educational

«educational» in Mova's school dictionary: teaching you something or helping you learn — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Educational means teaching you something or helping you learn. tree →

2) Connected with schools and teaching, as in «educational system». tree →

sense in the lessons

Used about games, toys, TV shows, trips and websites that help children learn. Phrases: «educational toys», «an educational trip», «educational value». It tells the reader that something is good for learning, often also fun.

examples

• We went on an educational trip to the science museum. tree →
• This app is fun and educational. tree →
• Grandma gave me an educational board game. tree →
• Museums are very educational places. tree →
• The documentary was really educational. tree →
• The government spends money on educational programmes. tree →

note

«An educational» (vowel sound) — use «an». Not the same as «educated» (a person who has learned a lot). Adverb: educationally.

In the corpora

• "Additional needs" (official UK term) means special educational needs or a disability.

Trees and pragmatics

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