refuge

«refuge» in Mova's school dictionary: safety or shelter from danger, trouble or bad weather — 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

noun (refuge — uncountable; a refuge, refuges)

meaning for a pupil

1) Refuge is safety or shelter from danger, trouble or bad weather. tree →

2) A refuge is a place that gives this safety, like a shelter for animals, a mountain hut or a safe house for people escaping violence. tree →

3) (church, Bible) Christians and Jews pray that God is their refuge, meaning a safe place to trust. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and news, people "seek refuge" in another country, and a person given refuge may be called a refugee. In nature lessons, a wildlife refuge protects animals. In safety, a refuge on a busy road (a traffic island) is a safe place to stop when crossing. In the Psalms, God is called "my refuge and my strength". Phrases: "take refuge", "seek refuge", "a place of refuge", "wildlife refuge", "women's refuge".

examples

• We took refuge under a tree when the storm started. tree →
• The family sought refuge in another country after the war. tree →
• The bird reserve is a refuge for wild geese. tree →
• (Bible) The psalm says, "God is our refuge and strength." tree →
• Climbers sheltered in a mountain refuge for the night. tree →
• Wait on the traffic refuge in the middle of the road. tree →
• The library was her refuge when the playground got too noisy. tree →
• "Peasant," cries the Demon, "wherever can I take refuge?" tree →

note

Uncountable for the idea ("take refuge"), countable for a place ("two refuges"). A refugee is a person who has to flee their country to find refuge. Pronounced REF-yooj. Do not confuse with "refuse" (rubbish, or to say no).

In the corpora

• And as to the cities which ye shall give, there shall be for you six cities of refuge.
• But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth;
• That the LORD hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of His people take refuge.
• Be not a ruin unto me; Thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
• The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that take refuge in Him.

Trees and pragmatics

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