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Have you noticed how tenderly and melodiously the language of Ukrainian and Russian literary speech flows? Like silk flowing over a marble maiden. And everything in it is laconic, beautiful, appropriate. You can listen to such a speech for hours without getting tired at all, but on the contrary, relax, listen to the legends and receive a charge of emotions that will last you for a long time. The language, cherished by writers, has a diverse palette of expressions and words, using which you can describe events or express experiences down to the smallest detail. And this is great if a person is sufficiently literate in his presentation. People's attitude towards him is always respectful, since the culture of speech will always be an indicator of good manners. And it’s always a pleasure to relax and work with such people.

In our article today, the Native English School team invites you to get acquainted with the magicians who make speech more beautiful - synonyms. Of course, we will talk about synonyms in English, the rules of their use and the differences between them.

Now let's look at what they are synonyms. These are words that have similar lexical meanings, belonging to the same part of speech, but having different spellings and sounds. There are quite a large number of them in the English language. You need to pay due attention to the study of English synonyms, since in order to express your thoughts clearly and to the point, you need to choose exactly the word that will correspond to reality.

Synonyms in English and examples of their use

Wonderful - wonderful

Synonyms for wonderful: amazing, extraordinary, incredible, astounding, unbelievable, improbable, fabulous, astonishing, great.

What variety! Take a closer look, each word carries its own semantic connotation, each is unique and will change the meaning of the sentence you say in its own way.

The exact meaning can be found in dictionaries, and more comprehensive dictionaries even provide synonyms.

Bad - bad

Synonyms for the word bad: unfriendly, evil, unfavorable, faulty, rotten, immoral, sinful, wicked, depraved, spoiled, harmful, defective, horrible.

Dull - boring

Synonyms for dull: tiresome, boring, listless, stupid, monotonous, tiring, dumb, slow, insensible, tedious, dreary

Look — look

Synonyms for look: see, watch, gaze, study, survey, stare, spy, glance, peek, peep, view, discover, sight, scrutinize.

See - see
Watch - observe

(Think about when you use the word SEE and the word WATCH)

(peek and peep are very similar words, you need to pay attention to what prepositions they are with - into, in,..)

View - review
Discover - detect
Sight - notice, look out
Scrutinize - look closely

You must strive to make your speech richer and more beautiful. Don’t be lazy to look in the dictionary, do exercises to expand your vocabulary and use synonyms. They will be even more happy to see you if they are also happy to hear from you!

Native English School wishes you a pleasant day at work. Let the high temperature not be a hindrance to you during the day, and let the warm evenings be romantic and pleasant. See you at school at English courses, dear students! =)

We have already warned you against various dangers lurking on the path to learning English. They warned about English words that sound the same and tried to protect against hospitality towards false brothers from other languages, and reminded about possible annoying slips and mistakes in written speech.

“If I knew where to fall, I would spread straw,” says popular wisdom. We suggest stocking up not with straw, but with attention when reading this article, which will tell you about the correct use of synonymous verbs in English. You +1 step towards perfection, and for us +1 good deed towards saving supermanship

SAY or TELL

He told, “I will go home.”
I said, “I will go home”

The first phrase does not at all look like a long story, so leave the verb TELL for another STORY, and you can and should use the verb SAY to communicate your plans to go home.

LIKE or LOVE

I like you. Will you marry me?
I love you. Will you marry me?

Any girl, having heard the first phrase with the word LIKE, will hardly agree to the second with the word MARRY. Love is a much stronger feeling than sympathy. Of course, you can say “I love dogs,” but this would literally mean that you can hardly imagine your life without our smaller four-legged brothers

STAY or REMAIN

We stayed in a very good hotel.
We stayed in a very nice hotel.

What do they usually do at the hotel? That's right, they stop for a short time. You can use the verb REMAIN only if you decide to stay for a long time, to live in a hotel. But is it necessary? Think carefully before choosing a verb and signing yourself up as a hotel guest.

