expert
noun (an expert, experts); adjective (expert — very skilled)
Everyday
- A person who knows a lot about a subject or is very skilled at something. tree →
- Very skilled or knowing a lot (an expert swimmer). tree →
In the lessons
In school pupils learn from experts (scientists, authors, visiting firefighters) and become «class experts» on a topic. In research and media lessons: information from real experts is more reliable, but check who the expert is and what they know. In everyday life you ask an expert — a doctor, an electrician — for things you can't do safely yourself. Phrases: expert on/in/at, become an expert, expert advice, ask an expert.
Examples
- My uncle is an expert on spiders. tree →
- She is an expert at chess. tree →
- Ask an expert before you touch electrical wires. tree →
- After the project, Sam was the class expert on volcanoes. tree →
- Experts say children need about ten hours of sleep. tree →
- He is an expert swimmer. tree →
- Practise a lot and one day you could be an expert too. tree →
- The Caliph took one of the olives, tasted it, and ordered the expert merchants to do the same. tree →
Note
Say «an expert» (vowel sound). «Expert on/in a subject», «expert at doing something». Stress: EX-pert. «Experts say…» online does not prove something is true — look for who they are.
In Jewish tradition
In school pupils learn from experts (scientists, authors, visiting firefighters) and become «class experts» on a topic. In research and media lessons: information from real experts is more reliable, but check who the expert is and what they know. In everyday life you ask an expert — a doctor, an electrician — for things you can't do safely yourself. Phrases: expert on/in/at, become an expert, expert advice, ask an expert.
Examples
- They all handle the sword, and are expert in war; every man hath his sword upon his thigh, because of dread in the night. (Writings SNG.3.8, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Say «an expert» (vowel sound). «Expert on/in a subject», «expert at doing something». Stress: EX-pert. «Experts say…» online does not prove something is true — look for who they are.
On Mova
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- Trees and pragmatics of «expert» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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