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# such

«such» in Mova's school dictionary: **of that kind or like the one just named: such boxes** — 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

determiner, pronoun (such)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Such means of that kind or like the one just named: such boxes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#m1)

2) Such means so much or so very: such a big dog, such fun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#m2)

3) «Such as» introduces examples: fruits such as apples and pears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#m3)

4) «Such ... that» shows a result: it was such a hot day that we swam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: it points back to things already named: «How many such boxes?» means boxes like the ones described, so use the amount told about them. Everyday: such a lot, such a shame, there is no such thing. Writing: «such as» to give examples.

### examples

- How many such boxes does he need? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#x1)
- Such a box holds 12 pens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#x2)
- She has 5 such bags. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#x3)
- It was such a long trip that they stopped twice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#x4)
- I like fruits such as apples and grapes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#x5)
- We had such fun at the beach! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#x6)
- There is no such thing as a dragon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#x7)
- Don't make such a mess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/such/#x8)

### note

«Such a» before a singular noun (such a dog); «such» alone before plurals or uncountables (such dogs, such fun). «Such boxes» means boxes like the ones just described, so use the amount told about them. No operation by itself.

### In the corpora

- [An employment tribunal is a kind of court for work disputes, such as being sacked unfairly or not being paid what is owed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/17/)
- [A payslip shows what you earned and what was taken off, such as tax and pension, before the rest reached your bank.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/39-money-work-and-the-big-choices/9/)
- [US television shows have their own labels, such as TV-Y for young children, TV-PG and TV-14.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist/13/)
- [In Canada the provinces rate films; ratings such as 14A mean under-14s must be with an adult.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/57-age-ratings-and-why-they-exist/15/)
- [Parental controls can ask for a PIN before films above a chosen age, such as 12 or 13+, will play.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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