lego
part of speech
noun, a brand name (Lego / LEGO, uncountable; a Lego brick, Lego bricks); used like a noun for the toy bricks
meaning for a pupil
1) Lego is a toy made of small plastic bricks that click together so you can build things. tree →
2) People also say «Lego» for one set or the pieces themselves, as in «a box of Lego». tree →
sense in the lessons
Everyday and play: children build houses, vehicles and robots with Lego; in school, Lego is used for counting, making arrays, symmetry, design-and-technology and simple robotics. Safety: tiny pieces can choke babies and toddlers, so keep them away from little ones; treading on Lego in bare feet really hurts. Phrases: «a Lego set», «Lego bricks», «build with Lego».
examples
- I built a spaceship out of Lego. tree →
- Please put your Lego back in the box. tree →
- Ouch, I stepped on a Lego brick! tree →
- We used Lego bricks to show multiplication arrays. tree →
- Keep small Lego pieces away from the baby. tree →
- My cousin got a big Lego set for his birthday. tree →
- The Lego tower was taller than me. tree →
- Our robotics club uses Lego motors. tree →
note
It is a brand name, so the company writes it LEGO with capitals; people often write «Lego». In the UK people usually say «some Lego» (uncountable), in the US often «Legos» (countable). Small pieces are a choking hazard for children under three.
In the corpora
- Since 1958 LEGO bricks have used the same stud-and-tube fit, so very old bricks still click onto new ones.
- LEGO Masters is a real TV show where adult teams compete at building, and some adults design sets as their job.
- Atoms rarely stay alone: they join up into groups called molecules, a bit like Lego bricks clicking together.
- Big numbers in Mandarin are built like Lego.
- Babies and toddlers put things in their mouths and can choke on coins, marbles, Lego and balloon pieces.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «lego» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.