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Sentence #2724262

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 raggione raggione September 6, 2013 September 6, 2013 at 11:38:05 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Should this not be "to finding"?

The infinitive "to find" seems to express finality, which somewhow does not logically add up here. Anyway, that's the way I would read it.

_undertoad _undertoad July 3, 2014 July 3, 2014 at 5:59:49 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

+1

find → finding

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen November 26, 2017 November 26, 2017 at 3:57:00 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Reminder. ☺

AlanF_US AlanF_US November 26, 2017 November 26, 2017 at 3:58:45 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Changed.

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Tom devoted his life to find a solution to the problem.

added by Hybrid, September 6, 2013
➜ #2724370Tom viede sit liv til at finde en løsning på problemet.

linked by danepo, September 6, 2013
➜ #3379014Tom dedicó su vida a encontrar una solución al problema.

linked by marcelostockle, July 14, 2014
➜ #5544677Tom soruna bir çözüm bulmak için hayatını adadı.

linked by deyta, October 23, 2016
➜ #5544678Tom probleme bir çözüm bulmak için hayatını adamış.

linked by deyta, October 23, 2016
Tom devoted his life to finding a solution to the problem.

edited by AlanF_US, November 26, 2017
➜ #7547025Tom widmete sein Leben der Suche nach einer Lösung des Problems.

linked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, December 1, 2018