Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Road"
The meaning of "Road" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
What does I have been down this road a thousand times mean?
A:
@Mathws yeah! You can say either one they both work.
Q:
What does Take the high road mean?
A:
It means, even though someone has been mean or rude, you do not react in a mean or rude way yourself.
For example:
A girl at my school called me fat. I wanted to say something mean back to her, but I took the high road and just walked away.
For example:
A girl at my school called me fat. I wanted to say something mean back to her, but I took the high road and just walked away.
Q:
What does They're grating the road
The grate melts the snow mean?
The grate melts the snow mean?
A:
It’s ‘grit’, rather than ‘grate’. In the UK grit is salt that is put onto roads to melt snow and ice, to make driving safer
Q:
What does He ran off the road.
(someone is describing a car accident.) mean?
(someone is describing a car accident.) mean?
A:
He accidentally drove (or maybe slid) off of the road into the grass or sidewalk in his car. It might mean that he crashed into something, or maybe just got stuck in the grass - but we dont know for sure.
Q:
What does "the road is way too long", what does the "way" here mean? mean?
A:
"Way" here means "extremely". For example, if you ate so much food your stomach hurt, you might so "I'm way too full". So the road is long long long.
Example sentences using "Road"
Q:
Please show me example sentences with Hit the road .
A:
Do you know when we're going to hit the road?
It's getting late, I think I'm going to hit the road.
It's getting late, I think I'm going to hit the road.
Q:
Please show me example sentences with running out of road.
A:
It means that your running out of options and that you can go no further with something.
It indicates that soon you will have no other choice but to stop or do something different as there is "no more road to drive on" and you cannot continue doing something as there are no other possibilities.
"She can't carry on like this, she's running out of road"
"I can't keep this up, I'm running out of road"
It indicates that soon you will have no other choice but to stop or do something different as there is "no more road to drive on" and you cannot continue doing something as there are no other possibilities.
"She can't carry on like this, she's running out of road"
"I can't keep this up, I'm running out of road"
Q:
Please show me example sentences with down the road .
A:
The place you are looking for is down the road.
It is just down the road from here.
It is just down the road from here.
Q:
Please show me example sentences with down the road.
A:
Down the road is a saying that means in the future. Ex, "We get items delivered by truck but we could see deliveries by drones down the road."
Q:
Please show me example sentences with 1-Down here 2-down there 3-straight down the road .
A:
1-there's a bunch of trash down here
2-what's going on down there?
3-the house will be straight down the road
2-what's going on down there?
3-the house will be straight down the road
Synonyms of "Road" and their differences
Q:
What is the difference between road and street ?
A:
A road is when there are no buildings and a street is when there are buildings surrounding it on one side or both.
Q:
What is the difference between They live on a busy road. There must be a lot of noise from the traffic. and They live on a busy road. lt must be very noisy. ?
A:
No difference. The first sentence just specifies traffic. The second sentence implies traffic. They both mean the same thing though.
Q:
What is the difference between road and route ?
A:
The route is the path on the map, or the direction to go, but a road is what the car drives on
Q:
What is the difference between He was walking up the road and He was walking down the road. and He was walking along the road. ?
A:
Walking up means he is walking away from you or just walking upwards, and walking down can mean he was just walking downwards, or he was walking towards you.
Walking along the road could be in any direction, although it sounds like he was walking on the side or the edge, and not in the middle.
Walking along the road could be in any direction, although it sounds like he was walking on the side or the edge, and not in the middle.
Q:
What is the difference between to surface a road with asphalt. and to pave a road with asphalt. ?
A:
No difference at all, in my opinion.
Pave a road would be more common than surface a road, but both would be totally understandable.
Pave a road would be more common than surface a road, but both would be totally understandable.
Translations of "Road"
Q:
How do you say this in English (US)? 반대편 길. a opposite road. ??
A:
The other/opposite side of the road
Q:
How do you say this in English (US)? If you keep on going this road, after 30 minuets, you’ll find the post office.
A:
If you keep going down this road, after 30 minutes you’ll find the post office.
Q:
How do you say this in English (US)? “It was raining just now, the road got damp.”
Is the sentence smooth?
Could you give me a smoother or fluent sentence?
Thanks!
Is the sentence smooth?
Could you give me a smoother or fluent sentence?
Thanks!
A:
Do not use “was” (past) and “just now” (present) together in a sentence 😊
You may say this instead:
It is raining right now.
The road is damped.
(The event is currently happening.l
Or this:
It has been raining for an hour.
The streets are soaked.
(The event started in the past but is still in progress.)
😊
You may say this instead:
It is raining right now.
The road is damped.
(The event is currently happening.l
Or this:
It has been raining for an hour.
The streets are soaked.
(The event started in the past but is still in progress.)
😊
Q:
How do you say this in English (US)? when do we hit the road or when are we hit the road ?? which one between two answer is correct ??
A:
The first one
Q:
How do you say this in English (UK)? He was walking along the road when he was attacked
A:
Your pronunciation is very good, but, attacked is pronounced with a 't' sound, not a 'ch' sound.
it was very good though, keep it up!
it was very good though, keep it up!
Other questions about "Road"
Q:
let hit the road first. i ll tell you the truth along the way.
Does this sound natural?
Does this sound natural?
A:
× let hit the road first.
✓ Let's hit the road first.
× i ll tell you the truth along the way.
✓ I'll tell you the truth along the way.
Remember they are contractions.
Let's = Let us
I'll = I will
✓ Let's hit the road first.
× i ll tell you the truth along the way.
✓ I'll tell you the truth along the way.
Remember they are contractions.
Let's = Let us
I'll = I will
Q:
I fell while walking on the road. Does this sound natural?
A:
You can also say “I fell while walking down the road”
Q:
Because of the road construction near my house, I woke up very early in the morning this morning. I slept again, but I have a bit shortage in sleeping. Does this sound natural?
A:
× Because of the road construction near my house, I woke up very early in the morning this morning.
✓ Because of the road construction near my house, I woke up very early this morning.
× I slept again, but I have a bit shortage in sleeping.
✓ I went back to sleep but I didn’t get enough sleep.
✓ Because of the road construction near my house, I woke up very early this morning.
× I slept again, but I have a bit shortage in sleeping.
✓ I went back to sleep but I didn’t get enough sleep.
Q:
Pull off the road. Pull over. Stop the car. The same?
A:
that's the same Emma
Q:
‘Belt and road initiative’ what does initiative mean in this phrase?
A:
The strategy is the plan. The initiative is the first step in beginning to implement the plan
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