--- title: P — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 11 description: The 1415 words of the school dictionary under P, 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/P/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/) / P # P — The school dictionary · page 11 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/10/) **11** [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/15/) - [preparation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preparation/) — Preparation is getting ready for something or making something ready. — 13 sentences - [prepare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepare/) — To prepare is to make something ready to use. — 11 sentences - [prepared](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepared/) — Prepared means ready for something: «I am prepared for the test.». — 12 sentences - [prepayment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prepayment/) — A prepayment is money you pay before you get something, instead of afterwards. — 9 sentences - [preposition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preposition/) — A preposition is a small word that shows how a noun or pronoun is linked to other words, often telling where, when or how: in, on, under,… — 10 sentences - [prerogative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prerogative/) — A special right that belongs to a person or group because of who they are or their job: «It is the judge's prerogative to decide.». — 10 sentences - [presbyter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presbyter/) — An elder or leader of a local church in the early Christian Church. — 8 sentences - [presbyterian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presbyterian/) — Presbyterian describes Protestant churches that are run by elders (presbyters) chosen by the members, not by bishops; the Church of Scotla… — 8 sentences - [prescribe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescribe/) — When a doctor prescribes a medicine, they say officially which medicine you should take, how much and how often. — 12 sentences - [prescribed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescribed/) — Of a doctor: told a patient to take a medicine or treatment and wrote it down. — 9 sentences - [prescription](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prescription/) — A prescription is a note from a doctor (GP) saying which medicine a patient needs, which you take to a chemist or pharmacy to get it. — 9 sentences - [presence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presence/) — Presence is being in a place. — 15 sentences - [present](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/present/) — A present is a gift you give someone, for example on a birthday. — 15 sentences - [presentable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentable/) — Presentable means neat and clean enough to be seen by other people. — 4 sentences - [presentation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentation/) — A talk to a group to show or explain something, often with slides or pictures. — 11 sentences - [presenter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/) — A presenter is a person who introduces and hosts a TV or radio programme, or talks to the audience on a show. — 10 sentences - [presentiment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presentiment/) — A presentiment is a strong feeling that something is going to happen, often something bad, though you have no proof. — 4 sentences - [presently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presently/) — Soon; in a short time (I'll be with you presently). — 9 sentences - [preservation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preservation/) — Preservation is keeping something safe from harm, damage or decay. — 11 sentences - [preserve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preserve/) — To keep something safe from harm, damage or change: preserve old buildings, preserve wildlife. — 13 sentences - [preserved](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preserved/) — Kept safe from harm or change. — 12 sentences - [preserver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preserver/) — A preserver is a person or thing that keeps someone safe or saves them from harm. — 5 sentences - [preserves](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preserves/) — Jam, jelly or fruit cooked with sugar and kept in jars. — 10 sentences - [preside](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preside/) — To be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, court or event: «The judge presided over the trial.». — 9 sentences - [presidency](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidency/) — The presidency is the job of being president. — 8 sentences - [president](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/president/) — A president is the leader of a country that has no king or queen, usually chosen by the people in an election. — 9 sentences - [presidential](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presidential/) — Presidential means to do with a president, the elected leader of a country such as the USA, France or Ireland, or the head of a club or co… — 9 sentences - [press](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/press/) — To press is to push firmly on something: press a button. — 14 sentences - [pressed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressed/) — Pressed means pushed on something, like a button or a key. — 15 sentences - [pressing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressing/) — Pushing on something firmly, like pressing a button or pressing down on a cut. — 14 sentences - [pressure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressure/) — Pressure is how hard something pushes on a surface: press on a cut to stop the bleeding. — 13 sentences - [pressurise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pressurise/) — To try to make someone do something by pushing or persuading them hard; to pressure. — 8 sentences - [presto](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presto/) — Presto means suddenly and as if by magic, with something happening at once. — 6 sentences - [presumably](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presumably/) — As you would guess or expect; probably. — 8 sentences - [presume](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presume/) — To think something is true without being sure, because it seems likely. — 12 sentences - [presumption](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presumption/) — Something you believe is true without proof: «the presumption that he was at home». — 11 sentences - [presumptuous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presumptuous/) — Presumptuous means too bold, acting as if you have more right or skill than you have, and so rude or cheeky. — 4 sentences - [presuppose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presuppose/) — To take something for granted as true before you start: «The plan presupposes that everyone will help.». — 8 sentences - [pretence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretence/) — Pretence is acting as if something is true when it is not, for example pretending to be asleep or happy. — 11 sentences - [pretend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretend/) — To act as if something is true when it is not, for fun or to trick someone. — 12 sentences - [pretending](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretending/) — Pretending means acting as if something is true when it is not, often in a game: pretending to be a dragon. — 11 sentences - [pretense](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretense/) — A pretense is a false show, where someone acts as if something is true when it is not. — 4 sentences - [pretension](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretension/) — A pretension is a claim to be or to have something, often one that is not really true. — 5 sentences - [pretext](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretext/) — A false reason given to hide the real reason for doing something: «He called on the pretext of borrowing sugar, but really he wanted to se… — 9 sentences - [prettily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prettily/) — In a way that looks nice to the eye; in a neat, charming way. Also, in a polite, well-mannered way when speaking or thanking someone. — 5 sentences - [pretty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretty/) — Nice to look at; attractive in a gentle way: «a pretty dress». — 11 sentences - [pretzel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pretzel/) — A baked snack made from dough twisted into a loose knot shape, usually salty; it can be hard and crunchy or big and soft. — 9 sentences - [prevail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevail/) — To win or be stronger