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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

find out

Can I say,

(a) He uses a dictionary to find the meaning of a word.

(b) He uses a dictionary to find out the meanings of the words.
  

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a) He uses a dictionary to find the meaning of a word. (b) He uses a dictionary to find out the meanings of the words.

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a) He uses a dictionary to find the meaning of a word.

(b) He uses a dictionary to find out the meanings of the words.
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Yoong Liata) He uses a dictionary to find the meaning of a word.

(b) He uses a dictionary to find out the meanings of the words.

Hi Yoong, can you please explain why "out" has been striked through?

Thanks in advance,

N. Jain
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Neeraj Jain
Yoong Liat
a) He uses a dictionary to find the meaning of a word.

(b) He uses a dictionary to find out the meanings of the words.

Hi Yoong, can you please explain why "out" has been striked struck through?

'Find out' means 'to discover through investigation'.

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