someone who cheats
cheat /tji:t/ [n С) someone who behaves dishonestly, especially in an examination or game: Bergsfrom accused his opponent of being a cheat.
con man /'коптаепЦ'кадп-; [n C] informal. someone who gets money by cheating people or lying to them: a hancfsome con man who charms women into giving him money, then simply disappears from their lives
wrong
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CHECK
look at 2
see also
RIGtfT
mistake
to make sure that something is true or correct
check дJek/ [и I/Г] to do something in order to find out whether something is really true or correct: "Are you sure this is the right phone number?" "Yes, Toe just checked1 Remember to check your spellings in a dictionary. + (that) I'll just check I locked the door. I Check that the meat is cooked thoroughly before serving it. + whether She went back to the apartment to check whether he'd been home.
make sure /melk to that a
situation really is the way you want or expect it to be: I don't think Sarah's back
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yet, but you can knock on her door just to make sure.
CHILD
+ (that) I phoned the hotel to make sure that they had reserved a room for us. I Make sure there are no cars behind you
before you drive off. double-check /.cUM tjek; [v 1/Tj to
check a second time, so that you are completely sure: "Did you switch the heating off?" "Yes, I double-checked." I I can't have got it wrong! i checked and double- checked all my calculations.
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someone's son or daughter
child /tjaild/ [n C| someone's son or daughter, of any age: She called her first child Katrin. I The house seems very quiet now all the children have left home. I One of her children lives in Australia now.
only child (=a child who has no brothers or sisters)
children
CHILD
adult
baby ^ ^ ^ age
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family
YOUNC
see
also
father
4 v
MOTHER
a child
child 'tjaild/ [n C] a young person from the time they are born until they are aged about 14 or 15: How many children are there in your class? I Children under 14 travel
You usually call a very young child that
free. I Every child was given a present. pImiyi] children
^^ you usually сан a very cannot walk or talk a baby.
kid /kid/ [n C] informal a child: A gang of kids were playing in the yard. 1 / really enjoy working with kids. I Jamie's a bright kid.
boy /boi/ [n C| a male child: I used to live in Spain when / was a boy. I Harry teaches in a boys' school in Glasgow. little boy (=a very young boy) Her best friend was a little boy called Sam.
9irt /g3:rl/(n C] a female child: What's that girl's name? I More girls than ever before are choosing to study science. little girl (=a very young girl) A little girl was sitting on the front doorstep.
toddler /todbf|'ta:d-/ [n C| a very young
child who has just learned to walk: As a toddler; he Luas attacked and injured by the family's pet dog.
kid /kid, [л С] informal, someone's son or daughter - use this about children aged up to 14 or 15. All I ever wanted was to get married and have kids. I Could you look after the kids this evening?
son /safi/ [л С] someone's male child: We have two teenage sons. I Her son used to work in Scotland.
daughter do:t3r [n C] someone's female child Our eldest daughter has just left university. I My aunt had five daughters and three sons
Qlittle boy/little girl /in! boi, Jul
g3irI/ [n C] spoken someone's young son or daughter; Paula's had to go home - her little girl's sick I "How old's your little boy?' "He's three."
a child whose parents have died
orphan jyjfjnj |n С] a child whose parents
have died: Leila was an orphan whose parents had been killed in the war.
the time when someone is a child
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childhood /-tjaildhod/ [n U] the time when someone is a child: They've known each other since childhood, early childhood (=the time when you are very young) I spent my early childhood living with my aunt and uncle.
You can also use childhood before a
noun, like an adjective: childhood illnesses I He was deeply affected by those early childhood experiences.
in in/ancy/during in/ancy /ln'mfsn-
si, .djiwriq m fens i||, dor- formal while someone is a baby or a very young child - use this especially to talk about children dying or getting diseases. Three of her children died in infancy.
CHOOSE
^ see also decide, vote, must
D to choose something
choose /tjuiz [u I/T] to decide which one of several things or possibilities you want: I can't decide what I want. You choose. I Will you help me choose a present for Warren?