The first connotes one-time spending without a return; the second necessitates the expectation of future gains.
He had thus rejected his Heimat, a German word that means homeland, connoting one's spiritual roots, but that also signifies a place of innocence and childhood security.
But pretty much all of them connote one thing, which is: "I am a douchebag". 1) LOL This is the daddy of them all.
As was the case for the respondents' focus on oncology, a possible reason for their neglect of these issues probably lies in the specific composition of our sample: respondents may had only such agents in mind that are positively connoted (e.g. Imatinib) [ 24], while not bearing in mind negatively connoted ones (e.g. Cetuximab) [ 25].
It uses with a knowing wink the phrase "coming out," which connotes declaring one's gay or lesbian sexual identity.
A homecoming usually connotes that one has been "away" and is returning.
He considered the question for a moment, cocked an eyebrow and said in a self-mocking tone, "Oh, you mean have I shown a capacity for growth?" His wry response reflected not only an awareness of his own reputation as a rock-ribbed conservative, but his acknowledgment that evolution, far from a neutral word in this context, connotes a one-way path toward greater enlightenment.
Proof that the French are great hotel connoisseurs is a term they coined to describe a certain category of them — hôtel de charme, connoting a one-of-a-kind place with a big but casually chic personality.
It isn't the products that a retailer sells within its four walls, on its website, or wherever else that matter, it is the collective set of experiences that a brand connotes that differentiate one retailer or brand from another.
This one connotes a happy dog, not a mean, frustrated or barking one.
