1000 Basic English Words 1 New 영영 Unit 01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12

loud

adj. producing or causing a large amount of noise
The music is too loud.

swim

v. to move through water using your arms or legs; fins, or tail
Michael can swim like a fish.

story

n. a narrative that tells of events
When the Trojans came out to meet Sinon, he told them a story.

today

n. the day that is occurring now
She has a big math test today.

nice

adj. being enjoyable, pleasing or satisfying
Nice people are very kind.

worry

v. to feel concerned or troubled about something
He worried about the rain.

big

adj. not small
“It was big, like a mountain, and it had a long tail, horns on its head, and hooves that were split in two!”

cry

v. to produce tears
He cry when he is sad.

strong

adj. physically powerful and healthy
My uncle is very strong.

young

adj. in an early period of life or development or growth
He is young. He is only 13 years old.

boy

n. a young male
Peter Pan was a boy who could fly.

laugh

v. It feels good to laugh.
Jan laughs a lot.

smile

v. to make the corners of your mouth turn up or show your teeth in an expression of happiness
I gave my Mother a flower and she smiled.

have

n. to possess something
People who live in deserts sometimes have homes made of mud.

watch

v. to look for an amount of time and pay attention to what is happening
I watched the television.

drive

ㅍ. to cause the movement of a vehicle
Millions of cars are driven every day.

hope

v. to want something to happen and believe that it is possible
I hope I do well on the English test!

student

n. a person who is studying something
When will you stop being a student?

child

n. a person who is young and not fully grown
I was a good boy when I was a child.

funny

adj. causing one to laugh
This idea seemed funny to the lion.

call

v. to tell, order, or ask (someone or something) to come
To get their attention, you need to call them.

jump

v. to go quickly up then down
They jump in to the water.

thin

adj. having a small distance between opposite edges of something
The laptop is thin.

monkey

n. a small brown animal with a long tail that is closely related to humans and typically lives in trees
A monkey has long arms.

word

n. the simplest unit of a sentence in speech or writing
A story has many words.

country

n. the open rural area outside of big towns and cities
The boy from the country looked scared in the big city.

family

n. a group of people who are related to each other
This is my family.

kind

n. one of a group of people or things that belong together because they have something in common
I read many different kinds of books.

able

adj. having the power or skill to do something
Using a bar graph, Frank was able to see how the population of wolves has grown over time.

become

v. grow to be
Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth I on November 17, 1558.

animal

n. a living creature that is not a human or plant
What’s your favorite animal?

catch

v. to take and hold something
He saw the mouse and caught him in his giant paw.

eat

v. to chew and swallow food
The students eat lunch.

fruit

n. a food that grows on a tree or plant
She eats fruit everyday.

baby

n. an infant
In 1898, a baby named Henry Moore was born in England.

enjoy

v. to like; to have a good time
Maritza really enjoyed Dr. Smith's lecture.

alone

adj. without others
She cries when she is alone.

man

n. an adult male
He is a handsome man.

parent

n. a father or mother, or someone who is raising a child
Their parents are nice.

play

v. to do a sport or game
We are able to play soccer after school today.

people

n. human beings
There are a lot of people here.

afternoon

n. the time between the middle of the day and beginning of the night
I don’t have anything to do this afternoon.

great

adj. having a very large size
Sally is a great cook.

letter

n. a written message, especially sent by post in an envelope
She slowly took the letter from its envelope.

need

v. to require something important
We need water to live.

send

v. to transmit
The part is then sent down the assembly line and another worker adds a different piece.

small

adj. not big
Betty has a small dog.

front

n. the forward part of something
The boy stands at the front of the classroom.

lunch

n. a meal eaten in the middle of the day
It was lunchtime, and Martin and his friends gathered around the lunch table.

come

v. to move closer to someone or something
Will you come to my party this weekend?

time

n. a certain minute or hour shown on a clock
What time is it now? It's one o'clock.

day

n. a day of the week.
Which day do you have art class?

address

n. the name of the house, street, town etc. where a person lives
What is your address in Bangkok?

drink

v. to put a liquid in your mouth and swallow it
What kind of juice do you want to drink?

home

n. a shelter used for living in
What is your home like?

see

n. to look at something with the eyes
He saw the mouse and caught him in his giant paw.

cook

v. to use heat tomake food
Dad cooks dinner for us.

make

v. to produce something
Some houses are made of mud and others are made of snow.

friend

n. a person who you like and enjoy being with
Maria told her friends the party would begin at 2 pm.

answer

n. a reply to a question on a test
Karen is able to give the right answers.

