--- title: E — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 24 description: The 819 words of the English dictionary under E, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/24/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / E # E — The English dictionary · page 24 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* An officer who looks after the horses of a king, queen or prince and rides beside them on journeys.[↗](../../equerry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) A royal attendant who helps a princess or lady of high rank.[↗](../../equerry/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king's equerry held the prince's horse.[↗](../../equerry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The princess's equerries bowed low as she passed.[↗](../../equerry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An equerry must always be ready to ride at once.[↗](../../equerry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **equilibrium** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Equilibrium is a state of balance in which opposite forces or amounts are equal, so nothing changes.[↗](../../equilibrium/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the scales are in equilibrium".[↗](../../equilibrium/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Equilibrium is a calm, steady state of mind.[↗](../../equilibrium/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "she lost her equilibrium".[↗](../../equilibrium/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) In chemistry and nature, equilibrium is when changes in two directions happen at the same rate.[↗](../../equilibrium/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The see-saw is in equilibrium when both children weigh the same.[↗](../../equilibrium/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The forces on the book on the table are in equilibrium.[↗](../../equilibrium/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Add 3 to both sides to keep the equation in equilibrium.[↗](../../equilibrium/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After the shock, it took him a while to regain his equilibrium.[↗](../../equilibrium/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A tightrope walker must keep her equilibrium.[↗](../../equilibrium/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The water in the two tanks reached equilibrium.[↗](../../equilibrium/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The importance of equilibrium is constantly reiterated in the Kabalah.[↗](../../equilibrium/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../equilibrium/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There are seven of which three are against three, and one places them in equilibrium.[↗](../../equilibrium/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../equilibrium/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In one scale is the merit and in the other criminaHty, which are placed in equilibrium by the tongue.[↗](../../equilibrium/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../equilibrium/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **equine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Equine means to do with horses or like a horse: «equine vet», «equine flu».[↗](../../equine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (rare noun) An equine is a horse or an animal of the horse family, such as a donkey or zebra.[↗](../../equine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She wants to be an equine vet when she grows up.[↗](../../equine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The riding school is also an equine rescue centre.[↗](../../equine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Equine flu stopped the horse races for a week.[↗](../../equine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Zebras and donkeys are equine animals.[↗](../../equine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The farm offers equine therapy for children.[↗](../../equine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The statue had a proud equine head.[↗](../../equine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The supernatural steed which Katoma tamed belongs to an equine race which often figures in the Skazkas.[↗](../../equine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **equinox** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One of the two times each year when day and night are about the same length all over the Earth, in spring and in autumn.[↗](../../equinox/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* At the equinox, day and night are each about 12 hours long.[↗](../../equinox/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There are two equinoxes every year.[↗](../../equinox/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After the spring equinox, the days get longer than the nights.[↗](../../equinox/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When it is the spring equinox in Canada, it is the autumn equinox in Australia.[↗](../../equinox/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ancient people built stones that line up with the sun at the equinox.[↗](../../equinox/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We measured our shadows at the equinox.[↗](../../equinox/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **equipage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) A carriage with its horses and servants, all together.[↗](../../equipage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The fine style of dress and attendants that goes with a rich person going out.[↗](../../equipage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Handsome equipages drove up to the palace.[↗](../../equipage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He came to the ball in a splendid equipage.[↗](../../equipage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She rode out in a golden equipage with four white horses.[↗](../../equipage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **equipment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The tools, machines, clothes and other things you need for a particular job, sport or activity.[↗](../../equipment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please put the PE equipment back in the cupboard.[↗](../../equipment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We need equipment like goggles and gloves for this experiment.[↗](../../equipment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A helmet is important safety equipment for cycling.[↗](../../equipment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The hospital has lots of special equipment.[↗](../../equipment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Camping equipment can be heavy to carry.[↗](../../equipment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each group got a piece of equipment to measure with.[↗](../../equipment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Check the equipment before you start.[↗](../../equipment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The diving equipment included a mask and flippers.[↗](../../equipment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Fionn and the champions looked on this gentleman, and they admired exceedingly his bearing and equipment.[↗](../../equipment/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **equipoise** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A state of balance, where weights or forces are equal.[↗](../../equipoise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* To confirm this there are faithful witnesses; the world, year and man, the twelve, the Equipoise, the heptade, which God regulates like the Dragon, \[40\] (Tali) sphere and the heart.[↗](../../equipoise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../equipoise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 41) Our author means to say that the water has a great disposition to unite itself with the caloric, thus for instance is the fire latent in steam, but the air equipoises them.[↗](../../equipoise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../equipoise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **equipped** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Equipped means having the tools, machines or things you need for a job or activity.[↗](../../equipped/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Equipped (to do something) can also mean having the skills or knowledge you need.[↗](../../equipped/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lab is equipped with microscopes.[↗](../../equipped/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Come to school equipped with a pen and a ruler.