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Common Verbs — Lesson 51

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botched

bɑːtʃt

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin — he botched his speech by forgetting the main points.

The surgeon botched the operation and the patient had to have another surgery.

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bothered

ˈbɑðərd

Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself — I'm not bothered either way.

Are you bothered by the noise?

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bothering

ˈbɑðərɪŋ

Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself — stop bothering your sister!

Stop bothering your sister!

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boxed

bɑkst

Put into a box — he boxed the fragile items carefully.

She boxed up all the old clothes for donation.

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boycotted

ˈbɔɪkɑːtɪd

Refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with — many consumers boycotted the brand following the scandal.

The company was boycotted after reports of poor working conditions.

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boycotting

ˈbɔɪkɑːtɪŋ

Refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with — the union is boycotting the meeting.

Many people are boycotting the company's products.

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bracketed

ˈbræk.ə.tɪd

Support with brackets — the numbers 5 to 10 are bracketed together in this category.

The numbers 5 to 10 are bracketed together in this category.

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braided

ˈbreɪdɪd

Make by braiding or interlacing — the bread had a beautiful braided crust.

She wore her hair in two long braided pigtails.

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braise

breɪz

Cook in liquid — she braises the beef for two hours until it is tender.

She braises the beef for two hours until it is tender.

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braised

breɪzd

Cook in liquid — the braised lamb was incredibly tender.

The braised lamb was incredibly tender.

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branched

bræntʃt

Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures — a tree with many branched limbs stood by the river.

The road branched off to the left toward the village.

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branded

ˈbrændɪd

Burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals — she only buys branded cosmetics.

Branded products usually cost more than generic ones.

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