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In the GL 11+ exam, you will often be asked what a word means in the context of the passage. This is not the same as knowing a dictionary definition — it means working out what the word means in the sentence where it appears.
Many English words have more than one meaning. The meaning depends on how the word is used.
| Word | Meaning 1 | Meaning 2 |
|---|---|---|
| light | Not heavy | Brightness |
| bank | A financial institution | The side of a river |
| ring | A piece of jewellery | To make a sound (telephone) |
| match | A game or contest | A small stick used to make fire |
| bat | A piece of sports equipment | A flying animal |
In the exam, you must read the surrounding sentences to decide which meaning fits.
Even if you have never seen a word before, you can often work out its meaning using these strategies:
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