2023-01-06 Meanings of ‘thought’ – English In A Minute
Phil Let’s learn thought. It’s not just a past form of the verb think, it’s also a noun and this is where it gets interesting. Unsurprisingly, it’s all to do…
2023-01-05 Ways to use ‘current’ – English In A Minute
Phil Let’s learn current. As an adjective, current relates to time. It means related to the present, relevant now or up to date. We need to reflect current trends. This…
2023-01-04 5 meanings of ‘accept’ – English In A Minute
Sam Accept is a regular verb. Now let’s look at five different meanings it can have. Number one: accept can mean ‘to agree to take something or receive something willingly’.…
2023-01-03 Common uses of ‘while’ – English In A Minute
Sam Let’s take a minute to look at some of the many meanings while can have. As a conjunction, while can mean ‘at the same time as’. While we were…
2023-01-02 How to use ‘stick’ – English In A Minute
Phil Let’s learn stick. As a noun. It means something that’s long, thin and often made of wood like this. As a verb, it often means to attach something to…
2023-01-01 Different meanings of ‘character’ – English In A Minute
Phil Let’s learn the noun ‘character’ Now, the meaning that you already know is for a person in a book or a film. But there’s more to it than that.…
2022-12-03 Common uses of ‘period’ – English In A Minute
Let’s learn some common uses of the word period. Firstly, period can be used as a noun to refer to a specific length of time. It is often used in…
2022-12-02 4 ways to use ‘contact’ – English In A Minute
Let’s learn some common uses of the word contact. Firstly, contact can be used as a verb to mean ‘speak or write to someone’, often when someone wants to give…
2022-11-21 4 meanings of ‘essential’ – English In A Minute
Sam Give me one minute and I’ll give you four meanings of the word essential. As an adjective, essential can mean ‘necessary, or needed, or extremely important’. We can’t live…
2022-11-20 4 ways to use ‘issue’ – English In A Minute
What’s an issue? Let’s look at some of the main uses of this word. An issue can be an important topic that people are talking about. The environment is an…
2022-11-19 4 ways to use ‘practice’ – English In A Minute
Practice has a lot of different meanings that you can use in many situations. Remember, this is practice with a C, not an S because it’s a noun. One. Practice…
2022-11-18 How to use ‘certain’ – English In A Minute
Certain. Let’s learn about this word. Certain is an adjective – a describing word. It’s like sure, but stronger. We use certain to say that we are a hundred percent…
2022-11-17 3 ways to use ‘draw’ – English In A Minute
Beth I’m going to teach you some meanings of the word draw. The most common use is the verb form that means creating a picture or image. My cousin drew…
2022-11-16 How to use ‘process’ – English In A Minute
Tom I’m going to show you some different examples of how we can use the word process. As a noun, a process describes a set of actions which we do…
2022-11-15 How to use ‘access’ – English In A Minute
BethI’m going to teach you some meanings of the word access. As a verb, it means to be able to enter somewhere, like a building, often with permission. You need…
2022-10-26 How to use ‘account’ – English In A Minute
PhilAn account is a record. It can be about recording money. So, the arrangement that you have with a bank to look after your money is an account and the…
2022-10-25 Common uses of ‘through’ – English In A Minute
Do you have a minute to spare to learn some English? Do you know some common ways to use the word ‘through‘? Sam’s going to tell us in just 60…
2022-10-24 Common meanings of ‘appreciate’ – English In A Minute
Do you have a minute to spare to learn some English? Do you know some common ways to use the word ‘appreciate‘? Roy’s going to tell us in just 60…
2022-10-23 Different meanings of ‘bear’ – English In A Minute
Learn different meanings of the word ‘bear’ PhilLet’s look at bear. Now, the noun is easy. It’s just one of these. Literally it can mean to support weight. But figuratively,…
2022-10-22 4 meanings of ‘experience’ – English In A Minute
Learn four meanings of the word ‘experience’. SamHow much experience do you have with the word experience? As a countable noun, experience can be used to talk about ‘something that…