By Verbs, Synonyms

Hi, 1) partial tuition scholarships of 2 or 3 years duration are available to students within New Zealand and internationally.Is internationally correct? Yes. Or internaltional? Why? Because you need an adverb. You can't say 'Scholarships are available to students...

OP, Get a better dictionary, such as this one:----------- outstrip Function: transitive verb Etymology: out- + strip 1 : to go faster than <a speed far outstripping the fastest rocket plane -- R.M.Sutton> 2 a : to leave behind : go ahead of : EXCEL, SURPASS <in certain...

Thanks for suggestions. My English-Finnish dictionary has an example of using the verb "win" and according to it I can say "win by three to one". Any thoughts? I think it would be ok since it is just a shortened version without the word "goals"The Oxford Advanced...

Thanks, certainly there is not mistake in my questions, I just like to know if there is such a relation name. I am doing Natural Language Processing research.such as, car -> motor vehiclethe relation between them is, motor vehicle is a hypernym of carcar -> accelerator pedalaccelerator...

Hi teachers, a/what is the meaning of the verb " coordinate" in this sentence " The Ministry of Finance coordinates with other relevant ministries and agencies to gather information about foreign loans and report to the Prime Minister ". Is "coordinate" here the...

Hi, Can the verb "compel" be used to mean "make a demand", or does it have a more forceful connotation to it? Consider the examples below: 1. "The rebels demanded of the king that the prisoners be released." In simple terms, it means they asked him to. 2....

Can the verb "compel" be used to mean "make a demand", or does it have a more forceful connotation to it? Consider the examples below: 1. "The rebels demanded of the king that the prisoners be released." 2. "The rebels compelled the king to release the...

I didn't even notice , but once you called it to my attention, I looked them up. Although one source said to use predominate as the verb and predominant as the adjective and for the adverb form, at least two listed predominantly as a synonym of predominately. Is this a case of people misusing...

Hi New2grammar · noun: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace · verb: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position (Example: "We cuddled against each other to keep warm") · verb: hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort,...

Learners often want to put an indirect object on suggest, recommend, and explain, and their near synonyms, all of which are either totally wrong or very awkward.Here are some examples of the sorts of wrong uses I'm talking about: Please suggest me what to do.Sally has explained me the rules.I...