CEFR B2

out-of-sync

noun

Meaning

out-of-sync means a 1995 American crime drama film featuring LL Cool J in his first starring role. 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 out-of-sync to mean a 1995 American crime drama film featuring LL Cool J in his first starring role.
The teacher asked students to find out-of-sync in the reading.

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out-of-sync (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses out-of-sync to mean a 1995 American crime drama film featuring LL Cool J in his first starring role.
The teacher asked students to find out-of-sync in the reading.
Check the words around out-of-sync to choose the right meaning.

How to Use out-of-sync

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

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