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Learner’s Word of the Day
Learner’s Word of the Day
=>Bag ![Audio Pronunciation]()
Function: verb [with object]
Inflected forms:
bags; bagged; bagging
Meanings:
1 : to put (something) into a bag
Example:
<He got a job bagging groceries.>
2 : to kill or catch (an animal) while hunting, fishing, etc.
Examples:
<The hunters bagged five deer altogether.>
<We bagged ten fish today.>
3 informal : to get (something desired)
Examples:
<She's expected to bag the award for the team’s most valuable player.>
<I bagged the last seat so everyone else had to stand.>
4 US, informal : to give up or leave (something)
Examples:
<She decided to bag her job and move to the country.>
<He finally bagged his acting career and went back to school.>
Learn about bag as a noun.
Inflected forms:
bags; bagged; bagging
Meanings:
1 : to put (something) into a bag
Example:
<He got a job bagging groceries.>
2 : to kill or catch (an animal) while hunting, fishing, etc.
Examples:
<The hunters bagged five deer altogether.>
<We bagged ten fish today.>
3 informal : to get (something desired)
Examples:
<She's expected to bag the award for the team’s most valuable player.>
<I bagged the last seat so everyone else had to stand.>
4 US, informal : to give up or leave (something)
Examples:
<She decided to bag her job and move to the country.>
<He finally bagged his acting career and went back to school.>
Learn about bag as a noun.
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