to know pain

[hhtt21]

"As a fighter he knew pain, or thought he did."
Does to know pain used here fit with,

Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
"I know the feeling!";

does it not?

http://www.wordwebonline.com/search.pl?w=know

Thank you.

 

[GoesStation]

"As a fighter he knew pain, or thought he did."
Does to know pain used here fit with the following definition? [STRIKE],[/STRIKE]

(quoted text here)

[STRIKE]does it not?[/STRIKE]

http://www.wordwebonline.com/search.pl?w=know

Yes it does. See correction above.

 

[hhtt21]

2. "As a fighter he experienced pain, or thought he did."
3. "As a fighter he lived through pain, or thought he did."

Do the above sentences convey the same idea, if would they be as natural as the original?

https://books.google.com.tr/books?i...AB#v=onepage&q="as a fighter he knew"&f=false

Thank you.

 

[Rover_KE]

Yes, and they are both more natural than the original.

 

[hhtt21]

Yes, and they are both more natural than the original.

I had thought that the most natural was the original.

Thank you.

 

[jutfrank]

I had thought that the most natural was the original.

I agree. In my judgement, 1) is the most natural, 2) is okay and 3) is not at all natural.

 

[hhtt21]

I agree. In my judgement, 1) is the most natural, 2) is okay and 3) is not at all natural.

But can 3 be a figurative one? Might one think pain something like they can learn so that they could use live through?

Thank you.

 

[jutfrank]

But can 3 be a figurative one? Might one think pain something like they can learn so that they could use live through?

I don't understand what you mean. Figurative in what way? Living through is not related to learning.

 

[hhtt21]

I don't understand what you mean. Figurative in what way? Living through is not related to learning.

Sorry, I have supposed living through related to learning.

Thank you.

 

[emsr2d2]

I [STRIKE]had[/STRIKE] thought that the most natural was the original.

Thank you.

Sorry, I [STRIKE]have[/STRIKE] supposed living through related to learning.

Thank you.

In both instances above, you used a perfect tense when you should have used the past simple.

In the first, a more natural word order would be "I thought the original was the most natural".
In the second, "I thought [that]" would be much better than "supposed".