(v1,vt) (1) to discover
to find (e.g. an error in a book)
to come across
to detect
(2) to locate
to find (e.g. something missing)
to find fault
(3) to be used to seeing
to be familiar with
(P)
(v1,vt) (1) to wound
to injure
(2) to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.)
(3) to damage
to chip
to scratch
(v1,vt) to use as an excuse
to pretend that
to use something as an excuse
to make something the pretext (for)
(v1,vt) (1) to wound
to injure
(2) to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.)
(3) to damage
to chip
to scratch
(v1) to find fault with
to rain on one's parade
to nitpick
to quibble
(v1,vt) to distort
to strain (interpretation)
to force (meaning)
(v1) to find fault with
to rain on one's parade
to nitpick
to quibble
(v1) (1) to fascinate
to attract
to charm
to pull up (at a gate)
(2) to have a convulsion
(v1,vt) to press down
to hold down
to pin down
to repress
(v1,vt) to press
to push
to force
(v1,vt) to beat (someone in battle)
(exp,v1) (1) to ignite
to set fire to
(2) to spark (an incident, etc.)
to inflame (a situation, etc.)
(v1) (uk) to affect a stylish air
to try to look good
to show off
(ik) (v1) (uk) to affect a stylish air
to try to look good
to show off
(v1,vt) to allot
to distribute
to lay out
to divide among
to assign
(v1,vt) to fasten (a person) to
(v1,vt) to wreathe (e.g. rope)
(v1) to relate
(v1,vt) to get close to
(exp) to be careful
to pay attention
to take care
(v1,vt) to attract
to be used to
(v1) to threaten
to terrify
to frighten
(v1,vt) to command
to request
to appoint
(v1,vi) to run to
to come running
to rush (someplace)
to hasten
(P)
(v1,vt) (1) to fix upon (one-sidedly)
to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case
(2) to scold
to take (a person) to task
(v1,vt) to combine
to join
to tie on
to attach with a knot
to bind (e.g. an address)
(v1,vt) to display
to show
(v1,vt) to beat
to attack (an enemy)
to do away with
to finish off
(v1,vt) to be accustomed to
to be used to
to argue into silence
to talk down
(v1,vt) (1) to tell (to do)
to order
to charge
to direct
(2) to tell on (someone)
to report
(3) to often say