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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Undergird
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Their way of life is undergirded by religious faith.
If you say that XXX is undergirded by YYY, do you mean that XXX is based on YYY?
Do you normally use "undergird" in the passive?
Their way of life is undergirded by religious faith.
If you say that XXX is undergirded by YYY, do you mean that XXX is based on YYY?
Do you normally use "undergird" in the passive?
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do you mean that *** is based on YYY? Yes. " Their way of life is supported by religious faith.
- do you mean that *** is based on YYY?
- Yes.
- " Their way of life is supported by religious faith.
- Their way of life is firmly based in religious faith.
- Do you normally use "undergird" in the passive?
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do you mean that *** is based on YYY? Yes.
The formal definition of undergird is: "provide support or a firm basis for."
Their way of life is supported by religious faith.
Their way of life is firmly based in religious faith.
Do you no
The formal definition of undergird is: "provide support or a firm basis for."
Their way of life is supported by religious faith.
Their way of life is firmly based in religious faith.
Do you no
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HUBLOTIf you say that *** is undergirded by YYY, do you mean that *** is based on YYY?No. *** is held up by YYY. *** is supported by YYY. Their religious faith stabilizes their way of life.
You don't see "undergird" much these days, but I would say that it is seen more in the passive.
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