mock
part of speech
verb (mock, mocks, mocked, mocking); adjective (mock = pretend, practice); noun (a mock, mocks — UK: practice exam)
meaning for a pupil
1) To mock someone means to laugh at them or copy them in an unkind way to make them look silly. tree →
2) Mock means not real, made to look like the real thing: mock exam, mock trial. tree →
3) In the UK, mocks are practice exams before the real ones. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means to make fun of someone, to cheat them, or to insult them. It is used for Laban's tricks, for the false charge against Joseph, and for Balaam's anger at his donkey. In the primary lessons: In PSHE lessons mocking someone for how they look, speak or what they like is unkind and can be bullying. In school, mock tests and mock exams help you practise. In stories a «mock battle» is a pretend fight. Phrases: «mock someone», «make mock of», «mock exam», «mock trial», «mock-up» (a model), «mock Tudor».
examples
- And your father hath mocked me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. (Torah GEN.31.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And she spoke unto him according to these words, saying: 'The Hebrew servant, whom thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me. (Torah GEN.39.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Balaam said unto the ass: 'Because thou hast mocked me; I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee.' (Torah NUM.22.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or as one mocketh a man, will ye mock Him? (Writings JOB.13.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless. (Writings JOB.9.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- Suffer me, that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on. (Writings JOB.21.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- It's unkind to mock someone's accent. tree →
- The bullies mocked his new glasses. tree →
- We have mock exams next month. tree →
- Our class held a mock trial of the Big Bad Wolf. tree →
- The architect made a mock-up of the new school. tree →
- Don't mock — everyone was a beginner once. tree →
- My brother has his mocks in winter. tree →
- She did a mock bow to make us laugh. tree →
note
Regular verb: mocked, mocking. Noun: mockery. «Mock» (adjective) = practice or fake, not unkind: a mock exam is just practice. Mockingbirds are named for copying other birds' songs.
In the corpora
- And your father hath mocked me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
- Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours; and our enemies mock as they please.
- I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;
- Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
- An ungodly witness mocketh at right; and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mock» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.