empowered
part of speech
adjective (empowered, more empowered); past form of empower (empower, empowers, empowered, empowering)
meaning for a pupil
1) Feeling strong, confident and in control of your life. tree →
2) Given the power, right or permission to do something, especially officially: «The police are empowered to arrest». tree →
sense in the lessons
In school and personal development: pupils feel empowered when they have a voice (school council, choosing projects). In law and news: officials empowered to make decisions. Phrases: «feel empowered», «empowered to do», «empowered by».
examples
- Learning to swim made Amy feel empowered. tree →
- The school council is empowered to choose new games for the yard. tree →
- Police officers are empowered to stop cars. tree →
- Speaking up in class left him feeling empowered. tree →
- The judge is empowered to decide the case. tree →
- Girls in the club felt empowered to try coding. tree →
note
Regular verb «empower». Noun: «empowerment». Common in modern talk about confidence; a little formal. «Empowered to do something» = allowed and able to do it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «empowered» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.