Level 46: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 20. I only applied for this business with a view to accumulating first-hand experience.
Synonyms – knowledge of vocabulary
I only applied for this business to gain practical experience.
=> accumulating: to get more and more of something over a period of time: to accumulate, to increase.
Consider the answers
A. attain /ə’tein/: to achieve, to gain
B. gain /gein/: to increase
C. penetrate /’penitreit/: deeply
D. accomplish /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/: to complete, to reach.
Other structures to note:
with a view to doing st: for what purpose
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