impart
verb (impart, imparts, imparted, imparting) — formal
Everyday
- (formal) To give or pass on information, knowledge or wisdom to someone: impart knowledge. tree →
- (formal) To give a quality, taste or feeling to something: herbs impart flavour. tree →
In the lessons
In formal and exam writing and in cooking; teachers impart knowledge. Phrases: impart knowledge, impart wisdom, impart flavour, impart news.
Examples
- Teachers impart knowledge to their pupils. tree →
- The old man imparted his wisdom to the children. tree →
- Lemon imparts a fresh taste to the cake. tree →
- She had important news to impart. tree →
- Smoke imparts a special flavour to the fish. tree →
- Grandma imparted her secret recipe only to me. tree →
- The king and his son also agreed, and the decision was imparted to the Fianna. tree →
Note
Formal: in everyday talk say give, tell, pass on, add. Past: imparted. Followed by to: impart something to someone.
In Jewish tradition
Used for God giving, or not giving, understanding to a creature.
Interpretation. God describes the ostrich as lacking wisdom because He made it so. The tradition sees all wisdom and understanding as gifts from God.
Examples
- Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding. (Writings JOB.39.17, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Formal: in everyday talk say give, tell, pass on, add. Past: imparted. Followed by to: impart something to someone.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «impart» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «impart» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «impart» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «impart» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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