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by: arthurvv vart - Thu, 2 Feb 2023 07:11 UTC

1) It was possible for him to have gone out.

To me '1' means
a) It was possible that he had gone out.

Is that the correct meaning of '1'?

Could '1' have other meanings?

Could it mean:
b) It was possible for him to go out but he didn't.
(He could have gone out.)

Gratefully,
Navi

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by: Peter T. Daniels - Thu, 2 Feb 2023 15:40 UTC

On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 2:11:24 AM UTC-5, arthurvv vart wrote:

> 1) It was possible for him to have gone out.
>
> To me '1' means
> a) It was possible that he had gone out.
>
> Is that the correct meaning of '1'?

No.

> Could '1' have other meanings?

If anyone would ever say it, it would mean 'his legs [or his
wheelchair!] work'.

> Could it mean:
> b) It was possible for him to go out but he didn't.
> (He could have gone out.)

No.

Happy feast of the pig!

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