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boxes plural, 3rd person present; boxing present participle; boxed past tense, past participle

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A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids. N-COUNT
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He reached into the cardboard box beside him.
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They sat on wooden boxes.
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...the box of tissues on her desk.
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A box of something is an amount of it contained in a box. N-COUNT
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She ate two boxes of liqueurs. + 'of'

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Someone who is literate is able to read and write. ADJ

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Antonym
illiterate

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Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate.

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If you describe someone as literate, you mean that they are intelligent and well-educated, especially about literature and the arts. ADJ ADJ-GRADED approval

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Scientists should be literate and articulate as well as able to handle figures.
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His lyrics are highly literate. He even quotes Voltaire.

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If you describe someone as literate in a particular subject, especially one that many people do not know anything about, you mean that they have a good knowledge and understanding of that subject. ADJ ADJ-GRADED usu adv ADJ

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Head teachers need to be financially literate.
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We want to have more scientifically literate people running our television stations.