How do you know that you actually figured out the meaning though?
How many words did you guess wrong about and now you think you know but you don’t actually. You’ll never know if you read the context properly without looking it up after.
Try to guess the meaning of the word lugubrious from the following sentence:
Although he was wealthy, he often found himself lugubrious.
There isn’t a single clue in that sentence as to the meaning of the word.
Don’t just guess; actually learn properly instead.
Your example falls under “I don’t understand the message.” There are no context clues and the sentence relies on that one word for it to make any sense to me so it’s something I would actually look up.
Sometimes it doesn’t matter. If I had a whole page describing this man, I’ll most likely get the gist. I’m just not the type to look up every word I come across.
You know, there can be different strategies and those that are not used by you don’t have to be wrong. They can all be useful in different circumstances.
If I can understand the message as a whole or can figure out the meaning through context clues, I just keep going.
How do you know that you actually figured out the meaning though?
How many words did you guess wrong about and now you think you know but you don’t actually. You’ll never know if you read the context properly without looking it up after.
Try to guess the meaning of the word lugubrious from the following sentence:
There isn’t a single clue in that sentence as to the meaning of the word.
Don’t just guess; actually learn properly instead.
Your example falls under “I don’t understand the message.” There are no context clues and the sentence relies on that one word for it to make any sense to me so it’s something I would actually look up.
That doesn’t address why you are so confident your guesses about context clues are always correct.
Why wouldn’t you look it up anyway to make sure you understood correctly?
Sometimes it doesn’t matter. If I had a whole page describing this man, I’ll most likely get the gist. I’m just not the type to look up every word I come across.
Then I’ll repeat what I told you before: you should learn properly instead of guessing.
I’ll consider it. Thank you.
You’re welcome! You can chalk this up to your first new learning experience.
You know, there can be different strategies and those that are not used by you don’t have to be wrong. They can all be useful in different circumstances.