bride

«bride» in Mova's school dictionary: A woman on her wedding day, or a woman who has just got… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a bride, brides)

meaning for a pupil

1) A woman on her wedding day, or a woman who has just got married. tree →

2) (church, Bible) Christians sometimes call the church «the bride of Christ», a picture of Jesus's love for his people. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and family life the bride wears a special dress and walks up the aisle; her partner is the groom (bridegroom). In church weddings the bride and groom make promises (vows). Phrases: «bride and groom», «the bride's father», «bride-to-be», «the bride wore white», «here comes the bride».

examples

• The bride wore a long white dress. tree →
• The bride and groom cut the cake together. tree →
• My aunt will be a bride next spring. tree →
• The flower girl walked in front of the bride. tree →
• Everyone stood up when the bride came in. tree →
• In the fairy tale the princess became the prince's bride. tree →
• The bride's father made a funny speech. tree →
• The bride was delighted with it. tree →

note

Countable noun. Adjective: bridal (bridal dress). A bridesmaid helps the bride. The man is the groom or bridegroom. Not to be confused with «bribe» (money given to make someone do wrong) or «pride».

In the corpora

• Bridesmaids are friends or relatives who help the bride and walk with her, and children can be flower girls or page boys.
• An old Jewish teaching says every bride should be praised on her wedding day as beautiful.
• Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?
• A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

Trees and pragmatics

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