smart
part of speech
adjective (smart, smarter, smartest); verb (smart, smarts, smarted, smarting); noun (smarts — informal, cleverness)
meaning for a pupil
1) Smart means clever and quick to learn and understand. tree →
2) Smart (especially in the UK, Ireland, Australia) means neat, tidy and well-dressed: a smart uniform. tree →
3) Smart describes a machine that uses a computer and the internet: a smartphone, a smart speaker. tree →
4) To smart means to sting or hurt sharply: my eyes smarted from the smoke. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means to suffer or be hurt as a result. Interpretation: Proverbs says that keeping bad company or guaranteeing a stranger's debt brings suffering. Tradition reads these as practical warnings from wise teaching. In the primary lessons: At school: «smart» praise for clever thinking; a «smart» school uniform for photo day. In safety: «be smart online» — keep passwords private and do not talk to strangers. «Smart devices» are taught in computing lessons. In stories, «a smart answer» may also mean a rude, cheeky reply. Phrases: smart idea, look smart, smartphone, smart board, street smart, smart aleck.
examples
- He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; but the companion of fools shall smart for it. (Writings PRO.13.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure. (Writings PRO.11.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- She is smart and solves puzzles quickly. tree →
- You look very smart in your new blazer. tree →
- That was a smart idea to bring an umbrella. tree →
- Our classroom has a smart board. tree →
- The smoke made my eyes smart. tree →
- Be smart online and never share your address. tree →
- Don't get smart with me, young man! tree →
- Dad asked the smart speaker to play music. tree →
- Wow, but it's a fine feeling to be so smart!" tree →
note
Adjective: smarter, smartest. American English uses «smart» mostly for clever; British, Irish and Australian English also use it often for neat and well-dressed. «Smart» as a cheeky reply («Don't be smart») is a telling-off. Being smart is not only being clever: hard work and asking questions count too.
In the corpora
- He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure.
- He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; but the companion of fools shall smart for it.
- Asking a bot for practice questions is a smart way to revise, if they cover the right topics.
- Many famous bands changed their names early on, and it is smart to check nobody else already uses a name.
- Pigeons are smarter than they look: they can tell people's faces apart and remember who chased them and who fed them.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «smart» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.