long

adj. extending far
Two sides of Bill’s ramp were long and one was short.

think

v. to use the mind
He think about what to cook.

buy

v. to purchase
She buys a small gift.

star

v. to be the main actor or actress in a movie or play
Beth stars in the play.

sweet

adj. containing, or tasting as if something contains a lot of sugar
The pie you made was not sweet enough.

bad

adj. not being good
I never went to the restaurant after that bad meal.

sit

v. to rest in a seat
One day, a fisherman sat down by a river and he began to fish.

like

vern. to find something agreeable or enjoyable.
I like reading books.

again

adv. in another instance; one more time
I want to go to Disney Land again.

say

v. to give an answer or express an opinion
Please say your address again.

town

n. an area where people live that is usually larger than a village but smaller than a city
A town is smaller than a city.

minute

n. sixty seconds and one sixtieth of an hour
Please give me ten minutes to get ready.

end

n. the last part
At the end of the day, the farmer counted the number of apples in each boy’s basket

find

v. to locate something
He finds his lunch in the bag.

learn

v. to gain an understanding of how to do something
I want to learn to drive.

sing

v. to create a sound and melody using the voice
Sally was used to hearing guitars, drums, and singing.

speak

v. to talk
The teacher speaks to the student.

true

adj. real
This fable tells us that a small profit is better than a large promise which may not come true.

breakfast

n. the first daily meal, usually eaten in the morning
What time do you eat breakfast?

begin

v. to start doing
Please begin this test in ten minutes.

heavy

adj. having great weight
Hurricanes form over the ocean and create strong winds and heavy rain.

meat

n. the flesh of an animal used as food
He cuts the meat.

cheap

a. low in price
Eggs are cheap just now.

visit

v. to go somewhere to spend time with someone
Sponsors are invited to visit the children whom they support.

yesterday

n. the day before today
Did you go to school yesterday?

flower

n. the colorful part of a plant
She finds a red flower.

station

n. a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off
She arrived at the station in good time for her train.

count

v. to check one by one
At the end of the day, the farmer counted the number of apples in each boy’s basket.

early

adv. before expected
If you wake up early you can get a good start on the day.

market

n. a public place where people meet to buy and sell
She buys vegetables at the market in town.

carry

v. to bring something from one place to another
For something to have a smell, a very tiny piece of it is carried into the air and into someone’s nose!

excuse

n. a reason given tin defence of some fault
He's always making excuses for being late.

finish

v. to end or complete something
I can’t play until I finish cleaning my room.

vegetable

n. a plant that is raised and eaten as food
Carrots, corns and potatoes are vegetables.

put

v. to move someone or something to a specific spot
You can put your book on the table.

cut

v. to divide using a sharp instrument
So, if no other friends arrived, Maria would cut the cake in two pieces.

food

n. the things that people and animals eat
The food is not sweet.

money

n. something used as a way to pay for goods and services
He is rich. He has a lot of money!

night

n. the time when the sun cannot be seen that occurs during each period of twenty-four hours
It gets very cold and dark at night.

late

adj. coming or happening after the usual, expected, or desired time
He is late. I hope he has a good excuse!

tea

n. a drink made with hot water and leaves or flowers
I like to drink tea.

hard

adj. not easy
It is hard to carry the heavy box.

weak

adj. not strong
I'm weak but my father is strong.

same

adj. alike; very similar; not different
People who are twins are born at the same time and look alike.

dinner

n. the last meal of the day
We eat a lot of food for dinner.

life

n. the period of time when a person is alive
Life was hard for the convicts.

look

v. to see something using the eyes
Mary, Ben, and Sam looked at the remaining cookies.

snowy

adj. marked by the presence of snow
It is snowy by our home.

sugar

n. a sweet white or brown substance taken from plants and used for making food or drinks taste sweeter
Candy has a lot of sugar.

sleep

v. to close your eyew and rest
He is sleeps for a long time.

dish

n. a shallow container that you serve food in
During the evening, Don laid his armor in a horse’s water dish.

water

n. the thing people drink and need to live
I need to drink more water.

cold

adj. being at a very low temperature or having cool air
It is too cold to be eating ice cream.

love

v. to care for and like other people deeply
I love cats and dogs!

world

n. the earth and everything on it
There are many countries in the world.

dark

adj. being without light or without much light
I cannot see well when it is dark.

sick

adj. not feeling well
He goes to the hospital because he is sick.

evening

n. nighttime
They drive home in the evening.

table

n. a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games
The dog jumped up onto the kitchen table.

