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Soheil1 Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary

Extend

Hi

What's the difference between extend, bestow and give in:

With the exception of one year (1957), the World Bank has extended loans to Colombia in every year since 1949.

?Thanks in advance

  

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soheil1 extend, bestow and give extend sounds business-like, which is appropriate in the example shown. bestow sounds very high register to me, practically royal. You won't hear this word in an ordinary conversation.

— CalifJim

  • soheil1 extend, bestow and give extend sounds business-like, which is appropriate in the example shown.
  • bestow sounds very high register to me, practically royal.
  • You won't hear this word in an ordinary conversation.
  • give sounds very ordinary.
  • CJ
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soheil1extend, bestow and give

extend sounds business-like, which is appropriate in the example shown.

bestow sounds very high register to me, practically royal. You won't hear this word in an ordinary conversation.

give sounds very ordinary.

CJ

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