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# popular

«popular» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **liked by many people, like a popular game or a popular…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (popular, more popular, most popular)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Popular means liked by many people, like a popular game or a popular person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#m1)

2) Popular also means done, believed or chosen by many people, like a popular name or a popular idea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#m2)

3) Popular can mean made for ordinary people, not experts, like popular music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school, «popular» is used for favourites in data: in a tally chart or bar chart, the most popular choice is the one with the biggest count (the mode). In feelings lessons, being popular is not the same as being kind; it is good to have a few good friends. Phrases: «the most popular», «popular with», «a popular choice», «pop music» (short for popular music).

### examples

- The translation adopted here follows a popular logic. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#x1)
- Football is very popular in our school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#x2)
- The most popular fruit in our class survey was apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#x3)
- She is popular because she is kind to everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#x4)
- That park is popular with families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#x5)
- The new book became popular very quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#x6)
- Olivia is a popular name for girls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#x7)
- The bar chart shows which pet is most popular. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#x8)
- Ice cream is popular on hot days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/#x9)

### note

Comparatives: «more popular, most popular» (not «popularer»). Noun: «popularity». In maths, «most popular» = the category with the biggest number (the mode); «least popular» = the smallest. Popular does not mean good or true; many people can like something wrong.

### In the corpora

- [But a bot repeats popular beliefs as easily as facts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/6-why-the-bot-agrees-too-easily/3/)
- [Okean Elzy is a Ukrainian rock band formed in 1994 and popular for decades.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms/14/)
- [I am a toad — the well-known and popular Mr.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/55-willows-ch8-part4-the-chase-and-the-tunnel/13/)
- [Some accounts are bots or fake accounts that repeat the same thing to make an idea look more popular.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/284-facts-opinions-and-saying-no-to-dares/14/)
- [Some accounts are bots or fake accounts that repeat the same message to make an idea look more popular than it is.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/314-too-good-offers-scams-and-checking-news/21/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «popular» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/popular/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.