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# pet

«pet» in Mova's school dictionary: **an animal that lives with people at home and is cared…** — 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 (pet, pets); verb (pet, pets, petted, petting); adjective (pet)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A pet is an animal that lives with people at home and is cared for, like a cat, dog, rabbit, fish or hamster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#m1)

2) To pet an animal is to stroke it gently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#m2)

3) A teacher's pet is a pupil the teacher seems to like best. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#m3)

4) A pet hate or pet name is your own special one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#m4)

5) Pet can also be a loving name for someone you care about, like "my pet". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a group word for animals kept at home; pets of different kinds are added; legs counted per kind; food per pet per day is a rate. Everyday life and science: pets need food, water, exercise and a vet. Safety: ask the owner before you pet a dog; wash your hands after touching pets. Phrases: pet shop, pet food, have a pet, look after a pet, teacher's pet.

### examples

- Ann has 2 cats and 3 fish. How many pets does she have? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#x1)
- 15 pupils have a pet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#x2)
- A pet shop sold 8 puppies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#x3)
- Each pet eats 100 g of food a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#x4)
- Our class pet is a guinea pig. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#x5)
- Always ask before you pet someone's dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#x6)
- Pets need fresh water every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#x7)
- She takes her pet rabbit to the vet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#x8)
- Wash your hands after you hold a pet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#x9)
- “But who is he, my pet?” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pet/#x10)

### note

Countable: a pet, pets. Verb past «petted». A group word: «how many pets» adds the kinds. Trap: when counting legs, a fish has none and a bird has 2.

### In the corpora

- [Behind a funny line about someone there may be a sad story, like old pets that died.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/23/)
- [Robot pets already exist, but they are not living animals and do not need or feel care the way real pets do.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/24-future-hopes/13/)
- [Cats are ambush hunters, and even well-fed pet cats still hunt because the urge to chase and pounce is built in.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/52-how-animals-hunt/16/)
- [Many lorises are caught illegally for the pet trade and have their teeth pulled out; all lorises are protected by international law.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/95-the-nocturnal-house-night-animals-by-red-light/8/)
- [Wild rabbits mostly eat grass, clover and leafy plants; carrots are sugary and should be only a small treat for pet rabbits.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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