basket
part of speech
noun (basket, baskets)
meaning for a pupil
1) A basket is a container made of woven strips, used to carry things like fruit or bread. tree →
2) In basketball, the basket is the net the ball goes through, and a basket is a score. tree →
3) A shopping basket is what you put things in at a shop or online. tree →
4) A basket can also be a cosy bed for a pet, such as a dog's basket. tree →
sense in the lessons
a container that makes equal groups: a number of baskets, each holding a number of fruits; «baskets with N in each» means multiply; «put into baskets equally» means divide; phrases: «a basket of», «picnic basket», «shopping basket», «score a basket»
examples
- There are 5 baskets with 12 peaches in each. tree →
- She put 48 apples into 6 baskets. tree →
- One basket has 7 red apples and 3 green apples. tree →
- How many baskets does he need for 30 eggs? tree →
- We packed sandwiches in the picnic basket. tree →
- Put the milk in the shopping basket. tree →
- She scored a basket in the last second. tree →
- The cat sleeps in a basket. tree →
- He was already in his basket. tree →
note
A container: «baskets with N in each» means multiply; «put into baskets equally» means divide. Trap: the number of baskets is not the number of fruits. «Don't put all your eggs in one basket» means don't risk everything on one thing.
In the corpora
- Before they set off, the Rat climbs up into his hole and comes back staggering under a fat wicker picnic basket.
- The Mole asks to pack the basket too.
- «Packing the basket was not quite such pleasant work as unpacking the basket.
- The Mole has to trot up and down to dry himself while the Rat rescues the boat and dives for the picnic basket.
- Just then the shopper is back, staggering under a full basket, and soon the table is covered with good things.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «basket» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.