If you take words, information, or ideas from another person or piece of work, you use or develop them in some way:

to understand what someone or something is like and to know how to deal with him, her, or it:

to be similar to, and make someone think of, something or someone else:

to seriously damage something, or to seriously hurt or kill someone:

to not do something immediately:

to phone someone again, or to phone someone who called you earlier:

to be good at noticing a particular type of thing:

to prevent someone or something from doing something:

to give someone responsibility for dealing with something:

(of machines, electric devices, and equipment) to be operating or in use:

to hold or continue holding onto something:

to attack someone suddenly and unexpectedly:

to support a sports team or a sports player and want them to win:

to not like something or someone:

to be worried about something, or to be worried that someone is in danger:

to make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them:

to love someone and feel romantic towards them:

to hold or continue holding onto something:

to try to think of something, especially the right words, the correct answer, etc.:

to have heard of someone or something and be able to give a small amount of information about him, her, or it: