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Common Verbs — Lesson 28

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aggravate

ˈæɡrəveɪt

Make worse — don't scratch the mosquito bite — it will only aggravate it.

The traffic jam aggravated our already late arrival.

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aggravated

ˈæɡrəveɪtɪd

Make worse — aggravated assault carries a harsher penalty.

The delay aggravated an already difficult situation.

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aggravates

ˈæɡ.rə.veɪts

Make worse — the hot weather aggravated his dehydration.

The hot weather aggravated his dehydration.

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aggravating

ˈæɡrəveɪtɪŋ

Make worse — stop being so aggravating and just listen!

His aggravating comments ruined the entire meeting.

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aggregated

ˈæɡrəɡeɪtɪd

Amount in the aggregate to — the aggregated results showed a clear trend.

The data was aggregated from multiple sources.

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aggrieved

əˈɡriːvd

Infringe on the rights of — he wore an aggrieved expression after being passed over for promotion.

She felt deeply aggrieved when her complaint was dismissed without explanation.

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agitate

ˈædʒɪteɪt

Try to stir up public opinion — workers agitated for better working conditions.

Workers agitated for better working conditions.

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agitated

ˈædʒəteɪtɪd

Try to stir up public opinion — she was too agitated to sleep.

She seemed very agitated before the interview.

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agitates

ˈædʒɪteɪts

Try to stir up public opinion — he agitates for political change.

The constant criticism agitates her.

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aided

ˈeɪdɪd

Give help or assistance; be of service — they aided in the investigation.

She aided the elderly man across the street.

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aiding

ˈeɪdɪŋ

Give help or assistance; be of service — he was accused of aiding the criminals.

She is aiding the charity by volunteering.

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aimed

eɪmd

Directed or pointed something toward a target — the speech was aimed at parents.

She aimed the arrow at the target.

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