avenue
part of speech
noun (an avenue, avenues)
meaning for a pupil
1) A wide street in a town or city, often with trees along the sides. tree →
2) A road or path lined with trees, for example leading to a big house. tree →
3) A way of doing or reaching something (explore every avenue = try every possible way). tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life it is part of addresses: «Fifth Avenue», often written Ave. In stories it sets the scene of a town. The figurative sense appears in formal language: «another avenue to explore». In maths word problems it can be a street on a map or a route to count.
examples
- We live at 12 Maple Avenue. tree →
- The avenue was lined with tall oak trees. tree →
- Cars filled the busy avenue at home time. tree →
- Walk two blocks down the avenue and turn left. tree →
- The police are exploring every avenue to find the stolen bike. tree →
- In New York, avenues run north to south. tree →
- A long avenue of trees led up to the castle. tree →
- At the end of the avenue, on the very spot where his hut had stood, a gorgeous palace appeared, ablaze with myriads of lights. tree →
note
Begins with a vowel sound, so «an avenue». Abbreviation: Ave. In American cities avenue and street are often different directions on the grid. Avenue in names takes a capital letter: Park Avenue.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «avenue» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.