easily confused words

1. dominant , dominate [90 UE proofread]







dominant =more important, strong or noticeable than anything else of the same type



vs



dominated =to have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing







2. recurrent, recurring, repeated, repetitive [96 UE MC CLOZE]







recurrent=recurring=happening many times, or happening again







repeated (repeat=to happen, or to do something, more than once )







repetitive= involving doing or saying the same thing several times, especially in a way that is boring eg. a repetitive job/task







3. concern vs concerned







concern: to cause worry to someone eg. The state of my father's health concerns us greatly .



to be important to someone or to involve someone directly eg. Matters of pollution and the environment concern us all.



If a story, film or article concerns a particular subject, person, etc., it is about that person or subject eg. The film concerns a woman who goes to China as a missionary.











concerned:







I'm a bit concerned about/for your health.



[ + ( that ) ] Aren't you concerned (that) she might tell someone?

[ + to infinitive ] He was concerned to hear that two of his trusted workers were leaving.

Concerned parents have complained about the dangerous playground.



[ after verb ] involved in something or affected by it

I'd like to thank everyone concerned for making the occasion run so smoothly.

It was quite a shock for all/everyone concerned.

Her job is something concerned with computers.

I'm not very good where money is concerned (= when dealing with money) .



4. respond vs reponse



respond

[ + speech ] To every question, he responded "I don't know."

I asked her what the time was, but she didn't respond.

He responded by march ing off and slamming the door behind him.

How did she respond to the news?

[ + that ] When the tax office wrote to me demanding unpaid income tax, I responded that I had been working abroad since 1998.

The police respond to emergencies (= arrive and are ready to deal with emergencies) in just a few minutes.



response

Management have granted a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure.



5. access



(v.)the method or possibility of getting near to a place or person, or the right to use or look at something

The only access to the village is by boat.

The main access to (= entrance to) the building is at the side.



(n.)to open a computer file (= a collection of information stored on a computer) in order to look at or change information in it



but

Meaning:

[+ obj] : to gain access to (something): such as a : to be able to use, enter, or get near (something)

▪ The new system makes it easier to access the money in your bank account.

▪ Your favorite radio stations can be accessed at the touch of a button. b : to open or load (a computer file, an Internet site, etc.)

▪ The file loads every time you access the Web site.

▪ The file can be accessed by many users at the same time.

▪ She could work at home by remotely accessing the company's network.

▪ You'll need a password to access the database.



(from webster)