footwear

«footwear» in Mova's school dictionary: things you wear on your feet, like shoes, boots, trainers… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (footwear; no plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) Footwear means things you wear on your feet, like shoes, boots, trainers and sandals. tree →

2) Used in shops and rules as a group word for all kinds of shoes. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in shops («the footwear section»), school rules and safety («wear suitable footwear» for PE, labs or hikes). It tells the reader about shoes in general.

examples

• Please wear sensible footwear for the hike. tree →
• The shop sells clothes and footwear. tree →
• Closed footwear must be worn in the science lab. tree →
• Wet footwear should be left by the door. tree →
• Football boots are special footwear for grass. tree →
• Muddy footwear is not allowed in the classroom. tree →

note

Uncountable: «footwear», never «footwears» or «a footwear». Say «a pair of shoes» for one item. Safety: sandals are not safe in labs or kitchens.

Trees and pragmatics

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