expensive

«expensive» in Mova's judaism dictionary: costing a lot of money — 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

adjective (expensive, more expensive, most expensive)

meaning for a pupil

Expensive means costing a lot of money. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and maths with money, an expensive thing has a high price; you compare prices to find which is more expensive or cheaper and by how much (subtract). Saving pocket money helps you buy expensive things. In safety and online, never use a parent's card to buy things without asking, because games and apps can become expensive. In stories, expensive jewels and cars show that someone is rich.

examples

• Nevertheless, this work is expensive, so in order to keep providing this resource, we have taken steps to prevent abuse by commercial parties, including placing technical restrictions on automated querying. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• That bike is too expensive for me. tree →
• Which toy is more expensive, the robot or the train? tree →
• The robot is $5 more expensive than the train. tree →
• Phones are expensive to fix if you drop them. tree →
• We bought the cheaper one; the other was too expensive. tree →
• Eating out every day is expensive. tree →
• Diamonds are very expensive. tree →
• It was not an expensive piece of wood. tree →

note

Comparative «more expensive», not «expensiver». Opposite «cheap» or «inexpensive». In maths, «how much more expensive» means find the difference between the two prices (subtract). «Expensive» describes things, not prices: say «the price is high» rather than «the price is expensive».

In the corpora

• The easiest money is usually the most expensive kind.
• People hope robots and AI will help with boring chores, but real home robots are still clumsy and expensive.
• And he has ordered a large and very expensive motor-car.»
• "A learning experience" often means an expensive failure.
• Only take things apart with permission, and only old things, with an adult, because some things are dangerous or expensive.

Trees and pragmatics

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