trouble
part of speech
noun (trouble — mostly uncountable; troubles); verb (trouble, troubles, troubled, troubling)
meaning for a pupil
1) Problems, difficulty or worry: «I had trouble with my homework». tree →
2) A situation where you might be told off or punished: «You'll be in trouble». tree →
3) A situation of danger: a ship in trouble. tree →
4) Effort or bother: «It's no trouble». tree →
5) Verb: to worry someone or to bother them: «Sorry to trouble you». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Trouble means distress and hardship. In the Psalms and Job it is the time of danger and suffering when a person cries out to God. In Moses' words it also means to burden or weary someone. Interpretation: The Psalms treat times of trouble as the moment to call on God for rescue, and ask Him to redeem Israel from all its troubles. In the primary lessons: In stories: trouble is the problem in the middle of the plot. In everyday life and safety: if you are in trouble (lost, hurt, frightened), find a trusted adult or call for help; a swimmer in trouble waves an arm. In feelings: telling an adult is not «getting someone into trouble» if it keeps people safe. Phrases: in trouble, get into trouble, have trouble with, the trouble is, no trouble, troublemaker, cause trouble.
examples
- Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they trouble me with their weeping, saying: Give us flesh, that we may eat. (Torah NUM.11.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- 19) The word ענג signifies joy, and when transposed, forming the word נגע it signifies just the contrary, trouble, plague. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble? (Writings PSA.10.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. (Writings PSA.25.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him? (Writings JOB.27.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- I'm having trouble with this sum. tree →
- You'll get into trouble if you're late. tree →
- The swimmer was in trouble, so the lifeguard helped. tree →
- It's no trouble — I'm happy to help. tree →
- The trouble is, I lost the key. tree →
- Sorry to trouble you, but where is the station? tree →
- If you're in trouble, call 999 in the UK or 911 in the USA. tree →
- Telling an adult about bullying is not snitching — it stops the trouble. tree →
- But why should that trouble you? tree →
note
Mostly uncountable: «a lot of trouble», not «troubles» in most uses. «Have trouble doing» (have trouble sleeping). Say «TRUB-ul». «Troublesome» = causing problems.
In the corpora
- LORD, in trouble have they sought Thee, silently they poured out a prayer when Thy chastening was upon them.
- All the inhabitants of the isles are appalled at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid, they are troubled in their countenance;
- The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that take refuge in Him.
- He will make a full end; trouble shall not rise up the second time.
- The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «trouble» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.