English Study Journal

VERB + PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS

2008-07-10T01:30:00.002+10:00

VERB + PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS

This list contains some common verb + prepositions. Check an ESL or learner’s dictionary under the verb for any verb + preposition combinations that you cannot find on the list.

EX:

1. Every year I pay $150 to subscribe to “Outback” magazine.

2. Some people use soy milk to substitute for daily milk.

3. Olympic athletes excel at at least one sport.

4. In a democracy, we all have the right to vote for our representatives.

5. On buses, we prohibited from eating and drinking.

6. Drug traffickers profit from people’s misery.

7. You should take advantage of every opportunity in life.

8. Overseas students have to adapt to a new culture in Australia.

9. They are encouraged to adopt some of the customs of their new country.

10. It doesn’t matter to me.

11. Teachers object to students sleeping in class.

12. People sometimes gossip about what their neighbors are doing.

13. Wind will sometimes interfere with TV reception.

14. Pedophiles interfere with children.

15. Shopaholic are obsessed with shopping.

LIST:

Accuse (someone) of

Adapt to

Admit to

Advise against

Agree with

Apologize for

Apply for (something)

Apply to (someplace)

Approve of

Argue about (something)

Argue with (someone)

Arrive at

Believe in

Belong to

Blame (someone for/something on)

Care about/for

Choose between

Combine (something) with

Come from

Compare (someone/something) to/with

Complain about (something)

Complain to (someone)

Concentrate on

Consist of

Contribute to

Cooperate with

Count on

Deal with

Decide on

Depend on

Die of/from

Disapprove of

Dream about/of

Escape from

Excel at

Excuse (someone) for

Feel like

Fight for/about

Forget about

Forgive (someone) for

Glance at

Gossip about

Graduate from

Happen to

Hear about/of (something)

Hear from (someone)

Hide from

Hope for

Insist on

Interfere with

Introduce (someone) to

Intend to

Invite (someone) to

Know about

Learn from

Listen to

Live on

Look at

Look forward to

Matter to

Object to

Participate in

Pay for

Plan on

Prepare for

Prevent from

Profit from

Prohibit (someone) form

Protect (someone/something) from

Read about

Recover from

Rely on

Rescue from

Respond to

Search for

Speak about (something)

Speak to/with (someone)

Stare at

Stop from

Subscribe to

Substitute for

Succeed in

Take advantage of

Take care of

Talk about (something)

Talk to/with (someone)

Thank (someone) for

Think about/of

Vote for

Wait for

Worry about

ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS

2008-07-10T01:29:00.001+10:00

ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS

This list contains some common adjective + prepositions. Check an ESL or learner’s dictionary under the adjective for any adjective + preposition combinations that are not on the list.

EX:

1. I am accustomed to coming to work early.

2. I am used to coming to work early.

3. The company director was envious of the profit of a rival company.

4. The company director was jealous of the profit of a rival company.

5. The quality of their product is inferior to ours.

LIST:

Accustomed to

Afraid of

Amazed at/by

Angry at

Anxious about

Ashamed of

Aware of

Awful

Bad at

Bored with/by

Capable of

Concerned about

Content with

Curious about

Dependent on

Different from

Eager for

Envious of

Excited about

Familiar with

Famous for

Fond of

Friendly to

Full of

Glad about

Good at

Guilty of

Happy about

Homesick for

Inferior to

Interested in

Jealous of

Known for

Nervous about

Opposed to

Pleased about

Proud of

Ready for

Responsible for

Sad about

Safe from

Satisfied with

Sick of

Similar to

Slow at

Sorry for/about

Suitable for

Superior to

Surprised about/at/by

Terrible at

Tired of

Upset with

Worried about

Prepositions

2008-07-10T01:25:00.001+10:00

Prepositions
A preposition connects a noun or a pronoun to the rest of a sentence. It indicates a relationship such as time, place, or position.

Types of Prepositions
Here are some common prepositions, listed by the type of relationship they indicate:

1. Prepositions of time

Month/year	In	Aidan arrived in Yorktown in June. He arrived in 1999.
Day/date	On	He began classes on Monday. He began class on June 5.
Specific time	At	The classes started at 9:00 A.M.
General time	In Before After	The classes ended in the evening/afternoon/morning She left before lunch. I am leaving after the exam.
Approximate time	About Around Between	I’ll be home about 2:00 P.M. Let’s meet around 5:00 P.M. He said he’ll call between nice and ten o’clock.
Duration	For Through During	My family lived in Guam for six years. I have thought of you often through the years. We ate a lot of popcorn during the movie.

