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| khanhha | Saturday 10th of December 2005 10:28:01 AM |
| plant. - Please help me explain two verbs 'plant' and 'grow'. Are they the same meaning? 1. How to plant pear trees. 2. He has a small field and he grows a few vegetables. Thanks. | |
| ScottM | Saturday 10th of December 2005 10:31:50 AM |
| - plant: In this case it will be the action of placing the seed of the pear tree in the ground. grow: This will refer to the seed becoming a plant. Someone who keeps a garden "grows" plants. | |
| khanhha | Saturday 10th of December 2005 10:54:07 AM |
| - Thanks ScottM. But perhaps I want more explanations.Please help. | |
| Amadeus | Saturday 10th of December 2005 11:03:18 AM |
| - to plant: is the act of placing seeds or trees into the ground so they may grow and bear fruit. He has a small field and he grows a few vegetables. -grow in this instance means the person 'grows' vegetables in his field, which is repeating the act of growing. In the begaining he planted the seeds which was a one time event. | |
| khanhha | Saturday 10th of December 2005 11:22:21 AM |
| - According to your explanation, I think that this example is correct and that is not. 1. I grow flowers for fun.(right) 2. I plant flowers for fun. (wrong) Please help. Thanks. | |
| Peter_fra_Oz | Saturday 10th of December 2005 11:50:09 AM |
| - Plant is one of those words that has a use (3 different meanings) as a noun as the subject of a sentence and also in the English language has a use as a verb. More specifically it is a transitive verb. Plant as a transitive verb has the English verb "to place" as a synonym. To place ... a seed in the ground. To plant ... a seed in the ground. To place ... (any object) in (any physical locale) To plant ... (any object) in (any physical locale) • informal bury (someone). =) to me it sounds a bit rude to say this because someone has just died and its not nice to say it this way. even though there is also the saying "when you bury me I will be pushing up the daisies" (a yellow flower) Intransitive alternative uses: 1. place or fix in a specified position= she planted a kiss on his cheek. 2. ( plant oneself) position oneself= she planted herself on the arm of his chair. 3. establish (an idea) in someone's mind= the seed of doubt is planted in his mind. 4. secretly place (a bomb that is set to go off at a later time). 5. put or hide (something) among someone's belongings to compromise or incriminate the owner= he planted drugs on that man to extort a bribe. 6. send (someone) to join a group or organization to act as a spy or informer. 7. found or establish (a colony, city, or community). 8. deposit (young fish, spawn, oysters, etc.) in a river or lake. phew.. ok i'm getting tired =) I hope that helps. | |
| Peter_fra_Oz | Saturday 10th of December 2005 11:51:58 AM |
| - [quote][i]Originally posted by khanhha[/i] According to your explanation, I think that this example is correct and that is not. 1. I grow flowers for fun.(right) 2. I plant flowers for fun. (wrong) Please help. Thanks.[/quote] 1. This is correct if you are saying "Taking care of plants/flowers is a fun hobby for you to do." 2. This is correct if you are saying "The action of planting flowers (digging holes in the ground, putting in seeds or small plants and burying them in dirt) is a fun activity for you to do." | |
| khanhha | Saturday 10th of December 2005 12:02:30 PM |
| - It's very helpful, indeed. Thanks all of you a lot. | |
