defy

«defy» in Mova's school dictionary: to refuse openly to obey them — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (defy, defies, defied, defying)

meaning for a pupil

1) To defy someone is to refuse openly to obey them. tree →

2) To defy something, such as a law or danger, is to face it boldly as if it cannot beat you. tree →

3) To defy someone is also to dare them to do something. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories a hero defies a king or a magic spell; in lessons, to stand up against rules

examples

• I defy you to catch me! tree →
• The girl defied her teacher and stayed outside. tree →
• The climbers defied the storm and reached the top. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

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