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b /bi /, B noun the second letter of the al-
b
back up phrasal verb 1. to help or sup-
phabet, between A and C port someone Nobody would back her
up when she complained about the serv-
baby / bebi/ noun 1. a very young child
baby
ice. Will you back me up in the vote?
Most babies start to walk when they
2. to make a car go backwards Can
are about a year old. I’ve known him
you back up, please – I want to get out
since he was a baby. 2. a very young an-
of the parking space.
imal a baby rabbit (NOTE: The plural
background / b k raυnd/ noun 1. the
background
is babies. If you do not know if a baby
part of a picture or view which is behind
is a boy or a girl, you can refer to it as
all the other things that can be seen
it: The baby was sucking its thumb.)
The photograph is of a house with
back /b k/ noun 1. the part of the body
back
mountains in the background. His
which is behind you, between the neck white shirt stands out against the dark
and top of the legs She went to sleep background. Compare foreground in
lying on her back. He carried his son the background while other more obvi-
on his back. Don’t lift that heavy box, ous or important things are happening 2.
you may hurt your back. 2. the opposite the experiences, including education
part to the front of something He and family life, which someone has had
wrote his address on the back of the en- He comes from a working class back-
velope. She sat in the back of the bus ground. Her background is in the res-
and went to sleep. The dining room is taurant business. 3. information about a
at the back of the house. í adjective 1. situation What is the background to
on the opposite side to the front He the complaint?
knocked at the back door of the house.
backward / b kwəd/ adverb US same
backward
The back tyre of my bicycle is flat. 2. (of
as backwards
money) owed from an earlier date
backwards / b kwədz/ adverb from
backwards
back pay í adverb 1. towards the back
the front towards the back Don’t step
of something She looked back and
backwards. ‘Tab’ is ‘bat’ spelt back-
waved at me as she left. 2. in the past
wards. backwards and forwards in
back in the 1950s 3. in the state that
one direction, then in the opposite direc-
something was previously Put the tel-
tion The policeman was walking
ephone back on the table. She
backwards and forwards in front of the
watched him drive away and then went
bank.
back into the house. She gave me back
bacon / bekən/ noun meat from a pig
the money she had borrowed. I’ll bacon
phone you when I am back in the office. which has been treated with salt or
(NOTE: Back is often used after verbs: smoke, usually cut into thin pieces
to give back, to go back, to pay
bacteria /b k təriə/ plural noun very
bacteria
back, etc.) í verb 1. to go backwards,
small living things, some of which can
or make something go backwards He cause disease (NOTE: The singular is
backed or backed his car out of the ga-
bacterium.)
rage. 2. to encourage and support a per-
bacterial /b k təriəl/ adjective caused
bacterial
son, organisation, opinion or activity,
by bacteria a bacterial infection
sometimes by giving money Her col-
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bad
leagues were willing to back the propos-
al. to put someone’s back up to an- or likely to cause problems Eating too
noy someone much fat is bad for your health. We
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were shocked at their bad behaviour. 2. balance in three instalments. The bal-
ance outstanding is now £5000. í verb
of poor quality or skill He’s a bad
driver. She’s good at singing but bad 1. to stay or stand in position without
at playing the piano. 3. unpleasant falling The cat balanced on the top of
He’s got a bad cold. She’s in a bad the fence. 2. to make something stay in
temper. I’ve got some bad news for position without falling The waiter
you. The weather was bad when we balanced a pile of dirty plates on his
were on holiday in August. 4. serious arm.
