--- title: A — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 11 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/11/) [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 11 [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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/10/) **11** [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/12/) - [attain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attain/) — To reach or achieve a goal, level or result after effort. — 9 sentences - [attainable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attainable/) — Possible to reach or achieve: «an attainable goal». — 8 sentences - [attained](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attained/) — Attained means reached or achieved, usually after hard work: attained a goal. — 9 sentences - [attainment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attainment/) — Attainment is reaching a goal or getting something after effort. — 11 sentences - [attar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attar/) — A strong, sweet-smelling oil made from flower petals, especially roses, used for perfume. — 3 sentences - [attempt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attempt/) — To try to do something, especially something difficult. — 12 sentences - [attempted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attempted/) — Attempted means tried to do something, especially something difficult. — 9 sentences - [attend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attend/) — To attend something is to go to it and be there, such as school, a meeting or a party. — 11 sentences - [attendance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attendance/) — Attendance is being present at a place or event, like school. — 13 sentences - [attendant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attendant/) — A person whose job is to look after people or a place, such as a flight attendant, a car park attendant or a pool attendant. — 12 sentences - [attended](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attended/) — Attended means went to an event, a meeting or a place, like a school, a party or a game. — 13 sentences - [attendee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attendee/) — An attendee is a person who goes to an event, such as a meeting, conference, class or party. — 7 sentences - [attention](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attention/) — Attention is when you listen, watch or think carefully about something. — 12 sentences - [attentive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentive/) — Listening or watching carefully and paying close attention. — 10 sentences - [attentively](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attentively/) — In a way that pays close attention, listening or watching carefully. — 10 sentences - [attest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attest/) — To show or prove that something is true. — 10 sentences - [attic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attic/) — A room or space just under the roof of a house, often used for storing things. — 9 sentences - [attire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attire/) — Clothes, especially for a special event: «formal attire». — 10 sentences - [attired](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attired/) — Dressed in a particular way. — 8 sentences - [attitude](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/) — Your attitude is the way you think and feel about something, which shows in how you behave: a positive attitude, a bad attitude. — 12 sentences - [attorney](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attorney/) — a person trusted to act for someone else in law or business; today we would say a lawyer. — 4 sentences - [attract](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attract/) — To attract means to pull something towards itself: magnets attract iron. — 12 sentences - [attraction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attraction/) — A place or thing people want to visit or see: a tourist attraction. — 10 sentences - [attractive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attractive/) — Attractive means pleasant to look at, good-looking or pretty. — 12 sentences - [attributable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attributable/) — If something is attributable to a cause, it is caused by it or can be said to come from it. — 8 sentences - [attribute](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribute/) — An attribute is a quality or feature that someone or something has. — 15 sentences - [attribution](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attribution/) — Saying who wrote, made, said or did something: giving credit. — 9 sentences - [au](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/au/) — «Au» means «to the», «at the» or «in the» before a masculine word: «au parc» is «to the park», «au revoir» is «goodbye». — 10 sentences - [aubergine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aubergine/) — A vegetable with smooth, shiny, dark purple skin and soft white flesh; in the USA, Canada and Australia it is called eggplant. — 9 sentences - [auburn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auburn/) — Auburn means a reddish-brown colour, usually said of hair. — 5 sentences - [auction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auction/) — An auction is a public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most money. — 10 sentences - [audacious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audacious/) — Audacious means bold and daring, ready to take big risks. — 5 sentences - [audacity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audacity/) — Audacity is boldness, daring to do something that other people would not dare to do. — 5 sentences - [audible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audible/) — Loud enough to be heard. — 8 sentences - [audibly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audibly/) — In a way that can be heard; loud enough for people to hear it. — 4 sentences - [audience](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audience/) — An audience is the group of people watching or listening to a show, film, talk or game. — 11 sentences - [audio](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audio/) — Audio means sound, especially recorded or broadcast sound. — 9 sentences - [audit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audit/) — An official check of a company's or organisation's money records to make sure they are correct and honest. — 10 sentences - [audition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audition/) — noun A short performance to show whether you are good enough for a part in a play, a band, a choir or a show. — 9 sentences - [auditor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auditor/) — A person whose job is to check the money records of a company or organisation carefully to make sure they are correct and honest. — 10 sentences - [auditorium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auditorium/) — A large room or building where an audience sits to watch a play, concert or talk. — 8 sentences - [auditory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auditory/) — About hearing or the ears. — 7 sentences - [aug](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aug/) — A short written form of August, the eighth month of the year. — 11 sentences - [aught](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aught/) — Aught means anything at all. — 5 sentences - [augment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/augment/) — To make something bigger, stronger or better by adding to it. — 9 sentences - [augmentation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/augmentation/) — Making something bigger, larger or stronger by adding to it. — 8 sentences - [augmented](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/augmented/) — Augmented means made bigger or added to. — 9 sentences - [august](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/august/) — August is the eighth month of the year, with 31 days, coming after July and before September. — 11 sentences - [auk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auk/) — An auk is a black-and-white seabird of the cold northern seas, which dives and «flies» underwater to catch fish; puffins, guillemots and r… — 9 sentences - [auld](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auld/) — Old. — 9 sentences - [aunt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunt/) — An aunt is the sister of your mother or father. — 12 sentences - [auntie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auntie/) — Auntie is a friendly, informal word for an aunt, the sister of your mum or dad, or the wife of your uncle. — 9 sentences - [aunty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aunty/) — Aunty is a friendly name for an aunt: your mother's or father's sister, or your uncle's wife. — 10 sentences - [aura](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aura/) — An aura is a special feeling or quality that seems to surround a person or place, like an air of calm, mystery or importance. — 10 sentences - [auricle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auricle/) — The outer part of the ear that you can see, also called the pinna. — 8 sentences - [aurochs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aurochs/) — A huge wild ox with long horns that lived in Europe, Asia and North Africa and became extinct in 1627; it is the ancestor of today's cattle. — 7 sentences - [aurora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aurora/) — An aurora is a display of moving, coloured light (often green, pink or purple) in the night sky near the North or South Pole. — 11 sentences - [auscultate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auscultate/) — To listen to sounds inside the body, like the heart and lungs, usually with a stethoscope. — 7 sentences - [auspicious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auspicious/) — Showing signs that something will go well; a lucky or promising start. — 10 sentences - [aussie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aussie/) — An Aussie is a person from Australia. — 8 sentences - [austere](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/austere/) — Austere means plain and strict, without comfort, luxury or decoration. — 5 sentences - [austerity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/austerity/) — A time when a government cuts spending sharply and people have less money and fewer services. — 9 sentences - [australian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/australian/) — Australian means from or belonging to Australia, its people or its language. — 10 sentences - [austrian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/austrian/) — Austrian means from or connected with Austria, a country in central Europe with mountains called the Alps. — 9 sentences - [authentic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authentic/) — Real and true, not a copy or a fake. — 10 sentences - [authenticate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authenticate/) — To prove that something is real or genuine, not fake. — 8 sentences - [authentication](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authentication/) — Checking that someone really is who they say they are, for example with a password, a code or a fingerprint. — 9 sentences - [authenticity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authenticity/) — Being real or genuine, not fake or copied: the authenticity of a painting or a signature. — 8 sentences - [author](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/author/) — An author is a person who writes a book, story, poem or article. — 12 sentences - [authorisation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorisation/) — Official permission to do something. — 9 sentences - [authorise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorise/) — To give official permission for something to happen. — 9 sentences - [authorities](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorities/) — The authorities: the people or organisations in charge, such as the police, the government or the council. — 11 sentences - [authority](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authority/) — Authority is the power or right to give orders and make decisions. — 14 sentences - [authorship](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/authorship/) — The fact of being the person who wrote a book, article, song or other piece of work. — 9 sentences - [autism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autism/) — Autism is a lifelong difference in how a person's brain works, which affects how they communicate, make sense of the world and deal with o… — 8 sentences - [autistic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autistic/) — Autistic describes a person who has autism, a lifelong difference in how the brain works that affects how a person communicates, makes sen… — 9 sentences - [auto](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auto/) — An auto is a car (mainly American, a bit old-fashioned): «auto repair shop». — 12 sentences - [autobiography](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autobiography/) — A book or story of a person's life written by that person. — 9 sentences - [autochthony](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autochthony/) — The idea that a people has always lived in its own land, or that they came out of the earth there; a rare word from learned writing. — 4 sentences - [autocorrect](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autocorrect/) — A tool in phones and computers that changes words it thinks are spelled wrong while you type. — 8 sentences - [autograph](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autograph/) — A famous person's signature, written for a fan to keep. — 10 sentences - [automated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automated/) — Done by machines or computers instead of people. — 7 sentences - [automatic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatic/) — An automatic machine works by itself, without a person controlling each step: automatic doors, an automatic washing machine. — 12 sentences - [automatically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatically/) — Automatically means by itself, done by a machine without a person needing to do it. — 9 sentences - [automation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automation/) — Using machines and computers to do work by themselves, without people doing each step. — 9 sentences - [autonomy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autonomy/) — The right of a group, region or country to govern itself. — 8 sentences - [autopilot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autopilot/) — A computer system in an aircraft, ship or car that steers and controls it automatically, without a person doing it by hand. — 8 sentences - [autumn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autumn/) — Autumn is the season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and fall and days get shorter and cooler. — 11 sentences - [autumnal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/autumnal/) — About autumn, or typical of autumn, like falling leaves, cool air and orange colours. — 7 sentences - [auxiliary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/auxiliary/) — adjective: Giving extra help or support: an auxiliary engine is a backup. — 10 sentences - [avail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avail/) — Avail means use or help: «of no avail» means it did not help at all. — 5 sentences - [availability](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/availability/) — Whether something can be got, bought or used right now. — 10 sentences - [available](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/available/) — Available means you can get it, buy it or use it now. — 10 sentences - [avalanche](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avalanche/) — An avalanche is a huge mass of snow, ice and rocks that suddenly slides fast down a mountain. — 9 sentences - [avarice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avarice/) — A greedy wish to have more and more money, gold or things, and to keep them. — 4 sentences - [avaricious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avaricious/) — Greedy for money and riches, always wanting more. — 4 sentences - [avatar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avatar/) — A picture or character that stands for you in a game, app or online chat. — 9 sentences - [avenge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avenge/) — To punish someone in return for a wrong they did to you or to someone you love. — 4 sentences - [avenged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avenged/) — Punished someone in return for a wrong done to oneself or a loved one. — 4 sentences - [avenger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avenger/) — A person who punishes someone for a wrong done to themselves or to someone they love. — 4 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/10/) **11** [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/page/12/)