1-I don’t know what,why,where...
Not to have any information about something.
- I don't know why the event happened.
- I don't know where he has gone.
- We know nothing about his whereabouts.
2-I wonder what,why, where ...
You are curious about current location,situation,condition of someone or something.
- I wonder where he has gone.
- We wonder why he hasn't come.
- I wonder whether he could find a good job.
- I wonder how he can live on without any hope in his life.
3-I have no idea what,why,where...
If you have an idea of something, you know about it to some extent.
- Where's Bob? I have no idea.(I don't know.)
- I've got a pretty good idea why he left early.
- Do you have any idea what he looks like.
- No one has any real idea how much the company will make next year.
- They had no idea what time they were supposed to arrive.
- Not have the slightest/faintest/foggiest/remotest idea (=not know at all): He didn't have the slightest idea of how she really felt.
4-I have no clue what,why,where ...
You do not know or understand or how to do something :
- Do you know where St. Paul Street is? I'm sorry, I don't have a clue.
- I don’t have a clue where she lives.
- I had no clue what he meant.
- Do you know how to switch this thing off?' 'I haven't a clue.'
- Until I arrived here, I hadn't got a clue what I was going to say to her.
5-I have no lead where he is .
This would no be heard in American English. 'A lead' is a clue or a piece of information that will 'lead' you to solve a crime or , a puzzle, a problem.
- The police say they are following several leads in their search for the robbers.
- They have no leads how the deaths happened.
- The inquiry team is also following up possible leads after receiving 400 calls from the public.
6- It beats me what,why,where...
Used to say something that you find it surprising and you do not know it or cannot understand or explain it.
- It beats me where the guys have gone.
- It beats me how the people can afford to spend so much money.
References:
Longman Activator
MacMilan Dictionary
Cambridge Dictionary
Collins Cobuild-Leicon
Thursday, July 23, 2009
To become injured in an accident or fight
Be injured
- He was injured in the flight.
- His foot will be injured if you walk like this.
- They got injured because they were not careful.
Be hurt
To be damaged physically in an accident, attack,...
- Hundreds of people were killed and Thousands were hurt in the conflicts.
- He was seriously/slightly/severely/badly hurt in the explosion.
Be wounded
To be injured especially by a weapon, knife, bomb,...
- Ten people were wounded in the war yesterday.
- He was badly, critically, gravely, grievously, seriously, severely , fatally, mortally wounded after an unknown man shot him.
Be bleeding
To loss blood from a cut especially as a result of injury .
- His hand was bleeding.
- He almost bled to death after the bullet severed an artery.
- He fell down and his head was bleeding badly,terribly heavily, profusely,copiously .
- I wonder why sometimes my nose bleeds easily.
Get hurt
To be injured as a result of doing something dangerous.
- He got hurt seriously jumping out of a four- floor building.
- A lot of workers get hurt in mining accidents annually.
Sustain an injury
A formal expression meaning to be injured .Receive an injury is an equivalent expression with less formality.
- Ten people received/sustained injuries in the car crash.
- Surprisingly,nobody received/sustained injuries in the fight.
- He was injured in the flight.
- His foot will be injured if you walk like this.
- They got injured because they were not careful.
Be hurt
To be damaged physically in an accident, attack,...
- Hundreds of people were killed and Thousands were hurt in the conflicts.
- He was seriously/slightly/severely/badly hurt in the explosion.
Be wounded
To be injured especially by a weapon, knife, bomb,...
- Ten people were wounded in the war yesterday.
- He was badly, critically, gravely, grievously, seriously, severely , fatally, mortally wounded after an unknown man shot him.
Be bleeding
To loss blood from a cut especially as a result of injury .
- His hand was bleeding.
- He almost bled to death after the bullet severed an artery.
- He fell down and his head was bleeding badly,terribly heavily, profusely,copiously .
- I wonder why sometimes my nose bleeds easily.
Get hurt
To be injured as a result of doing something dangerous.
- He got hurt seriously jumping out of a four- floor building.
- A lot of workers get hurt in mining accidents annually.
Sustain an injury
A formal expression meaning to be injured .Receive an injury is an equivalent expression with less formality.
- Ten people received/sustained injuries in the car crash.
- Surprisingly,nobody received/sustained injuries in the fight.
Ing form vs. Infinitive
I remembered to fill out the form. = I remembered that I was to fill out the form and then did so .
I remembered filling out the form. = I remembered that I had filled out the form.
I forgot to go to the bank.=I forgot that I was to go to the bank and therefore did not do so.
I forgot (about) going to the bank-rare without about.=I forgot that I went to the bank or …that I should have gone.
I regret to tell you that john stole it.= I regret that I ‘m about to tell you that john stole it.
I regret telling you that john stole it. = I regret that I told you that john stole it or that I am now telling you.
Sheila tried to bribe the jailer.=Sheila attempted an act of bribing but did not manage it
Sheila tried bribing the jailer.=Sheila actually did bribe the jailer but without necessarily achieving what she wanted.
Brian loathed to live in the country.= Brian could exercise choice about where to live.
Brian loathed living in the country.= Brian actually did live in the country and probably had no choice.
With would loath, the infinitive is just as acceptable as the ing participle.
Ali stopped to eat his sandwich. = Ali stopped in order to eat his sandwich.
Ali stopped eating his sandwich. = Ali didn't eat his sandwich any longer.
I hate the clock to chime just when I’m going to sleep. (a single chime)
I hate the clock chiming all night long. (a continual chiming)
- Bob went on talking about his new job until the light went out.(Continue)
- Bob stopped talking about his new job and went on to tell us about his future plans.(Change of activity)
- If you want to get the job, it will mean wasting your time.(To involve,To result in sth)
- If you mean to get the job, it will involve not to waste your time.( intend)
- Continue to do something' suggests you have first stopped as in: We stopped when we heard the explosion and after that we continued to work.
- Continue doing something' suggests you don't stop but carry on with what you were doing as in: We heard the explosion but still continued working.
I remembered filling out the form. = I remembered that I had filled out the form.
I forgot to go to the bank.=I forgot that I was to go to the bank and therefore did not do so.
I forgot (about) going to the bank-rare without about.=I forgot that I went to the bank or …that I should have gone.
I regret to tell you that john stole it.= I regret that I ‘m about to tell you that john stole it.
I regret telling you that john stole it. = I regret that I told you that john stole it or that I am now telling you.
Sheila tried to bribe the jailer.=Sheila attempted an act of bribing but did not manage it
Sheila tried bribing the jailer.=Sheila actually did bribe the jailer but without necessarily achieving what she wanted.
Brian loathed to live in the country.= Brian could exercise choice about where to live.
Brian loathed living in the country.= Brian actually did live in the country and probably had no choice.
With would loath, the infinitive is just as acceptable as the ing participle.
