dimmed

«dimmed» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Made less bright: the lights were dimmed — 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

verb (past and past participle of dim: dim, dims, dimmed, dimming); adjective (dimmed lights)

meaning for a pupil

1) Made less bright: the lights were dimmed. tree →

2) Became less bright by itself. tree →

3) Made a feeling, hope or memory weaker. tree →

4) (on a car) dimmed or dipped headlights point lower so they do not dazzle other drivers. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In these verses it describes the eye growing weak and dull from grief and suffering, not lights being turned down. Interpretation: In the Psalms and Job, a dimmed eye shows sorrow and weakness, and the speaker is crying out to God from his pain. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and stories, dimmed lights show the start of a film, a quiet bedtime or a sad mood; hopes can be dimmed by bad news; in science, a dimmed lamp gives less light energy; phrases: «the lights dimmed», «dimmed hopes».

examples

• Mine eye is dimmed because of vexation; it waxeth old because of all mine adversaries. (Writings PSA.6.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• Mine eye also is dimmed by reason of vexation, and all my members are as a shadow. (Writings JOB.17.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• The lights dimmed and the film began. tree →
• Dad dimmed the lamp so the baby could sleep. tree →
• The stars dimmed as the clouds rolled in. tree →
• Her hopes dimmed when it started to rain on sports day. tree →
• The screen dimmed to save battery. tree →
• The theatre went quiet as the lights dimmed. tree →
• Time had dimmed his memory of the old house. tree →
• His dimmed mind was just clear enough to remember what she had said, and with trembling fingers, that were almost powerless to grasp, he drew it out. tree →

note

Double the m: dim → dimmed, dimming (short vowel + one consonant). Adjective dim also means a bit stupid (informal, rude: «a bit dim»). Do not confuse with «damned».

In the corpora

• Mine eye is dimmed because of vexation; it waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.
• Mine eye also is dimmed by reason of vexation, and all my members are as a shadow.

Trees and pragmatics

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