defy

«defy» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to refuse openly to obey them — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (defy, defies, defied, defying)

meaning for a pupil

1) To defy someone is to refuse openly to obey them. tree →

2) To defy something, such as a law or danger, is to face it boldly as if it cannot beat you. tree →

3) To defy someone is also to dare them to do something. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories a hero defies a king or a magic spell; in lessons, to stand up against rules

examples

• It tends to be used of things that are marvelous, miraculous, or otherwise supernatural and extraordinary, i.e. that which defies the human ability to do or understand and must therefore be divine, e.g. [Deuteronomy 28:59], [Psalm 118:23], [Psalm 139:6]. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• I defy you to catch me! tree →
• The girl defied her teacher and stayed outside. tree →
• The climbers defied the storm and reached the top. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

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