forum

«forum» in Mova's school dictionary: a place, meeting or website where people discuss a topic… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a forum, forums; also fora, formal)

meaning for a pupil

1) A forum is a place, meeting or website where people discuss a topic and share views. tree →

2) An online message board where people post questions and answers. tree →

3) In ancient Rome, the forum was the main public square for markets and meetings. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in everyday life (internet forums), school (a student forum), history (the Roman Forum). Phrases: «an online forum», «a public forum», «post on a forum». Safety: never share personal details on public forums.

examples

• I asked a question on a gaming forum. tree →
• The town held a public forum about the new park. tree →
• The Roman Forum was busy with traders. tree →
• Our school council is a forum for pupils' ideas. tree →
• Don't give your address on an online forum. tree →
• The forum has rules about being kind. tree →
• Close to the Forum of Rome stood the so-called temple of Janus, which, however, was merely an arched passage, closed by massive gates. tree →

note

Plural is usually «forums»; «fora» is formal or academic. Capital F for the Roman Forum.

In the corpora

• The internet also makes things that look real but are not: AI videos, fake screenshots, forum posts with no name.
• An anonymous forum post is not news, and children's lives should never be dragged into gossip.
• The Romans wrote their laws on twelve tablets displayed in the forum, and many countries' laws today are based on Roman law.
• The town centre was the forum, where people shopped, did business and listened to speeches.
• The forum was the centre of a Roman town, with markets, temples, law courts and speeches.

Trees and pragmatics

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