Question
28 Nov 2020
- Japanese
-
English (US)
-
Simplified Chinese (China)
-
Spanish (Spain)
Question about English (US)
What does Pfizer's vaccine is now headed into that regulatory gamut with a small possession of followers hot on its heels. mean?
What does Pfizer's vaccine is now headed into that regulatory gamut with a small possession of followers hot on its heels. mean?
Answers
When you "disagree" with an answer
The owner of it will not be notified.
Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer.
28 Nov 2020
Featured answer
- English (US)
The gamut means the whole range of something. In this case, the whole range of procedures and paperwork. I think "a small possession of flowers" should be "a small procession of followers", meaning a small group of similar products. "Hot on its heels" means very close behind
Therefore, your sentence means, "The pharmaceutical company Pfizer will now begin the whole group of testing, applications and processes needed to get the regulatory permission to begin production, and that there are several other similar vaccines very close to beginning the same regulatory gamut".
Highly-rated answerer
Read more comments
- English (US)
The gamut means the whole range of something. In this case, the whole range of procedures and paperwork. I think "a small possession of flowers" should be "a small procession of followers", meaning a small group of similar products. "Hot on its heels" means very close behind
Therefore, your sentence means, "The pharmaceutical company Pfizer will now begin the whole group of testing, applications and processes needed to get the regulatory permission to begin production, and that there are several other similar vaccines very close to beginning the same regulatory gamut".
1
like
0
disagrees
Highly-rated answerer
- Japanese
@MetRon Thank you very much for your quick and detailed explanation. I understood it clearly.
- Japanese
@MetRon I have checked the original sentence. It was "the possession of followers", which means "flowers" was wrong while "possession" right. Would there be some other suggestions?
- English (US)
@Hiro_Y Wow, that is confusing because "possession" does not make any sense. "Possession" means having or owning something ("The thief was captured with the stolen money in his possession"). I think it must be a misprint in your source because I can't explain the sentence with "possession".
1
like
0
disagrees
Highly-rated answerer
- Japanese
@MetRon Thanks again. It might be a misprint as you say. Thanks anyway.
[News] Hey you! The one learning a language!
Want to make the best of your time with your language lessons❓
If there was something you didn't have time to ask your teacher during a lesson, try asking a native speaker on HiNative! You're likely to have a better lesson next time!🗣✨
If there was something you didn't have time to ask your teacher during a lesson, try asking a native speaker on HiNative! You're likely to have a better lesson next time!🗣✨
Sign up
Newest Questions
- What does Per se Also give me some examples please mean?
- What does to float an idea mean?
- What does How Many Actions Can One Character Do? mean?
- What does struggle to mean?
- What does YOU SEE ME DO ME DIRT DIRT mean?
Topic Questions
- What does YOU SEE ME DO ME DIRT DIRT mean?
- What does It’s not uncommon mean?
- What does Bruh (is it the variation of “bro” or failure?) mean?
- What does he is not a bad guy on my behalf mean?
- What does what interesting are you doing? mean?
Recommended Questions
What’s this symbol?
The Language Level symbol shows a user's proficiency in the languages they're interested in. Setting your Language Level helps other users provide you with answers that aren't too complex or too simple.
-
Beginner
Has difficulty understanding even short answers in this language.
-
Beginner-Intermediate
Can ask simple questions and can understand simple answers.
-
Intermediate
Can ask all types of general questions and can understand longer answers.
-
Advanced
Can understand long, complex answers.
Sign up for premium, and you can play other user's audio/video answers.
Tired of searching? HiNative can help you find that answer you're looking for.
