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Examples: aim

• You need to aim the camera carefully to take good photos.
• To be successful, you need to aim high.
• Aim the telescope in that direction.

Examples: aim at

• I’m going to aim the telescope at that star.
• Aim the camera at us and take a nice picture.
• A good student always aims at being successful..

To adjust something means that you make small changes to it so that things work better. For example, you can adjust your computer, adjust your hat on your head, or adjust the volume on your TV.

Sometimes things change or become different in your life. You need to adjust to those changes.

Examples: adjust

Examples: adjust to

• The children are trying to adjust to their new school.
• When you move to a new country, you must adjust to many cultural differences.
• When you walk outside during the day, your eyes must adjust to the bright sunlight.

To count means to say the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on.

Something also counts when you can accept it. For example, if soccer players score goals with their hands, the goal does not count.

To count on people and things means you can depend on them. You know they will be there to help you.

Examples: count on

To insist means to say something is a certain way and you do not want other people to disagree with you.

When you want something because you believe it is the best way, you insist on it. For example, if you want to do things on your own, you can say you insist on doing things on your own; you insist on being independent.

Examples: insist / insist on

• I really want you to come to the party. I insist.
• The little girl insists on getting dressed on her own.
• The students insisted on having no test on Friday. The teacher insisted on the test.

To introduce someone means to let someone know that person by name. For example, when you meet someone you do not know, you introduce yourself.

You can introduce yourself to someone. You can also introduce someone to another person.

You also introduce something when you start using it for the first time. For example, little babies only drink milk, but later their parents introduce solid foods to them. Also, teachers can introduce a new idea to their students.

Examples: introduce / introduce to

Adults protect children. That means they make sure that nothing bad happens to children.

You protect someone from something bad.

Examples: protect / protect from

• Vaccines protect you from getting sick.
• Our houses protect us from the weather.
• The police should protect the community from criminals.

You also stand by your friends; that means you are there for them when they need you.

When you say, for example, the sign @ stands for “at,” you are saying what it means. For example, "USA" stands for “United States of America.”

Examples: stand by

Stand by: Being supportive

• Karla always stands by her friends when they need her.
• My family always stands by me during difficult times.

Stand by: Keeping your word

• When James says he’s going to do something, you can count on him. He always stands by his word.
• My boss always stands by his decisions.

Examples: stand for

• A red rose stands for love.
• This senator stands for love of country.
• — What do the initials IBM stand for?
  — It stands for “International Business Machines.”

When you do what you want to do, you succeed. You had a goal, and you did it.

You can succeed in your studies. You can succeed in doing something important.

Examples: succeed / succeed in

• John is happy because his online business is succeeding.
• John is a good student. He succeeds in all his courses.
• Students, please pay attention! You are succeeding in making me angry right now.

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