[↗](../../equipped/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The climbers were well equipped for the snow.[↗](../../equipped/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our new hall is equipped for drama shows.[↗](../../equipped/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · After the course she felt equipped to help in an emergency.[↗](../../equipped/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ambulance is equipped with oxygen.[↗](../../equipped/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · On the second day Iron Hans equipped him as a white knight, and gave him a white horse.[↗](../../equipped/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **equity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Equity is fairness: treating people so each has what they need for a fair chance, not just exactly the same.[↗](../../equity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (money) Equity in a house is the part of its value that the owner truly owns — the price minus what is still owed on the mortgage.[↗](../../equity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (money) Equities are shares in companies.[↗](../../equity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (law, UK) Equity is a part of the law that lets judges act fairly where strict rules would be unjust.[↗](../../equity/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Equity means giving each pupil the help they need.[↗](../../equity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The taller boxes for shorter children showed equity, not just equality.[↗](../../equity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · As they pay the mortgage, Mum and Dad's equity grows.[↗](../../equity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Negative equity means the house is worth less than the loan.[↗](../../equity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa invests in equities.[↗](../../equity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge used equity to reach a fair decision.[↗](../../equity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And after his father died he ascended the throne, and ruled the kingdom with righteousness and equity.[↗](../../equity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Do ye judge with equity the sons of men?[↗](../../equity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.58.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../equity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · To receive the discipline of wisdom, justice, and right, and equity; (Writings PRO.1.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../equity/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · 'When I take the appointed time, I Myself will judge with equity.[↗](../../equity/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.75.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../equity/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **equivalent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Equivalent means equal in value, amount, meaning or importance.[↗](../../equivalent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "1/2 is equivalent to 2/4".[↗](../../equivalent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) An equivalent is something that equals or matches something else.[↗](../../equivalent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the French equivalent of 'hello' is 'bonjour'".[↗](../../equivalent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* One half is equivalent to two quarters.[↗](../../equivalent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Find three fractions equivalent to 3/4.[↗](../../equivalent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A kilogram is equivalent to 1,000 grams.[↗](../../equivalent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ten dimes is the equivalent of one dollar.[↗](../../equivalent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The British equivalent of a "sidewalk" is a "pavement".[↗](../../equivalent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His smile was the equivalent of a thank-you.[↗](../../equivalent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · 0.5, 1/2 and 50% are equivalent.[↗](../../equivalent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But one of the most important of their Oriental equivalents is perfectly intelligible.[↗](../../equivalent/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Three mothers, Alef-Mem-Shin—In the Person \[note 1: There is no satisfactory English equivalent of Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ nefesh, translated reluctantly as ‘person’.[↗](../../equivalent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../equivalent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Since "words" is the equivalent of "things" the Pythagoreans said that all things (i.e. words) had their origin and composition in numbers.[↗](../../equivalent/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../equivalent/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **equivocation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Using unclear words or answers on purpose so you do not have to give a straight answer or tell the full truth.[↗](../../equivocation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (logic) A mistake in an argument where one word is used with two different meanings.[↗](../../equivocation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The minister's answer was pure equivocation.[↗](../../equivocation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Did you eat the cake?»[↗](../../equivocation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") «Well, cakes get eaten...»[↗](../../equivocation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") That is equivocation.[↗](../../equivocation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Please answer without equivocation: yes or no?[↗](../../equivocation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The argument fails because of equivocation on the word «bank».[↗](../../equivocation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His equivocation made us think he was hiding something.[↗](../../equivocation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Spot the equivocation in the riddle.[↗](../../equivocation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **er** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* «Er» is a sound people make when they are not sure what to say or are thinking, like «um»: «It's, er, somewhere here.».[↗](../../er/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (US, abbreviation) ER stands for «emergency room», the part of a hospital that treats urgent injuries and illness (UK: A&E).[↗](../../er/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, abbreviation) ER stands for «Elizabeth Regina», Latin for Queen Elizabeth, seen on postboxes.[↗](../../er/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «-er» is also a suffix that makes a person who does something (teacher) or a comparative (bigger).[↗](../../er/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* In old or country speech, 'er' is written for 'are', as in 'you er mine'.[↗](../../er/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Er, I think I forgot my homework,» said Sam.[↗](../../er/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He said «er» a lot because he was nervous.[↗](../../er/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Where's my phone?»[↗](../../er/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") «Er…[↗](../../er/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") I haven't seen it.»[↗](../../er/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Try not to say «er» between every sentence in your talk.[↗](../../er/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor in the ER fixed his broken arm.[↗](../../er/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old postbox had «ER» on it.[↗](../../er/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The suffix -er turns «fast» into «faster».[↗](../../er/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Add -er to «paint» to make «painter».[↗](../../er/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Sho ez you er settin' dar.[↗](../../er/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er.[↗](../../er/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.38.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../er/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar.[↗](../../er/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.38.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../er/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.