wrought

«wrought» in Mova's school dictionary: An old past form of «work», meaning made, shaped or… — 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 (old past form of «work»)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old, formal) An old past form of «work», meaning made, shaped or caused: «The storm wrought great damage.» tree →

2) In «wrought iron»: iron that has been heated and hammered into shape, used for gates, railings and fences. tree →

3) In «wrought up» or «overwrought»: very upset, nervous or worked up. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and old books «wrought» describes what was made or caused («What hath God wrought» — the first long-distance telegraph message, 1844). In everyday life you see «wrought-iron gates». Phrases: «wrought iron», «wrought havoc» (caused great damage), «finely wrought» (skilfully made).

examples

• The park has beautiful wrought-iron gates. tree →
• The flood wrought havoc in the town. tree →
• The blacksmith wrought the iron into a horseshoe. tree →
• The finely wrought silver cup was in the museum. tree →
• She was all wrought up before the concert. tree →
• War wrought great changes in people's lives. tree →
• «What hath God wrought» was the first message sent by Morse code over a long line. tree →
• Our man paused when he beheld what he had wrought. tree →

note

Old-fashioned and formal; today we say «made» or «caused». Not the past of «wreak», though people often say «wrought havoc» and «wreaked havoc» — both are used. Pronounced RAWT, rhymes with «caught». «Wrought iron» is different from «cast iron», which is poured into moulds.

In the corpora

• And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they wrought.
• And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
• and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
• And the people said unto Saul: 'Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel?
• And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

Trees and pragmatics

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