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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Wave on
Hello...
What does "He waved me on." mean?
Maybe "He waved to me to say to come to him"?
Or it can mean this meaning, "He waved to me to say to come to him", only after I started to come to him?
What does "He waved me on." mean?
Maybe "He waved to me to say to come to him"?
Or it can mean this meaning, "He waved to me to say to come to him", only after I started to come to him?
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" mean? "on" often indicates continuation . He signaled with a hand gesture that I should continue (along the same path I was already on).
- " mean?
- "on" often indicates continuation .
- He signaled with a hand gesture that I should continue (along the same path I was already on).
- He waved to me to indicate that I should keep going.
- CJ
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pructusWhat does "He waved me on." mean?"on" often indicates continuation.
He signaled with a hand gesture that I should continue (along the same path I was already on).
He waved to me to indicate that I should keep going.
CJ
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I see... I see...
Thanks so much, CJ!!
By the way...
If I was not already going toward him, how can we say the meaning?
The meaning, "He waved his hand to say to come toward him"....
Maybe, "He waved to me to come to him"?
Is there any simpler way to say this?
Thanks so much, CJ!!
By the way...
If I was not already going toward him, how can we say the meaning?
The meaning, "He waved his hand to say to come toward him"....
Maybe, "He waved to me to come to him"?
Is there any simpler way to say this?
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pructusIf I was not already going toward himYou almost certainly were not already going toward him. "wave someone on" is used more in cases where, let's say, there's a line of people waiting to get through a checkpoint, maybe at an airport, and an official is there "waving people on" as a way of directing them into the line and to keep moving in that line.
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