With ?
At the English learning circle, we came across the sentence as follows.
Collecting is a popular hobby with people.
One of the member had wondered why the preposition " with " was put before " people". He insisted that
another preposition such as, of or for should be appropriate to put there.
I thought that preposition " with " means as " among " and said that to him, but it was highly likely that
my explanation didn't sound convincing.
Will anyone provide me the clear explanation why " with" was used there ?
Top answer
The AHD has 27 meanings for "with", and 7 of those have two parts. Dictionaries are great for answering people like your member, but you have to read the entire entry. In this case, the pertinent definition is "6.
- The AHD has 27 meanings for "with", and 7 of those have two parts.
- Dictionaries are great for answering people like your member, but you have to read the entire entry.
- In this case, the pertinent definition is "6.
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The AHD has 27 meanings for "with", and 7 of those have two parts. Dictionaries are great for answering people like your member, but you have to read the entire entry. In this case, the pertinent definition is "6. In the opinion or estimation of: if it's all right with you."
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