display
part of speech
noun (display, displays); verb (display, displays, displayed, displaying)
meaning for a pupil
1) A display is a collection of things arranged for people to look at. tree →
2) To display something is to show it so people can see it. tree →
3) A display is the screen of a computer, phone or calculator. tree →
4) A display is a show, like a fireworks display. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school life pupils' work goes on a wall display; in science they display results in tables and graphs. Calculators and phones have displays. Animals display: peacocks spread their tails to attract mates. Phrases: on display, display board, fireworks display, display results, display feelings.
examples
- Our paintings are on display in the hall. tree →
- We made a display about the rainforest. tree →
- Display your results in a bar chart. tree →
- The shop displays toys in the window. tree →
- We watched the fireworks display. tree →
- The peacock displayed its beautiful tail. tree →
- The calculator display shows 42. tree →
- It was certainly a magnificent display. tree →
note
Regular verb (displayed). Plural noun: displays. «On display» has no «a». In maths, a calculator display may show 0.5 where you write ½ — read it carefully.
In the corpora
- Pigeons often clap their wings together loudly as they take off, and males also clap in display flights.
- Climbing on statues, monuments and museum displays leads to falls on hard floors and damage that cannot be undone.
- At a firework display, stand behind the barrier, because fireworks can burn and injure people who are too close.
- The Romans wrote their laws on twelve tablets displayed in the forum, and many countries' laws today are based on Roman law.
- Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «display» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.