Sending and receiving

accent (n)

• Meaning 1

  • a strong/broad accent (= a noticeable accent)

  • She spoke French with an accent.

  • The Singaporean had learned Spanish and spoke with a good accent.

• Meaning 2:

  • In “listen”, the accent is on the first syllable.

• Meaning 3:

  • “Ăn” has an accent on the “a”.

• Meaning 4:

  • In all our products the accent is on quality.

• a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from; how well somebody pronounces a particular language - giọng nói

• the emphasis that you should give to part of a word when saying it (syn.: stress) - trọng âm

• a mark on a letter to show that it should be pronounced in a particular way - dấu thanh

• ​[singular] a special importance that is given to something (syn.: emphasis) - trọng tâm

announcement (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • to make an announcement

  • a(n) formal/public/official announcement to the viewers

  • Today’s announcement of a peace agreement came after weeks of discussion

• Meaning 2:

  • Announcement of the verdict (~ final decision) was accompanied by shouts and cheers.

  • He was speaking agter the announcement of record results for the company.

• [countable] a spoken or written statement that informs people about something

• [uncountable] the act of publicly informing people about something

thông báo

broadcast (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • The concert will be broadcast live (= at the same time as it takes place) tomorrow evening.

  • The station broadcasts programs in 50 languages and dialects around the world.

• Meaning 2:

  • I don’t like to broadcast the fact that my dad owns the company.

• [transitive, intransitive] ____ (something) to send out programmes on television or radio - phát sóng, truyền hình

• [transitive] ____ something to tell a lot of people about something - truyền bá

broadcast (n)

• a party political broadcast (= e.g.: before an election)

• She has 20 years’ experience in broadcast journalism.

• They don’t own a major television broadcast network.

a radio or television programme - phát sóng, truyền hình

channel (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • a TV channel

  • cable/digital/satellite channels

  • a news channel

  • to change/switch channels

  • What’s on Channel 4 tonight?

• Meaning 2:

  • Complaints must be made through the proper channels.

  • The newsletter is a useful channel of communication between the teacher and students.

  • The company has worldwide distribution channels.

• Meaning 3:

  • Poems and songs are a great channel for accompanying your emotions.

  • The campaign provided a channel for protest against the war.

• Meaning 4:

  • A channel is being dug to divert (= change the direction) the river.

  • drainage (chống thoát nước) channels in the rice fields

• Meaning 5:

  • Dredging keeps the channel deep enough for boats.

  • The large ship sailed through the narrow channel.

• [countable] a television station

• [countable] (also channels [plural]) a method or system that people use to get information, to communicate, or to send something somewhere

• [countable] a way of expressing ideas and feelings

• ​[countable] a passage that water can flow along, especially in the ground, on the bottom of a river, etc.

• [countable] a deep passage of water in a river or near the coast that can be used as route for ships

kênh

clear (adj)

• Meaning 1:

  • She gave me clear and precise answers.

  • Adam was quite clear about her reasons for leaving.

  • This behavior must stop - do I make myself clear (= express myself so there is no doubt about what I mean)?

  • I hope I made it clear to him that he was no longer welcome here.

• Meaning 2:

  • This is a clear case of fraud.

  • She won the election by a clear majority.

  • He left no clear indication of his wishes.

  • It was quite clear to me that she was lying.

  • There is clear evidence that he was involved with the gang.

  • It is not clear what they want us to do.

• Meaning 3:

  • Are you clear about the agreements on this contract?

  • My memory is not clear on that point.

  • We need a clear understanding of the problems involved.

• Meaning 4:

  • a clear thinker

  • You’ll need to keep a clear head for your interview.

• Meaning 5:

  • The photo wasn’t very clear.

  • The voice on the phone was clear and strong

  • She was in Dublin, but I could hear her voice as clear as a bell.

• Meaning 6:

  • The water was so clear that we could see the bottom of the lake.

  • a clear, colorless liquid

  • a sheet of clear cellophane

• Meaning 7:

  • a clear blue sky

  • On a clear day, you can see France.

