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Bmojtaba Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Gerund and adjective

Recent:'Done,made, or occuring not long ago'

Above sentence is a definition in dictionary for recent,what is the rule of done and made and occuring???

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what is the rule of done and made and occuring ??? There is no rule for which words may appear in the definition of another word. The definition should be taken to mean this: recent means 'done not long ago', or 'made not long ago', or 'occurring not long ago'.

— CalifJim

  • what is the rule of done and made and occuring ???
  • There is no rule for which words may appear in the definition of another word.
  • The definition should be taken to mean this: recent means 'done not long ago', or 'made not long ago', or 'occurring not long ago'.
  • CJ
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what is the rule of done and made and occuring???

There is no rule for which words may appear in the definition of another word.

The definition should be taken to mean this:

recent means 'done not long ago', or 'made not long ago', or 'occurring not long ago'.

CJ
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For exmapel:

Done not long ago....DONE is adjecive????what about occuring???
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done is a past participle (from the verb do).

made is a past participle (from the verb make).

occurring is a present participle (from the verb occur).

They are all used to define the adjective recent, so they all function as adjectives in the context of that definition.

Definitions always use the same part of spee
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