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0. As a general phrase "loved ones" is plural and not singular (usually no one refers to their "loved one"). The ownership is therefore also plural. He completely ignored his loved ones' complaints about his intended bride. You are somewhat mistaken about your assumption regarding the use of "their" in the sentence.
The "loved" isn't past, it's part of a passive verbal construction-- people who are loved. You love them, they are loved by you. As a set phrase, it means your family. Then by extension, it includes people who are "like family," such as really intimate friends and atypical family members such as "special friends" or same-sex "significant others."
Usually we ask you to say what you think, as this is your first time, we'll be extra kind. "My love d one" - if you only have one "My love d ones" - if you have more than one - maybe your family, or some very dear friends.....hope this helps
English - England. Jun 20, 2009. #1. How would you say "God bless you and your loved ones"? My guess: "que Dios te bendiga, y que bendiga los que quieres", but. 1)is there a way of saying it without repeating "que bendiga"; 2) is there a neater word/phrase which denotes "loved ones"?
One should do ones duty. or. One should do one's duty. I'm guessing it should be the latter. But that doesn't sit well with the possessive pronoun 'its'. For example: It is its own purpose. vs. It is it's own purpose. Here, the former seems clearly correct.
In a sentence such as "I loved her" the verb form loved is no past participle. It is the second base form, which is used only for past tense. Regular verbs have the base forms love/loved/loved, an irregular verb is write/wrote/written. You can't say that wrote is a past participle. –
You can have an affair with a lover but never with your husband or wife. You may even decide to live with your lover, but once married you will no longer feel comfortable calling your spouse my lover and instead choose to call them "my wife", "my husband" or even "my love" as a term of endearment.
3 2. It seems to me that we sometimes refer to relatives as "loved ones," not "beloved ones." – Chaim. Jun 13, 2017 at 0:00. Add a comment. 2 Answers. Sorted by: 2. While it's not entirely clear from the sentence, the use of the word "new" leads me to believe it is an old cat that is being replaced.
The former has been around a long time, the latter more like since the seventies. There doesn't necessarily have to be an identified origin for every phrase. Although it's satisfyingly tidy to identify an author, many ideas, especially ones that are a simple combination of two very similar ones, arise organically and independently, multiple times.
8. As reported by the NOAD, to the bone means: (of a wound) so deep as to expose a person's bone: his thigh had been axed open to the bone. (figurative) his contempt cut her to the bone. (especially of cold) affecting a person in a penetrating way: chilled to the bone. (or to one's bones) used to emphasize that a person has a specified quality ...