access to the Internet/ access the Internet

• I can't get online right now.
• I can't access the Internet right now.
• I don't have access to the Internet right now.
• I don't have Internet access right now.
  

emigrate • migrate • immigrate

emigrate • migrate • immigrate

- A lot of people from the countryside are migrating to the towns. (Not *emigrating*) (migrate refers to the movement of people from one place to another within a country or area: people who do this are migrants)

- Many species of birds migrate to warmer climates before the onset of winter. (Not *emigrate* *immigrate*) (we never use emigrate or immigrate for birds and animals; we can refer to e.g. migrating birds as migrant birds)

- Millions of people emigrated from Europe to the United States at the turn of the 20th century. (Not *migrated* *immigrated*) (emigrate from a place = permanently leave your native country; people who do this are emigrants)

- A lot of people immigrated to Britain from Uganda in the 60s and 70s. (immigrate to a place = go to live in a country which is not your native country; people who do this are immigrants)


• 'emigrate'

If you emigrate , you leave your own country and go to live permanently in another country.
He received permission to emigrate to Canada.
He had emigrated from Germany in the early 1920's.

• 'emigration'

You refer to the process by which people leave their own country in order to live somewhere else as emigration .
...new laws on emigration.
...the encouragement given to peasant emigration.

• 'emigrant'

People who emigrate are called emigrants .
Thousands of emigrants boarded Cunard ships for the New World.

• 'immigrant'

When emigrants arrive in the country where they intend to live, they are referred to as immigrants .
...a Russian immigrant.
A ship carrying 54 illegal immigrants sailed into the harbour yesterday.

• 'immigration'

You refer to the process by which people come to live in a country as immigration .
She asked for his views on immigration.
...immigration procedures.

• 'migrate'

When people migrate , they temporarily move to another place, usually a city or another country, in order to find work.
The only solution people can see is to migrate.
Millions have migrated to the cities.

• 'migration'

This process is called migration .
...mass migration into cities.
Migration for work is accelerating in the Third World.

• 'migrant'

People who migrate are called migrants or migrant workers .
...migrants looking for a place to live.
In South America alone there are three million migrant workers.

• another meaning of 'migrate'

When birds or animals migrate , they move from one place to another at the same time each year.
Texas is the first landfall of most birds migrating north.
Every spring they migrate towards the coast.

Mobile

• My mobile's 07796 10253.

• Even if I'm out of the office you can reach me on my mobile.

   • Give me a call on my mobile.
   • Have you got my mobile number?

• You've broken your ankle but you'll be fully mobile (= able to walk as usual) within a couple of months.

• The tongue is one of the most mobile organs of the body.

• Can you give me a lift if you're mobile?

• Are you mobile? (= Do you have a car?)

Pity

pity

noun
1
BAD: When I saw these pity children, my eyes filled with tears.
GOOD: When I saw these pitiful children, my eyes filled with tears.
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pity (noun) = a feeling that you have when you feel sad and sorry for someone because of their situation: 'They don't want our pity. They need our help.'
pitiful (adjective) = causing people to feel sad and sorry: 'The horses were in a pitiful condition, thin and covered with sores.'
2
BAD: She expected me to feel pity on her and help her.
GOOD: She expected me to take pity on her and help her.
GOOD: She expected me to feel pity for her and help her.
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take pity on : 'Eventually a kind motorist took pity on us and offered us a lift.'
feel pity for : 'Being a widow, she expects you to feel pity for her.'

pity • sorrow • pain

- One always feels (a) particular sorrow at the death of a child. (Not *pity* *pain*) (= a feeling of great sadness)
- Pity is not enough. What the refugees need is food and medicine. (Not *Sorrow*) (= sympathy for someone's misfortune)
- Pain and suffering are part of the human condition. (Not *Pity*) (= physical or mental distress)

pity • take pity on

- I took pity on the poor beggar and gave him some money. (Not * took pity for/with*) (take pity on = feel sorry and try to help; have pity on = be merciful is only used in old stories)
- You say you pity the homeless, but what are you doing about them? (pity refers to feeling and is not necessarily followed by action)


it’s a pity/shame /ɪts ə ˈpɪti, ˈʃeɪm/ spoken
say this to show that you feel disappointed or sad about something that has happened:
▪ It’s a pity about the weather - it was so nice yesterday.
it’s a pity/shame (that)
▪ It’s a shame you can’t come with us.
what a pity/shame!
say this to show that you feel sad or sympathetic about something
▪ ‘Janet didn’t get that job.’ ‘Oh, what a pity!’
a real/terrible shame
▪ They’ve cut down all those beautiful trees. It’s a terrible shame.

more’s the pity /ˌmɔːʳz ðə ˈpɪti/ British spoken
say this when you wish that the fact that you have just mentioned was not true:
▪ Now I’m too old to fall in love, more’s the pity.
▪ I’m afraid this car doesn’t belong to me, more’s the pity.

Intransitive verbs

Intransitive verbs appear in complete sentences that are formed in this way:
(i) Subject verb "He looked" or
(ii) Subject verb preposition noun "He looked at the cat."

• Ouch! You trod on my toe!

{on my toe} adverbial prepositional phrase modifying tread.

