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Аслан Хаматов Posted 11 years ago
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Hi, everyone. I hope you can help me to understand this word/expression: He grew up to become a famous footballer. What exactly it means "grow up to do something". I got it this way: He was meant to become a famous footballer, is this right? Could you say this otherwise, so that I could understand, it'd be very helpful. Hope it's not a silly question. Thank you all for your replies in advance.
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"He was meant to become a famous footballer" has a stronger sense of destiny. "He grew up to become a famous footballer" just describes what happened.
- "He was meant to become a famous footballer" has a stronger sense of destiny.
- "He grew up to become a famous footballer" just describes what happened.
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"He was meant to become a famous footballer" has a stronger sense of destiny.
"He grew up to become a famous footballer" just describes what happened.
"He grew up to become a famous footballer" just describes what happened.
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