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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Greedy or interested attention
1 ogle
transitive verb
1 : to eye amorously or provocatively
2 : to look at especially with greedy or interested attention
Question 1:
"greedy attention" - What would it mean when someone is looking at something with "greedy attention"?
Question 2:
"interested attention":
interested (adjective)
1 : having the attention engaged <interested listeners>
2 : being affected or involved <interested parties>
interest (verb)
1 : to induce or persuade to participate or engage
2 : to engage the attention or arouse the interest of
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"interest (verb)" can also be used as an adjective in form of past participle, 'interested'. I don't know which 'interested' of the two is used in the construction "interested attention". Would you please help me with it? I would like to know the general solution to this confusion between 'pure adjective' and 'past participle adjective'. How can one know which one of the two is used in constructions where the both have overlapping meanings?
transitive verb
1 : to eye amorously or provocatively
2 : to look at especially with greedy or interested attention
Question 1:
"greedy attention" - What would it mean when someone is looking at something with "greedy attention"?
Question 2:
"interested attention":
interested (adjective)
1 : having the attention engaged <interested listeners>
2 : being affected or involved <interested parties>
interest (verb)
1 : to induce or persuade to participate or engage
2 : to engage the attention or arouse the interest of
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"interest (verb)" can also be used as an adjective in form of past participle, 'interested'. I don't know which 'interested' of the two is used in the construction "interested attention". Would you please help me with it? I would like to know the general solution to this confusion between 'pure adjective' and 'past participle adjective'. How can one know which one of the two is used in constructions where the both have overlapping meanings?
Top answer
as far as I know, the past participle can always be used as an adjective. When this use becomes popular, dictionaries often give the word its own entry, or listing, as an adjective. Dictionaries vary with respect to a particular word.
- as far as I know, the past participle can always be used as an adjective.
- When this use becomes popular, dictionaries often give the word its own entry, or listing, as an adjective.
- Dictionaries vary with respect to a particular word.
- There would be no difference in the meaning or usage.
- oogle: Meaning #1 implies the object is a person (amorously).
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as far as I know, the past participle can always be used as an adjective. When this use becomes popular, dictionaries often give the word its own entry, or listing, as an adjective. Dictionaries vary with respect to a particular word.
There would be no difference in the meaning or usage.
oogle:
Meaning #1 implies the object is a person (amorously). Meaning #2 could
There would be no difference in the meaning or usage.
oogle:
Meaning #1 implies the object is a person (amorously). Meaning #2 could
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