• easy to understand and not confusing

• obvious and leaving no doubt at all

• not confused; having no doubt

• thinking sensibly and logically, especially in a difficult situation

• easy to see or hear

• that you can see through; transparent

• without cloud or mist

rõ ràng, trong, dễ thấy/hiểu/…

click (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • Click the OK button to start

  • I clicked on the link to the next page of the website.

  • Click for more images.

• Meaning 2:

  • The door clicked shut.

  • Polly clicked her tongue in annoyance.

  • The corporal clicked his heels.

• Meaning 3:

  • Suddenly, it clicked - we’d been talking about different people.

  • It all clicked into place.

• Meaning 4:

  • He’s never really clicked with his students.

  • We met at a party and clicked immediately.

• Meaning 5:

  • The team don’t seem to have clicked yet.

  • We have clicked well together recently.

• [transitive, intransitive] to choose a particular function or item on a computer screen, etc., by pressing one of the buttons on a mouse or touchpad - nhấp, bấm chuột

• ​[intransitive, transitive] to make or cause something to make a short sharp sound

• ​[intransitive] (informal) to suddenly become clear or understood

• [intransitive] (informal) to become friends with somebody at once; to become popular with somebody

• ​[intransitive] (informal) to work well together - ăn ý

contact (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • The organisation put me in contact with other people in a similar position (= gave me their addresses or phone numbers).

  • There is little contact between the two organisations.

  • I finally made contact with (= succeeded in speaking to/meeting) her in Paris.

  • She’s lost contact with (= no longer sees or writes to) her husband.

  • We’re no longer in regular contact.

• Meaning 2:

  • She always avoided contact with the press.

  • He’d prefer a job where he doesn’t have to be in direct contact with the public.

• Meaning 3:

  • Even the US, which has no embassy there, is beginning to forge (~ counterfeit) contacts.

  • The company has maintained trade contacts with India.

  • We have good contacts with the local community.

• Meaning 4:

  • social/personal contacts

  • I’ve made some useful contacts in journalism.

• Meaning 5:

  • a fear of physical contact

  • infections transmitted through sexual contact

  • The substance shouldn’t come into contact with food.

  • His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball.

• [uncountable] the act of communicating with somebody, especially regularly

• [uncountable] the state of meeting somebody or having to deal with something

• [countable, usually plural] an occasion on which you meet or communicate with somebody; a relationship with somebody

• [countable] a person that you know, especially somebody who can be helpful to you in your work

• [uncountable] the state of touching something

liên lạc, tiếp xúc

contact (v)

• I’ve been trying to contact you all day.

• Witnesses to the accident are asked to contact the police.

• For further information, contact your local careers office.

• Anyone with tickets will be contacted by phone, letter or email and offered a full refund.

____ somebody to communicate with somebody, for example by phone, letter or email - liên lạc

file (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • I keep paper copies of all my invoices (~ bills) in this file.

  • A stack of files awaited me on the desk.

• Meaning 2:

  • to create/delete/download/upload/copy/save/access/open a file

  • a(n) PDF/audio/text/image file

  • The media player supports a wide variety of file formats.

• Meaning 3:

  • to have/open/keep confidential (= secret) agent files (on sb)

  • Your application will be kept on file (= in a file, to be used later.

• a box or folded piece of card for keeping loose papers together and in order

• a collection of information stored together in a computer, under a particular name

• a file and the information it contains, for example, about a particular person or subject

hồ sơ, tập tài liệu, tệp (tin)

formal (adj)

• Meaning 1:

  • ladies in formal evening wear

  • The dinner was a formal affair (~ event).

• Meaning 2:

  • to make a formal complaint

  • Formal diplomatic relations between the two countries were re-established in January.

  • There hasn’t been a formal announcement of her resignation yet.

• Meaning 3:

  • He has no formal teaching qualifications.

  • Evan received little formal artistic training.

• Meaning 4:

  • Getting approval for the plan is a purely formal matter; nobody will seriously oppose it.

  • Critics have concentrated too much on the formal elements of her poetry, without really looking at what it is saying.

  • The monarch (king or queen in a country) retains (~ conserves) largely formal duty.

