SuSan Daughtrey Question
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SuSan Daughtrey Question
Hi , I am not able to understand the answer of the following question
Pack1 , Paper 4, Question 34
Most similar in meaning
Business
Firm
Lock
Secure
Office
Employ
Why is the answer Firm, Secure instead of Lock, Secure?
Thanks
Pack1 , Paper 4, Question 34
Most similar in meaning
Business
Firm
Lock
Secure
Office
Employ
Why is the answer Firm, Secure instead of Lock, Secure?
Thanks
Re: SuSan Daughtrey Question
I think they are both equally valid
Re: SuSan Daughtrey Question
I used to tell my children who gave me lock and secure ...
"you lock something to make it secure, the two words are related not the same."
However I appreciate that a thesaurus will give secure as a synonym of lock...
Patricia
"you lock something to make it secure, the two words are related not the same."
However I appreciate that a thesaurus will give secure as a synonym of lock...
Patricia
Re: SuSan Daughtrey Question
I'm not sure, but I think that secure can be used as a verb and has the sense of lock in statements like
secure the building or secure the room
It is not as common as other uses of secure
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/secure" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
secure the building or secure the room
It is not as common as other uses of secure
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/secure" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: SuSan Daughtrey Question
a lock is an object that can be used to secure something. It can also leave an object unsecured.Whereas if something is firm it is secure (imo)
"To err is human;to forgive ,divine"
Re: SuSan Daughtrey Question
I suppose it's down to which two are 'most similar in meaning'. Imo firm and secure are the most similar, but I don't know whether I was influenced by being given the answer beforehand.