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The flowers reminded him his garden.
The flowers reminded him of his garden. remind sb of sth = cause someone to think about something: ‘She reminds me of a girl I knew when I was at school.’ ‘As the horse came closer, I was suddenly reminded of my first riding lesson and a little pony called Duke.’ rent If you like riding, there are horses you can rent.
If you like riding, there are horses you can hire. How much will it cost to rent some skis?
How much will it cost to hire some skis? See Note at HIRE 1 repeat I asked her to repeat again what she had said.
I asked her to repeat what she had said. repeat sth (WITHOUT again ): ‘Would you mind repeating the question?’ , "I just can’t believe it," he repeated.’ If you repeat something again , you repeat it a second time. replace He offered to replace the old battery by a new one.
He offered to replace the old battery with a new one. replace sb/sth with sb/sth (NOT by ): ‘The firm has been dismissing experienced staff and replacing them with school leavers.’ reply 1
It’s about time they replied my letter.
It’s about time they replied to my letter. reply to a letter/invitation/advertisement etc: ‘Since Margaret hasn’t replied to the invitation, we’re assuming she isn’t coming.’ Compare: ‘It’s about time they answered my letter.’ 2
He replied to me that he had grown up in a family of footballers.
He replied that he had grown up in a family of footballers. There’s going to be a storm,’ the captain replied me.
