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# independence

«independence» in Mova's school dictionary: **being free to do things for yourself without needing help…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (independence — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Independence is being free to do things for yourself without needing help or being controlled by others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/independence/#m1)

2) A country's independence is its freedom to rule itself instead of being ruled by another country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/independence/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life children gain independence as they grow: tying shoes, walking to school, making a snack, managing money. In history lessons, many countries won independence, such as the USA from Britain or Ireland from the United Kingdom; Independence Day celebrates this. Phrases: «gain independence», «declare independence», «Independence Day», «a sense of independence».

### examples

- Walking to school alone gave her more independence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/independence/#x1)
- The USA celebrates its Independence Day with fireworks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/independence/#x2)
- The country fought for its independence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/independence/#x3)
- Learning to cook gives you independence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/independence/#x4)
- The Declaration of Independence is a famous document. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/independence/#x5)
- Grandpa wants to keep his independence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/independence/#x6)
- India gained independence from Britain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/independence/#x7)
- Having pocket money teaches independence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/independence/#x8)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: independent (spelt with -ent, not -ant; noun -ence, not -ance). Independence does not mean never asking for help — even independent people ask for help when they need it.

### In the corpora

- [Polls in Taiwan have shown most people want to keep things as they are, neither declaring full independence nor joining China.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/29-taiwan-china-and-the-word-tensions/18/)
- [The United States declared its independence in 1776.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/48-time-and-history/16/)
- [Independence Day in the USA is on 4 July and remembers the Declaration of Independence of 1776.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/97-festivals-holidays-traditions/12/)
- [Ukraine declared independence on 24 August 1991, 35 years before 2026.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/126-in-the-olden-days/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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