behalf

«behalf» in Mova's school dictionary: For someone, as their representative, or in their place — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (only in the phrases "on behalf of" and "on someone's behalf")

meaning for a pupil

1) For someone, as their representative, or in their place. tree →

2) For the good of someone. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in formal speech and letters: "On behalf of the class, thank you." In school: a pupil speaks on behalf of the class. Phrases: on behalf of, on my behalf, in behalf of (US, for the good of).

examples

• On behalf of the class, I'd like to thank Mrs Lee. tree →
• She accepted the prize on her brother's behalf. tree →
• Please don't worry on my behalf. tree →
• The head spoke on behalf of the school. tree →
• He signed the card on behalf of us all. tree →
• The charity collects money on behalf of sick children. tree →

note

Not used alone: always "on behalf of" or "on someone's behalf". Do not mix with "on the part of" (by someone): "a mistake on the part of the teacher" means the teacher made it.

In the corpora

• In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
• Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on God's behalf.

Trees and pragmatics

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