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to cause someone to behave in a particular way.
"He is genuinely __________ by a desire to help people."
TO MOTIVATE
to give freedom or free movement to someone or something:
"He was __________ from prison"
TO RELEASE
to treat something or someone with kindness and care:
____________ someone's feelings
TO RESPECT
to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have:
After all that hard work, you _________ a vacation.
TO DESERVE
to want something, especially strongly:
I _______ only to be left in peace.
TO DESIRE
to recognize how good someone or something is and to value them or it.
Any help you could give me would be greatly _______."
TO APPRECIATE
to say that something is not true.
He will not confirm or ___________ the allegations.
TO DENY
to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused:
I ____________ an explanation.
TO DEMAND
to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it:
You ___________ a lot of water by taking a bath instead of a shower.
TO WASTE
to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that a particular occasion is important:
We always __________ our wedding anniversary by going out to dinner.
TO CELEBRATE
to be as good as someone or something else.
It would be difficult ________ the service this airline gives its customers.
TO MATCH
to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive:
We are __________ a lot of applicants for the job.
TO EXPECT
to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually:
The company has ___________ over the years into a multi-million dollar organization
TO EVOLVE
to be helped by something or to help someone:
I feel that I have _______ greatly from her wisdom.
TO BENEFIT
to use fuel, energy, time, or a product, especially in large amounts:
Our high living standards cause our current population ___________ 25 percent of the world's oil.
TO CONSUME
to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product.
"The programme was __________ a year ago."
TO LAUNCH
to hurt someone or damage something:
Thankfully no one was __________ in the accident.
TO HARM
to give a description of something or information about it to someone:
We called the insurance company to _______ the theft.
TO REPORT
to have something that legally belongs to you:
We ______ our house.
TO OWN
to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want:
They ___________ the owner of the storewith a gun.
TO THREATEN
means that you are allowed or permitted to do something without getting in trouble.
Children _____________ play outside in the park when the weather is nice.
TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO
to support or represent a particular idea or set of ideas:
This party ________ low taxes and individual freedom.
TO STAND FOR
means to feel excited or eager about a future event or activity that you anticipate with enthusiasm.
Samantha ______________ going on vacation next month.
TO BE LOOKING FORWARD TO ___ING
means to consider or think about something that extends further or goes beyond the immediate or obvious aspects.
Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged people ______________ racial divides and envision a future of equality and harmony.
TO LOOK BEYOND
because of:
DUE TO