apparition

«apparition» in Mova's school dictionary: a ghost or a strange figure that appears suddenly… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an apparition, apparitions)

meaning for a pupil

1) An apparition is a ghost or a strange figure that appears suddenly, especially one people think is a spirit. tree →

2) (formal) An apparition is the sudden appearance of something unexpected. tree →

3) An apparition can also be a lovely person who suddenly seems to appear, like a vision. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in ghost stories and spooky tales: «a pale apparition at the window». It tells the reader something mysterious or frightening has appeared. In real life, science explains many «apparitions» as tricks of light, shadows or imagination.

examples

• A white apparition floated down the stairs. tree →
• The children thought they saw an apparition in the old house. tree →
• The apparition vanished as the lights came on. tree →
• The «apparition» turned out to be a curtain in the wind. tree →
• Old castles are said to have apparitions. tree →
• The sudden apparition of a deer on the road startled Dad. tree →
• Like an apparition of loveliness she appeared in the soft twilight. tree →

note

Plural: apparitions. Verb: appear. Myth: there is no proof that ghosts are real; many sightings have simple explanations.

Trees and pragmatics

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