How I Met Your Mother — Season 3 Episode 11
Words & meanings
483 words
CEFR level
a piece of paper or card that allows you to enter a place or travel
In scenea piece of paper or card that allows you to enter a place or travel
I bought a movie ticket
I bought a movie ticket
a piece of paper that gives you entry or travel rights
a piece of paper that gives you entry or travel rights
I bought a ticket for the concert
I bought a ticket for the concert
a fine or notice for a traffic violation
a fine or notice for a traffic violation
He got a parking ticket
He got a parking ticket
as it seems or appears
In sceneas it seems or appears
Apparently, he forgot the meeting
Apparently, he forgot the meeting
to go out with someone romantically
In sceneto go out with someone romantically
They have been dating for two months
They have been dating for two months
a particular day of the month or year
a particular day of the month or year
What is today's date?
What is today's date?
a sweet brown fruit from a palm tree
a sweet brown fruit from a palm tree
I like eating dates
I like eating dates
up to the present time
up to the present time
We have learned a lot to date
We have learned a lot to date
an expression of appreciation
In scenean expression of appreciation
Many thanks for the help
Many thanks for the help
to tell someone you are grateful
to tell someone you are grateful
I want to thank you
I want to thank you
to start to be in a particular state
In sceneto start to be in a particular state
It is getting cold
It is getting cold
to receive or obtain something
In sceneto receive or obtain something
I got a letter today
I got a letter today
to reach a place
to reach a place
When did you get home?
When did you get home?
every person; all people
In sceneevery person; all people
Everyone is here
Everyone is here
an idea or arrangement for doing something
In scenean idea or arrangement for doing something
We made a plan for the trip
We made a plan for the trip
to make an arrangement to do something
to make an arrangement to do something
I plan to visit my friend
I plan to visit my friend
to not win a fight, game, or contest
In sceneto not win a fight, game, or contest
The team lost the match
The team lost the match
to no longer have something
In sceneto no longer have something
I lost my ring
I lost my ring
to not know where someone or something is
to not know where someone or something is
I lost my keys
I lost my keys
to not be able to understand something
to not be able to understand something
I lost you when you talked about science
I lost you when you talked about science
in a way that cannot be avoided
In scenein a way that cannot be avoided
The price will inevitably rise
The price will inevitably rise
at no time
In sceneat no time
I will never ever do that again
I will never ever do that again
extremely big in size or amount
In sceneextremely big in size or amount
He lives in a huge house
He lives in a huge house
extremely significant or important
extremely significant or important
This is a huge decision for us
This is a huge decision for us
in a very good or complete way
In scenein a very good or complete way
It is perfectly normal
It is perfectly normal
an instruction to do something
In scenean instruction to do something
The captain gave a strict order
The captain gave a strict order
the way things are placed or happen one after another
the way things are placed or happen one after another
Put the books in alphabetical order
Put the books in alphabetical order
a group of people with a shared purpose or organization
a group of people with a shared purpose or organization
He joined a religious order
He joined a religious order
to ask for food or drink in a restaurant
to ask for food or drink in a restaurant
I want to order a pizza
I want to order a pizza
not a single thing
In scenenot a single thing
There is nothing here
There is nothing here
still there after others have gone
still there after others have gone
There is nothing left
There is nothing left
an act of asking for something
In scenean act of asking for something
I sent a request for more information
I sent a request for more information
to ask someone to do something
to ask someone to do something
You should request more time
You should request more time
to say words to express thoughts or communicate
In sceneto say words to express thoughts or communicate
The baby can talk
The baby can talk
to make someone agree to do something
to make someone agree to do something
I talked him into coming
I talked him into coming
to have a particular result or ending
In sceneto have a particular result or ending
The meeting turned out well
The meeting turned out well
to be present at a gathering or public occasion
to be present at a gathering or public occasion
Many people turned out for the concert
Many people turned out for the concert
to remove the contents of a container or pocket
to remove the contents of a container or pocket
He turned out his pockets to find the coin
He turned out his pockets to find the coin
to create or produce goods in large quantities
to create or produce goods in large quantities
The factory turns out many toys
The factory turns out many toys
a story shown in a cinema or on TV
In scenea story shown in a cinema or on TV
I love watching movies
I love watching movies
the outer edge of an area
In scenethe outer edge of an area
The perimeter of the garden is 50 meters
The perimeter of the garden is 50 meters
at any time; in all your life
In sceneat any time; in all your life
Have you ever been to Rome
Have you ever been to Rome
for all time
for all time
He is ever loyal to his duty
He is ever loyal to his duty
used to add force to a statement
used to add force to a statement
It was ever so cold
It was ever so cold
from a time
from a time
Have you ever been to Paris
Have you ever been to Paris
to look at and understand written words
In sceneto look at and understand written words
I read a book every month
I read a book every month
to audition by reading lines
