✅ Frequent means to visit somewhere often, or be somewhere on a regular basis (I frequent the park at the end of my street).
✅ Patronize also means to go somewhere regularly and, generally, to spend money there (He patronizes the cafe on the corner).
✅ Frequent emphasizes going to a place often because you particularly enjoy it (He frequents the library, even outside of exam season).
✅ Patronize emphasizes financially supporting a place or establishment through regular visits (I like to patronize local businesses).
Describe a place you like to patronize with the help of Grammar Coach.
✅ Nimble describes someone who moves quickly and lightly, in an agile and often neat and precise way (A nimble climber).
✅ Lithe describes someone who is particularly flexible, and can imply being agile (A lithe gymnast).
✅ Nimble particularly emphasizes quickness and precision, whereas lithe emphasizes flexibility in movement.
✅ Lithe generally refers to a way of moving the whole body (He was a lithe dancer), whereas nimble can be used of specific body parts as well, like hands or feet (His nimble fingers danced across the piano).
Describe a lithe person at a recital or other event with the help of Grammar Coach.
✅ Eat means to consume food (I decided to eat pizza for dinner).
✅ Nosh means to eat, usually between meals (I bought some popcorn for us to nosh during the movie).
✅ Eat is the more general word, and nosh is both informal and more specific.
✅ While nosh is generally a verb, it can be used as a noun, like meal or snack, and suggests a simple and enjoyable meal (We decided to stop for a nosh at that little Greek place).
Describe your favorite snack to nosh on at the movies, with the help of Grammar Coach.