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# mentor

«mentor» in Mova's school dictionary: **An experienced and trusted person who helps and advises a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a mentor, mentors); verb (mentor, mentors, mentored, mentoring)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An experienced and trusted person who helps and advises a younger or less experienced person over time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentor/#m1)

2) (verb) To help and guide someone in this way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentor/#m2)

3) (a name, Greek myth) Mentor was Odysseus's friend, who helped his son Telemachus – this is where the word comes from. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentor/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school, older pupils may mentor younger ones (a «buddy» or «peer mentor» scheme); new teachers have mentors too. In sport and jobs, a mentor helps you learn the ropes. In stories, a wise mentor guides the hero (like a wizard teaching a young apprentice). Phrases: «a peer mentor», «mentoring scheme», «my mentor».

### examples

- My mentor in Year 6 helped me settle into school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentor/#x1)
- Our coach mentors the younger players. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentor/#x2)
- In many stories, the hero has a wise old mentor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentor/#x3)
- She became a reading mentor for the infants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentor/#x4)
- A good mentor listens and gives honest advice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentor/#x5)
- The new teacher was mentored by an experienced colleague. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentor/#x6)
- In the Odyssey, Mentor gave advice to young Telemachus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentor/#x7)
- Being a mentor helped him learn too. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mentor/#x8)

### note

Countable: one mentor, two mentors. Regular verb: mentored, mentoring. The person helped is a «mentee». Not the same as «menthol» or «mental». Not a maths word.

### Trees and pragmatics

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