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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

take in/ anything of significance

Letting your eyes get too taken in by all of the scientific equipment in the laboratory prevents you from noticing anything of significance about the man in that same room.

Q) Can "taken in" be replaced with deceived or distracted?

Q2) Can "anything of significance" be rephrased as significant thing? I was wondering the function of "of" in the "anything of significance," and was wondering if there're other example phrases like that.
  

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moon7296 Q) Can "taken in" be replaced with deceived or distracted? They are similar in meaning, but not exactly the same. moon7296 Q2) Can "anything of significance" be rephrased as significant thing?

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  • moon7296 Q) Can "taken in" be replaced with deceived or distracted?
  • They are similar in meaning, but not exactly the same.
  • moon7296 Q2) Can "anything of significance" be rephrased as significant thing?
  • I was wondering the function of "of" in the "anything of significance," and was wondering if there're other example phrases like that Anything significant.
  • There are many phrases with the same construction "anything of import" "anything / nothing of interest" "anything / nothing of substance" "anything / nothing of value" "anything / nothing of benefit"
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moon7296Q) Can "taken in" be replaced with deceived or distracted?
They are similar in meaning, but not exactly the same.
moon7296Q2) Can "anything of significance" be rephrased as significant thing? I was wondering the function of "of" in the "anything of significance," and was wondering if there're other example phrases like that
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