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# scooter

«scooter» in Mova's school dictionary: **a toy or vehicle with a narrow board, two small wheels…** — 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 (scooter, scooters)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A scooter is a toy or vehicle with a narrow board, two small wheels and a long handle; you push it along with one foot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scooter/#m1)

2) A scooter is also a small motorbike with a low seat, often called a motor scooter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scooter/#m2)

3) An electric scooter (e-scooter) has a small motor and a battery. A scooter has 2 wheels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scooter/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life a scooter is a way to get to school, the park or the shops; children talk about riding, pushing, kicking and braking. Safety lessons: wear a helmet, ride on the path, stop and look at crossings. In maths it is a thing counted or bought, with wheels on scooters (2 each) and the distance or speed of a ride. Phrases: ride a scooter, kick scooter, e-scooter, scooter helmet.

### examples

- A scooter costs $45. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scooter/#x1)
- There are 6 scooters with 2 wheels each, so there are 12 wheels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scooter/#x2)
- She rides her scooter 2 km to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scooter/#x3)
- How many wheels are on 8 scooters? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scooter/#x4)
- Leo pushed off with one foot and his scooter rolled down the path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scooter/#x5)
- Always wear a helmet when you ride your scooter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scooter/#x6)
- Grandpa rides a red motor scooter to the market. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scooter/#x7)
- You can rent an electric scooter in many cities with a phone app. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scooter/#x8)

### note

Countable: a scooter, two scooters. Verbs: ride a scooter, not drive (but «drive» is fine for a big motor scooter). Wheels per scooter is a hidden rate (2). Trap: do not count it like a bike with pedals, a tricycle with 3 wheels or a car with 4 wheels. Some toy scooters for small children have 3 wheels; read the problem. E-scooters often have age rules and are not allowed on footpaths in some places.

### In the corpora

- [Scooter riders need a helmet too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/17/)
- [A helmet greatly lowers the chance of a serious head injury when cycling, skating or scootering.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/87-eyes-ears-and-moving/20/)
- [Even on a one-way street you look both ways, because bikes, scooters and some buses may come the other way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/266-walking-and-crossing-roads/15/)
- [You walk a scooter down a steep hill, because you can lose control.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks/12/)
- [A good helmet greatly lowers the chance of a serious head injury when you fall off a bike or scooter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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