nature

Everyday

1. Nature is everything in the world not made by people: plants, animals, rocks, rivers, the sky and the weather. tree →
2. A person's or animal's nature is what they are usually like inside, their character. tree →
3. The nature of something is what kind of thing it is. tree →

In the lessons

In science and outdoor lessons, children go on nature walks, keep nature journals and learn to protect nature. In stories, «it's in his nature» means it is how he always is. Phrases: in nature, nature walk, nature reserve, nature trail, Mother Nature, human nature, by nature, second nature.

Examples

• We went on a nature walk and saw a hedgehog. tree →
• Leaves, birds and rivers are all part of nature. tree →
• Please don't drop litter; we must look after nature. tree →
• It's in a cat's nature to chase mice. tree →
• She is kind by nature. tree →
• The park has a nature trail through the woods. tree →
• In nature, nothing goes to waste. tree →
• Riding a bike becomes second nature after a while. tree →
• The laws of nature are unchangeable. tree →

Note

Usually uncountable and without «the» when it means the natural world: «I love nature», not «I love the nature». Adjective: natural. «Human nature» means how people normally behave.

In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah, "nature" means the inborn character of each created being, which the paths of wisdom bring to completion.

Interpretation. The kabbalists read the thirty-two paths as the means by which every thing receives its nature. The translator's note "in the whole nature" ties the number seven to all of creation.

Examples

• Hence, God loves the number seven under the whole heaven. [37] (In the whole nature.) (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• The Twenty-eighth Path is the Natural Intelligence, and is so called because through it is consummated and perfected the nature of every existent being under the orb of the Sun, in perfection. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• The Twenty-seventh Path is the Exciting Intelli- gence, and it is so called because through it is consum- mated and perfected the nature of every existent being under the orb of the Sun, in perfection. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Usually uncountable and without «the» when it means the natural world: «I love nature», not «I love the nature». Adjective: natural. «Human nature» means how people normally behave.