You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 7.

Today’s word is tap, spelled t-a-p.

tap /tæp/ ●●○ noun [countable]

a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of water, gas etc from a pipe or container SYN faucet

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

Tap water (=water that comes out of a tap) is usually heavily treated with chemicals.

She went into the bathroom and turned on the taps.

I washed my hands under the kitchen tap.

tap ●●○ verb (tapped, tapping) [transitive] (also tap into)

to get or make use of something

I tapped the last of my savings.

People are tapping into the power supply illegally.

We help people tap into training opportunities.

Tapping into your greatest potential means focusing on who you are.

reach/realize one's full potential idiom

: to become the best one can be

The school tries to help students reach/realize their full potential.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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