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Interventizio Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Give course to
Can you "give course to your intentions".
Ex.: "My intentions are to get rid of all my debt in one year, and I will give course to them."
Thank you.
Ex.: "My intentions are to get rid of all my debt in one year, and I will give course to them."
Thank you.
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Sounds wrong to me. I've never heard 'give course' used like that. Perhaps it is an archaic expression.
- Sounds wrong to me.
- I've never heard 'give course' used like that.
- Perhaps it is an archaic expression.
- Clive
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Sounds wrong to me. I've never heard 'give course' used like that.
Perhaps it is an archaic expression.
Clive
Perhaps it is an archaic expression.
Clive
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I would not suggest using that expression.
I have only ever heard of "gave course to" in the past tense, referring to something becoming accomplished that was previously set out to do; with a meaning more like the word "fulfilled." Therefore, in your context I do not think you can use "give course to" in a forward/future looking view referring to your intentions.
Even the past
I have only ever heard of "gave course to" in the past tense, referring to something becoming accomplished that was previously set out to do; with a meaning more like the word "fulfilled." Therefore, in your context I do not think you can use "give course to" in a forward/future looking view referring to your intentions.
Even the past
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InterventizioCan you "give course to your intentions"?That would sound very strange.
to give course to is to allow to flow (go forward) or to create a way/path to allow something to flow.
Even though the meaning is roughly correct, it's not an expression we use much. There would be quite a
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