a

/ə/

/eɪ/ determiner (also an /ən/ /æn/)

Definition

A1 used before a noun to mean one thing or person: I need a car. Can I have an apple?

A1 every or each: Take one pill three times a day.

A1 used to say what job someone does: She’s a mechanic.

(Definition of a determiner from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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