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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

"Cooled for two hours" and "Cooled in two hours"

The soup cooled for two hours.

The soup cooled in two hours.

She cooled the soup for two hours.

She cooled the soup in two hours.


What's the difference in meaning between them?

  

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anonymous The soup cooled for two hours. You took the soup from the stove at noon. You waited until 2 pm.

  • anonymous The soup cooled for two hours.
  • You took the soup from the stove at noon.
  • You waited until 2 pm.
  • anonymous The soup cooled in two hours.
  • You took the soup from the stove at noon.
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anonymousThe soup cooled for two hours.

You took the soup from the stove at noon. You waited until 2 pm.

anonymousThe soup cooled in two hours.

You took the soup from the stove at noon. You waited until 2 pm. At that time the soup was cool.

anonymousShe cooled the soup in two hours.

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