He had a bad accident on the motorway. balcony / b lkəni/ noun 1. a small flat
balcony
(NOTE: worse /w s/ – worst /w st/) area that sticks out from an upper level
badge /b d / noun a small sign attached
badge
of a building protected by a low wall or
to someone’s clothes to show something by posts The flat has a balcony over-
such as who someone is or what compa- looking the harbour. Breakfast is
ny they belong to served on the balcony. 2. the upper rows
badly / b dli/ adverb 1. not well or suc- of seats in a theatre or cinema We
badly
booked seats at the front of the balcony.
cessfully She did badly in her driving
(NOTE: The plural is balconies.)
test. 2. seriously He was badly injured
bald /bɔ ld/ adjective having no hair
bald
in the motorway accident. 3. very much
His hair badly needs cutting. (NOTE: where there used to be hair, especially
badly – worse /w s/ – worst /w st/) on the head His grandfather is quite
bag /b / noun 1. a soft container made bald. He is beginning to go bald.
bag
ball /bɔ l/ noun 1. a round object used in
of plastic, cloth or paper and used for
ball
carrying things a bag of sweets He playing games, for throwing, kicking or
put the apples in a paper bag. 2. same as hitting They played in the garden with
handbag My keys are in my bag. 3. a an old tennis ball. He kicked the ball
suitcase or other container used for into the goal. 2. any round object a
clothes and other possessions when ball of wool He crumpled the paper
travelling Have you packed your bags up into a ball. 3. a formal dance We’ve
yet? got tickets for the summer ball. to
baggage / b d / noun cases and bags start the ball rolling to start something
baggage
happening I’ll start the ball rolling by
which you take with you when travel-
introducing the visitors, then you can in-
ling
troduce yourselves. to play ball to
bake /bek/ verb to cook food such as
bake
work well with someone to achieve
bread or cakes in an oven Mum’s bak-
something I asked them for a little
ing a cake for my birthday. Bake the
more time but they won’t play ball. to
pizza for 35 minutes.
have a ball to enjoy yourself a lot You
baker / bekə/ noun a person whose job
baker
can see from the photos we were having
is to make bread and cakes the bak- a ball.
er’s a shop that sells bread and cakes
ballet / b le/ noun 1. a type of dance,
ballet
Can you go to the baker’s and get a loaf
given as a public entertainment, where
of brown bread?
dancers perform a story to music 2. a
balance / b ləns/ noun 1. the quality of
balance
performance of this type of dance We
staying steady The cat needs a good went to the ballet last night.
sense of balance to walk along the top of
balloon /bə lu n/ noun 1. a large ball
balloon
a fence. to keep your balance not to
which is blown up with air or gas 2. a
fall over to lose your balance to fall
very large balloon which rises as the air
down As he was crossing the river on
inside it is heated, sometimes with a
the tightrope he lost his balance and
container attached for people to travel in
fell. 2. an amount of money remaining
í verb to increase quickly in size or
in an account I have a balance of £25
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in my bank account. 3. an amount of
ban /b n/ noun an official statement
ban
money still to be paid from a larger sum
owed You can pay £100 now and the which says that people must not do
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bank account / b ŋk ə kaυnt/ noun
something There is a ban on smoking bank account
in cinemas. í verb to say officially that an arrangement which you make with a
people must not do something She bank to keep your money safely until
was banned from driving for three you want it to open a bank account
years. (NOTE: bans – banning – to start keeping money in a bank He
banned) opened a bank account when he started
banana /bə nɑ nə/ noun a long yellow, his first job.
