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B1 Intermediate English Vocabulary
| Word | IPA | Type | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | /ˈloʊkəl/ | adj. | From, existing in, or serving a particular place or small area | We buy our food at the local market. | |
| Locate | /loʊˈkeɪt/ | v. | To find the exact position of someone or something | I can't locate my keys. | |
| Location | /loʊˈkeɪʃən/ | n. | A place or position | The hotel is in a beautiful location. | |
| Lock | /lɑk/ | v. | To fasten something with a key | Don't forget to lock the door when you leave. | |
| Logical | /ˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ | adj. | Using reason | It was a logical decision. | |
| Login | /ˈlɔɡɪn/ | n. | Entering a system | Use your secure login. | |
| Logout | /ˈlɔɡˌaʊt/ | n. | Exiting a system | Don't forget to logout. | |
| Lonely | /ˈloʊnli/ | adj. | Unhappy because you are not with other people | He felt very lonely after his wife died. | |
| Long | /lɔŋ/ | adj. | Measuring a great distance from end to end | She has long brown hair. | |
| long jump | /ˈlɔŋ dʒʌmp/ | n. | a sport where you jump as far as possible | She won the long jump at school. | |
| Look | /lʊk/ | v. | To direct your eyes in order to see | Look at that beautiful bird. | |
| look forward to | /ˌlʊk ˈfɔrwərd tu/ | phr. v. | to be happy about something that will happen | I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. | |
| look like | /ˈlʊk laɪk/ | phr. v. | to seem or appear to be | You look like your mother. | |
| look up | /ˈlʊk ʌp/ | phr. v. | to search for information | I looked up the word in a dictionary. | |
| Loose | /luːs/ | adj. | Not firmly held or fastened in place | One of the screws is loose. | |
| loosely | /ˈluːsli/ | adv. | not tightly | He tied the rope loosely around the box. | |
| Lord | /lɔrd/ | n. | A man who has a lot of power in a particular area | The lord of the castle was very rich. | |
| Lose | /luːz/ | v. | To no longer have something because you do not know where it is | I lost my wallet yesterday. | |
| Loss | /lɔs/ | n. | The fact that you no longer have something | The company reported a huge financial loss. | |
| Lot | /lɑt/ | n. | A large amount or number of people or things | I have a lot of work to do. | |
| lottery | /ˈlɑtəri/ | n. | a game where people buy tickets to win money | She won a lot of money in the lottery. | |
| Loud | /laʊd/ | adj. | Making a lot of noise | The music is too loud. | |
| loudly | /ˈlaʊdli/ | adv. | in a loud way | The students laughed loudly. | |
| Love | /lʌv/ | v. | To like another adult very much and be romantically and sexually attracted to them | I love my family. | |
| loved | /lʌvd/ | v. | felt very strong affection for | She loved her grandmother very much. |
