doubt

«doubt» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A feeling of not being sure if something is true or will… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a doubt, doubts); verb (doubt, doubts, doubted, doubting)

meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) A feeling of not being sure if something is true or will happen. tree →

2) (verb) To feel unsure that something is true, or to think it is probably not true. tree →

3) (verb) Not to trust or believe someone. tree →

4) "No doubt" means probably or certainly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Deuteronomy "hang in doubt" means to live in great uncertainty and fear. Interpretation: Tradition reads this curse as describing the fear of exile, when Israel has no safe place or sure future. In the primary lessons: In stories, a character in doubt hesitates, and someone who doubts a hero is often proved wrong. In science and maths, doubt is healthy: if you doubt an answer, check it again; scientists test ideas they doubt. In everyday life, «no doubt» means surely. Phrases: «no doubt», «without a doubt», «in doubt», «have doubts», «I doubt it», «benefit of the doubt».

examples

• And he knew it, and said: 'It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.' (Torah GEN.37.33, JPS 1917) tree →
• And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear night and day, and shalt have no assurance of thy life. (Torah DEU.28.66, JPS 1917) tree →
• But Isaac Myer states that there are un- doubted traces of pointing in Hebrew MSS. of the second century. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. (Writings JOB.12.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• I doubt it will snow today — it's too warm. tree →
• Without a doubt, she's the best singer in the class. tree →
• If you are in doubt, ask the teacher. tree →
• He had doubts about climbing so high. tree →
• Nobody doubted his story. tree →
• No doubt you're hungry after that long walk. tree →
• When in doubt, check your answer with the inverse operation. tree →
• I never doubted that you could do it. tree →
• No doubt he will soon come. tree →

note

Silent b: «doubt» is said «dowt». Adjective: «doubtful». «I doubt it» means «I think not». «No doubt» means «certainly», but «doubtless» can sound a bit unsure in speech.

In the corpora

• No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
• A safe rule for doubtful food is: when in doubt, throw it out.
• Not every changing story is a lie; people can be unsure, and their story shrinks when they are doubted.
• Some lies try to make you doubt yourself.
• Lies that make you doubt your own memory are especially unfair; writing things down helps.

Trees and pragmatics

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