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CoffeeCat Posted 14 years ago
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For himself
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/06/sports/06iht-ben_.html
"This time, five years since the last, he was stopped at the border. Apparently someone advised him, or else he figured it out for himself. Ben Johnson left Winnipeg complaining of a leg injury the same day he arrived, and now, it seems sure, he is never going to race again. "
Does "figured it out for himself" mean "figured it out on his own"?
"This time, five years since the last, he was stopped at the border. Apparently someone advised him, or else he figured it out for himself. Ben Johnson left Winnipeg complaining of a leg injury the same day he arrived, and now, it seems sure, he is never going to race again. "
Does "figured it out for himself" mean "figured it out on his own"?
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CoffeeCat Does "figured it out for himself" mean "figured it out on his own"? Yes. CJ
- CoffeeCat Does "figured it out for himself" mean "figured it out on his own"?
- Yes.
- CJ
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CoffeeCatDoes "figured it out for himself" mean "figured it out on his own"?Yes.
CJ
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Does it mean I could also write these to have the "on his own" meaning?
"He solved the problem for himself."
"He finished work for himself."
"He saw the place for himself."
"He ate the whole pizza for himself."
"He solved the problem for himself."
"He finished work for himself."
"He saw the place for himself."
"He ate the whole pizza for himself."
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Yes, but "for himself" and "on his own" work better if there's a real accomplishment - a challenge that was overcome.
Eating a pizza without help from others isn't very much of an accomplishment, so the last one sounds a little odd.
You will probably hear it as "He ate the whole pizza himself".
Seeing a place isn't much of an accomplishment, either. In this case "for himself" mea
Eating a pizza without help from others isn't very much of an accomplishment, so the last one sounds a little odd.
You will probably hear it as "He ate the whole pizza himself".
Seeing a place isn't much of an accomplishment, either. In this case "for himself" mea
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Thank you CJ.
So, "for himself" is similar to "with his own effort and no external help"?
So, "for himself" is similar to "with his own effort and no external help"?
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CoffeeCatSo, "for himself" is similar to "with his own effort and no external help"?Yes. Those are similar.
CJ
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So,
"He figured out the solution for himself." = "He figured out the solution by himself without help."
"He solved the problem for himself." = "He solved the problem by himself without help."
"He finished work for himself." = "He finished work by himself without help.."
"He saw the place for himself." = "He saw the place by himself without help.."
"He ate the whole pizza
"He figured out the solution for himself." = "He figured out the solution by himself without help."
"He solved the problem for himself." = "He solved the problem by himself without help."
"He finished work for himself." = "He finished work by himself without help.."
"He saw the place for himself." = "He saw the place by himself without help.."
"He ate the whole pizza
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