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# obstacle

«obstacle» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Something in your way that stops you or makes it hard to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an obstacle, obstacles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Something in your way that stops you or makes it hard to go forward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/#m1)

2) A problem or difficulty that makes it hard to do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In PE and sports day: an «obstacle course» with tunnels, hurdles and nets. In road safety: watch out for obstacles like parked cars and bins. In stories and life lessons: the hero overcomes obstacles; «overcome an obstacle», «an obstacle in the way».

### examples

- However, that may be, I hope I have at least succeeded in removing some obstacles to a better understanding of the Sefer Yetzira and the Pythafrorean philosophy and their relation to each other. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/#x1)
- We ran an obstacle course on sports day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/#x2)
- A fallen tree was an obstacle on the path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/#x3)
- The horse jumped over every obstacle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/#x4)
- Not speaking English was an obstacle at first, but she learned fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/#x5)
- Robots use sensors to avoid obstacles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/#x6)
- Clear any obstacles from the stairs so no one trips. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/#x7)
- The hero had to overcome many obstacles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/#x8)
- 'You thought that love would conquer all obstacles,' said he; 'well, you have found it hasn't! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/#x9)

### note

Countable: an obstacle, obstacles («an» because it begins with a vowel sound). Spelling: «obstacle», not «obsticle». Common verbs: «overcome», «avoid», «get past» an obstacle.

### In the corpora

- [Squirrels are skilled acrobats that solve puzzles to reach bird feeders, and some people build squirrel obstacle courses for fun.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/215-foxes-and-squirrels/14/)
- [Sledding stops when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing/13/)
- [Stop sledding when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/17/)
- [Stop sledding when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «obstacle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obstacle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.