2. Prepositions of place

City/country	In	Fred lived in Toronto for three years. He lived in Canada for five years.
Street	On	He worked on Battery Street.
Address	At	He lives at 16 Queen Lane.
Motion	To	He goes to the park for lunch. (walk to, run to , drive to, ride to , race to, fly to)
Motion in a direction	Toward	They walked toward me.

3. Prepositions of position

The book is on the desk.

The lecture notes are in my notebook.

Let’s meet at the library.

The dog is sitting beside its owner.

My house is between the library and the bridge.

Some other prepositions that commonly show position are: above, across, against, along, among, behind, beneath, by, down, inside, into, near, outside, over, past, under, up.

4. Prepositions of manner

She is good at speaking foreign languages.

They finished the test with ease.

He can understand their accent by listening carefully.

5. Prepositions of comparison

We are so close that he is like my brother.

The storm made the sky as dark as night.

6. Prepositions of possession

Dino is a good friend of mine.

Country

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Country

Ridge
Mountain
Island
Hill
Beach
Field
River
Forest
Woodland
Reservoir
Dam
Village
Valley
Stream
Bush
Path
Meadow
Farmhouse
Barn
Fence
Waterfall
Lake
Track

Skeleton

2008-07-09T21:59:00.005+10:00

Skeleton

Skull
Collarbone
Breastbone
Rib
Spine/Backbone
Pelvis/hip
Kneecap

Chairs

2008-07-09T21:59:00.001+10:00

Chairs

Chair
Director's chair
Office chair
Deckchair
Swivel chair
Barber's chair
Stool
Rocking chair
Sun lounger
Wheelchair
Highchair
Folding chair

Aerial sports

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Aerial sports

Hang-gliding
Microlighting
Paragliding
Parachuting

Stationery

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Stationery

Pencil case
Notebook
Pencils
Fountain pen
Ballpoint pen
Pencil sharpener
Rubber/Eraser
Felt-tip pens

Solar system

2008-07-09T21:55:00.002+10:00

Solar system

Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth the Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Satum
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

Homes (animals)

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Homes (animals)
Stable
Hutch
Kennel
Bam
Pigsty
Hive

Volcano

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Volcano

Ash
Crater
Lava
Magma

Sewing basket

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Sewing basket

Knitting needle
Ball of wool
Pin
Pincushion
Thimble
Reel of cotton
Scissors
Tape measure
Button
Safety pin

Vegetables

2008-07-09T21:49:00.001+10:00

Vegetables

Tomatoes
Pumpkin
Garlic
Cabbage
Broccoli
Pepper/bell pepper
Onion
Corn on the cob
Asparagus
Peas
Mushroom
Potatoes
Leeks
Cucumber
Cauliflower
Green beans
Carrots
Aubergine/eggplant

Surfaces

2008-07-09T21:47:00.001+10:00

Surfaces

Prickly
Sharp
Jagged
Fluffy
Shiny
Smooth
Bumpy
Glossy
Greasy
Slippery
Sticky
Scaly

Sports centre

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Sports centre

Swimming pool
Diving board
Life guard
Water flume/chute
Sauna
Squash court
Health club
Jacuzzi
Cubicle
Toilet
Locker
Shower
Drinks machine
Snacks machine
Changing rooms/locker rooms
Personal trainer
Aerobics
Treadmill
Rowing machine
Exercise bike
Table tennis
Five-a-side goalposts
Badminton
Balance beam
Mat

Occupations

2008-07-09T21:44:00.001+10:00

Occupations

Gardener
Optician/optometrist
Nurse
Dentist
Teacher
Photographer
Doctor
Lumberjack
Welder
Decorator
Waiter
Policeman/policewoman
Masseuse
Florist
Mechanic
Couner
Chef

Hair styles

2008-07-09T21:41:00.002+10:00

Hair styles
Bob
Braid
Flattop
Crew
Dreadlocks
Ponytail
Bun
Pigtails
Mohican
Mullet
Quiff
Perm

The hair-salon usage buzzword (advanced)

2008-07-08T17:35:00.007+10:00

The hair-salon usage buzzword (advanced)

