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re

/ɹeɪ/ /ɹiː/

Meanings
preposition
About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters, documents and emails.

Examples :

"My teacher asked me to write a note re: my absence from school yesterday. "
communication writing word

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Illustration regarding

regarding verb

/ɹɪˈɡɑːdɪŋ/ /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/

To look at; to observe.

"She regarded us warily."

Illustration insurance

insurance noun

/ɪn.ˈʃɔː.ɹəns/ /ɪn.ˈʃɝ.əns/

A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.

"The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance."

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration reference

reference noun

/ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns/

A relationship or relation (to something).

"The teacher's explanation had a clear reference to the textbook. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration purchased

purchased verb

/ˈpɜːtʃəst/ /ˈpɝtʃəst/

To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.

"to purchase land, to purchase a house"

Illustration syllable

syllable noun

/ˈsɪləbəl/

A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

"The word "happy" has two syllables: "hap" and "py." "

Illustration letters

letters noun

/ˈlɛtəz/ /ˈlɛtɚz/

A symbol in an alphabet.

"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."

Illustration documents

documents noun

/ˈdɒkjʊmənts/ /ˈdɑkjəmənts/

An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

"The school required all students to submit their application documents to prove their enrollment. "

Illustration absence

absence noun

/ˈæb.s(ə)n̩s/ /æbˈsɒns/

A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

Illustration represent

represent verb

/ɹɛp.ɹɪ.ˈzɛnt/

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

"The painting represents the artist's vision of a peaceful countryside. "

Illustration yesterday

yesterday noun

/ˈjɛstədeɪ/ /ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/

The day immediately before today; one day ago.

"Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow."