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ENGLISH DEFINITIONS

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(three) o’clock Temporal • points of time
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(five) to/past (three) Temporal • points of time
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a quarter to/past (three) Temporal • points of time
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(sixteen) minutes to/past (three) Temporal • points of time
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half past (three) Temporal • points of time
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(3) a.m./p.m. Temporal • points of time
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noon Temporal • points of time
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midnight Temporal • points of time
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1500 (fifteen hundred) Temporal • points of time
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1518 (fifteen eighteen) Temporal • points of time
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at ... Temporal • points of time
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moment Temporal • divisions of time
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period Temporal • divisions of time
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second Temporal • divisions of time
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minute Temporal • divisions of time
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quarter of an hour Temporal • divisions of time
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half (an) hour Temporal • divisions of time
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hour Temporal • divisions of time
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day Temporal • divisions of time
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week Temporal • divisions of time
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fortnight Temporal • divisions of time
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month Temporal • divisions of time
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year Temporal • divisions of time
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century Temporal • divisions of time
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season Temporal • divisions of time
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spring Temporal • divisions of time
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summer Temporal • divisions of time
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autumn Temporal • divisions of time
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winter Temporal • divisions of time
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morning Temporal • divisions of time
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afternoon Temporal • divisions of time
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evening Temporal • divisions of time
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night Temporal • divisions of time
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weekend Temporal • divisions of time
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holiday(s) Temporal • divisions of time
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the names of the days of the week Temporal • divisions of time
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names of the months Temporal • divisions of time
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time Temporal • indications of time
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now Temporal • indications of time
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then Temporal • indications of time
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when? Temporal • indications of time
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whenever Temporal • indications of time
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soon Temporal • indications of time
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ago Temporal • indications of time
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today Temporal • indications of time
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tomorrow Temporal • indications of time
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yesterday Temporal • indications of time
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the day before yesterday Temporal • indications of time
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the day after tomorrow Temporal • indications of time
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this morning Temporal • indications of time
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this afternoon Temporal • indications of time
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this evening Temporal • indications of time
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this week Temporal • indications of time
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this month Temporal • indications of time
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this year Temporal • indications of time
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tonight Temporal • indications of time
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last week Temporal • indications of time
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next week Temporal • indications of time
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last month Temporal • indications of time
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next month Temporal • indications of time
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last year Temporal • indications of time
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next year Temporal • indications of time
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at Temporal • indications of time
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by Temporal • indications of time
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on Temporal • indications of time
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dates: (spoken) the first of June Temporal • indications of time
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(written) 1 June Temporal • indications of time
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Christmas Temporal • indications of time
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Easter Temporal • indications of time
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the New Year Temporal • indications of time
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during Temporal • duration
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for Temporal • duration
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since Temporal • duration
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throughout Temporal • duration
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till Temporal • duration
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until Temporal • duration
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not…till Temporal • duration
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to continue Temporal • duration
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to go on Temporal • duration
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to last Temporal • duration
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to take Temporal • duration
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long Temporal • duration
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short Temporal • duration
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quick Temporal • duration
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always Temporal • duration
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for good Temporal • duration
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early Temporal • earliness
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late Temporal • lateness
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present perfect Temporal • anteriority
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past perfect Temporal • anteriority
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before + sub-clause Temporal • anteriority
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before Temporal • anteriority
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already Temporal • anteriority
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yet Temporal • anteriority
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earlier than Temporal • anteriority
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after + NP/sub-clause Temporal • posteriority
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afterwards Temporal • posteriority
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later (on) Temporal • posteriority
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later than Temporal • posteriority
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first Temporal • sequence
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then Temporal • sequence
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next Temporal • sequence
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finally Temporal • sequence
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at last Temporal • sequence
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later on Temporal • sequence
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in the end Temporal • sequence
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afterwards Temporal • sequence
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when + sub-clause Temporal • simultaneousness
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while + sub-clause Temporal • simultaneousness
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as soon as + sub-clause Temporal • simultaneousness
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in the course of + NP Temporal • simultaneousness
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at the same time Temporal • simultaneousness
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in the meantime Temporal • simultaneousness
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meanwhile Temporal • simultaneousness
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instant(ly) Temporal • simultaneousness
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NP + be going to Temporal • future reference
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NP + shall/will Temporal • future reference
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present continuous of verbs of mot Temporal • future reference
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simple present (with adverbials of Temporal • future reference
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in Temporal • future reference
