celebrity

«celebrity» in Mova's school dictionary: a famous person, especially in films, music, sport or TV — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a celebrity, celebrities; celebrity — uncountable, fame); informal: celeb

meaning for a pupil

1) A celebrity is a famous person, especially in films, music, sport or TV. tree →

2) Celebrity is the state of being famous. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and media lessons pupils discuss celebrities, adverts and online influencers. In online safety they learn that photos of celebrities are often edited, accounts can be fake, and scammers pretend to be celebrities. Phrases: «a celebrity chef», «celebrity guest», «become a celebrity».

examples

• A celebrity came to open the new library. tree →
• She wants to be a celebrity when she grows up. tree →
• Many celebrities post edited photos online. tree →
• The celebrity chef cooked on TV. tree →
• Scammers sometimes pretend to be celebrities to trick people. tree →
• He enjoyed his short time of celebrity. tree →
• "Celebrity is always something!" said the drummer; and so he scratched his own name there, and his little son's name likewise. tree →

note

Countable: celebrities (y → ies). Informal short form: celeb. Being famous is not the same as being good or right: check facts even when a celebrity says them.

In the corpora

• Celebrities are real people with real feelings, and many have said cruel comments hurt them.
• "Conscious uncoupling" means a divorce or break-up (jokey, from a famous celebrity).
• Wait for trusted news before believing or sharing that a famous person has died; celebrity death hoaxes are common.
• Scammers make fake celebrity accounts with similar names, so check the real account and never send anything.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «celebrity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.