banana
bank holiday / b ŋk hɒlde/ noun a
slightly curved fruit which grows in hot bank holiday
countries public holiday when most people do not
band /b nd/ noun 1. a group of people go to work and the banks are closed
band
who play music together The soldiers bar /bɑ / noun a long piece of something
bar
marched down the street, following the hard The yard was full of planks and
band. My brother’s in a rock band. 2. metal bars. í a solid piece of a sub-
a group of people who do something to- stance such as chocolate or soap í noun
gether Bands of drunken football fans a place where you can buy and drink al-
were wandering around the streets. 3. a cohol Let’s meet in the bar before din-
narrow piece of something Her hair ner. í preposition except All of the
was tied back with a red band. 4. a long suppliers replied bar one. All bar two
thin mark of a particular colour a of the players in the team are British. í
black tee-shirt with a broad band of yel- verb 1. to block something The road
low across the front 5. a range of things was barred by the police. The path is
taken together He’s in the top salary barred to cyclists. 2. to bar someone
band. We’re looking for something in from doing something to prevent
the £10 – £15 price band. someone officially from doing some-
bandage / b ndd / noun a cloth for
bandage
thing He was barred from playing
football for three months. (NOTE: bars –
putting around an injured part of the
barring – barred)
body The nurse put a bandage round
his knee. His head was covered in barbecue / bɑ bkju / noun 1. a metal
barbecue
bandages. grill for cooking food on out of doors
bang /b ŋ/ noun a sudden noise like that
bang
Light the barbecue at least half an hour
before you start cooking. 2. food cooked
made by a gun The car started with a
on a barbecue Here is a recipe for
series of loud bangs. There was a
bang and the tyre went flat. í verb to hit chicken barbecue. 3. a meal or party
where food is cooked out of doors We
something hard, so as to make a loud
had a barbecue for twenty guests.
noise He banged (on) the table with
They were invited to a barbecue. í verb
his hand. Can’t you stop the door
to cook something on a barbecue Bar-
banging?
becued spare ribs are on the menu.
bank /b ŋk/ noun 1. a business which
bank
She was barbecuing sausages for lunch
holds money for people, and lends them
when it started to rain.
money I must go to the bank to get
bare /beə/ adjective 1. not covered by
bare
some money. She took all her money
out of the bank to buy a car. How clothes or shoes He walked on the
much money do you have in the bank? 2. beach in his bare feet. I can’t sit in the
land along the side of a river He sat on sun with my arms bare. 2. without any
the river bank all day, trying to catch kind of cover They slept on the bare
fish. There is a path along the bank of floorboards. They saw the bare bones
the canal. 3. a long pile of earth, sand, of dead animals in the desert. 3. without
snow or other substance The road was leaves bare branches 4. with just what
blocked by banks of snow blown by the is really needed and nothing extra We
wind. í verb to store money in a bank only took the bare essentials when we
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I banked the cheque as soon as it ar- went travelling. She thought £100 was
rived. Have you banked the money the bare minimum she would accept.
yet? (NOTE: Do not confuse with bear.)
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barely / beəli/ adverb almost not thing else to use something as a model
barely
She
for something else The book is based
barely had enough money to pay for her
on her mother’s life. His theory was
ticket. He barely had time to get
based on years of observations.
dressed before the police arrived. The
baseball / besbɔ l/ noun 1. an Ameri-
noise is barely tolerable. baseball
bargain / bɑ n/ noun 1. something can game for two teams of nine players,
bargain
in which a player hits a ball with a long,
bought more cheaply than usual The
narrow bat and players from the other
car was a real bargain at £500. 2. an
team try to catch it 2. the hard ball used
agreement between two people or
in playing baseball
groups of people into the bargain as
-based /best/ suffix 1. produced or de-
well as other things The plane was -based
late and they lost my suitcase into the veloped from a milk-based dessert 2.
bargain. í verb to discuss the terms of living or working at a particular place
an agreement or sale more than or a London-based company
not what you bargained for different,
basement / besmənt/ noun a floor in a
basement
usually worse, than you had expected building below ground level
bargain on phrasal verb to expect
basic / besk/ adjective very simple, or
basic
something I hadn’t bargained on it at the first level Being able to swim is
being so wet. She’s bargaining on a basic requirement if you are going ca-
someone dropping out so that she can noeing. Knowledge of basic Spanish
take their place. will be enough for the job.
bark /bɑ k/ noun 1. the hard outer layer
bark
basically / beskli/ adverb considering
basically
of a tree 2. the loud sound a dog makes
only the most important information
The dog gave a bark as we came into
and not the details Basically, he’s fed
the house.
up with his job.