• Meaning 5:

  • delightful formal gardens, with terraced lawns and an avenue of trees

• (of a style of dress, speech, writing, behaviour, etc.) very correct and suitable for official or important occasions - trang trọng

• official; following an agreed or official way of doing things - chính thức

• (of education or training) received in a school, college or university, with lessons, exams, etc., rather than gained just through practical experience - chính quy

• connected with the way something is done rather than what is done

• (of a garden, room or building) arranged in a regular manner, according to a clear, exact plan

• có tính hình thức

image (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • Most simple leaflets will include text and images.

  • The visual image is steadily replacing the written word.

  • Images of deer and hunters decorate the cave walls.

• Meaning 2:

  • Police will study the images from CCTV cameras.

  • The camera captured an image of the suspect and his car.

  • The image quality is too low.

• Meaning 3:

  • His public image is very different from the real person.

  • The campaign aims to create a new image for the city.

  • It was years before the country was able to project (dự án) an image of stability again.

• Meaning 4:

  • I had a mental image of what she would look like.

  • Dieting always seems to conjure up (~ to make sb think of sth) images of endless cottage cheese salads.

• Meaning 5:

  • Her writings are full of poetic images of the countryside.

• [countable] a picture, photograph or statue that represents somebody/something - tấm ảnh

• [countable] a picture of somebody/something seen in a mirror, through a camera, or on a television, computer, phone, etc. - ảnh

• [countable, uncountable] the impression that a person, an organization, a product, etc. gives to the public - hình tượng

• [countable] a mental picture that you have of what somebody/something is like or looks like - sự hình dung

• [countable] a word or phrase used with a different meaning from its normal one, in order to describe something in a way that produces a strong picture in the mind - từ tượng hình

informal (adj)

• Meaning 1:

  • an informal atmosphere

  • an informal arrangement

  • Discussions are held on an informal basis within the department.

  • The aim of the trip was to make informal contact with potential customers.

• Meaning 2:

  • an informal expression

• Meaning 3:

  • I changed into more informal clothes.

  • Dress is informal, and storage space often limited, so you’ll be more comfortable travelling light.

• Meaning 4:

  • the informal economy/sector (~ major)

  • informal street traders

• relaxed and friendly; not following strict rules of how to behave or do something

• (of language) suitable for normal conversation and writing to friends rather than for serious speech and letters

• (of clothes) suitable for wearing at home or when relaxing rather than for a special or an official occasion

• ​(of work or business) done by individuals on a small scale, especially unofficially or illegally

xã giao, thoải máf

Internet/internet/the internet/the Net (n)

• to surf/browse/access the internet

• I looked it up on the Internet.

• She likes to go on the Net.

• You can view the video feed over the internet

• an internet café (= a cafe where you pay to use a computer to access the internet)

• The payment can be made through internet banking.

​an international computer network connecting other networks and computers that allows people to share information around the world

interrupt (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • Sorry to interrupt, but there’s someone to see you.

  • Would you mind not interrupting with questions all the time?

  • I hope I’m not interrupting you.

  • “I have a question”, she interrupted.

• Meaning 2:

  • The game was interrupted several times by rain.

  • We interrupt this programme to bring you an important news bulletin.

• Meaning 3:

  • There were no other buildings to interrupt the view of the valley.

• [intransitive, transitive] to say or do something that makes somebody stop what they are saying or doing

• [transitive] ____ something to stop something for a short time

• ​[transitive] ____ something to stop a line, surface, view, etc. from being even or continuous

link (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • Police suspect there may be a link between the two murders.

  • There is evidence for a strong causal link between exposure to the sun and skin cancer

  • These photographs are a direct link to the past.

  • Many of them had no previous links to terrorism (khủng bố).

• Meaning 2:

  • to establish trade links with Asia

  • Producers are forging direct links with consumers.

  • Social workers provide a vital link between the hospital and the community.

• Meaning 3:

  • a high-speed rail link

  • The driver has a radio link to the base.

  • The speech was broadcast via a satellite link.

• Meaning 4:

  • Follow the links to watch our membership trailer.

  • Click the link below to get more information.

• a connection between two or more people or things

• a relationship between two or more people, countries or organizations

• a means of travelling or communicating between two places

• (computing) a place in an electronic document that is connected to another electronic document or to another part of the same document (also hotlink/hyperlink)

liên kết

link (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • The video cameras are linked to a powerful computer.

