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contrast

From Wiktionary
contrast is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

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noun
verb
  • (UK) IPA (key): /kənˈtrɑːst/
  • (US) enPR: kəntrăst' or kŏn'trăst, IPA (key): /kənˈt(ʃ)ræst/ or /ˈkɑnt(ʃ)ræst/
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Noun

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Singular
contrast

Plural
contrasts

Contrast is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. (countable & uncountable) Contrasts are the differences you find when you compare something or someone.
    When comparing English and Japanese, there are many contrasts but also a large number of similarities.
    Married life is a sharp contrast to the life of a single person.
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Verb

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Plain form
contrast

Third-person singular
contrasts

Past tense
contrasted

Past participle
contrasted

Present participle
contrasting

  1. (transitive) If you contrast two things, you look for or explain the differences between them.
    It's difficult not to contrast the good things he says with the terrible way he acts.
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