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# kiss

«kiss» in Mova's school dictionary: **to touch someone with your lips to show love, care or a…** — 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

verb (kiss, kisses, kissed, kissing); noun (a kiss, kisses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To kiss means to touch someone with your lips to show love, care or a greeting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#m1)

2) A kiss is that touch with the lips. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#m2)

3) Kiss can mean a very light touch, like when a ball just kisses the post. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#m3)

4) A kiss can also be the letter x written at the end of a card or message to mean love. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday life: families kiss goodnight or kiss hello; in some countries people greet with a kiss on the cheek. Body safety: your body belongs to you; you can say no to a kiss or hug, even from a relative, and nobody should ask you to keep kisses secret. In fairy tales a kiss can break a spell. Phrases: «kiss goodnight», «a kiss on the cheek», «blow a kiss», «kiss and make up», «kiss it better».

### examples

- Mum kissed me goodnight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#x1)
- Grandma gave me a kiss on the cheek. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#x2)
- The baby blew a kiss to her dad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#x3)
- Dad kissed my knee to make it better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#x4)
- In the story the frog turned into a prince after the kiss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#x5)
- She signed her card «Love, Emma xxx». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#x6)
- You can say «no thanks» if you do not want a kiss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#x7)
- The ball just kissed the crossbar and went over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kiss/#x8)

### note

Plural noun and verb with he/she/it: «kisses». Past: «kissed». An «x» at the end of a message means a kiss; «xoxo» means kisses and hugs. Safety: a grown-up asking a child for secret kisses is never okay; tell a trusted adult.

### In the corpora

- [Grown-ups in love show affection with hugs and kisses, and it is normal for children to find it embarrassing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/14/)
- [Children in Ohio cuddled and kissed backyard chickens; several got Salmonella and were sick for days.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures/7/)
- [You can show affection your own way, such as a high-five or a wave instead of a kiss.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/13/)
- [People have a right to say no to hugs, kisses or tickling, even from family, and others should respect it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/122-greeting-friends-and-relatives/18/)
- [And his father Isaac said unto him: 'Come near now, and kiss me, my son.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.800/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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