to pay
This is a useful verb, but seems to cause a lot of confusion amongst my students. The meaning is clear, but some of the combinations are not.
He paid for dinner.
= He bought dinner.
He paid for my dinner. = He paid for my dinner.
He paid me to do fix his computer. = I fixed his computer
for a small fee.
He was paid to design a new logo. = He designed a new logo
and charged the company some money.
He paid a high price.
= This might mean is was
expensive, or it might be an idiom indicating that the result required some
sacrifice (He scored a goal, but was injured in the play.)
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