--- title: T — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 12 description: The 1049 words of the English dictionary under T, 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/T/page/12/) [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/) / T # T — The English dictionary · page 12 [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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meaning 1:* (informal) A temp is a worker who works for a company only for a short time, often through an agency.[↗](../../temp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) To temp is to work as a temp.[↗](../../temp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (abbreviation, informal) Temp is short for temperature: «What's the temp outside?».[↗](../../temp/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (abbreviation) Temp is short for temporary, as in a temp job or a temp file.[↗](../../temp/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum worked as a temp in an office for a month.[↗](../../temp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The temp answered the phone while the secretary was away.[↗](../../temp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother is temping this summer.[↗](../../temp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · What's the temp today?[↗](../../temp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") About 25 degrees.[↗](../../temp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog has a high temp, so we're taking him to the vet.[↗](../../temp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Write the temp in your weather chart.[↗](../../temp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **temper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Your temper is how easily you get angry: «a quick temper».[↗](../../temper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A temper or temper tantrum is a sudden fit of anger.[↗](../../temper/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Lose your temper» means to get angry and stop being calm; «keep your temper» means stay calm.[↗](../../temper/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To temper something is to make it milder or less strong.[↗](../../temper/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To temper metal or chocolate is to heat and cool it to make it hard and strong (or shiny).[↗](../../temper/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Your temper can also mean your mood or nature, such as being cheerful or gentle.[↗](../../temper/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Try not to lose your temper.[↗](../../temper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The toddler had a temper tantrum in the shop.[↗](../../temper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother has a quick temper.[↗](../../temper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He kept his temper even when they teased him.[↗](../../temper/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Count to ten when you feel your temper rising.[↗](../../temper/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The blacksmith tempered the steel.[↗](../../temper/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her kindness tempered his anger.[↗](../../temper/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **temperament** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person's or animal's usual nature and mood, the way they normally feel and behave.[↗](../../temperament/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Being moody or easily upset: «a fit of temperament».[↗](../../temperament/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our dog has a gentle temperament and loves children.[↗](../../temperament/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She has a calm temperament and rarely gets cross.[↗](../../temperament/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Horses with a nervous temperament spook easily.[↗](../../temperament/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The twins look alike but have different temperaments.[↗](../../temperament/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A goalkeeper needs the right temperament for penalties.[↗](../../temperament/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He had a fiery temperament as a child.[↗](../../temperament/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **temperate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A temperate climate or place is never extremely hot or extremely cold, with warm summers and cool winters.[↗](../../temperate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A temperate person is calm and controls their feelings and habits.[↗](../../temperate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Britain has a temperate climate, so it is rarely very hot or very cold.[↗](../../temperate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Temperate places usually have four seasons.[↗](../../temperate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Oak and maple trees grow in temperate forests.[↗](../../temperate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · New Zealand has temperate rainforests full of ferns.[↗](../../temperate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The temperate zone lies between the tropics and the poles.[↗](../../temperate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguins live in cold places, but some live in temperate New Zealand too.[↗](../../temperate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But the mind of Becfola was not of this temperate quality, and, lacking Crimthann, it seemed to her that she possessed nothing.[↗](../../temperate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He caused the letter Aleph to reign in Air and crowned it, and combining it with the others He sealed it, as Air in the World, as the temperate (climate) of the Year, and as the chest (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../temperate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **temperature** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Temperature tells how hot or cold something is.[↗](../../temperature/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") We measure it in degrees with a thermometer.[↗](../../temperature/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Your body temperature is how warm your body is; normal is about 37 degrees Celsius.[↗](../../temperature/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To have a temperature (or run a temperature) means to have a fever.[↗](../../temperature/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The temperature was 15 degrees in the morning.[↗](../../temperature/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It rose by 8 degrees by noon.[↗](../../temperature/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At night the temperature fell 10 degrees.[↗](../../temperature/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How much warmer is it now?[↗](../../temperature/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Water freezes at a temperature of 0 °C.[↗](../../temperature/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse took my temperature.[↗](../../temperature/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Bake the cake at a temperature of 180 degrees.[↗](../../temperature/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The temperature in the Arctic can drop to −40 degrees.[↗](../../temperature/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 42) The meaning is, as God is the centre of the Universe, so have the macrocosm, the seasons and temperature and the microcosm, their centres receiving power from the principal centre to regulate and rule.[↗](../../temperature/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../temperature/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **tempest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tempest is a violent storm with strong wind and heavy rain.[↗](../../tempest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A tempest struck the ship.[↗](../../tempest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The tempest blew the trees flat.[↗](../../tempest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After the tempest the sea was calm.[↗](../../tempest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · So pursue them with Thy tempest, and affright them with Thy storm.[↗](../../tempest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.83.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../tempest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night.[↗](../../tempest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.27.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../tempest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.'[↗](../../tempest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.55.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../tempest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tempestuous** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Stormy, with wild wind and rough waves.[↗](../../tempestuous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.[↗](../../tempestuous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JON.1.