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Vdb Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

upwind of me

What does the sentence "Walk upwind of me" mean? I know that upwind means against the direction of the wind, but that doesn't quite fit in the sentence. Please help!

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Literally they are walking ahead of you. Metaphorically, it could be they are taking the pressure of something, leaving you to be more relaxed, or simply venturing out ahead in some task in some way. If the wind is a good thing, it might be an annoyance that they are upwind of you If these don't fit, perhaps you could post the sentence?

— Meteorquake

  • Literally they are walking ahead of you.
  • Metaphorically, it could be they are taking the pressure of something, leaving you to be more relaxed, or simply venturing out ahead in some task in some way.
  • If the wind is a good thing, it might be an annoyance that they are upwind of you If these don't fit, perhaps you could post the sentence?
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Literally they are walking ahead of you.
Metaphorically, it could be they are taking the pressure of something, leaving you to be more relaxed, or simply venturing out ahead in some task in some way. If the wind is a good thing, it might be an annoyance that they are upwind of you
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Thank you! I was looking for the literally meaning! Emotion: smile
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vdbI was looking for the literally meaning!
'Literally meaning' doesn't sound right in the sentence to me. I think it should be 'literal meaning', but I am not sure. Any teacher please have a look into it.
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Oops! That was a careless mistake on my part. I definitely wanted to write literal meaning. You are absolutely right, vkr6078. I thought I wrote literal meaning. The extra "ly" was just...stupid
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