surety

«surety» in Mova's school dictionary: a promise to pay or do something if another person fails… — 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 (sureties)

meaning for a pupil

1) A surety is a promise to pay or do something if another person fails, or the person who makes such a promise. tree →

2) (old use) Surety is certainty, something you can be sure of. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a person who vouches for another is called a surety

examples

• Two sureties are better than one. tree →
• «Who are the sureties?» said Fionn. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• O LORD, I am oppressed, be Thou my surety.
• Be surety for Thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
• My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —
• He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; but he that hateth them that strike hands is secure.
• A man void of understanding is he that striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.

Trees and pragmatics

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