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Tommyensr Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Even!
Hi, everyone please take a look this sentence
* She conceded even before all the votes had been counted.
i am not native English speaker, but ,eventually, i have found even, in this case , "even = in plain emotional manner" or "even = quietly".
it's obvious that ,in my opinion, English, sometime it's beautiful ,and sometime it's quite hard to understand.
my question is that why they didn't write it easier
She conceded quietly before all the votes had been counted.
Anyway i have to use English in everyday, and i do still love it.
note: the sentence * come from http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=15840&dict=CALD
thanks Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
* She conceded even before all the votes had been counted.
i am not native English speaker, but ,eventually, i have found even, in this case , "even = in plain emotional manner" or "even = quietly".
it's obvious that ,in my opinion, English, sometime it's beautiful ,and sometime it's quite hard to understand.
my question is that why they didn't write it easier
She conceded quietly before all the votes had been counted.
Anyway i have to use English in everyday, and i do still love it.
note: the sentence * come from http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=15840&dict=CALD
thanks Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Top answer
"even" functions as an intensive adverb in that context. com has to say: adverb - To a greater degree or extent. Used as an intensive with comparative adjectives and adverbs: Looked sick and felt even worse.
- "even" functions as an intensive adverb in that context.
- com has to say: adverb - To a greater degree or extent.
- Used as an intensive with comparative adjectives and adverbs: Looked sick and felt even worse.
- - Indeed; moreover.
- Used as an intensive: He was depressed, even suicidal.
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"even" functions as an intensive adverb in that context.
Here's what Dictionary.com has to say:
adverb
- To a greater degree or extent. Used as an intensive with comparative adjectives and adverbs: Looked sick and felt even worse.
- Indeed; moreover. Used as an intensive: He was depressed, even suicidal. Even a child knows better.
- Used as
Here's what Dictionary.com has to say:
adverb
- To a greater degree or extent. Used as an intensive with comparative adjectives and adverbs: Looked sick and felt even worse.
- Indeed; moreover. Used as an intensive: He was depressed, even suicidal. Even a child knows better.
- Used as
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Oof! "Even!" Yes, that's a very difficult word to work with!
It doesn't mean "quietly" in your example sentence.
She conceded even before all the votes had been counted. = She conceded [even though / although / despite that fact that] it was still before all the votes had been counted. = She conceded [even though / although / despite that fact that] not all the votes had b
It doesn't mean "quietly" in your example sentence.
She conceded even before all the votes had been counted. = She conceded [even though / although / despite that fact that] it was still before all the votes had been counted. = She conceded [even though / although / despite that fact that] not all the votes had b
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