barn /bɑ n/ noun a large farm building
barn
basin / bes(ə)n/ noun 1. same as wash-
basin
for storing produce or for keeping ani-
basin 2. a large or small bowl, especial-
mals or machinery
ly one for holding or mixing food items
barrel / b rəl/ noun 1. a container with
barrel
basis / bess/ noun 1. the general facts
basis
curved sides for storing liquid a bar-
on which something is based What is
rel of beer a wine barrel 2. the tube of
the basis for these proposals? on the
a gun out of which a bullet is fired
basis of based on The calculations are
barrier / b riə/ noun 1. a bar or fence
barrier
done on the basis of an exchange rate of
which blocks a passage He lifted the 1.6 dollars to the pound. 2. the general
barrier and we drove across the border. terms of an agreement She is working
2. an action or problem that makes it dif- for us on a temporary basis. Many of
ficult for something to happen the helpers at the hospice work on a vol-
base /bes/ noun 1. the bottom part of
base
untary basis. (NOTE: The plural is bas-
es / besi z/.)
something The table lamp has a flat
base. 2. a place where you work from
basket / bɑ skt/ noun a container made
basket
He lives in London but uses Paris as his
of thin pieces of wood, wire or fibre wo-
base when travelling in France. 3.
ven together
something from which something else
basketball / bɑ sktbɔ l/ noun a game
basketball
develops or is produced The report
played by two teams of five players who
will provide a good base from which to
try to throw the ball through an open net
develop ideas. í verb to use something
hung high up at each end of the playing
or somewhere as a base The company
area
is based in Paris. The theory is based
bass /bes/ noun 1. a male singer with a
bass
on research done in Russia. to be
based at or in to have a particular place low-pitched voice 2. a guitar with a low-
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as your main home or place of work
She’s based at head office or in Edin- low-pitched voice or music He has a
burgh. to base something on some- pleasant bass voice. Compare tenor
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bat /b t/ noun 1. a piece of wood used His last years were spent battling
bat
against cancer.
for hitting a ball a baseball bat a
bay /be/ noun 1. an area along a coast
cricket bat 2. a small animal with skin bay
flaps like wings that flies at night and where the land curves inwards a shel-
hangs upside down when resting tered bay 2. a marked or enclosed area
bath /bɑ θ/ noun 1. a large container in used for a particular purpose a bay
bath
marked ‘Reserved Parking’
which you can sit and wash your whole
be /b, bi / verb 1. used for describing a
body There’s a washbasin and a bath be
in the bathroom. (NOTE: The plural is person or thing Our house is older
baths /bɑ θs/) 2. to have a bath to than yours. She is bigger than her
wash your whole body in a bath í verb brother. Lemons are yellow. The
to wash yourself or someone else in a soup is hot. Put on your coat – it is
bath She’s bathing the baby. Do you cold outside. I’m cold after standing
prefer to bath or shower? (NOTE: Do not waiting for the bus. Are you tired after
confuse with bathe. Note also: baths your long walk? 2. used for showing age
– bathing / bɑ θŋ/ – bathed /bɑ θt/.) or time He’s twenty years old. She
bathe /beð/ verb 1. to go into water to
bathe
will be two next month. It is nearly ten
o’clock. It is time to get up. Septem-
swim or wash Thousands of people
ber is the beginning of autumn. 3. used
come to bathe in the Ganges. 2. to wash
for showing price Onions are 80p a
a cut or damaged part of the body care-
kilo. The cakes are 50p each. My
fully A nurse bathed the wound on his
car was worth £10,000 when it was new.
arm. 3. US to have a bath I just have
4. used for showing someone’s job
enough time to bathe before my dinner
His father is a bus driver. She wants to
guests arrive. (NOTE: Do not confuse
with bath. Note also: bathes /beðz/ – be a teacher. 5. used for showing things
bathing / beðŋ/ – bathed /beðd/.) such as size, weight, height, He’s
1.70m tall. The room is three metres
bathroom / bɑ θru m/ noun 1. a room
bathroom
square. Our house is ten miles from
in a house with a bath, a washbasin and
the nearest station. 6. to add up to
usually a toilet The house has two
Two and two are four. 7. used for show-
bathrooms. 2. US a room containing a
ing that someone or something exists or
toilet Where’s the bathroom? Can I
is in a particular place There was a
use your bathroom, please?
