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English translation: almost every time


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09:28 Nov 23, 2011
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Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: nearly always
Some verbs are nearly always used with the infinitive of another verb.
ahmadalifarag
English translation:almost every time
Explanation:
Such verbs are, as a rule, used with the infinitives of other verbs, though there are a few exceptions in which they are used in some other way.
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Jack Doughty
Local time: 20:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2almost aways
Jenni Lukac
4 +2almost every time
Jack Doughty
4 +1nearly always
Laura Friend
5Usually
oraki
4verb patterns
Noni Gilbert
3more often than not
manuel seixo


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
almost aways


Explanation:
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Jenni Lukac
Local time: 21:57
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzan Hamer
8 mins
  -> Thanks very much, Suzan.
agree  giovannacw
7 days
  -> Thanks very much, Giovanna.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
almost every time


Explanation:
Such verbs are, as a rule, used with the infinitives of other verbs, though there are a few exceptions in which they are used in some other way.

Jack Doughty
Local time: 20:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzan Hamer: And with your explanation, Jack.
8 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Tina Vonhof: Good explanation.
7 hrs
  -> Тhank you.
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
verb patterns


Explanation:
If you have two verbs in sequence, the form of the second verb is governed by the first verb.

The first verb may be followed by:
1) an infinitive including "to"
2) an infinitive without "to"
3) a gerund
4) a preposition and gerund

Learning which pattern is to be used is one of the major tasks of the English language learner.

SOME verbs take several different patterns. In some cases this will vary according to the meaning of the verb in that usage. But there are other verbs which simply use more than one pattern.

We could therefore say that the verb "start" is nearly always followed by the infinitive, but in fact it may be followed by the gerund with no alteration in meaning. In the United States, the verb "like" is nearly always followed by the infinitive (not in the UK though), although it is possible to use it with a gerund, again with little alteration in meaning.

"Regret" is frequently followed by the infinitive, but in this case, it can be followed by the gerund, but with a change in meaning.

Not sure if this is of any help.


Noni Gilbert
Local time: 21:57
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tina Vonhof: Without examples this may not be helpful to a non-native English speaker.
7 hrs
  -> OK, I will give some, when I have slightly more time available.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nearly always


Explanation:
No need to replace this phrase -- it sounds very good, at least where I live.

Example sentence(s):
  • "In public, the Queen nearly always wears a hat."
  • "But already in prim. Germanic, the second element of compound verbs nearly always had the chief accent.
Laura Friend
United States
Local time: 12:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronika McLaren
1 day7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Veronika!
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
more often than not


Explanation:
Another one.

manuel seixo
Australia
Local time: 05:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 day1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Usually


Explanation:
always= 100%
usually
often
sometimes
hardly ever
almost never
never= 0%

oraki
Local time: 00:27
Native speaker of: Native in Farsi (Persian)Farsi (Persian)
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