  • The Channel Tunnel links Britain with the rest of Europe.

  • A pedestrian bridge links the two buildings.

  • The computers are linked into a network.

• Meaning 2:

  • The two factors are directly linked.

  • The personal and social development of the child are inextricably linked (= they depend on each other).

• Meaning 3:

  • I only link posts that are food-related.

  • I want to link my blog to your website.

• Meaning 4:

  • Detectives have linked the break-in to a similar crime in the area last year.

  • Newspapers have linked his name with the singer.

• Meaning 5:

  • The two girls linked arms as they strolled down the street.

• [transitive] to make a physical or electronic connection between one object, machine, place, etc. and another

• [transitive, often passive] if something ____s two things, facts or situations, or they are ____ed, they are connected in some way

• [transitive, intransitive] (computing) to create a link between web pages or electronic documents

• ​to state or suggest that there is a connection or relationship between two things or people

• ____ A and B to join two things by putting one through the other

kết nối, kết, nối, liên kết,…

media (n)

• The trial was fully reported in the media.

• The news media reported extensively on the story.

the ____ [countable + singular or plural verb] the main ways that large numbers of people receive information and entertainment are television, radio, newspapers and the internet

phương tiện truyền thông

mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/celluar phone (n phr)

a phone that does not have wires and works by radio, that you can carry with you and use anywhere - điện thoại di động

online (adj)

• Meaning 1:

  • Online shopping is both convenient and frustrating.

  • He spends hours playing online games.

  • The online community is a place where customers with similar interests meet to interact.

• Meaning 2:

  • You can see which of your friends are online and send them messages.

  • It’s estimated that five billion users are now online.

• (of an activity or service) available on or done using the internet or other computer network

• (of a person) connected to the internet; able to connect to the internet

trực tuyến

online (adv)

• Meaning 1:

  • The new system will go online this month.

  • More renewable energy is coming online.

• Meaning 2:

  • Many children would rather go online than watch television.

  • Some people are only happy to buy products online from businesses they know.

  • Your tax situation is the same whether you trade online or offline.

• in or into operation or existence - đi vào hoạt động

• onto the internet; using the internet or other computer network

trực tuyến

pause (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • Sasha paused for a moment, then said: “All right.”

  • The woman spoke almost without pausing for breath (= very quickly).

• Meaning 2:

  • Tim paused the video to go shower.

• [intransitive] to stop talking or doing something for a short time before continuing

• [transitive] ____ something to stop a video, etc. for a short time using the pause button

pause (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • There was a long pause before she answered.

  • The rain fell without pause.

  • After a brief pause, they continued climbing

  • David waited for a pause in the conversation so he could ask his question.

• Meaning 2:

  • I guess I need to fix the fact that I always press pause on the video and scroll on the iPad.

• [countable] a period of time during which somebody stops talking or stops what they are doing

• [uncountable] (also pause button)

  a control that allows you to stop a video, etc., for a short time

• [countable] (especially British English) (also fermata, especially in North American English) (music) a sign (͒) over a note or a rest to show that it should be longer than usual

persuade (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • Try to persuade him to come

  • Please try and persuade her.

  • I didn’t want to take the school’s entrance exam, but my parents persuaded me into (going) that prestigious school.

• Meaning 2:

  • It will be difficult to persuade them that there are no other paths.

  • I am still not fully persuaded of the plan’s merits (công lao).

• to make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it

• to make somebody believe that something is true (syn.: convince)

khuyên nhủ, thuyết phục

pronounce (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • Betty, how do you pronounce this word?

  • There are many words whose letters are not pronounced.

• Meaning 2:

  • to pronounce an opinion

  • The judge will pronounce a sentence/judgement today.

  • She pronounced him the winner of the competition.

• [transitive] ____ something to make the sound of a word or letter in a particular way - phát âm

• [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to give a judgement, opinion or statement formally, officially or publicly - tuyên bố, phán quyết

publish (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • The first edition was published in 2007.

  • This article was originally published in Gaelic.

• Meaning 2:

  • to publish a(n) story/letter/comment/review/article/interview

  • Pictures of the suspect were published in all the daily papers.