English term	explained
Acute Angle	Below 90 degrees of angles
Align	Datum line that will be guided up
Alter	Alter the detail, but essence does not change
Angle	Two hands in it in some forms sharply
Angle of elevation	Oppose in the position of bunch of hair
Axis	One is on points of lines that hairdo part is average and symmetrical
Back-center	Central part behind
Bang	The hair before the forehead accuses of staying
Bias shape	Guide or guide backward forward hair or this part Askew left or right
Blend	Mixing can produce the hairdo expected
Blunt cut	All hair prune the same length
Breeze cut	Elegant hairdo
Bridge line	Join the line of two o'clock from different wire
Blow dry	Blow the method of hair of the universe with the hairdryer with hands
Centrifugal	Develop towards outside from the centre and design
Centripetal	The sending amount of periphery concentrates on designing the centre
Check cut	Check to the hairdo finished whether to connect the improper one Some
Circumference	Divide line into by shape radian in accordance with head, hair shape take the form of arc
Concave	Such as the internal curve of half a clean shot, also call the concave round line
Concentrated shape	Collect the hair in a little pruning
Convex	Like the curve on the surface of spheroid
Corner point	Crossing place of terminal perpendicular line and horizontal line
Cowlick	Fluffy model that holds up of hair
Cross check	Check by horizontal method after the hair is pruned vertically Vice versa
Crown	Top of the head
Cutting by rotating	This method is to used for reaching the short long nape of top Whether law of cutting of hair or abundant sense
Cutting by twisting	After the wire determines, connect the hair song one to wire length
Cutting line	Cut Weir
Diagonal	Oblique movement or spreading, especially with angle of 45 degrees
Ear to ear parting	From ears rowing preceded department another side ears Divide the line
Elevate	Promote the hair bunch
Finger dry	Utilize finger draw hair come, get hair the universe Method
Finger grips	Ring set of the scissors
Finger round cut	Utilize finger to be crooked the hair integrated type
Forty five degree angle	Opposite angle, the other side of 90 degrees
Fragment	Send the tip and form a kind of sense in disorder
Gathering	Gather together the hair in a little pruning
Graduation cut	Level gradually
Guideline	One is used as guiding the length while pruning other parts Pruning line
Hairline	Edge of the hair and skin
Hair movement	Direction in which the hair grows naturally
Hair quality	State of the hair
Horizontal section	Some of dividing area of the level
Intuition	Ability to perceive things
Lamp dry	Get the method of hair of the universe with the infrared ray
Layer cut	Promote the law of cutting of more than 90 degrees of every hair
Meeting point	Some of two wire intersections, it determines the angle that should be pruned partly that the intersection is clicked
Mohican section	The centre part from precededding department to nape, usually do the wire in order to prune the hair
Moving blade	Movement when the cutting edge of scissors is pruned
Nape	In the back of the shank
Obtuse angle	Greater than 90 degrees and below 180 in the back of the shank Degree
Occipital bone	The hindbrain was lighted to the position
Off base	Initiate any angle besides 90 degrees
One length cut	Cut the law in shape of a level one
On base	Become and promote the hair bunch with the scalp vertically
Outline	Appearance of a hairdo
Panel	Hair a part or district part that fetch
Paper round cut	The hair is shut like one and one scissors of the paper-cut
Parallel section	Fetch a part parallel to Line some before
Part	Comb the hair in the differentiation line in different directions
Perpendicular	Become 90 degrees with his line or other one
Perimeter	Have directly or leave directly
Polygon	A close geometric figure, especially exceed here and there or four corners
Radial section	The preceded ding department fetches around radically
Regent cut	Reagan's hairdo
Repertoire	Your collection of hairdo and technology
Right angle	Angle of 90 degrees, the intersection horn of the perpendicular line each other of two
Roots	The hair is most close to the part of the scalp
Scalloped line	Curve of a line like the shell
Scrunch dry	One kind uses and holds in hand and rubs the hair and pinches and gets hair of the universe Method
Sculpting	Make the hair form look like the form of carving
Shaggy round	Line of round tooth
Side- back	Lie between the part by and behind the side
Side- front	Part of the recent face by the side
Salmonella	Appearance of the hairdo
Slice	From relatively thinner part that the majority is taken out
Slide cut	Pruning method of bunch of slippery hair of cutting edge of the scissors
Spherical	The picture is spherical
Squeeze cut	Cut hairdos concave and round
Step bob- cut	Bob's short hairdo
Still blade	The cutting edge is not moved while pruning
Sub- section	Small part of any part
Taper	Thin out the thickness in the hair tip direction gradually
Tension	Hold the strength drawn while initiating and pruning the hair
Thinning	Making use of and paring inside having the hair cut the sending amount has not changed outside Length
Three dimensional	There is thick depth except that there is high width
Vertical section	One fetches vertical part
Volume	Quantity and weight of the hair
Whorls	The hair forms the result of a swirl, just the picture preceded ding department

The hair-salon usage buzzword (Conversation)

2008-07-08T17:27:00.001+10:00

The hair-salon usage buzzword -
Conversation:

Good morning/Good afternoon

Good evening Sit down, please (Take a seat, Please)

Welcome! Hello, May I help you?

