meek

«meek» in Mova's school dictionary: Quiet, gentle and patient; not easily angry and not… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (meek, meeker, meekest); adverb meekly

meaning for a pupil

1) Quiet, gentle and patient; not easily angry and not wanting to argue. tree →

2) (often disapproving) Too quiet and ready to do what others say: «meek and timid». tree →

3) (Bible) Jesus said «Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth»; Christians see meekness as gentle strength, not weakness. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religion lessons the Beatitudes praise the meek; Jesus called himself «gentle and humble in heart», and Moses was called very meek. In stories a meek character may surprise everyone by being brave. Phrases: «meek and mild», «the meek shall inherit the earth», «meekly obey».

examples

• «Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.» tree →
• The meek little mouse squeaked a thank you. tree →
• He meekly said sorry and sat down. tree →
• She seemed meek, but she stood up to the bully. tree →
• Moses was a very meek man, the Bible says. tree →
• Don't be so meek; tell the teacher your idea! tree →

note

Comparison: meeker, meekest. Noun: meekness. Trap: in the Bible, meek is a good thing (gentle and self-controlled); in everyday speech it can mean too weak. Similar: gentle, mild, humble.

In the corpora

• Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth. —

Trees and pragmatics

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