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Sense: Verb: communicate ideas or information
Synonyms:
say Collocations, explain Collocations, state Collocations, communicate Collocations, make sth known, utter Collocations, speak Collocations, report Collocations, recite, announce, let sb know, declare Collocations, confess Collocations, impart, assert, mention Collocations, convey Collocations, reel off, spit out , come out with , release Collocations, give out, break Collocations, express Collocations, get something off your chest , blurt out , discuss Collocations, vent Collocations, proclaim
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hide Collocations, conceal Collocations, suppress Collocations, withhold Collocations, bottle up, forget Collocations, overlook Collocations, mix up, mislead Collocations, keep secret, keep to yourself, keep under your hat, have your lips sealed, keep under wraps, clam up
Sense: Verb: inform others
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inform, say to, speak to, talk to, notify Collocations, advise Collocations, let sb know, communicate with, give sb the facts, give sb the lowdown , give sb the dope , give sb notice, unburden yourself to, offload to , warn Collocations, break the news to, break it to , keep sb posted , keep sb informed, keep sb up to date, level with sb , confide in, open up to
Sense: Verb: reveal secrets
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gossip Collocations, blab , talk Collocations, spill the beans , let the cat out of the bag , let sb in on, let out, let sth slip , expose Collocations, squeal Collocations , leak Collocations, tattle , disclose Collocations, reveal Collocations, divulge, let sth slip , lay sth open, tell tales , tell on sb , inform, inform on sb, give inside information, report to, come clean to
Sense: Verb: narrate events
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narrate, describe Collocations, recount, relate Collocations, set forth, report Collocations, depict Collocations, recite, give an account of
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Sense: Verb: discern or deduce
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see Collocations, notice Collocations, know Collocations, ascertain, find out, differentiate, discriminate, discern, distinguish Collocations, spot Collocations, detect Collocations, grasp Collocations, identify, recognize Collocations, recognise , perceive Collocations, understand Collocations
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wonder Collocations, guess Collocations, estimate Collocations, not see, be left guessing, ask Collocations, speculate, suggest Collocations
Sense: Verb: order
Synonyms:
order Collocations, instruct Collocations, command Collocations, direct Collocations, boss Collocations , bark orders at, give orders to, give the order for, mandate Collocations, decree Collocations
Sense: Verb: take effect - followed by 'on', US
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affect Collocations, take effect, have an effect, have an impact, take its toll, make its presence felt, make itself felt, make itself known, influence Collocations, weigh Collocations, count Collocations, be felt, impact Collocations, impact on