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capital 1 |ˈkapitl|
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1 (also capital city or town) the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center. |
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Capitol |ˈkapitl| (usu. the Capitol)
1 the seat of the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC.
• ( capitol) a building housing a legislative assembly : 50,000 people marched on New Jersey's state capitol. |
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farther |ˈfärðər| (also further |ˈfərðər|)
used as comparative of far .
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1 at, to, or by a greater distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing or person is or becomes distant from another) : the farther away you are from your home, the better you should behave | figurative his action pushes Haiti even farther away from democratic rule. |
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further |ˈfərðər|
used as comparative of far .
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1 (also farther |ˈfärðər|) at, to, or by a greater distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing or person is or becomes distant from another) : for some time I had wanted to move farther from Lynne | figurative the committee seems to have moved further away from its original aims.
• [with negative ] used to emphasize the difference between a supposed or suggested fact or state of mind and the truth : as for her being a liar, nothing could be further from the truth | nothing could be further from his mind than marrying. |
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2 ( past hanged ) [ trans. ] kill (someone) by tying a rope attached from above around the neck and removing the support from beneath (used as a form of capital punishment) : he was hanged for murder | she hanged herself in her cell.
• [ intrans. ] be killed in such a way : both men were sentenced to hang.
• dated used in expressions as a mild oath : [ intrans. ] they could all go hang | [ trans. ] I'm hanged if I know. |
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hung |hə ng |
past and past participle of hang .
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1 (of a jury) unable to agree on a verdict.
• (in the UK and Canada) (of an elected body) having no political party with an overall majority : a hung parliament.
2 [ predic. ] ( hung up) informal emotionally confused or disturbed : people are hung up in all sorts of ways.
• ( hung up about/on) have a psychological or emotional obsession or problem about : guys are so hung up about the way they look.
• delayed or detained: : my mother was probably hung up in traffic. |
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disinterested |disˈintəˌrestid; -tristid|
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1 not influenced by considerations of personal advantage : a banker is under an obligation to give disinterested advice.
2 having or feeling no interest in something : her father was so disinterested in her progress that he only visited the school once. |
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uninterested |ˌənˈintristid; -ˈintəˌrestid|
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not interested in or concerned about something or someone : I was totally uninterested in boys | an uninterested voice. |
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few |fyoō|
adjective & pronoun
1 ( a few) a small number of : [as adj. ] may I ask a few questions? | [as pron. ] I will recount a few of the stories told me | many believe it but only a few are prepared to say.
2 used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is : [as adj. ] he had few friends | [as pron. ] few thought to challenge these assumptions | very few of the titles have any literary merit | one of the few who survived | [ comparative ] a population of fewer than two million | [as adj. ] sewing was one of her few pleasures. | [ superlative ] ask which products have the fewest complaints. |
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less |les|
adjective & pronoun
a smaller amount of; not as much : [as adj. ] the less time spent there, the better | [as pron. ] storage is less of a problem than it used to be | ready in less than an hour.
• fewer in number : [as adj. ] short hair presented less problems than long hair | [as pron. ] a population of less than 200,000. |
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foreword |ˈfôrˌwərd|
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a short introduction to a book, typically by a person other than the author. |
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forward |ˈfôrwərd|
adverb (also forwards)
1 toward the front; in the direction that one is facing or traveling : he started up the engine and the car moved forward | Lori leaned forward over the table.
• in, near, or toward the bow or nose of a ship or aircraft.
• in the normal order or sequence : the number was the same backward as forward.
2 onward so as to make progress; toward a successful conclusion : there's no way forward for the relationship.
• into a position of prominence or notice : he is pushing forward a political ally.
3 toward the future; ahead in time : from that day forward, the assembly was at odds with us.
• to an earlier time : the special issue has been moved forward to winter. |
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convince |kənˈvins|
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cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something : Robert's expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence | you couldn't convince him that a floppy disk was as good as a manuscript.
• persuade (someone) to do something : she convinced my father to branch out on his own. |
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persuade |pərˈswād|
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cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument : it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing.
• [ trans. ] cause (someone) to believe something, esp. after a sustained effort; convince : they must often be persuaded of the potential severity of their drinking problems | [ trans. ] he did everything he could to persuade the police that he was the robber.
• (of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something : the cost of the manor's restoration persuaded them to take in guests. |
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