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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Built the house with an eye to adding on later

– with an eye to also also with an eye toward
1 : with awareness or contemplation of with an eye to the future
2 : with the object of *built the house with an eye to adding on later*

What does "adding on" mean in the context above?
  

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Hi, Enlarging the house, eg by building an additional room. Clive

  • Hi, Enlarging the house, eg by building an additional room.
  • Clive
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3 Answers
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Hi,

Enlarging the house, eg by building an additional room.

Clive
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CliveHi,

Enlarging the house, eg by building an additional room.

Clive
Thank you, Clive.

built the house with an eye to adding on later


So, the above fragmented sentence would translate to either:

1: [He] built the house with the o
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Hi,

Thank you, Clive.


built the house with an eye to adding on later”
So, the above fragmented sentence would translate to either:

1: [He] built the house with the object of adding (new room, etc) later.

or,

2: [He] built the house with the contemplatio

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