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Immune To: Standard Pattern

Immune To: Standard Pattern records the directly documented Cambridge construction and keeps the guidance bounded to the evidenced complement pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.

Quick answer

Cambridge documents “immune to” for protection against disease or for being unaffected by an influence; “immune from” is also used in other contexts.

Key details

Confusion Familyusage-construction
Rule Familyadjective complement
Termsimmune to

Further guidance

Construction

Cambridge documents “immune to” for protection against disease and for being unaffected by behavior, emotion, criticism, or similar influence.

Style Boundary

Cambridge also documents “immune from,” especially for protection from punishment or legal consequences and in some overlapping affected-by contexts.

Sources and evidence

Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.

  1. immune — Cambridge Dictionary (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Cambridge dictionary evidence for immune to and immune from constructions.

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