AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) (a very serious disease that destroys the body’s natural ability to defend against infections) Aids is a fatal disease. There is still no cure for AIDS. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) (a virus that causes AIDS and is usually passed to someone else by having sex) …
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been to (have visited a place and come back again) Have you ever been to New York? Mike has been to supermarket. Now he is at home. gone to (have gone to a place and not come back) She has gone to Paris on vacation. The children have gone to play outside. envocabulary.com
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chip in informal (to give a small amount of money in order to pay for something together) The students chipped in to buy their teacher a present. If you cannot pay it, we will all chip in and help you pay it. envocabulary.com
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chip away (to gradually reduce or make weaker) The company continues to chip away at its debt. Your comment is beginning to chip away at my fear. (to remove small pieces from something) Use a hammer and chisel to chip away at the stone. envocabulary.com
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phone UK, informal (to contact someone using the telephone): I’ll phone you later. She phoned you last night, but you were out. call (to telephone someone): Where are you calling from? Call me seven in the morning. ring UK spoken (to telephone someone): You can ring me at the office tomorrow. …
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