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# reinforcement

«reinforcement» in Mova's school dictionary: **Something that makes another thing stronger, such as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (reinforcement, reinforcements)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Something that makes another thing stronger, such as steel bars inside concrete. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforcement/#m1)

2) «Reinforcements» are extra soldiers, police or helpers sent to give support. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforcement/#m2)

3) (teaching, formal) Making a lesson or behaviour stronger by practice or praise: positive reinforcement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforcement/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science and building, reinforcement makes bridges and walls stronger. In stories and history: «Send reinforcements!» when a side is losing. At school, teachers use positive reinforcement — praise and rewards; homework gives reinforcement of a lesson. In maths, «reinforcements arrived: 40 more soldiers» — add. Phrases: «call for reinforcements», «positive reinforcement», «steel reinforcement».

### examples

- The concrete has steel reinforcement inside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforcement/#x1)
- The captain called for reinforcements. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforcement/#x2)
- 200 soldiers held the fort, then 150 reinforcements arrived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforcement/#x3)
- Praise is a kind of positive reinforcement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforcement/#x4)
- Homework gives reinforcement to what we learn in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforcement/#x5)
- The fence needed reinforcement after the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforcement/#x6)
- (joking) Mum called in reinforcements to tidy my room — Grandma! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reinforcement/#x7)

### note

Countable for the helpers (reinforcements, usually plural); uncountable for the idea. Verb: reinforce. In addition problems, reinforcements increase the total.

### Trees and pragmatics

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