--- title: A — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 10 description: The 1140 words of the school dictionary under A, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / A # A — The school dictionary · page 10 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/9/) **10** [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/12/) - [ascertain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascertain/) — To find out for certain whether something is true, usually by checking carefully. — 22 sentences - [ascribe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ascribe/) — To say that something was caused by something, as in «ascribe her success to hard work». — 9 sentences - [ash](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ash/) — The grey powder left after something has burned. — 11 sentences - [ashamed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashamed/) — Ashamed means feeling bad and guilty because you did something wrong or something you think is embarrassing. — 9 sentences - [ashore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashore/) — On or onto the land from the sea or a river. — 8 sentences - [ashy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ashy/) — Ashy means covered with ash, or grey like ash. — 5 sentences - [asia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/) — Asia is the biggest of the seven continents, with the most people. China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand are in Asia. — 11 sentences - [asian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asian/) — Asian means from Asia, the biggest continent, or connected with its people, countries, languages or food. — 9 sentences - [asiatic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asiatic/) — From Asia, used mostly in the names of animals and plants, such as the Asiatic lion or the Asiatic black bear. — 7 sentences - [aside](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aside/) — To one side; out of the way. — 13 sentences - [ask](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ask/) — To ask is to say a question so that you get an answer. — 24 sentences - [askance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/askance/) — To look askance at something or someone is to look at them with doubt, suspicion or disapproval. — 8 sentences - [asl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asl/) — ASL stands for American Sign Language, the language of hand signs, faces and body movements used by many Deaf people in the USA and parts… — 8 sentences - [asleep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asleep/) — Sleeping. — 11 sentences - [asp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asp/) — An asp is a small, poisonous snake, found in hot countries and in old stories. — 4 sentences - [asparagus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asparagus/) — A vegetable with long green, white or purple stalks with pointed tips, eaten cooked. — 8 sentences - [aspect](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aspect/) — One part or side of a situation, problem or idea that you can think about. — 13 sentences - [aspen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aspen/) — An aspen is a tall, thin tree of the poplar family, with round leaves on long, flat stalks that make them shake and flutter in the slighte… — 9 sentences - [asphalt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asphalt/) — Asphalt is a black sticky material mixed with stones and used to make road surfaces and playgrounds. — 7 sentences - [aspirate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aspirate/) — To aspirate a sound is to say it with a puff of breath, like the «h» in «hat» or the «p» in «pin». — 10 sentences - [aspire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aspire/) — To aspire is to want very much to reach something great, such as a high place, a grand job or a better life. 2) (formal) To aspire to some… — 6 sentences - [aspirin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aspirin/) — Aspirin is a medicine that reduces pain, fever and swelling. — 10 sentences - [ass](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ass/) — An ass is a donkey, an animal like a small horse with long ears. — 9 sentences - [assail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assail/) — To assail someone is to attack them violently. — 9 sentences - [assailant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assailant/) — An assailant is a person who attacks someone physically. — 8 sentences - [assassin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassin/) — A killer who murders a ruler or an important person, often in secret and for pay. — 6 sentences - [assassinate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassinate/) — To assassinate is to murder an important or famous person, such as a leader, usually for political reasons. — 8 sentences - [assassination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assassination/) — An assassination is the murder of an important or famous person, such as a leader, usually for political reasons. — 7 sentences - [assault](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assault/) — An assault is a violent attack on a person, or a threat to hurt them; it is a crime. — 12 sentences - [assemblage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assemblage/) — A large gathering of people, or a collection of many things brought together, such as a crowd at a feast or a court. — 4 sentences - [assemble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assemble/) — To assemble is to come together in one place as a group. — 11 sentences - [assembly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assembly/) — Assembly is a meeting of the whole school or several classes together, often in the hall, for news, songs, stories and awards. — 12 sentences - [assent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assent/) — Agreement or permission, especially official agreement. — 11 sentences - [assert](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assert/) — To assert something is to say firmly that it is true. — 10 sentences - [asserted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asserted/) — Asserted means said firmly that something is true. — 9 sentences - [assertion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assertion/) — An assertion is a strong statement that something is true, often without proof given. — 9 sentences - [assess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assess/) — To judge or decide how good, big, important or serious something is. — 8 sentences - [assessment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessment/) — An assessment is a test or task to find out what someone knows or can do. — 8 sentences - [assessor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/) — A person whose job is to judge or measure how good, big or valuable something is, such as work, damage or property. — 10 sentences - [asset](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asset/) — An asset is a person or thing that is useful or valuable, that helps you. — 9 sentences - [assets](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assets/) — Things a person or company owns that are worth money, like a house, savings or machines. — 9 sentences - [assigned](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assigned/) — Assigned means given as a job or task to someone: «the homework assigned by the teacher». — 10 sentences - [assignment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assignment/) — An assignment is a piece of work a teacher gives you to do, often at home or over several days. — 9 sentences - [assimilate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assimilate/) — To take in and understand new information fully. — 10 sentences - [assist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assist/) — To help someone do something. — 11 sentences - [assistance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assistance/) — Assistance is help or support given to someone. — 9 sentences - [assistant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assistant/) — A person whose job is to help someone else do their work. — 10 sentences - [assisted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/) — Assisted means helped. — 13 sentences - [associate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/associate/) — To associate one thing with another is to connect them in your mind. — 12 sentences - [association](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/association/) — An association is a group of people