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# schoolbag

«schoolbag» in Mova's school dictionary: **A bag a child uses to carry books, pencil case, lunch and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a schoolbag, schoolbags)

### meaning for a pupil

A bag a child uses to carry books, pencil case, lunch and other things to and from school; a school backpack or satchel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolbag/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday school life and safety: pack your schoolbag the night before; a heavy schoolbag can hurt your back, so wear both straps. In maths: «Each schoolbag weighs 3 kg; what do 5 weigh?» In stories, notes are hidden in schoolbags. Phrases: «pack your schoolbag», «a heavy schoolbag».

### examples

- Don't forget your lunch in your schoolbag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolbag/#x1)
- Pack your schoolbag before bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolbag/#x2)
- My schoolbag weighs 4 kg with all my books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolbag/#x3)
- Wear both straps so your schoolbag doesn't hurt your back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolbag/#x4)
- She found a note in her schoolbag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolbag/#x5)
- 6 schoolbags were left in the hall after school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/schoolbag/#x6)

### note

Countable: schoolbags. Also written «school bag». Similar: backpack (US), rucksack (UK), satchel, bookbag (US). Some health advice: a schoolbag should not be much more than a tenth of your weight.

### Trees and pragmatics

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