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Pb03 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

for themselves/ by themselves

Hello everyone,

I'm wondering whether there is any difference in usage or meaning between "for oneself" and "by oneself."
For your reference, I have put two examples below.

hope to see your opinions...

Thanks

pb

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For our exploratory component, students will investigate the ecosystems of our botanical gardens and see for themselves
how an ecosystem in a garden, a forest or a body of water develops its own food chain.

This special program offers students the opportunity to create their own miniature garden in a glass container by themselves.
  

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In your sentences see for themselves is about the same as find out and by themselves means without assistance [from others]. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • In your sentences see for themselves is about the same as find out and by themselves means without assistance [from others].
  • CB
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In your sentences see for themselves is about the same as find out and by themselves means without assistance [from others].
CB
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