37.9.2. gy. B1 (példák)

insist verb /ɪnˈsɪst/ [I] 1 ragaszkodik vmihez (követel/igényel vmit)

The school insists on good behaviour from its students.

She insisted on seeing her lawyer.

Please go first - I insist!

keep verb /kiːp/ *(kept, kept) 3 visszatart, feltart, feltartóztat (késleltet, akadályoz vmiben) [T]

He's very late, what's keeping him?

She kept me talking on the phone for half an hour.

Don't let me keep you from your work.

let verb /let/ *(letting, let, let) enged, megenged, hagy (vmit megtenni/megtörténni) [T]

She wanted to go but her parents wouldn't let her.

He decided to let his hair grow long.

Let your shoes dry completely before putting them on.

I'm letting you stay up late, just this once.

Don't let it worry you.

permit verb /pəˈmɪt/ (-tt-) (slightly formal) 1 megenged, engedélyez (ált. törvény, szabály) [T]

Photography is not permitted inside the museum.

The prison authorities permit visiting only once a month.

The security system will not permit you to enter without the correct password.

persuade verb /pəˈsweɪd/ [T] 1 rábeszél vkit vmire (eléri a beleegyezését)

If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her.

I persuaded her (that) it was the right thing to do.

He is trying to persuade local and foreign businesses to invest in the project.

Using a bunch of bananas, the zoo-keeper persuaded the monkey back into its cage.

prevent verb /prɪˈvent/ [T] akadályoz, megakadályoz (balesetet, bejutást vhova, stb.)

to prevent accidents/crime

Members of the public were prevented from entering the building.

promise verb /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ 1 ígér, megígér vmit vkinek [I or T]

She promised to write to me every week.

He promised faithfully to call me every week.

Paul promised me that he'd cook dinner tonight.

"I'll come round and see you every day," she promised.

promise verb /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ 2 nekiígér, odaígér vmit vkinek [T]

They promised us a reward.

Grandma's ring was promised to me.

Her parents promised her a new car if she passed her exams.

refuse verb /rɪˈfjuːz/ [I or T] visszautasít

I asked him to leave but he refused.

Cathy still refuses to admit that she was wrong.

She asked me to lend her some money but I refused.

He's in trouble but he's refused all my offers of help.

request verb /rɪˈkwest/ [T] kér (udvariasan/hivatalosan)

We've requested a further two computers.

They requested that no photographs be taken in the church.

Visitors are requested not to walk on the grass.