undress
part of speech
verb (undress, undresses, undressed, undressing); noun (in a state of undress)
meaning for a pupil
1) To take off your clothes, or to take someone's clothes off (like a baby or doll). tree →
2) (noun, formal or jokey) «in a state of undress» means not fully dressed. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, an "undressed" vine is one left unpruned, which grows wild during the Sabbatical and Jubilee years. Interpretation: Tradition holds that in the seventh and fiftieth year the land rests, and the unpruned vine reminds that the land belongs to God. In the primary lessons: An everyday word for bedtime, bath time and PE: «Undress for your bath», «Get undressed for bed». Privacy and safety: your body is private; you get changed in private spaces, and no one should make you undress or take photos — tell a trusted adult if this happens.
examples
- A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you; ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of the undressed vines. (Torah LEV.25.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather; it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land. (Torah LEV.25.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Undress and get into your pyjamas. tree →
- Mum undressed the baby for the bath. tree →
- We undressed quickly in the changing room. tree →
- The doctor asked him to undress to the waist. tree →
- He got undressed and jumped into bed. tree →
- She answered the door in a state of undress. tree →
- She undressed herself and got into the water. tree →
note
Regular verb. «Get undressed» is more common in speech than «undress». Opposite: dress, get dressed.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «undress» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.