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Things are a bit more complicated than shown in the above, IMO. They can be synonymous, as shown at 1a and 2c (under shortly), meaning: in a few words or (different meaning) for a short time -------- short·ly Function:adverb Etymology:Middle English, from Old English...

Van Khanh wrote:Hi all, keen to do sg = champing at the bits to start doing something champing at the bit (= chomping at the bit =to be eager to do sth), not champing at the bitsThey're synonyms in this case: ----------- chomp Pronunciation:chämp,...

remote (from the truth) ------- http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/w/w0064300.html way also ways (used with a sing. verb) Informal Distance: The travelers have come a long way. That village is a good ways off. -------

Nona The Brit wrote:It's a bad use of the word row. Argument is appropriate there, but we don't use row in that way. Hi, Nona: How about these? I agree they are not frequent, but ... ----------- row transitive verb 2 chiefly Britain : to speak angrily to : BERATE, SCOLD ...

I've made a search on BBC-related sites, and it seems that the only similar usage is coming from non-native speakers. Thus avoid it. ward can be a transitive verb, but the meaning 1 here isn't the same as in your sentence (wrt to hospitals). ------- ward transitive verb 1 : to...

Anonymous wrote:hi, i'm from vietnam there are lots of prasal verbs , and each phrasal verb has lots of meaning i don't know how to remember all of them can you please give me some tips? thanks a lot Ah, in my opinion, when u record phrasal verbs, you should place them in certain context,...

-------- - in turn adverb : in due order of succession : SUCCESSIVELY <new waves of hope arise to shatter themselves in turn against the sands of despair -- M.R.Cohen> <revision of estimated sales ... and this, in turn, will mean revision in production schedules -- J.K.Blake> :...

I wanted to confirm my own understanding of and present perfect and found this: EXAMPLES: I have seen that movie many times.I have never seen that movie.NOTE: When you are using a verb tense with more than one part such as Present Perfect (have seen), adverbs usually come between the first part...

-------- whinny intransitive verb : to neigh especially in a low or gentle fashion : WHICKER <the white mares ... whinnied and shook their bells -- William Saroyan> <she was stepping high and whinnied to her old teammates of the wagon -- Hervey Allen> ...

perhaps: ------ lap Function:verb Inflected Form(s):lapped; lapped; lapping; laps Etymology:Middle English lapen, lappen, from Old English lapian; akin to Old High German laffan to lick, Icelandic lepja to lap, Latin lambere to lick, Greek laphyssein to devour, gulp down,...