behalf

«behalf» in Mova's judaism dictionary: For someone, as their representative, or in their place — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (only in the phrases "on behalf of" and "on someone's behalf")

meaning for a pupil

1) For someone, as their representative, or in their place. tree →

2) For the good of someone. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in formal speech and letters: "On behalf of the class, thank you." In school: a pupil speaks on behalf of the class. Phrases: on behalf of, on my behalf, in behalf of (US, for the good of).

examples

Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on God's behalf. (Writings JOB.36.2, JPS 1917) tree →
In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek. (Writings PSA.27.8, JPS 1917) tree →
And in thy majesty prosper, ride on, in behalf of truth and meekness and righteousness; and let thy right hand teach thee tremendous things. (Writings PSA.45.5, JPS 1917) tree →
On behalf of the class, I'd like to thank Mrs Lee. tree →
She accepted the prize on her brother's behalf. tree →
Please don't worry on my behalf. tree →
The head spoke on behalf of the school. tree →
He signed the card on behalf of us all. tree →
The charity collects money on behalf of sick children. tree →

note

Not used alone: always "on behalf of" or "on someone's behalf". Do not mix with "on the part of" (by someone): "a mistake on the part of the teacher" means the teacher made it.

In the corpora

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «behalf» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

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