to care for, look after
—
to spare, to economize
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | to spare | |
| meaning 1 | to care for, look after | The policy has not spared the farming community from severe financial pressure. |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to spare, to be frugal, to economize | but some will spend, and some will spare |
| reference | ODE | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | беречь (bereč') | |
| meaning 1 | to care for, look after | После травмы спортсмен был должен беречь свое колено After the injury, the athlete had to take care of his knee |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to spare, to be frugal, to economize | беречь каждую копейку to spare each penny |
| reference | BAS: 1, 397-398 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tofa | |
| lexeme | қамна | |
| meaning 1 | to care for, to take care, to protect | оң аътын қамнап чораан he takes care of his horse |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to spare, to be frugal, to economize | |
| reference | Rassadin 2016: 182 | |
| comment | ||