Tea or coffee

Yes, Tea please. Thanks you very much.

Would you like a magazine, newspaper or hairstyle books ?

Yes newspaper please.

Would you like a shampoo?

Would you like a hair set?

Would you like a conditioner?

Would you like a haircut?

Would you like a blow-dry?

Would you like a perm?

Would you like a manicure?

Would you like a pedicure?

Would you like a hair colored?

I'd need a shampoo.(conditioner, blow-dry, haircut, perm, pedicure )

I'd need my hair colored.

What hairstyle would you prefer?

I prefer a short(medium, long )hairstyle.

May l recommend this new hairstyle for you?

That's a good idea.

What brand of shampoo do you use?

We recommend frames Shampoo

I'm going to massage your shoulder now.

Please try to relax, Thank you very much

Let's go to rinse your hair now

Please follow me.

Yes it's all right.

Is the water O.K

No, it's too hot(cold)

Do you have your own stylist? No.

May l recommend one of our best stylists?

Wait for a moment please

We will be with you in a moment

Hello! Madame (Sir). Sorry, to keep you waiting

My name is Jack (Nina)

I am No 3 designer

I'm glad to be at your service

How much do you charge for a shampoo? (conditioner, haircut, perm)

It's two hundred dollars ($200) for a shampoo

It's four hundred dollars ($400) for a haircut

It's two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a perm

I would recommend this hairstyle for you

It seems to fit your face very well

What do you think if your new hairstyle?

Would you like to use a mirror?

You look very nice today

That will be six hundred dollars ($600), please

Keep the change, this is a tip

Thank you for coming to our salon

We hope to see you again. Please come again

Goodbye!

The hair-salon usage buzzword (basic)

2008-07-06T15:29:00.005+10:00

The hair-salon usage buzzword (basic)

Business:

shampoo /:hair shampoo

cut/hair cutting

blow/ blow-drying

manicure

permanent

color/hair coloring

treatment/hair treatment

pedicure

take a bath

nail care

pin curl

hair design

make up

massage

quick service

full service

free service

hair setting

product and instrument:

hair

shampoo

gel

hair color

hair care/conditioner

hair spray

lotion

hair condition:

normal

damage

dry

rinse

curl

wet

comb

round brush

air dryer

thinning scissors

clipper

electric clipper

cold wave/ perm

perm paper

instruction:

scissors(shears)

mirror

towel

hair pick

razor

hair pin

brush

hair clip

blow dryer

tail comb

curling iron

setting cart

steamer

sterilizer

hair dryer

model

perm rod

rubber band

shampoo sink

wig

manikin

gloves

cap

technical terms

normal hair	damaged hair	resistant hair
cuticle	cortex	medulla
dandruff	melanin	keratin
solid(one length)	low graduation	high graduation
symmetry	balance	unbalance
uniform(square)	light layering	heavy layering
concave cut	convex cut	line
guide line	holding angle	long hairstyle
:medium hairstyle	short hairstyle	body
wave	curly	side parting
central parting	cross check	hair line
sectioning	parting(blocking)	golden point
thinning	notching	weaving
crown	side	front
back	nape	finger dry
scissor over comb	back combing

570 Acdamic words

2008-07-04T14:14:00.001+10:00

570 essentially academic words

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or you can download the file.http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhmqsfmh_0cv3ww9c2

