Jun 9, 2015 · 11 Which is the preferred preposition to use after the word "augmented", as in the sentence "A is augmented with/by B"? Does this depend on context? For concreteness, I am …

Dec 7, 2015 · Definition of augment by Dictionary.com: to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase Definition of increase by Dictionary.com: to make greater, as in number, …

Sep 14, 2025 · Merriam-Webster [augmented, especially with further examples, below] asserts that there are six, not just two, senses that should be distinguished. The ones showing deontic modality …

Jul 17, 2017 · This leads to the conversion of core product to actual product and then augmented product. So, augmented product gives final complete product to the customer.

Sep 3, 2020 · I asked Google When was the word American first used in English? (I didn't type the question mark, obviously): The earliest recorded use of this term in English is in Thomas Hacket's …

Oct 19, 2025 · The hall filled up when the band arrived. and It was pouring. It was pouring down. But in the first augmented sentence, the particle 'completive up ' is stressed, while, as pointed out, the …

I tend to use the rule that colons should only be before a list, or as an augmented period to indicate that the second part defines or gives an example of the first.

A pier may be built of wood, but many are constructed of steel pillars. The term does certainly, however, overlap with 'jetty'. It is usually pretty substantial. The jetty is typically long, often wooden, and raised …

Dec 15, 2021 · English tends to take foreign names and 1) Retain the foreign spelling and pronounce it like English, 2) Retain the pronunciation and respell as if it were an English word, or 3) Mispronounce …

Jan 22, 2018 · Perhaps this can be augmented with also the definition of the suffix -ty and how both of them distinguish "sovereignty" and "sovereignity", if indeed as you say both forms exist in English?