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# april

«april» in Mova's school dictionary: **the fourth month of the year** — 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

noun (April)

### meaning for a pupil

1) April is the fourth month of the year. It has 30 days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/april/#m1)

2) In the northern half of the world it is spring; in Australia and New Zealand it is autumn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/april/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths: a month in time problems; it hides 30 days; days left in April; rainy days counted. In everyday life: April showers, Easter often comes in March or April, April Fools' Day (a day for harmless tricks), Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand. Phrases: «in April», «April showers», «April Fool».

### examples

- April has 30 days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/april/#x1)
- It rained on 12 days in April. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/april/#x2)
- Her birthday is in April. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/april/#x3)
- How many days are left in April? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/april/#x4)
- April comes after March and before May. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/april/#x5)
- «April showers bring May flowers.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/april/#x6)
- On April Fools' Day my brother told me school was cancelled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/april/#x7)
- In New Zealand the leaves fall in April. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/april/#x8)
- We arrived in England on the 13th of April, 1702. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/april/#x9)

### note

Always a capital A. Short form «Apr». Maths: a month; it hides «30 days». Trap: April has 30 days, not 31. An April Fools' trick should be kind and harmless — not a cruel lie.

### In the corpora

- [Prince Philip died on 9 April 2021 aged 99, and the Queen sat alone at his funeral because of Covid distancing rules.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/44-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-wedding-a-move-to-america-an-interview-and-a-book/16/)
- [So big or strange news on April 1st deserves a check.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks/5/)
- [April Fool tricks should be gentle and harmless, with «April Fool!» said quickly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks/12/)
- [In the UK and Ireland, tradition says April Fool tricks are done before midday; whoever pranks after noon is the fool.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks/13/)
- [News and companies often publish joke stories on April 1st, like the 1957 BBC report of spaghetti growing on trees.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/279-april-fools-and-magic-tricks/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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