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# classmate

«classmate» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person in the same class as you at school** — 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 (classmate, classmates)

### meaning for a pupil

A classmate is a person in the same class as you at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

maths: people counted, often sharing things (each classmate gets so many: a product); school: working in pairs with a classmate, birthday treats for the class, valentines; stories: friends and new classmates; safety: be kind to a new classmate, tell a teacher if a classmate is hurt

### examples

- She gives 2 cookies to each of her 24 classmates. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x1)
- He has 18 classmates. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x2)
- How many valentines for all her classmates? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x3)
- 5 classmates came to the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x4)
- My classmate helped me with my reading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x5)
- A new classmate joined us today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x6)
- We wrote cards for our classmates. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x7)
- I sit next to my classmate Sam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/classmate/#x8)

### note

Often «each classmate» makes a product. Trap: «her 24 classmates» does not count her, so the class has 25. One word, no space.

### In the corpora

- [Rumours about classmates are cruel, especially about their bodies; you can stop one by not passing it on.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/8/)
- [Peer feedback means a classmate reads your work and suggests improvements; useful feedback is kind, specific and helpful.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/43-editing-and-redrafting/13/)
- [Feeling worried before tests is very common; many classmates feel the same even if they look fine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/53-writing-assessment-and-the-year-6-panic/10/)
- [A classmate who is often away ill needs kindness and help to catch up.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/82-getting-better-and-medicines/6/)
- [When a classmate is embarrassed, do not laugh; say something kind or change the subject.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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