Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

consent:At approximately 11:30 p.m., Pollard finally gave his consent to the search.

ag|ri|busi|ness /æ grib I zn I s/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Agribusiness is the various businesses that produce, sell, and distribute farm products, especially on a large scale. [BUSINESS ]

ag|ri|cul|tur|al ◆◇◇ /æ gr I kʌ ltʃərəl/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Agricultural means involving or relating to agriculture. □  …agricultural land. □  …corn and other agricultural products.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] An agricultural place or society is one in which agriculture is important or highly developed. □  …traditional agricultural societies.

ag|ri|cul|tur|al|ist /æ gr I kʌ ltʃərəl I st/ (agriculturalists ) N‑COUNT An agriculturalist is someone who is an expert on agriculture and who advises farmers.

ag|ri|cul|ture ◆◇◇ /æ gr I kʌltʃə ^r / N‑UNCOUNT Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals. □  The Ukraine is strong both in industry and agriculture. SYNONYMS agriculture NOUN

farming:Modern intensive farming is subsidised by cheap oil.

husbandry:…soil-conserving methods of good husbandry.

PREFIX agro-

is used to form nouns and adjectives which refer to things relating to agriculture, or to agriculture combined with another activity. For example, agronomics is the branch of economics that studies how land is used in farming.

agrono|mist /əgrɒ nəm I st/ (agronomists ) N‑COUNT An agronomist is someone who studies the growing and harvesting of crops.

aground /əgraʊ nd/ ADV [ADV after v] If a ship runs aground , it touches the ground in a shallow part of a river, lake, or the sea, and gets stuck.

ah /ɑː / EXCLAM Ah is used in writing to represent a noise that people make in conversation, for example to acknowledge or draw attention to something, or to express surprise or disappointment. [FEELINGS ] □  Ah, so many questions, so little time.

aha /ɑːhɑː / EXCLAM Aha is used in writing to represent a noise that people make in conversation, for example to express satisfaction or surprise. [FEELINGS ] □  Aha! Here at last, the answer to my question.

ahead

➊ ADVERB USES

➋ PREPOSITION USES

➊ ahead ◆◆◇ /əhe d/ In addition to the uses shown below, ahead is used in phrasal verbs such as 'get ahead', 'go ahead', and 'press ahead'. 1 ADV [ADV after v, n ADV ] Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead , you look directly in front of you. □  Brett looked straight ahead. □  I peered ahead through the front screen. □  The road ahead was now blocked solid. □  Ahead, I saw the only tree for miles.

2 ADV [ADV after v] You use ahead with verbs such as 'push', 'move', and 'forge' to indicate that a plan, scheme, or organization is making fast progress. □  We are moving ahead with plans to send financial aid.

3 ADV [be ADV , ADV after v] If you are ahead in your work or achievements, you have made more progress than you expected to and are performing well. □  First half profits have charged ahead from £127.6m to £134.2m. □ [+ in ] Children in small classes are several months ahead in reading.

4 ADV [be ADV , ADV after v] If a person or a team is ahead in a competition, they are winning. □  Scotland were ahead in their European championship qualifier in Iceland. □  A goal would have put Dublin 6-1 ahead.

5 ADV [v-link ADV , ADV after v, n ADV ] Ahead also means in the future. □  A much bigger battle is ahead for the president. □  Now I can remember without mourning, and begin to look ahead.