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rice07
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 Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:04 am Post subject: into use sth |
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Hi
Whether the following expression for a definition of " resurrect " is correct?
resurrect (verb) [vn] 1. to bring back into use sth, such as a belief, a practice, etc, that had disappeared or been forgotten ...
The above is excerpted from Oxford ADVANCED LEARNER'S Dictionary. In my opinion, I think, if there's no preposition, ' of ' between use and sth, omitted in the text, the bold part above, into use sth, should be "into use of sth", or " into using sth "?
Could you help me with that? Many thanks!
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pinenut
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Location: Illinois, U.S.A.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:18 am Post subject: Re: into use sth |
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| rice07 wrote: |
Hi
Whether the following expression for a definition of " resurrect " is correct?
resurrect (verb) [vn] 1. to bring back into use sth, such as a belief, a practice, etc, that had disappeared or been forgotten ...
The above is excerpted from Oxford ADVANCED LEARNER'S Dictionary. In my opinion, I think, if there's no preposition, ' of ' between use and sth, omitted in the text, the bold part above, into use sth, should be "into use of sth", or " into using sth "?
Could you help me with that? Many thanks!
rice07 |
It meant to say, "to bring back sth into use", but 'sth' is followed by a long prepositional phrase, such as a belief, a practice, etc, that had disappeared or been forgotten ..., so the word order was slightly changed. |
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