ruth

«ruth» in Mova's school dictionary: Pity or sorrow for others — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (ruth — old-fashioned, uncountable); proper noun (Ruth, a name)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old-fashioned) Pity or sorrow for others. tree →

2) Ruth: a girl's or woman's name, and a book of the Bible named after a woman called Ruth. tree →

sense in the lessons

In modern English ruth is almost only met in ruthless (without pity, cruel) and as a name. In stories a ruthless villain shows no ruth. Phrases: ruthless, ruthlessly.

examples

• My aunt is called Ruth. tree →
• Ruth sits next to me in class. tree →
• The ruthless pirate showed no mercy. tree →
• The old poem speaks of ruth and sorrow. tree →
• The story of Ruth is in the Bible. tree →
• The team was ruthless and scored six goals. tree →

note

The name Ruth takes a capital letter. Ruth (pity) is old and rare, but ruthless is common. Do not confuse with truth.

In the corpora

• Ruth was not an Israelite, yet she was welcomed and became the great-grandmother of King David.
• Boaz protected Ruth, left extra grain for her and later married her.
• Then said Boaz unto Ruth: 'Hearest thou not, my daughter?

Trees and pragmatics

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