in the end after a struggle. — 11 sentences - [prevailing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevailing/) — Prevailing means most common or strongest at a certain time or place. — 11 sentences - [prevalence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalence/) — How common or widespread something is in a place or group at a given time. — 7 sentences - [prevalent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevalent/) — Common or widespread in a place or at a time: «Colds are prevalent in winter.». — 9 sentences - [prevent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevent/) — To prevent something means to stop it from happening. — 10 sentences - [preventable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preventable/) — Preventable means able to be stopped before it happens. — 9 sentences - [preventative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preventative/) — Preventative means meant to stop something bad from happening before it starts, such as illness, damage or crime. — 8 sentences - [prevention](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prevention/) — Prevention means stopping something bad from happening before it happens. — 7 sentences - [preview](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/preview/) — A preview is a chance to see something before it is shown to everyone, such as a film or a show. — 11 sentences - [previous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/previous/) — Happening or existing before the one you are talking about now: the previous page, the previous day. — 12 sentences - [previously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/previously/) — Previously means before, at an earlier time. — 9 sentences - [prey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prey/) — Prey is an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal. — 12 sentences - [price](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/price/) — The price is how much money you must pay to buy something. — 13 sentences - [priceless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priceless/) — Priceless means worth so much that no price could be put on it. — 8 sentences - [pricey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pricey/) — Pricey means expensive, costing a lot of money. — 7 sentences - [prick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prick/) — To make a tiny hole in something with a sharp point, like a needle or a thorn. — 11 sentences - [prickle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prickle/) — A small sharp point on a plant or animal, like on a hedgehog, holly leaf or bramble. — 12 sentences - [prickly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prickly/) — Covered in sharp points or prickles, like a hedgehog, cactus or holly. — 11 sentences - [pride](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pride/) — Pride is the happy feeling you have when you or someone close to you does something good. — 14 sentences - [priest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priest/) — A priest is a person whose job is to lead religious services and look after people in a church or temple. — 9 sentences - [priestess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priestess/) — A woman who serves a god or goddess in a temple and leads the religious ceremonies. — 4 sentences - [priesthood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priesthood/) — The job and calling of being a priest. — 9 sentences - [prim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prim/) — Very neat, proper and strict about manners; too careful about rules and never untidy. — 4 sentences - [primary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/primary/) — Primary means first in importance; main. — 10 sentences - [primate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/primate/) — A primate is a mammal belonging to the group that includes humans, apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons), monkeys and lemurs;… — 10 sentences - [prime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prime/) — In maths, a prime number is a whole number greater than 1 that can only be divided exactly by 1 and itself. — 15 sentences - [primer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/primer/) — A primer is a first, easy book for learning to read or to count, or a short book that teaches the basics of a subject. — 10 sentences - [primeval](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/primeval/) — Very, very old; from the earliest times of the world, long before people lived. (A rather grand word.). — 5 sentences - [primitive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/primitive/) — Very simple and basic, not advanced: «a primitive tool made of stone». — 12 sentences - [primrose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/primrose/) — A primrose is a small wild plant with pale yellow flowers that bloom early in spring, common in Britain and Europe. — 11 sentences - [prince](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/) — A prince is a son or grandson of a king or queen. — 10 sentences - [princedom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/princedom/) — A country or land ruled by a prince; a principality. — 8 sentences - [princely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/princely/) — Like a prince; fit for a prince, grand and fine. — 5 sentences - [princess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/princess/) — The daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen. — 11 sentences - [principal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/principal/) — The head teacher of a school, especially in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. — 12 sentences - [principality](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/principality/) — A country or area ruled by a prince or princess, such as Monaco or Liechtenstein. — 9 sentences - [principally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/principally/) — Mainly; mostly; more than anything else. — 11 sentences - [principle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/principle/) — A basic rule or belief about what is right that guides how someone behaves. — 14 sentences - [print](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/print/) — To print is to put words or pictures onto paper with a machine. — 14 sentences - [printer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/printer/) — A printer is a machine that prints words and pictures on paper from a computer. — 11 sentences - [printing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/printing/) — Printing means putting words or pictures on paper with a machine called a printer. — 13 sentences - [printmaker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/printmaker/) — An artist who makes pictures by printing, such as woodcuts, lino prints, etchings or screen prints. — 7 sentences - [prior](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prior/) — Happening or existing before something else; earlier. — 10 sentences - [priority](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/priority/) — A priority is something that is more important than other things and must be done or dealt with first. — 11 sentences - [prise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prise/) — To force something open or apart, often by pushing a tool into a gap and levering: «She prised the lid off the tin with a coin.». — 8 sentences - [prism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prism/) — A solid shape with two ends that are the same flat shape and parallel, joined by flat sides (rectangles in a right prism). — 8 sentences - [prismatic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prismatic/) — Shaped like a prism: a solid with two matching ends and flat sides. — 9 sentences - [prison](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prison/) — A building where people who have broken the law are kept as a punishment. — 9 sentences - [prisoner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prisoner/) — A person who is kept in prison as a punishment for a crime. — 9 sentences - [privacy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privacy/) — Being away from other people so they cannot see or hear you. — 10 sentences - [private](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/private/) — Private means belonging to or for one person or group only, not for everyone: a private room. — 13 sentences - [privately](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privately/) — Without other people being there or knowing; in secret or alone. — 11 sentences - [privet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privet/) — A bush with small, dark green, shiny leaves that is often grown as a garden hedge. — 7 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/10/) **11** [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/15/)