Oxford Basic American Dictionary

ag • ile / ' ®d3l ; ' ®d3ail / adjective

able to move quickly and easily an agile athlete

► a • gil • i • ty / э 'd3ibti / noun [ noncount ]

a test of speed and agility

ag • i • tat • ed / 'red33,teit_3d / adjective

worried or upset about something

When it started to get dark, she became more and more agitated.

a . go © / э'дои / adverb

before now; in the past His wife died five years ago. I learned to drive a long time ago. long ago

a very long time in the past

Long ago there were no cars or airplanes.

a • gon • iz • ing / 'reg3,naizig / adjective

very painful an agonizing pain

ag • o • ny / 'regsni/ noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural ag . o . nies )

very great pain He screamed in agony .

a .gree Ф /_э'_дп/ verb

(a . grees,a gree ing ,a . greed )

1 to have the same opinion as another person about something

Martin thinks we should go by train, but I don't agree.

agree with you. —ANTONYM disagree

to say "yes" when someone asks you to do something Amy agreed to give me the money. —ANTONYM refuse

to decide something with another person We agreed to meet on March 3rd.

Liz and I agreed on a price.

a • gree • a • ble / s'grisbl /

( formal )

pleasant or nice

a .gree .merit Ф /s'grimsnt/ noun

[ noncount ] having the same opinion as someone or something

She nodded her head in agreement . —ANTONYM disagreement

[ count ] a plan or decision that two or more people have made together

The leaders reached an agreement after five days of talks.

ag • ri • cul • ture / 'гед^ыуэт / noun

[ noncount ]

keeping animals and growing plants for food —SYNONYM farming

►ag • ri • cul • tur • al / regrs'kAltJbrsl / adjective

agricultural workers

a.head О / s'hed /

in front of someone or something We could see a light ahead of us.

before or more advanced than someone or something Inga and Nils arrived a few minutes ahead of us. New York is three hours ahead of Los Angeles.

into the future

We have a lot of work ahead of us. We must think ahead so we're not surprised.

winning in a game, competition, etc. The Lions were ahead 14-0 at halftime. go ahead

used to give someone permission to do something "Can I borrow your bike?" "Sure, go ahead."

aidawИ / eid / noun [ noncount ]

help, or something that gives help He walks with the aid of a cane.

She wears a hearing aid (= a small thing that you put in your ear so you can hear better ) .

money, food, etc. that is sent to a country or to people in order to help them

We sent aid to the earthquake victims. ► aid verb ( aids , aid . ing , aid . ed ) ( formal )

to help someone or something

Sleep aids recovery from any illness. —Look at first aid . AIDS / eidz / noun [ noncount ]

( health ) a very serious illness which destroys the body's ability to fight other illnesses the AIDS virus

aim 1 Ф / eim / noun

[ count ] something that you want and plan to do Kate's aim is to find a good job.

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purpose the reason for doing something; what something is used for or is supposed to achieve: What is the purpose of your visit? ♦ The building is used for religious purposes .