wield

«wield» in Mova's school dictionary: to hold it and use it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (wields, wielded, wielding)

meaning for a pupil

1) To wield a sword, axe or tool is to hold it and use it. tree →

2) To wield power or influence is to have it and use it. tree →

sense in the lessons

in fairy tales a hero wields a sword or magic; a king wields power over his people

examples

• The knight wielded his shining sword. tree →
• The woodcutter wielded his axe. tree →
• The queen wields great power in the land. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees.

Trees and pragmatics

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