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# sheathe

verb (sheathe, sheathes, sheathed, sheathing)

«sheathe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To sheathe is to put a sword or knife back into its case, called a sheath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathe/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a warrior is told to sheathe his sword when the danger is over; it means put away, not throw away

### Examples

- «Sheathe your sword,» said the king, «we are at peace.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathe/#x1)
- The soldier sheathed his blade and sat down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathe/#x2)
- Please sheathe the knife before you walk inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathe/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sheathe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sheathe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sheathe.html) on Mova free.