Business Partner B2 Glossary Unit 4

to examine a subject or a possibility completely or carefully in order to find out more about it (A team was brought in to ... ways to create the most profit for shareholders.)

• explore
• affect
• covert

to improve the quality or usefulness of something, or change it for something newer or of a better standard (The brakes, tires and suspension have all been ...(e)d.)

• adapt
• negotiate
• upgrade

to interrupt action or speech briefly (Tom ...(e)d for a moment before continuing with the story. )

• intervene
• pause
• respond

to make someone feel annoyed or impatient. (The more intrusive advertisements become, the more they ... Web users.)

• irritate
• innovate
• intervene

to make someone remember something, or remember to do something. (Every time we meet he ...(e)s me about the money he lent me.)

• anticipate
• establish
• remind

to react to something by taking a particular course of action (The body often ...s to stress by becoming ill.)

• affect
• respond
• network

to show that you have a particular ability, quality or feeling (He has ...d an ability to meet deadlines.)

• demonstrate
• displace
• dispense

to start doing something in a new and more effective way that changes the way an industry does things (The car sharing app has ...(e)d the taxi industry.)

• innovate
• predict
• disrupt

to stop something happening or to stop someone doing something (His pride ...ed him from asking for help.)

• disrupt
• prevent
• convert

to take part in an action or endeavour (Delegates from many countries ...d in the conference.)

• participate
• purchase
• negotiate