Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Nod"

A: "To cast a nod" means simply, "to nod". The "cast" part of it describes the nod as something being sent across the room, as you would cast/throw a physical object. "Cast" is normally used in place of "throw" for non-physical things.

A: 〜refers to〜

A: The "it" refers to childhood. When people say with a nod towards something the nod usually just mean that whatever they nod towards is being acknowledged. It's more of an expression than slang.

A: "nod in response" = "nod [as a] response" 答えとして頷く.

"If you come out now, nobody will get hurt!"
In response to the demand, the fugitives fired several shots through the window.

In response to the attack in Syria, American military forces carried out strategic strikes against several military targets.

A: It's a gesture that signifies yes :) someone who is shaking their head would be no :)

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He greeted me with a nod

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He replied with a nod

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He gave me an approving nod

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With a nod of his head he indicated to me where I should sit.

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She could only nod, because her mouth was full

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A single nod implies an affirmation

A: The phrase “at least (verb)” is actually very common! “At least ___” is a command to do the smallest, minimum effort thing. If someone does nothing else, they can at least do the minimum.

Here she says “at least nod,” it sounds like a teacher who’s question is being ignored (I haven’t seen the show). Even if she isn’t getting verbal feedback, she “at least” wants something to know that she is being heard.

Ex: Mom wants her son to clean his room and do his laundry.
Son ignores her.
Mom says, “well at least pick up your dirty socks!”

A: thanks:)

A: He nodded his head at me when we walked past each other. (nod is rarely used in that form, generally always in the past tense)

A: To "nod off" means to slowly fall asleep.

"The lecture was so boring I couldn't help but nod off."

A: There is no difference! They’re the same.👍🏽👍🏽

A lot of the English language uses context, but both of these are correct and perfectly acceptable within their own context.
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A: Nodding off is falling asleep, while nodding is moving your head up and down, normally to agree

A: To nod or nodding is often used to say yes, for example "he nodded yes" it differs from bowing as nodding only has you move your head.
Bowing is used more so when you're bending your upper body as a sign of respect, note that bowing is more often used after a performance.

A: Very similar, you can use them interchangeably. It's very colloquial though, not sure whether Americans would understand for example.

A: They mean the same thing, but "nod off" is more colloquial.

A: The first one is not very good English. "my aim in essay on [topic]" is broken grammar. It should be "my aim in this essay on" or "my aim in my essay on" just to fix the grammar. And "on our daily life in our daily life" is weirdly repetitive and doesn't make complete sense. But the link says it is an essay from a Primary school, so it is possible that a child wrote it and they used imperfect English because they are young. That would explain the English mistakes that it makes.

The second one is this review here https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g189417-d6513925-r809100344-Peskesi-Heraklion_Crete.html And you can see that they used "best food in our lives" in their actual sentences and descriptions. They only used "in our life" in the title. It is like they could not decide which way was correct, so they did both. So again, it is imperfect English. They were probably writing quickly and did not worry about making sure it was correct, or even consistent.

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In general, we use "in our life" when talking as a unit. So our household is a unit, our marriage is a unit. So we can say things like "in our married life, we do this" or "in our household, this habit is a part of our daily life."

But we use "in our daily lives" when talking about multiple individuals, separate people, so it needs the plural. So "the people in my town are always busy with their daily lives, so they don't need things like wars to make their lives more difficult."

But it can sometimes get complicated, because some words can be talked about as a grouped unit, or as a lot of individual people who each have different needs but must work together. So if it is talking about them as individual people, who may have different and separate needs, then it may use the plural of "lives" because it is talking about them as individuals. But if it's talking about the needs of the group, as a unit, then sometimes it may talk about it as "life" instead. So that would depend on the context.

Also "life" can be used to talk in general about lifestyle and daily life, everyday life as a concept...and that uses "life" for that. So "dorm life in college" or "young married life for newlyweds can be stressful" or "I'm living the single life". So sometimes "our daily life" is talking about the concept of someone's everyday lifestyle, so it will use "our life" or "our daily life" for that meaning.

A: I‘m don’t speak English very well. I’m not very good at speaking English. I am not very good at English.

A: Give us a nod

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A: @fleetu Similar. Hints are not very clear and require effort to figure out the meaning behind them. Here, it seems more direct, so I would say more like a “reference” or “acknowledgement” of the mission statement. But the idea is very close with hinting.

A: I'm nodding off at work. I want to go home to my bed

A: Yes, though "shake one's head yes" isn't used as often as "nod one's head" because it's a bit of a mouthful to say.

A: I would only make small changes.
“A friendly nod or (a) wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance (which is) necessary in modern traffic conditions.”

You can leave out ‘a’ or ‘which is’

A: Your pronounciation is great 😂