helpless

«helpless» in Mova's judaism dictionary: not able to look after yourself or do things without… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (helpless, more helpless, most helpless)

meaning for a pupil

1) Helpless means not able to look after yourself or do things without help, like a newborn baby. tree →

2) Helpless means unable to change a bad situation or stop something happening. tree →

3) Helpless laughter is laughter you cannot stop. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A poor, weak person who has no one to protect them and is easily hurt by the wicked. Interpretation: The tradition reads these Psalms as showing that God notices the weak and will punish those who prey on them. In the primary lessons: In science, many baby animals and human babies are born helpless and need their parents to feed and protect them. In stories, a helpless character needs rescuing, or feels helpless watching something bad happen. In safety and kindness lessons, we help those who are helpless and tell adults if someone is in trouble. Phrases: feel helpless, helpless baby, helpless with laughter.

examples

• He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall into his mighty claws. (Writings PSA.10.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in secret places doth he slay the innocent; his eyes are on the watch for the helpless. (Writings PSA.10.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou hast seen; for Thou beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite them with Thy hand; unto Thee the helpless committeth himself; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless. (Writings PSA.10.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• A newborn baby is completely helpless. tree →
• Baby birds are helpless and need their parents to feed them. tree →
• I felt helpless when I saw my kite stuck in the tree. tree →
• The puppy lay helpless in the cold rain until we rescued it. tree →
• They were helpless with laughter at the funny film. tree →
• Without its shell, a tortoise would be helpless. tree →
• I have to look after my grandmother, who is very helpless.’ tree →

note

Adjective: help + -less (without help). Noun: helplessness. Adverb: helplessly. Opposite ideas: independent, capable. «Helpless» is about not being able to help yourself; «unhelpful» means not willing to help others.

In the corpora

• He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall into his mighty claws.
• The old gaoler's rusty key creaks, the door clangs — and Toad is a helpless prisoner.
• Seeing a parent collapse is very scary; knowing how to call the emergency number and what to say helps children feel less helpless.

Trees and pragmatics

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