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Persian Learner Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Secure

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If all students are required to pay, those on a low income may be dissuaded from attending, thus making it unfair. The reason for this is that they will likely not be able to secure financial support from their family so they will be concerned about the debts they will incur in the future.

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Could 'secure' be replaced with 'receive' in the above context without any difference in meaning?

  

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Persian Learner Could 'secure' be replaced with 'receive' in the above context without any difference in meaning? 'Secure' suggests a more active search for funding than does 'receive'.

  • Persian Learner Could 'secure' be replaced with 'receive' in the above context without any difference in meaning?
  • 'Secure' suggests a more active search for funding than does 'receive'.
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Persian LearnerCould 'secure' be replaced with 'receive' in the above context without any difference in meaning?

'Secure' suggests a more active search for funding than does 'receive'.

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