exclude
part of speech
verb (exclude, excludes, excluded, excluding)
meaning for a pupil
1) To keep someone or something out; not to let them join or take part. tree →
2) To leave something out on purpose; not to count it or include it. tree →
3) (UK school) To send a pupil away from school as a punishment, for a time or for ever. tree →
4) To decide that something is not possible (exclude a possibility). tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths, «excluding» numbers or items changes the total (the price excluding tax; count from 1 to 10 excluding 5). In school life and feelings, being excluded from games hurts — be kind and include others. Phrases: «exclude from», «excluding VAT», «feel excluded».
examples
- Don't exclude anyone from the game. tree →
- The price is 20 pounds, excluding delivery. tree →
- Count the numbers from 1 to 10, excluding 3 and 7. tree →
- He was excluded from school for a week. tree →
- She felt excluded when they didn't invite her. tree →
- The police have excluded the possibility of a fire. tree →
- The dumb creature might demand a future life also, and declare the law unjust that excludes it from the advantages of the higher creation." tree →
note
Opposite: include. Noun «exclusion»; adjective «exclusive». In maths: «excluding» means do NOT count or add those items (1 to 10 excluding 3 and 7 = 8 numbers); «price excluding tax» means tax must be ADDED to get the full price.
In the corpora
- Hurting someone at school by copying a game move can lead to serious trouble, such as being excluded.
- The school excludes the boy and he pays it all back.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «exclude» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.