There is no object in the sentence: Ouch! You trod {on my toe!} - Compare: "He trod silently."

Look up

look up phrasal verb
 1. if a situation is looking up, it is improving SYN improve, get better:
   • Now the summer’s here things are looking up!
 2. look something ↔ up if you look up information in a book, on a computer etc, you try to find it there:
   • Look the word up in your dictionary.
   • I’ll just look up the train times.
 3. look somebody ↔ up to visit someone you know, especially when you are in the place where they live for a different reason:
   • Don’t forget to look me up when you come to Atlanta.

ˌlook ˈup (from sth)derived

to raise your eyes when you are looking down at sth

• She looked up from her book as I entered the room.

look up to somebody (phrasal verb)
to admire or respect someone:
I’ve always looked up to Bill for his courage and determination.

momentarily• momentary• momentous

momentarily
adv.
1 briefly; for a moment: He was momentarily shocked at the news.
2 (Am.) see in a moment; very soon: We'll be back momentarily.

momentary
adj.
brief; lasting only for a moment: There was a momentary silence and then they all spoke together.


momentous
adj. [stress men]
very important: It is a momentous decision as it may affect the future of the company. • a momentous event/occasion

Own

own

pronoun
1
BAD: I had the whole beach for my own.
GOOD: I had the whole beach to myself.
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Own (= belonging to you, or only to be used by you) is used either in front of a noun, or in the phrase of your own: 'I wish I had my own car.' 'I wish I had a car of my own.'
have sb/sth (all) to yourself = be the only person or people in a place, using something, talking to someone, etc: 'After the children had gone, we had the house all to ourselves.'
2
BAD: He's decided to resign and work for his own.
GOOD: He's decided to resign and work for himself.
BAD: They want everything for their own.
GOOD: They want everything for themselves.
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do/want sth for yourself (NOT for your own ): 'He's kept all the money for himself.'
3
BAD: I didn't have a room for my own but had to share one.
GOOD: I didn't have a room of my own but had to share one.
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of your own (NOT for ): 'Timothy has now decided that he wants a bicycle of his own.'
4
BAD: I now have enough money to buy an own car.
GOOD: I now have enough money to buy my own car.
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Own always follows my/her/their/Jill's etc (NOT an ) 'their own children', 'her own flat', 'Tina's own radio'.

belong to • own

- I own this vehicle. (Not *belong*) (= it's mine)
- This vehicle belongs to me. (Not *owns me* *owns to me* *It belongs me this vehicle.*) (= it's mine)

proper • own

- I'd love to have my own room/a room of my own. (Not *my proper room* *mine own room* *an own room*) (= solely for my use; own after my, your, etc., emphasizes the idea of possession)
- Don't use my comb. Use your own. (Not *your own one* *your proper one*)
- I translated the poem into Italian on my own/by myself. (Not *by my own*) (= alone, unaided)
- What matters is who you are, not what you own. (Not *are owning*) (stative use only)
- It took me ages to learn the proper way to use chopsticks. (= correct)

This is the only phone in the village. (Not *the single*) (= the only one)
- There is a single phone in the village. (Not *an only* *an own*) (= only one)
- I'd like a single room please. (Not *an only room* *an own room*) (= a room for one person)
- I have my own room/a room of my own. (Not *an own room*) (i.e. solely for my use)

• Our children are grown up and have children of their own.

• For reasons of his own (= particular reasons that perhaps only he knew about), he refused to join the club.

• Do you own your house or do you rent it?

• I don't own anything of any value.

• Does anyone own this coat? It was left in a classroom.

• Don't tell me what to do— you don't own me!

come into your/its ˈownidiom

to have the opportunity to show how good or useful you are or sth is

• When the traffic's this bad, a bicycle really comes into its own.

get your ˈown back (on sb)idiom

(informal) to do sth to sb in return for harm they have done to you; to get revenge

• I'll get my own back on him one day, I swear!

hold your ˈown (against sb/sth) (in sth)idiom

to remain in a strong position when sb is attacking you, competing with you, etc

• Business isn't good but we're managing to hold our own.

• She can hold her own against anybody in an argument.

• The patient is holding her own although she is still very sick.

 

Miser...Miserable

miser • miserly • mean/stingy

- It makes no sense to be mean/stingy with your money when you're alive and then leave a fortune to your heirs. (Not *miser*) (= ungenerous; miserly is literary)
- The old miser preferred to leave all his money to a dogs' home than to his children. (a miser is a mean or stingy person who hates giving anything and likes to hoard money and possessions)

miserable/wretched • poor

- Mother Teresa devoted her life to the poor. (= those without money; poor and miserable occurs as a fixed phrase in e.g. She lived to a poor and miserable old age.)
- I've had a cold for three weeks and I'm feeling miserable/wretched. (Not *poor*) (= very unhappy)

Take down

take down

v. 1. To write or record (what is said). I will tell you how to get to the place; you had better take it down.
 2. To pull to pieces; take apart; dismantle. It will be a big job to take that tree down. In the evening the campers put up a tent, and the next morning they took it down. They took down the scaffolding.
3. informal To reduce the pride or spirit of; humble. Bob thought he was a good wrestler, but Henry took him down.
4. Bring from a higher position to a lower one, as in After the sale they took down all the signs.