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Travel - Trip - Journey - Voyage - Commute
Travel is a verb.
I hope to travel to Canada some day.
Travel is an uncountable noun.
Air travel is getting more and more common every day.
Travels is a plural noun.
We'd love to hear about your travels in South America.
Trip is a countable noun. It often refers to a short journey.
Would you like me to buy anything for you? I'm gonna take a trip to the supermarket.
Next week we have a business trip to Japan.
Journey is a countable noun. It's usually a long distance.
Last year Freddie made a journey across Europe by train.
Have a safe journey!
Voyage is a countable noun. It's usually a long journey by boat or ship.
The voyage from England to India used to take 6 months.
Commute is a verb. It refers to the regular trip from one's home to work.
She commutes from Philadelphia to D.C. every day.
Current describes something that exists now, but was different before.
The current fashion is ....
Present means existing or being considered now.
Under the present circumstances I suggest ....
Presently means in a short time.
I'll be with you presently.
Bring means moving something towards the speaker.
Can you come here and bring your notepad with you?
Take means moving something to another place.
Could you take these reports over to John's office?
Fetch means to go, get something, and bring it back.
Could you fetch the flash report from Antonio's desk?
Carry does not specify direction but suggests support with arms or body.
I had to carry my suitcases from reception up to my room.
Clothes - Cloth - Material - Clothing - Garment - Dress
Clothes refers to what we wear. It is not countable.
Clothing is a more formal word for clothes.
She's got really nice clothes. She must spend a fortune on clothing.
Cloth and material refer to what clothes are made of.
How much material will I need to make a pair of trousers?
A garment is a single article of clothing while a dress is a specific type of women's clothing.
The opposite of clean is dirty. Clear means transparent, without marks, tidy.
We have to clear the room of furniture because they are coming to clean the floor.
A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on.
There were so many people at the meeting that we had to borrow some chairs from the cafeteria.
A seat is a place for sitting.
I always ask for a window seat when I fly.
Attendance - Audience - Congregation - Spectator
Attendance refers to the number of people present.
The attendance at the seminar was higher than expected.
People who attend a play or a concert are the audience.
People who attend a religious service are the congregation.
People who attend a sporting event are spectators.
To heal means to become healthy again usually by growing new skin.
That cut has healed very well. You're lucky there's no scar.
To cure means to bring a person to health or to make a disease or illness go completely away.
Someday medical science will find a cure for cancer.
To treat is to try to cure by medical means.
The doctor is treating my mother for her heart condition.
To recover means to return to the proper state of health, strength, ability, etc.
He has had many injuries in his professional sports career but has always managed to recover.