Oh Language –12
Administer, Abide, Can, Due, Enter, Fan,
Fine , Fit
Administer
Normally ‘administer’ means to govern or control or ensure appropriate action in maintaining
smooth functioning of a system/ office/ institution.
Another important aspect of the term is, to suggest application of or
applying a certain procedure.
The doctor administered a new drug through injection.
The governors administer the ‘oath of office’ to all the elected members
of the legislative body
Abide
The term refers to the step of ‘working by guideline’ or follow a
directive’ as in “The employees shall abide by the stipulations on work hours
till a new pattern is announced”.
‘Abiding’ indicates ‘a long association’ as in “His abiding interest for
movies is too well known”.
Can [verb]
Can indicates the ability to do a thing as in “I can swim” or “I can
write a book in a fortnight’s time”
‘Can’ may imply ‘being allowed to” as in ‘you can park your vehicle in
our garage’
Can [noun] is a reference to a metal container that can store a liquid.
Due
‘Due’ is a reference to expectation as in ‘Elections are due by next
May’.
‘Due’ can imply a condition or
‘because of’ . Some flights have been cancelled due to dense fog in the region.
Due may also suggest something yet to come by or happen-- as in “The
municipal authorities have notified that All dues to the civic corporation be
settled before March 6th 2026”.
‘Due’ can be used to indicate ‘deserved or legitimate’ as in “With due
respects to all seniors …….. ”
Enter
The term ‘enter’ has different meanings; some of them are:
As we enter the West Street we find a Nursing home to our right. ‘Enter’
as used in the statement means reaching a
specific area.
Enter can indicate ‘joining’ as in “He entered into an argument with the
neighbour. Grammar Pundits say ‘enter’ is enough to indicate gaining access to
a place and for taking part in a quarrel or argument ‘enter into’ is the
grammatically correct form.
Enter may also refer to the act of furnishing information as in “Please enter your details in these columns”.
Fan
Fan is commonly understood as a device to deliver ‘air’ and help to drive
the heat away in a place.
Fan, also is a reference to a person who admires someone for the latter’s
ability/talent.
Fan, can indicate deliberate efforts as in “The Newspaper tries to ‘fan’ hate among people of the region by
cryptic articles about religions”
Fine
The term ‘fine’ is such a fine word that it serves a variety of fine
situations.
‘Fine’ is generally used to mean “all is well with one’s day-to-day
functioning”
‘Fine’ [when expressed in response to a question on wellbeing] suggests a state of good health of the
respondent
‘Fine’ may refer to some ‘penal fee’ levied for non-compliance of a
standing order or stipulation.
Fit
‘Fit’ has a range of meaningful applications –as under
‘Fit’ is a reference to trim physical state of a person.
‘Fit’ simply means ‘being of correct size/ shape’ as in ‘The dress fits
him”
‘Fit’ is a way of suggesting suitability as in “He is fit for the job of
teaching”
‘Fit’ can refer to uncontrollable burst of cough /laughter/ anger [rage]
etc. In a fit of rage, he pelted stone
on the street light.
‘Fit’ can mean a state of epileptic seizure as in ‘he develops ‘fits’
under fear or emotional disturbance.
To me, it now appears fit to ask our blog friends, if the present
write-up has been intelligible or
not
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