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Jigneshbharati Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

To be

I am watching a cricket match and just heard a commentator saying "it wasn't to be" when a player was dropped.
What does "to be" mean here ?
What is the grammatical function of "to be"?
It subject
Was ( main verb)
to be (?)
  

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Jigneshbharati I am watching a cricket match and just heard a commentator saying "it wasn't to be" when a player was dropped. What does "to be" mean here ? What is the grammatical function of "to be"?

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  • Jigneshbharati I am watching a cricket match and just heard a commentator saying "it wasn't to be" when a player was dropped.
  • What does "to be" mean here ?
  • What is the grammatical function of "to be"?
  • " "It wasn't to be" has the same meaning, that fate did not include that in its plan.
  • "To be" is the infinitive in its root sense, "to exist", and is a sort of adverb for "meant", even when "meant" is not there when a sportscaster says it.
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Jigneshbharati I am watching a cricket match and just heard a commentator saying "it wasn't to be" when a player was dropped.
What does "to be" mean here ?
What is the grammatical function o
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JigneshbharatiWhat does "to be" mean here ?

destined to happen; fated to happen

It wasn't to be ~ It was not meant to be ~ It was not destined to happen.

JigneshbharatiWhat is the grammatical function of "to be"?

'be' is the verb part of the idiom is to {verb}, which only occurs in the simple pr

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