crowd of people waiting for the shop to
battery / b t(ə)ri/ noun an object that
battery
open. There were only two people left
fits into a piece of electrical equipment on the bus. Where are we? There’s
to provide it with electric energy My your hat! (NOTE: I am; you are;
calculator needs a new battery. The he/she/it is; we/you/they are; being;
battery has given out so I can’t use my I/he/she/it was; we/you/they were;
radio. My mobile phone has a re- has been; negative: is not usually
chargeable battery. isn’t; are not usually aren’t; was not
battle / b t(ə)l/ noun 1. an occasion
battle
usually wasn’t; were not usually wer-
when large groups of soldiers fight each en’t.)
other using powerful weapons Many beach /bi tʃ/ noun an area of sand or
beach
soldiers died in the first battle of the small stones by the edge of the sea
war. Wellington won the Battle of Wa-
beak /bi k/ noun the hard part of a bird’s
beak
terloo. 2. an attempt to prevent some-
mouth
thing unpleasant and difficult to deal
beam /bi m/ noun 1. a long block of
beam
with the government’s constant battle
against crime He lost his battle wood or metal which supports a struc-
against cancer. í verb to battle ture, especially a roof You can see the
against to try to prevent something un- old beams in the ceiling. 2. a ray of light
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pleasant and difficult to deal with She The beam from the car’s headlights
had to battle against the other members shone into the barn. Beams of sun-
of the board to get the project approved. light came through the coloured glass.
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became /b kem/ past tense of be-
í verb to give a big happy smile The became
little girl beamed at him. come
because /b kɒz/ conjunction for the
bean /bi n/ noun a seed or the long thin
bean because
reason that follows I was late because
pod of various different plants, that is
I missed the train. The dog’s wet be-
cooked and eaten
cause he’s been in the river. because
bear /beə/ noun a large wild animal cov-
bear
of as a result of The plane was de-
ered with fur í verb 1. to carry or sup- layed because of bad weather.
port something The letter bore a Lon-
become /b k m/ verb 1. to change to
become
don postmark. Will this branch bear
something different The sky became
my weight? 2. to accept something bad
dark and the wind became stronger.
or unpleasant in a calm way She bore
They became good friends. As she got
the bad news bravely. (NOTE: bears –
older she became rather deaf. It soon
bearing – bore /bɔ / – has borne
became obvious that he didn’t under-
/bɔ n/) be unable to bear someone
stand a word of what I was saying. 2. to
or something to strongly dislike some-
start to work as He wants to become a
one or something I can’t bear the
doctor. (NOTE: becomes – becoming
smell of cooking fish.
– became – has become)
beard /bəd/ noun the hair growing on a
beard
bed /bed/ noun 1. a piece of furniture for
bed
man’s chin and cheeks a long white sleeping on Lie down on my bed if
beard you’re tired. 2. a piece of ground for
beat /bi t/ noun a regular pattern of
beat
particular plants to grow in a straw-
berry bed a rose bed 3. the ground at
sound The patient’s heart has a regu-
the bottom of water a river bed
lar beat. They danced to the beat of
bedroom / bedru m/ noun a room
the drums. í verb 1. to make a regular bedroom
sound His heart was still beating where you sleep My bedroom is on the
when the ambulance arrived. Her first floor. The hotel has twenty-five
heart beat faster as she went into the in- bedrooms. Shut your bedroom door if
terview. 2. to hit something or someone you want to be quiet.
