wealthy
part of speech
adjective (wealthy, wealthier, wealthiest); noun (the wealthy)
meaning for a pupil
1) Having a lot of money and property; rich. tree →
2) «The wealthy» means rich people as a group. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories: a wealthy merchant or family. In history and social studies: differences between wealthy and poor people. In maths, wealthy people may appear in money problems. Phrases: «wealthy family», «the wealthy».
examples
- A wealthy merchant built the big house on the hill. tree →
- The wealthy often pay more tax. tree →
- She became wealthy by selling her paintings. tree →
- Being wealthy doesn't always make people happy. tree →
- The wealthy king gave gold to the poor. tree →
- They lived in a wealthy part of town. tree →
note
A bit more formal than «rich». Noun: wealth. Comparative wealthier (y → i). Opposite: poor.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wealthy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.