Mây has a friend over at home, with a shared activity ready on the table.
have over
We are having a friend over this afternoon.
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We are having a friend over this afternoon.
They had their neighbours over for tea.
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They had their neighbours over for tea.
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Have someone visit your home
have someone overhave someone over for something
Put the guest between “have” and “over”. This describes hosting someone at home, rather than meeting just anywhere.
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Mây prepares low tables with drawing materials to cater to younger children.
cater to
The play corner caters to younger children.
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The play corner caters to younger children.
This library caters to readers of different ages.
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This library caters to readers of different ages.
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Meet the needs of a particular group
cater to someonecater to someone’s needs
This is not limited to supplying food. It can describe services, spaces or materials suited to a group.
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Mây and Minh provide for a newly adopted cat with food, water and a bed.
provide for
They provide for the cat with food and a warm bed.
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They provide for the cat with food and a warm bed.
Her job helps her provide for her family.
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Her job helps her provide for her family.
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Supply what someone needs to live
provide for someone
Emphasises meeting living needs or offering material support. Compare “provide someone with something” for a particular item supplied.
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The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 81, 113, 62, 20, 99. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Mây briefly looks in on a sleeping younger cousin.
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Mây sends for Minh to help assemble a small stool.
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Mai
I will look in on our neighbour after work.
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I will look in on our neighbour after work.
Alex
Call me if you need to send for someone to help.
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Call me if you need to send for someone to help.
Mai
Thanks. We should provide for the visitors arriving later too.
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Thanks. We should provide for the visitors arriving later too.
Compare the uses
look in on / send for
“Look in on” means make a short visit to check on someone; “send for” means request someone’s presence. The direction of the visit differs.
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A volunteer briefly visits an elderly neighbour. The neighbour asks her to request help from a qualified repairer.
Describe the short checking visit.
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The volunteer looks in on her neighbour.
The volunteer makes a short checking visit, so she “looks in on her neighbour”.
Complete: We should send ___ someone who can repair the heater.
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for
“Send for someone” requests a qualified person’s attendance; “for” introduces the person needed.
Write a message offering the right kind of help.
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I will look in on you and help you send for a repairer.
The promise offers a visit and help summoning a repairer, without claiming the skills to repair the heater.
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