lavish
part of speech
adjective (lavish, more lavish, most lavish); verb (lavishes, lavished, lavishing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Lavish means given in very large amounts, generous and more than enough: a lavish meal. tree →
2) To lavish is to give a great deal of something, such as love or praise, to someone. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Isaiah mocks people who spend gold and silver on making an idol. Tradition treats idol-making as foolish. In the primary lessons: in stories a lavish hand gives or spends very freely; a lavish giver is never sparing; to lavish is to shower someone with gifts or affection
examples
- Ye that lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance; ye that hire a goldsmith, that he make it a god, to fall down thereto, yea, to worship. (Prophets ISA.46.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- She gave lavish gifts to all her guests. tree →
- The queen lavished gold on her servants. tree →
- He was lavish with his praise. tree →
- They lavished love on their old dog. tree →
- Our teacher is not lavish with stickers. tree →
note
nothing for maths. Lavish describes generosity, not an exact number, so it gives no count.
Trees and pragmatics
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