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KUT/kʌt/

A knife or scissors divides something: cut the paper, cut the vegetables. Cut is also the past form — yesterday I cut my finger — not “cutted.” Cut your hair is what the hairdresser does. Cute means pretty; cut is the verb.

Meaning

To divide something with a knife or scissors.

Examples

• “Cut the bread, please.”
• “Please cut the cake into eight pieces.”
• “He cut his finger in the kitchen.”

Good to know

cut + object. Past: cut (same word). Not cute.

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