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A Blinkin' Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
knocked down by a car/run over by a car
is saying knocked down by a car as correct as saying run over by a car?
For example, She was knocked down by a car and then dided.
For example, She was knocked down by a car and then dided.
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) Now, in careless writing, they are made synonymous: ----- run over transitive verb 2 : to collide with, knock down, and often drive over -------
- ) Now, in careless writing, they are made synonymous: ----- run over transitive verb 2 : to collide with, knock down, and often drive over -------
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knocking someone down=hitting someone to the ground
running someone over=the car is passing/is going/drives over that person (much worse!)
Now, in careless writing, they are made synonymous:
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run over
transitive verb
2 : to collide with, knock down, and often drive over
running someone over=the car is passing/is going/drives over that person (much worse!)
Now, in careless writing, they are made synonymous:
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run over
transitive verb
2 : to collide with, knock down, and often drive over
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We often hear "run over" when we really mean "knocked down". Unfortunately, just a couple of days ago a woman was, in fact, knocked down by a bicyclist and subsequently run over by a bus here where I live.
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It depends on what you are trying to mean.
'Knocked down' by a car means the person was hit by a car and the person fell down.
'Run Over' by a car means that the car actually drives over the person.(Maybe after knocking him down...)
'Knocked down' by a car means the person was hit by a car and the person fell down.
'Run Over' by a car means that the car actually drives over the person.(Maybe after knocking him down...)
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