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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Give out
Consider the following sentence:
"Runners' legs give out when they drink too much water in a race, particularly in novice runners."
What is a synonym for 'give out'?
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Christine Christie What is a synonym for 'give out'? In that sentence you could use "stop functioning". "fail" is a synonym, but it seems too strong a word to use in that context.
- Christine Christie What is a synonym for 'give out'?
- In that sentence you could use "stop functioning".
- "fail" is a synonym, but it seems too strong a word to use in that context.
- CJ
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Christine ChristieWhat is a synonym for 'give out'?
In that sentence you could use "stop functioning".
"fail" is a synonym, but it seems too strong a word to use in that context.
CJ
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"Runners' legs give out when they drink too much water in a race, particularly in the case of novice runners."
(I'd say this depends very much on the length of the race.)
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