hard He was beaten by a gang of bee /bi / noun an insect which makes
bee
youths. 3. to win a game against another honey, and can sting you
player or team They beat their rivals
beef /bi f/ noun meat from a cow roast
beef
into second place. Our football team
beef beef stew
beat France 2 – 0. They beat us by 10
been /bi n/ past participle of be
been
goals to 2. We beat the Australians at
beer /bə/ noun 1. an alcoholic drink
beer
cricket last year. (NOTE: beats – beat-
made from grain and water Can I have
ing – beat – has beaten)
a glass of beer? (NOTE: no plural) 2. a
beautiful / bju tf(ə)l/ adjective 1.
beautiful
glass or bottle of beer Three beers,
physically very attractive We have
please.
three beautiful daughters. 2. pleasant or
beetle / bi t(ə)l/ noun an insect with
beetle
enjoyable What beautiful weather for
hard covers that protects its folded
a walk.
wings
beautifully / bju tf(ə)li/ adverb in a
beautifully
before /b fɔ / preposition earlier than
before
very pleasing way
They should have arrived before now.
beauty / bju ti/ noun 1. the quality of
beauty
You must be home before 9 o’clock. G
being beautiful an object of great comes before H in the alphabet. í con-
beauty the beauty of the tall trees junction earlier than The police got
against the background of the blue lake there before I did. Think carefully be-
2. a beautiful woman or a beautiful fore you start to answer the exam ques-
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thing At 18 she was a real beauty. tions. Wash your hands before you
Look at these apples, they’re real beau- have your dinner. Before you sit down,
can you switch on the light? í adverb
ties.
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earlier I didn’t see him last week, but his colleagues were behind his decision.
We’re behind you! í adverb 1. at the
I had met him before. Why didn’t you
tell me before? back He was first, and the rest of the
runners were a long way behind. 2. later
beg /be / verb 1. to ask for things like
beg
than you should be I am behind with
money or food She sat begging on the
my correspondence. The company has
steps of the station. Children were
fallen behind schedule with its deliver-
begging for food. 2. to ask someone in
ies.
an emotional way to do something or
being / bi ŋ/ noun 1. a person 2. a living
being
give something His mother begged
thing, especially one that is not easily
him not to go. He begged for more
recognised 3. a spiritual or magical
time to find the money. (NOTE: begs –
force He dreamt he was being sup-
begging – begged)
ported by supernatural beings. 4. a state
begin /b n/ verb to start doing some-
begin
of existing to come into being to start
thing The children began to cry. She
to exist The association came into be-
has begun to knit a red pullover for her
ing in 1946.
father. The house is beginning to
belief /b li f/ noun a strong feeling that
belief
warm up. His surname begins with an
something is true his firm belief in the
S. The meeting is due to begin at ten
power of law her strong belief in God
o’clock sharp. (NOTE: begins – begin-
ning – began – has begun) to be- believe /b li v/ verb 1. to be sure that
believe
gin again to start a second time She something is true, although you can’t
played a wrong note and had to begin prove it People used to believe that the
again. earth was flat. Don’t believe anything
beginner /b nə/ noun a person who is
beginner
he tells you. 2. used when you are not
absolutely sure of something I don’t
starting to learn something or do some-
believe we’ve met. I believe I have
thing The course is for absolute be-
been here before.
ginners. I can’t paint very well – I’m
bell /bel/ noun 1. a metal object shaped
just a beginner. bell
beginning /b nŋ/ noun the first part
beginning
like a cup which makes a ringing noise
when hit by a piece of metal inside it
The beginning of the film is rather
They rang the church bells at the wed-
boring.
ding. 2. any object designed to make a
begun /b n/ past participle of begin
begun
ringing noise, especially one that uses
behalf /b hɑ f/ noun
behalf
on behalf of electricity The alarm bell rings if you
someone, on someone’s behalf acting touch the door. The postman rang the
for someone She is speaking on behalf door bell. You ought to have a bell on
of the trade association. He was cho- your bicycle. to ring a bell or any
sen to speak on the workers’ behalf. bells to sound familiar or remind you of
behave /b hev/ verb to act in a certain
behave
something Does the name Forsyth
way with someone He behaved very ring a bell?
