voluntary / vDhnUrill'vuitanteri/ |adjj а voluntary activity is one that you do because you want to do it. especially because you believe it is useful or will help other people, and not because you have to: I do voluntary work at a young mothers 'centre. I We get all our money from voluntary contributions.
to say that someone must do something
Insist insist (i> I/T] to say firmly that
someone must do something or that something must happen, and not let anyone refuse: "You must stay," he insisted. insist (that) sb do sth They insisted that we paid for the damage before we left. iasist on doing sth (=say that you must be allowed to do something) I insist on specking to the manager.
MYSELF/YOURSELF
see also alone
when you do something yourself, instead of someone else doing it for you
yourself/myself etc [pronoun] if you do something yourself, no-one else does it for you: I made these curtains myself. I Why can't your boyfriend cook lunch himself? I 'Could you pass me that book?" "Get it yourselff"
personally /'pn^rwli' [adv] if an important person does something personally,
they do it. although you would normally expect someone else to do it for them: The President wrote to us personally to thank us for our hard work.
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in person ;m p3:rs^n/ if you do something in person, you do it by going somewhere yourself, instead of writing, telephoning, or asking someone else to do it: He delivered the document in person to
Friedman's house. I Do 1 have to come and get it in person?
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first-hand fVs! h;end< [adj only before noun] first-hand experience/know- ledge/account etc experience knowledge etc that you get by doing or seeing something yourself, not by reading about it or hearing about it from someone else: She has first-hand experience of the French education system, having taught there for five years. I a first-hand account of the robbery, by someone who witnessed it
Ез when someone only thinks about himself or herself
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selfish, self if [adj] someone who is selfish only thinks about what they need or want, and never thinks about how other people feeclass="underline" Amy, don't be so selfish! Let the others have a turn. I a selfish old man I selfish motives sel/isfily [ac/u] She selfishly refused to give us any of the food. sel/ishaess [n U] when someone behaves in a selfish way: a political philosophy based on selfishness and greed
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NAME
II a person's name
name /neim/(n C] What's your name? I I'm not very good at remembering people's names. I His name is Raymond Ford.
fuii name (=all your names) Ayrton Senna's full name was Ayrton Senna da Siiva.
surname/last name s3:rnemi. laist neimjl'laest-/ [п C] your last name, which is the same as your parents' name: Smith is the most common English surname.
Zlli Until recently, women always took their husband's surname or last name when they got married, but many women ! no longer do this.
first name /fi:rst ,neim [n C] the name that your parents choose for you when you are born, which in western countries comes at the beginning of your full name: Her first name is Liz. I don't know her surname
maiden name /"meidn neim/ [n Cj the
surname that a woman had before she was married: My mother kept her maiden name when she got married. (=did not change her name to her husband s name)
initials ,'i'niplz/ |n plural] the first letters of your names: There's no need to write out your full name. Just your initials will do. I a suitcase marked with the initials JR
title "taitl/ (n C] a word such as Mrs, Miss, Ms. Mr, Dr, or Professor that you put before your name: The title 'Ms' became much more popular in the 1980s.
ы your name when you write it on a cheque, at the end of a letter etc
signature /'signstJV/ [n C] your name as you usually write it, especially when you write it on an important document, a cheque, or a letter: I can't read the signature on this letter. I We got more than 4000 signatures on our petition to save the park.
autograph ;5:t3gra:f|]-graef [n С] a famous person's name that they write and give to someone who admires them: Can I have your autograph? I I'd be too shy to ask for his autograph.
El a name that is not your real name
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nickname /"nikneim, [n С] a name given
to someone by their friends or family, which is not their real name and is often chosen because of something about their appearance or behaviour: At school, her nickname was Carrots because of her red hair.
Jalse name /foils neim/ [n С] a name that someone uses instead of their real name, so that people will not find out who they really are: It is illegal to give a false namie to your employer. I They used a false name to hire a car.
stage name "steid3 ,neim/ [n C] the
name used by an actor, singer etc instead of their real name: Greta Garbo was the stage name of Greta Gustavson, born in Stockholm in 1905.
El the name of a place, object etc
name /neim/ {n C] I've forgotten the name of the street where she lives. the Chinese/French etc name for sth The
Chinese name for this plant means 'cat's ears'.
brand name "braend ,neim/ [n C] the
name given to a product by the company that makes it, often including the name of the company itself: Our customers prefer goods with brand names, such as Levi's or Adidas.
BJ to have a particular name
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sb's name is /(sb's) neim iz/ Hi! My name's Ted. I'm from Florida. I 'Who's that man over there?" uHis name is Lucio Mannonetti and he owns the company
be called /bi: kM to have a particular name - use this about a person, thing, or place: There's someone called Russell on the phone for you. I What's the new teacher called9 I They are in favour of what is called 'sustainable development'.
be named hi: 'neimd/ especially american someone who is named Paul, Jane etc has the name Paul. Jane etc: Their new baby is named Caroline. I She went to the movies with some guy named Rudi.