charge
part of speech
verb (charge, charges, charged, charging); noun (a charge, charges)
meaning for a pupil
1) To charge is to ask money for something. A charge is the price or fee. tree →
2) To charge a phone or battery is to fill it with electric power. tree →
3) To charge is to run hard straight at something, like a bull charging. tree →
4) To be in charge is to be the one who leads and decides. tree →
5) To charge someone with a crime is to say officially that they did it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To charge is to give a solemn command. A "charge" is a duty that has been assigned, such as the work of the priests and Levites. It can also mean an office or a trust that another may take over. Interpretation: To "keep God's charge" means to do what he asks. The Levites had the charge of looking after the tabernacle. The psalm asks that another take the wicked man's charge, meaning his office. In the primary lessons: maths: a price or a fee, often per hour or per item (cost = rate × units, plus a fixed charge); science: electric charge, a battery charging up, positive and negative charges; everyday life: phones and tablets need charging, a delivery charge, «free of charge» means it costs nothing; school: the teacher is in charge of the class; stories: knights charge into battle, an angry bull charges
examples
- And Moses charged the people the same day, saying: (Torah DEU.27.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges.' (Torah NUM.8.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.' (Torah GEN.26.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I charged Baruch before them, saying: (Prophets JER.32.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who gave Him a charge over the earth? (Writings JOB.34.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Let his days be few; let another take his charge. (Writings PSA.109.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- The shop charges 5 dollars an hour. tree →
- They charge 2 dollars per bag. tree →
- There is a 3 dollar delivery charge. tree →
- Her phone charges 10 percent every 15 minutes. tree →
- Entry to the museum is free of charge. tree →
- Ms Lee is in charge of the school trip. tree →
- Plug in the tablet so it can charge overnight. tree →
- The bull charged at the gate. tree →
- Rubbing a balloon gives it an electric charge. tree →
- A snap too much and the bulls will charge. tree →
note
A price per unit: cost = rate × units, plus a fixed charge. Trap: a one-time charge is added once, not per item. «Free of charge» = 0 dollars. «In charge of» means leading, not paying. Safety: do not leave a phone charging on your bed.
In the corpora
- because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.'
- Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges.'
- and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
- And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD spoke by the hand of Moses.
- And Moses charged the people the same day, saying:
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «charge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.