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Danil Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Differences between "was able, could and managed to".
Good evening!
Do the words "was able" and "managed to" have a very similar meaning?
I did watch the movie (Sherloc Holmes) and I have mentioned that they do use "managed to" in some sort of sentences.
May I kindly ask you? How often do that verbals turn use in nowdays ?
If I say: "managed to" and "was able" would it be very similar meaning?
Kind regards,
Danil
Do the words "was able" and "managed to" have a very similar meaning?
I did watch the movie (Sherloc Holmes) and I have mentioned that they do use "managed to" in some sort of sentences.
May I kindly ask you? How often do that verbals turn use in nowdays ?
If I say: "managed to" and "was able" would it be very similar meaning?
Kind regards,
Danil
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Managed to = achieved an end result with great difficulty. You expect that it might not be successful. He managed to get his old car running again.
- Managed to = achieved an end result with great difficulty.
- You expect that it might not be successful.
- He managed to get his old car running again.
- was able to = had the skills, ability or good fortune to do something successfully He was able to find a replacement power cord for the TV.
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Managed to = achieved an end result with great difficulty. You expect that it might not be successful.
He managed to get his old car running again.
was able to = had the skills, ability or good fortune to do something successfully
He was able to find a replacement power cord for the TV.
He managed to get his old car running again.
was able to = had the skills, ability or good fortune to do something successfully
He was able to find a replacement power cord for the TV.
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"was able to", when it indicates success, is very similar to "managed to" or "succeeded in".
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We were able to find a very reliable babysitter.
~ We managed to find a very reliable babysitter.
~ We succeeded in finding a very reliable babysitter.
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You cannot use "could" in this kind of context.
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We could find a
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We were able to find a very reliable babysitter.
~ We managed to find a very reliable babysitter.
~ We succeeded in finding a very reliable babysitter.
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You cannot use "could" in this kind of context.
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We could find a
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CJ, Alpecca thank you!
CJ
~We managed to find a very reliable babysitter. (Does it mean we SUCCESSFULLY found a very reliable babysitter and now our child has a babbysitter)
~ We could find a very reliable babysitter (Does it mean that we did not find a babysitter. If we tried possible we could maybe... (For example)
Mr, CJ: Do I understand
CJ
~We managed to find a very reliable babysitter. (Does it mean we SUCCESSFULLY found a very reliable babysitter and now our child has a babbysitter)
~ We could find a very reliable babysitter (Does it mean that we did not find a babysitter. If we tried possible we could maybe... (For example)
Mr, CJ: Do I understand
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DanilCJ ~We managed to find a very reliable babysitter. (Does it mean we SUCCESSFULLY found a very reliable babysitter and now our child has a babbysitter)Yes. Exactly.
Danil~ We could find a very reliable babysitter (Does it mean that we did not find a babysitter. If we tried possible we could maybe... (For example)Mr, CJ: Do I under
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