meet

v. to come upon
When the Trojans came out to meet Sinon, he told them a story.

page

n. one side of a piece of paper in a printed work
I could not finish the last page of the book.

poor

adj. having little money
The poor man needs money.

work

n. a place of employment
Normally, it takes me twenty minutes to get to work.

number

n. a numeral used for counting
Let’s make a pattern using numbers!

help

v. to make it easier for someone to do something
They give food to help pelple around the world.

pay

v. to give money for something
Once you selected your toy, do you remember paying the store owner for it?

give

v. to present someone with money, gifts, or presents
He buys flowers and gives them to his friend.

park

n. an area of natural land used by the public
The friends went to a park.

ready

adj. set to do something
They are ready to go.

hear

v. to sense something using the ear
Have you heard of Ford Motor Company?

rain

v. to come down as water from the clouds
It's starting to rain on her way to town.

sell

v. to give something to someone for money
The man sells fruit at his store.

write

v. to make words with a en or pencil
He starts to write a letter.

hour

n. 60 minutes
A roadrunner can run up to 17 miles per hour!

tree

n. a woody plant that is usually tall with branches and leaves
A little bird makes a nest in the tree.

chair

n. a piece of furniture that is designed for a person to sit on, usually with four legs and a back
I put your hat on the chair.

ride

v. to sit on and be carried by a horse
He was great at riding horses and roping cattle.

fine

a. (usually?of art?etc) very good; of excellent quality
He is a collector of fine art.

easy

adj. not hard to do
Another advantage is that money is easy to carry.

pull

v. to hold onto and move towards yourself
She pulls the bag.

mirror

n. a smooth piece of glass that creates a reflection to look at
He looks in the mirror when he gets ready for work.

nurse

n. a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital
The nurse helps the sick woman.

ring

n. a circular, usually metal band worn around the finger as JEWELRY
My mom wears a ring on her finger.

sad

adj. not happy
The child is sad.

music

n. sounds that make up a melody
One evening, Sally went to a music concert with her parents.

pocket

n. a small pouch on clothes to put things in
Something hard and round was in my pocket.

pretty

adj. pleasing to look at
You can also see pretty views of Seattle.

o'clock

n. of the clock
The movie starts at six o’clock.

study

v. to work toward learning something
She is famous for studying chimpanzees.

grow

n. to increase in size
The plant needs water to grow.

hate

v. to strongly dislike
I hate washing dishes. It is not fun.

wrong

adj. not being true or not being based upon facts
I wrote the wrong answer.

stop

v. to no longer move
Cars stop when the light is red.

door

n. a barrier in an entranceway that opens and closes
Traditionally, people went from door to door, asking people the questions.

try

v. to make an attempt
Don't give up before you try.

want

v. to desire, wish, or long for something
John wants me to go to the play with him.

morning

n. the first part of the day after sunrise
One morning, Billy woke up and found his parents working busily.

problem

n. something that is difficult to deal with
The problem is growing at a fast rate.

tall

adj. having a great height
Because totem poles are tall, the images are on top of each other.

wear

v. to have (clothes) on your body
All he was wearing was a towel.

season

n. the usual time when a particular activity takes place
Basketball season will start soon.

keep

v. to retain possession of
Thanks, you can keep the change.

let

v. to allow
Mom lets me listen to music when I study.

quick

adj. moving or doing something rapidly
The cat was very quick to move away from the dog.

high

adv. at or to a place or level that is far above the ground or high
The pretty balloons are high in the sky.

know

n. to understand something
The event became known as Earth Hour.

stand

v. to be on your feet
He stands in the same place for many hours.

pass

v. to give something to someone else
I passed the bottle to my friend Bob.

short

adj. not long
This tree is short. It does not grow tall.

run

v. to use the legs to move fast
I run at six o’clock in the morning.

rest

v. to stop working; avoid activities
We should rest for a bit before we continue our work.

lady

n. a woman
Karen was a peasant girl who was adopted by an old lady.

point

v. to extend a finger or other object to show something to someone
I pointed to the person who stole my wallet.

together

adv. with, or doing something with, each other
Let's go to the movies together tonight.

fall

v. to come or go down quickly
He fell when he ran to the door.

push

v. to move something by using pressure against it
The nurse pushes the wheelchair.

sky

n. the space around the Earth which can be seen by standing outside and look upwards
Looking at the sky makes me feel happy.

move

v. to change to a different position or place
Her shadow moves when she moves.

dry

v. to remove liquid or water from something
Make sure you dry your hair before you step outside.

cover

v. to put something over something else
He cover the food to keep it warm.

