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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

over the last+time

Hi,

'Over the last few days they have known the town well.'

1.What does 'over the last few days' mean here? Does it mean 'from the beginning to the end of the period of time', or mean 'at some point in the period of time'?

2.Does 'In the last few days' have the same meaning as 'over the last few days'?

3.'She has not changed much over the years.'
Does 'over the years' mean 'over the past years'?

4.Do you say 'in the years' instead of 'over the yars'?

Thanks.
  

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What does 'over the last few days' mean here? Does it mean 'from the beginning to the end of the period of time', or mean 'at some point in the period of time'? During the last few days - in the restricted period of time that is a few days in the past.

— Feebs11

  • What does 'over the last few days' mean here?
  • Does it mean 'from the beginning to the end of the period of time', or mean 'at some point in the period of time'?
  • During the last few days - in the restricted period of time that is a few days in the past.
  • Does 'In the last few days' have the same meaning as 'over the last few days'?
  • Pretty much the same.
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AnonymousHi,

'Over the last few days they have known the town well.'

1.What does 'over the last few days' mean here? Does it mean 'from the beginning to the end of the period of time', or mean 'at some point in the period of time'? During the last few days - in the restricted period of time that is a few days in the past.
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Hi Feebs11,

Thank you very much for your reply.
I have some more questions as follows:

1.'He has been ill for the last two months.'
Does the sentence mean 'He has been ill for two whole months'?
Or mean
'He got ill several times during the last two months'?

2.'In the years since our marriage, we have shaken down together.'
I'm sorry I don't quite unde
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Feebs has given you a good answer. I would just like to point out that over the last few days and they have known don't go together very well.

CB
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AnonymousHi Feebs11,

Thank you very much for your reply.
I have some more questions as follows:

1.'He has been ill for the last two months.'
Does the sentence mean 'He has been ill for two whole months'?
Or mean
'He got ill several times during the last two months'?

2.'In the years since our marriage, we have shaken down together
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AnonymousHi Feebs11,

Thank you very much for your reply.
I have some more questions as follows:

1.'He has been ill for the last two months.'
Does the sentence mean 'He has been ill for two whole months'?
Or mean
'He got ill several times during the last two months'? The first option.

2.'In
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Are the two sentences OK?

1.'Over the last two years, I have only seen her once.' ok but better as "In the last two years I have only seen her once".

2.'Over the last two years, he has got married and moved to another city.' ok but again better with "In"
"Over the years" is exp
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Hi Feebs11,

Very glad to receive your answer again to my questions. However, I'm afraid I still have some more questions to ask and hope you can help me again.

1. Does 'marrage' mean 'get married' in your sentence ('In the years since our marriage, we have shaken down together')?

2.Why are 'in the years' and 'over the years' not interchangeable?
Is that because 'in t
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AnonymousHi Feebs11,

Very glad to receive your answer again to my questions. However, I'm afraid I still have some more questions to ask and hope you can help me again.

1. Does 'marrage' mean 'get married' in your sentence ('In the years since our marriage, we have shaken down together')? Yes - the day that we were married.
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Hi Feebs11,

You have been so helpful. I really appreciate it. Thank you very much!
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