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What is the meaning of the word any in the folloving context:

He can not run any faster than this.


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hi,

What is the meaning of the word any in the folloving context:

He can not run any faster than this.


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It means he is running as fast as he can....he could not run faster if he tried. "Any" here is being used for emphasis.
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It means he is running as fast as he can....he could not run faster if he tried. "Any" here is being used for emphasis.

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