remove
part of speech
verb (remove, removes, removed, removing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To remove is to take something away from where it was: remove the plates. tree →
2) To remove is to take off: remove your shoes. tree →
3) To remove is to get rid of something: remove a stain. tree →
sense in the lessons
taking things off the table or out of a box («Zoe removes 4 apples from the basket» = subtract from that place); in science removing a variable in a test; in everyday life «remove your hat indoors», «remove the label»; in safety only adults remove splinters or broken glass
examples
- And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not. (Torah GEN.26.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- And as for the people, he removed them city by city, from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof. (Torah GEN.47.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- So shall no inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall cleave each one to its own inheritance.' (Torah NUM.36.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or shall the rock be removed out of its place? (Writings JOB.18.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. (Writings PRO.22.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- And my soul is removed far off from peace, I forgot prosperity. (Writings LAM.3.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- I remove two spoons from the table. tree →
- Zoe removes 4 apples from the basket. tree →
- Tom removed 6 books from the shelf. How many books are on the shelf now? tree →
- Please remove your muddy shoes. tree →
- Remove the lid carefully. tree →
- This soap removes dirt and germs. tree →
- Ask an adult to remove the broken glass. tree →
- The doctor removed the splinter from my finger. tree →
note
What is removed leaves the place it was in: subtract from that place. Trap: the removed things are added to wherever they are put. Noun «removal».
In the corpora
- And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not.
- Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark.
- And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
- until the LORD removed Israel out of His sight, as He spoke by the hand of all His servants the prophets.
- And the LORD have removed men far away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «remove» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.