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# lark

«lark» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small brown songbird that sings while flying high, such…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a lark, larks); verb (lark about/around, larks, larked, larking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A lark is a small brown songbird that sings while flying high, such as the skylark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#m1)

2) (informal, UK) A lark is something done for fun or as a joke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#m2)

3) (verb, informal) To lark about or lark around is to play in a silly, noisy way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#m3)

4) (informal, UK) «This X lark» means a kind of activity, said in a slightly jokey or fed-up way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#m4)

5) A lark can also be a person who is cheerful, fond of fun and mischief. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In science and nature, skylarks are famous for singing high in the sky. In everyday talk, «for a lark» means just for fun, and «stop larking about!» is what teachers say to silly pupils. In stories and poems, «up with the lark» means getting up very early. Common phrases: «for a lark», «lark about», «up with the lark», «a night owl or a lark», «what a lark!».

### examples

- A skylark sang high above the field. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#x1)
- We dressed up as pirates just for a lark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#x2)
- Stop larking about and line up! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#x3)
- Grandma is up with the lark every morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#x4)
- I'm a lark, not a night owl — I like mornings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#x5)
- «This homework lark is hard work,» said Dad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#x6)
- The boys were larking around in the pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#x7)
- I used to be called a complete lark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lark/#x8)

### note

Plural: larks. The informal meanings are mostly British. A «lark» (morning person) is the opposite of a «night owl». Not rude.

### Trees and pragmatics

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