What is the meaning of If we are to~ in this sentence 'If we are to survive the looming catastrophe,~'?
No. It simply means "if we are going to ...". In this case, you could paraphrase it as "if we wish to", "if we want to" or "if we plan to", but sometimes it is just a way of conveying the future tense. If we are [going] to arrive on time, we must leave now. If there is [going] to be any time off this week, it will have to be after our Wednesday deadline. "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be." ~Robert Browning
What is the meaning of this sentence?
"Bias" is a noun meaning "leaning towards one side" "slanted", or "inclined". Therefore if someone has a bias, it means one is either disproportionately in favor of something or someone, or unfairly prejudiced against it/him/her. "Biased" is an interesting construction with two possible origins (1) formed out of the verb "to bias" which means to "cause someone to have a bias" or (2) formed out of the noun "bias". Either means "having a bias". As for (1), the past participle means "to be caused to have a bias" or simply "to have a bias as a result". As for (2) , it takes the -ed suffix that makes it an adjective although it is a noun, very much like a verb would form a past participle, and make and adjective. Therefore if someone is biased, one "has a bias". Semantically, "to have a bias" and "to be biased" are identical in meaning, only differing in syntax. have (transitive verb) + bias (object) be (copular verb) + biased (adjective) A number of adjectives derive from nouns by adding the suffix "-ed" "-en" that look very similar to verb endings that form the past participial adjective. Consider the pairs, three eyes and three-eyed monster, a gold disc and a golden disc, a half-wit and a half-witted moron. Here three eyes, gold, and a half wit are all nouns or noun phrased that follow the identical adjective derivational pattern. More examples : *wick ("knowledge" from Old English wicca, ME wick)-wicked, silk-silken, wood-wooded/wooded.
"I'll survive" meaning?
The technical meaning is "I'll live longer than you," i.e. I'll still be alive after you die. "Mr. Jones survived his wife by only a year." Note: it does *not* mean "I'll keep you alive." However it could also be used in a bad emotional situation, meaning "I'll survive [this bad experience with] you." I can't see it being used commonly this way, but it would be understood by the other person in context.
Words meaning to survive or thrive?
Although survive and thrive have different definitions, they can be synonymous with, life settings. Thrive: flourish, blossom, prosper it means not just to live, but to prosper in the existence Survive: endure, persist, outlive,remain it has to do more with continuing despite opposition or difficulties. Both are great words, but you would rather Thrive than survive, even though you cannot thrive without surviving. << my thoughts.
What? Meaning of some sentences?
*Are you on your tracings? Are you doing your school figures. The story is about a figure skater at a time when this was an important piece of making the Olympic team/medals/competition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EE1bZ3jewc Notice how she TRACES the lines already on the ice. *I got to go home and face the folks Slang for I have to go home and see my family/relatives. Obviously, something he/she doesn't think very pleasant. *Anything'll be fun after the folks. After spending your time visiting with the family (who are probably either pushing him/her to compete harder, never pleased with one's accomplishments and/or arguing with each other about every little thing...think Thanksgiving dinner at the home of a very dysfunctional family. I don't really remember this...it has been many years since I saw the movie, but this seems what he means. *Set it up! (Hockey match) I'm not positive, but I think that just means...put the puck in the middle of the ice, get into position. Be ready to play when the whistle blows. *The only kid suicidal enough for hockey. (Suicidal???) Hockey is a brutal sport. People lose teeth, eyes, ears, get beat up all the time. Suicide...wanting to die. The implication here is that the kid is going to get beaten up, and probably is pretty small. *Come on, you pansies! Get in there! (Pansies=p***ies?) Pansies...a slightly less derogatory way of saying wimps, pu$$ies, *******. This was the hockey coach, right? Trying to pump them up...if he calls them such a name, they are going to go out there and prove him wrong. It's called reverse psychology. *He's going to crossbreed with polar bears and spend the rest of the winter in Hawaii. Cross breed = hybrid. so...have baby half-humans, half-polar bears....why then move to Hawaii, I'm not sure.
Meaning of "grim smile"?
grim Unrelenting; rigid. Uninviting or unnerving in aspect; forbidding: "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw" (J.M. Barrie). Ghastly; sinister: "He made a grim jest at the horrifying nature of his wound" (Reginald Pound). See Synonyms at ghastly. Dismal; gloomy: a grim, rainy day. Ferocious; savage: the grim advance of the pillaging army. http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dic...
How can i make a sentence with the word urban?
For the best answers, search on this site https://shorturl.im/avZM1 Charles Bronson portrayed an urban vigilante in "Death Wish" and its sequels.