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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Long-winded
Acquiring a large vocabulary keeps you from being long-winded.
Q1) I thought 'winded' is adjective derived from the verb 'wind.' What do you think?
Q2) Is it mean 'out of breath'?
Q3) And what does long-winded and short-winded mean?
Q1) I thought 'winded' is adjective derived from the verb 'wind.' What do you think?
Q2) Is it mean 'out of breath'?
Q3) And what does long-winded and short-winded mean?
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- Yes, me too. -- 'Winded' means out of breath. -- The two words are not antonyms.
- - Yes, me too.
- -- 'Winded' means out of breath.
- -- The two words are not antonyms.
- 'Long-winded' means talking or able to talk for a long time about a topic.
- 'Short-winded' means easily winded.
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Q1) I thought 'winded' is adjective derived from the verb 'wind.' What do you think?- Yes, me too.
Q2) Is it mean 'out of breath'?-- 'Winded' means out of breath.
Q3) And what does long-winded and short-winded mean?-- The two words are not antonyms. 'Long-winded' means talking or able to talk for a long time about a topic. 'Short-winded' means easily winded.
Q2) Is it mean 'out of breath'?-- 'Winded' means out of breath.
Q3) And what does long-winded and short-winded mean?-- The two words are not antonyms. 'Long-winded' means talking or able to talk for a long time about a topic. 'Short-winded' means easily winded.
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Ah.. you thought the same as me..
Even so, I thought it's weird because I didn't find meaning 'out of breath' from the verb wind.
'Out of breath' is just new meaning that is nothing to do with meanings of 'wind?'
Can 'winded' be seen as a past participle too? (adjective as well as a past participle?)
Even so, I thought it's weird because I didn't find meaning 'out of breath' from the verb wind.
'Out of breath' is just new meaning that is nothing to do with meanings of 'wind?'
Can 'winded' be seen as a past participle too? (adjective as well as a past participle?)
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i think "long-winded" and "short winded" are antonyms.
they both have two meanings.
For example, someone feels very tired after running 50m, we can say he is short-winded. Someone feels easy after running 500m, we can say he is long-winded.
Another meaning, someone takes a very long time to explain a simple thing, so he is long-winded. If someone else explain it with ser
they both have two meanings.
For example, someone feels very tired after running 50m, we can say he is short-winded. Someone feels easy after running 500m, we can say he is long-winded.
Another meaning, someone takes a very long time to explain a simple thing, so he is long-winded. If someone else explain it with ser
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You are right that the dictionaries also list 'long-winded' as 'able to breathe deeply; not tiring
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