sore
adjective (sorer, sorest); noun (a sore, sores)
Everyday
- Sore means painful, aching or tender, especially when touched or used. tree →
- A sore is a painful spot on the skin, often red or broken. tree →
- Sore (informal, mostly American) means upset or annoyed. tree →
- A sore point is a subject that upsets someone. tree →
In the lessons
In health lessons, a sore throat often comes with a cold; sore muscles come after exercise; a sore that does not heal should be shown to a doctor. In everyday talk, "a sight for sore eyes" is someone you are very happy to see. Phrases: sore throat, sore eyes, sore muscles, a cold sore, a sore loser (someone who is angry when they lose), stick out like a sore thumb.
Examples
- I have a sore throat and a cough. tree →
- My legs are sore after the race. tree →
- He has a cold sore on his lip. tree →
- My eyes are sore from the swimming pool. tree →
- Don't be a sore loser — shake hands. tree →
- Her red hat stuck out like a sore thumb. tree →
- You're a sight for sore eyes! tree →
- And his nose was all sore. tree →
Note
Do not confuse sore (painful) with saw (past of see, and a tool) or soar (fly high) — they can sound the same. A sore loser is someone who complains or sulks when losing; good sportsmanship means losing kindly.
In Jewish tradition
The prophets use it the same way: God was "sore displeased" and the famine "sore" in Samaria. It can also mean "very much", as in "afflict us very sore". In the primary lessons: In health lessons, a sore throat often comes with a cold; sore muscles come after exercise; a sore that does not heal should be shown to a doctor. In everyday talk, "a sight for sore eyes" is someone you are very happy to see. Phrases: sore throat, sore eyes, sore muscles, a cold sore, a sore loser (someone who is angry when they lose), stick out like a sore thumb.
Examples
- And the famine was sore in the land. (Torah GEN.43.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth. (Torah GEN.41.57, JPS 1917) tree →
- And now that thou art surely gone, because thou sore longest after thy father's house, wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?' (Torah GEN.31.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the famine was sore in Samaria. (Prophets 1KI.18.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. (Prophets ZEC.1.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wilt Thou hold Thy peace, and afflict us very sore? (Prophets ISA.64.11, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Do not confuse sore (painful) with saw (past of see, and a tool) or soar (fly high) — they can sound the same. A sore loser is someone who complains or sulks when losing; good sportsmanship means losing kindly.
Early Modern English
Meaning
Severe or very great, as in a very bad famine. tree →
Then and now
Today sore means painful or aching. The famine sentences use the old sense of severe; the nose sentence uses today's sense.
Examples
- And the famine was sore in the land. (Torah GEN.43.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- And his nose was all sore. (The Jungle Book) tree →
- And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth. (Torah GEN.41.57, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: severe, very great.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «sore» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «sore» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «sore» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «sore» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «sore» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «sore» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.
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