"Put up the window" I read it somewhere. Could you please tell me what does it mean?
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Mar 31, 2017 #1 "Put up the window" I read it somewhere. Could you please tell me what does it mean?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Mar 31, 2017 #2 "Put up the window." I read it somewhere. Could you please tell me what [STRIKE]does[/STRIKE] it means? Click to expand... 'I read it somewhere' is not good enough, tufguy. You should know by now that we need context to give you a useful answer to questions like this.
"Put up the window." I read it somewhere. Could you please tell me what [STRIKE]does[/STRIKE] it means? Click to expand... 'I read it somewhere' is not good enough, tufguy. You should know by now that we need context to give you a useful answer to questions like this.
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Apr 1, 2017 #3 Rover_KE said: 'I read it somewhere' is not good enough, tufguy. You should know by now that we need context to give you a useful answer to questions like this. Click to expand... Sorry I don't remember the context. I thought it was like wind up the window.
Rover_KE said: 'I read it somewhere' is not good enough, tufguy. You should know by now that we need context to give you a useful answer to questions like this. Click to expand... Sorry I don't remember the context. I thought it was like wind up the window.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Apr 3, 2017 #4 We only "wind up the window" in a car. These days, when most cars have electric windows, even that phrase is a little outdated. I'd just say "close the window" whether I was talking about a car window or the window in a room.
We only "wind up the window" in a car. These days, when most cars have electric windows, even that phrase is a little outdated. I'd just say "close the window" whether I was talking about a car window or the window in a room.