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# patio

«patio» in Mova's school dictionary: **a flat, paved area next to a house, used for sitting…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a patio, patios)

### meaning for a pupil

A patio is a flat, paved area next to a house, used for sitting, eating and relaxing outside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patio/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, families have barbecues on the patio and put tables, chairs and plant pots there. Safety: patios can be slippery when wet or icy. Phrases: "patio doors" (big glass sliding doors), "patio furniture".

### examples

- We had a barbecue on the patio. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patio/#x1)
- Grandma grows tomatoes in pots on the patio. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patio/#x2)
- The cat sleeps on the warm patio stones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patio/#x3)
- Slide open the patio doors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patio/#x4)
- Dad swept the patio after the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patio/#x5)
- Be careful, the patio is slippery in the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patio/#x6)

### note

Plural: patios. Comes from Spanish. Pronounced PAT-ee-oh.

### In the corpora

- [A trampoline should have a safety net and frame pads, with space around it on soft ground, away from fences and patios.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/73-trampolines-playgrounds-and-skate-parks/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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