merry

adjective (merry, merrier, merriest)

«merry» 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

Merry means happy, cheerful and full of fun. tree →
(UK, informal) Merry means a little drunk. tree →
Merry is used in greetings like "Merry Christmas!" tree →

In the lessons

In stories and songs: merry men, a merry dance. In festivals: Merry Christmas. Phrases: Merry Christmas, make merry, the more the merrier, merry-go-round, lead someone a merry dance.

Examples

Merry Christmas, everyone! tree →
Robin Hood and his merry men lived in the forest. tree →
Come along — the more the merrier! tree →
We rode on the merry-go-round at the fair. tree →
The guests were merry after the party. tree →
They sang a merry song. tree →
It was a merry hunting party. tree →

Note

Comparatives: merrier, merriest. Noun: merriment. Do not confuse with "marry" (to wed) or "Mary". "The more the merrier" means more people make it more fun.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In the verse about the golden calf, "make merry" shows wrong, wild celebration. The Torah elsewhere commands holy joy at the festivals. In the primary lessons: In stories and songs: merry men, a merry dance. In festivals: Merry Christmas. Phrases: Merry Christmas, make merry, the more the merrier, merry-go-round, lead someone a merry dance.

Examples

And they drank, and were merry with him. (Torah GEN.43.34, JPS 1917) tree →
And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to make merry. (Torah EXO.32.6, JPS 1917) tree →
The new wine faileth, the vine fadeth; all the merry-hearted do sigh. (Prophets ISA.24.7, JPS 1917) tree →
A merry heart is a good medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones. (Writings PRO.17.22, JPS 1917) tree →
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. (Writings PRO.15.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Comparatives: merrier, merriest. Noun: merriment. Do not confuse with "marry" (to wed) or "Mary". "The more the merrier" means more people make it more fun.

On Mova

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

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