enrichment

«enrichment» in Mova's school dictionary: making something better, richer or more interesting by… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (enrichment — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Enrichment means making something better, richer or more interesting by adding to it. tree →

2) In schools, enrichment means extra activities beyond normal lessons, like clubs, trips and challenges. tree →

3) In zoos, enrichment means toys, puzzles and changes to an animal's home to keep it busy and happy. tree →

4) In science, enrichment can mean adding something useful, like vitamins to food, or making a metal like uranium stronger for fuel. tree →

sense in the lessons

At school, «enrichment week» or «enrichment clubs» offer cooking, chess or sport. Zoos give animals enrichment like frozen fruit or puzzle feeders. Phrases: «enrichment activities», «enrichment programme».

examples

• Our school has enrichment clubs on Friday afternoons. tree →
• The zookeeper gave the tigers a ball for enrichment. tree →
• Enrichment week included a trip to the museum. tree →
• Frozen fruit treats are enrichment for the monkeys. tree →
• Bread flour has vitamins added as enrichment. tree →
• Reading for fun is enrichment for your mind. tree →

note

Uncountable. Verb: enrich. Not about money, though «rich» is in it.

In the corpora

• New climbing frames, ropes, branches and hiding places are enrichment too, because new paths keep animals active and curious.
• Enrichment is planned on a calendar so that it is different every day.

Trees and pragmatics

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