[↗](../../er/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.38.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../er/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him.[↗](../../er/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.2.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../er/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess.[↗](../../er/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.2.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../er/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Ladah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea; (Writings 1CH.4.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../er/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **era** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An era is a long period of history with special features or events, like the Victorian era.[↗](../../era/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) In geology, an era is a very long period of Earth's history, like the Mesozoic Era when dinosaurs lived.[↗](../../era/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An era is any period marked by something new, as in «the era of smartphones».[↗](../../era/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Queen Victoria gave her name to the Victorian era.[↗](../../era/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic Era.[↗](../../era/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The internet started a new era.[↗](../../era/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When our head teacher retired, it was the end of an era.[↗](../../era/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Steam trains were common in that era.[↗](../../era/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A new era seemed to have arisen in the poor studio.[↗](../../era/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Hence this book was known already in the second or at the beginning of the third century of the Christian Era.[↗](../../era/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../era/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We are, however, now certain that in Babylon, many centuries before the Christian Era. a sexagesimal position was known.[↗](../../era/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../era/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Some of them believe it to be a production of the first or the second century R. 0. ; others place it in the Geonic period, ranging from the seventh to the ninth centuries of the Christian Era.[↗](../../era/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../era/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **eradicate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To eradicate something bad means to get rid of it completely, so that it no longer exists.[↗](../../eradicate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science, health) To eradicate a disease means to destroy it everywhere in the world.[↗](../../eradicate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Smallpox has been eradicated.[↗](../../eradicate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors hope to eradicate polio soon.[↗](../../eradicate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The island eradicated all its rats to save the birds.[↗](../../eradicate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We want to eradicate bullying from our school.[↗](../../eradicate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It is hard to eradicate weeds completely.[↗](../../eradicate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Charities work to eradicate poverty and hunger.[↗](../../eradicate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **erase** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To rub out writing or marks, for example with a rubber or an eraser.[↗](../../erase/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To delete something completely, such as a file, message or recording.[↗](../../erase/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To remove a memory or feeling so it is forgotten or gone.[↗](../../erase/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Erase the wrong answer and try again.[↗](../../erase/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher erased the board at the end of the lesson.[↗](../../erase/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't erase the photos before you save them.[↗](../../erase/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I erased my mistake neatly.[↗](../../erase/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain erased the chalk drawings on the playground.[↗](../../erase/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She wished she could erase that embarrassing moment.[↗](../../erase/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Press this button to erase the recording.[↗](../../erase/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Write in pencil so you can erase it.[↗](../../erase/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The person created had a knife in his hand, and was erasing the letter Aleph of the word Emet.[↗](../../erase/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../erase/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the one whom they had created said to them: 'God created Adam, and when He wanted to put him to death, he erased a letter fro7n the wind p\]met and it became Met (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../erase/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **eraser** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small piece of rubber or plastic used to remove pencil marks.[↗](../../eraser/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A pad used to wipe a chalkboard or whiteboard clean.[↗](../../eraser/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can I borrow your eraser?[↗](../../eraser/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") I made a mistake.[↗](../../eraser/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My pencil has an eraser on the end.[↗](../../eraser/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher cleaned the whiteboard with the eraser.[↗](../../eraser/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Erasers cost 50 cents each; 4 erasers cost $2.[↗](../../eraser/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rub gently with the eraser so you don't tear the paper.[↗](../../eraser/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I lost my eraser again\![↗](../../eraser/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ere** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* before; earlier than a certain time.[↗](../../ere/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And the midwives said unto Pharaoh: 'Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.'[↗](../../ere/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.1.19, JPS 1917) · Ere long the dwarfs came trooping out till all were assembled.[↗](../../ere/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (The Green Fairy Book) · While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.[↗](../../ere/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.11.33, JPS 1917) **erect** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To erect something is to build it or put it up, like a tent, a fence or a statue.[↗](../../erect/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Erect means standing straight up, upright.[↗](../../erect/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Workers erected a new fence around the field.[↗](../../erect/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We erected our tent before dark.[↗](../../erect/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A statue was erected in the park.[↗](../../erect/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldier stood erect.[↗](../../erect/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog's ears were erect when it heard a noise.[↗](../../erect/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The council will erect a sign near the school.[↗](../../erect/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Hold your back erect when you sit.[↗](../../erect/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The scaffolding was erected in one day.[↗](../../erect/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A monument was also erected over his grave.[↗](../../erect/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.[↗](../../erect/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.33.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../erect/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") 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