pleasantly towards his staff. She was belly / beli/ noun the stomach and intes-
belly
behaving in a funny way. tines (informal ) (NOTE: The plural is
behaviour /b hevjə/ noun a way of
behaviour
bellies.)
doing things His behaviour was quite belong /b lɒŋ/ verb 1. to be kept in the
belong
natural. Local people complained usual or expected place That book be-
about the behaviour of the football fans. longs on the top shelf. 2. to be happy to
behind /b hand/ preposition 1. at the
behind
be somewhere or with a group of people
back of They hid behind the door. I Within a week in my new job I felt I be-
dropped my pen behind the sofa. He longed. 3. to belong to someone to be
was second, only three metres behind the property of someone Does the car
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the winner. 2. responsible for The po- really belong to you? 4. to belong to
lice believe they know who is behind the an organisation to be a member of an
bombing campaign. 3. supporting All organisation They still belong to the
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tennis club. 5. to belong with to be a bridge and watched the river flowing
part of or connected to something else beneath.
These knives belong with the set in the beneficial / ben fʃ(ə)l/ adjective hav-
beneficial
kitchen. ing a helpful effect
below /b ləυ/ adverb lower down benefit / benft/ noun an advantage
below
benefit
Standing on the bridge we looked at the What benefit would I get from joining
river below. These toys are for chil- the club? í verb 1. to be useful to some-
dren of two years and below. í preposi- one The book will benefit anyone who
tion lower down than The temperature is planning to do some house repairs. 2.
was below freezing. In Singapore, the to benefit from or by something to
temperature never goes below 25°C. get an advantage from something
Do not write anything below this line. Tourists will benefit from improved
These tablets should not be given to transport links. Older people can ben-
children below the age of twelve. Can efit from free bus passes. (NOTE: bene-
you see below the surface of the water? fits – benefitting – benefitted)
bent /bent/ adjective curved or twisted
belt /belt/ noun a strap which goes round
bent
belt
These nails are so bent we can’t use
your waist to hold up a skirt or trousers
them.
She wore a skirt with a bright red belt.
berry / beri/ noun a small round fruit
berry
bench /bentʃ/ noun a long seat for sev-
bench
with several small seeds inside (NOTE:
eral people We sat down on one of the
The plural is berries. Do not confuse
park benches.
with bury.)
bend /bend/ noun a curve in something
bend
beside /b sad/ preposition at the side
beside
such as a road or a pipe Don’t drive
of someone or something Come and
too fast, there’s a sudden bend in the
sit down beside me. The office is just
road. The pipe under the sink has an
beside the railway station. it’s be-
awkward bend in it. í verb 1. to move
side the point it’s got nothing to do
your shoulders and head into a lower
with the main subject Whether or not
position He bent to pick up the little
the coat matches your hat is beside the
girl. You can reach it if you bend to the
point – it’s simply too big for you.
left. 2. to have the shape of a curve
besides /b sadz/ preposition as well
besides
The road bends suddenly after the
as They have two other cars besides
bridge. (NOTE: bends – bending –
the big Ford. Besides managing the
bent /bent/)
shop, he also teaches in the evening.
bend down phrasal verb to move to a besides being or doing something in
lower position, so that your head is low- addition to being or doing something í
er than your waist He bent down to adverb used for adding another stronger
pick up the little girl. reason for something I don’t want to
bend over phrasal verb to move to a go for a picnic – besides, it’s starting to
different or a lower position You can rain.
read it if you bend over to the left. best /best/ adjective better than anything
best
Bend over till you can touch your toes. else She’s my best friend. He put on
to bend over backwards for his best suit to go to the interview.
someone or to do something to do What is the best way of getting to Lon-
everything you can to help someone don from here? í noun the thing which
Their friends bent over backwards for is better than anything else The pic-
or to support the family after the acci- ture shows her at her best. í adverb in
dent. the most effective or successful way
beneath /b ni θ/ preposition under
beneath
The engine works best when it’s warm.
