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Moon7296 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
tone (muscle)
A: Hey you look very skinny.
I think I can simply say "I'm planning to work out at the gym."
Can I also say "I'm going to strengthen(tone) my muscles to look bigger.
I want to know the correct use of "tone" when it's used as a verb.
I think I can simply say "I'm planning to work out at the gym."
Can I also say "I'm going to strengthen(tone) my muscles to look bigger.
I want to know the correct use of "tone" when it's used as a verb.
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moon7296 I want to know the correct use of "tone" when it's used as a verb. That is OK in the sentence you have written, though 'toning one's muscles' is a refining technique that will probably not make one appear less skinny; one needs to 'build one's muscles': enlarge them
- moon7296 I want to know the correct use of "tone" when it's used as a verb.
- That is OK in the sentence you have written, though 'toning one's muscles' is a refining technique that will probably not make one appear less skinny; one needs to 'build one's muscles': enlarge them
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moon7296I want to know the correct use of "tone" when it's used as a verb.That is OK in the sentence you have written, though 'toning one's muscles' is a refining technique that will probably not make one appear less skinny; one needs to 'build one's muscles': enlarge them
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