mediate

«mediate» in Mova's school dictionary: to help two people or groups who disagree to talk and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (mediate, mediates, mediated, mediating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To mediate is to help two people or groups who disagree to talk and find an agreement, without taking sides. tree →

2) (formal) To be the means by which something passes or happens between two things. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school: peer mediators help pupils settle playground arguments. In news and law: someone mediates between two countries or in a family dispute. In church: Christians believe Jesus mediates between God and people.

examples

• A teacher mediated between the two friends after their fight. tree →
• Our school trains pupils to mediate playground quarrels. tree →
• Another country offered to mediate in the dispute. tree →
• The coach mediated between the angry players. tree →
• A good mediator listens to both sides. tree →
• Christians believe Jesus mediates between God and humans. tree →

note

Noun: mediation; person: mediator. Mediating is not deciding who wins (that is judging); it is helping both sides agree. Do not confuse with «meditate» (to think quietly).

Trees and pragmatics

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