Ali stopped to eat his sandwich. = Ali stopped in order to eat his sandwich.
Ali stopped eating his sandwich. = Ali didn't eat his sandwich any longer.
I hate the clock to chime just when I’m going to sleep. (a single chime)
I hate the clock chiming all night long. (a continual chiming)
- Bob went on talking about his new job until the light went out.(Continue)
- Bob stopped talking about his new job and went on to tell us about his future plans.(Change of activity)
- If you want to get the job, it will mean wasting your time.(To involve,To result in sth)
- If you mean to get the job, it will involve not to waste your time.( intend)
- Continue to do something' suggests you have first stopped as in: We stopped when we heard the explosion and after that we continued to work.
- Continue doing something' suggests you don't stop but carry on with what you were doing as in: We heard the explosion but still continued working.
Every vs. Each vs. Either vs. Any
Every, Each, either and any can be used with plural nouns but must be followed by 'of'.
Every is used when you are talking about all the items in a group together:
- Every child in the world deserves affection.
- Every room in the house was beautifully decorated.
- Every one of the students in the school can join us in the club.
It can also express different points in a series, especially with time expressions:
- Every third morning john goes jogging.
- This magazine is published every other week...
Any is used to talk about one of a number of things or people especially when it does not matter which or you are definitely not talking about a specific named person.
- If you recognize any of the people in the photograph, please let us know.
- Ask any teacher and they will tell you I'm right.
- Any of the people in the crowd could have fired the pistol.
Each is a way of seeing the members of a group as individuals:
- Each child received a present.
- Each student wrote what they liked best.
- Each of the children received a present.
Either is concerned with distribution between two things.One of the other two.
-There are two chairs here. You can take either of them.
- I can stay at either hotel, they are both good.
- Either of them is good for teaching.
Every is used when you are talking about all the items in a group together:
- Every child in the world deserves affection.
- Every room in the house was beautifully decorated.
- Every one of the students in the school can join us in the club.
It can also express different points in a series, especially with time expressions:
- Every third morning john goes jogging.
- This magazine is published every other week...
Any is used to talk about one of a number of things or people especially when it does not matter which or you are definitely not talking about a specific named person.
- If you recognize any of the people in the photograph, please let us know.
- Ask any teacher and they will tell you I'm right.
- Any of the people in the crowd could have fired the pistol.
Each is a way of seeing the members of a group as individuals:
- Each child received a present.
- Each student wrote what they liked best.
- Each of the children received a present.
Either is concerned with distribution between two things.One of the other two.
-There are two chairs here. You can take either of them.
- I can stay at either hotel, they are both good.
- Either of them is good for teaching.
Ing form vs. Simple form
A
I live in London. It indicates that you used to live in London and you are now living in London and probably live in this city in the future.
I'm living in London It implies that you are now living in London and not sure in the future.
I wear blue shirt.It signals out that the dress you usually have on, is blue shirt.
I'm wearing blue shirt.The sentence shows that you're now living a blue shirt.
B
He told me I would go to London.
He told me I would be going to London.
I live in London. It indicates that you used to live in London and you are now living in London and probably live in this city in the future.
I'm living in London It implies that you are now living in London and not sure in the future.
I wear blue shirt.It signals out that the dress you usually have on, is blue shirt.
I'm wearing blue shirt.The sentence shows that you're now living a blue shirt.
B
He told me I would go to London.
He told me I would be going to London.
At vs. On
'On' is used when you refer to a particular day or one day of the holiday. On Wednesday,on Christmas, on Easter day, on Thanksgiving day.
- He came here on Easter day.
- We are going to start our trip on Christmas.
'At' is used to refer to the whole of the holidays at Christmas,New Year,Easter and Thanksgiving. So at Christmas means during the season in which Christmas occurs.
- We are going to take a trip to Brazil at Christmas.
- He stayed here at the weekend.
Note that British people say at the weekend, Americans say on the weekend.
Source:
English-test.net
- He came here on Easter day.
- We are going to start our trip on Christmas.
'At' is used to refer to the whole of the holidays at Christmas,New Year,Easter and Thanksgiving. So at Christmas means during the season in which Christmas occurs.
- We are going to take a trip to Brazil at Christmas.
- He stayed here at the weekend.
Note that British people say at the weekend, Americans say on the weekend.
Source:
English-test.net
Strain vs. Sprain
Although these two words are often used interchangeably, they are different types of injuries.
Strain occurs when a muscle or tendon stretches too much. It's common for people to strain the muscles in their backs, necks, or legs.
Bones meet at joints, such as elbows, knees, or shoulders. That's where your body bends and rotates. Strong, elastic bands of tissue, called ligaments , hold bones together in the joints. A sprain happens when ligaments are overstretched (mild sprain) or torn (severe sprain). Ankles, wrists, and knees sprain easily.
Strain occurs when a muscle or tendon stretches too much. It's common for people to strain the muscles in their backs, necks, or legs.
Bones meet at joints, such as elbows, knees, or shoulders. That's where your body bends and rotates. Strong, elastic bands of tissue, called ligaments , hold bones together in the joints. A sprain happens when ligaments are overstretched (mild sprain) or torn (severe sprain). Ankles, wrists, and knees sprain easily.
How Is a Strain Different From a Sprain?
Even though both can hurt a lot, strains are not as serious as sprains. Because a strain is pain in the muscle, it may start to hurt immediately or several hours later. The area will be tender and swollen and may also appear bruised.A sprain will probably start to hurt right away. Usually the injury will swell and look bruised, it may be hard to walk or move the injured part, and you may even think you have broken a bone.
How Does a Strain or Sprain Happen?
Strains often happen when you put a lot of pressure on a muscle or tendon and or you push it too far, such as when lifting a heavy object. Strains may be more likely to happen if you haven't warmed up first to get blood circulating to the muscles. They're also common for someone returning to a sport after the off-season. That first time playing softball after a long winter off might lead to a strained calf or thigh muscle.A sudden (acute) strain is caused by:
- A recent injury
- Lifting heavy objects the wrong way
- Overstressing the muscles.
Sprains are caused by falling, twisting, or getting hit.These can force a joint out of its normal position. This kind of injury is common in sports, but can also happen any time you trip or fall. One mom sprained her ankle when she got tangled in the pants she was trying to put on!Sprains can occur if people:
- Fall and land on an arm
- Fall on the side of their foot
- Twist a knee.
Where Do Sprains Usually Occur?
Sprains happen most often in the ankle. Sometimes when people fall and land on their hand, they sprain their wrist. A sprain to the thumb is common in skiing and other sports.
Sources
To permanently injure someone
Maim
To injure or wound someone so seriously that a part of their body will no longer work as it should:
- Many people have been maimed for life by these bombs.
- The boy had been maimed in a train wreck.
