licensed

«licensed» in Mova's school dictionary: having official permission to do something, such as a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (licensed); verb form of license (license, licenses, licensed, licensing)

meaning for a pupil

1) Licensed means having official permission to do something, such as a licensed driver, a licensed taxi or a licensed doctor. tree →

2) A licensed shop, café or restaurant is allowed to sell alcohol. tree →

3) A licensed product, like a toy or T-shirt, uses a famous name or character with the owner's permission. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety: only licensed drivers may drive, and it is safer to take a licensed taxi. In shops licensed toys show characters from films. Phrases: «licensed to drive», «fully licensed», «a licensed premises».

examples

• My big sister is now a licensed driver. tree →
• Only take a licensed taxi. tree →
• The doctor is licensed to work in hospitals. tree →
• This café is licensed, so adults can have wine with dinner. tree →
• The toy is officially licensed by the film company. tree →
• A licensed electrician fixed our wiring. tree →
• Pilots must be licensed to fly planes. tree →
• You need to be licensed to sell fireworks. tree →

note

Spelling trap: in British English the noun is «licence» and the verb «license»; in American English both are «license». The past form is always «licensed». Say «LIE-sunst».

In the corpora

• Some films use real controlled explosions, handled only by licensed experts with strict safety rules, while others add explosions by computer.

Trees and pragmatics

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