undivided

«undivided» in Mova's judaism dictionary: complete and given to only one thing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (undivided)

meaning for a pupil

1) Undivided attention or support is complete and given to only one thing. tree →

2) Something undivided is whole and not split into parts. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Psalms it means a heart wholly given to God, with no part held back. Interpretation: Tradition reads this as a prayer for a whole heart, loyal to God's laws alone and not pulled in two directions, so that one need not be ashamed. In the primary lessons: Used most in the phrase «undivided attention», often by teachers and parents: «I need your undivided attention». Also «undivided loyalty», «an undivided country», «one nation, indivisible» in civics.

examples

• Let my heart be undivided in Thy statutes, in order that I may not be put to shame. (Writings PSA.119.80, JPS 1917) tree →
• Please give me your undivided attention. tree →
• The baby needed her mother's undivided attention. tree →
• The coach had the team's undivided attention. tree →
• The farm was passed down undivided to the eldest son. tree →
• The fans gave the team their undivided support. tree →
• Put your phone away so the speaker gets your undivided attention. tree →

note

Adjective only. Opposite: «divided» (split, or partly elsewhere). Common phrase: «undivided attention» means listening to one thing only, with no phone or chatting.

In the corpora

• Let my heart be undivided in Thy statutes, in order that I may not be put to shame.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «undivided» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.