who join together for a shared purpose, like a club or society. — 10 sentences - [assortment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assortment/) — A mixture of different kinds of things. — 8 sentences - [assume](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assume/) — To assume is to think something is true without checking or having proof. — 13 sentences - [assumption](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assumption/) — Something you believe is true without proof. — 10 sentences - [assurance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assurance/) — An assurance is a promise or a statement that makes someone feel sure or less worried. — 10 sentences - [assure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assure/) — To tell someone firmly that something is true, so they stop worrying. — 9 sentences - [assured](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assured/) — Assured means sure and confident in yourself: «She gave an assured speech.». — 10 sentences - [assyrian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assyrian/) — Assyrian means to do with ancient Assyria, a powerful empire in Mesopotamia (today mostly northern Iraq), with cities like Nineveh and Ass… — 11 sentences - [asteroid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asteroid/) — An asteroid is a rocky or metal object in space, smaller than a planet, that goes around the Sun. — 8 sentences - [asthma](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asthma/) — An illness that makes the small air tubes in the lungs become narrow, so that breathing is hard and a person may cough, wheeze and feel a… — 8 sentences - [astir](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astir/) — Up and moving, out of bed and busy, with people or animals awake and active. — 5 sentences - [astonish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astonish/) — To surprise someone so much that they cannot quite believe it. — 4 sentences - [astonished](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astonished/) — Very surprised, so much that you can hardly believe it. — 9 sentences - [astonishing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astonishing/) — Astonishing means so surprising that it is hard to believe; amazing. — 8 sentences - [astonishingly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astonishingly/) — In a way that causes great surprise. — 9 sentences - [astonishment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astonishment/) — Astonishment is a feeling of very great surprise. — 8 sentences - [astounded](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astounded/) — Very much surprised, so amazed that you are almost stunned. — 4 sentences - [astounding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astounding/) — Amazing and very surprising, hard to believe. — 4 sentences - [astray](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astray/) — Astray means away from the right path or place, lost. — 9 sentences - [astride](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astride/) — With one leg on each side of something, sitting or standing across it, such as on the back of an animal. — 4 sentences - [astrolabe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astrolabe/) — An old instrument made of brass discs and a pointer, used to measure how high the Sun or a star is above the horizon. — 9 sentences - [astrologer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astrologer/) — A person who studies the stars and planets and claims to tell what will happen from them. — 4 sentences - [astrology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astrology/) — The belief that the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars at the time someone is born, or on a certain day, affect people's charac… — 9 sentences - [astronaut](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astronaut/) — A person trained to travel and work in space, in a spacecraft or on a space station. — 9 sentences - [astronomer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astronomer/) — An astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies and everything else in space. — 11 sentences - [astronomical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astronomical/) — To do with astronomy, the science of stars, planets and space. — 8 sentences - [astronomy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astronomy/) — The science that studies the stars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies and everything else in space. — 8 sentences - [astute](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/astute/) — Clever at understanding people and situations quickly, and using that to your advantage; sharp and shrewd. — 8 sentences - [asunder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asunder/) — Apart, into pieces, split or torn apart. — 4 sentences - [asylum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asylum/) — Asylum is safety and protection that a country gives to people who have run away from danger, war or unfair punishment in their own country. — 10 sentences - [at](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/at/) — At shows where something is: at the shop, at school. — 23 sentences - [atheism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atheism/) — The belief that there is no God or gods. — 9 sentences - [atheist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atheist/) — An atheist is a person who believes there is no God or gods. — 8 sentences - [athenian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athenian/) — Belonging to or coming from Athens, the capital city of Greece, especially ancient Athens. — 10 sentences - [athlete](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athlete/) — A person who is good at sports and trains to take part in them. — 9 sentences - [athletic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athletic/) — Strong, fit and good at sport. — 9 sentences - [athwart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athwart/) — Athwart means across, from one side to the other of something. — 9 sentences - [atlantic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantic/) — The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean, lying between the Americas on the west and Europe and Africa on the east. — 11 sentences - [atlantis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlantis/) — A legendary island city that, in an old story by the Greek writer Plato, sank under the sea in one day and night. — 10 sentences - [atlas](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atlas/) — An atlas is a book of maps. — 11 sentences - [atm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atm/) — An ATM (automated teller machine) is a machine where people take money out of their bank account using a card and a secret number (PIN). — 12 sentences - [atmosphere](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atmosphere/) — The atmosphere is the layer of gases (air) around the Earth or another planet. — 12 sentences - [atmospheric](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atmospheric/) — Atmospheric means to do with the atmosphere, the layer of air around the Earth or another planet («atmospheric pressure»). — 9 sentences - [atom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atom/) — An atom is the smallest piece of a chemical element, far too small to see even with an ordinary microscope; everything around us is made o… — 12 sentences - [atomic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atomic/) — Atomic means to do with atoms, the tiny particles everything is made of. — 9 sentences - [atone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/atone/) — To make up for a wrong you have done, by doing something good or by paying for the harm. — 4 sentences - [attach](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attach/) — To fix or join one thing to another, such as with glue, a clip or string. — 12 sentences - [attached](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attached/) — Joined or fixed to something. — 11 sentences - [attachment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attachment/) — A file sent with an email. — 10 sentences - [attack](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attack/) — To attack means to try to hurt someone or something with force. — 13 sentences - [attacker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attacker/) — A person or animal that attacks someone. — 8 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/9/) **10** [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/12/)