articulate
part of speech
adjective (articulate, more articulate, most articulate); verb (articulate, articulates, articulated, articulating)
meaning for a pupil
1) (adjective) An articulate person can express ideas clearly and well in words. tree →
2) (verb) To articulate ideas or feelings is to express them clearly in words. tree →
3) (verb) To articulate sounds is to say them clearly. tree →
4) (verb, science) To articulate is to join with a joint so parts can move, like bones. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in English and speaking lessons («articulate your ideas»), school reports, science (joints, articulated skeletons), and transport (an articulated lorry, a long lorry that bends in the middle).
examples
- She is a very articulate speaker. tree →
- Try to articulate your feelings instead of shouting. tree →
- Articulate each word so the audience can hear you. tree →
- The museum has an articulated dinosaur skeleton. tree →
- An articulated lorry bends in the middle when it turns. tree →
- The upper arm bone articulates with the shoulder. tree →
- He was too upset to articulate what had happened. tree →
- By and by, the rushing noise began to sound like articulate language. tree →
note
Two pronunciations: adjective ar-TIK-yoo-lut; verb ar-TIK-yoo-late. Noun: «articulation». In the UK «articulated lorry» is often shortened to «artic»; in the US people say «semi» or «tractor-trailer».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «articulate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.