independence
part of speech
noun (independence — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Independence is being free to do things for yourself without needing help or being controlled by others. tree →
2) A country's independence is its freedom to rule itself instead of being ruled by another country. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life children gain independence as they grow: tying shoes, walking to school, making a snack, managing money. In history lessons, many countries won independence, such as the USA from Britain or Ireland from the United Kingdom; Independence Day celebrates this. Phrases: «gain independence», «declare independence», «Independence Day», «a sense of independence».
examples
- Walking to school alone gave her more independence. tree →
- The USA celebrates its Independence Day with fireworks. tree →
- The country fought for its independence. tree →
- Learning to cook gives you independence. tree →
- The Declaration of Independence is a famous document. tree →
- Grandpa wants to keep his independence. tree →
- India gained independence from Britain. tree →
- Having pocket money teaches independence. tree →
note
Uncountable. Adjective: independent (spelt with -ent, not -ant; noun -ence, not -ance). Independence does not mean never asking for help — even independent people ask for help when they need it.
In the corpora
- Polls in Taiwan have shown most people want to keep things as they are, neither declaring full independence nor joining China.
- The United States declared its independence in 1776.
- Independence Day in the USA is on 4 July and remembers the Declaration of Independence of 1776.
- Ukraine declared independence on 24 August 1991, 35 years before 2026.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «independence» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.