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Dear all,Please description how different and how to used ? - different Make, Do  and have ?- overtake and overcom?- costume, outfit, suit and clothing?Thanks.

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Please description how different and how to used ? Here are a few comments. I'm not going to try to repeat every meaning in the dictionary.

- Make, Do and have ? First, please write and post a few sentences using thesevery basic words, so that we can see what you know and what you don't know.

- overtake and overcome?

overtake - refers to catching up with and passing. eg The blue car overtook the red car.

overcome - to beat, to prevail. eg The Roman army overcame the Greek army.

- costume, outfit, suit and clothing?

costume refers to special and often very unusual clothing, eg a Halloween costume.

outfit an informal way of referring to all your clothes, eg a man's suit, shirt, tie, shoes, hat, etc.

suit a man's jacket and pants that are made from the same material. Sometimes with a third piece, worn under the jacket, called in N. America a vest.

clothing a general term for all the items you wear, except for things like jewellery, shoes.

Best wishes, Clive

Cfvg · Answer

Dear Clive,

Many thanks for your help.

with sentence:

we should all try to .................. fit by making fun of sports.

I do not know used : Make, have, do or Keep ?

thanks

CFVG

Clive · Answer

Hi,

we should all try to .................. fit by making fun of sports.

I do not know used : Make, have, do or Keep ?

we should all try to keep fit by having fun with sports.

'Make fun of' is not correct here. It's an idiomatic way of saying 'mock', which is not the intended meaning here.

Best wishes, Clive

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