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# envelope

«envelope» in Mova's school dictionary: **a flat paper cover in which you put a letter or card…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (envelope, envelopes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An envelope is a flat paper cover in which you put a letter or card before posting it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#m1)

2) An envelope can be any covering that wraps something, like the layer of gases around a planet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#m2)

3) To envelop something is to wrap it or surround it completely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, children address envelopes for birthday cards and letters with the name, street, town and postcode, and a stamp in the top right corner. In maths, you can work out sums «on the back of an envelope» (quick rough working). Phrases: «seal an envelope», «address an envelope», «brown envelope», «push the envelope» (= try new, bolder things).

### examples

- Put the letter in the envelope and lick the flap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x1)
- Write the address clearly on the envelope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x2)
- Stick the stamp in the top right corner of the envelope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x3)
- She opened the envelope and found a birthday card. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x4)
- The winner's name was in a sealed envelope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x5)
- We did a quick sum on the back of an envelope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x6)
- The pilot liked to push the envelope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x7)
- The Dryad saw herself enveloped in lace and silk, like the women of wealth and of high birth around her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envelope/#x8)

### note

Pronounced «EN-vuh-lohp» or «ON-vuh-lohp». Do not confuse with the verb «envelop» (no «e» at the end, «en-VEL-up»), which means to wrap or surround completely. Countable.

### In the corpora

- [He writes on the back of an envelope: food £45, bus fares £20, power £15.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/62-olympiad-plans-in-order-and-money-sums/4/)
- ["hóngbāo" is a red envelope with money in it, given by elders to children at New Year, birthdays and weddings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/26-red-envelopes-and-new-year-wishes/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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