wield
part of speech
verb (wields, wielded, wielding)
meaning for a pupil
1) To wield a sword, axe or tool is to hold it and use it. tree →
2) To wield power or influence is to have it and use it. tree →
sense in the lessons
in fairy tales a hero wields a sword or magic; a king wields power over his people
examples
- It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees. (Writings PSA.74.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And in every place where the appointed staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps; and in battles of wielding will He fight with them. (Prophets ISA.30.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- The knight wielded his shining sword. tree →
- The woodcutter wielded his axe. tree →
- The queen wields great power in the land. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wield» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.