- Tens of thousands of people are killed and maimed in car accidents around the world annually.
Cripple
To damage someone's body so severely that, they can never move their body properly again.
- Richard was crippled in the bombing of 1984, and had been in a wheelchair ever since.
- The accident crippled her for life.
- The driver, who had been taking drugs, crippled the young woman for life.
- As a child she contracted polio and was crippled for life. He was crippled for life by polio as a child.- He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life...
Collocations
• ADV. for life, permanently As a child she contracted polio and was crippled for life.
• PHRASES be crippled with He's eighty and crippled with arthritis.
Mutilate
To damage someone's body so severely and violently, especially by cutting or removing part of it, usually by someone who physically attacks them.
- More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months...
- He tortured and mutilated six young men...
- The mutilated bodies of seven men have been found beside a railway line.
- The prisoners had been tortured and mutilated.
- Extra protection for mental patients who might mutilate themselves.
- Many of the bodies had been badly burned or mutilated.
Collocations
badly, horribly, severely, terribly mutilated.
Disfigure
To injure someone's appearance especially their face so that they no longer look attractive.
- She was horribly disfigured by the burns.
- Her body was reportedly found two days later, badly disfigured.
- The other three corpses are said to have been so badly disfigured that identification is proving difficult.
- He was badly disfigured by the accident.
Many women have been disfigured by the cosmetic surgery that has gone wrong.
Collocations
badly, grossly disfigured
To injure or wound someone so seriously that a part of their body will no longer work as it should:
- Many people have been maimed for life by these bombs.
- The boy had been maimed in a train wreck.
- Tens of thousands of people are killed and maimed in car accidents around the world annually.
Cripple
To damage someone's body so severely that, they can never move their body properly again.
- Richard was crippled in the bombing of 1984, and had been in a wheelchair ever since.
- The accident crippled her for life.
- The driver, who had been taking drugs, crippled the young woman for life.
- As a child she contracted polio and was crippled for life. He was crippled for life by polio as a child.- He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life...
Collocations
• ADV. for life, permanently As a child she contracted polio and was crippled for life.
• PHRASES be crippled with He's eighty and crippled with arthritis.
Mutilate
To damage someone's body so severely and violently, especially by cutting or removing part of it, usually by someone who physically attacks them.
- More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months...
- He tortured and mutilated six young men...
- The mutilated bodies of seven men have been found beside a railway line.
- The prisoners had been tortured and mutilated.
- Extra protection for mental patients who might mutilate themselves.
- Many of the bodies had been badly burned or mutilated.
Collocations
badly, horribly, severely, terribly mutilated.
Disfigure
To injure someone's appearance especially their face so that they no longer look attractive.
- She was horribly disfigured by the burns.
- Her body was reportedly found two days later, badly disfigured.
- The other three corpses are said to have been so badly disfigured that identification is proving difficult.
- He was badly disfigured by the accident.
Many women have been disfigured by the cosmetic surgery that has gone wrong.
Collocations
badly, grossly disfigured
Injure your muscle
Pull: To injure a muscle by stretching it too sharply especially during a hard physical activity:
- I pulled a muscle in my back lifting some drawers.
- Lift it carefully, or you will pull a muscle.
- Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball...
Strain: To injure or impair a muscle by using it too much or twisting it :
- He strained his back during a practice session.
- I've strained a muscle in my leg.
- You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.
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Strains vs. Sprains
Injure a part of your body
Injure someone
- I pulled a muscle in my back lifting some drawers.
- Lift it carefully, or you will pull a muscle.
- Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball...
Strain: To injure or impair a muscle by using it too much or twisting it :
- He strained his back during a practice session.
- I've strained a muscle in my leg.
- You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.
Related subjects
Strains vs. Sprains
Injure a part of your body
Injure someone
Injure a part of your body
Injure To cause physical harm to a part of your body.
- He injured his leg in the accident.
- Tom injured his eye in the war.
Hurt To injure a part of your body, usually not very seriously.
- She hurt her arm climbing the mountain.
- He had hurt his back in an accident.
Damage To cause physical harm to a part of your body.
- The blast caused damage to his head.
- He suffered severe brain damage after a motorbike accident.
Do in (informal) an expression meaning to injure a part of your body,especially your back.
- Ted's not coming to work today- he's done his back in again.
- I has done my back in since when I tried to lift the heavy box.
Bruise to cause a mark to appear on someone's body by hitting or knocking it:
- She bruised her leg quite badly when she fell.
- She had slipped and badly bruised her face.
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- Injure your joints
- He injured his leg in the accident.
- Tom injured his eye in the war.
Hurt To injure a part of your body, usually not very seriously.
- She hurt her arm climbing the mountain.
- He had hurt his back in an accident.
Damage To cause physical harm to a part of your body.
- The blast caused damage to his head.
- He suffered severe brain damage after a motorbike accident.
Do in (informal) an expression meaning to injure a part of your body,especially your back.
- Ted's not coming to work today- he's done his back in again.
- I has done my back in since when I tried to lift the heavy box.
Bruise to cause a mark to appear on someone's body by hitting or knocking it:
- She bruised her leg quite badly when she fell.
- She had slipped and badly bruised her face.
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Injure your joints
Sprain
To cause an injury to a joint in your body by a sudden movement like twisting ,turning, stretching or violent bending :
- His ankle was sprained.
- She fell and sprained her wrist.
- I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
- Bob sprained his wrist playing tennis.
Twist
To injure a part of your body such as your ankle or wrist by turning or bending it too much, or in an unusual direction.
- He fell and twisted his ankle.
Wrench
To twist or turn suddenly and forcibly.
- She wrenched her arm badly.
- He wrenched her right shoulder during a game of hockey.
- He had wrenched his ankle badly from the force of the fall.
Dislocate
To cause a joint or bone to move out of its normal position by stretching .
- He dislocated his elbow in an accident.
- I dislocated my shoulder playing football.
- She dislocated her knee falling down some steps.
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- Injure a part of your body
To cause an injury to a joint in your body by a sudden movement like twisting ,turning, stretching or violent bending :
- His ankle was sprained.
- She fell and sprained her wrist.
- I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.
- Bob sprained his wrist playing tennis.
Twist
To injure a part of your body such as your ankle or wrist by turning or bending it too much, or in an unusual direction.
- He fell and twisted his ankle.
Wrench
To twist or turn suddenly and forcibly.
- She wrenched her arm badly.
- He wrenched her right shoulder during a game of hockey.
- He had wrenched his ankle badly from the force of the fall.
Dislocate
To cause a joint or bone to move out of its normal position by stretching .
- He dislocated his elbow in an accident.
- I dislocated my shoulder playing football.
- She dislocated her knee falling down some steps.
