ASSUME AN AIR OF IMPORTANCE

Meaning of ASSUME AN AIR OF IMPORTANCE in English

act as if one was important

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

IMPORTANCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a matter of importance (= something important ) ▪ He consulted her on all matters …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AIR — I. ˈār variant of ere I II. adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) ar, are, from ar, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
IMPORTANCE — ə̇mˈpȯr]t ə n(t)s, -ȯ(ə)], chiefly in NewEng & the South ]d.ən- or ]tən- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ASSUME — əˈsüm verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English assumen, from Latin assumere, adsumere, from ad- + sumere to take, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IMPORTANCE — /im pawr"tns/ , n. 1. the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance. 2. important position or standing; personal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ASSUME — — assumer , n. /euh soohm"/ , v.t., assumed, assuming . 1. to take for granted or without proof; suppose; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AIR — air 1 — airlike , adj. /air/ , n. 1. a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AIR — I. ˈer noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin aer, from Greek aēr Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IMPORTANCE — -tən(t)s, -dən(t)s noun Date: 1508 1. a. : the quality or state of being important : consequence b. : an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ASSUME — transitive verb ( as·sumed ; as·sum·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin assumere, from ad- + sumere to take — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IMPORTANCE — noun subject; matter. 2. importance ·noun importunity; solicitation. 3. importance ·noun import; meaning; significance. 4. importance ·noun the quality or …
Webster English vocab
ASSUME — vt to receive or adopt. 2. assume ·vi to undertake, as by a promise. 3. assume ·vt to pretend to …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
AIR — noun intelligence; information. 2. air ·noun odoriferous or contaminated air. 3. air ·noun utterance abroad; publicity; vent. 4. air ·noun …
Webster English vocab
IMPORTANCE — [im.por.tance] n (1508) 1 a: the quality or state of being important: consequence b: an important aspect or bearing: significance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ASSUME — [as.sume] vt as.sumed ; as.sum.ing [ME, fr. L assumere, fr. ad- + sumere to take--more at consume] (15c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
IMPORTANCE — importance BrE AmE ɪm ˈpɔːt ə n t s AmE \ -ˈpɔːrt-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
IMPORTANCE — / ɪmˈpɔːtns; NAmE -ˈpɔːrt-/ noun [ U ] the quality of being important : She stressed the importance of careful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASSUME — / əˈsjuːm; NAmE əˈsuːm/ verb 1. to think or accept that sth is true but without having proof of it …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AIR — / eə(r); NAmE er/ noun , verb ■ noun GAS 1. [ U ] the mixture of gases that surrounds …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IMPORTANCE — im ‧ por ‧ tance S3 W1 /ɪmˈpɔːt ə ns $ -ɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [singular, uncountable] [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ASSUME — as ‧ sume S2 W1 AC /əˈsjuːm $ əˈsuːm/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Word Family: verb : ↑ assume …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AIR — I. air 1 S1 W1 /eə $ er/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-7, 9: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AIR — n. & v. --n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AIR — n. & v. n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AIR — n. & v. --n. 1. an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
IMPORTANCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The importance of something is its …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASSUME — ( assumes, assuming, assumed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AIR — ( airs, airing, aired) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Air is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IMPORTANCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The ~ of something is its …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ASSUME — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES acquire/assume significance formal (= take on significance ) ▪ As links with Europe continue to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AIR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a road/rail/air crash ▪ There will be an investigation into the cause of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IMPORTANCE — [noun] [U]The health report stresses the importance of fresh food in a diet.It's a matter of considerable importance to a …
Cambridge English vocab
ASSUME — (ACCEPT) [verb] [T] - to accept (something) to be true without question or proofWe can't assume the suspects to be …
Cambridge English vocab
ASSUME — Synonyms and related words : accept, account as, accroach, acquire, act, act a part, act like, admit, adopt, affect, affirm, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
IMPORTANCE — n. Function: noun the quality or state of being of notable worth or influence FF1C; persons of national and worldwide …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
IMPORTANCE — noun the quality or state of being of notable worth or influence persons of national and worldwide importance Synonyms: consequence, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
IMPORTANCE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cardinal , central , considerable , critical , crucial , enormous , extreme , fundamental , great …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ASSUME — verb ADVERB ▪ automatically , naturally ▪ I automatically ~d that you knew about this. ▪ reasonably , safely ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
IMPORTANCE — • ↑ be of no importance • ↑ be of secondary/minor/less etc importance • ↑ of importance
Longman Activator English vocab
AIR — INDEX: 1. the air that we breathe 2. when there is not enough fresh air 3. to let fresh air …
Longman Activator English vocab
IMPORTANCE — n. 25B6; noun an event of immense importance : SIGNIFICANCE, momentousness, import, consequence, note, noteworthiness, substance; seriousness, gravity, weightiness, urgency. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ASSUME — v. 25B6; verb I assumed he wanted me to keep the book : PRESUME, suppose, take it (as given), take …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
IMPORTANCE — n. 1 significance, consequence, import, value, worth, weight, account, concern, moment, substance, matter How chemicals affect the ozone layer is …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ASSUME — v. 1 accept, adopt, take, use, employ; arrogate, appropriate, take over or up, undertake Who will assume the leadership of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
IMPORTANCE — сущ. 1) важность, значимость, значительность (for, to - для кого-л., чего-л.); значение to acquire, assume importance ≈ приобретать важность, значимость …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ASSUME — гл. 1) принимать, брать на себя (ответственность, управление и т. п.) assume responsibility assume control assume office Syn : undertake …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AIR — 1. сущ. 1) воздух; атмосфера to clear the air ≈ очищать атмосферу to breathe air, inhale air ≈ вдыхать кислород …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IMPORTANCE — importance.ogg ımʹpɔ:t(ə)ns n значение, важность, значительность historic strategic importance - историческое стратегическое значение significant importance - важное значение to be …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ASSUME — assume.ogg əʹsju:m v 1. 1> принимать, брать (на себя) to assume responsibility - взять на себя ответственность to assume charge …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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