redeemed

«redeemed» in Mova's school dictionary: Exchanged a voucher, coupon or points for something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb, past form of «redeem» (redeem, redeems, redeemed, redeeming); adjective (redeemed)

meaning for a pupil

1) Exchanged a voucher, coupon or points for something. tree →

2) Made up for a bad thing or a mistake, so that someone or something seems good again. tree →

3) (church) Christians believe that Jesus redeemed people, meaning he saved them from sin and its punishment. tree →

4) Paid back money, or got back something left with a pawnbroker or lender. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life you redeem vouchers, tickets and loyalty points. In stories a character who is «redeemed» does something good that makes up for past wrongs — often the turning point of the story. In church and the Bible «the redeemed» are people Christians believe are saved by God. Phrases: «redeemed himself», «redeemed a voucher», «redeemed by».

examples

• I redeemed my book token at the shop. tree →
• He missed a penalty but redeemed himself with a goal later. tree →
• Christians believe that Jesus redeemed the world. tree →
• The coupon can be redeemed for a free drink. tree →
• The film's great ending redeemed the boring start. tree →
• She redeemed her grandad's watch from the pawnshop. tree →
• The villain was redeemed when he saved the children. tree →

note

Past form and past participle of «redeem». Noun: «redemption». «Redeem yourself» means to make up for a mistake. A coupon that «cannot be redeemed for cash» means you cannot swap it for money.

In the corpora

• Thou in Thy love hast led the people that Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength to Thy holy habitation.
• after that he is sold he may be redeemed; one of his brethren may redeem him;
• And thou shalt give the money wherewith they that remain over of them are redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons.'
• And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites;
• And the king swore and said: 'As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

Trees and pragmatics

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