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# tablet

«tablet» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small, flat, hard piece of medicine that you swallow; a…** — 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 (a tablet, tablets)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A tablet is a small, flat, hard piece of medicine that you swallow; a pill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#m1)

2) A tablet is a thin, flat computer with a touch screen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#m2)

3) A tablet is a flat piece of stone or clay with writing on it, used long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#m3)

4) A tablet of soap is a bar of soap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In health and safety, only take tablets (medicine) that a parent or doctor gives you, in the right amount; tablets can look like sweets, so keep them out of reach of small children. In technology, children use tablets for learning and games; set limits on screen time and stay safe online. In history, the ancient Sumerians and Egyptians wrote on clay or stone tablets.

### examples

- Take one tablet twice a day after meals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#x1)
- Never take tablets that are not yours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#x2)
- Keep tablets away from small children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#x3)
- We use tablets to read e-books in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#x4)
- My tablet needs charging. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#x5)
- The ancient tablet had writing in pictures. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#x6)
- Put the tablet down — it's bedtime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#x7)
- The Roman tablets told about the soldiers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#x8)
- Look here, this is what is written on the tablet of the statue by the lower gate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tablet/#x9)

### note

Countable. In US English «pill» is more common for medicine. In maths dosage problems, «2 tablets 3 times a day» is 2 × 3 = 6 tablets a day; always follow the label.

### In the corpora

- [Many adults take a tablet every day to keep a long-term condition, like high blood pressure, under control.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/15/)
- [A pill box with the days of the week helps someone see whether today's tablets have been taken and avoid a double dose.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/21/)
- [Tablets, less salt and more exercise can lower high blood pressure, and measuring it only feels like a tight squeeze.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/16/)
- [His heart thumps, his cheeks go hot, and he shoves the tablet under a cushion.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident/4/)
- [Dad takes an antacid tablet for heartburn: the alkali in it cancels some stomach acid and the burning eases.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/16-alkalis-and-soda/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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