Thursday, May 4, 2017
Word: behalf
Definition: benefit, support
Part of Speech: Noun
Sentence: On behalf of the executives, I apologize to employee.
Collocation: on behalf of somebody
Word: empirical
Definition: first-hand, direct
Part of Speech: Adj
Sentence: We have to do an empirical study.
Collocation: an empirical study
Word: liberal
Definition: torelent, open mind
Part of Speech: Adj
Sentence: I support liberal theories.
Collocation: liberal politicians
Word: mediate
Definition: intervine, step in
Part of Speech: Verb
Sentence: They have to mediate their differences.
Collocation: mediate a dipute
Word: straightforward
Definition: simple, easy
Part of Speech: adj
Sentence: It is straighforward to come here.
Collocation: straightforward process
Word: compile
Definition: put together, collect
Part of Speech: Verb
Sentence: We have to compile statistics for reports.
Collocation: compile a book.
Word: notwithstanding
Definition: despite
Part of Speech: preposition
Sentence: Notwithstanding bad weather, It is successful.
Collocation: notwithstanding disapprov
Word: infer
Definition: imply?
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: What do you infer from this story?
Collocation: infer from
Word: restrain
Definition: control
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: Goverment restrain deflation.
Collocation: restrain somebody's liberty
Word: undertake
Definition: agree, contact
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: We undertake this project.
Collocation: undertake to guide
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You can think of imply and infer as a cause/effect or compare/contrast. Imply is something the speaker or writer does, while infer is something the reader or listener does. For example. "After he came inside, we saw that he was soaking wet." Here, the writer implies that it was raining outside. However, the reader infers that it was raining outside. Does that help? 10/10
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