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I avoid to use a computer for personal letters.
I avoid using a computer for personal letters.
avoid doing sth
(NOT
to do
): ‘He obviously wants to avoid getting involved in the dispute.’
await
We await for your reply and apologize for any inconvenience.
We await your reply and apologize for any inconvenience.
await sb/sth
(WITHOUT
for
): ‘The committee is awaiting a decision from head office.’
awake
I get up at seven o’clock but I awake an hour earlier.
I get up at seven o’clock but I wake up an hour earlier.
The next morning we awoke up at 7 o’clock to catch the train.
The next morning we woke up at 7 o’clock to catch the train.
Awake
is used mainly as an adjective: ‘It’s gone ten o’clock and the children are still awake.’ As a
verb,
awake
(WITHOUT
up
) is used only in literary styles: ‘I awoke to the sound of church bells.’
The usual verb is
wake up
: ‘She told me that she keeps waking up in the middle of the night.’ ‘I
was woken up by a loud whistling noise.’
award
The insurance company has offered an award to anyone who can provide
information about the theft.
The insurance company has offered a reward to anyone who can provide
information about the theft.
award
= (1) a prize, certificate, or medal that is given for doing something very well: ‘The award
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for this year’s best actor went to Harry Cohen.’ (2) a sum of money that someone wins in a court
of law: ‘Each survivor of the disaster received an award of $20,000.’
reward
= (1) something that you are given by someone who is pleased by what you have done: ‘As
a reward for eating all her dinner, she was given an ice cream.’ (2) a sum of money that someone
promises to pay to the person who provides useful information, usually in connection with a crime
that has been committed or something that has been lost: ‘A reward of $5,000 has been offered
for information leading to the recovery of the necklace.’
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