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StepOnMe Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Does this make sense?
His presence abashes/abashed the slaves.
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He abashes/abashed her.
I was just wondering if I used "abash" in verb form correctly
If not, how would you make a sentence containing the word "abash" but in verb form?
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He abashes/abashed her.
I was just wondering if I used "abash" in verb form correctly
If not, how would you make a sentence containing the word "abash" but in verb form?
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No, we use it almost exclusively as an adjective or in passive voice: He was abashed that he had forgotten her birthday.
- No, we use it almost exclusively as an adjective or in passive voice: He was abashed that he had forgotten her birthday.
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No, we use it almost exclusively as an adjective or in passive voice: He was abashed that he had forgotten her birthday.
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Abash is rarely used as a transitive verb, and when it is, we need to know in what way the object of the verb has been abashed.
There are very few natural-sounding examples to be found. This is about the best - from Your Dictionary:
'A child's temper tantrum is an example of something that would abash a parent.'
I advise you to avoid this verb and use embarrass
There are very few natural-sounding examples to be found. This is about the best - from Your Dictionary:
'A child's temper tantrum is an example of something that would abash a parent.'
I advise you to avoid this verb and use embarrass
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