lake
part of speech
noun (lake, lakes)
meaning for a pupil
1) A lake is a big area of water with land all around it. tree →
2) Most lakes have fresh water, not salty sea water. tree →
3) A lake can also be a pool of something else, like «a lake of lava». tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: a place in a story; birds, boats or fish on a lake; distance around a lake (a perimeter). In geography: the Great Lakes of North America, Lake Taupō in New Zealand; rivers flow into and out of lakes. In everyday life and safety: swimming, boating, ice skating on lakes. Phrases: «on the lake», «in the lake», «around the lake», «lakeside».
examples
- There are 20 ducks on the lake. tree →
- The path around the lake is 3 km. tree →
- They walked to the lake. tree →
- 8 boats are on the lake. tree →
- We swam in the lake in summer. tree →
- The Great Lakes are between Canada and the USA. tree →
- Never walk on a frozen lake unless an adult says the ice is safe. tree →
- Fish and frogs live in the lake. tree →
note
Countable: «a lake». Capital letter in names: «Lake Superior». A pond is smaller; the sea is salty and much bigger. Maths: a place; the distance around it is a perimeter. Trap: walking around the lake twice doubles the distance. Safety: swim only where it is allowed and with an adult.
In the corpora
- American alligators live in swamps, rivers and lakes in the south-eastern USA and recovered from being endangered once hunting was controlled.
- A simile compares two things using "like" or "as": "The lake was as flat as a plate."
- Lakes and rivers can be much colder and deeper than they look.
- Ice on ponds and lakes can look solid but be too thin to hold a person.
- Lakes can be freezing even in summer, distances are hard to judge, and the sea has tides, waves and animals.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «lake» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.