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Abate
SUBSIDE OR MODERATE "Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate."

What is fib?

Rob

Here I am! Yes, really sorry. The bus was really slow.

Feifei

Hmmm… Bad on the roads today, huh?

Rob

Terrible traffic.

Feifei

That's funny, because I took the train in this morning and I saw you at the other end of the carriage.

Rob

Err, OK. Sorry. Yes. I took the train, not the bus. Little fib there.

Feifei

Why would you want to fib about that? Well, not to worry, it gives us the perfect opportunity to talk about fibs and fibbing - something Rob is very good at.

Rob

Oh yes, to fib is to tell a small lie, nothing too serious. Like giving a false reason for being late. Come on Feifei, you do it too!

Feifei

I'm always on time! Well, almost always. You can use fib as a verb to fib - and it can also be a noun - a little fib, or to tell a fib. Let's listen to these examples:

Examples

Marty fibbed that he was going to study at his friend Lucio's house, when in fact they went to see a movie.

While watching the horror scenes, Marty was so scared he had to close his eyes. But after the film he fibbed he was not frightened at all.

Marty told Lucio that he knew the main actor from the movie, but that was just another fib. In fact Marty had just met the actor for five seconds and taken a quick selfie together.

What is fib?

Rob

Here I am! Yes, really sorry. The bus was really slow.

Feifei

Hmmm… Bad on the roads today, huh?

Rob

Terrible traffic.

Feifei

That's funny, because I took the train in this morning and I saw you at the other end of the carriage.

Rob

Err, OK. Sorry. Yes. I took the train, not the bus. Little fib there.

Feifei

Why would you want to fib about that? Well, not to worry, it gives us the perfect opportunity to talk about fibs and fibbing - something Rob is very good at.

Rob

Oh yes, to fib is to tell a small lie, nothing too serious. Like giving a false reason for being late. Come on Feifei, you do it too!

Feifei

I'm always on time! Well, almost always. You can use fib as a verb to fib - and it can also be a noun - a little fib, or to tell a fib. Let's listen to these examples:

Examples

Marty fibbed that he was going to study at his friend Lucio's house, when in fact they went to see a movie.

While watching the horror scenes, Marty was so scared he had to close his eyes. But after the film he fibbed he was not frightened at all.

Marty told Lucio that he knew the main actor from the movie, but that was just another fib. In fact Marty had just met the actor for five seconds and taken a quick selfie together.