bewitched

«bewitched» in Mova's school dictionary: Under a magic spell put on by a witch or wizard — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (bewitched); past form of the verb bewitch (bewitch, bewitches, bewitched, bewitching)

meaning for a pupil

1) Under a magic spell put on by a witch or wizard. tree →

2) Charmed and delighted, as if by magic: bewitched by the music. tree →

sense in the lessons

Fairy tales: a princess or prince is bewitched and turned into a frog or put to sleep. Everyday and stories: being bewitched by something beautiful. In The Wind in the Willows Mole is bewitched by the river, and Toad seems bewitched by motor cars.

examples

• The princess was bewitched by the wicked witch. tree →
• The prince was bewitched into a frog. tree →
• Mole was bewitched by the sparkling river. tree →
• Toad stared at the motor car as if bewitched. tree →
• The audience was bewitched by her singing. tree →
• The cottage looked bewitched in the moonlight. tree →
• Clearly her husband must be bewitched. tree →

note

Witches and spells are from stories; they are not real. Adjective «bewitching» = very charming.

Trees and pragmatics

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