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maxed

/mækst/ /mækstəd/

Meanings
verb
(usually with out) to reach the limit, to reach the maximum.

Examples :

"He maxed out his odds of dating Rebecca"
amount business

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maximum noun

/ˈmæksɪməm/

The highest limit

"The maximum number of students allowed in the class is twenty-five. "

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he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

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his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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dating verb

/ˈdeɪt.ɪŋ/

To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.

"to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter"

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odds noun

/ɒdz/ /ɑdz/

(diminutive) An odd number.

"My daughter's math homework had a problem asking for the sum of the odds. "

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limit noun

/ˈlɪmt/ /ˈlɪmɪt/

A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.

"There are several existing limits to executive power."

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reach noun

/ɹiːt͡ʃ/

The act of stretching or extending; extension.

"The reach of the new playground equipment was impressive; it extended far beyond the existing play area. "

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out noun

/æɔt/ /ʌʊt/ /ɘʉt/ /aʊt/

A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.

"They wrote the law to give those organizations an out."