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# display

«display» in Mova's school dictionary: **a collection of things arranged for people to look at** — 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 (display, displays); verb (display, displays, displayed, displaying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A display is a collection of things arranged for people to look at. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#m1)

2) To display something is to show it so people can see it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#m2)

3) A display is the screen of a computer, phone or calculator. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#m3)

4) A display is a show, like a fireworks display. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school life pupils' work goes on a wall display; in science they display results in tables and graphs. Calculators and phones have displays. Animals display: peacocks spread their tails to attract mates. Phrases: on display, display board, fireworks display, display results, display feelings.

### examples

- Our paintings are on display in the hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#x1)
- We made a display about the rainforest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#x2)
- Display your results in a bar chart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#x3)
- The shop displays toys in the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#x4)
- We watched the fireworks display. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#x5)
- The peacock displayed its beautiful tail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#x6)
- The calculator display shows 42. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#x7)
- It was certainly a magnificent display. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/display/#x8)

### note

Regular verb (displayed). Plural noun: displays. «On display» has no «a». In maths, a calculator display may show 0.5 where you write ½ — read it carefully.

### In the corpora

- [Pigeons often clap their wings together loudly as they take off, and males also clap in display flights.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/221-pigeons-head-bobbing-homing-and-city-cliffs/15/)
- [Climbing on statues, monuments and museum displays leads to falls on hard floors and damage that cannot be undone.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/20/)
- [At a firework display, stand behind the barrier, because fireworks can burn and injure people who are too close.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/276-money-and-crowds-in-town/17/)
- [The Romans wrote their laws on twelve tablets displayed in the forum, and many countries' laws today are based on Roman law.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/13-rome-from-seven-hills-to-a-republic/15/)
- [Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.981/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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