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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evolve into |
| Synonyms: | alter to, assume form of, be converted to, be reduced to, be reformed, be remodeled, be transformed into, change into, come, come to be, convert, develop into, emerge as, eventually be, grow into, incline, mature, metamorphose, pass into, ripen into, shift, turn into, turn out, wax |
| Main Entry: | amount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal, add up to |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, approach, approximate, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, become, check with, come to, correspond, develop into, effect, extend, grow, match, mean, number, purport, reach, rival, sum, tally, total, touch |
| Notes: | use 'amount' with things that cannot be counted but 'number' with things that can be counted number is regularly used with count nouns, while amount is mainly used with mass nouns: number of mistakes, amount of money |
| Main Entry: | belong |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be part of, be in proper place |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, appertain, apply, associate, attach to, be a component, be a constituent, be a part, be akin, be an adjunct of, be connected with, be fitting, be linked with, be related, be relevant, bear, bear upon, become, befit, chime, concern, correlate, correspond, exist, fit, go, go with, harmonize, have relationship to, have respect to, have to do with, inhere, match, permeate, pertain, refer, regard, reside, set, suit, touch, vest |
| Main Entry: | come |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | advance, approach |
| Synonyms: | appear, arrive, attain, be accessible, be at disposal, be convenient, be handy, be obtainable, be ready, become, blow in, bob up, breeze in, burst, buzz*, check in, clock in, close in, draw near, drop in, enter, fall by, fall in, flare*, get, get in, happen, hit, hit town, make it, make the scene, materialize, move, move toward, near, occur, originate, pop in, pop up, punch in, punch the clock, reach, ring in, roll in, show, show up, sign in, sky in, spring in, turn out, turn up, wind up at |
| Antonyms: | depart, go, leave, recede, retreat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | come |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend, reach |
| Synonyms: | add up, aggregate, amount, become, come over, develop, expand, get, go, grow, join, mature, number, run, run into, spread, stretch, sum to, total, turn, wax |
| Main Entry: | fall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
| Synonyms: | arrive, become, befall, chance, come about, come to pass, occur, take place |
| Main Entry: | fit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | belong, correspond |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, answer, apply, be apposite, be apt, be comfortable, be consonant, be in keeping, become, befit, click*, concur, conform, consist, dovetail, go, go together, go with, harmonize, have its place, interlock, join, match, meet, parallel, relate, respond, set, suit, tally |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complement, enhance |
| Synonyms: | adorn, beautify, become, decorate, do something for, embellish, enrich, finish, go with, grace, ornament, perfect, put in best light, set off, show to advantage, suit |
| Antonyms: | mismatch |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to be |
| Synonyms: | achieve, attain, become, come over, develop into, effect, go, grow, realize, run, turn, wax |
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