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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Disappoint

Hi,
What does this sentence mean, especially the word 'disappoint' here?
Great things were expected of this band, and they didn't disappoint.
Thanks.
  

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Many people thought this band would perform very well (or would be very successful). The band did indeed perform very well (or were very successful), thus they didn't disappoint their fans.

— Blue Jay

  • Many people thought this band would perform very well (or would be very successful).
  • The band did indeed perform very well (or were very successful), thus they didn't disappoint their fans.
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Many people thought this band would perform very well (or would be very successful). The band did indeed perform very well (or were very successful), thus they didn't disappoint their fans.
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Hi,
"disappoint" is a transitive verb, why is it not followed by an object here?
Thanks.
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