intimidate To intimidate someone is to cause that person to feel nervousness, fear, or concern. The source of the intimidation can be a person or a thing. This first set of examples uses the word “intimidate” as a verb: The older boy intimidated the younger boy so much that he left the playground. The priest intimidates some […]
intense The word “intense” is an adjective that describes something or someone that is very strong or has a strong emotional response to things: Joe is a very intense guy. He really works hard at everything he does. This is a very intense situation that requires the police and the fire department to be here.
ignore This verb is used when a person doesn’t pay attention to another person or to a thing. Luke is ignoring complaints about his car. Tina ignored the person sitting next to her on the plane. Although he kept on talking, she didn’t say a word. Don’t ignore the law. You might get in trouble.
idle A person or a thing that is idle is not moving or is not busy. When the manager of the store noticed that several of his employees were idle, he gave them work to do. The plant had too many idle employees during the recession, so they were laid off. Farmers let their fields go idle
ideal If something is ideal, it’s nearly perfect, or a person perceives perfection. We also use this adjective when describing a situation or a thing that may exist only in the imagination. The doctor told Vicky that her ideal weight is 110 pounds. The agreement worked out by the two parties is not ideal, but it
hatch When the word “hatch” is used as a verb, it refers to the process by which a baby animal emerges from an egg. simple past past participle hatch hatched hatched Chicken eggs hatch in about three weeks. It’s interesting to watch the eggs hatch. Snakes are hatched from eggs. Turtles are also hatched from
haste The word “haste” refers to speed or excessive speed that leads to mistakes. In her haste, she forgot to bring her laptop to work this morning. Realizing they were in danger, they left the country in great haste. The sloppiness of the work was attributed to carelessness and haste. Haste makes waste. (This is a
haul The word “haul” is used when carrying things from one place to another. I have to haul some trash to the dump. That truck is hauling a shipment of food. The fishermen hauled in a large catch. (They caught a lot of fish.) We hauled all of our things across the country when we moved
hype The word “hype” means to increase attention or promote something. It’s a very common word often associated with popular media events and the news. There’s a lot of hype leading up to the Superbowl. The concert promoters made sure that the performance would live up to the hype. (live up to the hype = match
hesitate A person who hesitates takes extra time before making a decision or taking an action. Harpeet never hesitates when someone offers her chocolate. Oscar hesitated before entering the office because it looked like the wrong room. At a stop light, Amy hesitated when the light turned green and saved herself from getting into an accident. I
