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# pint

«pint» in Mova's school dictionary: **a unit for measuring liquids such as milk or beer** — 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 pint, pints)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A pint is a unit for measuring liquids such as milk or beer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#m1)

2) (UK, informal) «A pint» often means a glass of beer: «going for a pint». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#m2)

3) (informal) Something «pint-sized» is very small. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and measurement: in the UK an imperial pint is about 568 millilitres; in the US a pint is about 473 millilitres; 8 pints make a gallon, 2 pints make a quart. In the UK milk is still sold in pints and beer in pints in pubs. Phrases: «a pint of milk», «half a pint», «pint-sized».

### examples

- Can you buy a pint of milk on the way home? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#x1)
- There are 8 pints in a gallon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#x2)
- A UK pint is about 568 ml. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#x3)
- Grandad went to the pub for a pint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#x4)
- Half a pint of water is enough for the plant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#x5)
- Our pint-sized puppy is very brave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#x6)
- How many pints of juice are in 4 quarts? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#x7)
- The recipe needs a pint of stock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#x8)
- But the brandy went up in price, and the taverner said that he must have fourpence for the half-pint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/#x9)

### note

Abbreviation: pt. UK and US pints differ, which is a trap in maths problems: check which one is meant. Conversions: 1 gallon = 8 pints; 1 quart = 2 pints; UK 1 pint ≈ 0.57 L. Pronounced PYNT, rhyming with «pine» + t, not with «mint».

### In the corpora

- [Later he tells Sam, «I'd give that clock away ten times to have one more pint with him.»](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/474-feuds-between-families/23/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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