment for depression.

cure kjo3^r: [n CI a method of treating an illness, using drugs, operations etc, which makes the person with the illness completely better

+ /or the search for a cure for AIDS

healthcare /he!0keo^r [n U] the medical services that are available to people in a country: The standard of healthcare in the crea is excellent. I the rising cost of healthcare

conventional medicine /bn'venpnsl

meds<?n||-medi,s^n [n U] the usual form of medicine used in most European and North American countries, involving the use of drugs and operations

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