to audition by reading lines
She will read for the part
She will read for the part
to hear and understand what someone is saying over a radio
to hear and understand what someone is saying over a radio
Do you read me
Do you read me
to know what someone is thinking without them saying it
to know what someone is thinking without them saying it
I can read your mind
I can read your mind
without doubt
In scenewithout doubt
He will surely win
He will surely win
easy to remember or recognize
In sceneeasy to remember or recognize
The song has a catchy melody
The song has a catchy melody
to make an effort to do something
In sceneto make an effort to do something
I will try to run
I will try to run
to examine evidence in a court of law to decide if someone is guilty
to examine evidence in a court of law to decide if someone is guilty
They will try the suspect in court
They will try the suspect in court
to test something to see if it works
to test something to see if it works
Try this cake
Try this cake
to take part in a game, sport, or other enjoyable activity
In sceneto take part in a game, sport, or other enjoyable activity
The children play in the garden
The children play in the garden
to perform a role in a film or play
to perform a role in a film or play
He plays a doctor in the movie
He plays a doctor in the movie
a word used to say hi
In scenea word used to say hi
Hello, how are you
Hello, how are you
used to express surprise or disbelief
used to express surprise or disbelief
Hello? Are you kidding
Hello? Are you kidding
to make someone or something die
In sceneto make someone or something die
The hunter killed the deer
The hunter killed the deer
to be very funny or popular with an audience
to be very funny or popular with an audience
The comedian killed the audience
The comedian killed the audience
to want something very much
to want something very much
I am killing for a slice of pizza
I am killing for a slice of pizza
to stop or end something
to stop or end something
We had to kill the project
We had to kill the project
to seem or appear a certain way
In sceneto seem or appear a certain way
You look happy
You look happy
used to get someone's attention
In sceneused to get someone's attention
Look, we are late
Look, we are late
the way someone looks, especially their physical attractiveness
the way someone looks, especially their physical attractiveness
I like her look
I like her look
to turn your eyes toward something
to turn your eyes toward something
Look at the bird
Look at the bird
an informal way to say yes
In scenean informal way to say yes
Yup, I can do it
Yup, I can do it
at no time
In sceneat no time
I never eat meat
I never eat meat
to make something go away
In sceneto make something go away
I need to get rid of this old sofa
I need to get rid of this old sofa
a small piece of paper with sticky glue on the back, used to write notes
In scenea small piece of paper with sticky glue on the back, used to write notes
I wrote a reminder on a post it
I wrote a reminder on a post it
a hard transparent material or a drinking vessel
In scenea hard transparent material or a drinking vessel
I want a glass of water
I want a glass of water
a hard, transparent substance used to make windows and bottles
a hard, transparent substance used to make windows and bottles
The window is made of glass
The window is made of glass
to put something into a glass container
to put something into a glass container
She will glass the juice
She will glass the juice
a late morning meal combining breakfast and lunch
In scenea late morning meal combining breakfast and lunch
Let's have brunch on Sunday
Let's have brunch on Sunday
one thousand thousand
In sceneone thousand thousand
A million people live here
A million people live here
to touch someone or something with force
In sceneto touch someone or something with force
He hit the ball
He hit the ball
to go to a place
to go to a place
Let's hit the gym
Let's hit the gym
a person or thing that is very popular or successful
a person or thing that is very popular or successful
The song is a big hit
The song is a big hit
to give money for something
In sceneto give money for something
I will pay for the coffee
I will pay for the coffee
to suffer punishment or bad results for a previous action
to suffer punishment or bad results for a previous action
You will pay for what you did
You will pay for what you did
having a high temperature
In scenehaving a high temperature
The coffee is hot
The coffee is hot
sexually attractive
In scenesexually attractive
This game is hot
This game is hot
very strong or severe
very strong or severe
He is hot to start his new job
He is hot to start his new job
very popular or successful
very popular or successful
That game is very hot right now
That game is very hot right now
to take place or affect someone/something
In sceneto take place or affect someone/something
What happened to your car
What happened to your car
to do something without planning
to do something without planning
I happened to meet him
I happened to meet him
an organized activity with rules for fun or sport
In scenean organized activity with rules for fun or sport
I love this game
I love this game
natural ability at something
natural ability at something
Her game is improving
Her game is improving
a planned series of actions to achieve a goal over a long period
a planned series of actions to achieve a goal over a long period
He plays a long game to win the election
He plays a long game to win the election
ready to try something
ready to try something
Are you game for a long hike
Are you game for a long hike
to make a liquid flow from a container
In sceneto make a liquid flow from a container
Please pour me some water
Please pour me some water
to give all your attention to something
to give all your attention to something
He poured all his attention into the work
He poured all his attention into the work
to rain very hard
to rain very hard
It is pouring outside today
It is pouring outside today
used to say yes or to show agreement
