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/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/

Meanings
adverb
Alternative form of etc.

Examples :

"I prefer coffee, tea, cocoa, etc., hot, but some like them iced. "
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prefer verb

/pɹɪˈfɜː/ /pɹɪˈfɝ/

To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.

"I prefer tea to coffee."

Illustration hot

hot verb

/hɒt/ /hɑt/

(with up) To heat; to make or become hot.

"The oven is hotting up the pizza quickly. "

Illustration coffee

coffee noun

/ˈkɑ.fi/ /ˈkɒ.fi/ /ˈkɔ.fi/

A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

"My dad made a strong coffee before going to work. "

Illustration iced

iced adjective

/ˈaɪst/

With ice added.

"My iced tea is refreshing on a hot day. "

Illustration some

some adverb

/sɐm/ /sʌm/

Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.

"I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos."

Illustration like

like noun

/laɪk/

(usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).

"Tell me your likes and dislikes."

Illustration them

them pronoun

/ðʌm/

(plural) Those ones.

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

Illustration tea

tea noun

/tiː/ /ti/

A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, cannabis.

"After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies."

Illustration but

but noun

/bʊt/ /bʌt/

An instance or example of using the word "but".

"It has to be done – no ifs or buts."

Illustration cocoa

cocoa noun

/ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/ /ˈkoʊ.koʊ/

The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.

"My grandma uses high-quality cocoa to bake her famous chocolate brownies. "

Illustration form

form noun

/fɔːm/ /fɔɹm/

(heading, physical) To do with shape.

"The form of the new school building is modern and striking. "

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alternative noun

/ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/ /ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/

A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.

"The school offered an alternative schedule for students who needed more time to study. "