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Critical vs. Crucial
The two words mean of the greatest importance. They have similarities and can be interchanged nearly in all cases:
And also:
4- These words can appear as adverbs:
Similarities
1-They both mean of the greatest importance to the way things might happen:
- These talks are critical /crucial important.
-Your decision is critical/crucial to our future.
- Classroom practice is critical/crucial in childcare's learning.
2- The two adjectives can take certain prepositions such as: in,for,to and also that:
- It is critical/crucial that a problem is tackled immediately.
- His work has been crucial/critical to the project.
- The money is crucial/critical for the research.
- Experience has been a crucial/critical factor in deciding who would be the best person for the job.
3- They collocate with a wide range of words:A crucial/ critical stage,factor,time,situation, issue, element, decision and etc.
- The conservation of tropical forest is of crucial/critical importance.
- It is absolutely crucial/ critical that we arrive there early.
Verbs:be, prove | become | remain | consider sth, deem sth, regard sth as, see sth as
Adverbs: really , fairly, quite , hardly ,clearly, obviously,
4- These words can appear as adverbs:
- Sleep in early life may play crucial/crucial role in brain development.
- He played a crucial/critical role/part in the politic.
- They play a crucial/critical role in smuggling the drugs through the country.
- crucially/critically, though,it failed it failed to secure the backing of the bank.
- Women play a crucial/critical role in promoting human rights.
- This is crucially/critically important.
Differences
Critical indicates that a time or a situation is extremely important and possibly dangerous because your future will depend on what happens or is decided at that time.
A- These accusations came at a critical phase in the negotiations.
Something that is crucial is the most important part of a process or situation, which everything else depend on it and has a major effect on something especially the success or failure of them.
B- Wining the contract is crucial to the success of the company.
In spite of the difference in the definitions between the two words, they are interchangeable in the sentences A&B and many other sentences like these and maybe sometimes with a subtle difference.
The only difference between critical and crucial I can think of is the following meaning of critical in which I think the former is not interchangeable with the latter.
Critical also mean indispensable; essential:
- A critical element of the plan.
- A second income that is critical to the family's well-being.
- Courage, honesty, and firmness are critical qualities that no politician should lack.
Here is an excerpt from jaced.com about the difference between the two words:
While the two words are practically interchangeable in everyday conversation, I suppose crucial is most appropriate when talking about something that pivots on a circumstance (visualize the point of intersection on a cross), with the outcome of the circumstance going either way (usually positive or negative). i.e. Speeding up is crucial to whether or not I’ll beat the red light. Critical is probably the better word when directly referring to the observably negative outcome of the crucial situation. i.e. It is critical that I beat that red light, otherwise I won’t get to the airport on time and I’ll miss my flight.
Sources:
Longman Activator.
ColinsCobuild- Lexicon
MacMillan English Dictionary -American
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Longman Advanced American Dictionary
Accident vs. Incident
Accident
1- An unexpected and undesirable situation in which someone is injured or something is damaged .Accident in this sense usually occurs when you are using an equipment,tool,machine etc:
- Statics show that the cause of many accidents is system errors.
- Every year a lot of accidents happen in this factory.
- He had an accident and spilled water all over his work.
- 5000 people die every year because of accidents in the home.
- The police say the killing of the young man was an accident.
- He was killed a few days ago in a skiing/riding/driving/shooting/hunting accident.
- My third baby was an accident.
2- An unforeseen incident:
- A series of happy accidents led to his promotion.
Incident
1- An event which is either unpleasant or unusual and is unplanned and unexpected.
- The incident has triggered fresh arguments about the role of the extreme right in France.
- The foregoing account was written fifty years after the incident.
- The footballer is likely to receive a three-match suspension following an incident in yesterday's game.
- The plane took off without any incident(without anything unusual or bad happening)
- I was thinking about the humorous incident I had yesterday.
2- A serious or violent event, such as a crime, an accident or an attack:
- Three people were killed in a shooting incident in a downtown mall .
- I have witnessed many violent incidents in my life.
- The incidence brings the total of the people killed to fifteen.
3- A minor occurrence:
- Errors are inescapable incidences in the course of scientific research.
- I had an amusing incidence yesterday.
4- Something that is a part of a long series of events:
- These incidents were the latest in a series of disputes between the two nations.
- His debut at Carneige HalL was the first of a succession of exciting incidents in his life.
- The incidence was the latest in a string of attacks.
An isolated(an event that is not connected with other events) /serious/unfortunate/diplomatic incident.
- A military spokeswoman said that the shooting was an isolated incident.
- Ten people, among them 2 children, were seriously killed in the shooting incidence.
terrorist,nuclear, bomb,bombing, shooting, stabbing incident
-Many shooting/stabbing incidents go unreported.
Without incident
The voting went ahead without incident.
Notice that
References:
EnglishForums.com
Collins Cobuild-Lexicon
American Heritage Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MacMillan English Dictionary -American
1- An unexpected and undesirable situation in which someone is injured or something is damaged .Accident in this sense usually occurs when you are using an equipment,tool,machine etc:
- Statics show that the cause of many accidents is system errors.
- Every year a lot of accidents happen in this factory.
- He had an accident and spilled water all over his work.
- 5000 people die every year because of accidents in the home.
- The police say the killing of the young man was an accident.
- He was killed a few days ago in a skiing/riding/driving/shooting/hunting accident.
- My third baby was an accident.
2- An unforeseen incident:
- A series of happy accidents led to his promotion.
Incident
1- An event which is either unpleasant or unusual and is unplanned and unexpected.
- The incident has triggered fresh arguments about the role of the extreme right in France.
- The foregoing account was written fifty years after the incident.
- The footballer is likely to receive a three-match suspension following an incident in yesterday's game.
- The plane took off without any incident(without anything unusual or bad happening)
- I was thinking about the humorous incident I had yesterday.
2- A serious or violent event, such as a crime, an accident or an attack:
- Three people were killed in a shooting incident in a downtown mall .
- I have witnessed many violent incidents in my life.
- The incidence brings the total of the people killed to fifteen.
3- A minor occurrence:
- Errors are inescapable incidences in the course of scientific research.
- I had an amusing incidence yesterday.
4- Something that is a part of a long series of events:
- These incidents were the latest in a series of disputes between the two nations.
- His debut at Carneige HalL was the first of a succession of exciting incidents in his life.
- The incidence was the latest in a string of attacks.
An isolated(an event that is not connected with other events) /serious/unfortunate/diplomatic incident.
- A military spokeswoman said that the shooting was an isolated incident.
- Ten people, among them 2 children, were seriously killed in the shooting incidence.
terrorist,nuclear, bomb,bombing, shooting, stabbing incident
-Many shooting/stabbing incidents go unreported.
Without incident
The voting went ahead without incident.
Notice that
- All accidents can be considered incidents, but all incidents cannot be considered accidents.
