motto

«motto» in Mova's school dictionary: a short sentence or phrase that sums up the beliefs or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a motto, mottos or mottoes)

meaning for a pupil

A motto is a short sentence or phrase that sums up the beliefs or aims of a person, school, family or country. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school: the school motto is often on the badge, sometimes in Latin. In history: family mottos on coats of arms. In everyday life: «My motto is: always be kind.»

examples

• Our school motto is «Learn, Grow, Shine». tree →
• The Scouts' motto is «Be Prepared». tree →
• Many school mottos are in Latin. tree →
• My grandad's motto is «Never give up». tree →
• The family motto was written under the coat of arms. tree →
• Let's choose a motto for our team. tree →
• Seven at one blow is my motto," said the Tailor. tree →

note

Plural: mottos or mottoes (both correct). Similar: slogan (often for adverts), maxim (wise saying).

In the corpora

• "Live for others!" That's my motto in life.»
• The suffragettes' motto was Deeds not words, and their colours were purple, white and green.
• The Salvation Army's motto of care is often put as soup, soap and salvation.

Trees and pragmatics

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