wrapped
verb (past tense and past participle of wrap: wrap, wraps, wrapped, wrapping); adjective (wrapped)
Everyday
- Covered with paper, cloth or plastic folded around it. tree →
- Holding something by folding arms around it: "She wrapped her arms around her mum." tree →
- "Wrapped up in" means busy or very interested in something. tree →
- "Wrapped up" also means dressed warmly. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life, presents are wrapped in paper; food is wrapped to keep it fresh. In first aid, a cut may be wrapped in a bandage. In winter, children are told to stay wrapped up warm. Phrases: wrapped up, wrapped in, gift-wrapped, wrapped around.
Examples
- The present was wrapped in shiny paper. tree →
- The sandwiches are wrapped in foil. tree →
- She wrapped her scarf around her neck. tree →
- Stay wrapped up warm in the snow. tree →
- He was so wrapped up in his book that he missed the bus. tree →
- The nurse wrapped a bandage around my ankle. tree →
- He is wrapped in yellow linen, and embalmed with spices. tree →
Note
The "w" is silent: said "rapt". Double p: wrapped. Do not confuse with "rapped" (knocked, or did a rap song), which sounds the same. "Wrap up" can also mean finish: "Let's wrap up the lesson."
In Jewish tradition
In everyday life, presents are wrapped in paper; food is wrapped to keep it fresh. In first aid, a cut may be wrapped in a bandage. In winter, children are told to stay wrapped up warm. Phrases: wrapped up, wrapped in, gift-wrapped, wrapped around.
Examples
- His roots are wrapped about the heap, he beholdeth the place of stones. (Writings JOB.8.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; the deep was round about me; the weeds were wrapped about my head. (Prophets JON.2.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. (Prophets 1KI.19.13, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
The "w" is silent: said "rapt". Double p: wrapped. Do not confuse with "rapped" (knocked, or did a rap song), which sounds the same. "Wrap up" can also mean finish: "Let's wrap up the lesson."
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «wrapped» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «wrapped» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «wrapped» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «wrapped» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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