CEFR B1

elavil

noun

Meaning

elavil means a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses elavil to mean a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name elavil) with serious side effects;....
The teacher asked students to find elavil in the reading.

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elavil (B1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses elavil to mean a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name elavil) with serious side effects;....
The teacher asked students to find elavil in the reading.

How to Use elavil

a/the elavil (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a elavil."
elavil in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked elavil in context before translating it."

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