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plump for

/plʌmp fɔːr/

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verb

/plʌmp fɔːr/C1formalbritish
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий выбрать или остановиться на чём-либо, часто после некоторых колебаний или размышлений.

A phrasal verb meaning to choose or decide on something, often after some hesitation or deliberation.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. Choose or supportinformalbritish

    To decide in favor of something or someone, often after consideration.

    ruВыбрать или поддержать

    • I think I'll plump for the chocolate cake.
    • After much debate, the committee plumped for the cheaper option.
    • She plumped for the blue dress instead of the red one.

    Synonymsbackchooseendorsefavorpickselectsettle onsupport

Forms
  • plumped for past participle
  • plumped for past simple
  • plumping for present participle
  • plumps for third person singular

Base verbplump

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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