leaving

noun (leavings, usually plural)

«leaving» 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

Leavings are things left over, such as scraps of food left on a plate. tree →

In the lessons

in stories leavings are the scraps left after a meal, often given to others to eat

Examples

The dog ate the leavings from the plate. tree →
The mice found the leavings of a great feast. tree →
Clear away the leavings after lunch. tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

In Jewish tradition

Here it means stopping at a certain point, as in a search that goes from the oldest to the youngest brother. In the primary lessons: in stories leavings are the scraps left after a meal, often given to others to eat

Examples

And he searched, beginning at the eldest, and leaving off at the youngest; and the goblet was found in Benjamin's sack. (Torah GEN.44.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

On Mova

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