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# ms

«ms» in Mova's school dictionary: **a title used before a woman's surname, whether she is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun / title (Ms — with a capital M; Ms. in US English); also an abbreviation «ms» = millisecond(s)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Ms (said «miz») is a title used before a woman's surname, whether she is married or not: «Ms Patel». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#m1)

2) «ms» (small letters) is short for millisecond, one thousandth of a second. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#m2)

3) MS can be short for manuscript or for multiple sclerosis (an illness). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

At school children often call female teachers «Ms» plus their surname: «Good morning, Ms Brown.» In letters and forms, Ms is a polite title for any woman. In science and computing, «ms» means milliseconds: a fast reaction is about 200 ms. Phrases: «Dear Ms…», «Ms Smith».

### examples

- Good morning, Ms Lee! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x1)
- Ms Patel is our new class teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x2)
- Write «Dear Ms Jones» at the start of your letter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x3)
- Ms is used for women, married or not. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x4)
- The light flashed for 50 ms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x5)
- Our reaction times were about 250 ms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x6)
- Ms Garcia teaches us maths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x7)
- Ask Ms Wilson if we can go outside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/ms/#x8)

### note

Titles: Mr (men), Mrs (married women), Miss (unmarried women or girls), Ms (any woman), Mx (anyone, gender-neutral). UK English usually writes «Ms» without a full stop; US English writes «Ms.». Maths: 1 second = 1000 ms; 500 ms = half a second.

### In the corpora

- [You call teachers Mr, Mrs, Ms or Miss with their surname, or Sir and Miss in many British schools.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/256-questions-group-work-and-adults-at-school/3/)
- [Teachers are called Mr, Mrs, Ms or Miss with their surname, or Sir and Miss in many British schools.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/256-questions-group-work-and-adults-at-school/13/)
- [After hearing the story, one girl admitted she had signed a note herself, and Ms Rivera helped her tell her mum.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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