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Collins Primary Thesaurus
Collins Primary Thesaurus
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combine

Orange juice combined with lemonade makes a refreshing drink.

include

“Don’t forget to include a sentence about what your friends think,” Mr Bishop reminded us.

Remember that you add something to something else, but combine something with something else.

add (2) VERB

If you add numbers together, or add them up, you work out the total.

count up

I counted up the spoons, and found there were three missing.

total

Miss Dobson told us to total the figures at the bottom of each column.

tot up INFORMAL

It took me ages to tot up how many hours I had worked that week.

ANTONYM: subtract

adjust VERB

If you adjust something, you change its position or alter it in some other way.

change

I changed the time on my new watch so that it was correct.

correct

Fortunately, the pilot corrected the plane’s course before it hit the storm clouds.

modify

The racing car’s tyres had been specially modified for wet weather.

tune

Dad tuned the radio to a different station.

tweak INFORMAL

Mrs Tordoff asked me to tweak my story to include more dialogue.

admit VERB

If you admit something, you agree that it is true.

acknowledge

Good drivers acknowledge when they have made a mistake.

confess

The prisoner confessed that she had lied.

grant

“I grant that it’s not a great meal,” my brother said, “but at least I cooked it myself.”

own up

The head teacher asked whoever had broken the window to own up to it.

adult ADJECTIVE

An adult is a mature and fully developed person.

grown-up

Dad asked another grown-up for directions.

man

Jim is now a man of 42.

woman

A woman was seen leaving the building.

adventure NOUN

An adventure is something that is exciting, and perhaps even dangerous.

escapade

Entering the Sheriff of Nottingham’s chamber was perhaps Robin Hood’s boldest escapade.

exploit

Several films have been made of the brave exploits of the Three Musketeers.

feat

To abseil down a skyscraper would certainly be a daring feat.

venture

The expedition proved a dangerous venture.

advice NOUN

Advice is a suggestion from someone about what you should do.

guidance

Larissa needed guidance from her teachers about which college to apply for.

recommendation

Mum followed the doctor’s recommendation, and gave up smoking.

suggestion

My friend’s suggestion was to do our work first and play later.

tip INFORMAL

A good tip is to test the water with your toe before you jump in.

advise VERB

If you advise someone to do something, you tell them you think they should do it.

recommend

Mrs Singh recommended that I should sit nearer the front of the classroom.

suggest

“I suggest we go home,” said Mum.

urge

In his speech, the MP urged people to vote for him in the election.

affect VERB

If something affects someone or something else, it influences or changes them.

concern

The issue of global warming concerns everybody on the planet.

have an effect on

The moon’s gravity has an effect on the oceans, creating high and low tides.

influence

The judge’s sentence was influenced by the prisoner’s previous good behaviour.

involve

The accident happened nearby, but fortunately our car was not involved.

Be careful not to confuse the verb affect with the noun effect.

afraid ADJECTIVE

If you are afraid, you are frightened.

alarmed

“Don’t be alarmed,” Mum said calmly. “It’s only the wind rattling the windows.”

anxious

As I had not revised my spellings, I was anxious about the test the next morning.

fearful

Faiza is fearful of the dark.

frightened

“Don’t be frightened,” said the giant. “I won’t hurt you.”

nervous

Alim was nervous before his driving test.

petrified

My brother is petrified of going to the dentist.

scared

I told my brother there was nothing to be scared of.

terrified