activity
part of speech
noun (an activity, activities; activity, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) An activity is something that you do, especially for fun, learning or exercise («after-school activities»). tree →
2) Activity is a situation in which a lot is happening or people are busy and moving («a lot of activity in the playground»). tree →
3) Activity is also movement or work done by something (volcanic activity, brain activity). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah, the "Nineteenth Path" is a stage of wisdom through which blessing flows to the spiritual beings. Interpretation: In the Kabbalistic reading, the thirty-two paths are the ten sefirot and twenty-two letters, channels through which God's goodness flows into the world. In the primary lessons: In school pupils do many activities (group activities, outdoor activities, activity sheets) and «physical activity» keeps the body healthy. In science «volcanic activity», «brain activity» and «solar activity» describe things happening in nature. Phrases: «outdoor activities», «after-school activity», «physical activity», «activity book».
examples
- The Nineteenth Path is the Intelligence of all the activities of the spiritual beings, and is so called because of the affluence diffused by it from the most high blessing and most exalted sublime glory. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- The Nineteenth Path is the Intelligence of all the activities of the spiritual beings, and is so called because of the aflluence diffused by it from the most high blessing and most exalted sublime glory. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Our class did a fun activity with magnets. tree →
- Swimming is my favourite activity. tree →
- Children need an hour of physical activity a day. tree →
- The after-school activities include chess and football. tree →
- There was a lot of activity at the station before the holiday. tree →
- Scientists watch the volcano for signs of activity. tree →
- The teacher handed out an activity sheet. tree →
- Reading is a quiet activity. tree →
note
Plural «activities» (y changes to ies). Adjective «active». Countable for single things you do, uncountable for «busyness» in general.
In the corpora
- Blended families get on better when they find shared activities and give each other space.
- When a parent has a serious illness, keeping up your normal activities and talking to a trusted adult helps you and your parent.
- Most volcanic activity happens unseen on the ocean floor, along the mid-ocean ridges where new crust is made.
- Most of the Earth's volcanic activity happens unseen on the ocean floor along mid-ocean ridges.
- Activity makes the heart, lungs, muscles and bones stronger, and helps sleep, mood and concentration.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «activity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.