member

«member» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a person who belongs to a group, like a club, a team or a… — 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

noun (a member, members)

meaning for a pupil

1) A member is a person who belongs to a group, like a club, a team or a family. tree →

2) A member can be an animal or thing that belongs to a group or set. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, you are a member of your family, your class, a sports team or a club; members often have badges or cards. In maths, a member of a set is something in it: 2 is a member of the set of even numbers. In science, a lion is a member of the cat family. In safety, «a member of staff» is someone who works at a school or shop and can help you if you are lost. In citizenship, «Member of Parliament» or «Member of Congress» is someone elected.

examples

• Mine eye also is dimmed by reason of vexation, and all my members are as a shadow. (Writings JOB.17.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• It shall devour the members of his body, yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members. (Writings JOB.18.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• She is a member of the swimming club. tree →
• Every member of my family likes pizza. tree →
• Ask a member of staff if you get lost. tree →
• The lion is a member of the cat family. tree →
• Our team has eleven members. tree →
• 7 is a member of the set of odd numbers. tree →
• Members get a free badge. tree →
• In Roeskilde, too, the members of the Danish Diet assemble. tree →

note

Countable: a member, members. «Membership» = being a member. Say «a member of» a group. In maths word problems, «each member» means each person, so you often multiply: 5 members each paying $3 = $15.

In the corpora

• Mine eye also is dimmed by reason of vexation, and all my members are as a shadow.
• It shall devour the members of his body, yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members.
• To check a frightening message about family, call the family member on a number you already know.
• The Grammy Awards are voted on by members of the Recording Academy, people who work in music, not by fans.
• "We're not close" often means family members do not get on or rarely speak.

Trees and pragmatics

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