- An incident simply refers to something that has happened intentionally or not:Throwing oneself in front of a train is an incident, not an accident.
- An accident is something that happens outside of intent.
- Falling in front of a train is both an incident and an accident.
- (esp in Britain)Incident is usually used ominously to refer to specific events that somebody does not want to explicitly say:
References:
EnglishForums.com
Collins Cobuild-Lexicon
American Heritage Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MacMillan English Dictionary -American
Injure someone
Injure
To hurt or cause physical harm to someone especially in an accident.
- The earth quake killed 25000 people and injured 4oooo .
- 20 airplanes bombarded the city, killing 2000 people and injuring 5000.
be badly/seriously/severely/critically/slightly injured.
- Two men were killed in the accident and two others critically injured.
- They were only slightly injured in the crash.
Hurt
Injured or feeling physical hurt.
- They were hurt in an accident.
- He was hurt while getting out hurriedly.
hurt yourself doing something
- He hurt himself climbing the mountain
hurt by/in something
- Two young men were badly hurt in the accident.
- Several people were hurt by flying glass.
Get hurt
- Bob got hurt while escaping from the police.
- Put that knife away before someone get hurt.
badly/seriously hurt
- Several people were badly/seriously hurt in the car crash.
Slightly hurt
To my surprise, he was slightly hurt falling down the stairs.
hurt yourself
- Be careful you don't fall and hurt yourself.
Unhurt
- all the passengers were unhurt in the accident.
Wound
To injure someone with a weapon,such as a knife or bullet,causing a cut, hole , bleeding etc
- A bomb exploded in a hotel, killing six people and wounding another five...
- He wounded two other people.
- He was wounded in the neck when they shot him.
be badly/seriously/critically/gravely/ grievously/severely wounded
- Five people were killed and many others were seriously/gravely wounded in the attack.
be mortally/fatally wounded
- The pistol went off and Martin was fatally wounded.
slightly wounded
- A car exploded in a narrow street in the town,but only 10 people were slightly wounded.
Generally, Injure' and 'hurt' are often interchangeable, but 'hurt' usually refers only to the pain inflicted, while 'injure' refers to the damage sustained. We are often hurt without sustaining any injury.
Related Posts
- Injure a part of your body
- Injure your joints
References
- English test.net
- Longman American Advanced Dictionary
- Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
To hurt or cause physical harm to someone especially in an accident.
- The earth quake killed 25000 people and injured 4oooo .
- 20 airplanes bombarded the city, killing 2000 people and injuring 5000.
be badly/seriously/severely/critically/slightly injured.
- Two men were killed in the accident and two others critically injured.
- They were only slightly injured in the crash.
Hurt
Injured or feeling physical hurt.
- They were hurt in an accident.
- He was hurt while getting out hurriedly.
hurt yourself doing something
- He hurt himself climbing the mountain
hurt by/in something
- Two young men were badly hurt in the accident.
- Several people were hurt by flying glass.
Get hurt
- Bob got hurt while escaping from the police.
- Put that knife away before someone get hurt.
badly/seriously hurt
- Several people were badly/seriously hurt in the car crash.
Slightly hurt
To my surprise, he was slightly hurt falling down the stairs.
hurt yourself
- Be careful you don't fall and hurt yourself.
Unhurt
- all the passengers were unhurt in the accident.
Wound
To injure someone with a weapon,such as a knife or bullet,causing a cut, hole , bleeding etc
- A bomb exploded in a hotel, killing six people and wounding another five...
- He wounded two other people.
- He was wounded in the neck when they shot him.
be badly/seriously/critically/gravely/ grievously/severely wounded
- Five people were killed and many others were seriously/gravely wounded in the attack.
be mortally/fatally wounded
- The pistol went off and Martin was fatally wounded.
slightly wounded
- A car exploded in a narrow street in the town,but only 10 people were slightly wounded.
Generally, Injure' and 'hurt' are often interchangeable, but 'hurt' usually refers only to the pain inflicted, while 'injure' refers to the damage sustained. We are often hurt without sustaining any injury.
Related Posts
- Injure a part of your body
- Injure your joints
References
- English test.net
- Longman American Advanced Dictionary
- Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Think of vs. Think about
Remember
Think of
In this sense think of usually comes with can.
- I can’t think of her name at the moment.
- I can think of at least three occasions when he arrived late.
- I can’t anyone who could speak English.
- Nobody could think of anything to say.
Think of/about
To recall a thought or an image to mind when sth happens .
- She thought of/about her childhood when she saw the movie.
- I thought of/about you when they said they wanted someone who could speak English.
Imagine
Think of
Imagine
- I have never thought of becoming an actor.
Notice how the meaning of the sentence changes when we replace think about with think of.
- With think of, it means that you are not an actor now, and you had never had thoughts regarding taking this career path. If you were to say "I had never thought about becoming actor," I jump to the conclusion that right now you are an actor, but you had previously not considered this as a career choice.
To have a particular opinion about someone /something.
Think about/of
- What do you think of /about his suggestions?
- What does he think of /about the new situation?
Note the following sentences:
- I’m looking for a partner for my new business. What do you think about John?
- I’m going to give one of my staff a promotion. What do you think about Tom?
If you are asking for an opinion about what someone would be like in a particular role, you may use think about.
If someone is asking you for an opinion about how a person is like when for example you meet them, you usually use think of:
- What do you think of your teacher?
To direct your thoughts to sth/sb , to occupy your mind with sth/sb.
Think about/of
- Do you ever think about/of your childhood?
- I can’t stop thinking about/of her.
- Did you think of/about me at all when you were with her?
To mean, intend:
Think of
- When I made those remarks, I was not thinking about anybody in particular.
-I was thinking of you when I complained about people who gossip.
Consider
Think of sth
1- As is just used with think of and not think about in this sense,To Consider someone as:
- Do you think of me as your lover? (Do you see me/consider me to be your lover)
- Do you think of him as your friend?
- In China bats are thought of as being very lucky.
- He thinks of it as his home.
Note that think of someone as is synonymous with consider, regard.
- In this country many people consider/regard/think of him as a hero.
Think about /of someone or something
2-Think of/about sb and show consideration for them and their needs. To have concern. Usually used with think of:
- You never think of anybody but yourself.
- Don’t you ever think about/of other people?
- We have the interest of 50000 customers to think of.
- You don’t have to think about Hugh and me.
- Think first of the ones you love.
- A man must think first of his family.
3- To consider sb/sth that you might possibly do or plan in the future:
- Is he still thinking of/about going away to Italy for a month?
- Who is she thinking of/about marrying?
- That’s why I was thinking of/about getting out.
- She’s thinking of /about changing her job.
Notice that:
Think about means to weigh or investigate an idea before doing it. To investigate the problems related to it.
