mount
part of speech
verb (mount, mounts, mounted, mounting); noun (a mount, mounts; Mount + name)
meaning for a pupil
1) To mount a horse or bike is to get on it. tree →
2) To mount is to go up or climb, or to slowly increase: «worries mounted». tree →
3) To mount something is to fix it onto a wall or stand, or onto card for display. tree →
4) Mount is used in the names of mountains, like Mount Everest. tree →
5) A mount is a horse for riding, or a stand or card that holds something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it is a title for a mountain, as in "Mount Sinai". It does not mean to climb. Interpretation: Mount Sinai is where the Torah was given. Tradition says God picked a low mountain to teach humility. In the primary lessons: In geography lessons mountains are named Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Cook (Aoraki). In school life pupils mount their work on coloured card for display. In stories a knight mounts his horse and excitement mounts. Phrases: mount a horse, mount up, mount a display, mount on the wall, Mount Everest.
examples
- And the LORD spoke unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying: (Torah LEV.25.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they journeyed from Kehelah, and pitched in mount Shepher. (Torah NUM.33.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they journeyed from mount Shepher, and pitched in Haradah. (Torah NUM.33.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- God cometh from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. (Prophets HAB.3.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zerethshahar in the mount of the valley; (Prophets JOS.13.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which He loved. (Writings PSA.78.68, JPS 1917) tree →
- Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. tree →
- The knight mounted his horse. tree →
- Mount your picture on black card. tree →
- The TV is mounted on the wall. tree →
- Tension mounted as the clock ticked. tree →
- The costs began to mount up. tree →
- Climb Mount Snowdon on holiday. tree →
- So he mounted his horse and set off. tree →
note
Regular verb (mounted). In names «Mount» is written with a capital and often shortened to «Mt»: Mt Everest. The opposite of mount a horse is dismount. «Mount up» means to grow bit by bit.
In the corpora
- and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
- And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.
- And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
- And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister; and Moses went up into the mount of God.
- And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mount» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.