calendar
part of speech
noun (calendar, calendars)
meaning for a pupil
1) A calendar is a chart that shows the days, weeks and months of the year. tree →
2) A calendar is a way of dividing time into days, months and years, like the Chinese calendar. tree →
3) A calendar is a list of planned events. tree →
4) A calendar can also be an official list of names, such as the saints whose names are given to children. tree →
sense in the lessons
days, weeks and months to count; time between days; reading a calendar is a school skill; phrases «on the calendar», «calendar month», «school calendar», «advent calendar»
examples
- A week has 7 days on the calendar. tree →
- She marked the calendar for 3 weeks. tree →
- How many days are in two weeks? tree →
- Look at the calendar: the trip is in 10 days. tree →
- A year has 12 months. tree →
- We cross off a day on the calendar each morning. tree →
- The school calendar shows the holidays. tree →
- We open a door of the advent calendar each day. tree →
- Different countries use different calendars. tree →
- Write the party on the family calendar. tree →
- All the names in the calendar are taken already.’ tree →
note
Counting days: a week is 7 days, a year is 12 months, a fortnight is 14 days. Trap: counting from one day to another, do not count the first day twice. Months have 28 to 31 days. Spelled «calendar», with «-ar».
In the corpora
- Then you say so and suggest a clock, a calendar or a grown-up, instead of making it up.
- You may not know the real date, because you only know what is in your lessons; a clock or calendar can tell.
- Enrichment is planned on a calendar so that it is different every day.
- Some grandparents also count birthdays by the lunar calendar, which falls on a different Western date each year.
- A family calendar shows everyone what is planned, so events do not clash.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «calendar» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.