For example if you are thinking about investing in a project, it indicates that you are investigating about the profit and loss of doing this.
Think of implies that you are planning to do a work or you have the idea of doing a work.
Think of
To consider the suitability.
-We thought of her of Miss the world.
- Many people think of her as president.
Think of someone/something.
To consider someone/something, to take someone/something into consideration:
-There are so many things to think of when buying a house.
-You can’t expect me to think of everything.
To produce an idea in your mind using intelligence and imagination:
Think of
- Roman civil engineers could think of solutions to every problem.
- Can anybody think of a way to raise money?
- He can’t think of any reason/excuse for not going.
- No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
- I need to think of a solution to the problem= It means that I need to find an answer. But, if I say "I need to think about the solution to this problem," I mean that a solution has already been proposed and I need to consider whether or not it will work/is practical/etc.
To think about something a lot especially you are worried or unhappy about it.
Think about
- Rebbecca is still very upset, and she can’t stop thinking about the accident.
- I wish she would stop thinking about work, she never relaxes.
- Just dismiss those thoughts from your mind, they are crazy and not worth thinking.
To ruminate, consider a matter carefully:
Think about
- He thought about the problem of recession hard.
- Tom thought about his past mistakes and how to compensate them in the future hard and carefully
Notice that:
1- Sometimes,think of or think about is the matter of style:
- I was just thinking of the wonderful trip we had. - it gives a thrilling moment, a person enjoyed a trip so much that it was beyond imaginable.
- I was just thinking about the wonderful trip we had. - a person recollects events from the trip with no special emotional attitude.
2- Note the comparison:
- I don’t think much of the new president.
- It indicates that you think he’s bad, useless or generally you don’t approve of him.
- I don’t think much about the new president.
It implies that you don’t spend any time thinking about the new president. it relates to the action of thinking.
3- I am thinking well about my trip = quite carefully. "Well" here means carefully, or thoroughly.
- I think well of the idea = I think it's a good idea. "Well" here indicates your approval of the idea.
References:
English Forums.com
English-test.net.
Free dictionary.com
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Longman Advanced American Dictionary
Think of
In this sense think of usually comes with can.
- I can’t think of her name at the moment.
- I can think of at least three occasions when he arrived late.
- I can’t anyone who could speak English.
- Nobody could think of anything to say.
Think of/about
To recall a thought or an image to mind when sth happens .
- She thought of/about her childhood when she saw the movie.
- I thought of/about you when they said they wanted someone who could speak English.
Imagine
Think of
Imagine
- I have never thought of becoming an actor.
Notice how the meaning of the sentence changes when we replace think about with think of.
- With think of, it means that you are not an actor now, and you had never had thoughts regarding taking this career path. If you were to say "I had never thought about becoming actor," I jump to the conclusion that right now you are an actor, but you had previously not considered this as a career choice.
To have a particular opinion about someone /something.
Think about/of
- What do you think of /about his suggestions?
- What does he think of /about the new situation?
Note the following sentences:
- I’m looking for a partner for my new business. What do you think about John?
- I’m going to give one of my staff a promotion. What do you think about Tom?
If you are asking for an opinion about what someone would be like in a particular role, you may use think about.
If someone is asking you for an opinion about how a person is like when for example you meet them, you usually use think of:
- What do you think of your teacher?
To direct your thoughts to sth/sb , to occupy your mind with sth/sb.
Think about/of
- Do you ever think about/of your childhood?
- I can’t stop thinking about/of her.
- Did you think of/about me at all when you were with her?
To mean, intend:
Think of
- When I made those remarks, I was not thinking about anybody in particular.
-I was thinking of you when I complained about people who gossip.
Consider
Think of sth
1- As is just used with think of and not think about in this sense,To Consider someone as:
- Do you think of me as your lover? (Do you see me/consider me to be your lover)
- Do you think of him as your friend?
- In China bats are thought of as being very lucky.
- He thinks of it as his home.
Note that think of someone as is synonymous with consider, regard.
- In this country many people consider/regard/think of him as a hero.
Think about /of someone or something
2-Think of/about sb and show consideration for them and their needs. To have concern. Usually used with think of:
- You never think of anybody but yourself.
- Don’t you ever think about/of other people?
- We have the interest of 50000 customers to think of.
- You don’t have to think about Hugh and me.
- Think first of the ones you love.
- A man must think first of his family.
3- To consider sb/sth that you might possibly do or plan in the future:
- Is he still thinking of/about going away to Italy for a month?
- Who is she thinking of/about marrying?
- That’s why I was thinking of/about getting out.
- She’s thinking of /about changing her job.
Notice that:
Think about means to weigh or investigate an idea before doing it. To investigate the problems related to it.
For example if you are thinking about investing in a project, it indicates that you are investigating about the profit and loss of doing this.
Think of implies that you are planning to do a work or you have the idea of doing a work.
Think of
To consider the suitability.
-We thought of her of Miss the world.
- Many people think of her as president.
Think of someone/something.
To consider someone/something, to take someone/something into consideration:
-There are so many things to think of when buying a house.
-You can’t expect me to think of everything.
To produce an idea in your mind using intelligence and imagination:
Think of
- Roman civil engineers could think of solutions to every problem.
- Can anybody think of a way to raise money?
- He can’t think of any reason/excuse for not going.
- No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
- I need to think of a solution to the problem= It means that I need to find an answer. But, if I say "I need to think about the solution to this problem," I mean that a solution has already been proposed and I need to consider whether or not it will work/is practical/etc.
To think about something a lot especially you are worried or unhappy about it.
Think about
- Rebbecca is still very upset, and she can’t stop thinking about the accident.
- I wish she would stop thinking about work, she never relaxes.
- Just dismiss those thoughts from your mind, they are crazy and not worth thinking.
To ruminate, consider a matter carefully:
Think about
- He thought about the problem of recession hard.
- Tom thought about his past mistakes and how to compensate them in the future hard and carefully
Notice that:
1- Sometimes,think of or think about is the matter of style:
- I was just thinking of the wonderful trip we had. - it gives a thrilling moment, a person enjoyed a trip so much that it was beyond imaginable.
- I was just thinking about the wonderful trip we had. - a person recollects events from the trip with no special emotional attitude.
2- Note the comparison:
- I don’t think much of the new president.
- It indicates that you think he’s bad, useless or generally you don’t approve of him.
- I don’t think much about the new president.
It implies that you don’t spend any time thinking about the new president. it relates to the action of thinking.
3- I am thinking well about my trip = quite carefully. "Well" here means carefully, or thoroughly.
- I think well of the idea = I think it's a good idea. "Well" here indicates your approval of the idea.
References:
English Forums.com
English-test.net.
Free dictionary.com
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Longman Advanced American Dictionary
Join with vs.Join up vs. Join up with vs Join in with
Join with something in doing something
To get involved in an activity or journey with another person or group:
- The design company is planning to join up with a shoe manufacturer and create a new range of footwear.
