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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Will I ever meet my soul mate?

Will I ever meet my soul mate?

How would you interpret the above in simple English, especially "ever" and "soul mate?" Thanks.
  

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Soul mate noun One of two persons compatible with each other in disposition, point of view, or sensitivity. com — try looking up words there) "Ever" in this case means "at any time".

  • Soul mate noun One of two persons compatible with each other in disposition, point of view, or sensitivity.
  • com — try looking up words there) "Ever" in this case means "at any time".
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Soul mate
noun
One of two persons compatible with each other in disposition, point of view, or sensitivity.

(thefreedictionary.com — try looking up words there)

"Ever" in this case means "at any time".
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Ant_222Soul mate noun One of two persons compatible with each other in disposition, point of view, or sensitivity. (thefreedictionary.com — try looking up words there) "Ever" in this case means "at any time".
Thanks, Ant.

Just to make sure, which one of the following is close to the base question semantically?

Will I at any time meet my soul
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Hello Angli,

I don't see Ant online, so will try to answer your questions.

"Ever" means "at any time in the future", but also has a certain emotional force, in this kind of context: it implies a limitless future.

"Soul mate" usually implies (perhaps paradoxically) a member of the *** that you would prefer sexually. However, it can also be used in the context of ve
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MrPedanticHello Angli,

I don't see Ant online, so will try to answer your questions.

"Ever" means "at any time in the future", but also has a certain emotional force, in this kind of context: it implies a limitless future.

"Soul mate" usually implies (perhaps paradoxically) a member of the *** that you would prefer sexually. However, it c

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