gymnasium

«gymnasium» in Mova's school dictionary: a large room or building with equipment for sport and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a gymnasium, gymnasiums or gymnasia; short: gym)

meaning for a pupil

1) A gymnasium is a large room or building with equipment for sport and exercise. tree →

2) In some countries (Germany, Ukraine, the Netherlands) a gymnasium is a kind of secondary school. tree →

3) In ancient Greece, a place where young men trained and studied. tree →

sense in the lessons

School (PE in the gymnasium, assemblies), sport, history (Greek gymnasium), other countries' schools.

examples

• PE is in the gymnasium today. tree →
• The school gymnasium has ropes and climbing bars. tree →
• Assembly was held in the gymnasium. tree →
• In Germany, my cousin goes to a gymnasium. tree →
• Greek athletes trained in the gymnasium. tree →
• The gymnasium smelled of floor polish. tree →

note

Usually shortened to «gym». Plural: gymnasiums or gymnasia. The school sense is a false friend for English learners.

Trees and pragmatics

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