- The police have joined with (= They have begun to work with) the drugs squad in trying to catch major drug traffickers.
- Parents have joined with health experts to produce a video for bereaved families.
Join up
1-To become a member of one of the armed forces:
- I joined up when the war broke out.
- He joined up at eighteen and after two years he went abroad.
In British version it means to connect things, or to become connected:
- I used to join up all his paper clips in a long chain.
2-to meet or work with someone else:
- I'm going to Germany first, but we're planning to join up in Norway.
- They decided to join up later because of some disagreements.
3- to work together to achieve something:
- We're joining up with another research team.
Join up with
1-To combine with or meet other people in order to do something:
- Three months ago, they joined up with another big company that sells arms.
- The other students joined up with us to continue the project.
Join someone in doing something
to take part in an activity with other people .
- They joined him in singing.
- They joined me in taking a long trip to the North.
- At the end of the his speech, they joined us in thanking Mr Smith for his help.
Join in with
To participate in an activity with other people with a certain work.
- We joined them in the chorus with singing.
Join someone for
- We joined him for lunch/drink.
To get involved in an activity or journey with another person or group:
- The design company is planning to join up with a shoe manufacturer and create a new range of footwear.
- The police have joined with (= They have begun to work with) the drugs squad in trying to catch major drug traffickers.
- Parents have joined with health experts to produce a video for bereaved families.
Join up
1-To become a member of one of the armed forces:
- I joined up when the war broke out.
- He joined up at eighteen and after two years he went abroad.
In British version it means to connect things, or to become connected:
- I used to join up all his paper clips in a long chain.
2-to meet or work with someone else:
- I'm going to Germany first, but we're planning to join up in Norway.
- They decided to join up later because of some disagreements.
3- to work together to achieve something:
- We're joining up with another research team.
Join up with
1-To combine with or meet other people in order to do something:
- Three months ago, they joined up with another big company that sells arms.
- The other students joined up with us to continue the project.
Join someone in doing something
to take part in an activity with other people .
- They joined him in singing.
- They joined me in taking a long trip to the North.
- At the end of the his speech, they joined us in thanking Mr Smith for his help.
Join in with
To participate in an activity with other people with a certain work.
- We joined them in the chorus with singing.
Join someone for
- We joined him for lunch/drink.
Agree with vs. Agree on/about vs. Agree to
Agree with means :
1- To have the same opinion about something as someone else :
- Do you agree with me about the issue.
- They all agreed with me .
2- To accept a suggestion or idea:
- I agree with his idea of trying once again.
- I agree with making more effort.
3- To be compatible ,consistent:
- Your story doesn't agree with what the police said.
- His words agree with yours.
4- To be suitable, appropriate, pleasing, or healthful:
- Spicy food doesn't agree with me.
- You look well - the mountain air must agree with you.
Agree on/about something or agree something in British means To agree with people on/about other matters after disusing, to reach a decision about something:
- We agreed on the price.
- They agreed on selling the house.
- My father and I don't agree about/on very much.
Agree to means to accept something:
- We agreed to her suggestion.
- My sister doesn't agree to selling her house.
References
- American Heritage Dictionary.
- Longman Advanced American Dictionary
- Cambridge Advanced Learners'Dictionary
1- To have the same opinion about something as someone else :
- Do you agree with me about the issue.
- They all agreed with me .
2- To accept a suggestion or idea:
- I agree with his idea of trying once again.
- I agree with making more effort.
3- To be compatible ,consistent:
- Your story doesn't agree with what the police said.
- His words agree with yours.
4- To be suitable, appropriate, pleasing, or healthful:
- Spicy food doesn't agree with me.
- You look well - the mountain air must agree with you.
Agree on/about something or agree something in British means To agree with people on/about other matters after disusing, to reach a decision about something:
- We agreed on the price.
- They agreed on selling the house.
- My father and I don't agree about/on very much.
Agree to means to accept something:
- We agreed to her suggestion.
- My sister doesn't agree to selling her house.
References
- American Heritage Dictionary.
- Longman Advanced American Dictionary
- Cambridge Advanced Learners'Dictionary
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Precision vs. Accuracy
Precision means the quality of being very exact,doing something exactly as it should be done .
- Great precision is required to align the mirrors accurately.
- Her precision has become a standing joke with his colleagues.
- note the meticulous precision of his measurements.
With precision
- I advised them to prepare the reports with precision.
- The choir sang with precision.
Accuracy on the other hand is the quality of being near to correct or true value even in small details:
- The computer will calculate your position with pinpoint accuracy.
- Check the accuracy of everything in your CV.
- Many people doubt the accuracy of the report.
With pinpoint accuracy/precision
Very exactly ,without even the smallest mistakes.
- This type of missile can be fired with a pinpoint precision.
Therefore, precision is more exact than accuracy .
References
Longman Advanced American Dictionary
- Great precision is required to align the mirrors accurately.
- Her precision has become a standing joke with his colleagues.
- note the meticulous precision of his measurements.
With precision
- I advised them to prepare the reports with precision.
- The choir sang with precision.
Accuracy on the other hand is the quality of being near to correct or true value even in small details:
- The computer will calculate your position with pinpoint accuracy.
- Check the accuracy of everything in your CV.
- Many people doubt the accuracy of the report.
With pinpoint accuracy/precision
Very exactly ,without even the smallest mistakes.
- This type of missile can be fired with a pinpoint precision.
Therefore, precision is more exact than accuracy .
References
Longman Advanced American Dictionary
Connect to vs. Connect up to
Connect to has two definitions when it comes to linking two or more things:
1- Joining together two things:
- I connected these wires together.
- Engineers connected the two bridges to a highway.
2- Joining a piece of a equipment to a main supply of power,water,gas,...
- I connected to my cool disk to your laptop.
Connect up to means the same as the second definition.
- Please connect up to the fridge to the electricity supply.
Related subject
Connect to vs. Connect with
1- Joining together two things:
- I connected these wires together.
- Engineers connected the two bridges to a highway.
2- Joining a piece of a equipment to a main supply of power,water,gas,...
- I connected to my cool disk to your laptop.
Connect up to means the same as the second definition.
- Please connect up to the fridge to the electricity supply.
Related subject
Connect to vs. Connect with
Immigrate vs. Emigrate vs. Migrate
Emigrate - to leave your country permanently in order to settle in another.
- In the event of drought and starvation in Africa, many people emigrated to the European
countries.
From...to
He emigrated from Morocco to France to find work.
Immigrate - Enter a new country and change residency permanently.
- My parents immigrated to the United States in 1960.
From...to
Migrate
1- (of animals)to leave your location periodically or seasonally.
- The birds migrate south in the winter .
