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Re: transcede

Once again, it's important to know if you want to say it with a negative or positive connotation. If you say break/violate/transgress, it has a more or less negative connotation. If you say transcend, it means go over something, and it's mainly positive. But if you look at...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Marius Hancu 2 yr ago Verbs Negatives Synonyms
Re: transcede

>Can I transcede the limit of moral rightness? You mean transcend, I guess. And I don't think you can say that too well, it's too positive. Overstep would be better, but I don't like it that much either. I think you need transgress. It's negative enough See other synonyms here:...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Marius Hancu 2 yr ago Verbs Negatives Synonyms
Re: Consider Vs. regard as

to regard has more than just the to consider meaning: ---------- regard Function:verb Inflected Form(s):-ed/-ing/-s Etymology:Middle English regarden, from Middle French regarder, reguarder to regard, look at, from Old French, from re- + garder, guarder to guard -- more at...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Marius Hancu 2 yr ago Regards Verbs Synonyms
Re: what is the different between

Nader75 wrote:what is the different between Advice and Recommendby the wayis there any mistake in this sentence : what is the different between What is the difference between A, B, C, D... and Z? advice is a noun, advise is a verb, recommend is a verb advise is a synonym for recommend They...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Aperisic 2 yr 5 days ago Verbs Difference between Nouns Synonyms
Re: where did. . .

Anonymous wrote: when do you say "where did you get that?" or "where did you get that from?" (or are they synonymous?) If they're not synonymous, in what cases do you include the word "from" when you ask "where". Thanks! A synonym is two or more words that have a similar meaning and which...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Aperisic 2 yr 6 days ago Verbs Synonyms Phrasal verbs
Re: Usually - Position

CJ thankx a lot but I am again confused aboud another term from your last post. It's operator. Uptill now I thought that operator of a sentence is a synonym for agent of the sentence. I've just googled this term but couldn't found anything about it. Well can you reassure me whether operator...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Grammarian-bot 2 yr 7 days ago Verbs Modals Synonyms Modal verbs

Concede is possible, but I'd use yield, give way here. The reason is I wouldn't want to murk the understanding with the admit meaning of concede. --------- con·cede Function:verb Inflected Form(s):-ed/-ing/-s Etymology:French or Latin; French concéder, from Latin concedere,...

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Re: Is by an adverb or a preposition in "laid by"?

Grammar Geek wrote: So "to lay by" is a phrasal verb meaning "to store away"? New vocabulary for me! But anyway, when you have a phrasal verb like that (or like "look up" (as a word in a dictionary) or "write down") - do the prepositions act like normal prepositions, or because they are...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Aperisic 2 yr 28 days ago Articles Grammar Vocabulary Verbs Prepositions Nouns Pronouns Adverbs Whom Idioms Synonyms Phrasal verbs
Re: "Ought to" vs. "Should."

The difference between "ought to" and "should", when they mean "giving a suggestion", is better understood when you examine expressions and examples. For example if I like a cake very much and I want to suggest someone to try it I would say: "You ought to try this cake." In this case if we use...

ESL Linguistics Discussion Forum by Aperisic 2 yr 31 days ago Verbs Difference between Negatives Expressions Synonyms
Re: cut back and cut down

They are synonyms just in one respect, REDUCE. Otherwise, they cover pretty much different meanings. You'll just have to study all this ----- cut back transitive verb 1 : to shorten by cutting off the end <cut back a word> : PRUNE <cut back the shoots of a plant> 2 : to...

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Re: transcede

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Re: Is by an adverb or a preposition in "laid by"?

Re: "Ought to" vs. "Should."

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