anthem

«anthem» in Mova's school dictionary: a song that is special to a country or group, often sung… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an anthem, anthems)

meaning for a pupil

1) An anthem is a song that is special to a country or group, often sung at big events; a national anthem. tree →

2) An anthem is a religious song sung in church, often by a choir. tree →

3) An anthem can be a popular song that a lot of people love and sing together. tree →

sense in the lessons

In citizenship and music lessons, children learn their national anthem, like «God Save the King» in the UK, «The Star-Spangled Banner» in the USA, «O Canada», «Advance Australia Fair» and «God Defend New Zealand». People usually stand when the national anthem is played at sports matches and ceremonies. Phrases: «national anthem», «stand for the anthem».

examples

• We stood up for the national anthem. tree →
• The team sang the anthem before the match. tree →
• «O Canada» is Canada's national anthem. tree →
• The choir sang an anthem in church. tree →
• Each country has its own anthem. tree →
• That song became an anthem for our school. tree →
• The band played the anthem at the ceremony. tree →
• Can you sing the first line of your national anthem? tree →

note

Countable: an anthem (starts with a vowel, so «an»). Spelling: anthem with «th». A national anthem is different from a flag or motto, though all are national symbols.

In the corpora

• When the national anthem is played, you stand still and quiet.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «anthem» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.