There are dangerous rocks beneath the Oranges grow best in hot countries.
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surface of the lake. The river flows Which of you knows London best? all
very fast beneath the bridge. í adverb the best best wishes for the future as
underneath (formal ) They stood on the best you can in the best way you can,
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even though this may not be perfect to she’s got flu. It would be better if you
phoned your father now.
do your best to do as well as you can
to make the best of something to between /b twi n/ preposition 1. with
between
take any advantage you can from some- people or things on both sides There’s
thing to make the best of a bad job only a thin wall between his office and
to accept a bad situation cheerfully to mine, so I hear everything he says.
the best of someone’s ability as well Don’t sit between him and his girl-
as possible I’ll help you to the best of friend. 2. connecting two places The
my ability. to the best of my knowl- bus goes between Oxford and London.
edge as far as I know best regards, 3. in the period after one time and be-
best wishes a greeting sent to someone fore another I’m in a meeting between
Give my best wishes to your father. 10 o’clock and 12. Can you come to
see me between now and next Monday?
bet /bet/ noun a sum of money which is
bet
4. within a range between two amounts
risked by trying to say which horse will
or numbers The parcel weighs be-
come first in a race or which side will
tween four and five kilos. Cherries
win a competition He placed a bet on
cost between £2 and £3 per kilo. 5. used
his friend’s horse but lost when the
for comparing two or more things
horse came last. I’ve got a bet on Bra-
Sometimes it’s not easy to see a differ-
zil to win the next World Cup. í verb to
ence between blue and green. She
risk money by saying which horse you
could choose between courses in Ger-
think will come first in a race or which
man, Chinese or Russian. 6. among
team will win a competition He bet
between you and me speaking pri-
me £10 the Prime Minister would lose
vately in between with things on
the election. She bet £30 on the hors-
both sides There’s only a thin wall be-
es. (NOTE: bets – betting – bet) I bet
tween his bedroom and mine, so I hear
(you) (that) or I’ll bet (you) (that) I’m
everything he says on the phone.
sure that I bet you she’s going to be
beware /b weə/ verb to be careful about
beware
late
something that might be dangerous or
better / betə/ adjective 1. good when
better
cause a problem Beware of cheap im-
compared to something else The itations. You need to beware of being
weather is better today than it was yes- persuaded to spend more than you can
terday. His latest book is better than afford.
the first one he wrote. She’s better at
beyond /b jɒnd/ preposition 1. further
beyond
maths than English. Brown bread is
away than The post office is beyond
better for you than white. We will shop
the bank. 2. outside the usual range of
around to see if we can get a better
something The delivery date is be-
price. 2. healthy again I had a cold
yond our control. I can’t accept new
last week but I’m better now. I hope
orders beyond the end of next year. be-
your sister will be better soon. í adverb
yond someone’s means too expensive
more successfully than something else
for someone to buy I’d love to buy a
She sings better than her sister. My
sports car, but I think it would be beyond
old knife cuts better than the new one.
my means. 3. later than The party
to think better of something to decide
went on beyond midnight.
that something is not a good idea He
Bible / bab(ə)l/ noun 1. the holy book of
Bible
was going to drive to London, but
the Christian religion 2. an important
thought better of it when he heard the
and useful reference book She keeps
traffic report on the news. for the
an old French recipe book in the kitchen
better in a way which makes a situation
– it’s her bible.
less unpleasant or difficult Her atti-
bicycle / bask(ə)l/ noun a vehicle with
bicycle
tude has changed for the better since we
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reviewed her responsibilities. had two wheels which you ride by pushing
better or would be better it would be on the pedals He goes to school by bi-
sensible to She’d better go to bed if cycle every day. She’s going to do the
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