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attend
(v)
to officially go to a place, like a school, university or class
You must attend 80 per cent of classes to pass the course.
You must attend 80 per cent of classes to pass the course.
dormitory plural dormitories
(n)
1. a place where many people sleep
2. US: a big building at a university where students live (UK: hall of residence)
I know John. He lives in my dorm at university.
2. US: a big building at a university where students live (UK: hall of residence)
I know John. He lives in my dorm at university.
faculty plural faculties
(n)
all the teachers who work at a university
Norman Brown was in the English faculty for twenty years.
Norman Brown was in the English faculty for twenty years.
teaching assistant
(n)
a person who works to help a university teacher in a classroom
The teaching assistant has the exams for you at the end of class.
The teaching assistant has the exams for you at the end of class.
tuition fee
(n)
an amount of money that you pay to go to university
Tuition fees are very high this year.
Tuition fees are very high this year.
undergraduate
(n)
a student at a college or university who is studying for a first degree
They met when they were undergraduates at Cambridge University.
They met when they were undergraduates at Cambridge University.
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How often do you use a dictionary?
I use Cambridge dictionary all most the time to search for new words or listen to pronunciations.
All the time i use the dictionary because i need it in my work and study english.
I use it almost every day. I'm learning English, so I try to read some English every day. But I mostly use online dictionaries.
Nowadays I am using dictionary mostly all time. I am learning English by electronic dictionary. The list of most of important words by Oxford it's must have to use in the beginning of study English.
Hi Niky,
Thanks a lot for pointing out to oxford's most common words list.
I almost use the Oxford Dictionary to search for new words or listen to pronunciation.
I usually use monolingual dictionary to find exact meaning of the word
I used the dictionary when at school. Currently I use google translate
I haven't used the dictionary in the past five years
When i was young, i used the dictionary book lots of time. But when i grew up, i use google translate