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افعالی که اغلب اشتباه گرفته می شوند Verbs Often Confused
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[wptabs type="accordion"] [wptabcontent]431 Bring for Take.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: The astronauts are bringing plants to the moon. Say: The astronauts are taking plants to the moon. Using bring or take depends on where the speaker or doer is. We use bring for things coming to where we are and take for things going somewhere else: Take these cakes to your grandmother and bring (back) some flowers from her garden. Note: To fetch means to go somewhere else and come back with something: Please fetch me a glass of water (= go and come back with a glass of water). [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]432 Drown for Sink.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: The ship drowned in the ocean. Say: The ship sank in the ocean. To be drowned refers to living things, and means to die in water, to sink refers to people or things, and means to go down to the bottom of water. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]433 See for Look.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Neil was seeing out of the window. Say: Neil was looking out of the window. To see is to notice with the eyes, but to look is to direct the eyes in order to see: I looked up and saw the plane. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]434 Hear for Listen.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: I was hearing her CDs. Say: I was listening to her CDs. To listen to may also mean to think carefully about what someone say: Gerry always listens to his mother. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]435 Remember for. Remind.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Please remember me to give it back. Say: Please remind me to give it back. To remember is to have in mind: I remember what you told me. To remind is to make a person remember something. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]436 Leave for Let go.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Leave the other end of the string. Say: Let go of the other end of the string. Leave isn't usually used in the sense of let go but you will hear the idiom leave go in very informal English to mean let go. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]437 Sleep for Go to Bed.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: I'll sleep early tonight. Say: I'll go to bed early tonight. To go to bed denotes the act of lying down on a bed in preparation for going to sleep. We can say that a person went to bed at nine o'clock, but that he didn't sleep until eleven o'clock. Then he slept soundly Go to sleep means to fall asleep He went to sleep while he was in the cinema. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]438 Be found for Be.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: The man was found in his office. Say: The man was in his office. In English, the verb be found generally means be discovered: Diamonds are found in Africa and in India. Therefore, He was found in his office would suggest that the man had hidden himself in his office and was later discovered. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] 439 Be with for Have.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: My English book is with my brother. Say: My brother has my English book. Avoid using be with in the sense of have. Be with means to be together or in company of: He is with his parents. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]440 Take for Get.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Clare took a good mark in chemistry. Say: Clare got a good mark in chemistry. To take means to obtain something intentionally or by force: I took a book from the library, The army took the city. To get or to receive means to obtain something which is given such as a gift, a letter, money, or a mark in an exam. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]441 Like for Want, etc.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Do you like to see my collection? Say: Do you want to see my collection? Do you like to do something? means do you enjoy doing it as a habitual action Do you want to do something? means do you wish to do it now. Note: I would/'d like means I want: I would/'d like (= I want) to play tennis today. Would you like (= do you want) to go for a walk with me? Would/'d like is more polite than want. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]442 Know for Learn, etc.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Dan went to school to know English. Say: Dan went to school to learn English. Use know when learning is finished: She knows how to swim. Similarly, avoid using know to mean find out or realise. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]443 Read for Study.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Lucy is reading algebra in her room. Say: Lucy is studying algebra in her room. To study means to try to learn, to read doesn't imply any effort. A student studies English, maths, history and other subjects, he/she reads a story, a letter, or a newspaper. She is reading for a degree is also correct. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] 444 Learn for Study.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Kevin is learning at Gordon College. Say: Kevin is studying at Gordon College. The expression I learn at (Gordon College, etc.) is incorrect. Say I study at (Gordon College, etc.) or I am a student at (Gordon College, etc.). [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] 445 Take for Buy.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: I went to the baker's to take bread. Say: I went to the baker's to buy bread. Never use take in the sense of buy. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]446 Take out for Take off.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Chris took out his hat and coat. Say: Chris took off his hat and coat. The opposite of put on is take off, and not take out. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]447 Leave for Give up, etc.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: I've now left football. Say: I've now given up football. Or: I've now stopped playing football. Never use leave in the meaning of give up, or stop something. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]448 Sympathise for Like.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: I don't sympathise him very much. Say: I don't like him very much. Sympathise isn't synonymous with like. To sympathise with means to share some feeling (usually of sorrow) with another person: I sympathise with you in your sorrow. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]449 Put for Keep.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Do you put your money in the bank? Say: Do you keep your money in the bank? It's better to use keep for a more or less permanent resting place, and put for a temporary one. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]450 Care about, Care for for Take care of.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Oliver cares about (cares for) his brother's investments. Say: Oliver takes care of his brother's investments. Care about means to like and be concerned about something or someone. Take care of means to look after someone or something: You should take care of your children, or do something to remedy a problem: I think I should take care of that broken pane of glass. Care for means to look after: I cared for you when you were ill. Care for can also mean to be fond of someone or something: William really cares for geraniums, though this use is rather old-fashioned. Note: Avoid also such expressions as: (1) He doesn't care for my advice, (2) He doesn't care for his work, (3) He took no care of him, (4) No one cared for him during his illness Say : (1) He pays no attention to my advice, (2) He takes no care over his work, (3) He took no notice of him, (4) No one took care of him during his illness. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]451 Let for Make (= to force).[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: The examiner let me sit quietly until everyone had finished. Say: The examiner made me sit quietly until everyone had finished. Don't use let in the sense of make, meaning to force. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]452 Flown for Flowed.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: The river has flown over its banks. Say: The river has flowed over its banks . Flown is the past participle of fly, the past participle of flow (= to move as water) is flowed. The principal parts of the two verbs are: fly, flew, flown - flow, flowed, flowed. Note: Flee, fled, fled is formal but we still use it to mean to run away We flee from danger Float, floated, floated means to stay on the surface of water or other liquid: Ships float on the water. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]453 Fall for Fell.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: John fall down and broke his leg. Say: John fell down and broke his leg. The past tense of this verb is fell, not fall. It's principal parts are: fall, fell, fallen. Note: Fell, felled, felled means to knock or cut down: The wood-cutter felled a large tree [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]454 Found for Find.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Rosie tried to found her lost book, Say: Rosie tried to find her lost book. To find is a very common verb meaning to get back a thing lost. It's principal parts: find, found, found. Note: There is, however, another verb to found, meaning to establish: He founded the school fifty years ago. [/wptabcontent] [/wptabs]