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B1 Intermediate English Vocabulary
| Word | IPA | Type | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | /əˈrɪdʒɪnəl/ | adj. | The first of its kind | This is the original painting. | |
| Otherwise | /ˈʌðərˌwaɪz/ | adv. | If not | Hurry up otherwise you will be late. | |
| ought | /ɔt/ | mod. v. | used to say what is right or best | You ought to call your mother. | |
| Ourselves | /aʊərˈsɛlvz/ | pron. | Us | We did it ourselves. | |
| out of date | /aʊt əv deɪt/ | phrase | old and no longer useful or correct | This information is out of date. | |
| out of order | /aʊt əv ˈɔrdɚ/ | phrase | not working | The elevator is out of order. | |
| out of work | /aʊt əv wɝk/ | phrase | without a job | He has been out of work for six months. | |
| Outcome | /ˈaʊtkʌm/ | n. | The result | The outcome was positive. | |
| Outline | /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ | n. | A general description | He gave an outline of the plan. | |
| Outstanding | /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ | adj. | Excellent | She did an outstanding job. | |
| Oven | /ˈʌvən/ | n. | A machine for baking | Put the cake in the oven. | |
| Overcome | /ˌoʊvərˈkʌm/ | v. | To defeat or succeed | He overcame his fear. | |
| overnight | /ˌoʊvɚˈnaɪt/ | adv. | for one night or during the night | We stayed overnight in a small hotel. | |
| Overseas | /ˌoʊvərˈsiːz/ | adv. | In a foreign country across the sea | He traveled overseas. | |
| overtime | /ˈoʊvərtaɪm/ | n. | extra hours of work | I worked overtime on Monday. | |
| Owe | /oʊ/ | v. | To need to pay back | I owe you ten dollars. | |
| Own | /oʊn/ | v. | To have something | I own a car. | |
| Owner | /ˈoʊnər/ | n. | A person who owns something | He is the owner of the shop. | |
| Oxygen | /ˈɑːksɪdʒən/ | n. | Gas we breathe | Need oxygen. | |
| Pack | /pæk/ | v. | To put things in a bag | I need to pack my suitcase. | |
| Pack | /pæk/ | v. | To put things in a bag | I need to pack my suitcase. | |
| Package | /ˈpækɪdʒ/ | n. | A wrapped object | The package arrived today. | |
| Package | /ˈpækɪdʒ/ | n. | A wrapped item or holiday deal | We bought a package holiday. | |
| packet | /ˈpækɪt/ | n. | a small package or box | I bought a packet of biscuits. | |
| Pain | /peɪn/ | n. | A feeling of physical suffering | I have a pain in my leg. |
