SJ of an amount/number
see also amount/number proportion /ргэ'рэ:грп/ [n C] a part of an
amount or number - use this when you are comparing the part with the whole amount or number
+ of What proportion of your income do you spend on food?
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+ of Many women feel a little depressed during the early stages of pregnancy. + in Safety checks are carried out at every stage in the production process, at this stage At this stage of the election campaign, it is impossible to say who will win.
phase /feiz [n С] a separate part in the
development or growth of something + in There are three phases in the life of
a butterfly.
initial/final pKase (=the first or last par:) The initial phase of the project should take about three months.
' A Phase is a more technical word than : stage.
high/large proportion A high proportion of married women also have part-time jobs.
small proportion We get a small propor tion of our funding from the government.
fraction fraekj>n/ [n C] a small part of an amount or number, especially a very small part
+ of Employees' salaries are only a fraction of the total cost of the project, a small fraction a problem that affects only a small fraction of the total population
percentage /p3rsemid3/ (n CI a part of
an amount or number that is expressed as part of a whole which is 100 + of What percentage of our students passed the exam? I a percentage of the profits that is less than 50% high/large percentage A high percentage of the coffee they produce goes to
the US.
small percentage On/у a small percentage of the population has private medical insurance.
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go tO completely
partly /'pa:rtli/ [adv] The road was partly blocked by a fallen tree, i What he told us was only partly true, partly because The accident happened partly because we were hauing an argument in the car.
partially pa:rpli/ [adv] if something is partially done, it has not been completely done or finished; The house was partially destroyed by the explosion. I The ice had partially melted and there was a pool of water on the table. partially successful The advertising campaign was only partially successful.
Partially is more formal than partly.
half ha:f||hief/ [ado] half-eaten/half- dressed/half-finished etc partly eaten,
partly dressed etc: I found him sitting on his bed, half-dressed. I a half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray I The houses were half-submerged by flood water.
to some extent /ta saix\ ik,stent/ use this when you want to say that something ispartly true but not completely true: Doing well in examinations is to some extent a matter of fuck. I To some extent it was our own fault that we lost the contract.
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party /''pa:rti/ [n Cj a social event, especially in someone's house, when people talk, drink, eat, and dance. Are you going to Susie's birthday party? 1 I really enjoyed your parly last night. have a party We're having a party next Saturday. Would you like to come? throw a party (=have a big party, with lots of food and drink etc) Sheikh
Mahmood would regularly throw lavish
parties at the Sheraton Hotel.
invite sb to a party I've been invited to
a party at Dave's tonight.
dinner party (=a party at someone's
house in the evening, when people have a
meal)
fancy-dress party british costume-party
You can also use party before a noun, like an adjective: party games I a party invitation
american (=a party where people wear strange, funny, or historical clothes) plural parties
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The plural form, celebrations, is used especially to talk about big public events that take place to celebrate important occasions, such as New Year. The singular form, celebration, is used especially to talk about a party to celebrate a personal or family event such as a birthday.
celebrate /"seUbreit/ [и 1Л1 to show that a happy event or occasion is important by doing something enjoyable, for example by having a party or going to a restaurant: Congratulations on your new job - we must go out and celebrate. I We went to a club to celebrate the end of the school year. I My mother bought some champagne to celebrate my 21st birthday. celebrate by doing sth We celebrated by going out for a drink. celebrate sth with sth She celebrated
her election uictory with a party at the
in
Hilton Hotel.
people at a party
host Jhmst/ [n C] the person who invites people to a party and provides them with food and drink: The host brought
some more wine.
A Host, hostess, and guest are all rather formal words, used for talking about formal parties.
Hostess ''hsost^s/ [n C] a woman who
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invites people to a party and provides them with food and drink: Pam was a wonderful hostess - everyone enjoyed her parties.
guest sest, л С] someone who goes to a party, There were 100 guests at the garden party.
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celebration. sel^brei>n/ [г; С] a party or
other enjoyable event that is organized because something good has happened or because it is a special day: We had a big family celebration for my father's 60th birthday. I New Year celebrations in Scotland go on for three days. I celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the country's independence
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be successful in an examination go past a person or place when time passes
to be successful in a test or examination
see also test drive, education
pass /pa:s|pses; [u I/T] to reach a high enough standard to succeed in an exami nation or test: "I'm taking my driving test today." "Do you think you'll pass?" I You'll never pass the exam if you don t work!
A Don't say 'pass in an exam'. Say pass an exam.
quali/y 'kwDlofaiU'kwa;-/ [u I] to pass all the examinations that you need in order to become a doctor, lawyer, engineer etc: After qualifying, she joined the Nat West Bank as a corporate advisor: + as I decided to return to college and qualify as a teacher
qualifying - qualified - have qualified
graduate graed^ueit' [и 1] to pass all your final examinations at university or college, and get a degree
graduate from Ox/ord/Stan/ord etc
Mitch graduated from Stanford in 1993
with a degree in Law.
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graduate in Kistory/FrencK/medicine etc
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She graduated in modern languages and now works as an interpreter.
In American English, graduate also means to successfully complete your high school education: ferry will be graduating from high school this year.