• Meaning 3:

  • The study was published online

  • according to the information published on their website

  • to publish work/research/results

• Meaning 4:

  • Highly educated people may be under pressure to publish.

  • He has published extensively on medieval education.

• [transitive] ____ something to produce a book, magazine, CD-ROM, etc., and sell it to the public - phát hành

• [transitive] to print a letter, an article, etc. in a newspaper or magazine

• [transitive] ____ something to make information available to the public - công bố, công khaii

• [transitive, intransitive] (of an author) to have your work printed and sold to the public

xuất bản, phát hành

report (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • Are these news reports true?

  • And now over to Jim Muir, for a report on the South African election.

  • According to this evening’s weather report, there will be heavy rain the next day.

• Meaning 2:

  • The company has just released its annual report.

  • You need to compile (~ gather and summarise) a report on your findings.

• Meaning 3:

  • to release/issue a report

  • The committee will publish its report on the health service next week.

• Meaning 4:

  • The are unconfirmed reports of a shooting in the capital.

  • I don’t believe these reports of UFO sightings.

  • We are hearing reports that she has quit.

• Meaning 5:

  • Have you received your report from school?

• Meaning 6:

  • a weekly meeting with my direct reports

  • He was finding one of his reports very difficult to manage.

• a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast

• a spoken or written description of something containing information that somebody needs to have

• an official document written by a group of people who have examined a particular situation or problem

• [plural] a story or piece of information that may or may not be true

• (British English) (North American English report card) a written statement about a student’s work at school, college, etc.

• (business) an employee whose work is the responsibility of a particular manager - nhân viên báo cáo

báo cáo

report (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • The crash happened seconds after the pilot reported engine trouble.

  • He regularly reports on his activities to his family.

  • The doctor reported (that) the patient had fully recovered.

• Meaning 2:

  • The stabbing was widely reported in the press.

  • Our job is to report the news, not to create it.

  • As previously reported, Norfolk police are investigating the case.

  • It was reported (that) several people had been arrested.

• Meaning 3:

  • She is reported to earn over 40000 AUD a year.

  • Opinion has been reported as fact.

  • The president is reported as saying that he needs a break.

• Meaning 4:

  • Have you reported the incident to the police?

  • He’s already been reported twice for arriving late.

  • She threatened to report him to the authorities for hunting without a license.

• Meaning 5:

  • You should report for duty at 9.30 a.m..

  • All visitors must report to the reception desk on arrival.

  • Volunteers have been instructed on where to report.

• [transitive, intransitive] to give people information about something that you have heard, seen, done, etc.

• [transitive, intransitive] to present a written or spoken account of an event in a newspaper, on television, etc.

• be ____ed [transitive] used to show that something has been stated, and you do not know if it is true or not

• [transitive] to tell a person in authority about a crime, an accident, an illness, etc. or about something bad that somebody has done

• [intransitive] to tell somebody that you have arrived, for example for work or for a meeting with somebody

báo cáo

request (v)

• She requested permission to film at the White House.

• The government has requested information from the companies involved in the scandal.

to ask for something or ask somebody to do something in a polite or formal way

request (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • a request for information

  • They made a request for further aid.

  • He submitted a request to adopt a flexible working routine.

  • She went to the wedding at her mother’s request (= because her mother had asked her to go).

  • Application forms are available on request.

• Meaning 2:

  • When the software has finished processing the request, a download window pops up.

• Meaning 3:

  • The next request is from a listener in Reykjavik.

• the action of asking for something formally and politely; a thing that you formally ask for

• an instruction to a computer to perform a task

• ​a song or tune that somebody asks to have played on a radio programme

yêu cầu

ring (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • a gold/diamond ring

  • He was wearing a ring on his middle finger.

• Meaning 2:

  • a key ring

  • The villagers were literally surrounded by a ring of fire

• Meaning 3:

  • She had dark rings around her eyes from lack of sleep.

  • The children sat on the floor in a ring.

• [countable] a piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger, consisting of a round band of gold, silver, etc., sometimes decorated with precious stones - nhẫn

• [countable] an object in the shape of a circle with a large hole in the middle - vòng tròn

• [countable] a round mark or shape - vòng tròn

signal (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • a danger/warning/distress signal.