abandon	enable	overlap
abstract	encounter	overseas
academy	energy	panel
access	enforce	paradigm
accommodate	enhance	paragraph
accompany	enormous	parallel
accurate	ensure	parameter
achieve	entity	participate
acknowledge	environment	partner
acquire	equate	passive
adapt	equip	perceive
adequate	equivalent	percent
adjacent	erode	period
adjust	error	persist
administrate	establish	perspective
adult	estate	phase
advocate	estimate	phenomenon
affect	ethic	philosophy
aggregate	ethnic	physical
aid	evaluate	plus
albeit	eventual	policy
allocate	evident	portion
alter	evolve	pose
alternative	exceed	positive
ambiguous	exclude	potential
amend	exhibit	practitioner
analogy	expand	precise
analyze	expert	predict
annual	explicit	predominant
anticipate	exploit	preliminary
apparent	export	presume
append	expose	previous
appreciate	external	primary
approach	extract	prime
appropriate	facilitate	principle
approximate	factor	prior
arbitrary	feature	priority
area	federal	proceed
aspect	fee	process
assemble	file	professional
assess	final	prohibit
assign	finance	project
assist	finite	promote
assume	flexible	proportion
assure	fluctuate	prospect
attach	focus	protocol
attain	format	psychology
attitude	formula	publication
attribute	forthcoming	publish
author	found	purchase
automate	foundation	pursue
available	framework	quote
aware	function	radical
behalf	fund	random
benefit	fundamental	range
bias	furthermore	ratio
bond	gender	rational
brief	generate	react
bulk	generation	recover
capable	globe	refine
capacity	goal	regime
category	grade	region
cease	grant	register
challenge	gualitative	regulate
channel	guarantee	reinforce
chapter	guideline	reject
chart	hence	relax
chemical	hierarchy	release
circumstance	highlight	relevant
cite	hypothesis	reluctance
civil	identical	rely
clarify	identify	remove
classic	ideology	require
clause	ignorance	research
code	illustrate	reside
coherent	image	resolve
coincide	immigrate	resource
collapse	impact	respond
colleague	implement	restore
commence	implicate	restrain
comment	implicit	restrict
commission	imply	retain
commit	impose	reveal
commodity	incentive	revenue
communicate	incidence	reverse
community	incline	revise
compatible	income	revolution
compensate	incorporate	rigid
compile	index	role
complement	indicate	route
complex	individual	scenario
component	induce	schedule
compound	inevitable	scheme
comprehensive	infer	scope
comprise	infrastructure	section
compute	inherent	sector
conceive	inhibit	secure
concentrate	initial	seek
concept	injure	select
conclude	innovate	sequence
concurrent	input	series
conduct	insert	sex
confer	insight	shift
confine	inspect	significant
confirm	instance	similar
conflict	institute	simulate
conform	instruct	site
consent	integral	so-called
consequent	integrate	sole
considerable	integrity	somewhat
consist	intelligence	source
constant	intense	specific
constitute	interact	specify
constrain	intermediate	sphere
construct	internal	stable
consult	interpret	statistic
consume	intrinsic	status
contact	invest	straightforward
contemporary	investigate	strategy
context	invoke	stress
contract	involve	structure
contradict	isolate	style
contrary	issue	submit
contribute	item	subordinate
controversy	job	subsequent
convene	journal	subsidy
converse	justify	substitute
convert	label	successor
convince	labor	sufficient
cooperate	layer	sum
cooperate	lecture	summary
coordinate	legal	supplement
core	legislate	survey
correspond	levy	survive
couple	liberal	suspend
create	license	sustain
credit	likewise	symbol
criteria	link	tape
crucial	locate	target
culture	logic	task
currency	maintain	team
cycle	major	technical
data	manipulate	technology
debate	manual	temporary
decade	margin	tense
decline	mature	terminate
deduce	maximize	text
define	mechanism	theme
definite	media	theory
demonstrate	mediate	thesis
denote	medical	topic
deny	medium	trace
depress	mental	tradition
derive	method	transfer
design	migrate	transit
despite	military	transmit
detect	minimize	transport
deviate	minimum	trend
device	ministry	trigger
devote	minor	ultimate
different	mode	undergo
dimension	modify	underlie
diminish	monitor	underline
discreet	motive	undertake
discriminate	mutual	uniform
displace	negate	unify
display	network	unique
dispose	neutral	utilize
distinct	nevertheless	valid
distort	nonetheless	vary
distribute	norm	vehicle
diverse	normal	version
document	notion	via
domain	notwithstanding	violate
domestic	nuclear	virtual
dominate	objective	visible
draft	obtain	vision
drama	occupy	visual
duration	occur	volume
dynamic	odd	voluntary
economy	offset	welfare
edit	ongoing	whereas
element	option	whereby
eliminate	orient	widespread
emerge	outcome
emphasis	output
empirical	overall

