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|**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

|**bring (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|MOVE (v)|MOVE THE PANEL
INTO POSITION.|Bring the panel into place.|
|||PUT (v)|PUT THE PANEL IN
POSITION.|
|**briskly (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|QUICKLY (adv)|RUB THE SURFACE
QUICKLY WITH A
SOFT, DRY CLOTH.|Rub the surface briskly with
a soft, dry cloth.|
|**broadcast (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|TRANSMIT (v)|TRANSMIT THE DATA
ON THE TWO
CHANNELS.|Broadcast the data on both
channels.|
|**brush (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|BRUSH (TN)|CLEAN THE FILTER
ELEMENT WITH A
BRUSH.|Brush the filter element to
clean it.|

||||||

|USE A BRUSH TO
CLEAN THE FILTER
ELEMENT.|
|**brush on (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|BRUSH (TN)|APPLY THE PAINT
WITH A BRUSH.|Brush the paint on.|
|**BUBBLE (n)**|A small quantity of gas
in a liquid or a solid|ADJUST THE
CLINOMETER UNTIL
THE BUBBLE IS IN
THE CENTER.||
|**build (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|STRUCTURE (n)|THE WING
STRUCTURE GIVES
MAXIMUM FUEL
CAPACITY.|The build of the wing
allows maximum fuel
storage.|

|**build (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|ASSEMBLE (v)|ASSEMBLE THE UNIT.|Build the unit.|

|**bump (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|HIT (v)|THE FUELING HOSE
MUST NOT HIT THE
EDGE OF THE TANK.|The fueling hose must not
bump the edge of the tank.|
|**BURN (v),**
**BURNS,**
**BURNED,**
**BURNED**|1.
To cause or undergo
combustion|TURBINE BURNS
FUEL.||
||||SEALANT BURNS
AT 109 DEG. F.||
|||2.
To cause injury or
damage through
heat|HOT SURFACES CAN
BURN YOU.||

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|**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

|**burst (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|BREAK (v)|IF THE DISK BREAKS,
STOP THE SUPPLY.|If the disk bursts, switch off
the supply.|
|**BUT (conj)**|On the contrary|TIGHTEN THE NUTS,
BUT DO NOT TORQUE
THEM AT THIS TIME.||
|**butt (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|TOUCH (v)|THE WIRE MUST
TOUCH THE REAR OF
THE CONTACT.|The wire must butt against
the rear of the contact.|
|**BY (prep)**|Mathematical function
word|DIVIDE THE VALUE BY
TWO.||

||INCREASE THE
TEMPERATURE BY
10 DEGREES.||
|**by means of (prep) — UNNAPPROVED**|WITH (prep)|PRESSURIZE THE
SYSTEM TO 150 bar
WITH THE HAND
PUMP.|By means of the hand
pump, pressurize the
system to 150 bar.|
|**BYPASS (v),**
**BYPASSES,**
**BYPASSED,**
**BYPASSED**|To change a circuit so
that it goes past
something instead of
through it|IN THIS
CONFIGURATION, THE
HYDRAULIC
PRESSURE
BYPASSES THE
VALVE.||

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|**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

|**CALCULATE (v),**
**CALCULATES,**
**CALCULATED,**
**CALCULATED**|To find a result by
mathematics|CALCULATE THE
PERCENTAGE WITH
THE APPLICABLE
FORMULA.||
|**calculation (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|CALCULATE (v)|THE SYSTEM
CALCULATES DATA
THAT ARE
APPLICABLE ONLY TO
A TYPE B UNIT.|Data from the system
calculations apply only to
a Type B unit.|
|**CALIBRATE (v),**
**CALIBRATES,**
**CALIBRATED,**
**CALIBRATED**|To measure and adjust
the precision of
something|CALIBRATE THE
THERMOMETER TO
THE CELSIUS SCALE.||
|**CALIBRATION (n)**|The procedure that
calibrates|WRITE THE RESULTS
OF THE CALIBRATION
ON THE CORRECTION
CHART.||
|**call (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|TELL (v)|TELL THE RAMP
AGENT TO REMOVE
THE CHOCKS.|Call the ramp agent to
remove the chocks.|
|**CAN (v),**
**CAN,**
**COULD**
No other verb
forms.|Auxiliary modal verb that
means to be possible, to
be able to, or to be
permitted to|A MIXTURE OF FUEL
AND OXYGEN CAN
CAUSE AN
EXPLOSION.||

||YOU CAN CLEAN THE
DRAIN HOLES WITH
THE CLEANING TOOL.||
||YOU CAN OPERATE
THE VEHICLE AFTER
THE INSPECTION IS
COMPLETED.||
|||Do not use
COULD (v) to
show possibility|IF YOU DO NOT OBEY
THIS WARNING, AN
EXPLOSION CAN
OCCUR.|If you do not obey this
warning, an explosion
could occur.|

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|**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

|**CANCEL (v),**
**CANCELS,**
**CANCELED,**
**CANCELED**|1.
To do the necessary
steps to stop a
process|IF YOU
ACCIDENTALLY PUSH
THE SWITCH, CANCEL
THE START
SEQUENCE.||
|||2.
To remove the
validity of something|THIS NEW REVISION
AUTOMATICALLY
CANCELS THE
PREVIOUS ONE.||
|**CANNOT (v)**|Auxiliary modal verb that
means to not be able to|THE WHEEL CANNOT
MOVE WHEN THE
LOCK IS ENGAGED.||

|**cap (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SEAL (v)|SEAL ALL THE HOSES.|Cap all the hoses.|

|||CAP (TN)|PUT CAPS ON THE
CONNECTORS.|Cap the connectors.|
|||COVER (TN)|PUT A COVER ON THE
INLET PORT.|Cap the inlet port.|
|**capability (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|FUNCTION (n)|THESE FUNCTIONS
OPEN THE
APPLICABLE GRAPHIC
DEVICE.|These capabilities open
the applicable graphic
device.|
|||CAN (v)|THE COMPUTER CAN
CALCULATE THE
RESULT
AUTOMATICALLY.|The computer has the
capability to calculate
the result automatically.|
|**capable (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|APPROVED (adj)|AN APPROVED
PERSON MUST DO
THE IMPORTANT
CHECKS.|Vital checks are to be
carried out by a capable
person.|
|||CAN (v)|THE POWER UNIT CAN
SUPPLY 28 V DC.|The power unit is
capable of producing
28 V DC.|
|**CAPACITY (n)**|The maximum quantity
that something can hold
or make|THE CAPACITY OF
THE TANK IS
564 LITERS.||
