bench
part of speech
noun (bench, benches)
meaning for a pupil
1) A bench is a long seat for several people, often in a park, a garden or a school hall. tree →
2) A bench is also a long strong table for working on, like a workbench. tree →
3) In sport, the bench is where players sit when they are not playing. tree →
4) The bench can mean the judges in a court. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: a group size — people sitting on each bench; benches counted; benches needed = people ÷ seats, rounded up. In PE: balancing on a bench. In everyday life: a park bench, a bench at the bus stop, a garden bench. Phrases: «on the bench», «park bench», «workbench», «sit on the bench».
examples
- Each bench seats 4 children. tree →
- 30 pupils need how many benches? tree →
- There are 6 benches in the park. tree →
- 3 children sit on each bench. tree →
- Grandpa sat on the bench and fed the pigeons. tree →
- We walked along the bench in PE. tree →
- He was on the bench for the first half of the game. tree →
- Dad keeps his tools on the workbench. tree →
- Then he sat down on the bench and again began sharpening his knife. tree →
note
Plural «benches» (add -es). Maths: total = benches × people on each; with a leftover you may need one more bench (round up). Trap: dividing and dropping the remainder.
In the corpora
- Families visit graves, send cards, mark the anniversary, hold memorial services and even put up benches with little plaques.
- Other children often feel lonely at break time too, and a buddy bench or club can help.
- Shouting at a referee or coach does not change the decision, and can get you benched or sent off.
- The coach laughed so hard he forgot to be angry — but Theo was still benched.
- Chloe sits on the next bench with her own book and says nothing.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bench» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.