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# fr

«fr» in Mova's school dictionary: **short for «Father», the title of a Catholic, Orthodox or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

abbreviation (Fr, Fr., fr — a fragment, not a word)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (church) «Fr» or «Fr.» is short for «Father», the title of a Catholic, Orthodox or Anglican priest: «Fr. Michael». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fr/#m1)

2) (abbreviation) «Fr» can be short for «French» or «France», and «fr» for French on language menus and web addresses ending «.fr». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fr/#m2)

3) (slang, texting) «fr» means «for real»: «that's funny fr». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fr/#m3)

4) (science) «Fr» is the chemical symbol for francium, a rare element. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fr/#m4)

5) (money) «Fr» was short for «franc», old French money; Swiss francs are still used. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fr/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In church life, priests are written «Fr.» before their name in parish newsletters. In online chat, teenagers write «fr» or «fr fr» to mean «for real», «honestly». In computing, «fr» is the language code for French. In science, «Fr» is on the periodic table.

### examples

- Fr. Patrick said Mass on Sunday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fr/#x1)
- «That's so true fr», she texted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fr/#x2)
- French websites often end in «.fr». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fr/#x3)
- On the language menu, «fr» means French. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fr/#x4)
- Fr is the symbol for francium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fr/#x5)
- Write to Fr. Brown at the parish office. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fr/#x6)

### note

A fragment or abbreviation, not an English word. Read it out in full: «Father», «French» or «for real». The slang «fr» is informal and only for chat.

### In the corpora

- [She sent hearts every day and said «ur my bestie fr» — «fr» means «for real».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/447-the-fake-friend-online/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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