(4) used to make sth you say sound less definite or more polite.

[v (that) ] I thought we could go out tonight.

Do you think you could open the window? 

(5) to intend sth; to have a plan about sth.

[v (that) ] I think I’ll go for a swim. 

286. threaten  to say that you will cause trouble, hurt sb, etc. if you do not get what you want.

[v that] He’d threaten that I’d not get any money the next week, but I always managed to.

287. trust    (formal) to hope and expect that sth is true.

[v (that) ] I trust (that) from now on you will take greater precautions.

288. twig    (BrE, informal) to suddenly understand or realize sth.

[v (that) ] I was mystified and alarmed, then I suddenly twigged it was rain.

289. underline  to emphasize or show that sth is important or true.

[v that] I stress this in order to underline that the view which I express is idiosyncratic, prejudiced and probably heretical.

290. underscore  (especially AmE) = underline

[v that] I must however underscore that this is a situation reverse to that of other Japanese men who through their Filipina wives admire and attempt to approach modernity and internationality.

291. understand 

(1) (not used in the progressive tenses) to know or realize how or why sth happens, how it works or why it is important.

[v that] He was the first to understand that we live in a knowledge economy.

(2) to know sb’s character, how they feel and why they behave in the way they do.

[v that] I quite understand that you need some time alone.

(3) (formal) to think or believe that sth is true because you have been told that it is.

[v (that) ] I understand (that) you wish to see the manager.

Am I to understand that you refuse? 

[vn that] It is understood that the band are working on their next album.

(4) [usually passive] to agree sth with sb without it needing to be said.

[vn (that) ] I thought it was understood that my expenses would be paid.

292. undertake   (formal) to agree or promise that you will do sth.

[v that] During the course of discussion, the chairman of the relevant committee publicly undertook that the number of licensed taxis would not be increased until a private Bill which contained relevant provisions had been enacted and come into force.

293. urge  to advise or try hard to persuade sb to do sth.

[v that] The report urged that all children be taught to swim. 

Streat urged that Japan should not supply more than her fair share of world cotton trade:

294. venture  (formal) to say or do sth in a careful way, especially because it might upset or offend sb.

[v that] He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air.

295. verify

(1) to check that sth is true or accurate.

[v that] Please verify that there is sufficient memory available before loading the program. 

(2) to show or say that sth is true or accurate.

[v that] I can verify that it takes about thirty seconds.

296. volunteer  to suggest sth or tell sb sth without being asked.

[v that] Even the Home Secretary, Merlyn Rees, in his Second Reading speech commending the measure to the House, volunteered that it had no theme.

297.vote   to suggest sth or support a suggestion that sb has made.

[v (that) ] I vote (that) we go out to eat.

Every member of Mr Dubcek’s Assembly had voted that Mr Havel should be the country’s first non-Communist leader since 1948.

Furthermore, all 45 Democratic senators voted that they be ignored.

298. vow   to make a serious promise to yourself or someone else.

[v that]  I vowed that I would never drink again.

299. wager 

(1) (old-fashioned or formal) to bet money.

[vn that] I had wagered a great deal of money that I would beat him.

(2) used to say that you are so confident that sth is true or will happen that you would be willing to bet money on it.

[v (that) ]  I’ll wager that she knows more about it than she’s saying.

300. wail  to cry or complain about sth in a loud high voice.

[vn that] They both enthused over my new look and I became weepy and wailed that I couldn’t keep them.

301. warn   to tell sb about sth, especially sth dangerous or unpleasant that is likely to happen, so that they can avoid it.

[vn that] She was warned that if she did it again she would lose her job.  

I warn you that I will take steps to prevent you or I promise that I will be there on time.

[v that] Officials now warn that fuel supplies could be seriously disrupted this winter.

302. warrant    to say officially that something is true, or guarantee that it will happen.

[v that] All entrants must warrant that their entry is entirely their own work.

303. whine  to complain in an annoying, crying voice.

[v that] She whined that he didn’t love her.

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