2- (of people) to travel in large numbers to a new place temporarily in order to find food,work,...
- Farmers have learned that they have to migrate if they want to survive.
- Mexican farm workers migrate into the US each year to find work at harvest time.
There are two differences between the emigrate and immigrate:
When you want to focus on leaving a country/region, you need to use emigrate.For example in this sentence: His brother had emigrated from Germany when he was 9.
Speaker means his brother left Germany.
If you mean someone moved to somewhere, you should use immigrate:
- His brother had immigrated to the U.S when he was 9. speaker wants to say that he moved to the U.S....
Another difference between emigrate and immigrate is that the former is transitive while the latter is both transitive and intransitive .
- The president ordered to immigrate some of the tribes in this part of the country to the
southeast parts.
References:
American Heritage dictionary
Cambridge Advenced Learners' Dictionary
Longman Advanced American Dictionary
Collins Cobuild-Lexicon dictionary
- In the event of drought and starvation in Africa, many people emigrated to the European
countries.
From...to
He emigrated from Morocco to France to find work.
Immigrate - Enter a new country and change residency permanently.
- My parents immigrated to the United States in 1960.
From...to
Migrate
1- (of animals)to leave your location periodically or seasonally.
- The birds migrate south in the winter .
2- (of people) to travel in large numbers to a new place temporarily in order to find food,work,...
- Farmers have learned that they have to migrate if they want to survive.
- Mexican farm workers migrate into the US each year to find work at harvest time.
There are two differences between the emigrate and immigrate:
When you want to focus on leaving a country/region, you need to use emigrate.For example in this sentence: His brother had emigrated from Germany when he was 9.
Speaker means his brother left Germany.
If you mean someone moved to somewhere, you should use immigrate:
- His brother had immigrated to the U.S when he was 9. speaker wants to say that he moved to the U.S....
Another difference between emigrate and immigrate is that the former is transitive while the latter is both transitive and intransitive .
- The president ordered to immigrate some of the tribes in this part of the country to the
southeast parts.
References:
American Heritage dictionary
Cambridge Advenced Learners' Dictionary
Longman Advanced American Dictionary
Collins Cobuild-Lexicon dictionary
Connect to vs. Connect with
Connect to means to join or be joined with something else .
1- Connect something to something else:
- The bone broke just where the thigh connects to the knee.
- He asked to be connected to the central switchboard.
- I connected the parts of my computer to each other.
2- Connect something to the main supply of electricity, gas, water or to the telephone network.
- Where does the cooker connect the electricity?
- I connected the keyboard to the computer.
- Please connect the fridge to the electricity supply.
Connect with means :
1- To consider or show a person or thing to be related to someone or something else.
- There's little evidence to connect them with the attack.
- I am not connected with the clothing trade at all.
- Nothing could connect him with the robberies.
2- To think of different things or people as having a relationship to each other.
- I hope he would not connect me with that now-embarrassing review I'd written two years ago.
- People connect Vienna with Waltz and coffee- houses.
Related subject
Connect to vs. Connect up to
1- Connect something to something else:
- The bone broke just where the thigh connects to the knee.
- He asked to be connected to the central switchboard.
- I connected the parts of my computer to each other.
2- Connect something to the main supply of electricity, gas, water or to the telephone network.
- Where does the cooker connect the electricity?
- I connected the keyboard to the computer.
- Please connect the fridge to the electricity supply.
Connect with means :
1- To consider or show a person or thing to be related to someone or something else.
- There's little evidence to connect them with the attack.
- I am not connected with the clothing trade at all.
- Nothing could connect him with the robberies.
2- To think of different things or people as having a relationship to each other.
- I hope he would not connect me with that now-embarrassing review I'd written two years ago.
- People connect Vienna with Waltz and coffee- houses.
Related subject
Connect to vs. Connect up to
Compare to vs. Compare with
When should we use with and to, with compare ? This is the question of many learnes which I try to clarify it :
Compare to and Compare with have similarities and differences with each other. They are interchangeable when they are similar.
Compare to means that you are stressing something is similar or of equal quality to something else.
- Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce.
- People have compared me to Elizabeth Taylor.
- I can only compare the experience to falling in love.
Compare with indicates that you are examining both similarities and differences :
- The teacher compared John's marks with other students to see how much he has made a progress.
- If you compare her with other children in the class, she is more clever.
- The flowers here do not compare with those at home.
When you want to make a comparison between two or more things, both to or with are possible:
- He thinks he's a better driver compared with/to his brother.
- This matter really isn't very important if you compare it to/with the other problems we've got to deal with.
- The costs of living have decreased compared with last year.
Note that :
1- When compare comes with can not or do not, it just takes with.In this use,it means that no comparison is possible because they are so different:
- Your computer just can't compare with mine.(Your computer is not as good as my computer.
- The flowers here do not compare with those at home.
2- When compare comes with favorably or unfavorably, it takes with indicating that something is better or worse than another:
- The hotel certainly compared favorably with the one we stayed in last year.
- The safety of the roads in the country compares unfavorably with my country's.
3- you must use compare in the past tense when describing similarities or differences between two or more things :
- He is hard worker comparing with his brother.(incorrect)
- He is hard worker compared with his brother.(correct)
References:
- Collins Cobuild- Lexicon dictionary
- Longman Advanced American dictionary
- Cambridge Advanced Learners's Dictionary
Compare to and Compare with have similarities and differences with each other. They are interchangeable when they are similar.
Compare to means that you are stressing something is similar or of equal quality to something else.
- Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce.
- People have compared me to Elizabeth Taylor.
- I can only compare the experience to falling in love.
Compare with indicates that you are examining both similarities and differences :
- The teacher compared John's marks with other students to see how much he has made a progress.
- If you compare her with other children in the class, she is more clever.
- The flowers here do not compare with those at home.
When you want to make a comparison between two or more things, both to or with are possible:
- He thinks he's a better driver compared with/to his brother.
- This matter really isn't very important if you compare it to/with the other problems we've got to deal with.
- The costs of living have decreased compared with last year.
Note that :
1- When compare comes with can not or do not, it just takes with.In this use,it means that no comparison is possible because they are so different:
- Your computer just can't compare with mine.(Your computer is not as good as my computer.
- The flowers here do not compare with those at home.
2- When compare comes with favorably or unfavorably, it takes with indicating that something is better or worse than another:
- The hotel certainly compared favorably with the one we stayed in last year.
- The safety of the roads in the country compares unfavorably with my country's.
3- you must use compare in the past tense when describing similarities or differences between two or more things :
- He is hard worker comparing with his brother.(incorrect)
- He is hard worker compared with his brother.(correct)
References:
- Collins Cobuild- Lexicon dictionary
- Longman Advanced American dictionary
- Cambridge Advanced Learners's Dictionary
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