john

«john» in Mova's school dictionary: a boy's or man's name, one of the most common in English — 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 (John — a name; john — slang for a toilet, American)

meaning for a pupil

1) John is a boy's or man's name, one of the most common in English. tree →

2) In American slang, the john means the toilet. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, a name of a person in the story only. In stories and history, many kings, saints and famous people are called John. Phrases: «John Doe» (American, for an unknown person).

examples

• John has 10 apples. tree →
• John buys 4 more. tree →
• John is 3 years older than Mary. tree →
• John and his sister walk to school together. tree →
• King John lived in England long ago. tree →
• John's football shirt has the number 9. tree →

note

As a name, write it with a capital J: John. Short forms: Johnny, Jack. A name only; it carries no clue. Keep track of whose amount is John's. Trap: «John is 3 years older than Mary» means add 3 to Mary's age to get John's.

In the corpora

• "The john" is American slang for the toilet.
• In 1215 English barons forced King John to accept Magna Carta, which said that even the king must obey the law.
• John's Gospel calls Jesus' miracles «signs», because they point to who Jesus is.
• At a wedding in Cana Jesus turned water into wine when the wine ran out; John calls it his first sign.
• The First Letter of John in the Bible says «God is love» (1 John 4:8).

Trees and pragmatics

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