arena

«arena» in Mova's school dictionary: a big building or space with seats all around, where… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an arena, arenas)

meaning for a pupil

1) An arena is a big building or space with seats all around, where people watch sports, concerts or shows. tree →

2) In ancient Rome, the arena was the sandy area where gladiators fought. tree →

3) An arena can also mean an area of activity where people compete, as in «the political arena». tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons on the Romans and the Colosseum; in everyday life, concerts and ice hockey at the arena; in news, «the political arena»; phrases: sports arena, enter the arena.

examples

• We saw a concert at the big arena. tree →
• Gladiators fought in the arena of the Colosseum. tree →
• The ice hockey arena was full of cheering fans. tree →
• Thousands of people filled the arena. tree →
• She entered the political arena when she became a mayor. tree →
• The horse show was held in an indoor arena. tree →

note

Countable. Uses «an» (an arena). From Latin for «sand», because Roman arenas were covered with sand.

Trees and pragmatics

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