TAKE PLACE or TAKE PART

The meeting will take part soon.
The meeting will take place soon.
I will take part in this meeting.

TAKE PLACE translates as “happen.” TAKE PART - “participate”. You as a person can participate in anything you want. Remember: you can participate in meetings (take part), but the meetings themselves and other events can only happen (take place).

GROW UP or GROW

These flowers grow up quickly.
These flowers grow quickly.
When I grew up I’ll be a star.

In this case, the flowers grow, and the children grow up or grow up. The verb GROW UP is applicable only to people, GROW - to all other growing creatures.

BORROW or LEND

I want to lend a car from you.
I want to borrow a car from you.
Will you please lend me your car?

Compare: LEND - lend, lend; BORROW - borrow, borrow for a while. You cannot order someone to lend you something - you can only ask/ask for it. By using the verb BORROW, you are letting someone know that you want to borrow something you need.

PICK or PICK U.P.

We picked up flowers in the garden.
We picked flowers in the garden.
He picked up his pen from the floor.

With the verb PICK you can pick, pick, pick flowers or fruits, for example. Using the verb PICK UP, you can pick up and give the girls you like home a ride. It is from this verb that the well-known “pick-up artists” originate. By the way, PICK UP can also be done with a handle from the floor, as in the example given;)

STEAL or ROB

Someone has robbed all her money.
Someone has stolen all her money.
Someone robbed a bank.

The verb STEAL is translated as “to steal, steal.” The word “rob” in its entirety reminds us of the verb GRAB. Robbery is the open unlawful taking of someone else's property. Theft is almost the same thing, only a secret action, without spectators or witnesses. You can also remember this: they rob big (banks, peoples, enterprises), but they rob small (wallets, phones, jewelry).

DISCOVER or INVENT

America was invented by Columbus.
America was discovered by Columbus.
Flemming invented penicillin.

Columbus discovered America (discovered), and Popov invented radio (invented), and it could not have been the other way around. What is not the fruit of your imagination and work, but only successfully found in time, is a discovery. The result of painstaking work is already an invention. The Discovery Channel, for example, doesn't invent anything. And the appearance of the fifth iPhone model is hard to call a discovery.

REFUSE or DENY

Helen denied to go shopping with us.
Helen refused to go shopping with us.
She denied that she wanted a new dress.

The verb DENY is most often used in the meaning of “to deny; reject; not to acknowledge the existence”, and the verb REFUSE- “to reject, refuse, reject”. The wise Elena in this example could not deny the offer to go shopping, but could refuse it due to the fact that she denied her desire to buy a new dress. With women, their desires and purchases, everything is much more complicated than with the verbs DENY and REFUSE.

HANGED or HUNG

We hung the picture on the wall.
We hung the picture on the wall.
Nobody has been hung in UK since 1964.

The verb "HANG" has two forms in the past tense: hung and hung. Remember: HUNG is a picture, but HANGED is a person. Also HUNG can be a computer program, for example. Let the verb HANGED continue to be used in this meaning only in the past tense and is found only on the pages of history textbooks.

WEAR or PUT ON

She always puts on black shoes.
She always wears on black shoes.
I put on my coat and went out.

WEAR means "to wear". For example, as in the title of the film “The Devil Wears PRADA”. PUT ON - “put on.” Remember that it is “Put on” and not “Wear”. Because you can only put something on yourself, but you can put it on someone else. “I put on stockings” and “I put tights on my daughter.”

TEAR or TEAR UP

He tore up his coat on a nail.
He tore his coat on a nail.
He was angry and tore up the letter.

TEAR UP - to pull out, pull out. TEAR - tear, tear, rip. The enraged man tore his coat from the nail and snatched the letter from his hands. The difference is obvious ;)

SEAT and SIT

We sit at a desk to write a letter.
We sit at a desk to write a letter.
She seated the children one by one.

You can sit (sit) yourself. But you can SEAT (seat/seat) someone: guests, children, friends, spectators.

