sore
part of speech
adjective (sorer, sorest); noun (a sore, sores)
meaning for a pupil
1) Sore means painful, aching or tender, especially when touched or used. tree →
2) A sore is a painful spot on the skin, often red or broken. tree →
3) Sore (informal, mostly American) means upset or annoyed. tree →
4) A sore point is a subject that upsets someone. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The prophets use it the same way: God was "sore displeased" and the famine "sore" in Samaria. It can also mean "very much", as in "afflict us very sore". In the primary lessons: In health lessons, a sore throat often comes with a cold; sore muscles come after exercise; a sore that does not heal should be shown to a doctor. In everyday talk, "a sight for sore eyes" is someone you are very happy to see. Phrases: sore throat, sore eyes, sore muscles, a cold sore, a sore loser (someone who is angry when they lose), stick out like a sore thumb.
examples
- And the famine was sore in the land. (Torah GEN.43.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth. (Torah GEN.41.57, JPS 1917) tree →
- And now that thou art surely gone, because thou sore longest after thy father's house, wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?' (Torah GEN.31.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the famine was sore in Samaria. (Prophets 1KI.18.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. (Prophets ZEC.1.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wilt Thou hold Thy peace, and afflict us very sore? (Prophets ISA.64.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have a sore throat and a cough. tree →
- My legs are sore after the race. tree →
- He has a cold sore on his lip. tree →
- My eyes are sore from the swimming pool. tree →
- Don't be a sore loser — shake hands. tree →
- Her red hat stuck out like a sore thumb. tree →
- You're a sight for sore eyes! tree →
- And his nose was all sore. tree →
note
Do not confuse sore (painful) with saw (past of see, and a tool) or soar (fly high) — they can sound the same. A sore loser is someone who complains or sulks when losing; good sportsmanship means losing kindly.
In the corpora
- And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth.
- And the famine was sore in the land.
- And her rival vexed her sore, to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
- and she was in bitterness of soul — and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
- And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sore» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.