withered

«withered» in Mova's school dictionary: dried up and shrunk, like an old plant or flower — 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

adjective; verb form (the past form of «wither»: wither, withers, withered, withering)

meaning for a pupil

1) Withered means dried up and shrunk, like an old plant or flower. tree →

2) Withered can describe old, wrinkled skin or weak limbs. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, plants wither without water. In stories, a withered tree or hand shows age or illness; in the Bible Jesus heals a man with a withered hand. Phrases: withered flowers, a withered hand.

examples

• The flowers withered in the heat. tree →
• The withered leaves fell from the tree. tree →
• Grandma's hands are withered with age. tree →
• Christians read that Jesus healed a man with a withered hand. tree →
• The withered plant needed water. tree →
• The apple was withered and brown. tree →
• His body became like a withered tree. tree →

note

Past form of «wither». Opposite: fresh, blooming.

In the corpora

• Seed on the rocky ground sprang up fast but withered in the sun because it had no deep roots.
• And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
• The grains shrivel under their hoes; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
• But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered.
• My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; for I forget to eat my bread.

Trees and pragmatics

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