drink

verb (drink, drinks, drank, drunk, drinking); noun (a drink, drinks)

«drink» 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 drink is to take water, milk, juice or another liquid into your mouth and swallow it. tree →
A drink is something you drink, or an amount of it. tree →
For grown-ups, «to drink» can mean to drink alcohol. tree →

In the lessons

maths: liquids used up (subtract) or drinks bought and sold; a rate per day multiplies over days; liters and milliliters; science: the body needs water, plants drink through their roots; everyday life and safety: drink water when you play sport, never drink from bottles you do not know

Examples

She drinks 2 glasses of milk a day. tree →
He drank 300 ml of juice. tree →
Each drink costs $2. tree →
How much water is left after he drinks 1 liter? tree →
Drink water after running. tree →
Can I have a drink, please? tree →
Never drink anything from an unknown bottle. tree →
Plants drink water through their roots. tree →
Quick, give me something to drink. tree →

Note

Drinking takes away from the amount; a rate per day multiplies over days. Trap: watch liters and milliliters (1 liter = 1000 ml). Forms: drink, drank (yesterday), have drunk.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Wine at Kiddush and the four cups at Passover are drunk with blessings. A Nazirite promises to abstain from wine. In the primary lessons: maths: liquids used up (subtract) or drinks bought and sold; a rate per day multiplies over days; liters and milliliters; science: the body needs water, plants drink through their roots; everyday life and safety: drink water when you play sport, never drink from bottles you do not know

Examples

And they made their father drink wine that night. (Torah GEN.19.33, JPS 1917) tree →
And they made their father drink wine that night also. (Torah GEN.19.35, JPS 1917) tree →
So I drank, and she made the camels drink also. (Torah GEN.24.46, JPS 1917) tree →
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. (Prophets 1KI.18.42, JPS 1917) tree →
Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. (Writings SNG.5.1, JPS 1917) tree →
And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. (Prophets 1KI.19.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Drinking takes away from the amount; a rate per day multiplies over days. Trap: watch liters and milliliters (1 liter = 1000 ml). Forms: drink, drank (yesterday), have drunk.

On Mova

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

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