ca
part of speech
abbreviation (ca, ca., Ca, CA); also French word (ça)
meaning for a pupil
1) ca. or c. (from Latin «circa») means «about» or «around», used with dates and numbers: ca. 1500. tree →
2) Ca (science) the chemical symbol for calcium. tree →
3) CA (USA) short for California; also for Canada in internet addresses (.ca). tree →
4) (French) «ça» means «that» or «it», as in «Ça va?» (How are you?); English speakers hear it as «sa». Not an English word. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons, «ca. 1066» means about that year. In science, Ca is calcium, found in bones, milk and chalk. On addresses, CA means California. Canadian websites end in .ca. In French lessons, «Ça va?» means «How are you?».
examples
- The vase was made ca. 300 BC. tree →
- Ca is the symbol for calcium on the periodic table. tree →
- Her address was Los Angeles, CA. tree →
- Canadian websites end with .ca. tree →
- "Ça va?" "Ça va bien, merci!" tree →
- The castle was built ca. 1200. tree →
note
Not a word but short forms. «ca.» with dates means approximately: «ca. 1500» could be a few years either side. In chemistry the symbol is Ca (capital C, small a). French ça has a little hook (cedilla) under the c.
In the corpora
- Some people go to work ill because they can't afford to lose the pay, which spreads germs to everyone else.
- Later he can't stop thinking about it, and he isn't sure if he's in trouble.
- Sometimes there are clues, but often you can't tell by looking, so ask who posted it first.
- Sometimes you can't even tell whether you are talking to a person or a bot.
- Even grown-ups often can't spot a fake picture by looking; in Maddie's class half got it wrong.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ca» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.