YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM DRINK

Meaning of YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM DRINK in English

you can provide what they need but you cannot force them to use it We provide information, but I wonder if they read it. You can lead a horse to water... .

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YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM DRINK — you can provide what they need but you cannot force them to use it We provide information, but I wonder …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — 1. v.aux. (3rd sing. present can; past could) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only in …
Oxford English vocab
CAN — I. MODAL USES /kən, STRONG kæn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAN — can.ogg _I kæn (полная форма); kən,kn (редуцированные формы) v (could; отриц. форма cannot, can't; 2-е л. ед. ч. наст. вр. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CAN — I 1) металлическая, стеклянная или керамическая тара ( банка, фляга, баллон, бидон, канистра ) || разливать в металлическую, стеклянную или …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CAN — I 1) металлическая, стеклянная или керамическая тара (банка, фляга, баллон, бидон, канистра) || разливать в металлическую, стеклянную или керамическую тару 2) консервная …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CAN — _I kæn (полная форма); kən,kn (редуцированные формы) v (could; отриц. форма cannot, can't; 2-е л. ед. ч. наст. вр. уст …
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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CAN — I n sl 1) They threw her in the can — Они отправили ее за решетку He spent about nine years in the …
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CAN — I n sl 1) They threw her in the can — Они отправили ее за решетку He spent about nine …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
CAN — can n sl 1. They threw her in the can Они отправили ее за решетку He spent about nine years …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CAN — I 1) They threw her in the can — Они отправили ее за решетку He spent about nine years in …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIM — le. HIMSELF: se. HE HIM: il self
English interlingue dictionary
WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
LEAD — I Metallic chemical element , chemical symbol Pb, atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, silvery white or grayish, malleable, …
Английский словарь Британика
HORSE — I Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft animal. Its earliest …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORSE — I. R ˈhȯ(ə)rs, - R ˈhȯ(ə)s, dial R ˈhȯs or ˈhä(r)s - R ˈhäs noun ( plural horses also horse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIM — I. _(h)im, |him, _ēm pronoun, objective case of he Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, dative of hē he — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRINK — I. ˈdriŋk verb ( drank ˈdraŋk, -aiŋk ; or dialect drunk ˈdrəŋk ; or nonstandard drinked ˈdriŋ(k)t ; drunk or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUT — I. (ˈ)bət, usu -əd.+V conjunction Etymology: Middle English, conjunction & preposition, from Old English būtan, būte, conjunction & preposition, without, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIM — /him/ , pron. 1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: I'll see him tomorrow. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRINK — /dringk/ , v. , drank or ( Nonstandard ) drunk, drunk or, often, drank, drinking; n. v.i. 1. to take …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUT — but 1 /but/ ; unstressed /beuht/ , conj. 1. on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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DRINK — I. ˈdriŋk verb ( drank ˈdraŋk ; drunk ˈdrəŋk ; or drank ; drink·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
LEAD
Webster English vocab
DRINK — vt to smoke, as tobacco. 2. drink ·noun specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on, wit is out. 3. …
Webster English vocab
BUT — noun a limit; a boundary. 2. but ·vt a thrust in fencing. 3. but ·vi ·see butt, ·v, and abut, …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEAD
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HORSE
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HIM — [him] pron objective case of he
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE — a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIM — him strong form BrE AmE hɪm , weak forms hɪm, ɪm § həm, § ə m —In the rare instances …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEAD — I . *lead / liːd; NAmE / verb , noun —see also lead (II) ■ verb ( led , led …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORSE — / hɔːs; NAmE hɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIM — / hɪm; NAmE / pronoun 1. used as the object of a verb, after the verb be or after a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRINK — / drɪŋk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a liquid for drinking; an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIM — him S1 W1 /ɪm; strong hɪm/ BrE AmE pronoun [object form of ‘he’] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRINK — I. drink 1 S1 W2 /drɪŋk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense drank /dræŋk/, past participle drunk /drʌŋk/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUT — I. but 1 S1 W1 /bət; strong bʌt/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: butan 'outside, without, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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