cry

2008-07-04T12:23:00.001+10:00

cry /kra/ verb, noun
" height="10"> verb (cries, cry•ing, cried, cried)
1 ~ (for sb/sth)| ~ (about / over sth) to produce tears from your eyes because you are unhappy or hurt: [v] It’s all right. Don’t cry. The baby was crying for (= because it wanted) its mother. There’s nothing to cry about. He felt like crying with rage. I just couldn’t stop crying. [vn] I found him crying his eyes out (= crying very much). That night she cried herself to sleep. The little boy fell over and started to cry. [also v speech]
2 ~ (for sth) to shout loudly: [v] She ran to the window and cried for help. [v speech] ‘You’re safe!’ Tom cried in delight.
3 [v] (of a bird or an animal) to make a loud unpleasant noise: Seagulls followed the boat, crying loudly.

cry foul (informal) to complain that sb else has done sth wrong or unfair

cry over spilt milk (BrE) (US cry over spilled milk) to waste time worrying about sth that has happened that you cannot do anything about: As the saying goes—it’s no use crying over spilt milk.

cry wolf to call for help when you do not need it, with the result that when you do need it people do not believe you

for crying out loud (informal) used to show you are angry or surprised: For crying out loud! Why did you have to do that?—more at laugh v., shoulder n.
cry off (BrE, informal) to say that you cannot do sth that you promised to do: She said she was coming to the party, but cried off at the last moment.
cry out to make a loud sound without words because you are hurt, afraid, surprised, etc.: She tried to stop herself from crying out. to cry out in fear / alarm / pain
cry out / cry out sth to shout sth loudly: She cried out for help. She cried out his name. [+ speech] ‘Help!’ he cried out. note at call
cry out for sth (usually used in the progressive tenses) to need sth very much: The company is crying out for fresh new talent.
" height="10"> noun (pl. cries)
1 [C] a loud sound without words that expresses a strong feeling: to give a cry of anguish / despair / relief / surprise / terror, etc.
2 [C] a loud shout: With a cry of ‘Stop thief!’ he ran after the boy. Her answer was greeted with cries of outrage.
3 [C] the sound made by a bird or an animal: the cry of gulls circling overhead
4 [sing.] an action or a period of crying: I felt a lot better after a good long cry.
5 [C] ~ (for sth) an urgent demand or request for sth: Her suicide attempt was really a cry for help.
6 [C] (especially in compounds) a word or phrase that expresses a group’s beliefs and calls people to action: a battle cry His speech attacking the government has proved a rallying cry for party dissidents.

in full cry talking or shouting loudly and in an enthusiastic way: The Leeds supporters were in full cry.—more at far adj., hue

sad

2008-07-04T12:17:00.000+10:00

sad /sd/ adj. (sad•der, sad•dest)
UNHAPPY
1 ~ (to do sth)| ~ (that...) unhappy or showing unhappiness: We are very sad to hear that you are leaving. I was sad that she had to go. She looked sad and tired. I felt terribly sad about it. He gave a slight, sad smile. The divorce left him sadder and wiser (= having learned from the unpleasant experience).
2 ~ (to do sth)| ~ (that ... ) that makes you feel unhappy: a sad story It was sad to see them go. It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost. We had some sad news yesterday. He’s a sad case—his wife died last year and he can’t seem to manage without her. It will be a sad day for all of us if the theatre is forced to close. Sad to say (= unfortunately) the house has now been demolished.

UNACCEPTABLE
3 unacceptable; deserving blame or criticism deplorable: a sad state of affairs It’s a sad fact that many of those killed were children. It’s a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together.

BORING
4 (informal) boring or not fashionable: You sad old man. You’d have to be sad to wear a shirt like that.

IN POOR CONDITION
5 in poor condition: The salad consisted of a few leaves of sad-looking lettuce.

—see also sadly, sadness

angry

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angry /ri/ adj. (an•grier, an•gri•est) You can also use more angry and most angry.
1 ~ (at / about / over sth)| ~ with / at sb (about / for sth) having strong feelings about sth that you dislike very much or about an unfair situation: Please don’t be angry with me. It wasn’t my fault. The passengers grew angry about the delay. He felt angry at the injustice of the situation. Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square. The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders. I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake. Her behaviour really made me angry.
2 (of a wound) red and infected
3 (literary) (of the sea or the sky) dark and stormy: the angry sea with its terrible waves
an•grily /li/ adv.: Some senators reacted angrily to the President’s remarks. He swore angrily.