laugh

«laugh» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To make sounds with your voice that show you think… — 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

verb (laugh, laughs, laughed, laughing); noun (a laugh, laughs)

meaning for a pupil

1) To make sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy. tree →

2) To make fun of someone: "Don't laugh at him." tree →

3) As a noun, the sound of laughing or something fun: "That was a good laugh." tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Sarah laughed when she heard she would have a child, and Isaac's name means "he will laugh". Tradition reads his name as a reminder of the joy that came from her doubt. In the Psalms and Job, to laugh also means to mock, and God "laughs" at the wicked, which is read as a picture that their power is nothing before Him. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, laughing shows joy and helps friends feel close; laughing with someone is kind, laughing at someone can hurt. In stories, laughter shows humour or a happy mood. Phrases: laugh at, laugh out loud, burst out laughing, have a laugh, laughing stock.

examples

• And He said: 'Nay; but thou didst laugh.' (Torah GEN.18.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid. (Torah GEN.18.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Sarah said: 'God hath made laughter for me; every one that heareth will laugh on account of me.' (Torah GEN.21.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: (Writings PSA.52.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn: (Writings JOB.22.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming. (Writings PSA.37.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• The joke made me laugh. tree →
• We laughed until we cried. tree →
• Don't laugh at people when they make mistakes. tree →
• Her laugh is very loud. tree →
• The baby laughs when I tickle her. tree →
• We had a good laugh at the party. tree →
• They burst out laughing. tree →
• Laughing is good for you. tree →
• The king laughed loud and long. tree →

note

"gh" sounds like "f": "laf". Noun "laughter" (uncountable) means the sound of laughing. "Laugh with" is friendly, "laugh at" can be unkind.

In the corpora

• Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid.
• And He said: 'Nay; but thou didst laugh.'
• And Sarah said: 'God hath made laughter for me; every one that heareth will laugh on account of me.'
• He that sitteth in heaven laugheth, the Lord hath them in derision.
• All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head:

Trees and pragmatics

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