sate
part of speech
verb (sate, sates, sated, sating); old form of sit (past tense)
meaning for a pupil
1) (old use) The old past tense of «sit», meaning the same as «sat». tree →
2) To satisfy a hunger or desire completely, so there is no more wanting. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To sate is to fill someone completely; in the Bible it often means to be filled with trouble or contempt rather than good things. Interpretation: Lamentations uses this to show deep grief, and Jewish readers recall it at Tisha B'Av. In the primary lessons: in old tales, the past tense of sit; a plain word for a child is «sat»
examples
- He hath filled me with bitterness, He hath sated me with wormwood. (Writings LAM.3.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- For my soul is sated with troubles, and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. (Writings PSA.88.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Be gracious unto us, O LORD, be gracious unto us; for we are full sated with contempt. (Writings PSA.123.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- So down she sate and wept. tree →
- Somebody has been sitting in my chair and has sate the bottom out of it. tree →
- The sheep sate in the field all day. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- For my soul is sated with troubles, and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
- Be gracious unto us, O LORD, be gracious unto us; for we are full sated with contempt.
- Our soul is full sated with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud oppressors.
- Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be sated with thee, and hate thee.
- He hath filled me with bitterness, He hath sated me with wormwood.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.