pay+court+to

  • 21court — n. place where justice is administered 1) to hold court 2) to adjourn; dismiss (a) court 3) to take smb. to court 4) to clog the courts (with frivolous litigation) 5) an appeals (esp. BE), appellate; circuit; city, municipal; county; criminal;… …

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  • 22pay — pay1 [ peı ] (present participle paying; past tense and past participle paid [ peıd ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give money in order to buy something: pay for: Let me pay for dinner. pay someone for something: Can I pay you for …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23pay — 1 /peI/ verb past tense and past participle paid /peId/ 1 GIVE MONEY (I, T) to give someone money for something you have bought, or for something they have done for you: They ran off without paying. | Didn t pay em a penny, just asked em to do it …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24pay */*/*/ — I UK [peɪ] / US verb Word forms pay : present tense I/you/we/they pay he/she/it pays present participle paying past tense paid UK [peɪd] / US past participle paid Get it right: pay: The verb pay is never followed by a direct object that refers to …

    English dictionary

  • 25court — /kɔt / (say kawt) noun 1. an open space wholly or partly enclosed by a wall, buildings, etc. 2. a large building within such a space. 3. a stately dwelling; manor house. 4. a short street. 5. a smooth, level area on which to play tennis, netball …

  • 26pay attention — Synonyms and related words: address, advert to, attend to, attend to business, be alert, be aware of, be concerned, be engrossed in, be obsessed with, beau, care, chase, concentrate on, consider, court, drink in, esquire, fix on, focus on, follow …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27court — noun 1》 (also court of law) a body of people before whom judicial cases are heard.     ↘the place where a court meets. 2》 a quadrangular area marked out for ball games such as tennis.     ↘a quadrangle surrounded by a building or group of… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28court — 1 noun 1 LAW (C, U) a building or room where all the information concerning a crime is given so that it can be judged: There was a large crowd of reporters gathered outside the court. | in court: He was summoned to appear in court as a witness. | …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29court — I. n. 1. Royal household, princely retinue. 2. Judicial tribunal, court of justice. 3. Courtyard, inclosed area, quadrangle. 4. Solicitation(s), addresses, civilities, flattering attention, respects, homage. II. v. a. 1. Flatter, coddle, try to… …

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  • 30court — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French curt, court, from Latin cohort , cohors enclosure, group, retinue, cohort, from co + hort , hors (akin to hortus garden) more at yard Date: 12th century 1. a. the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary