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- word usage - Whats the verb of desperate? - English Language . . .
desperation and desperate are the noun and adjective that have the same semantic meaning He despairs of [whatever] =to believe he will never be able to [whatever] He is desperate to do [something] to be desperate : is trying everything by all means to do it He despairs of finding etc to despair [of plus verb] : believes he will never find
- What do you call a desperate attempt unlikely to succeed?
A million to one chance, or a one in a million chance, while not single words are common phrases used to describe making an attempt against desperate odds In fiction of course such plans always work It is such a well known plot device that it was parodied in Terry Pratchett in several books Mort
- Whats a professional synonym for would love to?
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- Its not to be meaning here - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Well, birthdays are merely symbolic of how another year has gone by and how little we've grown No matter how desperate we are that someday a better self will emerge, with each flicker of the candles on the cake, we know it's not to be, that for the rest of our sad, wretched pathetic lives, this is who we are to the bitter end Inevitably
- An idiom for making ones final last attempt effort
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Being desperate to learn something is quite different than that; though resting is part of the process of learning "Recharging oneself", could be physical and or mental If you wanted to express "desperation" to learn; it's ok, but not the best Many people equate "desperation" with weakness; though not so much when your expressing a desire to
- Reported speech:use of the word please in requests demands
Idiomatically, if you're not actually going to reproduce the exact words as spoken (in quote marks), there's often an implication of "desperate pleading" if you include the word please in a roundabout "summary" of what was requested
- Could you please help me vs Could you help me please
when spoken in a fairly neutral tone are all simple requests for help; when spoken with strong emphasis on "please", all can sound equally desperate – David Richerby Commented Feb 27, 2014 at 23:01
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