content

«content» in Mova's school dictionary: the things inside it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (CON-tent: content, contents); adjective (con-TENT: content); verb (con-TENT: content yourself with)

meaning for a pupil

1) The contents of a box, bag or bottle are the things inside it. tree →

2) The content of a book, film or website is what it is about, its ideas and information. tree →

3) Content (stress on the second part) means happy and satisfied with what you have. tree →

4) The contents page of a book lists its chapters. tree →

5) To content someone means to make them satisfied, so that they stop wanting more. tree →

sense in the lessons

In reading lessons pupils use the contents page to find chapters. In science they describe the contents of a mixture or the sugar content of a food from its label. In online safety lessons some content is not suitable for children and should be reported. In stories a cat lies content by the fire. Phrases: table of contents, contents page, online content, content with, sugar content.

examples

• Look at the contents page to find chapter three. tree →
• He tipped out the contents of his bag. tree →
• The cat was content by the fire. tree →
• This drink has a high sugar content. tree →
• Tell an adult if you see upsetting content online. tree →
• She was content with a small piece. tree →
• The content of the talk was interesting. tree →
• But this did not content the brother. tree →

note

Two words spelled the same: CON-tent (noun, what is inside) and con-TENT (adjective, happy). The things inside something are usually plural «contents»; «content» (uncountable) is the subject matter or amount. «Content» (happy) goes after a verb: «she was content».

In the corpora

• Safety settings and children's accounts filter unsuitable content, but they are not perfect, so telling a grown-up still matters.
• Cats usually purr when content, but they can also purr when hurt or stressed.
• Age limits on apps and games, often 13, exist to protect children from content and contacts that are not safe.
• Ratings are about content such as violence, blood, fear and bad language, not about how difficult a game is.
• Ratings exist because younger children are more easily upset and affected by violent or frightening content.

Trees and pragmatics

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