In sceneused to say yes or to show agreement
Of course I will help you
Of course I will help you
moving from inside to outside a place
In scenemoving from inside to outside a place
She ran out of the room
She ran out of the room
as a result of
as a result of
I did it out of curiosity
I did it out of curiosity
to not include someone or something
to not include someone or something
They kept me out of the meeting
They kept me out of the meeting
not having any more of something
not having any more of something
We are out of sugar
We are out of sugar
coming from a place or source
coming from a place or source
I got the water out of the tap
I got the water out of the tap
taken from a group
taken from a group
Choose one out of these three
Choose one out of these three
coming from within something
coming from within something
He came out of the room
He came out of the room
not having something
not having something
We are out of bread
We are out of bread
to move away from something
to move away from something
Please get out of my house
Please get out of my house
to not be part of something anymore
to not be part of something anymore
He is out of the team
He is out of the team
to no longer have something
to no longer have something
We are out of gas
We are out of gas
not inside or part of something
not inside or part of something
She is out of the office
She is out of the office
not inside a place
not inside a place
Stay out of the rain
Stay out of the rain
to take something or someone from a place
to take something or someone from a place
Take the keys out of your pocket
Take the keys out of your pocket
to take something away from a person or place
to take something away from a person or place
They took the boy out of school
They took the boy out of school
no longer having something
no longer having something
We are out of sugar for the tea
We are out of sugar for the tea
to take part in or be interested in something
In sceneto take part in or be interested in something
I don't go in for politics
I don't go in for politics
to take part in or engage in something
to take part in or engage in something
I decided to go in for the competition
I decided to go in for the competition
an organization of people with a shared interest
In scenean organization of people with a shared interest
He joined the tennis association
He joined the tennis association
a link between people or things
a link between people or things
there is a strong association between smoking and illness
there is a strong association between smoking and illness
to find something for the first time
In sceneto find something for the first time
They discovered a new planet
They discovered a new planet
content
content
Scientists discovered a new planet
Scientists discovered a new planet
to think about past events
In sceneto think about past events
Looking back, I learned a lot
Looking back, I learned a lot
unkind laughter or jokes about someone
In sceneunkind laughter or jokes about someone
The boy's clothes were a subject of mockery
The boy's clothes were a subject of mockery
almost certainly; very likely
In scenealmost certainly; very likely
It will probably rain today
It will probably rain today
used to introduce a statement that corrects or adds to something
In sceneused to introduce a statement that corrects or adds to something
I thought he was American, but actually he is British
I thought he was American, but actually he is British
used to emphasize that something is true or real
used to emphasize that something is true or real
Did he actually say that
Did he actually say that
to persist in doing something
In sceneto persist in doing something
Keep trying until you succeed
Keep trying until you succeed
to take care of something
to take care of something
The soldier will keep the gate safe
The soldier will keep the gate safe
to have and continue to have something
to have and continue to have something
You can keep the book
You can keep the book
feeling fear
In scenefeeling fear
She is afraid of spiders
She is afraid of spiders
feeling sorry or worried about something bad
feeling sorry or worried about something bad
I am afraid I cannot help you
I am afraid I cannot help you
not changing or moving
In scenenot changing or moving
He has a steady job
He has a steady job
to become regular or calm
to become regular or calm
His heart rate steadied
His heart rate steadied
a person someone is in a serious, exclusive relationship with
a person someone is in a serious, exclusive relationship with
He is my steady
He is my steady
to make something firm or steady
to make something firm or steady
He held the ladder to steady it
He held the ladder to steady it
to have a physical or emotional sensation
In sceneto have a physical or emotional sensation
I feel very tired
I feel very tired
a strong feeling or emotion
a strong feeling or emotion
I feel anxious about the test
I feel anxious about the test
to have an opinion or attitude
to have an opinion or attitude
I feel that we should go
I feel that we should go
the last part of something
In scenethe last part of something
This is the end of the road
This is the end of the road
to come to a stop or conclusion
In sceneto come to a stop or conclusion
The movie ends now
The movie ends now
the furthest point or part of something
the furthest point or part of something
He stood at the end of the road
He stood at the end of the road
the part of a situation that belongs to a particular person
the part of a situation that belongs to a particular person
Everything is fine on my end
Everything is fine on my end
to pick something from a group
In sceneto pick something from a group
He chose a red car
He chose a red car
used to add a negative statement
In sceneused to add a negative statement
I don't like it either
I don't like it either
one or the other of two things
one or the other of two things
Either you stay or I go
Either you stay or I go
in the area close to a place
In scenein the area close to a place
Many trees are around the school
