assembly

«assembly» in Mova's school dictionary: a meeting of the whole school or several classes… — 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 (an assembly, assemblies; assembly)

meaning for a pupil

1) Assembly is a meeting of the whole school or several classes together, often in the hall, for news, songs, stories and awards. tree →

2) An assembly is a group of people who meet to make laws or decisions, like the National Assembly. tree →

3) Assembly is putting the parts of something together, like flat-pack furniture or a model. tree →

sense in the lessons

In schools in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, assembly is a regular part of the week, often with a class assembly that pupils perform for parents. In design and technology, «assembly instructions» show how to build something step by step. In history and citizenship, an assembly makes laws. In factories, an assembly line builds cars. Phrases: «school assembly», «class assembly», «assembly line», «assembly point».

examples

• We sang a song in assembly. tree →
• Our class assembly is on Friday. tree →
• The head gave out certificates in assembly. tree →
• Read the assembly instructions before you build the shelf. tree →
• The fire assembly point is on the playground. tree →
• Cars are built on an assembly line. tree →
• The Welsh Assembly met to discuss schools. tree →
• Easy assembly: just two screws. tree →
• The prince smiled, and turned and addressed the assembly. tree →

note

Countable (an assembly, assemblies) and uncountable (easy assembly). The verb is «assemble». In fire drills, the «assembly point» is where everyone gathers to be counted.

In the corpora

• Hopes are not news: "a special guest" at assembly does not mean the singer everybody wants.
• At a concert, play or assembly you stay quiet during the show and clap at the end.
• Every morning in the line for assembly, Tom tugged Lily's ponytail.
• General Assembly votes show what most of the world thinks but usually cannot force a country to obey.
• Henry Ford's moving assembly line, started in 1913, made cars cheap enough for many families.

Trees and pragmatics

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