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next week Temporal • future reference
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next month Temporal • future reference
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next year Temporal • future reference
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next Sunday Temporal • future reference
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tomorrow Temporal • future reference
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tonight Temporal • future reference
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the day after tomorrow Temporal • future reference
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this afternoon Temporal • future reference
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immediately Temporal • future reference
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soon Temporal • future reference
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ultimately Temporal • future reference
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future + N Temporal • future reference
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the future Temporal • future reference
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simple present Temporal • present reference
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present continuous Temporal • present reference
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present perfect Temporal • present reference
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at present Temporal • present reference
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now Temporal • present reference
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today Temporal • present reference
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still Temporal • present reference
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this morning Temporal • present reference
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this afternoon Temporal • present reference
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this year Temporal • present reference
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simple past Temporal • past reference
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past continuous Temporal • past reference
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yesterday Temporal • past reference
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the day before yesterday Temporal • past reference
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formerly Temporal • past reference
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just Temporal • past reference
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just now Temporal • past reference
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recent(ly) Temporal • past reference
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lately Temporal • past reference
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of late Temporal • past reference
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last week/ Temporal • past reference
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last month Temporal • past reference
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in the past Temporal • past reference
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originally Temporal • past reference
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simple present Temporal • reference without time-focus
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later Temporal • delay
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delay Temporal • delay
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to be delayed Temporal • delay
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fast Temporal • speed
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rapid(ly) Temporal • speed
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quick(ly) Temporal • speed
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slow(ly) Temporal • speed
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miles per hour Temporal • speed
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kilometres per hour Temporal • speed
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always Temporal • frequency
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(hardly) ever Temporal • frequency
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frequent(ly) Temporal • frequency
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never Temporal • frequency
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occasional(ly) Temporal • frequency
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not often Temporal • frequency
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often Temporal • frequency
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once Temporal • frequency
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rarely Temporal • frequency
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repeatedly Temporal • frequency
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seldom Temporal • frequency
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sometimes Temporal • frequency
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twice Temporal • frequency
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usually Temporal • frequency
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daily Temporal • frequency
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weekly Temporal • frequency
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monthly Temporal • frequency
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annual(ly) Temporal • frequency
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hourly Temporal • frequency
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now and then Temporal • frequency
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once Temporal • frequency
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every year Temporal • frequency
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….times a/per week/month etc Temporal • frequency
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on weekdays/Sundays etc. Temporal • frequency
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every hour Temporal • frequency
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every week Temporal • frequency
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every Sunday Temporal • frequency
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present continuous Temporal • continuity
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past continuous Temporal • continuity
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present perfect Temporal • continuity
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to continue Temporal • continuity
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to go on Temporal • continuity
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sometimes Temporal • intermittence
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not always Temporal • intermittence
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occasionally Temporal • intermittence
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on and off Temporal • intermittence
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always Temporal • permanence
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for ever Temporal • permanence
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for good Temporal • permanence
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permanent(ly) Temporal • permanence
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for + NP Temporal • temporariness
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not always Temporal • temporariness
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temporary Temporal • temporariness
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temporarily Temporal • temporariness
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present continuous Temporal • temporariness
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past continuous Temporal • temporariness
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again Temporal • repetitiousness
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again and again Temporal • repetitiousness
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all the time Temporal • repetitiousness
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many times Temporal • repetitiousness
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several times Temporal • repetitiousness
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to repeat Temporal • repetitiousness
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(only) once Temporal • uniqueness
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to begin/start Temporal • commencement
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to go Temporal • commencement
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since Temporal • commencement
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from Temporal • commencement
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at first Temporal • commencement
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initial(ly) Temporal • commencement
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beginning Temporal • commencement
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start Temporal • commencement
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(to) end Temporal • cessation
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(to) finish Temporal • cessation
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(to) stop Temporal • cessation
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till Temporal • cessation
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until Temporal • cessation
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to Temporal • cessation
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to remain Temporal • stability
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to stay Temporal • stability
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to keep Temporal • stability
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to wait Temporal • stability
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transition Temporal • change
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to become Temporal • change
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(to) change Temporal • change
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to get Temporal • change
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to interrupt Temporal • change
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to turn Temporal • change
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to vary Temporal • change
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suddenly… Temporal • change

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