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Vb5 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

What does "one" mean in thin context?

What does this sentence mean?

One anxiety in childhood can often lead to a re-occurrence of OCD in adulthood.

And:

Does ONE mean:
1. some
2. one (like single)
3. any
4. or this mean something else
  

Top answer

vb5 Does ONE mean: 1. some 2. one (like single) <<< It's this.

  • vb5 Does ONE mean: 1.
  • some 2.
  • one (like single) <<< It's this.
  • 3.
  • any 4.
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vb5Does ONE mean:
1. some
2. one (like single) <<< It's this.
3. any
4. or this mean something else
I would even substitute "A single anxiety ..." if I were writing it.

In my opinion, re-occurrence should be recurrence. It means that the OCD happens again; it returns; it
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Thank you for answer.

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