april
part of speech
noun (April)
meaning for a pupil
1) April is the fourth month of the year. It has 30 days. tree →
2) In the northern half of the world it is spring; in Australia and New Zealand it is autumn. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: a month in time problems; it hides 30 days; days left in April; rainy days counted. In everyday life: April showers, Easter often comes in March or April, April Fools' Day (a day for harmless tricks), Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand. Phrases: «in April», «April showers», «April Fool».
examples
- The present thesis appeared in the JEWISH QUATERLY REVIEW new series for April 1912 vol 11, and for April 1913 vol. 111. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- April has 30 days. tree →
- It rained on 12 days in April. tree →
- Her birthday is in April. tree →
- How many days are left in April? tree →
- April comes after March and before May. tree →
- «April showers bring May flowers.» tree →
- On April Fools' Day my brother told me school was cancelled. tree →
- In New Zealand the leaves fall in April. tree →
- We arrived in England on the 13th of April, 1702. tree →
note
Always a capital A. Short form «Apr». Maths: a month; it hides «30 days». Trap: April has 30 days, not 31. An April Fools' trick should be kind and harmless — not a cruel lie.
In the corpora
- Prince Philip died on 9 April 2021 aged 99, and the Queen sat alone at his funeral because of Covid distancing rules.
- So big or strange news on April 1st deserves a check.
- April Fool tricks should be gentle and harmless, with «April Fool!» said quickly.
- In the UK and Ireland, tradition says April Fool tricks are done before midday; whoever pranks after noon is the fool.
- News and companies often publish joke stories on April 1st, like the 1957 BBC report of spaghetti growing on trees.
Trees and pragmatics
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