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17 Nov 2020
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What does Mean something without saying it mean?
What does Mean something without saying it mean?
I was looking up a definition an it said mean something without saying it . What does that mean
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- Afrikaans Near fluent
- English (US)
to imply something?
ex. I like your dress...though I would never wear it! (meaning I dont really like it)
I like those new pants, they're really slimming. (meaning those pants hide that you're fat)
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@meginvan so that’s what they mean by ( mean something without saying it ) in the example u provided ... I like your dress real meaning is I don’t like it so the mean something = I don’t like it . Am I right ??? I still feel confused. Lol
- Afrikaans Near fluent
- English (US)
Yes. Its a very hard concept to explain lol . That was a bad example. In that sentence yes she basically doesn't like it. Its called implying. Its hard to think of a saying that is positive haha. Usually its used to be rude but sound polite.
Another example with the word implied.
His fine clothes implied that he was wealthy.
meaning his fancy clothes showed that he was wealthy.
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