[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/school.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / school [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/S/) # school «school» in Mova's school dictionary: **a place where children go to learn** — 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 (school, schools); verb (school — to teach or train, rare) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A school is a place where children go to learn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#m1) 2) School is the time you spend learning there, as in «after school». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#m2) 3) A school of fish is a large group of fish swimming together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#m3) 4) A school is a part of a university, like a medical school; in the USA «school» can mean college or university. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#m4) 5) (casual) «Old school» means in the old style, often cool; «school» (verb, slang) means to beat or teach someone easily: «she schooled him at chess». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#m5) 6) (casual) «Skip school», «wag» (Australia, NZ), «bunk off», «mitch» (Ireland) and «play hooky» (USA) mean miss school without permission. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#m6) 7) (formal) Exams and forms say «educational institution», «academy», «pupils enrolled», «the academic year» and «attendance». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#m7) ### sense in the lessons a place or a group: students in a school, things brought to school; in everyday life: school day, school bus, school rules; phrases «at school», «go to school», «after school», «school year», «primary school», «high school», «school holidays»; in casual talk «old school», «skip school», «wag», «bunk off», «uni» for university; in rough talk «school sucks», «she totally schooled him»; in the exam voice «the number of pupils enrolled at the institution», «during the academic year», «rates of attendance» ### examples - There are 450 students in the school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x1) - She brought 12 cookies to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x2) - The school has 15 classes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x3) - I walk to school with my brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x4) - We have art after school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x5) - A school of fish swam past the boat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x6) - The school bus comes at 7:45. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x7) - Her mom teaches at a medical school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x8) - School sucks today, 3 tests! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x9) - My cousin got caught wagging school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x10) - She schooled him at chess, 3 games to 0. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x11) - An educational institution comprises 15 teaching groups, each of 30 pupils. Compute the number of pupils enrolled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x12) - “Good boys go gladly to school.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/#x13) ### note A place, not counted. Trap: the number of classes is not the number of students; students = classes × students in each. Say «at school», «to school» without «the» when you mean being a pupil. «pupils enrolled at the institution» in an exam means the students in the school. «schooled him» in slang means beat him easily. Skipping school is not safe: an adult must know where you are. ### In the corpora - [Taxes pay for schools, the NHS, roads, police and benefits.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/15/) - [A food bank is a charity that gives free food parcels, usually after a referral from someone like a school or a doctor.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/17/) - [Speed limits exist because faster cars cause worse accidents, especially near schools and homes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/16/) - [A polling station is a place, often a school or church hall, where people vote in secret in a small booth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/9/) - [The money taken off pays for schools, hospitals and roads, and some is saved for when she is old.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/39-money-work-and-the-big-choices/4/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «school» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/school/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.