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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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When i was young, i used the dictionary book lots of time. But when i grew up, i use google translate
I stopped using it a long time ago, although I must admit that it is better to consult the words in a dictionary
Dictionary is commonly used to learn meaning and using of new words and understand the text better. ın addition, dictionary is considered as a frequently referenced-source by students, teachers, language learners and translaters. For this purpose, traditional dictionaries were used in previous years, but online dictionaries spread by tecnological development.
I usually use the dictionary to learn meaning and using of new words. But for this purpose, nowadays technological dictionaries such as zargan, sesli sozluk, etc. are used more. Goggle translate are used more than all for this.
I always use online translater but sometimes when I want to find out the different meanings of word I use dictionary app for mobile phone, Abby Lingvo, for example
I use online dictionary al the time. I use it not only to look up the meaning of he words, but also to find synonyms and antonyms, useful collocations, and practical examples. My personal favourites are the Cambridge and Merriam-Webster dictionaries.
I always use dictionary to find the meaning
I use dictionary several times a day. It,s help me to find out the meaning, pronunciation, usage and other form of the word. I use the phrase " meaning of" to search in google and do not use the hard copy because online is faster and portable.
i am not when i was in facutly not alive in dormitroy
I don't use any hard copy dictionary. I used to use it in my childhood since I didn't know how to use google for searching any word meaning. But when I grow up I just started using online dictionaries like google translator. It helps me to find any word meaning in no time. So it saves our valuable time & makes our life faster than old days. Moreover, hard copy dictionaries consume a lot of time & effort. I think people rarely use those dictionaries nowadays.