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../tempestuous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Then said they unto him: 'What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us?' for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.[↗](../../tempestuous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JON.1.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../tempestuous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **templar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A Knight Templar: a member of a religious order of knights founded about 1119 to protect Christian pilgrims travelling to Jerusalem.[↗](../../templar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK law) A lawyer who works in the Temple, an area of law courts and offices in London.[↗](../../templar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Knights Templar guarded pilgrims on the road.[↗](../../templar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Templars wore white cloaks with red crosses.[↗](../../templar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Templar order was ended in 1312.[↗](../../templar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited an old Templar church in London.[↗](../../templar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stories of Templar treasure are mostly legends.[↗](../../templar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A Templar took vows like a monk.[↗](../../templar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Templars built castles in the Holy Land.[↗](../../templar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **temple** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A temple is a building where people go to pray and worship in some religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Judaism, and in ancient religions.[↗](../../temple/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Your temple is the flat part on each side of your head, between your eye and your ear.[↗](../../temple/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We visited a Hindu temple on our school trip.[↗](../../temple/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ancient Greeks built temples to their gods.[↗](../../temple/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Take off your shoes before entering the temple.[↗](../../temple/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Buddhist temple had a golden statue.[↗](../../temple/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He rubbed his temples because he had a headache.[↗](../../temple/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Your temple is a delicate part of your head.[↗](../../temple/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The ruins of the old temple stood on the hill.[↗](../../temple/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Her principal temples were at Argos and Samos.[↗](../../temple/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · These seven double letters point out the dimensions, East, West, height, depth, North, South, with the holy temple in the middle, sustaining all things.[↗](../../temple/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../temple/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The seven double consonants are analogous to the six dimensions: height and depth, East and West, North and South, and the holy temple that stands in the centre, which carries them all.[↗](../../temple/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../temple/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.[↗](../../temple/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.41.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../temple/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil.[↗](../../temple/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.6.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../temple/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Out of Thy temple at Jerusalem, whither kings shall bring presents unto Thee.[↗](../../temple/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.68.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../temple/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **tempo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (music) The tempo is the speed of a piece of music: fast, slow or in between.[↗](../../tempo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Tempo is the speed or pace at which something happens, like the tempo of a game or of life in a city.[↗](../../tempo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The song has a fast tempo.[↗](../../tempo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We clapped along to keep the tempo.[↗](../../tempo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The conductor set a slow tempo for the lullaby.[↗](../../tempo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A metronome helps you keep a steady tempo.[↗](../../tempo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The team raised the tempo in the second half.[↗](../../tempo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Life in the city moves at a quick tempo.[↗](../../tempo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **temporal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) Temporal means worldly, belonging to this life and not to religion or the Church.[↗](../../temporal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Temporal means to do with time.[↗](../../temporal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king had temporal power.[↗](../../temporal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gold and land are temporal goods.[↗](../../temporal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Words like "then" and "soon" are temporal words.[↗](../../temporal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **temporarily** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Temporarily means for a short time only, not for ever.[↗](../../temporarily/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Temporarily means for now, until something changes.[↗](../../temporarily/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pool is temporarily closed for cleaning.[↗](../../temporarily/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The lift is temporarily out of order.[↗](../../temporarily/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We are temporarily living with my nan.[↗](../../temporarily/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The road was temporarily blocked by a fallen tree.[↗](../../temporarily/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The power went off temporarily during the storm.[↗](../../temporarily/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She temporarily lost her voice.[↗](../../temporarily/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The website is temporarily unavailable.[↗](../../temporarily/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **temporary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lasting for only a short time, not forever.[↗](../../temporary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Used or done for a while until something permanent is ready.[↗](../../temporary/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We have a temporary teacher while Mrs Lee is away.[↗](../../temporary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The road is closed for temporary repairs.[↗](../../temporary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Temporary tattoos wash off with soap.[↗](../../temporary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The family lived in a temporary home after the flood.[↗](../../temporary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pain was only temporary.[↗](../../temporary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Melting chocolate is a temporary change because it can set again.[↗](../../temporary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop opened in a temporary building.[↗](../../temporary/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Here underneath a temporary shade-house of green leaves they were to dance and feast.[↗](../../temporary/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **tempt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make someone want to do or have something, especially something they should not.[↗](../../tempt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To try to get someone to do something by offering something nice.[↗](../../tempt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The smell of cookies tempted me into the kitchen.[↗](../../tempt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I was tempted to peek at my presents.[↗](../../tempt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The witch tempted the children with a house made of sweets.[↗](../../tempt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't let strangers tempt you with gifts — say no and tell an adult.[↗](../../tempt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake looks so tempting\![↗](../../tempt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He was tempted to copy his friend's answers, but he didn't.[↗](../../tempt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I tempt you with some ice cream?[↗](../../tempt/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't tempt fate by saying we'll definitely win.[↗](../../tempt/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Why did you let yourself be tempted?