  • At an agreed signal, they left the room.

  • She made an impatient signal to him, but he ignored her.

• Meaning 2:

  • Don’t drive! The traffic signals are on red.

  • Dekats are occurring as a result of signal failure on the northbound line.

• Meaning 3:

  • radio/TV signals

  • a digital/radar signal

  • I couldn’t get a signal on my phone.

  • The satellite is used for transmitting signals around the world.

• Meaning 4:

  • The court has given a strong signal that it disagrees with the government’s position.

  • Chest pains can be a warning signal of heart problems.

• a movement or sound that you make to give somebody information, instructions, a warning, etc.

• a piece of equipment that uses different coloured lights to tell drivers to go slower, stop, etc., used especially on railways and roads

• a series of electrical waves that carry sounds, pictures or messages, for example to a radio, television or mobile phone

• tín hiệu, đèn tín hiệu

• an event, an action, a fact, etc. that shows that something exists or is likely to happen

• tín hiệu, dấu hiệu

swear (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • He couldn’t have sworn. He was too gentle to do that thing.

  • He heard her swear under her breath.

  • Why did you let him swear at you like that?

• Meaning 2:

  • He swore revenge on the man who had killed his dad.

  • He swore solemnly (= seriously) that he would never hit her again.

  • She made him swear not to tell anyone.

• Meaning 3:

  • She swore (that) she’d never seen him before.

  • I could have sworn (= I am sure) I heard the phone ring.

• Meaning 4:

  • Are you willing to stand up in court and swear that you don’t recogise him?

  • Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth.

• Meaning 5:

  • Everyone was sworn to secrecy/silence about what had happened.

• [intransitive] to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry - chửi thề

• [transitive, no passive] to make a serious promise to do something

• [transitive] to promise that you are telling the truth

• [intransitive, transitive] to make a public or official promise, especially in court

• [transitive] ____ somebody to secrecy/silence to make somebody promise not to tell something to anyone

• thề, hứa

type (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • Urine samples were taken from patients for typing.

• Meaning 2:

  • How fast can you type?

  • I typed my name and my password wrong. How can I change them?

  • This letter will need typing (out) again.

• ​[transitive] ____ somebody/something (specialist) to find out the group or class that a person or thing belongs to (syn.: classify (?) - phân loại)

• [intransitive, transitive] to write something using a computer keyboard or typewriter

viewer (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • The channel attracted millions of viewers.

  • The average American TV viewer spends five hours a day watching the small screen.

  • a regular viewer of the show.

• Meaning 2:

  • Some of her art is intended to shock the viewer.

  • Many informed viewers of the current political scene are becoming critical of the government.

• a person watching television or a video on the internet

• a person who looks at or considers something

người xem

website (n)

• Visit our website for more information.

• I found this information on their website.

• The video will be posted on our website later today.

​a set of pages on the internet, where a company or an organization, or an individual person, puts information

whisper (v)

• Meaning 1:

  • Don’t you know it’s impolite to whisper?

  • What are you two whispering about?

  • “Let’s go,” she whispered to Anne.

• Meaning 2:

  • It was whispered that he would soon die, and he did.

• Meaning 3:

  • A warm breeze whispered through the trees.

• [intransitive, transitive] to speak very quietly to somebody so that other people cannot hear what you are saying (syn.: murmur)

• [transitive, often passive] to say or suggest something about somebody/something in a private or secret way

• [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (literary) (of leaves, the wind, etc.) to make a soft, quiet sound

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whisper (n)

• Meaning 1:

  • They spoke in whispers.

  • “I feel the same way,” he said, his voice barely above a whisper.

  • Her voice dropped to a whisper.

• Meaning 2:

  • I could hear the whisper of the sea/wind.

• Meaning 3:

  • I’ve heard whispers that he’s leaving.

  • If the whispers are to be believed, the two companies are talking about a merger.

• a low, quiet voice or the sound it makes

• ​(also whispering) (literary) a soft sound

• a piece of news that is spread by being talked about but may not be true (syn.: rumour)

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