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Farmer ky Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

what does it mean?

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00Can someone tell me what it means when someone says " out of (the) respect....." ? Thanks.0-
  

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02br 02br 00"Out of respect" means "because of respect". " 0-

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  • 02br 02br 00"Out of respect" means "because of respect".
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0(Usually we do not use "the" in this phrase)02br
00Respect means honour or deference.02br
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00"Out of respect" means "because of respect". "H00e went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes00" (example from thefreedictionary.com)02br
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00"We were silent out of respect for the fallen soldiers." 0-
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0It always helps to give context02br
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00It probably means "Because I want to show respect for ...., I (do something)". 0-
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0You also see it like this: Look, you're married to my sister, so out of respect of her, I will not tell you what a low-life, lying, cheating, slimy little piece of garbage I really think you are. But if she ever comes to her sense and leaves you, be assured, I won't be so polite." 0-
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0GG is this correct?02br
01i00so out of respect of her02i02br
00I've only ever heard 'out of respect' 01i00for02i00 someone.02br
00I thought it was out of respect of something. 02br
00Sorry just found this:02br
00Books 01b00102b00 - 01b001002b00 of 01
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0No, typo. Out of [my] respect 01b00for02b00 her. Sorry.0-
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