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# inclusive

«inclusive» in Mova's school dictionary: **including the first and last item named: "pages 5 to 10…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (inclusive, more inclusive)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Inclusive means including the first and last item named: "pages 5 to 10 inclusive" means 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclusive/#m1)

2) Inclusive means welcoming everyone and leaving nobody out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclusive/#m2)

3) Inclusive of means including in the price or total: "inclusive of tax". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclusive/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths it matters for counting: "from 3 to 7 inclusive" means 5 numbers, both ends counted. In timetables and dates of holidays, prices and tickets. In school life, inclusive games let everyone play. Phrases: inclusive of, all-inclusive, an inclusive school.

### examples

- Read pages 10 to 15 inclusive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclusive/#x1)
- Our club is inclusive: everyone can join. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclusive/#x2)
- The price is inclusive of drinks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclusive/#x3)
- Count the numbers from 4 to 9 inclusive: there are 6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclusive/#x4)
- The holiday was all-inclusive, so meals were free. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclusive/#x5)
- Children aged 5 to 11 inclusive can enter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclusive/#x6)
- Let's play an inclusive game so nobody is left out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclusive/#x7)
- Open Monday to Friday inclusive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclusive/#x8)

### note

Maths trap: from a to b inclusive has b - a + 1 numbers, not b - a. Opposite: exclusive (leaving out the ends, or leaving people out). Starts with a vowel: "an inclusive club".

### Trees and pragmatics

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