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  • verb
    nods; nodded; nodding
    to move your head up and down as a way of answering yes or of showing agreement, understanding, or approval [no obj]
    She nodded when I asked her if she was ready.
    He nodded in agreement. [+ obj]
    He nodded agreement/approval.
    I asked her if she could hear me, and she nodded her head.
    to move your head up and down as a signal to someone or as a way of saying hello or goodbye to someone [no obj] - often + to
    The guard nodded to us as we walked in.
    He nodded to his assistant to start the slide show. - often + at
    She nodded at us as she walked past. [+ obj]
    She nodded hello.
    always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to slightly move your head in a specified direction
    The bathroom is around the corner, he said, nodding to the left.
    She nodded toward the dirty dishes and said she would get to them later.
    [no obj] :to move up and down
    The tulips nodded [=bobbed, swayed] in the breeze.
    nod off
    [phrasal verb] informal :to fall asleep
    I nodded off during his speech.
    noun
    plural nods
    [count] :a movement of your head up and down especially as a way of answering yes or of showing agreement, understanding, or approval :an act of nodding
    He gave me a nod [=he nodded at me] as he walked by.
    [singular] somewhat informal :something done to show that someone or something has been chosen, approved, etc.
    He received/got the party's nod as candidate for governor. [=the party chose him as candidate for governor]
    She deserves at least a nod [=she deserves at least some recognition] for her management of the project.
    We're waiting to get the nod [=to get approval] from the city to start the project.
    She finally gave us the nod on the plans. [=she finally approved our plans]
    on the nod
    Brit informal :by general agreement and without discussion
    The proposal went through on the nod.

    * Các từ tương tự:
    nodding, node, nodule