app

«app» in Mova's school dictionary: a program on a phone, tablet or computer, like a game, 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 (app, apps)

meaning for a pupil

An app is a program on a phone, tablet or computer, like a game, a map or a calculator. It is short for «application». tree →

sense in the lessons

a thing counted on a phone: apps are added (downloaded) and taken away (deleted); in everyday life apps help with maps, weather and school work; phrases: «download an app», «delete an app», «open the app», «app store»

examples

• Dave had 23 apps on his phone. tree →
• He deleted 8 apps. tree →
• She downloaded 6 new apps. tree →
• How many more apps than files did he have left? tree →
• I use a maths app to practise times tables. tree →
• The weather app says it will rain. tree →
• Ask a parent before you download a new app. tree →
• Tap the app to open it. tree →

note

Countable: an app, apps. A thing counted. «download» adds apps, «delete» takes them away. Trap: problems often mix apps and files; keep the two kinds apart. Safety: some apps ask for personal details; check with an adult first.

In the corpora

• That night she opens her banking app and groans: "The app says we've spent eighty dollars on takeaways this month."
• A grown-up's or teenager's profile on a streaming app shows films for their age, not yours.
• Adverts and videos can be reported with a grown-up using the app's report button.
• Some apps have a mode for younger users with extra safety; it helps but is not perfect.
• Never share your full name, address or school with a bot or an app.

Trees and pragmatics

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