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10 de feb. de 2018 · The rain has stopped. Rain has stopped. Can you please explain the difference in meaning? I think the first one tells that the rain that you and I know, I mean, the rain that started two hours ago, has stopped. The second one tells that the speaker and listener are not aware which rain is being discussed. But I am not sure.
19 de sept. de 2012 · Perhaps "it" in "It started to rain" cannot change "its" mind, but in my experience, sometimes all the signs of rain are there, and it starts to rain but then it never really starts raining. English is extremely dependent on context, and in most cases, if you read "It started to rain" as part of a narrative, it means practically the same as "It ...
23 de may. de 2013 · Beryl from Northallerton said: I'm with Kate on this. If there is a difference (and I suspect that there is) between [subject + verb + 'rain'] and [subject + verb + 'the rain'], then it's a highly illusive difference. However, it's not the standard difference between definite and indefinite. To me the difference is quite real, but for some ...
7 de dic. de 2010 · Dec 7, 2010. #2. In ordinary use, there is no difference, with one exception: "It could rain tomorrow" can be used in the absence of any knowledge of the weather forecast. That is, we might say "it could rain tomorrow" if we wanted to draw attention to the idea that bad weather could interfere with whatever we're planning for the next day.
13 de oct. de 2009 · English (Ireland) Oct 13, 2009. #2. There is, as you say, nothing wrong with the sentence "It will rain". The difference in meaning is the perception of how soon the event will happen. "It will rain" on its own is a bit pointless. As there is no time mentioned or referenced, it just means that it will rain at some point in the future, which is ...
27 de sept. de 2016 · Senior Member. Greece. British English (Sussex) Sep 27, 2016. #6. I think that when rain "sets in" it not only starts, but "establishes itself" . We should be going before the rain sets in - might be said after the first few drops have fallen, and before it starts raining more heavily and continuously. A heavy rain set in.
10 de sept. de 2008 · When we look outside and see rain, what we most often say is "it's raining." "It rains" would be used in a sentence like "it rains a lot in Oregon." It rains (in general), it is raining (right now). "We've had a lot of rain lately." Better, I think, than "there's"-- also, it doesn't sound quite right in the present tense.
24 de ene. de 2023 · French. Jan 24, 2023. #1. "This is a dark parade Another rough patch to rain on, to rain on" from Ed Sheeran song called Overpass Gravity I’m trying to understand the meaning of what he sings. It look like a mix between: 1) to go trough a rough patch 2) to rain on sb’s parade but I’m confused as a non native English speaker (I’m french).
13 de ene. de 2017 · We will have high winds and a probably rain in the morning, but it should clear by mid-afternoon. And the rest of us say: Take your umbrella, it's supposed to rain. It is rare to hear someone state with certainty that rain is going to fall. When they do, it's usually because the clouds are present and it is obvious that the rain is about to begin.
9 de ene. de 2016 · No. You have made a claim that an English learner who says "It doesn't heavily rain." would sound " just barely old-fashioned." If you are going to say things like that in a language forum aimed at learners of English, you need to provide some evidence that what is now nonstandard was once standard.
