Understanding Intentions

1 words in this vocabulary list

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific thing or set of things, such as 'mouth'

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, such as 'take'

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse, such as 'somebody'

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, such as 'out of'

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun, such as 'the'

  • During the meeting, she was able to take the words out of his mouth by articulating her point clearly and concisely.
  • I knew exactly what he was going to say next, so I took the words out of his mouth and finished his sentence for him.
  • I totally took the words out of her mouth when I predicted what she was going to say before she could say it.
  • His actions spoke louder than words, making it easy for me to take the words out of his mouth and understand his true intentions.