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Nina_Nia Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
To Regress
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Is it possible to say; The country has regressed to its former state.
Does the verb to regress refer to behaviour only?
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Is it possible to say; The country has regressed to its former state.
Does the verb to regress refer to behaviour only?
Thanks
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" No, regress does not refer to behaviour only. " Art has been regressing toward adolescence for more than a generation now" is an example of usage provided by the Oxford Dictionary of the English language. John
- " No, regress does not refer to behaviour only.
- " Art has been regressing toward adolescence for more than a generation now" is an example of usage provided by the Oxford Dictionary of the English language.
- John
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Yes, it is correct to say "The country has regressed to its former state."
No, regress does not refer to behaviour only.
" Art has been regressing toward adolescence for more than a generation now" is an example of usage provided by the Oxford Dictionary of the English language.
John
No, regress does not refer to behaviour only.
" Art has been regressing toward adolescence for more than a generation now" is an example of usage provided by the Oxford Dictionary of the English language.
John
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