endowed
part of speech
adjective (endowed); verb past form of endow (endow, endows, endowed, endowing)
meaning for a pupil
1) If a person is endowed with something, they naturally have a good quality or ability: «endowed with great patience». tree →
2) If a school, hospital or college is endowed, someone has given it a large sum of money that keeps paying for it. tree →
3) (adult slang) a rude use about the body grown-ups make; not for school. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history and reading lessons you meet it in old-fashioned or formal writing: «Nature had endowed her with a quick mind». Old colleges and charities were «endowed» by rich people, so they still have money today. The US Declaration of Independence says people are «endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights». Phrases: «endowed with», «well endowed (school/college)», «an endowed chair (a paid professor's post)».
examples
- She was endowed with a beautiful singing voice. tree →
- The old school was endowed by a rich merchant in 1600. tree →
- The museum is well endowed, so it can buy new paintings. tree →
- Cats are endowed with very sharp hearing. tree →
- The Declaration says people are endowed with certain rights. tree →
- The hospital was endowed by a family who wanted to help the poor. tree →
- He is endowed with supernatural powers, but he remains a man, for all that. tree →
note
Usually with «with»: endowed with talent. Formal word; everyday speech says «she has a gift for» or «was given money». Noun: endowment (money given to keep an organisation going). Avoid the phrase «well endowed» about people, as it can be a rude joke.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «endowed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.