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This tag is for questions about the meaning of a word or a phrase in a specific context, which a dictionary cannot answer. Please give as much context as possible.
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"Borne her in." What does this sentence mean?
Someone had carried her in.
Borne her in.
is an incomplete sentence. It has an object (her) but is missing the subject. It is also missing part of the verb. The simple past tense of "to bear" (me …
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Usually vs Normally
There is a slight difference in meaning - the bus I usually take is the one I take most frequently, the bus I normally take is the one I take unless something out of the ordinary has resulted in a cha …
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What is the meaning of "otherwise" in this context?
otherwise = alternatively; if not done, then
If the companies did not create the infrastructure, then the need for infrastructure would result in the public sector (government) creating it.
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What does "yet" mean in this sentence?
" it has yet to be found. "
Means "from the time people started looking, until this moment, it has not been found. It is possible that it will be found in the future."
Used in this sense, "yet" is i …
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