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Maverick88 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Srart for

Can anyone please help me define the word 'start for' (somebody). It appears in my text as 'srart going in the direction of sb' just like 'make for', though I am not sure.
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"to start going in the direction of X" means "to begin moving toward X". I think that answers the question, but if not, maybe you could give us a little more context, OK? CJ

— CalifJim

  • "to start going in the direction of X" means "to begin moving toward X".
  • I think that answers the question, but if not, maybe you could give us a little more context, OK?
  • CJ
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"to start going in the direction of X" means "to begin moving toward X".

I think that answers the question, but if not, maybe you could give us a little more context, OK?

CJ
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CJ,
supposedly you misundertood me.
I asked what 'start for X' meant.
'to start going in the direction of X' was just my presumption about the phrase 'start for X'.

Thank you
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Then, for example, you want a good paraphrase for something like, "Susan started for John"???

In that case I will definitely need more context, because I am not familiar with that idiom. (I take it there were no intervening words, so that it was not something like "Susan started the car for John".)

CJ
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Hello Mr.CJ.,
There were no intervening words and the example you brought up is very similar to the sentence I read. Unfortunately I can't copy the context since I don't remember where it was taken from.
Probably it was kind of a grammatical mistake or purposely made ellipsis or replacing of 'make for' by 'start for'....Whatever.
Anyway thank you, CJ.
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