Many trees are around the school
having knowledge of how to use or handle something
having knowledge of how to use or handle something
She knows her way around the office
She knows her way around the office
to change the direction or result of something
to change the direction or result of something
We must turn the situation around
We must turn the situation around
something that might happen
In scenesomething that might happen
There is a possibility of rain
There is a possibility of rain
something that may happen or be done
something that may happen or be done
We are considering every possibility
We are considering every possibility
something that can happen
something that can happen
There is a possibility of success
There is a possibility of success
an expression of anger or frustration
In scenean expression of anger or frustration
Damn it, I forgot my keys
Damn it, I forgot my keys
many times or regularly
In scenemany times or regularly
I often visit my grandmother
I often visit my grandmother
a member of the police force
In scenea member of the police force
The cop stopped the car
The cop stopped the car
to take or get something
to take or get something
I copped a new shirt at the store
I copped a new shirt at the store
a person who moves furniture
In scenea person who moves furniture
The mover carried the sofa
The mover carried the sofa
someone who has power to make things happen
someone who has power to make things happen
He is a big mover in the industry
He is a big mover in the industry
to pass solid waste from the body
In sceneto pass solid waste from the body
The baby pooped
The baby pooped
solid waste from the body
solid waste from the body
There is dog poop on the grass
There is dog poop on the grass
the rear upper deck of a ship
the rear upper deck of a ship
The captain stood on the poop deck
The captain stood on the poop deck
to give credit or admiration to someone
In sceneto give credit or admiration to someone
I have to hand it to her
I have to hand it to her
to pass something to someone
to pass something to someone
Please hand the book to me
Please hand the book to me
the size or extent of something
In scenethe size or extent of something
We need to understand the scale of this problem
We need to understand the scale of this problem
one of the small hard flat pieces that cover the skin of a fish
one of the small hard flat pieces that cover the skin of a fish
The fish has shiny scales
The fish has shiny scales
to move up something
to move up something
The climber scaled the wall
The climber scaled the wall
a series of musical notes in order
a series of musical notes in order
She practiced the piano scale
She practiced the piano scale
a tattoo on the lower back
In scenea tattoo on the lower back
She has a tramp stamp
She has a tramp stamp
to have your home or origin in a place
In sceneto have your home or origin in a place
I come from Turkey
I come from Turkey
to walk in a public group for show
In sceneto walk in a public group for show
The soldiers parade in the square
The soldiers parade in the square
something sent for review or consideration
In scenesomething sent for review or consideration
The deadline for submission is tomorrow
The deadline for submission is tomorrow
the state of being forced to give in or obey
the state of being forced to give in or obey
He demanded their submission
He demanded their submission
a piece of furniture with a flat surface for writing or working
In scenea piece of furniture with a flat surface for writing or working
The book is on the desk
The book is on the desk
to work at a desk
to work at a desk
I will desk for the whole day
I will desk for the whole day
a specific area or department in a news organization
a specific area or department in a news organization
Please put the book on the desk
Please put the book on the desk
not different
In scenenot different
We have the same car
We have the same car
a thing that is being talked about
a thing that is being talked about
I saw the same man yesterday
I saw the same man yesterday
a dense forest in a hot region
In scenea dense forest in a hot region
Many animals live in the jungle
Many animals live in the jungle
to get or receive something
In sceneto get or receive something
He got a new car
He got a new car
to reach a place
to reach a place
I got home late
I got home late
to start to be something
to start to be something
It got dark outside
It got dark outside
to understand or hear something correctly
to understand or hear something correctly
I finally got the message
I finally got the message
true or accurate
In scenetrue or accurate
You are right
You are right
a legal or moral claim to something
a legal or moral claim to something
Everyone has the right to education
Everyone has the right to education
the side that is opposite of left
the side that is opposite of left
Turn right at the corner
Turn right at the corner
a small container or envelope for items
In scenea small container or envelope for items
I bought a packet of seeds
I bought a packet of seeds
easily broken or damaged; fine
In sceneeasily broken or damaged; fine
The glass vase is very delicate
The glass vase is very delicate
done with great care to avoid causing harm or offense
done with great care to avoid causing harm or offense
This is a delicate situation
This is a delicate situation
a description of events
In scenea description of events
I read a long story
I read a long story
a floor or level of a building
a floor or level of a building
The house has two stories
The house has two stories
a particular situation or set of events
a particular situation or set of events
That is a different story
That is a different story
to form an idea about something without being sure
In sceneto form an idea about something without being sure
Can you guess my age
Can you guess my age
an idea you think is true without being sure
an idea you think is true without being sure
My guess was wrong
My guess was wrong
a large number of
In scenea large number of
I have many books
I have many books