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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Short bursts of, keep up with you
*** wants to keep up with you on Twitter
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Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
From the dictionary, "keep up with someone" means "If someone or something keeps up with someone or something else, they do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with that person or thing"
But it doesn't fit in this context.
Twitter connects you with everything you want to know, right now. Short bursts of information are readily available from news organizations, corporate entities, politicians, celebrities, local businesses - even your close friends and family. Also, if you have something to share with the world, Twitter makes it super easy. To join for free, click the link below.
Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
From the dictionary, "keep up with someone" means "If someone or something keeps up with someone or something else, they do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with that person or thing"
But it doesn't fit in this context.
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lextype=3&search=keep_up_with : "remain informed about something" / "stay in contact with somebody". "short" has the ordinary meaning, and "burst" means a brief, sudden and energetic instance of something.
- lextype=3&search=keep_up_with : "remain informed about something" / "stay in contact with somebody".
- "short" has the ordinary meaning, and "burst" means a brief, sudden and energetic instance of something.
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Here, "keep up with" has some combination of senses #1 and #2 at http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=keep_up_with
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