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# manner

«manner» in Mova's school dictionary: **done or happens** — 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

noun (a manner; manners)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The way in which something is done or happens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#m1)

2) The way a person behaves towards others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#m2)

3) manners: polite ways of behaving, such as saying please and thank you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#m3)

4) all manner of: all kinds of. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and school: "mind your manners", "good table manners". In grammar, adverbs of manner tell how something is done (quickly, slowly). Phrases: in a manner of speaking, all manner of, table manners, bad manners.

### examples

- She spoke in a calm manner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#x1)
- Mind your manners and say thank you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#x2)
- It's bad manners to talk with your mouth full. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#x3)
- "Quickly" is an adverb of manner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#x4)
- The shop sells all manner of toys. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#x5)
- He has a friendly manner with children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#x6)
- In a manner of speaking, we won. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#x7)
- In this manner many weeks passed by. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manner/#x8)

### note

"Manners" (plural) means politeness. Do not confuse with "manor" (a big country house), which sounds the same. "In this manner" is formal for "like this".

### In the corpora

- [(8-3) And the magicians did in like manner with their secret arts, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.209/)
- [And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.588/)
- [In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.659/)
- [and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.931/)
- [and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1079/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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