michael

«michael» in Mova's school dictionary: a common boy's and man's name in English-speaking… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

proper noun (Michael — a name)

meaning for a pupil

1) Michael is a common boy's and man's name in English-speaking countries (a name); short forms are Mike, Mick, Mikey and Mickey. tree →

2) (Bible, church) Michael is an archangel in the Bible, who Christians believe leads God's angels against evil; Saint Michael is shown with a sword, defeating a dragon. tree →

sense in the lessons

Children meet Michael as a classmate's name, in stories and in songs. In RE and church lessons, Saint Michael the Archangel appears in the Bible and in church windows; Michaelmas is his feast day in the church year. Phrases: «Saint Michael», «Michael the Archangel», «Michaelmas».

examples

• Michael sits next to me in maths. tree →
• My uncle Michael is called Mike for short. tree →
• Saint Michael is shown defeating a dragon. tree →
• In the Bible, Michael is an archangel. tree →
• Michael scored the winning goal. tree →
• The church is named after Saint Michael. tree →

note

Always a capital M. Tricky spelling: «ae» in the middle, said MY-kul. Do not invent facts about a person called Michael; it is just a name unless the text tells you more.

In the corpora

• On 20 July 1969 the American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon in Apollo 11 while Michael Collins circled above.
• On 20 July 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon during Apollo 11, while Michael Collins orbited above.
• Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
• And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him fourscore males.
• the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah;

Trees and pragmatics

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