deprive

«deprive» in Mova's school dictionary: to take it away or not let them have it — 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

verb (deprive, deprives, deprived, depriving)

meaning for a pupil

To deprive someone of something is to take it away or not let them have it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science (plants deprived of light), ethics (depriving people of rights), health (sleep-deprived), punishment talk.

examples

• Plants deprived of light turn yellow. tree →
• You'll be deprived of screen time if you lie. tree →
• Many children are deprived of education. tree →
• Sleep-deprived drivers are dangerous. tree →
• The war deprived them of their homes. tree →
• Being sent to bed early deprived him of the film. tree →
• “Sire,” she said, “I am not come to deprive you of the throne you fill so worthily. tree →

note

Pattern: deprive someone of something. Adjective: deprived (poor, lacking basics). Noun: deprivation.

In the corpora

• "Deprived area" (official UK) means a poor neighbourhood.
• Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.

Trees and pragmatics

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