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Taka Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Equal

His name means "striving to equal."

Is the "equal" above a noun or a verb?
  

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It is a verb. Strive to do = try to do

— Mister Micawber

  • It is a verb.
  • Strive to do = try to do
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It is a verb.

Strive to do = try to do
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My dictionaries have the transitive "equal" only.

So is it that the object here is omitted?
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TakaSo is it that the object here is omitted?
I suppose so; the sentence is a rather aphoristic statement, not part of a text. It is merely translating from another language.
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I see. Thanks, MM!
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