raid

«raid» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a sudden attack on a place by soldiers, ships or aircraft — 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 raid, raids); verb (raid, raids, raided, raiding); noun: raider

meaning for a pupil

1) A raid is a sudden attack on a place by soldiers, ships or aircraft. tree →

2) A raid is a surprise visit by police to search a place or arrest people. tree →

3) A raid is when robbers suddenly break in to steal: «a bank raid». tree →

4) (informal) To raid something means to take a lot from it: «raid the fridge», «raid Mum's wardrobe». tree →

5) (gaming) In online games, a raid is when many players team up to beat a big enemy. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is a sudden attack by a band of soldiers, especially the Philistines on Israel. Interpretation: The raids show Israel's enemies pressing the land. David asks God what to do and wins, which the tradition reads as trust in God's guidance. In the primary lessons: In history lessons, Viking raids on monasteries like Lindisfarne, and air raids in the Second World War (the Blitz, air-raid shelters, sirens) are key ideas. In news, police raid houses. In everyday talk, children raid the biscuit tin. Phrases: «air raid», «police raid», «raid the fridge», «Viking raiders», «dawn raid».

examples

• And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. (Writings 1CH.14.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim. (Writings 1CH.14.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying: 'Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.' (Prophets 1SA.23.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• The Vikings raided the monastery and stole its gold. tree →
• During air raids, families hid in shelters. tree →
• Police raided the warehouse and found stolen phones. tree →
• My brother raided the fridge at midnight. tree →
• Robbers carried out a raid on the jewellery shop. tree →
• We joined a raid to beat the dragon boss in the game. tree →
• The air-raid siren wailed across the city. tree →

note

Regular verb: raided. Sounds like «rayd». Trap: «raid» (attack) and «rayed» are rare homophones; do not confuse with «ride» or «rate».

In the corpora

• Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.
• And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.
• Raccoons are common in North American cities like Toronto, where they raid bins and nest in attics and chimneys.
• Real bears and honey badgers raid bee nests and eat the protein-rich grubs as well as the honey.
• From 793 they raided, traded and settled across Europe.

Trees and pragmatics

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