brilliant or pronoun.""> adjective ( VERY GOOD )
hear the UK pronunciation of this word"">/ˈbrɪl.i.ənt/ adj
UK Used more in speech."">informal very good
"Did you like the film?" "I thought it was brilliant."
She's got a brilliant sense of humour.
Oh, brilliant! My parcel's arrived.
brilliantly about a verb, adjective or other adverb.""> adverb
hear the UK pronunciation of this word"">/ˈbrɪl.i.ənt.li/brilliant or pronoun.""> adjective ( SHINING )
hear the UK pronunciation of this word"">/ˈbrɪl.i.ənt/ adj
full of light, shining or bright in colour
The sky was a brilliant, cloudless blue.
I was dazzled by a brilliant light.
pursue experience.""> verb ( FOLLOW )
hear the UK pronunciation of this word"">/pəˈsjuː/
/pɚˈsuː/ v [T]pursue experience.""> verb ( TRY TO GET )
hear the UK pronunciation of this word"">/pəˈsjuː//pɚˈsuː/ v [T]
/pɚˈsuː/ v [T]•
after_bullet""> parentof__def__is__sense_b"">to try very hard to persuade someone toaccept a jobThe company has been pursuing Holton for some time, but so far he has rejected all their offers.
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after_bullet""> parentof__def__is__sense_b"">to try to discover information about asubjectWe will not be pursuing this matter any further.
The police are currently pursuing several lines of inquiry into the case.
I don't think this idea is worth pursuing any further.
The press has pursued this story relentlessly.
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after_bullet""> parentof__def__is__sense_b"">to try very hard to persuade someone to havea relationship with youHe's been pursuing her for months and yet she's so clearly not interested.
flatten experience.""> verb ( BECOME LEVEL )
hear the UK pronunciation of this word"">/ˈflæt.ən//ˈflæt ̬-/ v [I or object."">T]
/ˈflæt ̬-/ v [I or object."">T]to become level or cause something to become level
Several trees were flattened (= knocked down) by the storm.
The path flattens (out) (= does not go up so much) as it reaches the top of the hill.
rag event or thing.""> noun ( CLOTH )
hear the UK pronunciation of this word"">/ræg/ n [C]
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after_bullet""> parentof__def__is__sense_b"">a torn piece of old clothI keep these rags for cleaning the car.
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after_bullet""> parentof__lab__is__sense_b"">English"">US for dusterrags
clothes that are old and torn
an old man dressed in rags.
Their clothes were in rags (= torn).
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