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Meantolearn Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

All out of love 2

Hi,

"What would you say if I called on you now and said that I can't hold on?"
1. Does 'call on someone' mean to visit someone?

2. Does 'hold on' mean to manage to stay alive in a certain situation?

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"What are you thinking of ?"
3. Can you say, "what are you thinking?" or "what are you thinking about?" What are the differences among them?

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" 1. Does 'call on someone' mean to visit someone? Yes 2.

  • " 1.
  • Does 'call on someone' mean to visit someone?
  • Yes 2.
  • Does 'hold on' mean to manage to stay alive in a certain situation?
  • Yes,but it can also mean to wait.
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"What would you say if I called on you now and said that I can't hold on?"
1. Does 'call on someone' mean to visit someone? Yes

2. Does 'hold on' mean to manage to stay alive in a certain situation? Yes,but it can also mean to wait. I suspect that is the meaning here, but there is not enough
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Hi, Clive.

Here is the whole context.

"I want you to come back and carry me home
away from these long lonely nights
I'm reaching for you, Are you feeling it too?
Does the feeling seem oh so right?
What would you say if I called on you now and said that I can't hold on"

So, 'hold on' here means to wait?

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Here is the whole context.

"I want you to come back and carry me home
away from these long lonely nights
I'm reaching for you, Are you feeling it too?
Does the feeling seem oh so right?
What would you say if I called on you now and said that I can't hold on"

So, 'hold on' here means to wait? It's not totally clear, but I th

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