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# member

«member» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who belongs to a group, like a club, a team 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

noun (a member, members)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A member is a person who belongs to a group, like a club, a team or a family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/member/#m1)

2) A member can be an animal or thing that belongs to a group or set. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/member/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, you are a member of your family, your class, a sports team or a club; members often have badges or cards. In maths, a member of a set is something in it: 2 is a member of the set of even numbers. In science, a lion is a member of the cat family. In safety, «a member of staff» is someone who works at a school or shop and can help you if you are lost. In citizenship, «Member of Parliament» or «Member of Congress» is someone elected.

### examples

- She is a member of the swimming club. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/member/#x1)
- Every member of my family likes pizza. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/member/#x2)
- Ask a member of staff if you get lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/member/#x3)
- The lion is a member of the cat family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/member/#x4)
- Our team has eleven members. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/member/#x5)
- 7 is a member of the set of odd numbers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/member/#x6)
- Members get a free badge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/member/#x7)
- In Roeskilde, too, the members of the Danish Diet assemble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/member/#x8)

### note

Countable: a member, members. «Membership» = being a member. Say «a member of» a group. In maths word problems, «each member» means each person, so you often multiply: 5 members each paying $3 = $15.

### In the corpora

- [To check a frightening message about family, call the family member on a number you already know.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/18/)
- [The Grammy Awards are voted on by members of the Recording Academy, people who work in music, not by fans.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/6-charts-number-ones-and-famous-musicians-as-public-record/12/)
- ["We're not close" often means family members do not get on or rarely speak.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/13-relations-and-family/11/)
- ["Black sheep" means the family member the others are ashamed of.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/13-relations-and-family/12/)
- [If you are separated from your adult on a train or at a station, you tell a member of staff.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/43-buses-trains-and-being-seen/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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