map
part of speech
noun (a map, maps); verb (map, maps, mapped, mapping; map out)
meaning for a pupil
1) A drawing of an area — a room, town, country or the world — seen from above, showing where places are. tree →
2) Verb: to make a map of a place. tree →
3) Map out: to plan something carefully. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography: maps have a title, key (legend), scale, compass (N, E, S, W) and grid references; an atlas is a book of maps; a globe is a round map. In maths: grid coordinates (across, then up), scale (1 cm = 1 km), distances. In safety: carry a map when hiking; know where you are. Phrases: on the map, read a map, map key, treasure map, world map, map out, put on the map.
examples
- Look at the map to find the beach. tree →
- The map key shows what the symbols mean. tree →
- On this map 1 cm stands for 1 km. tree →
- North is usually at the top of a map. tree →
- We drew a treasure map. tree →
- Can you find Canada on the world map? tree →
- Use the grid on the map: go across, then up. tree →
- We mapped our school playground. tree →
- The master pointed to the map on the wall. tree →
note
Countable: maps. Verb: mapped, mapping (double p). In maths with scale: if 1 cm = 2 km, then 5 cm on the map = 10 km in real life. A map is flat, so it stretches some parts of the round Earth (Greenland looks much bigger than it is).
In the corpora
- Map apps guess traffic from data sent by many phones and can suggest a faster route.
- The sides of the well were filled with cupboards and book-shelves, with maps and pictures hung on pegs.
- They find Toad in a garden chair with a big map on his knees.
- On most maps, north is at the top.
- Phone maps are helpful, but batteries run out, so it is wise to know your route too.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «map» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.