English in a Minute: Learn common verbs that go with ‘name’
Learning English Vocabulary
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🗓️ 4 December 2024
⏱️ 1 minutes
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Summary
A name is something people and things have and you use that name to refer to them. People call me Beth because that is my name. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'name' with me in this podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to BBC LearningEnglish.com. |
| 0:04.6 | I have a name, you have a name, everyone has a name. |
| 0:10.2 | My name is Elizabeth, but Beth is what I go by. |
| 0:14.6 | If you go by a name or nickname, people know to call you that name. |
| 0:20.1 | His name is Philip, but he goes by Phil. You can also take a name. |
| 0:26.1 | For example, when you get married, you might take your partner's name. She was Amy Smith, |
| 0:32.5 | but she took her husband's name. Now she's Amy Scott. Now when Amy Scott signs her name, she has to remember to |
| 0:40.6 | write it correctly. Can you sign your name here, please? If a name rings a bell, you've heard |
| 0:48.2 | it before, but you can't remember why. Do you remember Mr Hill? Uh, the name rings a bell but I can't remember who he is. |
| 0:58.5 | We are BBC Learning English. Remember our name so you can always learn more with us. |
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