[↗](../../tempt/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **temptation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Temptation is the feeling of wanting to do something, especially something you know is wrong or not good for you.[↗](../../temptation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A temptation is a thing that makes you want to do it: «Cake is a big temptation».[↗](../../temptation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Bible, church) The Temptation is the story of Jesus being tempted by the devil in the desert.[↗](../../temptation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I resisted the temptation to open my present early.[↗](../../temptation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The sweets on the table were a big temptation.[↗](../../temptation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave in to temptation and ate the last biscuit.[↗](../../temptation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Bible, Jesus resisted temptation in the desert.[↗](../../temptation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Lord's Prayer says, «Lead us not into temptation».[↗](../../temptation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaving your homework until the last minute is a common temptation.[↗](../../temptation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop puts sweets at the till as a temptation for children.[↗](../../temptation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not stop to argue with temptation.[↗](../../temptation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Twenty-fifth Path is the Intelligence of Proba- tion, or is Tentative, and is so called because it is the primary temptation, by which the Creator trieth all righteous persons.[↗](../../temptation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../temptation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The Twenty-fifth Path is the Intelligence of Probation, or is Tentative, and is so called because it is the primary temptation, by which the Creator (blessed be He) trieth all righteous persons.[↗](../../temptation/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../temptation/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **tempura** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tempura is a Japanese dish of pieces of seafood (like prawns) or vegetables dipped in a light batter and deep-fried until crispy.[↗](../../tempura/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had prawn tempura at the Japanese restaurant.[↗](../../tempura/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tempura batter is made with very cold water.[↗](../../tempura/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The sweet potato tempura was crunchy and light.[↗](../../tempura/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tempura is often eaten with soy-based dipping sauce.[↗](../../tempura/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My dad tried to make tempura, but the batter was soggy.[↗](../../tempura/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Portuguese visitors may have brought the idea of tempura to Japan in the 1500s.[↗](../../tempura/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Vegetable tempura is good for people who don't eat meat.[↗](../../tempura/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ten** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ten is the number 10.[↗](../../ten/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is one more than nine.[↗](../../ten/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ten is the base of our number system: 10 ones make 1 ten, and 10 tens make 100.[↗](../../ten/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Ten out of ten means full marks.[↗](../../ten/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She has ten pencils.[↗](../../ten/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ten children are in the group.[↗](../../ten/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He saves ten dollars a week.[↗](../../ten/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Count by tens to 100.[↗](../../ten/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We have ten fingers and ten toes.[↗](../../ten/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She got ten out of ten on the spelling test.[↗](../../ten/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · 4 tens and 7 ones make 47.[↗](../../ten/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Ten times ten is one hundred.[↗](../../ten/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Ten or twelve crippled-beggars had encamped outside.[↗](../../ten/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · one golden pan of ten shekels, full of incense; (Torah NUM.7.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ten/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the Egyptians wept for him threescore and ten days.[↗](../../ten/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.50.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ten/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old.[↗](../../ten/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.50.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ten/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.[↗](../../ten/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.15.57, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ten/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · 'My beloved is white and ruddy, pre-eminent above ten thousand.[↗](../../ten/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.5.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ten/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · and the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases; (Prophets 1KI.7.43, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ten/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **tenacity** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Strong determination to keep going and not give up.[↗](../../tenacity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **tenancy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The right to live in or use a house, flat, land or shop that you rent from the owner.[↗](../../tenancy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The time during which you rent a place: a six-month tenancy.[↗](../../tenancy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They signed a one-year tenancy for the flat.[↗](../../tenancy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The tenancy agreement says no pets.[↗](../../tenancy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rent is £600 a month, so a twelve-month tenancy costs £7,200.[↗](../../tenancy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Their tenancy ends at the end of the month.[↗](../../tenancy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer has a tenancy on the land.[↗](../../tenancy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Read the tenancy carefully before you sign.[↗](../../tenancy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tenant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tenant is a person who pays rent to live in a house or flat, or to use land or a building, that belongs to someone else (the landlord).[↗](../../tenant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) Anyone who has the right to use a property for a time.[↗](../../tenant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (rare, formal) To tenant a place is to live in it as a tenant.[↗](../../tenant/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We are tenants, so we pay rent to the landlord.[↗](../../tenant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The new tenants moved in next door yesterday.[↗](../../tenant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A tenant must look after the flat and pay the rent on time.[↗](../../tenant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The landlord fixed the boiler for his tenants.[↗](../../tenant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If a tenant pays four hundred pounds a month, how much is that in a year?[↗](../../tenant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Long ago, tenant farmers gave part of their crops to the lord.[↗](../../tenant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop is empty and needs a new tenant.[↗](../../tenant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop itself he sold also, and easily found a tenant for his private house.[↗](../../tenant/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · There shall no common man eat of the holy thing; a tenant of a priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.[↗](../../tenant/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.22.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../tenant/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) … [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/11/) **12** [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/13/) … [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/58/) - ← previous: [page 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/11/) - next →: [page 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/13/) - ↑ back to [The English 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