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Sheerinshaikh Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

Woman of substance

pl. tell me the meaning of the sentence.

SHE IS A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE.
IN THIS SENTENCE WHAT IS A MEANING OF SUBSTANCE.


HE TRIED TO OUTRAGE HER MODESTY.
IN THIS SENTENCE PLS TELL ME THE MEANING OF OUTRAGE,MODESTY.

PLS REPLY ME ASAP.

THANKS.
  

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1. a man/woman/person of substance = someone with a large amount of money or property 2. I know 'outrage' and 'modesty' but together, I think they mean something else.

  • 1.
  • a man/woman/person of substance = someone with a large amount of money or property 2.
  • I know 'outrage' and 'modesty' but together, I think they mean something else.
  • I would let others help.
  • Ryan
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1. a man/woman/person of substance = someone with a large amount of money or property

2. I know 'outrage' and 'modesty' but together, I think they mean something else. I would let others help.

Ryan
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" He tried to outrage her modesty " sounds like he attempted to make her lose her cool.Emotion: angry
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He shouldn't have done that. It wasn't nice.Emotion: angry
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a woman of substance... notable, maybe even worthy of respect (maybe she is rich, powerful, or even strong in character)
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Formally, outrage one's modesty refers to sexual harassment . This term is commomly used in SE Asian media .
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women of substance:: according to my knowlegde it means beauty with brains.
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Hi,

women of substance:: according to my knowlegde it means beauty with brains.

Sorry, no. It's a standard expression that almost always means 'wealthy women'. Please read the earlier explanations.

Clive

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