straight

adjective (straight, straighter, straightest); adverb (straight); noun (a straight)

«straight» 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

Straight means not bent or curved; going in one direction. tree →
Straight means at once, without stopping: «go straight home». tree →
Straight hair has no curls. tree →
Straight can mean honest: «a straight answer». tree →
In a row with no break: «three days straight». tree →

In the lessons

a straight line or road; a straight line is the shortest way between two points; in maths: a straight angle is 180 degrees, polygons have straight sides; in everyday life: «go straight on», «sit up straight», «straight away»; phrases: «straight line», «straight ahead», «get it straight» (understand it clearly)

Examples

Draw a straight line 8 cm long. tree →
The road goes straight for 3 miles. tree →
A triangle has 3 straight sides. tree →
He walks straight home. tree →
Use a ruler to draw straight lines. tree →
A straight angle is 180 degrees. tree →
Sit up straight at your desk. tree →
Go straight ahead and turn left at the shop. tree →
It rained for five days straight. tree →
She has long straight hair. tree →
They went straight into the courtyard. tree →

Note

Shape word: straight sides are measured and added for a perimeter. A circle has no straight sides. Homophone: strait (a narrow sea channel). «Straight away» means immediately. A straight line is the shortest way between two points.

In Jewish tradition

"Straight paths" means a safe, right way of life. God makes a person's way straight when he guides them to do right.

Interpretation. Tradition reads the straight path as the way of Torah and good conduct. The psalmist trusts God to lead him on it.

Examples

The God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way straight; (Writings PSA.18.33, JPS 1917) tree →
He restoreth my soul; He guideth me in straight paths for His name's sake. (Writings PSA.23.3, JPS 1917) tree →
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. (Writings PRO.4.25, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

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

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