Vocab

Definition

vocabulary /vǝ'kæbjǝlǝri; US -leri/ n ၁။ [C] (ဘာသာစကား တစ္ရပ္၏) ေဝါဟာရ။ When did the word ‘bungalow’ first enter the vocabulary? ၂။ [C,U] ေဝါဟာရ။ a wide/limited/rich vocabulary ❍ Tim has an average vocabulary for a 3-year-old. ❍ one's active vocabulary (ie the words one knows and uses) ❍ one's passive vocabulary (ie the words one understands but does not use) ❍ enrich/increase/extend one's vocabulary. ၃။ ( infml ) (also vocab /'vǝƱkæb/) [U,C] (စာအုပ္၊ စာေစာင္ပါ) ေဝါဟာရစာရင္း။ Compare GLOSSARY

Examples

1. [a wide vocabulary] : He has a wide vocabulary and loves crosswords.
2. [a limited vocabulary] : Her grammar isn’t bad
3. but she has a limited vocabulary.
4. [expand your vocabulary] : An average child will quickly expand his or her vocabulary.
5. Technical developments give us a lot of new vocabulary.
6. [enter the vocabulary] : The word ‘think tank’ had entered the vocabulary by the 1960s.
7. [technical/specialized vocabulary] : Try to avoid using too much technical vocabulary.
8. The program has a vocabulary of 2
9. 500 words.