exile
part of speech
noun (exile, uncountable — the state; an exile, exiles — a person); verb (exile, exiles, exiled, exiling)
meaning for a pupil
1) Exile is being forced to live away from your own country, often as a punishment or for safety. tree →
2) An exile is a person who lives in exile. tree →
3) (verb) To exile someone means to send them away from their country and not let them return. tree →
4) (Bible) The Exile is the time when many people of Judah were taken away to Babylon, as told in the Bible. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons, kings, leaders and writers were often exiled, like Napoleon sent to an island. In Bible lessons, the Babylonian Exile is a key story in which the people longed for home, as in Psalm 137. In stories, an exiled prince or hero often returns. Today, some people live in exile because their own government would punish them. Phrases: «in exile», «go into exile», «government in exile», «self-imposed exile».
examples
- Napoleon was sent into exile on a small island. tree →
- The poet lived in exile for twenty years. tree →
- The king exiled his brother from the land. tree →
- The exiles dreamed of going home one day. tree →
- In the Bible, the people sang sad songs during the exile in Babylon. tree →
- The government in exile met in London during the war. tree →
- After the quarrel, the cat went into exile under the bed. tree →
- We have lived together, we will be exiled together, and we will die together. tree →
note
As a state it is uncountable (in exile); as a person, countable (an exile, exiles). Regular verb: exiled, exiling. Pronounced «EG-zile» or «EK-sile». Exile is forced; emigration is usually a choice.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «exile» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.