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Sense: Verb: be adequate
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Sense: Verb: fulfill a purpose - often followed by 'as'
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Sense: Verb: help
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help Collocations, aid Collocations, support Collocations, give aid, assist Collocations, be of assistance, be of help, succor, succour , do your bit , be of service
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refuse Collocations, refrain Collocations, stop Collocations, halt Collocations, hinder Collocations, impede Collocations, shun Collocations, deny Collocations, fob off, upset Collocations, anger Collocations
Sense: Verb: work for
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work for, be employed by, toil for, labor for, labour for , be in the employ of
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be unemployed, lose your job, get fired, get the sack, be dismissed, be self-employed, be your own boss, employ Collocations, take on, hire Collocations, recruit Collocations
Sense: Verb: present a plate of food
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Sense: Verb: wait on - in a restaurant, etc.
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wait on, be sb's server, be sb's waitress, be sb's waiter, take care of
Sense: Verb: join the military
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join the military, hear duty's call, obey the call of your country, serve your country, be in the military, be a soldier, be enlisted, be an enlisted officer, be in the army, be an army man, engage Collocations, fight for your country, join the armed forces
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shirk, betray, dishonor, disgrace Collocations, fail Collocations, neglect Collocations, get out of, wriggle out of , go AWOL