single
part of speech
adjective, noun (single, singles)
meaning for a pupil
1) Single means only one, not two or more. tree →
2) «Not a single» means none at all. tree →
3) A single room or bed is for one person. tree →
4) Single means not married. tree →
5) A single ticket (UK) is for going one way only, not there and back. tree →
6) A single is a song sold on its own; singles is a game of tennis with one player on each side. tree →
7) Single can be used after "every" to stress that each one is included, with none left out. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah, the "single" letters are the twelve simple letters, which have only one sound. In the primary lessons: Maths: one item (a single ticket); single and double rooms; «not a single» means zero. Everyday: single file (one behind another), single-use plastic, a single parent. Sport: singles and doubles in tennis.
examples
- The foundations are the twenty-two letters, three mothers, seven double, and twelve single letters. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- Meroz has associated these ‘three books’ with what she regards to be the three original textual layers of the SY, woven together after their composition into a single work by an editor. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- Instead, the SY may be intimating a twofold pronunciation of Resh known among certain mediveal Jewish communities in Babylonia and elsewhere, which does indeed preserve a distinguish between ‘single’ Resh and ‘double’ Resh. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- And I was single-hearted toward Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. (Prophets 2SA.22.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. (Writings PSA.18.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.' (Prophets 1SA.26.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- A single ticket costs $3. tree →
- Not a single apple was left. tree →
- A hotel has 10 single rooms and 8 double rooms. tree →
- How much do 5 single tickets cost? tree →
- Walk in single file along the narrow path. tree →
- She did not say a single word. tree →
- Try to avoid single-use plastic bags. tree →
- He won the singles final. tree →
- He'll catch them, every single one!" tree →
note
Means one; «not a single» means zero. Single rooms hold 1 person, doubles 2. Trap: «not a single one left» means 0. Trap: a UK «single» ticket is one way; a «return» is there and back.
In the corpora
- And I was single-hearted toward Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
- And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
- Living in a home costs money every single month, even when nobody buys anything new.
- A family ticket is only a good deal after checking: add up the single tickets for your family and compare.
- On matters of taste, like cats versus dogs, there is no single right answer, so bots usually avoid taking sides.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «single» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.