dvd

«dvd» in Mova's school dictionary: a flat round shiny disc that holds films, music, games or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (DVD, DVDs)

meaning for a pupil

1) A DVD is a flat round shiny disc that holds films, music, games or computer files. tree →

2) It is read by a DVD player or a computer. tree →

3) Today many people stream films instead. tree →

sense in the lessons

maths: a thing bought, sold or rented; with prices and counts (cost = DVDs × price; shelves × DVDs each); everyday life: watching a film on DVD, the library lends DVDs; technology: discs, players, streaming

examples

• A DVD costs $8. tree →
• She has 24 DVDs. tree →
• He rented 3 DVDs. tree →
• Each shelf holds 15 DVDs. tree →
• We watched a DVD on the rainy day. tree →
• You can borrow DVDs from the library. tree →
• Put the DVD back in its case. tree →

note

Thing counted. Trap: none special. Written in capital letters: DVD, DVDs (no apostrophe). Say each letter: «dee-vee-dee».

Trees and pragmatics

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