Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
we were walking past heaps of snow
English answer:
past, adverb: so as to reach and go beyond a point at hand
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Kim Metzger
May 17, 2004 17:09
20 yrs ago
English term
we were walking past heaps of snow
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or we were walking passing heaps of snow ?
or we were walking while passing...
I need the meaning: we were walking and we were passing at the same time.
i'm a bit confused. help needed !
or we were walking while passing...
I need the meaning: we were walking and we were passing at the same time.
i'm a bit confused. help needed !
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Kim Metzger
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We were walking past heaps of snow
We were walking past heaps of snow.
As we walked along the road/path/etc. we passed heaps of snow.
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-05-17 17:16:04 GMT)
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past, adverb: so as to reach and go beyond a point at hand
As we walked along the road/path/etc. we passed heaps of snow.
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-05-17 17:16:04 GMT)
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past, adverb: so as to reach and go beyond a point at hand
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