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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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Set aside//leave some cake for him

Tom will come later, so Jill set aside some cake for him.

Hi,
Does "set aside some cake" in the above amount to "leave some cake?" Thanks.
  

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Yes, 'leave carefully'.

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Yes, 'leave carefully'.
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Yes - but it is left in a way that other guests can't eat it, it's not just left on the table. It could have been written as "Jill saved some cake for him".
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