displease

verb (displeases, displeased, displeasing)

«displease» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To displease someone is to make them cross or unhappy, or to fail to please them. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, a king or a bird is annoyed by a rude answer or a plain face; in lessons, a mistake that displeases the teacher.

Examples

Noisy talking displeases the teacher. tree →
Your rude answer displeased the queen. tree →
The mess displeased Mum. tree →
Nothing I did seemed to displease him. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah, Balaam offers to turn back if his journey offends the angel. In the primary lessons: in tales, a king or a bird is annoyed by a rude answer or a plain face; in lessons, a mistake that displeases the teacher.

Examples

And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD: 'I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me; now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back.' (Torah NUM.22.34, JPS 1917) tree →
Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.' (Prophets 1SA.29.7, JPS 1917) tree →
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him. (Writings PRO.24.18, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «displease» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«displease» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «displease» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«displease» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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