speed
part of speech
noun, verb (speed, speeds, sped, speeding)
meaning for a pupil
1) Speed is how fast something moves: how far it goes in some time. tree →
2) Speed means quickness: with great speed. tree →
3) To speed is to move fast. tree →
4) To be speeding is to drive faster than the law allows. tree →
5) To speed up is to go faster; to slow down is the opposite. tree →
6) "God speed you" is an old way of wishing someone good luck and a safe journey. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Good speed" here is old English meaning success or a quick, favorable outcome. Later books also use "speed" for quickness: Rehoboam made speed to flee and Jonathan told the lad to make speed. Interpretation: Abraham's servant prayed for good speed, and tradition reads Rebekah's quick appearance as God answering him. It shows that God guides ordinary events. In the primary lessons: Maths and science: a rate of distance per time (km per hour, miles per hour, meters per second); distance = speed × time. Safety: speed limits on roads, slow down near schools. Everyday: top speed, at full speed, speed bump, high-speed train.
examples
- And he said: 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray Thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham. (Torah GEN.24.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Isaac said unto his son: 'How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son?' And he said: 'Because the LORD thy God sent me good speed.' (Torah GEN.27.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. (Prophets 1KI.12.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jonathan cried after the lad: 'Make speed, hasten, stay not.' And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. (Prophets 1SA.20.38, JPS 1917) tree →
- And He will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth; and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly; (Prophets ISA.5.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- The car's speed is 60 km per hour. tree →
- At this speed, how far will it go in 3 hours? tree →
- His speed was 5 meters a second. tree →
- Find the speed if he went 120 miles in 2 hours. tree →
- The speed limit near the school is 25. tree →
- A cheetah can run at great speed. tree →
- The train sped through the tunnel. tree →
- Slow down, there is a speed bump ahead. tree →
- "Now then, Soldier! drive off, and God speed you!" tree →
note
Past sped (or speeded). Distance = speed × time; speed = distance ÷ time; time = distance ÷ speed. Trap: match units (minutes vs hours: 30 minutes is half an hour). Average speed = total distance ÷ total time, not the average of two speeds.
In the corpora
- And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
- And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
- A speed camera photographs cars going over the limit, and the driver must pay a fine and may get points on their licence.
- Speed limits exist because faster cars cause worse accidents, especially near schools and homes.
- Real hedgehogs walk slowly and can trot, but cannot race; Sonic was named for speed, not for biology.
Trees and pragmatics
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