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in neat

in neat prepositional phrase: having the final, finished form.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Having the final, finished form.
    • Younger learners will 'copy out in rough, copy it out in neat, draw a coloured border around it, highlight the keywords in primary colours, draw you a picture'.1998, Alistair Smith, Accelerated Learning in Practice, page 43
    • Where accounts exist both in rough (or draft) form and in neat (or finished) form, preference is given to the neat version, which may be considered more 'official,' unless the rough text preserves details lost in the neat text.2007, Lawrence M. Clopper, Elizabeth Baldwin, David Mills, Cheshire Including Chester - Volume 1, page cxcv

Questions about in neat

What does in neat mean?
In neat means having the final, finished form.
What part of speech is in neat?
In neat is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in neat in the dictionary

  1. in my honest opinion
  2. in my humble opinion
  3. in my opinion
  4. in name
  5. in nappies
  6. in neat
  7. in need
  8. in no small measure
  9. in no small part
  10. in no time
  11. in no uncertain terms

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