Synonym: call, condition, designate, dub, duration, label, name, period, premise, tag, time, title. Similar words: terms, long-term, short-term, in terms of, come to terms with, permit, German, fisherman. Meaning: [tɜrm /tɜːm] n. 1. a word or expression used for some particular thing 2. a limited period of time 3. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement 4. any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial 5. one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition 6. the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent 7. (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome. v. name formally or designate with a term.
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121. Next term we'll be looking at the Second World War period.
122. The lease is granted for a set term of years.
123. The term "industrial democracy" is often used as a synonym for worker participation.
124. The term "claret", used to describe Bordeaux wines, may come from the French word "clairet".
125. The children are doing a play at the end of term.
126. The school always holds a mixer on the second week of the term.
127. Fine Arts is a generic term for subjects such as painting, music and sculpture.
128. Indigestion is a catch-all term for any kind of stomach distress.
129. The affair led to a mid - term Cabinet reshuffle ( = when the prime minister / president changes some of the people in the Cabinet ).
130. He was made captain of the football team for a term of one year.
131. The university authorities sent the student down for the rest of the term.
132. A lot of children in the school caught measles last term.
133. It depends what you mean by 'hostile'. In formal written English, depend should always be followed by on or upon:It depends on how you define the term 'hostile'. Upon is more formal and less frequent than on.
134. He had to cart his books to the library at the end of the term.
135. If he failed in the exam again, he would be kept down next term.
136. The legislature comprises a 212-member Chamber of Deputies elected for a four-year term.
137. The word 'bastard' is often used as a term of abuse.
138. The term 'Arts' usually refers to humanities and social sciences.
139. I'm just kicking my heels until the beginning of the term.
140. Felipe Gonzalez won a fourth term of office in Spain's election.
141. Frank has developed what I would term an unhealthy relationship with these people.
142. She has not been sufficiently stretched at school this term.
143. He may be sowing the seeds of his own destruction in the long term by using violence against his own people.
144. Your work has improved in quantity and quality this term.
145. 'Man', as a blanket term for both men and women, is now considered sexist.
146. The teaher let all the students throught the examination last term.
147. Her school fees are 440 a term; music and dancing are extras.
147. Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
148. There are two new courses being run in the summer term.
149. The first day of term, which seemed so far away at the start of the summer holidays, is looming.
150. It's not a long term solution, but it will save money in the short run.
More similar words: terms, long-term, short-term, in terms of, come to terms with, permit, German, fisherman, permission, undermine, never mind, supermarket, furthermore, bewilderment, outer, later, alter, water, meter, after, letter, voter, poster, latter, terror, mutter, oyster, filter, foster, hunter.