Polysemy is the phenomenon where a single word has multiple related meanings. These meanings often evolve from a common origin and share a conceptual connection.
Some examples of polysemous words:
🔸 Go for
~She is going for a gold at next Olympics. (=trying to win or get something)
~I don’t know which to go for. (=choose)
🔸 Draw
~The company draws energy from renewable sources (=to take something)
~He drew the curtains to let in more light (=to pull or move something in a direction)
~Her speech drew a large audience (=to attract attention)
🔸 Hold
~The city will hold a marathon next month (=to organise an event)
~She holds the view that education is a lifelong process (=to have a belief or opinion)
🔸Blow
~He blew his chance to get the promotion (=to waste an opportunity)
~She blew past her competitors in the race (=to move quickly)
@ieltsboyko
Some examples of polysemous words:
🔸 Go for
~She is going for a gold at next Olympics. (=trying to win or get something)
~I don’t know which to go for. (=choose)
🔸 Draw
~The company draws energy from renewable sources (=to take something)
~He drew the curtains to let in more light (=to pull or move something in a direction)
~Her speech drew a large audience (=to attract attention)
🔸 Hold
~The city will hold a marathon next month (=to organise an event)
~She holds the view that education is a lifelong process (=to have a belief or opinion)
🔸Blow
~He blew his chance to get the promotion (=to waste an opportunity)
~She blew past her competitors in the race (=to move quickly)
@ieltsboyko