Oct 6, 2013 · It seems to me that "go with" is too much used as an idiom to mean something essentially or normally goes together with something else. But here the author is just to negate any necessary relation between the two things. Is the difference between "come with" and "go with" based on, or related to, the difference between "come" and "go"?

Oct 10, 2013 · Or give me encouragement it is a reasonable meta question and I will go through with the pain of asking. I know I caused the issue to be raised, but I will defer to you.

Aug 7, 2017 · Whether we use "come back" or "go back" usually has to do with position and perspective. The general rule is that we use "go back" when there is movement away from the speaker and "come back" when ...

Feb 17, 2021 · The thing is that some dictionaries provide examples where this phrasal verb is in the gerund form and is preceded by the verbs 'to go' or 'to come': a) The scaffolding came tumbling down. b) The statue came tumbling down during the riots. c) If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down.

Jun 27, 2019 · Really common verbs like go, come, have, do, look, hear, take, give, bring, get, seem, and some others (note how short they are) are likely to be used in idioms. One of the most common kinds of idiom is phrasal verbs, which use really common prepositions like off, on, up, down, over, under, out, in, and some others, almost always idiomatically. Combining these two …

Jan 25, 2012 · Generally, when speaking with a person that is away from you, I want to come there would be understood as I want to travel and arrive where you are. I want to go there could mean I want to go in the place we are talking of.

Jan 13, 2015 · 1 A stone came flying through the window. In the combination of the verb to come + ing-form the ing-form describes the way. It it no indication of purpose. 2 In connection with outdoor and similar activites the ing-form is often used after to go/to come as in A Why don't we go swimming. B Come dancing this evening, Jane. C yesterday we went sight-seeing. …

Dec 9, 2018 · They do mean very similar things, but you asked your dictionaries for definitions too narrow. How could “”I went in knowing…” and “I went into this knowing that…” be comparable? Either way, you went in (to) this knowing that what happened… Broadly, your dictionaries should have told you the difference is that “in” is purely about where you end up, while “into ...

Sep 15, 2013 · I've just commented on that answer. But I'm actually addressing your answer at a different level: you can assume that Muhammad's own language has words meaning come and go with essentially the difference you are talking about. The fact that he has asked the question suggests that it is the differences between English and his own language in this respect which …

Apr 18, 2023 · I am attempting to find the origin or source of this proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together” Most sources say that this is a translation of an African prov...