garden

n. a piece of ground with many plants
The plants in the garden are short.

change

v. to switch from one thing to another
Alonso wanted to become a knight, so he got a suit of armor and changed his name to Don Quixote.

egg

n. an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc.
I like to eat fried eggs for breakfast.

knife

n. an tool made of a sharp piece of metal attached to a handle
After eating, I put down my knife and fork.

ill

adj. sick: not well
Betty is ill. She needs to rest.

fast

adj. moving or able to move rapidly
A jet can fly very fast.

cool

adj. a little bit cold
I want to relax on the grass with a cool drink.

hot

a. having or causing a great deal of heat
That water is hot.

milk

n. a white drink that comes from animal
I like to drink milk.

warm

adj. having a moderate amount of heat
However, log cabins also became popular because they are easy to keep warm.

kitchen

n. a room where food is cooked
A smell of burning was coming from the kitchen

light

v. to cause something to burn
The matches are easy to light.

potato

n. a type of plant with round underground stems (called tubers) which are used as a vegetable.
She bought 2 kilos of potatoes.

bottle

n. a glass or plastic storage container, with a narrow neck and no handle, used for holding liquid
I bought five bottles of cola.

full

adj. holding or containing as much as possible
The bad is full of garbage.

expensive

adj. cost a large amount of money
These cars were expensive.

fish

n. a creature with gills and fins that lives in the water
They eat fish, squid, krill, and other sea animals.

wash

v. to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid
How often do you wash your hair?

road

n. a hard, flat surface that extends long distances and is specifically designed for vehicles or people to travel on
One day, he was traveling along a road in the country.

wait

v. to remain ready until something happens
He waits for the bus.

map

n. a drawing of an area that shows where places are
I have an old map of the world.

new

adj. not old
They wanted to find a new home.

air

n. the gases we breathe, the atmosphere
The air is not clean. It makes people ill.

beautiful

adj. extremely good-looking
Narcissus was the beautiful son of a nymph and a river god.

far

adv. at or to a great distance
Tom's house is far from the main city.

city

n. a large or important town
There are many tall buildings in the city.

show

v. to display
Each painting showed an image from Russian life.

use

v. to employ something for a purpose
I used a rake to rake the grass.

left

adv. toward or on the left; also used figuratively
Turn left on this road.

shop

n. a store where you buy things
He has a fish shop.

side

n. located on a side
They stopped on the side of the road.

east

adv. the direction from which the sun rises
We need to go east.

fly

v. to move through the air
The bird fly high in the sky

open

v. to move or change something so that an opening is no longer closed or covered
Can you open the door and let me in?

shoe

n. an outer covering for your foot
He wears these shoes to run.

bicycle

n. a pedal-driven vehicle with two wheels and a seat.
They ride bicycle together.

half

adj. one of two equal parts
He was half god and half human.

little

adj. being not very much in quantity, amount or degree
It drinks from a little bottle.

teach

v. to give someone an education
Merlyn taught Arthur lessons about life by turning Arthur into different animals.

ask

v. to form a question
“What are you doing?” Billy asked.

lesson

n. an activity which helps people learn something
The teacher gives a lesson every day.

stay

v. to continue to be in a particular state
Will you stay in South Korea or move back to Canada?

right

adj. following what is morally just, good, or proper
She does not know the right answer.

stair

n. the things that are used to go up in a building
You can take the stairs to the second floor.

way

n. how someone does something
My mom shows me a way to cook eggs.

break

v. to cause something to separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces
The plate fell to the floor and broke.

pencil

n. a writing instrument made from a thin piece of wood or other material with a black or colored substance through the center
I write with a pencil.

talk

phrasal verb. to have something as a topic of a talk
We talked about the people we knew.

bring

v. to have something and come with it to a place
Don't forget to bring your books with you.

seat

n. a place where a person can sit
The seat needed new covers.

act

v. to perform
Although you probably did not know it then, you were acting as a consumer.

glad

adj. experiencing pleasure, happiness, and delight
She was very glad because the rain stopped!

year

n. the period of twelve months or 365 or 366 days that starts on January 1st and ends on December 31st
These birds fly east at this time of the year.

question

n. something asked in order to get a reply
The man asks a lot of questions.

walk

v. to move forward using legs, but it is slower than running
The children walk to school in the morning.

listen

v. to pay attention with the ear
Mary is listening to music.

desk

n. a table, usually for writing on
You should do your work at a desk.

understand

v. to know the meaning of the words that someone is saying
Do you understand the meaning of this email?