BUT parts of a car can also be understood as: the engine, the hood, the roof, the chassis, and not something replaceable as in something you can buy at an auto parts' store.

Aug 8, 2024 · With transitive provide sth to/for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made …

May 20, 2024 · I'm sure I've got something for you is only "informal" in AmE insofar as it includes a contraction (in my experience, Americans rarely use I have something for you, which is the …

Sep 7, 2023 · 'somebody takes hours to do something' Implication / translation: Somebody is doing some task, and it takes him hours. 'it takes somebody hours to do something' Implication …

Nov 20, 2023 · 1 "Kind of like", "something like" and "somewhat like" have similar meanings. They are mostly interchangeable. "Something like" is a general, common, idiomatic phrase. …

May 26, 2024 · to mean that you very much want to do something. We would use a different word such as "keen" or "desperate", for example I am keen to go to Dave's party. The word 'inclined' …

2 First of all, it's ensure something is right (not assure). To assure means "to dispel doubts", while "ensure" means "to make certain". Since it's not entirely clear what you are trying to say, here …

According to Korean English grammar books, nouns that ends with "thing", such as something, anything, generally take "that" as a relative pronoun. But does that mean that "something …

Jan 23, 2017 · Do we say something for affect or effect? For instance, if I give the description of a round ball, it seems that the word round is redundant; however, I have chosen to combine …

Aug 12, 2019 · I would like to know the difference in meaning between 'useful' and 'helpful' when we talk about non-physical things such as advice, explanation, knowledge, etc. When can you …