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Cpu banana 828 Posted 5 years ago
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What does how many marbles does he have left mean?

I can't understand the meaning of the word "have left" ? Can "have left" synonym be "still have"? Thanks a lot.

  

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" mean? (Original post) To have something "left" means that it remains after other things have been used, given away, lost, sold, etc. " implies that he once had a larger number of marbles but now has a smaller number (or zero if the answer is "None").

  • " mean?
  • (Original post) To have something "left" means that it remains after other things have been used, given away, lost, sold, etc.
  • " implies that he once had a larger number of marbles but now has a smaller number (or zero if the answer is "None").
  • cpu banana 828 Can "have left" synonym be "still have"?
  • Yes, more or less.
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cpu banana 828What does "How many marbles does he have left?" mean? (Original post)

To have something "left" means that it remains after other things have been used, given away, lost, sold, etc. So, "How many marbles does he have left?" implies that he once had a larger nu

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