see also take sb aback пї« note at surprise She was completely taken aback by his anger. Late 18th cent.: longer form of ah, expressing a prolonged cry. Used to express fear, anger, or some other strong emotion: Late 18th cent.: from South African Dutch, from aarde earth + vark pig. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (a US company that has food shops / stores in all the states of the US)ДЄrtists and repertoire (= the department in a record company that is responsible for finding new singers and bands and getting them to sign a contract with the company)ДЄn animal from southern Africa that has a long nose and tongue and that eats insects в– (in the UK) Amateur Athletic Association в– American Automobile Association (an American organization which provides services for car owners) в– (usually the AA) Automobile Association (a British organization which provides services for car owners) More than 20 subjects are on offer at A2 level at our college.ДЇor more information see the Cultural Guide Students will normally take three A2 subjects. Together AS and A2 level exams form the A-level qualification, which is needed for entrance to universities: Students must first have studied a subject at AS level before they can take an A2 exam. a British exam usually taken in Year 13 of school or college (= the final year) when students are aged 18. (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs) not without: Middle English: weak form of Old English ДЃn one.

в– used before the names of days of the week to talk about one particular day:

в– used before sb's name to show that the speaker does not know the person: в– used when talking about prices, quantities and rates

в– used instead of one before some numbers: в– used in front of two nouns that are seen as a single unit: Is that a Monet (= a painting by Monet)? в– used to show that sb/sth is a member of a group or profession: в– used before uncountable nouns when these have an adjective in front of them, or phrase following them: She's a friend of my father's (= one of my father's friends). в– used before countable or singular nouns referring to people or things that have not already been mentioned: U is a vowel but begins with / j / and so you say: a UN declaration. For example, F is a consonant, but begins with the sound / e / and so you say: When saying abbreviations like вЂFM' or вЂUN', use a or an according to how the first letter is said. The form a is used before consonant sounds and the form an before vowel sounds. Й™ NAmE strong form eЙЄ NAmE / (also an / Й™n NAmE strong form Г¦n NAmE /) indefinite article в– used (but not in the US) before numbers which show standard metric sizes of paper: в– used in Britain before a number to refer to a particular important road: Including everything there is to know about sth: For me a car is just a means of getting from A to B. в– A used to represent a person, for example in an imagined situation or to hide their identity: в– A used to represent the first of two or more possibilities: He had straight A's (= nothing but A's) all through high school. в– the highest mark / grade that a student can get for a piece of work or course of study: в– A ( music) the 6th note in the scale of C major в– the first letter of the English alphabet: Verb and noun senses 1 to 4late Middle English: perhaps related to the verb tag.noun sense 51960s: abbreviation. в– to use the tab key when you are using a keyboard He has been tabbed by many people as a future champion. в– ( especially NAmE) tab sb (as) sth to say that sb is suitable for a particular job or role or describe them in a particular way: It's not always possible to keep tabs on everyone's movements. ( informal) to watch sb/sth carefully in order to know what is happening so that you can control a particular situation: в– ( informal) a small solid piece of an illegal drug: The tab for the meeting could be $3 000. в– a bill for goods you receive but pay for later, especially for food or drinks in a restaurant or bar the price or cost of sth: Insert tab A into slot 1 (= for example to make a model, box, etc.). that sticks out from the edge of sth, and that is used to give information about it, or to hold it, fasten it, etc.: в– a small piece of paper, cloth, metal, etc.

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