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# title

noun (a title, titles); verb (title, titles, titled, titling)

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

## Everyday

1. The name of a book, film, song, picture or piece of writing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#m1)
2. A word used before a person's name to show who they are: Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Sir, Lady. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#m2)
3. In sport, the position of champion: She won the world title. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#m3)
4. (law) The legal right to own something, especially land: the title deeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#m4)
5. Verb: to give a name to a book, song or work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#m5)

### In the lessons

In school you write a title at the top of your work and underline it; graphs and charts need a title too. In stories titles of nobility like Lord or Duchess show rank. In sport, teams fight for a title. In maths, a bar chart's title tells what the data show.

### Examples

- Write the title at the top of the page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#x1)
- What's the title of your favourite book? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#x2)
- Give your graph a clear title. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#x3)
- Our team won the league title! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#x4)
- Her title is Dr Patel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#x5)
- The painting is titled «Sunflowers». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#x6)
- Sir is a title given by the king or queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#x7)
- This story, also, is without special title. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/title/#x8)

### Note

Titles of books and films usually take capital letters on the main words. «Title» (champion) can be held and «defended». Linked: subtitle, entitled (having a right to something).

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Job, Elihu says he will not give flattering titles, meaning false honour, to any man. Tradition reads this as honest speech that does not favour the powerful. In the primary lessons: In school you write a title at the top of your work and underline it; graphs and charts need a title too. In stories titles of nobility like Lord or Duchess show rank. In sport, teams fight for a title. In maths, a bar chart's title tells what the data show.

### Examples

- The Hebrew words are ChIVTh H QDSh, holy animals: I have ventured to put Kerubim, as the title of the (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/title/#x1)
- I add here the full titles of the three Latin versions; they are all to be found in the British Museum Library. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/title/#x2)
- I add here the full titles of the three Latin versions ; they are all to be found in the British Museum Library. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/title/#x3)
- For I know not to give flattering titles; else would my Maker soon take me away. (Writings JOB.32.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/title/#x4)
- Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; neither will I give flattering titles unto any man. (Writings JOB.32.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/title/#x5)

### Note

Titles of books and films usually take capital letters on the main words. «Title» (champion) can be held and «defended». Linked: subtitle, entitled (having a right to something).

## On Mova

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