rage
part of speech
noun (rage, rages — usually uncountable); verb (rage, rages, raged, raging)
meaning for a pupil
1) Rage is very strong anger that is hard to control. tree →
2) To rage means to be very angry and shout. tree →
3) To rage also means to go on with great force, like a storm, fire or illness. tree →
4) «All the rage» means very fashionable for a while. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means fierce anger, whether from a human king or from God. Interpretation: Proverbs warns of the rage of a jealous husband. God tells Job to cast abroad his own rage and humble the proud, to show how limited human power is. In the primary lessons: In stories rage shows a character losing control: «in a rage», «flew into a rage». In well-being lessons children learn ways to calm rage: breathe slowly, count to ten, walk away, talk about feelings. In geography and science: storms, fires and seas rage. Phrases: in a rage, fly into a rage, road rage, raging storm, all the rage.
examples
- Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. (Writings DAN.3.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him. (Writings JOB.40.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance. (Writings PRO.6.34, JPS 1917) tree →
- He flew into a rage when his tower was knocked down. tree →
- The storm raged all night. tree →
- When you feel rage, take deep breaths. tree →
- The forest fire raged for days. tree →
- These trainers are all the rage at school. tree →
- The giant roared with rage. tree →
- The grand duke flew into a rage. tree →
note
Mostly uncountable: «full of rage». Past: raged, -ing: raging (drop the e). Rage is stronger than «anger» or «annoyance». «Raging» can describe very strong things: a raging fever, a raging river.
In the corpora
- But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy raging against Me.
- But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy raging against Me.
- So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.
- For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
- He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «rage» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.