exposed
part of speech
verb form (past of expose: expose, exposes, exposed, exposing); adjective (exposed, more exposed)
meaning for a pupil
1) (adjective) Exposed means not covered or protected, open to wind, weather, sun or danger. tree →
2) (verb) If something is exposed, it is uncovered so it can be seen. tree →
3) If a secret or a bad person is exposed, people find out the truth about them. tree →
4) If you are exposed to something, you come into contact with it, like a germ, a danger or new ideas. tree →
5) In photography, film is exposed when light falls on it. tree →
6) If someone is exposed to an accusation, they are open to being blamed for something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and safety lessons: skin exposed to the sun can burn; people exposed to germs can catch illness; an exposed hillside is windy. In stories it can mean a liar or cheat is found out. Phrases: exposed to, exposed skin, exposed wires.
examples
- Seven double letters serve to signify the antithesis to which human life is exposed. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- Put sun cream on any exposed skin. tree →
- The house stands on an exposed hill, so it is very windy. tree →
- Exposed wires are dangerous — don't touch them! tree →
- The thief was exposed when the camera caught him. tree →
- Children are exposed to many germs at school. tree →
- When the tide went out, the rocks were exposed. tree →
- The plants were exposed to frost and died. tree →
- It lies on the ground with roots exposed. tree →
note
Past of «expose»: exposed. Noun: exposure. «Exposed to» is followed by the thing: exposed to the sun. Safety: exposed wires, exposed skin in the cold (frostbite) or sun (sunburn).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «exposed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.