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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

(usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.

“Writers often choose accommodation when discussing complex ideas.”

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delegating

Part of Speech: verbPronunciation: /del-uh-gay-ting/

To assign a task or responsibility to someone else.

In a Sentence

“The manager found it difficult to stop delegating tasks, even when she was overloaded with work.”

Origin

From Latin "delegare", meaning "to send away, appoint".

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Synonyms

assigningentrustinghanding overpassing onauthorizingcommissioning

Antonyms

keepingretainingholdingmanagingcontrollingdoing

Related Words

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