RISE or RAISE

Ben raises very early in the morning.
Ben rises very early in the morning.
A good boss raises your salary often.

RISE can be yourself in the mornings in the amount of one person. RAISE needs an unlimited amount of salary. RISE (rise) can also be the sun or an airplane, for example. RAISE denotes increase in number, degree, level, rank, position.

We cannot mention the specifics of using all verbs with similar meanings in one article. But we can offer you a picture that will add +10 to your eloquence;) However, don’t play too much as a speaker and don’t overdo your speech with synonyms. Everything is good in moderation!

Be attentive and careful not only when crossing the road, but also when using verbs that are similar in meaning and often in sound (not to mention trinities of irregular verbs like read-read-read). We wish you to master this art as soon as possible, so that after your words “hanged this picture” not a single picture will encounter soap and rope

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Good day, dear readers! If you analyze all the beautiful languages of the world, you will notice that they are rich in synonyms, because it is thanks to them that the richness of speech is achieved. It will not be difficult to choose the right synonym, the use of which will not change the meaning of the phrase in your native language. But what if you want to find a synonym for a word in English? Naturally, you will have some minor difficulties.

Learning synonyms in English Synonyms are words that differ in sound and spelling, but are very close in lexical meaning, that is, in meaning. Analogues of words enrich the language, enliven and diversify speech. With their help, the monotony of presentation and repetition of the same lexemes are diluted. Despite the fact that the lexical meaning of synonyms is very similar, each word still has its own connotation.

For example, the lexeme "Amazing" (amazing) in English can be replaced by a huge number of words: incredible and fabulous, wonderful, fantastic, astounding, extraordinary and many other wonderful English words that will be useful for you to remember.

As you can see, there is no shortage of synonyms in English, as in Russian. The question is different - how to choose the right analogue that is suitable in meaning? I will try to answer this question in the course of this article. In addition, we will look at the equivalents of the most popular English lexemes.

As a rule, people turn to bilingual dictionaries for help to find the equivalent of a particular word in English. It’s good when your dictionary immediately indicates not only the translation of the main word, but also the entire synonymous series with a list of all equivalents. And if you don’t have one, then you will have to try not to make a mistake with your choice.

English homonyms Well, in the meantime, enrich your vocabulary with the most popular synonyms so that with experience you can easily use those lexemes that match the meaning of the phrase:

Awful- dreadful, terrible, horrible - terrible, disgusting, terrible
Angry- mad, furious, exasperated - angry, irritated, enraged
Brave- courageous, fearless, heroic, valiant - brave, courageous, heroic
Cry- shout, yell, scream, roar - shout, shout, yell
Calm- quiet, peaceful, still - calm, quiet, peaceful
Dull- boring, uninteresting, slow - boring, tedious, uninteresting
Idea- thought, concept, understanding, view - idea, plan, concept
Happy- joyful, cheerful, glad, pleased - happy, satisfied, cheerful

Of course, these are not all English synonyms, since there are a huge number of them. But you can continue this list in the comments.

Use synonyms in your conversation as often as possible, this will significantly diversify and decorate your speech!

Have you ever wondered why synonyms are needed in English? Why do you need so many ways to say the same thing?

Maybe, well, these English synonyms? Maybe it's enough to learn good, important, beautiful and a couple of others?

But no!

But what about the shades of meaning? Precision and freedom of expression? Graceful style? Rich vocabulary?

Shades of meaning

Firstly, English synonyms convey different shades of meaning and different intensity of emotions. For example:

good – great – awesome – terrific – amazing – fantastic

important – essential – vital – key – indispensable

beautiful – attractive – good-looking – charming – gorgeous

Do you agree that for us, as native speakers of the Russian language, there is a difference between “good” and “mind-blowing”?! Likewise, English synonyms have different tastes and colors.

English synonyms (and Russian ones too!) are wonderful because we can say exactly what we want. And we don’t limit ourselves to words important only because we don’t know how to express ourselves more precisely.

Do you pay attention to English synonyms? Leave a comment - let's discuss!