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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
hold back and keep back
Hello,
What is the difference between "Barriers were build to keep the flood waters back." and "Barriers were build to hold the flood waters back."?
For some obscure reason they mean the same to me. I do think that hold is a little stronger in this sentence.
What is the difference between "Barriers were build to keep the flood waters back." and "Barriers were build to hold the flood waters back."?
For some obscure reason they mean the same to me. I do think that hold is a little stronger in this sentence.
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"? I see none.
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You mean 'built', not 'build'
Gene93What is the difference between "Barriers were build to keep the flood waters back." and "Barriers were build to hold the flood waters back."?I see none.
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