content
part of speech
noun (CON-tent: content, contents); adjective (con-TENT: content); verb (con-TENT: content yourself with)
meaning for a pupil
1) The contents of a box, bag or bottle are the things inside it. tree →
2) The content of a book, film or website is what it is about, its ideas and information. tree →
3) Content (stress on the second part) means happy and satisfied with what you have. tree →
4) The contents page of a book lists its chapters. tree →
5) To content someone means to make them satisfied, so that they stop wanting more. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here "content" means willing and glad to stay. It can also mean satisfied, or agreeing to do something. In the primary lessons: In reading lessons pupils use the contents page to find chapters. In science they describe the contents of a mixture or the sugar content of a food from its label. In online safety lessons some content is not suitable for children and should be reported. In stories a cat lies content by the fire. Phrases: table of contents, contents page, online content, content with, sugar content.
examples
- And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. (Torah EXO.2.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- Its contents must have been known, to at least a few persons, long before it was written down. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. (Writings PRO.6.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- And one said: 'Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants.' And he answered: 'I will go.' (Prophets 2KI.6.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. (Prophets JDG.17.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Look at the contents page to find chapter three. tree →
- He tipped out the contents of his bag. tree →
- The cat was content by the fire. tree →
- This drink has a high sugar content. tree →
- Tell an adult if you see upsetting content online. tree →
- She was content with a small piece. tree →
- The content of the talk was interesting. tree →
- But this did not content the brother. tree →
note
Two words spelled the same: CON-tent (noun, what is inside) and con-TENT (adjective, happy). The things inside something are usually plural «contents»; «content» (uncountable) is the subject matter or amount. «Content» (happy) goes after a verb: «she was content».
In the corpora
- And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
- And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
- He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
- Safety settings and children's accounts filter unsuitable content, but they are not perfect, so telling a grown-up still matters.
- Cats usually purr when content, but they can also purr when hurt or stressed.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «content» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.