mall

«mall» in Mova's school dictionary: A large building or group of buildings with many shops… — 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

noun (a mall, malls)

meaning for a pupil

1) A large building or group of buildings with many shops, restaurants and sometimes a cinema, often with a car park (shopping mall). tree →

2) (UK) A long, wide street or path for walking, often with trees (The Mall in London). tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life in the USA, Canada and Australia, families go «to the mall» to shop, eat and meet friends; the UK and Ireland also say «shopping centre». In safety lessons: agree on a meeting point if you get separated; if you are lost, ask a shop worker or security guard with a name badge, not a random stranger. In maths problems, malls appear in money and discount problems. Phrases: shopping mall, at the mall, go to the mall, food court.

examples

• We went to the mall to buy new shoes. tree →
• The mall has a food court and a cinema. tree →
• If you get lost in the mall, ask a shop assistant for help. tree →
• Let's meet at the fountain in the middle of the mall. tree →
• The mall is very busy before the holidays. tree →
• In London, The Mall leads to Buckingham Palace. tree →
• We bought a book at the mall for 12 dollars. tree →

note

Pronounced MAWL (US) or MAL/MAWL (UK). Mostly American; British English often says «shopping centre». Safety tip: pick a meeting place when you arrive.

In the corpora

• On escalators in malls you hold the rail and never run up the down escalator.

Trees and pragmatics

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