dean

«dean» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who is in charge of a part of a college or… — 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 (dean, deans); proper noun (Dean — a name)

meaning for a pupil

1) A dean is a person who is in charge of a part of a college or university, or of students. tree →

2) A dean is also a leader of priests in a large church. tree →

3) Dean is a boy's name or a family name. tree →

sense in the lessons

maths: a person in the story, often a name; no quantity; school: a college dean gives prizes or rules; everyday life: names of people

examples

• Dean has 14 marbles. tree →
• The dean gave prizes to 6 students. tree →
• Dean ran 3 miles. tree →
• Dean and his sister share 20 cookies. tree →
• The dean of the college spoke at the ceremony. tree →
• My friend Dean lives next door. tree →

note

Usually a name; carries no clue. Trap: none. As a name, use a capital D.

In the corpora

• In Year 2 Sam knocked over Dean's Lego tower by accident.
• The teacher talks to Dean and his parents.
• Dean falls off the climbing frame holding his wrist, everyone stares, and Sam helps him up and walks him to the office.
• Next day Dean mutters «ta» (thanks) and leaves him alone.
• Dean has had it in for Sam since Year 2.

Trees and pragmatics

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