kit
part of speech
noun (kit, kits); verb (kit out — British, to give someone the equipment they need)
meaning for a pupil
1) A kit is a set of things kept together for a job, like a first aid kit or a tool kit. tree →
2) A kit is a set of parts you put together to make something, like a model kit. tree →
3) In British English, kit is the clothes and equipment for a sport: football kit, PE kit. tree →
4) A kit is also a baby fox, rabbit or other small animal. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths, a set bought for a price or holding a number of pieces (pieces per kit × kits). In science, a science kit or an experiment kit. In everyday life and safety: a first aid kit at home and school, an emergency kit. In school: «Don't forget your PE kit». Phrases: «first aid kit», «tool kit», «PE kit», «model kit», «kit out».
examples
- A model kit has 120 pieces. tree →
- Each kit costs 15 dollars. tree →
- She bought 3 art kits. tree →
- The team has 11 football kits. tree →
- Where is the first aid kit? tree →
- I forgot my PE kit today. tree →
- We built a robot from a kit. tree →
- The fox kit stayed close to its mother. tree →
- Every car should have an emergency kit. tree →
- So he got some plates and vessels from his travelling kit and emptied out the olives. tree →
note
Countable: a kit, kits; British «football kit» can be uncountable («my kit»). A group: pieces per kit × kits; or a price per kit. Trap: «a football kit» is clothes for one player. Do not confuse with kite.
In the corpora
- Skin is also a brilliant repair kit.
- Alfie lent his friend his own PE kit and sat out PE himself.
- Helping a friend at your own cost, like lending your kit, is kindness, not lying.
- Koa thinks about skipping swimming, but schools often keep spare kit and lend it quietly.
- Schools often keep spare kit, like swimming costumes and PE shoes, and lend it quietly to children who need it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «kit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.